Sexy Shirt Switch: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''Maybe it's a little too early to know if this is gonna work<br />

 

After sex (the morning after or right after), a woman comes out of the bedroom wearing nothing but a large shirt belonging to her male partner. Presumably, this is used as a clean indicator of an omitted sex scene because she must have removed her own clothes in order to get into his. She might even wear it ''before'' sex, in a way of showing that she's comfortable around him. Obviously, the trope only works if the woman is smaller than her boyfriend (or if he likes baggy clothes). It helps that this is common in real life.

* ''[[FLCL]]'' - played with - Ninamori's just staying over at Naota's for perfectly innocent reasons, right? Plus, she points out he's small, so his pajamas don't actually fit her. So this cute girl is in his bedroom, in tight clothing, and starts hitting on him in a way as weird as this example of this trope.

** [[Manga]], Haruko decides to [[Harem|toy with Naota's hormones]] by having a sleepover in Naota's room with Mamimi (dressed in a [[Sexy Santa Dress]]) and Ninamori, who employs this trope (with Tasuku's shirt) and calls the other two amateurs.

* Subverted in [[Ikki Tousen]] ''Dragon Destiny''. Yes, in this particular scene Kaku Bunwa is naked except for her boyfriend Kakuka's shirt. Yes, it's raining so it sticks to her curvy body. And yup, they just had sex... But no, this is ''not'' as fanservicy as it sounds, as it happens right when {{spoiler|she finds Kakuka bleeding to death in the streets, after his doomed fight with [[Sixth Ranger|Bashoku]].}}

* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', the author once drew England with America's bomber jacket. Fangirls from all around [[Squee|gush in joy.]]

* In the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' manga, we see Usagi in her own dress, but with one of Mamoru's shirts around her shoulders. It's never stated that they have slept together, but many fans see this as an indicative that they did.

* Invoked by Kisaragi-sensei on [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/umi_no_misaki/v04/c035/3.html this page of] ''[[Umi no Misaki]],'' though it has no effect on Nagi.

* The first time we see the main character of ''[[Maicchingu Machiko Sensi]]'', she's sporting this style. Subverted in that it is neither the morning after or the night before. She had simply been changing clothes and was interrupted.

* In an issue of ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'', Wonder Girl walks around in Superboy's t-shirt the morning after he takes her virginity.

* Also Titans-related, one of the first indicators that Nightwing and Starfire were intimate was a scene where he was wearing pajama pants while she wore the shirt. [[Word of God]] from Marv Wolfman stated that was so they could [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|depict Kory and Dick as having a sexual relationship]] and still get it past the [[Comics Code]].

* [[Green Lantern]] lampshaded this when Donna Troy walks into a nude painting session between Kyle Rayner and his neighbor Allison. Allison, quickly sensing what would happen, says goodbye and leaves the apartment, but not before wearing Kyle's shirt. Donna Troy immediately uses this as part of her argument that something happened. (Nothing happened, actually, since Kyle really was an artist.)

* Happened in V3 ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' when Dream Girl was wearing Star Boy's [[Star-Spangled Spandex]].

* [http://www.popcultureshock.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/blackcat.jpg This] ''Amazing [[Spider-Man]]'' cover with [[Dating Catwoman|Black Cat]].

* When [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] and Dolphin got it on, Dolphin started wearing Aquaman's gold scaled shirt as a mini-dress. It look a lot better on her than it ever did on him.

 

* There is a variation in a [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3362802/1/One_Thing_Leads_to_Another Teen Titans fic] where Beast Boy and Raven have a date and the next morning Beastboy shows up at breakfast... With Raven's blanket. A later chapter contains a more conventional example with Robin and Star.

* In the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' fanfic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6517267/1/Iris Iris], Mai comes out of Zuko's room wearing his pajamas.

* In [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7000933/1/To_Feel_Again a] ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' fanfiction {{spoiler|When Lawrence and Linda was still dating, and Linda's kids were still a baby and a toddler, Linda and Lawrence slept together and Linda woke up in Lawrence's shirt.}}

* Mentioned (and, from an in-universe point of view, subverted) in [http://archiveofourown.org/works/218930 this] ''[[Homestuck]]'' fanfic. John and Karkat have, in fact, switched ''bodies'', and it only looks like they've switched clothes because they're still wearing their original outfits.

 

 

== Film ==

* In the [[Aaron Sorkin]]-written ''[[The American President]]'', President Shepherd begins to outline his plan to slow down his burgeoning relationship with lobbyist Sydney until she's comfortable...just as she enters wearing one of his dress shirts, which clears up the issue remarkably well.

* Spoofed in ''[[Scary Movie]]''. Ray liked seeing Brenda in his football jersey and had her put his pads and helmet before having sex with her. But then again, this ''is'' [[Ambiguously Gay|Ray]] we're talking about.

* In ''[[Hot Shots]]'' Ramada uses this trope to seduce Charlie Sheen's character, coming out of the shower with wet hair wearing a man's shirt:

'''Ramada Thompson:''' I'm a virgin. I'm just not very good at it. }}

** Taken ridiculously in ''Hot Shots! Part Deux'': Charlie Sheen wakes up and puts on his lover's dress, then goes to the mirror and starts brushing his long hair. And at this point he was pretty buff too...

* Perhaps alarmingly, ''[[High School Musical]] 2'' has a scene after an innuendo-filled baseball game where Chad and [[Ambiguously Gay|Ryan]] have [[Ho Yay|unexplainedly switched shirts...]]

* In the movie ''[[Charlie Bartlett]]'', Susan wears Charlie's shirt after they sleep together, while he puts his jacket and boxers back on.

* The male version is apparent in ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]''. When Kimble walks in on Phoebe and her fiancée, thinking she's being attacked, the fiancée retreats to the bathroom and comes out wearing her robe, seeming to be completely un-self-conscious--which of course makes Phoebe's eyes mist over and her to moan "I love you." (It might also have to do with Phoebe being a slender [[Big Eater]] and her fiancee being a chef and eating in bed.)

* In ''[[Date Night]]'', Holbrooke's girlfriend is seen wearing his shirt.

* In ''[[Shelter]]'', Shaun is seen wearing a beige t-shirt with some kind if pattern on it. Later, Shaun and Zach are in Shaun's bed together when Gabe (who is Shaun's brother and Zach's best friend) suddenly shows up at the house. Zach, in his hurry to get dressed and sneak out before Gabe sees him, accidentally puts on that beige t-shirt of Shaun's. He goes directly to work, and then Gabe shows up there as well and mentions in passing that he likes his shirt. Apparently, it isn't until then that Zach actually realises that he's wearing Shaun's shirt, because the look on his face as he looks down on it is priceless.

* In ''[[Weird Science]]'', Wyatt absentmindedly puts on a pair of Lisa's panties after they spend the night together. Chet doesn't react well, though to be fair, he never really does.

* Occurs in ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'', prompting [[Drew Barrymore]]'s character to rush away to marry Glenn.

* Two characters in the early part of ''Loose Screws'' literally switch shirts. The guy wears "Wanna trade?" and the girl wears "Sure".

 

 

* On ''[[Sports Night]],'' Natalie uses wearing Jeremy's white dress shirt as a trump card. Also, the fact that Casey left a shirt of his after spending the night with Sally {{spoiler|and later notices Gordon is wearing, is used as [[The Reveal]] that Gordon is cheating on Dana.}}

* Lorelai on ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' entering the (crowded) diner in Luke's shirt.

** Also weirdly inverted in "Rhapsody In Blue", when she's wearing a pair of his ''underwear'' despite the fact that they weren't even sleeping in the same room. Apparently [[Badass]] [[Human Alien|alien]] [[Action Girl|Action Girls]] find men's boxers quite comfy.

** When Crichton objects Aeryn replies that the underwear is not his, they belong to someone called "[[Back to The Future|Calvin Klein]]".

* An episode of ''[[Friends]]'' had the male version, with Ross and Richard wearing their girlfriends' robes.

** Ursula greeting Phoebe at Joey's apartment wearing only a dress shirt as an indication they had (or were about to have) sex also occurred in an earlier episode.

** It was also done much more subtly in other episodes. Like, in one episode Geoffrey would be seen wearing a blue blouse with black stripes, then in a later episode Chuck was seen wearing it. This happened again with a different shirt in some other episodes.

* In an episode of ''[[Frasier]]'', Frasier is shocked to find his mentor in Roz's apartment, wearing her pink robe. For the rest of the episode, whenever he talks to the guy, he sees him in the robe.

** Happens again in [[Dollhouse|another Joss Whedon show.]] The scene in which this happens involves Mellie {{spoiler|getting assaulted by Sierra's handler}}, and something about [[Trigger Phrase|flowers in a vase.]]

* In ''[[Grounded for Life]]'', Eddie is shown to reverse the roles, putting on the female's shirt/blouse the morning after. In one episode, when Eddie goes off with another girlfriend for the night, it's even said "You know, he'll really look good in that blouse."

* Played with on ''[[Getting Personal]]'', after Milo is in a marathon sex session with Robyn's roommate, trying to get her to orgasm. At one point, she comes out wearing his shirt, looking sexy as per usual. Milo leaves the room a few seconds later, wearing boxers and the roommate's flimsy see-thru robe.

* Shown in ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "Never Again", in which Scully wakes up in a man's shirt after going home with a man she met in a bar. Whether or not anything nefarious went on was unclear.

* Parodied/referenced/''somethinged'' in ''[[Community]]'' during [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Troy and Abed]]'s "supercool elevator" mime act.

* In the [[A Day At the Bizarro]] / [[All Just a Dream]] / [[And Now for Something Completely Different]] / [[Elseworld]] fourth season finale of ''[[Bones]]'', in which Brennan and Booth were ''married'' (cue the [[Squee]]), they answer the door in each others' robes (after having had sex. Onscreen. [[Fan Service]] much?). It was very cute.

* In ''[[All in The Family]]'', Mike and Gloria are shown sharing a pair of pajamas.

** Several girls end up wearing Clark's football jersey.

* A very brief version happens in ''[[Eureka]]'' after Carter and Allison first sleep together -- she gets out of bed wearing the top half of his sheriff's uniform.

* An early ''[[MASH|M*A*S*H]]'' episode has Margaret, after a sneaky get-together with Frank, discover she's wearing Frank's shirt.

* ''[[Due South]]'': Victoria tries on Fraser's uniform jacket.

* ''[[The Professionals]]'': In "Old Dog with New Tricks," Doyle stops by Bodie's flat and the door is answered by <s>Betty</s> [[Wrong Name Outburst|Claire]], who is wearing Bodie's shirt and nothing else.

* Used in ''[[White Collar]]'', in the Season 3 episode "Scott Free." Although viewers know that Neal and Sara were already sleeping together, nobody's complaining - especially since Neal's shirt shows off Sara's legs.

* ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' has a scene where Shae, the prostitute Tyrion hires, can be seen wearing his over-shirt over her dress. Since he is a dwarf, it isn't too large on her and actually fits her pretty well.

* In the first episode of ''[[Haven]]'', Duke rescues an unconscious Audrey from the water. He removes her wet clothes so he can launder them and puts her to bed. When she wakes up, the only clothing available is a shirt, obviously for his perverted enjoyment. She angrily pulls a gun on him.

 

== Theater ==

{{quote| Married life is twice the fun<br />

Two can sleep as cheap as one }}

 

== Video Games ==

* In ''[[Catherine]]'' the titular character is always wearing an oversized t-shirt the morning after Vincent's nightmare adventures. This serves to further confuse him as to whether or not they actually had sex the night before.

 

 

== Webcomics ==

** ''[[Walkyverse|It's Walky!]]'' [http://www.itswalky.com/d/20040429.html has another explanation.] (and [http://fanart.dardan.com/gallery/v/walky/colored_walky/color_benabus/adw.gif.html the same in color])

* Subverted in an early ''[[Megatokyo]]'', where [[Author Avatar|Piro]] and [[Ridiculously Human Robot|Ping]] [http://megatokyo.com/strip/182 clearly didn't sleep together], but when Ping [http://megatokyo.com/strip/183 answers the door] in a slightly-oversized men's shirt, Kimiko [http://megatokyo.com/strip/189 jumps to the wrong conclusion].

** Later, Kimiko [http://megatokyo.com/strip/727 comes home wearing Piro's shirt] {{spoiler|because Largo [http://megatokyo.com/strip/716 threw up over hers]}}, which she uses to shock Erika.

** To Grace's defense, the shirt [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-12-24 was Tedd's in the first place] and might not have been an exact fit for her (as Tedd is very scrawny and has no breasts... [[Gender Bender|most of the time]]).

* A more gender-appropriate inversion appears in ''[[Questionable Content]]'', when Faye is convinced Marten and Dora have had sex because he's wearing her pants. Except that their implausible excuse turns out to be literally true.

* Happens in [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100727.html this] ''[[Ménage à 3]]''. Though one wonders how Zii's shirt can still fit.

* In ''[[Narbonic]]'', Helen is wearing Dave's signature flannel in [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/shaenongarrity/narbonic_plus/series.php?view=archive&chapter=50347#200670 this strip], right after they have sex for the first time.

 

== Western Animation ==

** Even worse, he was wearing her panties.

** In another episode, after Stan has spent a wild night in Vegas with Roger the alien, Roger wakes up wearing Stan's shirt.