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** In ''A Scandal in Bohemia'', the tables are turned on Sherlock when opera singer Irene Adler disguises herself a man so successfully that she's even able to wish the detective a good night without him recognizing her as the woman he's supposed to be investigating.

* [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'':

** In ''[[~~Discworld/Monstrous Regiment|~~Monstrous Regiment]]'' this is played straight by the {{spoiler|only male in the group}} acting as a washerwoman to get into the enemy base {{spoiler|(who fools the guards but not the other washerwomen who let him continue the charade because he seems to enjoy it)}} but it fails when {{spoiler|the female soldiers (who have been pretending to be male)}} don the same disguise and are stopped by the guards. Of course, they get around this {{spoiler|just by having one of them lift her dress...}}

** In ''[[Monstrous Regiment]]'' this is played straight by the {{spoiler|only male in the group}} acting as a washerwoman to get into the enemy base {{spoiler|(who fools the guards but not the other washerwomen who let him continue the charade because he seems to enjoy it)}} but it fails when {{spoiler|the female soldiers (who have been pretending to be male)}} don the same disguise and are stopped by the guards. Of course, they get around this {{spoiler|just by having one of them lift her dress...}}

** In ''[[~~Discworld/Moving Pictures|~~Moving Pictures]]'', in order to enter a clicky theatre without being found out, the wizards of UU remove their hats and use some wire to make their beards look like cheap fake beards. It works surprisingly well; no one would assume a guy in fake beard and without the trademark hat would be a wizard.

** In ''[[Moving Pictures]]'', in order to enter a clicky theatre without being found out, the wizards of UU remove their hats and use some wire to make their beards look like cheap fake beards. It works surprisingly well; no one would assume a guy in fake beard and without the trademark hat would be a wizard.

*** Re-visited in ''[[~~Discworld/I Shall Wear Midnight|~~I Shall Wear Midnight]]'', when Mrs. Proust disguises Tiffany's genuine witch hat by sprinkling glitter on it and attaching an "Apprentice Witch Hat, AM $2.50" costume-shop label to its brim.

*** Re-visited in ''[[I Shall Wear Midnight]]'', when Mrs. Proust disguises Tiffany's genuine witch hat by sprinkling glitter on it and attaching an "Apprentice Witch Hat, AM $2.50" costume-shop label to its brim.

** Though wizards occasionally have trouble letting go of the hat; in ''[[~~Discworld/Sourcery|~~Sourcery]]'', Conina suggests Rincewind could avoid getting lynched as a wizard simply by taking off his hat and not be a wizard at the moment. Rincewind has severe trouble wrapping his mind around the concept, particularly "not be a wizard".

** Though wizards occasionally have trouble letting go of the hat; in ''[[Sourcery]]'', Conina suggests Rincewind could avoid getting lynched as a wizard simply by taking off his hat and not be a wizard at the moment. Rincewind has severe trouble wrapping his mind around the concept, particularly "not be a wizard".

** In ''The Science of Discworld II: The Globe'', the wizards have to disguise the Librarian to hide him from some eighteenth-century Englishmen. A dress and a large hat is all it takes to convince them that he's a Spanish lady. The Librarian ''is an orang-utan''.

** In ''[[The Science of Discworld]] II: The Globe'', the wizards have to disguise the Librarian to hide him from some eighteenth-century Englishmen. A dress and a large hat is all it takes to convince them that he's a Spanish lady. The Librarian ''is an orang-utan''.

** In ''[[~~Discworld/The Truth|~~The Truth]]'', Gaspode the Wonder Dog (a terrier mix) is disguised as a poodle named Trixiebell, so the thugs out hunting for Wuffles (another terrier) won't catch him. Gaspode's disguise, applied under duress by Anhk-Morpork's premiere grooming shop, consists largely of an all-body pink dye job.

** In ''[[The Truth]]'', Gaspode the Wonder Dog (a terrier mix) is disguised as a poodle named Trixiebell, so the thugs out hunting for Wuffles (another terrier) won't catch him. Gaspode's disguise, applied under duress by Anhk-Morpork's premiere grooming shop, consists largely of an all-body pink dye job.

* ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Expanded Universe]]:

** Leia's childhood friend, Winter Celchu, was frequently mistaken for Leia, due to Leia's tomboyishness and Winter's more ladylike behavior. As they grew older and joined the Rebellion, they had the bright idea to put this to good use, with Winter occasionally going in disguise as Leia to protect her. Winter would later become a full-fledged Intelligence agent and put Wig, Dress, Accent to more use.

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