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{{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
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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It can overlap with [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]], depending on how convincing the outfit is at looking like it protects. More often, this overlaps with [[Impractically Fancy Outfit]], but not always.
A [[Sub
Compare [[Bling of War]], [[Pimped-Out Dress]], [["Happy Holidays" Dress]], [[Scary Impractical Armor]], [[Environment Specific Action Figure]] (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), [[An Ice Suit]], [[Pimped-Out Cape]], [[Battle Ballgown]], [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]].
Contrast [[Stripperific]], [[Exposed to
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Watchmen]]'', Nite-Owl's fluffy owl-suit. Yeah, it looks like it could work, but it's clearly there mainly for thematic reasons.
** Also, we can see a few other specialised owl-suits in the Owl-Ship for diving, protection from radiation and the like, in the style of action figures like the ''[[Batman]]'' toys mentioned below.
* In the ''[[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]'' comics, there was one story where Cap and his then girlfriend/partner Diamondback had to go scuba diving. Diamondback somehow obtained mauve flippers that exactly matched her costume.
** Cap himself has a helmet with a design that matches the rest of his costume (red and blue with white stars) [[Fantasy Helmet Enforcement| for when he uses his motorcycle.]]
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[
* The latest ''[[Star Trek (
* Used as a joke in ''[[Zoolander]]''. When male model Derek Zoolander moves back to coal mining country to reconnect with his family, he goes to work in the coal mines wearing specially-tailored, color-coordinated work clothes and a shiny new helmet.
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* [[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden's]] duster looks stylish and awesome as hell....and it's got enough protection spells woven on it to outclass Type IV ballistic plates.
** It is also enchanted to be fire-proof and acid-proof. Harry cleans it by ''throwing it into the fireplace''. The one thing it isn't is suitable for a Chicago summer.
*** This may also be a [[Shout
* ''[[The Hunger Games]]'' has the Mockingjay outfit for Katniss, designed by Cinna {{spoiler|before his death for Katniss to use as the face of the resistance.}} It was quite effective, {{spoiler|able to stop a bullet fired at close range as well as having a small pocket for the nightlock pill, even accessible while bound.}}
== [[Live
* [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' several times. In the episode "Tundra", Howard Moon turns up in the kind of thick furs you'd expect someone to wear in the arctic- and Vince Nior wears a red jumpsuit ("the human coke-can").
* In the ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' TV series, Diana can use her [[Instant Costume Change]] spin to change to a motor cycle or roller-skate version, with a helmet that matches the rest of the costume.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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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]] ==
* Athleta & Ms. Terial's [https://web.archive.org/web/20120607082446/http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/5115750/ winter outfits] in ''[[The
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Picture comes from ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''. Amidala's suit does seem like it could work on [[Single Biome Planet|an ice planet]], but what makes it this trope is the short, but voluminous [[Pretty in Mink|fur-trimmed]] [[Pimped-Out Cape]], with the two furry puff balls (an accessory that is strictly for fashion, not utility).
** It does get use as a decoy for droid fire though, [[Impossibly Cool Clothes|and doesn't even get singed]].
* ''[[
* ''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]'', Goldie's ermine trimmed parka for going out in the cold.
* In the ''[[Teen Titans (
** As said pictures demonstrate, Robin and Beast Boy also swap out for a more winterized version of their usual outfits, albeit more subtly. As for Cyborg, "stylish" depends on what you think of him looking like an angry Michelin Man.
** Starfire, notably, averts this with the justification that her kind is far more tolerant to extreme cold.
* ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'' have matching arctic survival outfits. What really cements their spot in this trope, however, is that this includes one for their pet Komodo dragon. With a furry bobble on the tail.
* The fur-trimmed, but still pretty, outfits worn in the mountains in ''[[Princess Gwenevere and
* In ''[[Conan the Adventurer]]'', the entire cast got special outfits when they traveled north or into the mountains.
* ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]'' gives the heroine this whenever she needs it.
* The team in ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' gets cool-looking stuff like swim gear and parkas. Notably, Jessie [[Pink Means Feminine|gets the pink colored outfits]].
* The Team's polar stealth outfits in ''[[Young Justice (
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
== [[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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