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{{trope}}
[[File:amidala snow bunny outfit.jpg|link=Star Wars: Clone Wars|frame|Amidala, a beautiful [[Unlimited Wardrobe|clotheshorse]], even in extreme conditions.]]
{{quote|''Don't let your modern mind convince you that if it looks precious, it must be non-functional. "It must just be for parade, they wouldn't fight in that would they?" That's your modern mind wanting to make a split between the functional and the expressive again. Don't let it do it. It's not good enough to have this stuff: You need to fight in it, you need to destroy it in an afternoon of fun with your knightly friends.''|Wallace Collection Curator of Arms and Armor Dr. Tobias Capwell on Emperor Ferdinand's golden armor and armor as art in general.}}
A character known for style is getting into a situation that requires some protection, but modern protective gear in [[Real Life]] just isn't fashionable. And sometimes the writers are aware that the character has to wear some kind of protective clothing, so they go with '''Stylish Protection Gear'''.
The actual situation requiring protection doesn't matter. It could be extreme cold, extreme heat, or wading through toxic chemicals. What matters is that the protective gear looks like plausible protection, but still nice to look at.
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== Toys ==
* Astronaut [[Barbie]] has [http://ris.fashion.telegraph.co.uk/RichImageService.svc/imagecontent/1/TMG4269658/p/1986Astronaut_1240305a.jpg a pink and gold] spacesuit.
* Half of all [[Batman]] toys consist of environment or mission specific costumes, like [http://www.amazon.co.uk/BATMAN-FOREVER-ICE-BLADE-FIGURE/dp/B002K89HJK this one] or [
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* Nuclear Winter and his army of ladies from ''[[Freedom Force]]''.
* Snake's Sneaking Suit in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' is ostensibly designed to keep him warm in Alaska while allowing him full freedom of movement.
* In the ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'' series, Queen Catherine wears a stylist [[Chainmail Bikini]]. No, [https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Catherine seriously.]
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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* Historical armor, even that intended for fighting, was often highly decorated. This served the dual purpose of elevating the nobility's appearance above the common man (divine right etc. etc.), and demonstrating it's better to capture the wearer for ransom over killing him. One exemplar is [https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=60679&viewType=detailView one suit of armor that belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II] which was etched with elaborate design and fire gilded <ref>a process where gold is chemically bonded to steel by mixing the gold with mercury and heating it after application</ref> and ''then used in combat''.
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