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* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Damian's suit is actually functional armor impeded with runes.
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* Tim Drake ([[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin III]]/[[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]]) always wears a helmet, that matches his costume with included emblem, when riding his motorcycle and on occasion leaves it on even when he gets off to confront bad guys since it's extra protection for his head. He also had an entire Robin-themed suit of winter gear including a moderately puffy jacket for extreme winter conditions.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Sheryl's old-world dress Akira gives her doubles as protection from bullets.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' episode "Snowblind", and others where it's cold, Raven wears a fur-trimmed cape and tights. See [[http://i48.tinypic.com/33cuckn.jpg here]], [[http://i48.tinypic.com/2l8zs7o.jpg here]], [[http://i46.tinypic.com/33wruvl.jpg here]], and [[http://i45.tinypic.com/5jv2gm.jpg here]].

* Athleta & Ms. Terial's [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/The_KAMics/5115750/ winter outfits]] in ''[[Webcomic/TheKamics Fashionably Heroic]]''.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'': Shelly's swimsuit verges into the impractical category, except for the goggles. Those look perfectly functional, even if she never makes use of them. And she's the only member of team aqua to carry eye protection despite operating in salt water.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Sheryl's old world dress Akira gives her doubles as protection from bullets.

* Tim Drake ([[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin III]]/[[ComicBook/RedRobin Red Robin III]]) always wears a helmet, that matches his costume with included emblem, when riding his motorcycle and on occasion leaves it on even when he gets off to confront bad guys since it's extra protection for his head. He also had an entire Robin themed suit of winter gear including a moderately puffy jacket for extreme winter conditions.

** Also, we can see a few other specialized owl-suits in the Owl-Ship for diving, protection from radiation and the like, in the style of action figures like the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' toys mentioned below.

** Diana occasionally dons a two-tiered skirt of (hilariously short) red pteruges, a red cape and a helm with red fringe over her normal outfit when she's going into more serious combat type situations. After this costume was destroyed she switched it out for a longer two-tiered skirt of blue pteruges with star appliques at the tips and a more armored top.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' offers a "Protec" armor, that can be worn for discreet protection. It's high tech ballistic cloth, designed to protect the wearer, but look like a suit. It's expensive, but not as tough as straight up armor. For a little more concealment, the "Diplo" vest for diplomatic situations where appearing armored isn't as important is also available.

* Some of the armor options in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' has appearance and style that plausibly matches its environmental protection. Lagombi armor, for example, it a rather ornate set of furs that cover from head to toe, and offers immunity to freezing environments.

** Agatha's winter outfit she dons in order to wait for the train in the freezing cold at Clankshead is a very pretty white fur coat with matching hat decked in gold badges and filigree with red cord, jewels and tassels. She's also wearing a green scarf with a knit diamond cable pattern in gold and golden trilobites at each end [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140305 with matching gloves.]]
** Gil's winter coat when he's trying to track down Agatha is a tailored navy Ulster clasped with a silver Wulfenbach pin and edged in blue silk, lined in dark red and topped with three layered capelets worn over a matching waistcoat.

* The Team's polar stealth outfits in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. While Robin, Artemis and [[spoiler: Zatanna]] are bundled up, the rest of the team just have recolored outfits.

* Ham from the ''Franchise/DocSavage'' novels was quite the fashion plate. Although never inappropriate for the environment he was going into, his adventuring gear was usually tailored.

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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'': Katniss Everdeen's Mockingjay suit -- designed by a professional stylist, no less.

* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden's]] duster looks stylish and awesome as hell....and it's got enough protection spells woven into 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 suitable for is a Chicago summer.

* Similarly to the ''Dresden'' example above, ''[[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians The Titan's Curse]]'' features an invulnerable shield made from the skin of the Nemean Lion -- which just so happens to take the form of a camel-colored duster.

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* {{Lampshaded|Trope}} in ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' 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 Noir wears a red jumpsuit ("the human coke-can").

* According to the artbook for ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar 3'', Prescott's armor was designed to look like something a politician would wear on a tour of a war zone, compared to the more utilitarian gear of his, um, Gears.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheSamuraiSword'', Mystery, Inc. don karate uniforms with trim that matches the colours of their usual outfits (Fred even has an orange headband mirroring his trademark ascot). Plus they have one that fits the dog.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'': In "The Midnight Zone", Mystery, Inc. don scuba gear that closely matches their usual outfits, even down to the neckwear with Velma's suit having a turtleneck and Fred's an ascot.

* The page picture comes from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars''. Amidala's suit does seem like it could work on [[SingleBiomePlanet an ice planet]], but what makes it this trope is the short, but voluminous [[PrettyInMink fur-trimmed]] PimpedOutCape, with the two furry puffballs (an accessory that is strictly for fashion, not utility).
** It does get used as a decoy for droid fire though, [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes and doesn't even get singed]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "Snowblind", and others where it's cold, Raven wears a fur-trimmed cape and tights. See [[http://i48.tinypic.com/33cuckn.jpg here]], [[http://i48.tinypic.com/2l8zs7o.jpg here]], [[http://i46.tinypic.com/33wruvl.jpg here]], and [[http://i45.tinypic.com/5jv2gm.jpg here]].

* The Team's polar stealth outfits in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. While Robin, Artemis and [[spoiler: Zatanna]] are bundled up, the rest of the team just have recolored outfits.

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* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden's]] duster looks stylish and awesome as hell....and it's got enough protection spells woven into 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 suitable for is a Chicago summer.
* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' 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.]]

* LampShaded in ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' 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 Noir wears a red jumpsuit ("the human coke-can").

* ''Series/SilkStalkings'': TheCoroner Roger wears bright orange surgical scrubs that match his taste is shirts (it was TheNineties).
* The TV version of ''Series/WonderWoman'' could do an InstantCostumeChange with a spin, and could quickly swap it for a wetsuit version or roller-skate version, complete with helmet.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' offers a "Protec" armor, that can be worn for discrete protection. It's high tech ballistic cloth, designed to protect the wearer, but look like a suit. It's expensive, but not as tough as straight up armor. For a little more concealment, the "Diplo" vest for diplomatic situations where appearing armored isn't as important is also available.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'': In "Hear Us, Rock! (Part 2)", Trina somehow gets a pink spacesuit when everyone else's is white.

* ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' has Tomoyo design one for Sakura sometimes when she's capturing Clow Cards. When trying to catch the Lightning card, she designed a dress made mostly out of rubber material.

* ComicBook/{{Batman}} foe Sterling Silversmith wears a business suit made from woven silver fibres that is [[BulletproofVest capable of deflecting bullets]]. The styling is vaguely Edwardian, making it also a case of AwesomeAnachronisticApparel.

** 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 ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' toys mentioned below.