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* The assorted attempts to design [[Superman|Kryptonian]] formal garb, especially from the Byrne era, have caused more than a few snickers.

** Parodied in ''[[All Star Superman]]'', where "Kryptonian formalwear" apparently consists of wearing your underwear outside your pants. Either that, or Bar-El was screwing with Jimmy Olsen's head. (Leo Quintum's borrowed outfit is just as silly, but not in the same way, something he's grateful for.)

* Some of the clothing Luke Skywalker's worn in ''[[Marvel Star Wars]]'' and other contemporary works is... amazing. Like [http://images.plurk.com/7b2d40136deb2f82ecf50bc28febe615.jpg what he wore] in ''The Return Of Ben Kenobi''. Then there's the [http://images.plurk.com/bcc9afd0b93629d7204ba1c42837eba9.jpg absurdly tight outfit] that is honestly referred to as a ''miner's uniform'' in [[Splinter of the Minds Eye]].

* In ''[[Elf Quest]]'' fandom, the nipple-baring outfits of [http://www.comicvine.com/elfquest-hidden-years-daughters-day/37-37544/ Rayek] and [http://www.comicvine.com/elfquest-shards-/37-40872/ Mender] are not the most popular.

** In metapracticality, the hair and costumes hide that her double doesn't actually look much like her. Of course, that could have easily been accomplished with ''just'' her heavy make up, rather than all the wigs and ridiculous clothes.

** It should be pointed out, though, that many [[Real Life]] courts have had similarly over-complicated outfits, makeup and hairdos for their royalty. It's true that there are no signs of Naboo being a [[Deadly Decadent Court]] there's no reason to think that it isn't, or that it wasn't.

** Several of her dresses also qualify, making one wonder why she wasn't thrown out of the courtly areas after being mistaken for a street walker.

* The dreary [[Space Clothes|Starfleet pajamas]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Film)|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]''. Compared to those, the red-tunic-black-trousers getup is practically the height of style.

* Almost every costume of the nobles in the ''Frank Herbert's [[Dune]]'' miniseries looks completely insane. This has led to it being dubbed "The Funny Hats version" of ''[[Dune]]''.

** Theodor "Dodo" Pistek, the film's costume designer (he really lives up to that name), also did Those Hats in ''[[Amadeus]]'', designed the uniforms of the Czech Castle Guard... and was a Formula 1 driver.

** The Doctor himself has often worn some fairly ridiculous outfits. He generally gets away with it, with the exception of the Sixth Doctor, whose costume is universally regarded as being too crazy and hideous for even the Doctor to pull off.

*** Even [[Colin Baker]] realized this, arguing for a basic black ensemble for the Doctor to showcase his [[Darker and Edgier|darker persona]] in this regeneration. He was overruled by [[Running the Asylum|John-Nathan Turner]], who felt that the "Technicolor Nightmarecoat" fit Six's "fractured personality". Judging from the other Time Lords it seems to be a racial trait.

* ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'' has frequently suffered from this since season one.

* The "[[Torchwood (TV)/Recap/S1 E4 Cyberwoman|Cyberwoman]]" episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'', features the eponymous character in a metal... thing... and high heels. What the costume department were likely going for is a sort of metal version of the 1950s evil dominatrix leather wear. If so, it's painfully misfire. It gains bonus demerits for making absolutely no sense whatsoever for the people who designed it in-universe. One of the things the Cybermen want to remove is ''gender distinctions''. A sexy dominatrix look would not exactly be in line with that aim.

* A lot of fans had pointed out that ''[[Sherlock]]'''s title character seem to be dressing rather expensively for man forced to seek out a flatshare. The signature long coat costs £1,350.00, the gloves cost £175.00, and the purple shirt costs anything between £100 to £400.

** In a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]], maybe his expensive wardrobe is ''why'' Sherlock needed a flatshare.

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