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* [[AzumangaDaioh Tomo]] always wears her swimsuit under her uniform or other clothing, despite Yomi's urging her not to.
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* In ''TeenTitans'', when Robin is forced to go to a prom with a girl. At one point he rips off his prom suit to reveal his costume.
** Note that he didn't take his mask off when he was wearing the prom suit, so there was never any doubt of who he was. Presumably, the suit was just because it was a formal affair.
*** Also note that in this incarnation, we don't know whether or what Robin's secret identity is.

* {{Batgirl}} had an unusual variation on this trope in her earliest adventures. Barbara Gordon wore clothes that would be ''converted'' into parts of her Batgirl outfit. For example, her beret unrolled to become Batgirl's cowl, and her reversible skirt, when removed, became a cape. After a couple stories, the writers evidently noticed certain flaws in this arrangement (most notably, the requirement that Barbara always wear pretty much the same exact outfit), and in later stories either showed her changing at home, or didn't go into detail about how she managed to change elsewhere.

* On the 1966 ''{{Series/Batman}}'' show, Batman and Robin consistently averted this trope, only changing costumes via the Bat-Poles (which, in some unspecified manner, provided an InstantCostumeChange.) In her unaired "pilot reel" (used to sell the network on the proposed new character) {{Batgirl}} ''did'' follow this trope, converting her regular clothing into Batgirl's costume as in her first comic book appearances (see above.) In the actual series, however, she changed clothes the old-fashioned way -- off camera.

[[caption-width:250:Clark Kent must get through a lot of shirt buttons.]]

* On the 1966 ''{{Series/Batman}}'' show, Batman and Robin consistently averted this trope, only changing costumes via the Bat-Poles (which, in some unspecified manner, provided an InstantCostumeChange.) In her unaired "pilot reel," {{Batgirl}} ''did'' follow this trope, converting her regular clothing into Batgirl's costume as in her first comic book appearances (see above.) In the actual series, however, she changed clothes in her secret room at home, the old-fashioned way (and, unfortunately, off-camera.)

* In ''[[{{ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver]]'' the player is required to disguise themselves as a Rocket Grunt to enter the Team Rocket controlled radio tower. TheRival [[spoiler:who is [[BigBad Giovanni]]'s son]] appears and, recognizing them, removes their uniform. In the game the player simply reverts to their default sprites (somehow managing to hide their hat under it), the the COPIOUS amount of fanart of said scene... [[{{Rule 34}} not so much]].

In short, when the superhero wears their costume under their regular clothing for quick changing when there's evil afoot. Also not regular ol' dressing in layers, like the HollywoodDressCode for the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent.

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* Back when [[IronMan Iron Man's]] armor was big, gray, and clunky he had to wear the entire chest piece under his clothes to keep his heart going.
* CaptainAmerica used to wear his suit under his civilian clothes, including strapping his shield to his back.

* When {{Supergirl}} was guest-starring in {{Batgirl}}'s self-titled series the two of them were enjoying a pleasant (And normal) night on the town, featuring exploring Batgirl's college campus and going to the movies. Later, [[ItMakesSenseInContext after Dracula appears]], the two realize that they will need to cut their night-off short and go after him. Supergirl [[ClothingDamage rips off her top]] to reveal her costume beneath it and turns to Batgirl:

* As shown in the picture, COmicbook/{{Superman}} in all his adaptations.

'''Supergirl:''' "[[LesYay Does it have a bat on it]]?"

What's that? my {{Arch Enemy}} has released [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever a giant monster and now it's attacking the city?]] This looks like a job for [[SomethingPerson Super Mega Ultra Dude!]] I'll just go into this phone booth and [[FlungClothing take off my suit]] to reveal my superhero costume (which also [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper happens to have superpowers]]). I'll stop that monster [[BigDamnHeroes just before he harms that civilian]]. It's a good thing I was wearing my costume under my suit so I could change more quickly!

* Parodied in ''{{Futurama}}'' in the episode "Less Than Hero" Leela plays this straight, tearing off her clothes to reveal her Clobberella costume. Then tearing off her costume to reveal another set of identical clothes, claiming "It was brisk, I dressed in layers" (giving us the trope name). Of course, [[DontExplainTheJoke the joke is]], this would have meant she was wearing her costume under her regular clothes, even though her costume had sleeves when her regular clothes don't!

* Harley does this in ''{{Batman the Animated Series}}''.
** Objection! She had it in her bag, and had to use a dressing room.

** Assuming that it wasn't just the bottom layer of fur that was his own, and the one on top was the remains of the poor innocent teddy that he had [[SerialKiller brutally slain in order to]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel wear the skin as a disguise]]. At least, [[FridgeLogic that's the setup this Troper imagined]] [[CreepyChild as a child]].

* {{Spider-Man}}. Though he's sometimes shown having his costume in his backpack.

* Parodied in ''SkyHigh'' where teen heroes-in-training practice changing into several different outfits, including "super-suits", civvies, and athletic uniforms, via ye olde telephone booth, spoofing Superman's tendency to change in phone booths in the past.

* Played painfully straight in the first {{Film/Spider-Man}} movie, where Peter is seen pulling the classic Superman shirt-rip following the Green Goblins attack on the parade. Also invoked in the second film, where a depowered Peter Parker reflexively reaches for his shirt, before remembering his depowered state and lack of costume. The third film also prominently shows this, as Peter's new black suit is visible underneath his civvies at numerous points (a departure from the comics, where the black costume would simply morph itself to resemble his street clothes).

* Parodied in ''{{Futurama}}'' in the episode "Less than a Hero" Leela plays this straight, tearing off her clothes to reveal her Clobberella costume. Then tearing off her costume to reveal another set of identical clothes, claiming "It was brisk, I dressed in layers" (giving us the trope name). Of course, [[DontExplainTheJoke the joke is]], this would have meant she was wearing her costume under her regular clothes, even though her costume had sleeves when her regular clothes don't!
* In the animated version of ''TeenTitans'', when Robin is forced to go to a prom with a girl. At one point he rips off his prom suit to reveal his costume.

->'''Mrs. Leele''': ''That's my girl.''