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2[[caption-width-right:270:The gray shirt is for special occasions.]]
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4->''"I feel like I've been wearing this same red dress forever!"''
5-->-- '''Lisa Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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10The character always wears the same outfit, regardless of the setting or season (this includes backpacks and other accessories). Winter (or at least a ChristmasEpisode) may sometimes see the addition of a heavy coat, but circumstances will conspire to put the character in a situation where they must shed the coat, at which point it is never seen again. A more likely choice is a hat, scarf, and perhaps mittens, which imply colder weather without obscuring the character's trademark wardrobe. Sometimes, they'll even be shown to have a coat with the exact same color and patterns as whatever is being covered by it.
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12Even characters whose very nature should prevent them from having such a Limited Wardrobe (read: TheFashionista) may still have one. A common LampshadeHanging is revealing the character's wardrobe to consist entirely of multiple copies of the same outfit, doubly so if another character points to an arbitrary item and explains, "That's their favorite". This joke at best just sidesteps a bit of FridgeLogic in that the clothes have to be ''washed'' at some point.
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14One benefit to this trope is that characters are [[DistinctiveAppearances recognized by their clothing]]. [[ClothesMakeTheLegend Their clothing]] becomes just as much identified with them as their hairstyle and personality. At the greater edges of this trope is not about the exact same outfit but leaning into a particular theme, whether it be ColorMotifs, StockCostumeTraits or a CustomUniform. Always wearing a plain T-shirt, shorts and sneakers can indicate a MellowFellow; an expensive business suit is the hallmark of any CorruptCorporateExecutive. A more logistical reason is that whether something is filmed or animated it is rarely done in a sequential order. Even though character models are rather simple to produce and alter and in live action rather easy to change clothing, making such changes on a regular basis requires a great deal more effort to maintain {{continuity}} from scene to scene. This is kind of the same reason main characters have a DirtForcefield and have little ClothingDamage unless dramatically necessary.
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16This trope is especially prevalent in shows with [[MerchandiseDriven heavy merchandising tie-ins,]] where it is considered important to maximize [[ShowAccuracyToyAccuracy the resemblance between the characters and their action figure counterparts]]. A rotating and varied wardrobe would counter that. In animated works, this can be the mark of cheap animation, and is [[LazyArtist deliberately done]] so as to allow the studio to recycle as much StockFootage as it possibly can (See Creator/{{Filmation}}). It happens with broadcast TV anime, due to having smaller budgets than movie''/''{{O|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA works. This also cuts time, since many series are produced on a deadline, too.
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18This trope is ''extremely'' common in video games, [=RPGs=] especially, to the point of having its own sub-trope, InformedEquipment. Often, characters will wear only one primary outfit throughout the entire course of the game.
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20A variation in Live Action is to have variations on the same outfit ''scheme,'' such as Hawaiian shirts, polo shirts, the color mauve, etc. See ConsistentClothingStyle.
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22Compare SameClothesDifferentYear. See ClingyCostume if the character actually ''cannot'' change their clothes. Also see IconicOutfit. Compare PlotPants, HairstyleInertia, UnlikelySpare.
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24Contrast UnlimitedWardrobe and PlotPants, when a costume change, to default or new, indicates the plot is moving on. Compare TwentyFourHourArmor and ClothesMakeTheLegend, where the marketability and recognition factor of an iconic outfit outweighs any desire to vary it on the part of a show's production staff. Also compare OnlySixFaces, which involves character designs instead of clothing; and MenswearGhetto.
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28!!Examples Subpages:
29[[index]]
30* LimitedWardrobe/AnimeAndManga
31* LimitedWardrobe/ComicBooks
32* LimitedWardrobe/LiveActionTV
33* LimitedWardrobe/VideoGames
34* LimitedWardrobe/WesternAnimation
35[[/index]]
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37!!Other Examples:
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39[[folder:Advertising]]
40* Creator/BillyMays, who seemed to don his blue shirt/tan pants ensemble for everything he was in. When he died in June 2009, he [[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09184/981595-100.stm was buried in this outfit]] and all of his pallbearers wore it as well.
41* One Orkin commercial depicts the home life of one of their employees. In addition to her wearing an Orkin uniform in ''every scene'', her closet contains nothing but a row of identical uniforms.
42* Flo, the mascot for Advertising/{{Progressive}} Insurance, always wears clothes with "Progressive" on them, even while camping. This has also extended to her co-workers, like Jamie.
43[[/folder]]
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45[[folder:Fan Works]]
46* Lampshaded in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''. When Yugi appears in a different outfit, he remarks, "Isn't anyone going to notice I'm not in my school uniform?"
47* Both John and Ringo in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. Not by choice, though. John's [[WingedHumanoid physiognomy]] is such that he really can't wear too much. And because they do a lot of universe shifting with little time to prepare, Ringo gets stuck in the same all-green outfit throughout the third part of the Third Movement and the entire Fourth Movement (he had a chance to buy a new outfit briefly but spent all his money on {{healing potion}}s and gifts instead because he thought he was going home). His outfit ends up pretty grimy and smelly.
48* ''Escape from the Hokage's Hat'': Tsunade's group (Tsunade, Shizune, Hinata and Naruto) is limited to the clothes on their back, because Tsunade gave them short notice before she dragged them out of the village, although it is pointed out that the clothes they're wearing are more durable than regular clothing. Naruto does bring up that they all need new clothes since their misadventures and ClothingDamage are catching up to them after 4 months.
49* Purposely invoked in ''Sailor Moon: Legends of Lightstorm'': Jason Shepard spends most of the money he steals from criminals on equipment and materials for his crusade against the Negaverse, and so only owns one kind of each type of clothing: dark blue t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers. He does this because its one less thing to worry about.
50* In ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime''. Rei didn't ''own'' any other clothes but her school uniforms thanks to [[AbusiveParents her backstory]], whereas Shinji just decided to pick "a look that works" and stick to it. Asuka cajoles them both into expanding their wardrobes some.
51* The ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fic ''Fanfic/HopToIt'' avoids this with a couple of characters who fall under this in the TV series. Chloé's canon outfit is identified as her favourite, but she apparently doesn't wear it often enough for Jack to recognise it as such when Marinette makes her a replica of it for a prank. Likewise, Adrien doesn't recognise it when he sees it on Jack. Elsewhere, when the subject of Adrien's modelling career comes up, he states that if he could wear the same outfit every day, he would.
52* Can often show up in JournalRoleplay even for characters that don't normally fall under this trope, if the game only brings characters with the clothes on their back and doesn't provide a way to get more.
53* In ''Fanfic/TheMisadventuresOfGattinera'' Lila owns three sets of her iconic outfit from the show, and wears one every time she can. In fact the only time she doesn't is because her mother has explicitely asked her to wear a specific sundress.
54* Parodied in ''Fanfic/TheWheelAndTheButterflySaga.'' This trope seems to be inherantly built in to the characters from the ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' world, so much so that when Pinkie averts it while clothes shopping she's treated like an EldritchAbomination and the store she's in ends up burning down in a riot afterwards.
55* ''Fanfic/ACertainDrollHivemind'': Misaka-11111's flatmates are very confused that the only clothes she has besides their school uniform is a ''different'' school uniform, for a school she doesn't go to. They assume it was a uniform allocation issue, and eventually drag her out clothes shopping.
56-->"'And these Tokiwadai uniforms are the only other clothes I have. I joined your school and I was issued these clothes,' Misaka adds, truthfully." I added.\
57Once again, I was telling the truth, while technically not answering her question. I attend the same school as my new flatmates, so I have the same school uniform as them, which I wear when attending school. Meanwhile, I was issued these clothes when I was created; ten Uniform, Tokiwadai Middle School, Medium. I do not know why they chose to have all the Sisters wear the same garments as the original. I am also not sure where they purchased two hundred thousand garments, when the school itself has fewer than a thousand students. Would it not draw attention?\
58I am sure they had reasons.
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60[[/folder]]
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62[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
63* Most human (as well as some animal) Franchise/{{Disney|AnimatedCanon}} characters have an iconic outfit that they wear for most if not all of the movie. A main character will get a costume change with a change in circumstances, but rarely for any minor reason. A secondary character will never change clothes. Strangely, this applies both to poor characters such as WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} and to [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess royalty]].
64* In ''WesternAnimation/DotAndTheKangaroo'' and its sequels, the titular KidHero always wears a yellow pinafore dress with a sweater underneath that usually either yellow or white and is perpetually barefoot.
65* Comics and books for ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' almost never draw Elsa in anything but her iconic blue ice dress. However, the Disney animated shorts depict Elsa in new clothes.
66* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama:'' While Shego gets a revealing evening-wear version of her usual outfit for a meeting with a contact, all Dr. Drakken does is put a tiny bowtie on over his jumpsuit.
67* ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' mostly follows this trope, though Lewis is seen wearing a few different shirts in his HardWorkMontage.
68* The only time Jack Skellington of ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' ever changed out of his tuxedo is, of course, when he [[SubbingForSanta imitates]] SantaClaus (well, besides one scene when he's in bed and wearing off-white pajamas, but that's only for a couple of minutes). In "Poor Jack", Jack declares that [[LargeHam HE IS THE PUMPKIN KING!!!]] and rips off the tatters of his Santa outfit to reveal that [[FridgeLogic he's been wearing his tux underneath the suit all this time]].
69* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', outside of photos, the main characters have at most four outfits that they wear and one of those is worn for the majority of the film.
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72[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
73* Seth Brundle has a wardrobe of all the same clothes in ''Film/TheFly1986''. He namechecks UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein for the reason why.
74* Abe and Aaron spend the majority of ''Film/{{Primer}}'' in black slacks, white oxfords, and neckties. In fact, the color of their ties is the only difference both their outfits.
75* Creator/WesAnderson seems to just appreciate his characters being easily identifiable by the way they dress.
76** All of the main cast of ''Film/TheRoyalTenenbaums'' wear the same clothes throughout the entire movie, regardless of time shifts. In flashback sequences, you see that most of the characters even [[SameClothesDifferentYear dressed this way in childhood]].
77** ''Film/MoonriseKingdom'': the male lead wears his scout uniform for the duration, as do all of the other scouts in the film.
78** ''Film/BottleRocket'' has the characters spend a significant period of time wearing matching yellow jumpsuits as uniforms
79** ''Film/TheLifeAquatic'': All of Steve Zissou's official crew wear matching uniforms throughout the film.
80* The entire cast of ''Film/MaryPoppins'', including the presumably well-off Banks family.
81* ''Film/HarryPotter'':
82** Most of the Hogwarts faculty. Except [[UnlimitedWardrobe Lockhart]]. In both the books and the films, Snape pretty much never wears anything other than black, billowing robes. Professor [=McGonagall=] sometimes changes her regular outfit between films, although the basic form and color scheme remain constant.
83** Apparently, whenever Harry outgrows a pair of glasses, he sees fit to replace them with a slightly larger duplicate. [[AWizardDidIt Either that or Hermione charmed his glasses to grow with him.]]
84* Malcolm Crowe in ''Film/TheSixthSense'' wears the same shirt and pants in every scene, with the only difference being whether he wears a jacket or sweater over it. There is one exception to the rule, [[spoiler:but only to the full (spoileriffic) version of the rule: until TheReveal, he always wears the jacket in scenes where camera angles alone can't hide his [[DeadAllAlong mortal]] [[JacobMarleyApparel wound]]. In the DVDCommentary, director Creator/MNightShyamalan says that Malcolm's limited wardrobe is a clue to his ghostly nature. After the shooting (and Malcolm's death) in the beginning, the only clothing he is seen wearing are the clothes he wore or interacted with in the scenes just ''before'' the shooting]].
85* Aragorn in the ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' film trilogy being a Ranger manages to wear the exact same worn out outfit throughout his many onscreen adventures. What's interesting is that Aragorn does seem to have other clothes that he breaks out while lounging around or discussing battle plans, such as a long sleeve red shirt and a black vest.
86* The ''Film/MysteryTeam'' seems to have a complete color-coded wardrobe.
87* In ''Film/TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus'', [[LouisCypher Mr. Nick]] always wears the same outfit (black suit, overcoat, and bowler, grey waistcoat, red bow tie), even in a flashback to his first meeting with Doctor Parnassus a thousand years in the past.
88* ''Film/JuanOfTheDead'': Juan is never seen wearing anything other than his cut-off jeans and sleeveless undershirt. The shirts are always immaculate, considering how often he ends up covered in blood while he tries killing zombies for profit.
89* ''Film/UpInTheAir'': Natalie only ever wears her business suit although there is a more relaxed version where she takes the jacket off and lets her hair down while partying. This is TruthInTelevision since she is fresh out of college and new to business. Presumably she wouldn't be able to afford several smart pieces of work attire yet.
90* ''Film/ThePerfectWeapon1991'': Jeff wears the same grey jeans, dark green shirt and brown jacket for almost the entire film.
91* ''Film/PunchDrunkLove'''s main character Barry wears the same blue suit in every scene.
92* Bernal, the main character of ''Film/TheScienceOfSleep'', wears the same maroon-colored suit in all of his scenes (possibly as an {{Homage}} to ''Film/PunchDrunkLove'').
93* In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', even after Clara Clayton [[spoiler:tears her dress on a speeding locomotive, marries Doc Brown, gives birth to two boys and raises them halfway to adulthood, travels to the future and back]], she's still wearing the same dress!
94* Ed in ''Film/GoodBurger'' wears his Good Burger uniform ''everywhere''. He sleeps in it. He goes on dates in it. He '''showers''' in it.
95* ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'': Jake and Elwood Blues don't have a limited wardrobe so much as they seem to only own one set of clothes each. The suits' slow destruction over the course of the film corresponds with just how much things have gotten out-of-hand until the end of the movie, when they're replaced with [[spoiler:prison uniforms]].
96* ''Franchise/StarWars'' has always been touch-and-go with limiting wardrobes (usually opting for the "live-action" version mentioned in the article intro, such as Han Solo's outfit). Military factions, such as the Jedi or Naboo security force, get a pass due to their outfits being a uniform. Possibly the most absurd manifestation in the series, though, comes from Episode I with Anakin Skywalker wearing the same outfit while podracing, on a starship, in various buildings on a planet-wide city, on another starship trip, and finally a temperate/swampy planet over the course of what has to be several days. It's notable that, in the ''same movie'', Queen Amidala goes through [[UnlimitedWardrobe a great many outfits]] over the same span of time. It makes sense, though, when you consider that Anakin is a ''slave'' when Episode I begins. He probably doesn't own more than one or two sets of clothes, and Watto doesn't seem like the type to spend lavishly on his chattel. His son's luck isn't much better, as Luke almost never changed clothes in "A New Hope".
97* ''Film/TheForceAwakens'':
98** Rey wears the only outfit she has throughout the film.
99** Finn wears his Stormtrooper uniform, both with and without the outer armor, during the whole movie, adding only Poe's jacket after rescuing it from their downed TIE fighter [[spoiler:(except when giving it to Rey on Starkiller Base.)]]
100* While not pointed out in dialogue, in ''Film/LastActionHero'', a brief look in Jack Slater's closet during the once-a-movie "shoot the assassin hiding in the closet" sequence shows a line of identical outfits ([[WallOfWeapons complete with an entire shelf of]] [[HandCannon Desert Eagle pistols]]).
101* ''Film/TheHungerGames'': Seneca Crane wears the same weird vest the whole time.
102* Film/JackReacher. He changes clothes a few times in the second film, but has just the one outfit in the first. Lampshaded by Helen Rodin:
103-->'''Rodin:''' What more do you want? They were five innocent people. Senselessly murd - I'm sorry, can you ''please'' put a shirt on?\
104'''Reacher:''' This ''is'' my shirt.
105* ''Film/ShinKamenRider2023'' pokes fun at the trope about halfway through the movie, when the title character's companion gets fed up with him only wearing his superhero costume throughout the entire first half of the movie and demands that he at least wash it, as by that point it's starting to stink. He does actually oblige her and switch to wearing new clothes for a few scenes after this, and presumably washes the suit.
106* The Red Triangle Circus Gang in ''Film/BatmanReturns''. They ''never'' changed out of their circus costumes (especially strange because they hadn't worked in the circus for ''years''). What's more, those are the clothes they're wearing when they get into intense street fights with Batman. ''And'' they're living in a sewer. Cue FridgeHorror.
107* ''Film/TheLobster:'' When people move into the hotel, their personal belongings are removed, and they are given new clothes and underwear. Men get grey trousers, blue and white shirts and a blazer. Women get a halter neck dress.
108* ''Film/GleahanAndTheKnavesOfIndustry:'' Nearly all of the characters, except Penelope, feature this to some degree.
109** Gleahan always wears his tabard and sword, with the only change being the garment ''under'' his tabard changing from a t-shirt to a sweatshirt once winter sets in.
110** Mark is almost always seen in his hoodie, jacket, and jeans, although he'll vary the shirt he's wearing underneath.
111** Madison only has 3 outfits.
112** Nathaniel is always seen in his suit vest.
113** Derek wears a suit for most of the movie until [[spoiler:he gets captured]].
114** Slim always wears the same coat.
115* Conversed in ''Film/KimPossible''. When Athena sees Kim's original outfit from the [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible cartoon]] in her closet, she asks Kim why she doesn't wear it anymore. Kim replies that wearing the same uniform daily feels cartoony to her.
116* In ''Film/WhiteFrog'', Nick dresses entirely in blue. He owns at least sixteen identical blue T-shirts.
117* ''Film/Zombies2018'': The wardrobe of everyone in Seabrook is limited to pale blue and pink. {{Justified}}, because of Seabrook's law against anything that's different.
118* Pierre from ''Film/TheSenseOfWonder'' wears a suit in every situation.
119* Basically all of the [=NPCs=] in ''Film/FreeGuy'', due being videogame characters, including Buddy who never changes out of his security guard uniform beyond taking off his hat. Even Guy only changes his outfit once, and that's into a long sleeved polo shirt that's the same color as the short sleeve dress shirt he'd worn previously.
120* ''Film/OlsenBanden'': The main members of the Swedish version, ''Jönssonligan'', tend to wear the same outfits throughout the movies (save for the occasional disguise):
121** Sickan is the standout example. He wears the exact same black suit, plaid beige waistcoat, striped bow tie and black beret in all of his five movie appearances. [[note]]The comic and animated spinoffs replaces the waistcoat with a solid yellow variant, and sometimes depicts him with bowties of other colours.[[/note]] According to Gösta Ekman (his actor), Sickan has been wearing this same outfit ever since he graduated university.
122** Rocky, while only appearing in two movies, still has the same leather jacket, plaid blue shirt and flat cap in both.
123** Harry is never seen without his dark brown suit and circle-patterned red tie. While his shirt does change slightly, it’s always a beige, plaid one of some sort.
124** Vanheden is a downplayed example. He rarely wears the exact same suit, but the general colouring usually applies (light grey plaid blazer and light grey pants with a contrasting tie), and he always has the same black hat. The only exception is in ''Jönssonligan spelar högt'', where he wears a completely different suit (but still the same hat).
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127[[folder:Literature]]
128* Not actually shown, but in one of the City Watch {{Literature/Discworld}} novels, Vimes wonders if Vetinari has an entire closet full of identical black robes, as he's never seen the Patrician dressed in any other way.
129** He probably does. It's likely a family tradition. Look at the Vetinari family arms. Blazon: Sable -- that is, black (and ''nothing else''). WordOfGod is that it's not only black, it's a slightly shabby black (though how you do that in Heraldry is anyone's guess - the shield in the ''Companion'' lets the hatching that represents sable in black and white get a bit wider than normal in places, creating a worn carpet effect; the colour one in ''The Streets of Ankh Morpork'' is blotchy), like that of a well-worn robe that you automatically pick up and put on in the morning so as not to waste time worrying about what to wear.
130* Harry Dresden, of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is almost never seen in anything other than a [[BadassLongcoat black duster]], black jeans, and a grey T-shirt unless the plot call for a change in wardrobe. The duster is so heavily enchanted with various protective spells that it's as good as armour, and Harry spends a lot of time InHarmsWay; everything else is just down to him being very set in his ways and not inclined to change a working formula, not to mention [[PerpetualPoverty a man of limited means.]]
131** He attempts to use the trope to his advantage in ''Small Favor'' when running and hiding from Summer's goons. He ditches the black duster, and gives it to Thomas, along with a kind of Clone Form spell, thinking that Summer would hunt for ''Thomas'', and make things easier for Harry. This comes around to bite Harry when [[LightningBruiser Tiny Gruff]] shows up.
132* Albert in ''Literature/FishInATree'' owns multiple black t-shirts, all of which have the word "Flint" written on them.
133* In ''Franchise/JurassicPark'', Ian Malcolm only owns black and gray clothing, claiming that the only thing which bores him more than fashion is professional sports, and he prefers not having to think about what he has to wear every day.
134* ''Literature/JohannesCabal'' mentions that Cabal never wears a slightly formal outfit no matter what he's doing-black hat, black jacket, white shirt, black tie, black pants, black socks, black shoes (some early stories have him wearing suspenders or a cardigan indoors-also black). The only exception are his tartan house slippers. This is Lampshaded by his brother who explicitly points out all his outfits are like this and mentions that Cabal doesn't have "outfits" he has "a uniform."
135* ''Literature/WheresWally'''s Wally/Waldo is contractually bound to enforce this trope, as are most members of his supporting cast.
136* Similar to the ''Jurassic Park'' example, Cayce Pollard in Creator/WilliamGibson's ''Literature/PatternRecognition'' is allergic to brands (no, really, [[TelevisuallyTransmittedDisease it's a condition]]) and dresses only in shades of grey, white, or black with all logos or labels removed; her clothes are referred to as Cayce Pollard Units or... wait for it... [=CPU=]s. Appropriately, her eyes are grey.
137-->What people take for relentless minimalism is a side effect of too much exposure to the reactor-cores of fashion. This has resulted in a remorseless paring-down of what she can and will wear. She is, literally, allergic to fashion. She can only tolerate things that could have been worn, to a general lack of comment, during any year between 1945 and 2000. She’s a design-free zone, a one-woman school of anti whose very austerity periodically threatens to spawn its own cult.
138* In the new Foundation trilogy, this saves Hari Seldon's life when an assassin puts a time-delayed fire-starting compound in his shirt. His wife is able to swap in another of his shirts and reveal the assassin.
139** Early in their relationship, Dors had been surprised when she first saw inside his wardrobe. Up until that moment she had thought he was somehow wearing the same clothes every day. Hari is offended by the suggestion.
140* In the ''Literature/SeekersOfTruth'', the Wizard always wears the same suit and hat ([[MasterOfIllusion or appears to]]), and Specter and Shade have consistent outfits mainly because their abilities help protect them from temperature extremes.
141* In ''Literature/TheDestroyer'' series Remo always wears a black t-shirt and black chinos, regardless of climate.
142* In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' series, Artemis always wears Armani suits regardless of the temperature. But remind you, he's 12.
143--> "Honestly, Butler, the second we return to the hotel, I am disposing of this outfit. I miss my suits."
144--->--The Opal Deception
145** Although in the graphic novel of the second book, he is shown to be wearing a fur coat. But that's just because it's -30 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Did I mention they were in the Arctic?
146** He also rolled up his sleeves for "the cake sale" in "The Atlantis Complex".
147* Mrs. Carillon in ''Literature/TheMysteriousDisappearanceOfLeonIMeanNoel'' has been wearing a purple flowered-dress with purple high heels ever since the day she first met Leon/Noel as an adult, so he could recognize her if he ever saw her again. And instead of underwear, she always wears a purple-flowered bathing suit (she owns twenty-four identical ones), which is what she wore when she last saw him being swept overboard a boat. She wore purple flowers in the first place because that was what she had worn when they last saw each other, the occasion of their ChildhoodMarriagePromise.
148* In the Second and Third Books of ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' Darren Shan only ever wears an old suit [[spoiler: the one in which he was buried in]] and a pirate outfit which he gains during the middle of the second book. The fact that he never changes his clothes is often lampshaded and the book gives no explanation as to why he doesn't change his clothes.
149* ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': Arthur spends ''twelve years'' in a dressing gown. It was one thing when he was stranded on prehistoric Earth, quite another on the multiple occasions he's on some sort of spaceship that ought to have other wardrobe options available. (Strictly speaking, no mention of Arthur's outfit is made after he arrives on the Heart of Gold, it's not until he's on prehistoric Earth that the dressing gown is mentioned again. Creator/DouglasAdams wrote a scene for the TV series in which he gets a new outfit, and the producer rejected it because it was funnier if he was still wearing a dressing gown. So from then on, he was retroactively always wearing the dressing gown.)
150* ''Literature/MillyMollyMandy'': In "Milly-Molly-Mandy has a New Dress", Milly-Molly-Mandy wants to exchange her pink-and-white striped dress for a new dress with flowers on it, but meets a girl named Bunchy who only wears flowery dresses and decides Bunchy should have it instead. Lampshaded by little-friend-Susan: "If Milly-Molly-Mandy didn't wear her pink-and-white stripes people might not know her at once. And that would be a pity!"
151* In Patrick Senecal's ''Literature/{{Aliss}},'' a BloodierAndGorier twist on ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', Bone (TheMadHatter {{Expy}}) is wearing the same [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel Victorian suit and top hat]] every time Aliss sees him. After a while, Aliss begins to wonder if he has an entire closet filled with identical clothes.
152* In ''Literature/HeartOfSteel'', Alistair wears Howie-style lab coats almost exclusively. By the very end he has adopted steampunk fashion.
153* If Voldemort of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series ever wears anything other than a black robe (aside from in flashbacks), it's certainly not stated.
154* Ashleigh, in ''Literature/{{Sanctioned}}'', has only two changes of clothes, and they look pretty similar. She prefers not to own a lot of things, as it's easier to move on when you don't.
155* In ''Literature/MelaniesMarvelousMeasles'', the titular Melanie always wears a pink tee-shirt and pants, and Tina always wears a sky blue dress.
156* In ''Literature/TheWorstThingAboutMySister'', Marty always wears a red shirt with "Pow!" on it and boots.
157* Dana [=McGucken=] from ''Literature/LanguageArts'' wears an oversize white linen suit with no tie to fourth grade every day.
158* Invoked by Peta in ''Literature/PetaLyresRatingNormal''. She only wears checked shirts and jeans so she won't be paralyzed with indecision while trying to get dressed every morning.
159* Erin from ''Literature/TheNowhereGirls'' wears a flannel shirt, a T-shirt, and soft baggy pants every day. Her mom doesn't understand why she sets out tomorrow's outfit every night before bed when her outfits are all the same.
160* ''Literature/RoysBedoys'': Everyone usually wears the same outfits.
161* ''Literature/{{Sunshine}}'': The vampire Constantine always wears black pants with long black shirts; at one point, he loans a shirt to the protagonist Rae, then wears an identical one in his next appearance. Rae never asks, but suspects that it's a way to blend in at night.
162* [=McCall=] from ''Literature/FracturedStars'' has multiple copies of each of her two outfits - one for when she's on her ship, and one for when she's on a planet.
163* ''Literature/CountingToD'': The physics teacher, Mr. Maxwell, has about a dozen copies of both the green button-down shirt he wears when it's cold and the blue t-shirt he wears when it's warm.
164* ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'': Holo changes outfits after her original one is destroyed in the first arc. From then on, she always wears the dark pants/violet blouse combo underneath. On top of it, she wears a [[InTheHood hooded]] [[BadHabits cloak]] while traveling, but ties the cloak around her waist and puts on a hat and a shoulder cape when in towns. Lawrence has only one outfit, though he takes off his jacket indoors.
165* In the ''Literature/{{Thora}}'' books, the protagonist always wears a special wetsuit called a Halla-Skin to hide her mermaid ancestry.
166* ''Literature/AngelaNicely'': Characters are generally drawn in the same clothes.
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170* Stunning Steve Austin had a reasonable amount of varied ring gear. Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin did not. He once lost his temper and battered Wrestling/BigShow for ripping one of his two pairs of pants.
171* Wrestling/MsChif had been derided for years for always wearing the same thing. She had two outfits, but the first was EarlyInstallmentWeirdness. Wrestling/DaizeeHaze, seamstress and Chif's [[TheRival most persistent rival]], eventually took it upon herself to [[DefiedTrope make MsChif new gear]].[[/folder]]
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174* ''Series/BetweenTheLions'': Lionel almost always wears a gray hat and green and white striped shirt in the first eight seasons. Although in the ninth and tenth seasons, his wardrobe was changed to a red cap and a light green shirt with the number 42 on the front.
175* ''Series/FraggleRock'': The Fraggles almost NEVER change their clothes. Usually, when they wear costumes, they have on their normal outfits underneath. It's {{lampshade|Hanging}}d for Wembley (and for some reason ''only'' for Wembley)—it's pointed out a few times in the series that he only has two shirts and they both look identical. He still sometimes has trouble deciding what to wear. [[note]]In the ''Fraggles Look For Jobs'' wrap tape, Wembley was also the only one to comment on the limited wardrobe; he told Gobo that the first thing he would do when the series ended was go out and buy himself a new shirt, because he was tired of always wearing the same thing.[[/note]]
176* All of ''Series/ThePajanimals'' always wear their iconic pajamas, save for being shown naked only at the top during the "Bathtime Boogie" song number. Even in "A Super Sweet Night," in which they're dressed up in Halloween costumes, the costumes are just accessories such as a firefighter's hat and a superhero mask. As follows:
177** Apollo wears a purple shirt and pants with a pattern of Jupiter and a rocket ship.
178** Cowbella wears a purple button-up shirt and pants with alternating diamonds of lighter and darker purple and pink and white striped cuffs.
179** Squacky wears a light blue jumpsuit with yellow polka-dots bordered by white throughout and darker blue on the cuffs and in the button-up center.
180** Sweetpea Sue wears a light pink onesie with a pattern of a colorful flowers in circles throughout and darker pink on the cuffs.
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184* Jacob from ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'' always wears the same outfit- blue shirt, black pants, and brown glasses, with it being mentioned that he has multiple copies of them. This shows how [[ControlFreak inflexible]] he is.
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188* In ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0YpEnBrVyg Strong Bad Email 199]], Strong Bad compliments Homestar's same-shirt-he-always-wears.
189** In the earlier email "do over", Strong Bad sings a serenade that includes "I never change my clothes" in there lyrics.
190* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'' does this. It's even pointed out by Autmn in "Beach Brawl" when Killer sneers that Vexusdylan is too lazy to give them other outfits.
191-->'''Autmn:''' Well that explains why we have our pedestrian clothes instead of swimsuits.
192* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' showcases this trope as each character has a noted outfit they are almost always wearing--though they will switch out for sleep clothes or school uniforms. This is {{Justified}} as a result of the GreatOffscreenWar that happened eighty years ago; one kingdom outlawed art and self-expression, so after the war was over people defied the law by tailoring their own fashions. It's explicitly noted by a character in the spinoff novels that the whole point of fashion is for somebody to come up with their own IconicOutfit. While inter-volume CostumeEvolution does downplay this a little, each character has their own 'trend' with all their outfits and usually only change to a new look after a big personal event.
193** This is exaggerated with STRQ. A photograph from nearly 20 years ago shows them wearing the ''exact'' clothes they currently wear. [[CoolUncle Qrow]] finally gets an outfit change in Volume 7 after making the decision to quit drinking.
194** The only significant character that doesn't follow this rule is Cinder Fall, who often has a new outfit every volume. It's implied that this is because she's psychologically damaged.
195* Except for very occasional color changes (and armor updates every time the show starts being filmed in a new game), all characters in ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' appear in the exact same armor every single time. Understandable, though, as it's a machinima recorded in ''{{Franchise/Halo}}'', and there isn't exactly anything else to visually differentiate characters from one another other than armor color!
196* ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'' has this as well; characters have ''occasionally'' been seen in other outfits, but usually wear the same iconic ones. This has been lampshaded: "I thought that was a myth, like David owning a second shirt".
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200* The main characters of ''WebComic/EightBitTheater'', it being a sprite comic, have so far only changed clothes to represent their class change, or occasionally when in disguise.
201* ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' makes fun of the fact that [[InformedEquipment changing a video game character's equipment doesn't change that character's appearance.]]
202* Pretty much all of the characters from ''Webcomic/AshfacesDaughter'' feature this, with the exception of prince Joakim who had an entire CostumeTestMontage dedicated to finding him a different outfit.
203* ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' is a somewhat odd example, in that most of the main cast don't wear clothing because they are [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom anthropomorphic cats and dogs]], but much of the auxiliary cast (including all adults) DO wear clothing. The main cast do occasionally show up in clothing (oftentimes {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, particularly when [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c43/p17.html swimming]] or when [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c57/p1.html it is that time of the month.]] Of course, then PAULO shows up wearing clothing, and CloudCuckoolander David is surprised that boys can have periods too.
204* ''Webcomic/TheChapelChronicles'': Chapel's wardrobe is mainly limited to her LittleBlackDress and loads of hats and she is easily recognized by her clothing.
205* In ''Webcomic/EnnuiGo'' Part 1 the cast largely sticks to specific outfits, although they sometimes wear other stuff for specific occasions, and the some of the cast switches to more weather-appropriate wear when the setting of the comic changes to a more tropical one. Averted in Part 2 when the characters start wearing different outfits each day.
206* Many characters in ''Webcomic/TheFourth'' have been seen in night clothes, and costumes are used from time to time for thematic and comedic purposes, but the daily outfit for any one character remains exactly the same.
207* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', for the first few years, the main characters used to wear the same few clothes in all their appearances. Elliot in particular used to default to wearing a black t-shirt and rarely deviating from that. This was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in a non-canon EGS:NP storyline which [[http://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/?date=2004-03-30 completely revamped]] Tedd, Susan and Sarah but left Elliot unchanged except for now wearing a white t-shirt. Even with the characters' wardrobes getting extended, Elliot still favours the black shirts, with TheRant on [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=2326 one strip]] where he wears one two days in a row explaining he has a closet full of them.
208* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003896 offhandedly mentions]] that trolls wear the same clothing nearly all the time, because "trolls think fashion is stupid."
209* In ''Webcomic/Life2012'', Felicia is almost always seen in either [[SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack her school uniform]] (even though her high school doesn't ''have'' a uniform) or a red t-shirt over grey clothes.
210* In ''Webcomic/JustAnotherParty'' the characters all wear a black top with their symbol on it. Except for Jake. Jake likes trench coats.
211* In ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'', Jonesy's is explained by her as a result of buying shirts and such in bulk and donating them when she's done, and jeans were meant to last forever anyway. She does this because she doesn't have her own washer and dryer, and finds it a pain to find nine quarters for a laundromat.
212* In ''Webcomic/{{MOLEBASHED}}'', two of the main characters -- Kari and Wes -- [[https://web.archive.org/web/20151027020015/http://www.molebashed.com/post/128686078323/remember-how-nice-it-felt-to-finally-be-home-from the same black shirt/blue jeans combo]].
213* ''Webcomic/{{morphE}}'' follows a Visual Novel styled template and in turn all the character sprites stick to their default outfits for the majority of the time. Except Amical. But he's rich and can afford more than one shirt.
214* ''Webcomic/{{Muted}}'':
215** Subverted, while Camille and Silvia usually have one iconic dress that they wear, all characters are seen sporting different outfits over the course of several pages.
216** Parodied with Camille. When Nyra and Dendro see her old room, they make fun of the fact that her closet is literally just white blouses and navy skirts.
217* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', for the first few books, everyone wears the same clothing at all times. While exceptions do exist (Belkar's clothing changed colors when his Wisdom was boosted, Elan wore fancy dress to [[spoiler:Tarquin's banquet in his honor]], and so on), the main cast's wardrobe has been exactly the same since the comics inception. The only major (and permanent changes) are:
218** After being imprisoned by Nale, Elan traded his sash and chainmail for a white shirt and vest.
219** Haley goes through several different outfits, including a black version of her leather armor while [[spoiler:the Resistance leader in Azure City]] and the new armor she gets in ''Blood Runs in the Family''. She later lampshades this by saying that as the comic's leading lady, she needs to change outfits every once in a while so they can sell action figures. She also gets an ImportantHaircut during ''Don't Split the Party''.
220** After the [[spoiler:Soul Splice]], V stops parting their hair and begins wearing it in a ponytail instead.
221** Durkon's armor changed color when [[spoiler:he was vampirized]].
222** All of the party has gotten cold-weather clothing in the newest arc on the Northern Continent.
223* ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'' almost always wear the same outfits, Ozy a [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal black vest and top hat]], Millie a set of coveralls. With some exceptions such as Ozy wearing pants whenever he gets shaved and the few times Millie was forced to wear a dress.
224* The characters of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' are always dressed the same way; when [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/4/23/ Gabe put on a suit and changed his hairdo]], some readers couldn't recognize him.
225** Both of their closets are shown to have multiple copies of their signature outfits. Additionally, if they change to winter clothes or occasionally swimtrunks, the color motifs stay the same.
226** Tycho was once seen clothes shopping, looking at a rack of the blue/grey shirts identical to his own.
227* In ''Webcomic/{{Plume}}'', Corrick wears the same blue BadassLongcoat regardless of whether it's snowing or burning heat outside. It might be that he simply doesn't feel the elements anymore.
228* Most of the cast of ''Webcomic/{{Precocious}}'', Bud has his jeans, black vest, and wifebeater. Tiffany her green dress with a smiley-face pin. And Autumn with her Catholic schoolgirl outfit (their school doesn't have uniforms, she wears it to make people underestimate her), though she sometimes wears a tanktop and sweatpants in summer.
229** This is used as a cue during an arc where the class takes on the role of a classmate. And yes, this does mean that the two boys who drew Autumn and Tiffany [[CrossCastRole end up in their dresses]].
230* In ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'' many of the Circle Band members wear the band T-shirt almost exclusively.
231* ''{{Webcomic/Sarilho}}'' is very fond of its uniforms, and with most characters being either soldiers or otherwise members of uniformed offices, this trope plays almost constantly.
232* In ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'', most characters are this (though a lot of them, being based on Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog, [[PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales don't have much in the way of clothes to change]]). Of note is [[AuthorAvatar Christian Weston Chandler]], who aside from the WeddingEpisode was only ever seen wearing [[https://sonichu.com/cwcki/The_Classic the Classic]] up until a preview of Sonichu 10 shown at the end of Sonichu 9. In Issue 10, he seemed to be transitioning from this to ConsistentClothingStyle, which he'd demonstrated in real life, but [[DevelopmentHell by the time]] [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell Sonichu 11]] came out, Christian had already [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} become Christine]] and gotten a new version of this trope: In every issue [[DevelopmentHell that's been completed so far]] from Sonichu 11 onward, every human depiction of Christine that isn't [[PhotoComic a photograph]] features a teal sleeveless shirt and a white skirt with either a music note or her ponysona's [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Cutie Mark]] on the her left/our right side of the front.
233%%* Pretty much everyone in ''[[http://www.spacekidcomics.com/ Space Kid!]]''
234* Acknowledged in ''WebComic/SuicideForHire,'' with Arc's Steely Dan shirt:
235-->"I thought I already got this shirt from you?"\
236"Yeah, I gave you number twelve. This is number forty-two."
237* Parodied in this ''WebComic/TwoGuysAndGuy'' [[http://www.twogag.com/comics/2012-04-13-TGAG_134_Makeover.jpg strip]]. Guy and Frank appear in different clothes for once and proclaim that "the thing that lived in the laundry room finally starved to death." Wayne's glad to hear it, but he just changes to an otherwise identical shirt with a square instead of a circle.
238* In ''WebComic/UndeadFriend'' Mahalah and Brigger are always seen in the same outfits since they are ghosts and it's what they died in.
239* in ''Webcomic/{{Unreality}}'', the main characters, Dominic and Sarah, consistently wear a gray hoodie and a green sweater respectively, or when they're in colder environments, they were overcoats over them.
240* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Sette is excited to find an exact replacement for her blue overshirt after it gets ruined in a fight even though she's in another country than she got her previous one in. This lets her keep wearing the same outfit, save for a disguise once and a costume once, for her entire trip across Kasslyne.
241* ''Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}}'' examples: Danny has his Indiana University sweatshirt, Sal has her mother's jacket, Mike has his black shirt with the SEMME yellow stripe, Jason has his suit, Walky has his sweatshirt... in fact, for most of ''It's Walky!'' all SEMME members qualify.
242** Willis consciously avoids this in ''WebComic/DumbingOfAge'', instead giving his characters color motifs and recurring types of clothing, though as a MythologyGag some things are remarkably similar to the original 'verse -- Walky, for example, retains his sweatshirt (now stripe-less), Jason retains his bowtie, Ethan has a lot of green button-downs, Ruth's black-on-green ensemble in the first story arc evokes her original black overalls, and so forth.
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246* Lampshaded in the web fiction serial ''Literature/DimensionHeroes'' when Brittany and Tami go clothes shopping. Brittany is excited about a neat shirt she found on sale, only for Tami to point out that it was remarkably similar to the one she was currently wearing.
247* At Whateley Academy in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
248** The only thing Bladedancer ever wears is a mandarin top with yoga pants. She's not very comfortable with her body.
249** Generator also has a Limited Wardrobe, but for a different reason: she's really poor. She works in the school sewers as her scholarship job (at Whateley, this is a hazard-pay kind of job).
250** Mega-Girl. The only thing Marty ever wears is her super-suit. Phase found out she studies in it. Not only does she have very few clothes, but the more she wears her suit (it's a psychokinetic construct), the further she goes along on her ([[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} much desired by her]]) path as a GenderBender.
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254* In his television appearances, Creator/{{David Mitchell|Actor}} has a wardrobe as variable as anyone else. But in his weekly ''David Mitchell's Soap Box'' webcasts, he always wears the same red button-up shirt and black slacks. They record five episodes at a time and switching shirts for each one would waste time. However, when viewers commented on it, he changed to a blue shirt and explained that he'd be perfectly happy to wear the same thing every day -- it would save time and shield him from lingering insecurities about his vanity.
255* In ''WebVideo/{{Hatchetfield}}'', outside of work uniforms, formal events, and the occasional bit of EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference, every character wears the same outfit every day to maintain a distinctive look and prevent them being mistaken for other characters played by the same actor.
256* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic generally always wears the same hat, jacket, and necktie/T-shirt combo, presumably to make him immediately distinguishable from Creator/DougWalker's other characters. Fellow Website/ChannelAwesome reviewers [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] (black shirt, plaid shirt, jacket, hat), [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow Angry Joe]] (black Superboy t-shirt, jacket) and WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows (the ''exact same hood'', and a mask when appearing in the light) also don't vary on wardrobe very much, except when the situation calls for it.
257* [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Outside of his second, third, and fourth videos]], pretty much all of WebVideo/{{ProJared}}'s videos have him wearing a blue, short-sleeved, button-up shirt.
258* Laina Morris, [[ImageMacro better known as]] [[{{Yandere}} Overly Attached Girlfriend]] did a video wherein OAG is preparing for a first date with another meme character, [[TheJinx Bad Luck Brian]]. She is choosing between several different aqua T-shirts.
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261[[folder:Real Life]]
262* TruthInTelevision for a great deal of history. Clothing becoming cheap enough that the average person could afford to own more than 2-3 outfits is a fairly recent event on a historical scale.
263** To some extent it still is TruthInTelevision. Four or five identical plain t-shirts, either all white or no more than two solid colours per package, can be bought for the price of one or two more decorative individual ones from most superstores.
264** An [[http://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/ article about Tide detergent]] in ''New York'' magazine states that prior to the introduction of laundry detergent with surfactants after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, people owned far less clothing and wore an outfit several times before washing it.
265** Also played straight from the Steam Age to the post-UsefulNotes/WorldWarII years even with people who could afford a well furnished wardrobe: it was inconceivable for formal or elegant clothing to have striking colors or patterns, so most people owned an entire row of dark suits, white shirts, black shoes.
266*** Unless you find mauve not striking enough, that was not always the case. The first aniline dye [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauveine mauveine]], with its incredibly bright and garish hue, enjoyed a long-lasting, British Empire-spanning craze, started by none other than Queen herself. And then it gave way to other bright synthetic dyes. The usual mistake is to think that if the photos of the day are shades of grey, the outfits were as well.
267** TruthInTelevision for people all over the world who simply can't afford to buy lots of clothing, or don't live in an area where clothing stores are readily accessible. Many people only have a few outfits that they just wash frequently until they completely wear out.
268* UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein was rumored to have had a closet of 12 identical outfits so he wouldn't have to think about what he wore. He also refused to wear socks.
269* Likewise, fellow physicist UsefulNotes/RichardFeynman kept a wardrobe of very similar shirts and slacks for a large part of his career so he wouldn't have to waste time choosing clothes.
270* Creator/DanielRadcliffe enjoyed annoying the {{paparazzi}} during his stint on the London stage - for six months he deliberately wore the same clothes when leaving the theatre so photographs would be impossible to prove recent, and therefore worthless.
271* Creator/JenniferAniston always wore the same pair of bright orange cargo shorts any time she was out in public. Since it made it nearly impossible to tell if a photo was new or not, it rendered most photos of her nearly worthless (this was back when she was still on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and married to Creator/BradPitt, making her even more of a tabloid target than she is now).
272* Fashion editor Carrie Donovan (aka the Old Navy lady) always wore black with pearls and glasses.
273* Author Tom Wolfe famously wears identical white suits for all public appearances.
274* Sir Creator/DavidAttenborough explained in an interview why he always wears the same light blue shirt and khaki chino trousers. Apparently it's to stop people focusing on what he is wearing and instead keep their attention on the animals themselves. It also allows his production team to mix footage of him from different series or combine separate shots filmed over a long period of time without major continuity issues. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0xcA86bHoo&t=84s behind-the-scenes clip]] for ''Galapagos 3D'' revealed that his iconic light blue shirt even has a little custom loop of fabric inside the lapel specifically for holding a lavalier mike! But it was later subverted in the same documentary when the producer had him switch to a ''navy''-colored shirt once shooting commenced because the light blue made his shoulders look weird to the 3D cameras. He replied, (mostly jokingly) aghast, that he'd "never heard such codswallop".
275** Wearing a limited range of colours is actually a trick used by naturalists and natural history filmmakers. If they want to make themselves familiar to some animals, animals with colour vision that work mainly on visual recognition (like chimps) they try to always turn up looking the same. If they turned up in a different coloured shirt, the animals might think it was a different human, and either flee or turn aggressive.
276* Project Runway judge Michael Kors wears a black blazer, black shirt, and jeans in every single episode, despite being an extremely successful fashion designer. At the Season 4 reunion, he explained that in his younger days he constantly fell victim to every new fashion trend; now he sticks with one classic outfit. He also mentioned that the reason why he wears the same thing is so that he doesn't have to think about what he's going to wear.
277* Creator/NeilGaiman, if not actually on a red carpet, always wears black jeans (R. M. Williams black jeans, if you're interested), a black T-shirt with a black sweater if it's cold, and a black leather jacket. He claims he has very poor fashion sense and this makes it easier. In photos of him in the 80s, the T-shirt is sometimes grey.
278* Creator/SteveJobs and his trademark St Croix black long-sleeved mock turtleneck sweaters, Levi 501 blue jeans, and white New Balance 991 sneakers.
279** According to [[https://web.archive.org/web/20111014044647/http://www.ft.com:80/cms/s/2a2b1506-0d0b-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=03d100e8-2fff-11da-ba9f-00000e2511c8,print=yes.html John Lasseter]], Jobs adopted the black turtleneck because it was discontinued, and the only way he could get more was to buy in bulk. Jobs is rumored to have had over a hundred turtlenecks and jeans...
280*** It is confirmed in the biography written by Walter Isaacson that Jobs had over a hundred of those shirts ("enough to last me the rest of my life", Jobs was known to joke). The author describes one interview with Jobs at his home where Jobs showed him the contents of his closet, and there were indeed that many shirts in there. Jobs was given the shirts by the designer of the uniforms at a Japan-based company Apple had dealings with. Jobs had admired the uniforms the factory workers wore, and had unsuccessfully tried to convince Apple to adopt a uniform vest. The designer sent him several boxes full of the black shirts instead.
281* Drew Carey often jokes that his entire wardrobe is made up of white shirts and ties.
282* In one of the audio commentaries to ''{{Series/Spaced}}'', Creator/KevinSmith notes how this trope applies to the show (in the sense that they have a small number of outfits that they repeat) and proceeds to cite it as a point of the show's realism. Creator/KevinSmith himself is known for having this, too.
283* Dean Kamen (inventor of the Segway, among other things) is almost always seen in jeans and a long-sleeved flannel shirt, no matter how fancy the occasion. In fact, people have trouble recognizing him when he's wearing something else.
284* Creator/SteveIrwin seemed to wear his khaki shirt and shorts wherever he went. His entire family also dresses like this.
285* One-time BBC war correspondent and, later, independent MP Martin Bell is well-known for wearing white suits.
286* Somewhere in the middle of his career Creator/GeorgeCarlin decided to wear plain black outfits for his shows. Sometimes vary on whether he wears long or short sleeves, or whether the shirt is tucked or untucked, but always uncompromisingly black.
287* When not on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' and thus not in a suit, Creator/JonStewart almost universally wears a grey T-shirt and khakis, sometimes with a leather jacket if it's cold out. When named [[http://www.cc.com/video-clips/83r1hn/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-nyc-s-best-dressed one of NYC's Best Dressed]], he protested with a slideshow of himself at various public appearances: "Same fucking shirt, every day -- that's not personal style, that's OCD!"
288* Music/TheWhiteStripes dress exclusively in white, red and black. This does not extend to appearances and performances with their side projects, though.
289* Music/WeirdAlYankovic has almost always been seen in a loud Hawaiian shirt, black trousers, and brightly-patterned Vans shoes since the 1980s.
290** His limited wardrobe is reportedly a large one; early in his career, Al had a note in his concert rider asking venues to supply him with one new garish Hawaiian shirt, and quickly accumulated several closetsful. The Vans company has also been known to let Al stop by the warehouse and take home an armload of new shoes.
291** Until Al had his vision corrected with [=LASIK=] eye surgery in the 1990s, his distinctive large wire-rimmed eyeglasses were also part of his trademark look.
292* EDM artist Robert [=DeLong=] always wears black jeans and a black T-shirt with his orange "X" logo.
293* Mwanzaa on {{Creator/ABC}}s Teen Kids News on Sunday mornings is always seen wearing a dark blue jacket with a pink dress shirt and a pink/green striped tie every week.
294%%* Creator/JayLeno.
295* In general, people have favourite items of clothing that they like to wear often. Once you start to notice how that one girl at work always wears a plaid shirt, it cannot be unseen.
296* College, summer camp, vacation, business trips, or any other scenario where one can only bring a limited amount of clothes.
297* Enforced whenever uniforms are mandated to be worn, or if there is a sufficiently stringent dress code that prohibits a large enough section of garments to the point where fashion choices are extremely limited.
298* Former Website/YouTube star Creator/AlexDay has only four shirts and two pairs of jeans.
299* During the 2010 World Cup, Germany's coach [=Jogi Loew=] wore the same "lucky" [[http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Loew-500x271.jpg blue sweater]] for 3 straight matches until his team lost to Spain. The sweater eventually sold for 1 million Euros.
300* Music/HenryRollins is rarely seen these days in anything but a plain black t-shirt and black jeans. When he performed music, he only wore a pair of (usually blue) athletic shorts.
301* Colonel Sanders only wore his Kentucky Colonel white outfit for the rest of his life once he became a cultural icon.
302* Music/JohnnyCash famously only wore black, usually a black button up shirt, black trousers, black cowboy boots (sometimes loafers) and a black duster.
303* Creator/TomScott buys red T-shirts in bulk, and once wore one so it was visible, in the arctic circle.
304* Creator/TomHiddleston seems to have an almost unlimited collection of suits, but his "casual wear" is limited to combinations of a very small number of pieces, many of which he's been wearing for literally years. For the curious, these include the white dress shirt, the grey front/white back tshirt, the red plaid shirt, 2 black cardigans (one of which has its own [fanmade] [[https://twitter.com/TomsSweater twitter account]]), and one very well worn pair of cowboy boots.
305* Alex "Smiffy" Smith of LetsPlay/HatFilms is rarely seen not wearing a red t-shirt. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Hatfilms/comments/2sdy4i/alex_smiths_closet/ He admitted to it here]].
306* [[LetsPlay/SeaNanners Adam Montoya]] seems to wear nothing but grey t-shirts when filming. Apparently he found a large box of them on sale one day. Whenever he doesn't wear them, he often dons a red shirt with a jumper or sweater of some sort.
307* [[{{Website/Facebook}} Mark Zuckerberg]] actually just [[http://time.com/4192840/mark-zuckerberg-wardrobe-facebook-photo/ buys plain grey T-shirts in bulk]] so he doesn't have to decide what to wear every morning.
308* Creator/TimBurton once told a magazine interviewing him that he wears primarily black clothing so he doesn't have to worry about matching colors.
309* Creator/BillHader pretty much always wears plaid shirts, tan pants, and New Balances. As noted on Conan, there was a Tumblr called "Get Bill Hader a change oof clothes" with dozens of shots of him in said outfit.
310* Edith Piaf (of "Non, Je ne Regrette Rien" fame) always wore a black dress when she was on stage.
311* UsefulNotes/BarackObama mostly wore black or dark blue suits while serving as President. On top of that, he always let someone else choose which of those two he would wear on a given day, as even a simple choice like that would increase the already immeasurable levels of stress that comes with being President. There was one notable instance where he averted this and wore a tan suit to announce military action against the Islamic State, and it was considered so out-of-character for him that it was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_tan_suit_controversy genuinely scandalous.]]
312* In one interview, Creator/DavidTennant was talking about how he's married to the daughter of the [[Creator/PeterDavison actor who played the Fifth Doctor]], and it showed a photo of the three of them. He then realized that the suit and tie he was wearing in the photo were the ''same ones'' he was wearing right then. (The clip can be seen at about 1:50 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhMsilmry0&t=1s here]].)
313* Creator/JasonMantzoukas has a self-described uniform for non-formal public appearances - white Oxford shirt and blue jeans.
314* AC/DC guitarist Angus Young always wears a schoolboy uniform onstage. It's actually the uniform he wore when he was a schoolboy in Australia. He liked to wear it in concert because it still fit him.
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320* Lampshaded in a 1990s UsefulNotes/McDonalds commercial which showed Ronald [=McDonald=] in his morning routine, including opening a closetful of identical clown suits while pondering "what to wear, what to wear..."
321* Music/TaylorSwift does a version of the "nothing but copies of the same outfit in the wardrobe" gag in a Capital One [[https://i0.wp.com/metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/PRI_171972150.jpg advertisement.]]
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325* In episode 49 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Doctor H. goes to his closet to find some clothes to wear for his date with Miss Peach. All of the outfits in his closet are the exact same as the yellow-and-purple one he usually wears.
326* In episode 30 of ''Animation/NanaMoon'', Grumble opens a closet to put on his purple jester cap. Or rather, one of them; the closet is filled with purple jester caps that look exactly the same.
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330* In the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audio drama "The Crimes of Thomas Brewster", the Sixth Doctor's patchwork coat is destroyed by a giant robot mosquito. He assures his companion that he has a dozen identical coats back in the TARDIS. She's less than delighted to hear this.
331-->'''Evelyn''': One down, twelve to go...
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335* ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' does this with Calvin.
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339* ''Film/LastActionHero'' lampshades this, of course, in [[ShowWithinAShow Jack Slater IV]], when we get to Slater's apartment and see a wardrobe filled with identical shirts, pants, boots, and [[HandCannon Desert Eagle pistols]].
340* An oddly serious movie example: Seth Brundle in Cronenberg's ''Film/TheFly1986''. For much of the movie's first third, he's seen only in a charcoal grey suit jacket, white shirt, red necktie, black trousers, and brown Oxford shoes. When Veronica (who has an UnlimitedWardrobe) asks him "Do you ever change your clothes?" he tells her he actually changes his clothes every day. She looks in his closet and discovers he has ''five identical outfits'', down to five jackets and pairs of shoes! He doesn't like wasting time in the morning deciding what to wear, citing Einstein as an example. Very shortly after this, their professional relationship becomes a personal one, and she subsequently [[IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable buys him some nice casual clothes]], resulting in a SignificantWardrobeShift (one of several evolution {{Motifs}} tied to Seth before his TragicMistake starts to ''really'' change him).
341* Lampshaded in ''Film/SpiceWorld''. "The little Gucci dress, the little Gucci dress, or the little Gucci dress?"
342* One of the ''Ernest'' movies has a scene where title character Ernest P. Worrell opens his closet to specifically show the viewer two dozen copies of his iconic blue-jeans vest outfit.
343* In the comedy/spoof ''Film/FatalInstinct'', Ned Ravine has a closet completely filled with identical blue suits. He asks his secretary which one he should wear. The secretary responds "The blue one".
344* Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls hilariously lampshaded this in [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie their debut film]].
345--> '''Blossom''': What to wear?
346--> '''Buttercup''': What to wear?
347--> '''Bubbles''': What to wear?
348--> ''[[AnswerCut (cut to Mojo Jojo looking at his own limited collection of clothes)]]''
349--> '''Mojo Jojo''': Oh! That's nice.
350* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanShazamTheReturnOfBlackAdam,'' [[KidHero Billy Batson]] (see LimitedWardrobe/ComicBooks goes through his morning routine, looking through his closet of identical red sweaters and taking two out to compare before deciding.
351* ''[[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scooby-Doo!]] Wrestling/WrestleMania Mystery'':
352-->'''Velma and Daphne''': You didn't pack the luggage?
353-->...
354-->'''Shaggy''': Like, what's the big deal? We all wear the same outfits every single day anyway.
355* ''[[WebVideo/{{Fred}} Fred: The Movie]]'' had one scene where Fred goes through his drawer, revealing it to be full of clothes identical to what he's currently wearing.
356* In ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', Fozzie's suitcase is filled with identical polka-dot ties, in an AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal version of the trope.
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360* In the 20th anniversary ''Theatre/SeraMyu: La Reconquista'' show, there's a gag where one of Queen Beryl's henchwomen mocks her for "Wearing the same dress for 20 years".
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364* No closet involved, but in [[http://cad-comic.com/comic/a-distance/ this]] spoilery ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' strip, Ethan bemoans that "It feels like been wearing these clothes forever."
365* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/80/ this strip]] from '' Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob.''
366* Lampshaded in ''Webcomic/RealLifeComics'' as part of a costume retrospective; when they get to the first costume change, Dave quips; "It's about time; that shirt was getting ripe."
367* Having a wardrobe that never changes can make things difficult where things like changes in character design are concerned. That's why in ''Webcomic/FletcherApts'', when the characters underwent a change in appearance (most notably their clothing) they had to go purchase new clothes in [[http://www.fletcherapts.com/archive/20051128.html this strip]] to explain the sudden change. The characters also permanently ditched shoes in the same strip.
368* In ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound'', the male characters wear outfits that don't vary much (Ryan appeared in [[LampshadeHanging the same T-shirt]] for several years, until [[http://www.scarygoround.com/index.php?date=20031001 the girls ganged up on him]]). Female characters have more varied outfits (though each has an identifiable style of dress). The difference is probably because John Allison enjoys drawing pretty girls in nice clothes, but is also fairly realistic.
369** In an interview, he said that women's fashion was always shifting and he liked drawing the female characters in different clothes, while menswear was really "a matter of covering five tube-shaped areas".
370* In ''Webcomic/{{Kurami}}'', Bree Kay's default outfit is a pink shirt and white skirt. When her mother chastises her for wearing it during the winter, Bree points out that she's worn skirts everyday for years.
371* In ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'' Doc's closet is shown to be filled with almost nothing but black T-shirts. In a FourthWallMailSlot comic he later explains that it's because they're cheap and hide grease stains.
372* In ''Webcomic/{{Whomp}}'' Ronnie is always seen wearing a Hawaiian shirt… because anything else he wears ''turns into a Hawaiian shirt''.
373* In ''Webcomic/TheDragonDoctors'', Kili Stormcrow is always seen wearing [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-4-page-9 a khaki shirt with a red-and-white-triangle patterned stripe across the belly.]] Once when [[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing she tore one apart]] by [[spoiler:changing into her werewolf form]], [[http://dragondoctors.dhscomix.com/archives/comic/ch-9-page-48 her boyfriend commented on it:]]
374-->'''Greg:''' Too bad about that shirt. I liked that one.\
375'''Kili:''' I have a dozen more like it and you know it.\
376'''Greg:''' Yeah, but that one was my favorite.\
377'''Kili:''' I know you're just trying to cheer me up, but ... thanks, Greg.
378* ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'': It isn't shown but Ozy admits to having a closet full of identical vests and top hats.
379* Used as a [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Setpiece]] in [[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/comic/2011/08/08 this]] Webcomic/{{Precocious}} comic.
380* In one ''Webcomic/{{Sparklecare}}'' strip, we [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170716182625/https://www.sparklecarehospital.com/comic/in-the-closet/ take a look inside Dr. Doom's closet]] and see that all of his shirts have the same design.
381* [[http://www.itswalky.com/comic/this-dorothy-bothers-me/ This]] ''Webcomic/JoyceAndWalky'' strip shows Walky wearing his standard hooded sweatshirt, while folding a pile of identical hooded sweatshirts.
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385* ''WebVideo/AdultWednesdayAddams'': In keeping with past portrayals, Creator/MelissaHunter's Wednesday always wears the same black dress (even when waking up after a one-night stand).
386* Has been used at least once in ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''. His closet contains about six "nerdy shirts" and nothing else.
387* After being asked multiple times in user comments if he wears anything besides his signature blue T-shirt, WebVideo/{{Chadtronic}} answers this in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0wFwCYD4GQ one video]] by breaking out his wardrobe....which is a bunch of identical blue T-shirts.
388* No closet shown, but ''WebVideo/{{Dad}}'' only wears his white shirt, khakis, and tie, no matter the scene. In "Bad Guy by a Dad [Billie Ellish Dadmix]", Dad lampshades this and says his white shirt is the only shirt he owns.
389* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': In "Don't Yank My Chain!", Handy has a suitcase full of spare helmets and belts, and the Mole has a suitcase with spare glasses, turtlenecks, and canes.
390* ''WebAnimation/HellsBelles'': [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as all the characters are played by the same actress, so the different outfits are the main way the characters are identified.
391** Slightly averted for Ruggie, who underwent a SignificantWardrobeChange from her previous sweater to a Hellp Desk Trainee T-shirt. This was partially because her outfit had been used before, and also [[RealLifeWritesThePlot because it would be too hot to wear while filming during the summer.]]
392* ''WebVideo/LinusTechTips'': Discussed ''and'' conversed in "[[https://youtu.be/VbjURh01yXo?t=759 Saying Goodbye...]]", where Linus says he sometimes jokes that he "dresses like a cartoon character", and showing his pants drawer full of extremely similar pairs of jeans.
393* In contrast to Rose's UnlimitedWardrobe in ''Podcast/PokemonWorldTourUnited'', Cobalt only ever wears a T-shirt and jeans. The shirts can vary, since Cobalt bought several with various puns on them and has a tuxedo T-shirt for formal occasions. During their Gym Battle in Celadon City, Rose comments on how Cobalt's only ever worn the same pair of jeans since she's known him. Cobalt asserts this isn't true, and opens his backpack to show Rose several pairs of the same kind of jeans in what Cobalt's player, Josh, describes as "a ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' situation".
394* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' already has an in-universe justification for this trope (as seen above), so there's a quick gag of Mercury loading up his travel bag with 3 or 4 iterations of the same outfit.
395* [[Creator/TomScott Youtuber Tom Scott]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4SoSBo_nsI says he wears his signature red T-shirt because they're cheap in bulk]]. He can just order a few dozen every few years.
396* ''WebVideo/TheWhiskeyVault'': While in the early episodes host Daniel Whittington wore a button-down shirt and a sport coat, he's now known for exclusively wearing black V-neck T-shirts and black jeans for ''The Whiskey Vault'' episodes, unlike in episodes of ''The Whiskey Tribe'' where he wears whatever he feels like. He's mentioned that he does this specifically so that's one less thing he has to think about before preparing to do an episode.
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