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| 8 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[TooManyBelts Two belts is too many]] when the second is for an utterly useless scabbard which is ''far'' too small to carry your [[OddlyShapedSword pizza cleaver]]!]] |
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| 10 | ->''"Hell, stop making every character look like their clothes were chosen by blind clowns. That would HAVE to save some time."'' |
| 11 | -->-- '''[GM]Dave''', [[http://bannable-offenses.blogspot.com/2009/04/stop-f-presses.html Bannable Offenses]] |
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| 13 | Some characters wear a realistic outfit, to the point that a cosplay of them might be relatively simple. But this gets kind of boring; it's not a challenge for the cosplayer to put together, and very few people will actually realize that they are in costume. (Which might explain why even mundane series tend to gravitate towards [[{{Joshikousei}} unique school uniforms]] and such.) |
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| 15 | Sometimes the character designers realize that their characters' wardrobes are too realistic. One way to compensate for this is by mixing bits and pieces of what might be a number of perfectly acceptable outfits into a bizarre Frankensteinian mess. The outfit may be comfortable, but something about it just looks slightly, but not totally, off. |
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| 17 | Often involves TooManyBelts, GogglesDoNothing, VirtualPaperDoll (with some questionable mixing and matching), ImpossiblyTackyClothes, FashionableAsymmetry. |
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| 19 | An especially bad example may have you asking, "WTHCostumingDepartment". |
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| 21 | This is typically [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in settings where characters are forced to scavenge and fabricate clothing or armor from whatever scraps they have at hand. It's especially prominent in PostApocalyptic fiction. |
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| 23 | See also RainbowPimpGear (where video game characters achieve this effect due to their ideal gear being unfortunately mismatched), SeriouslyScruffy (when the character's odd outfit is down to stress) and ImprovisedClothes. |
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| 25 | Contrast PimpedOutDress, which could have loads of accessories, but (usually) in a stylish manner. |
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| 28 | !!Examples: |
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| 30 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 32 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 33 | * The Bount in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' had strange accessories like headphones and chains to make them look less normal. |
| 34 | * In ''Manga/Brave10'', the Braves are pretty terrible in their sartorial choices, although it's the [[FashionVictimVillain villains]] who really take the {{Stripperiffic}} Rummage Sale Reject aesthetic up a notch. Award-hopefuls include UsefulNotes/FuumaKotaro who is covered in blades including [[ClothingCombat platform stillettos]], UsefulNotes/IshikawaGoemon with a [[DisguisedInDrag crossdressing]] [[FashionableAsymmetry asymmetric]] [[TooManyBelts belt-heavy]] number, UsefulNotes/DateMasamune in his [[PimpedOutDress Kyoto outfit]] that is indeed fearsome to behold but not for the reasons he thinks, and Kaio who has no bottoms on but a lot going on elsewhere. |
| 35 | * Chrono from ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' has an outfit that at first glance seems distinctly anime, but when he takes off his coat it's apparent that he's wearing what would be a normal outfit for a young boy living in New York during the 1920s -- as long as you ignore the [[BringMyRedJacket bright red color]] of his shorts, anyway. |
| 36 | * ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': |
| 37 | ** Most of the cast's outfits -- in particular, the [[RunningGag liberal]] use of {{goggles|do nothing}} and {{glove|tropes}}s. The reason the franchise's homepage is linked and not individual series is because it would be faster to list aversions than go through each series's weirdly dressed characters in list form. In fact, the only total aversions are Hikari in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', Iori in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', and four minor characters in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''. ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' actually got backlash for generally neutralising the weird clothing, with the result that ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' sees the return of the rummage sale rejects in truly spectacular force. Comparatively ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' also toned it down somewhat; only Hirokazu's clothing -- and at a stretch, Ruki and Jenrya's -- couldn't pass for normal. |
| 38 | ** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' provides some {{justifi|ed trope}}cation in that the strange clothing, excluding Takeru and Hikari, is automatically applied to the Chosen Children upon arriving in the Digital World; their outfits in the real world, again excluding Takeru and Hikari, are much more normal. Said Digital World clothing is said to be a manifestation of how they see themselves and, well, they're all eleven or less. Some individual cases and situations are also justified, such as [[Anime/DigimonTamers Ryo]]. |
| 39 | * ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': [[EvilTwin Goku Black]] wears a gray gi over a black turtleneck, baggy pants, stark white boots, and a piece of red cloth wrapped around his waist like a sash. He also has a single Potara earring on his left ear and a Time Ring on his right hand. |
| 40 | * The fashions of Endora in ''Anime/{{Endride}}'' alternate between this and ImpossiblyCoolClothes. There are a lot of [[TooManyBelts belts]], [[FluffyFashionFeathers feathers]], complex layers (upon layers, upon layers), and other unusual and [[RuleOfCool purely aesthetic]] costuming choices going on. |
| 41 | * This is the ''default'' mode of clothing for the cast of ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', to the point that, outside of flashbacks, we see recognizable outfits only ''twice'' (the Godland arc has the villains in military uniforms, and a late manga villain wears a business outfit). |
| 42 | %% * Haruko from ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' is a big example. Naota isn't; cosplayers are only recognizable as such due to LimitedWardrobe. |
| 43 | * Kino, of ''Literature/KinosJourney'' is a fairly subtle version of this. She looks to be wearing normal traveling clothing most of the time, but then you realize she's wearing two trench coats of completely different designs, a hunting cap, [[GogglesDoNothing goggles]], a dress shirt, pants, a belt with [[Creator/RobLiefeld a ridiculous number of pouches]], a second belt for her gun, a boatload of weapons, a scarf, and metal wrist guards. As a traveler, clothing is supposed to be practical rather than pretty, but it seems overkill until the later episodes. |
| 44 | * In ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', the outfit one's TransformationSequence results in is called a "Barrier Jacket", and is partially determined via the subconscious. As the series progresses, more and more Barrier Jackets are a pastiche of random pieces of medieval armor, capes, military uniforms, and exaggerated modern teenager apparel. Which actually makes sense, as later characters have more exposure to different cultures (Belka, Midchilda, and Earth) with those aspects. |
| 45 | * Raikou Shimizu of ''Manga/NabariNoOu'' is a triumphant example, sporting a sleeveless... jean-jacket... thing in combination with black hakama and colorful bracelets (plus pink hair and a huge number of talismans...) And it gets [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/WAAAAT_1901.png worse]] when he's stressed out. |
| 46 | * The cast of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' alternate between ImpossiblyCoolClothes and Rummage Sale Rejects depending on personal taste. |
| 47 | ** Naruto's safety-orange-hued jacket and pants certainly [[HighlyVisibleNinja stands out]]. On the few occasions where Naruto isn't wearing his jacket, you can see he has some sort of layer of chainmail under it, which explains having something so loose if not the color. By the time of the second series, he abandons the goofy-looking orange and blue jacket in favor of a slightly less goofy-looking orange and black jacket. The most curious part is that it is shown in the manga that many people in the village wear orange just like him. |
| 48 | ** Lee and Guy's green jumpsuits are acknowledged as goofy looking by almost everyone but them and Naruto. |
| 49 | * Very often, Mikako from ''Manga/NeighborhoodStory'' ends up with a case of this in her attempts to dress in a way that is absurdly flashy, original, and/or outlandish. |
| 50 | * Sadamitsu in the Tokyo Arc of ''Anime/OtogiZoshi'' looks particularly ridiculous. His jacket -- an orange and yellow thing with Cupid-style cherubs on the chest and a large red heart in back -- is bad enough, but he supplements this with a midriff-baring black shirt, shiny leather pants, studded leather wristbands, a silver medallion necklace, and some skull jewelry on his hands. |
| 51 | * The school uniforms in ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' are distinctive enough (and odd enough) that they don't fit under this... but what the characters like to wear outside of their uniforms are just normal enough to make you scratch your head. Ahiru wears big poofy yellow shorts and a midriff-baring sweater that is appropriately bird-like, while Fakir seems to be wearing one of the standard boy's dance outfits... except that he has inexplicably torn up the top and haphazardly sewn it back together. |
| 52 | * Kirika Kure, of ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica''. Mismatched stockings, mismatched armbands, two skirts, a necktie with a weird medallion pinned to it, Too Many Belts (one with a stuffed animal dangling from it), an unnecessary eyepatch, the list goes on. In her case, it's meant to convey that she's [[AxCrazy really not quite]] [[PsychoSupporter right in the head]] [[spoiler:[[ManicPixieDreamGirl as a consequence of her wish]]]]. |
| 53 | * Handwaved in ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', where Lime originally shows up in a fairly standard android jumpsuit and, because of Otaru's poverty, really does get her newer outfit from a rummage sale. |
| 54 | * ''Anime/SoltyRei'' plays with this when, during a shopping trip, the main character goes through a series of fairly reasonable outfits. Without looking, her guardian assures her to just pick the current one, and she does out of affection -- a [[{{Fanservice}} tight]] [[{{Moe}} cute, orange jumpsuit with clunky boots]] number the other women look embarrassed about. |
| 55 | * One early episode of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' featured a masquerade party where the students dressed like Duel Monsters; Judai got a little confused and combined the costumes of several monsters (Saggi the Dark Clown, Breaker the Magical Warrior, Celtic Guardian, and Gearfried the Iron Knight). Fortunately, even ''he'' eventually realized he looked ridiculous in the mishmash costume and ditched it. |
| 56 | * Tenth of ''Manga/NumberGirl'' thinks she's [[{{Fashionista}} a fashionista]] when in reality she's this. |
| 57 | * In ''Anime/ElfenLied'', it's a Justified trope with Lucy - who is found naked and amnesiac on a beach, so the teens who find her take her back to the out of season hotel they're watching over and let her literally just dress herself by picking from leftover clothing. She ends up looking like, well, an elf from Santa's workshop - complete with poof-ball hat. But it kind of ''works'' and has become very iconic. Later in the series she switches to more normal outfits. |
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| 60 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/TheCreeper'': Jack Ryder actually got his costume from a costume shop's rejected costume parts. And it shows. In ''Batman: The Animated Series'' he acquired the costume from various clothes in a Vintage Clothing boutique. |
| 62 | * ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': In one story, [[Characters/MarvelComicsFrankCastle the Punisher]] arrived in a BigDamnHeroes moment wearing an outfit consisting of the weapons used by a bunch of different C and D-List villains. It looked ''ridiculous'', but as it was basically made of guns (most of which were of the ShoulderCannon and wrist-blaster variety so he could use them simultaneously), the effect was badass enough that even [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]] didn't snark about it. |
| 63 | * ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'': In ''Elf Quest: Rogue's Curse'', Rayek assembles a new outfit by raiding boxes of leftover wares. [[http://www.comicvine.com/winnowill/29-1888/all-images/108-212307/winnowill___rayek/105-1226508/http://www.comicvine.com/images/1300-1226508 Some people rather liked the results.]] |
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| 65 | * ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': Alan Scott got his costume from a theatre's box of spare costume parts. |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'': Characters/{{Harley Quinn|TheCharacter}}'s bizarre and {{Stripperiffic}} ''ComicBook/New52'' era costume was supposedly created by [[MuggedForDisguise stealing individual pieces]] from different women after escaping from Arkham. |
| 67 | * ''ComicBook/IronMan'': One incident forced [[Characters/IronManHeroes Tony Stark]] to don pieces of costumes from his fellow West Coast Avengers to retrieve one of his missing armors. [[Characters/MarvelComicsClintBarton Hawkeye]] ended up giving him the joking name "Spare Parts Man". Thankfully, he retired that "armor" pretty quickly. |
| 68 | * %% * ''ComicBook/JohnnyTurbo'': Johnny Turbo's outfit. Just... the whole thing. |
| 69 | ''ComicBook/{{Manhunter}}'': Subverted, as Kate Spencer's costume was assembled from whatever super-weapons she could grab from the evidence room. It looks badass. |
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| 71 | * ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': Delirium's patchwork outfits are always an odd mixture of thrift store fixtures. |
| 72 | * ''ComicBook/{{Starman|DCComics}}'': Jack Knight's costume is something he pieced together in a few minutes from things he hadn't sold in his secondhand shop. |
| 73 | * ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977'': Issue #79 features a gag comic showing assistant editor Eliot Brown demonstrating [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YlP_N-gXx-A/Tg92tXYHogI/AAAAAAAAAPk/Spj-wFfa0sc/s1600/Star%2BWars%2BEliot%2BBrown.jpg how to create a Darth Vader costume out of junk.]] |
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| 81 | * ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'': The Lost Light members sometimes use holomatter avatars to look like humans. Most of them can pass up as dressing in more on less regular clothing (if we don't count that Cyclonus is an Indian lady in a Victorian dress or Skids and Nightbeat being respectively [[Series/DoctorWho either the Ninth or Eleventh Doctor]] and Series/{{Luther}}), but then you have Rodimus, that is basically [[Film/TheBreakfastClub John Bender]] wearing [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Marty McFly]]'s vest instead of his usual jacket, plus a tribal flame tattoo on his right arm, a bandanna, and Hot Rod/Rodimus's usual flame pattern on the undershirt; and Whirl, whose default design (seen in issues 13 and 47) looks enough like a regular tomboyish little girl except for the eyepatch, but then the redesign seen in issue 30 adds in bandages, spiked elbowpads, [[FashionableAsymmetry kneepad]], choker and ankle bracelets(the latter worn over army boots), fingerless gloves, wristwatches on both arms, bike shorts under the jumper and a pair of AK-47 sheated on her back and chained on the front of the belt. And that's not mentioning her bushy sideburns, V-shaped eyebrows, and lightning-shaped pupil. |
| 82 | %% * ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'': Hay Lin. |
| 83 | * ''ComicBook/XMen'': |
| 84 | ** [[Characters/MarvelComicsJubilee Jubilee]]'s costumes, before she got depowered, were probably inspired by the anime look, but she's the comic-book example that jumps out as having WAY too many accessories. Her most infamous attire is a bright yellow trench coat, huge ''hot pink'' wrap-around glasses, large, round earrings with her name on them, and what looks like giant dishwashing gloves, and this was worn over shorts and a red shirt. Given that she debuted in TheEighties... WordOfGod is that the outfit was deliberately designed to look like a ComicBook/{{Robin}} costume made out of actual clothing. Wonderfully {{Lampshaded}} in the Marvel vs DC {{Crossover}}: ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}} appears out of nowhere in front of Jubilee and she just replies (paraphrasing) "Nice outfit." They end up as potential love interests [[spoiler:before battling.]] |
| 85 | ** Pre-Shadowcat [[Characters/MarvelComicsKittyPryde Kitty Pryde]] (then going by the codename "Sprite") went through a couple of attempts at designing her own costume, all of which were intended to look like something a young teenager in TheEighties would think was cool. The most infamous was a Characters/{{Dazzler}}-inspired [[https://www.deviantart.com/kevinwada/art/Kitty-Pryde-Series-80s-Edition-4-324277326 gold lamé monstrosity with legwarmers and rollerskates.]] |
| 86 | * ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'': [[Characters/MarvelComicsKateBishop Kate Bishop]]'s first 'costume' (having started in a bridesmaid dress she performed an ActionDressRip on) is assembled from pieces of costumes and weapons belonging to other heroes she finds in Avengers Mansion. It looks makeshift and leads one of her teammates to dub her 'Hawkingbird' (the primary elements coming from the costumes of Characters/{{Mockingbird|MarvelComics}} and [[Characters/MarvelComicsClintBarton Hawkeye]]). Fortunately, this name does not stick. |
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| 89 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 90 | * Happens in ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'' every time Sarge has to wear civvies; he has NO fashion sense whatsoever and always ends up looking ridiculous. |
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| 93 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 94 | * The main character in ''Fanfic/{{FREAKINGENSOKYO}}'' ends up this way. Some highlights include his [[WholesomeCrossdresser ice-resistant camo kimono]], Princess Kaguya wig, Remilia Scarlet costume, dungarees, and bright yellow motorbike helmet. |
| 95 | * In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', Rei does this on purpose because she likes wearing patchwork outfits. In chapter 8: |
| 96 | -->Following Rei into the shop, what happened next was a descent into a surreal world of Rei getting excited and happy as she almost maniacally went through dozens of second or even third-hand outfits before assembling a wardrobe that could best be described of as "fabulously ghetto". It was an embracement of urban decay and poverty by a very wealthy individual.\ |
| 97 | Rei left the shop wearing a light, frilly Western-style bridesmaid’s dress, a battered-looking long jacket that had probably been donated to charity by a dead hobo, a paint-stained grey toque, threadbare red gloves with the fingers cut off, and combat boots two sizes too big for Rei that had probably first seen use shortly after Second Impact. The rest of her purchases were similarly eclectic, and Rei had actually asked to see some of the items that they store had been considering tossing as being too badly damaged to sell.\ |
| 98 | Everyone but Shinji just looked at Rei in exasperation at her bizarre choices. |
| 99 | * In ''Fanfic/KarmaInRetrograde'', Touya is stuck wearing garish and haphazardly thrown together outfits from the clothes Aizawa got for him from the dumpster and thrift store for his first few weeks at U.A. He doesn't mind because he's used to buying clothes for practicality because of how little money he had. Meanwhile, everyone else insists that he gets new clothes that make him look actually presentable. |
| 100 | -->'''Present Mic:''' My god, what did Shouta do to you?\ |
| 101 | '''Touya:''' Um... You mean Aizawa?\ |
| 102 | '''Present Mic:''' Yes, I mean Aizawa! [[SeriouslyScruffy That outfit has him written all over it!]]\ |
| 103 | '''Touya:''' It’s not ''that'' bad.\ |
| 104 | '''Present Mic:''' It’s a bright-ass outfit that still somehow manages to convey ‘depression’. And you're okay wearing that? |
| 105 | * In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Martin Li's Hero costume as the Wraith consists of a purple t-shirt with skulls on it, {{Zipperiffic}} cargo shorts, elastic bands and scarves wrapped around his face, arms, and knees, and steel-toed shinobi sandals straight out of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. The narration even calls him a fashion disaster. |
| 106 | * The Darcy Twins from ''Fanfic/PowerRangersRPMReGeared'' dress in clothes that even a young child finds tacky, yet take offence when this is pointed out. |
| 107 | * In ''Fanfic/EdnasIntervention'', one of Edna Mode's criticisms on Aoyama's Pro Hero costumes is that some of the elements clash with each other since he just chose to wear every accessory he thought "sparkled". One of her suggestions was to replace his CoolShades with a circlet to better match the overall KnightInShiningArmor look he has going. |
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| 110 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 111 | * In ''Film/SixtyEightKill'', Chip winds up looking like this when all of his clothes are stolen and he is forced to dress from the contents of the motel's lost and found box. He ends up wearing pink flip-flops, grey sweatpants, and woman's off-the-shoulder t-shirt with a red lip pattern on it. |
| 112 | * Diane Keaton made this look famous in ''Film/AnnieHall'', even inspiring a fashion trend (people are likely to know what the "Annie Hall" look is without knowing a thing about the movie). |
| 113 | * ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': The Joker was apparently designed with this look in mind, to seem as though his outfit was pieced together from different suits he'd stolen. Surprisingly, the cops who tried to determine his identity from his possessions discovered that the entire suit was custom-made. Joker comments at one point that his clothes aren't cheap; he paid for them using money stolen from mob banks. |
| 114 | * Tyler Durden's wardrobe in the movie version of ''Film/FightClub'' is a combination of retro ImpossiblyCoolClothes and deliberately shabby rummage sale clothes that perfectly convey Durden's iconoclastic-rebel-hipster personality. The fact that they look ''so'' cool is aided enormously by the fact that they're worn by [[StupidSexyFlanders Brad Pitt]], whose girlfriend at the time provided the tacky pink bathrobe he wears in one scene. |
| 115 | %% * Everything worn by anyone in ''Film/LiquidSky''. |
| 116 | %% * Otto the zombie from ''Film/OttoOrUpWithDeadPeople'' and his goth/punk/emo outfit. |
| 117 | * Most pirates in the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series. Justified as most of their gear is either plundered, or scrounged, or bought from some remote colonial port. |
| 118 | * The titular hero of ''Film/ThePumaman'' has a costume that consists of khaki pants and a poncho. |
| 119 | * Most of the cast of ''Film/TheRoom2003'' are dressed in mismatched clothes that are several sizes too big or small, as the film's budget included almost nothing for costumes, forcing the wardrobe director to shop at thrift stores for whatever she could find. |
| 120 | * In ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', Khan and his followers wear outfits made out of whatever they could cannibalize from their spaceship ''Botany Bay'' after nearly 15 years of isolation. |
| 121 | * In ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'', those new outfits are not ''haute couture'', to put it mildly. Donatello has a computer's cooling fan stuck to the back of his shell, and Michelangelo has a hoodie tied around his waist as a belt, among other things. Flashbacks show that the turtles dressed that way since they were children, probably from what they could scrounge from the sewers. |
| 122 | * Then there's the absurdity sported by the title character of ''Film/TheWildWorldOfBatwoman'', whose [[http://www.writeups.org/img/fiche/3627c.jpg costume]] resembles neither a bat nor a woman. The actress actually made her own costume, although what she was taking at the time is a mystery to the ages. |
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| 125 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 126 | * In ''Literature/AmericanPsycho'' most of the other characters apart from Bateman embody this trope. The clothing they are all wearing is fine if you don't think about it too much. However the second you start to imagine what all the other characters are wearing you quickly realize that they would all look really stupid. |
| 127 | * ''Literature/TheBabysittersClub'' series: |
| 128 | ** Claudia was described as wearing the wackiest outfits possible, often a mishmash of clothes from clashing social situations (i.e., a tutu, combat boots, baseball jersey, and top hat) usually followed by the sentence, "On anyone else, it would have looked crazy, but on Claudia, it was fabulous!". |
| 129 | ** One book includes a minor character who constantly wears incredibly tacky pants and brags about how little he spent on them. |
| 130 | * In David Eddings' ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'' series of novels, Belgarath developed his trademark vagrant's outfit on purpose in order to pass mostly unnoticed. While everyone thinks that his ragged tunic and mismatched shoes are remnants of rubbish heaps, the entire outfit was custom-tailored, including a tunic that has patches over intact cloth, and his mismatched boots were custom-made by a master cobbler and fit perfectly — after Belgarath spent a full day patiently explaining to the craftsman ''why'' he didn't want them to match and wanted them to be scuffed up a little after they were made. |
| 131 | * ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': Willy Wonka wears a suit that would be positively natty, albeit more appropriate for a StageMagician than a chocolate factory owner, if not for the strange colors involved: plum-colored tailcoat, bottle-green trousers, pearly-gray gloves, black top hat. Tellingly, the two movie adaptations tone this down into coordinating but still-whimsical ensembles and have him clean-shaven -- he's written as having a black goatee -- to boot. The [[Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory 2013 stage musical]] chooses to take the original description and push it further -- teal lapels and cuffs on the coat, an orange WaistcoatOfStyle, blue tie with orange stripes. On top of that, there are several contrasting patterns invoked, resulting in quite an eyeful. Of course, this is a reflection of Mr. Wonka's [[TheWonka extreme eccentricity]], and depending on one's point of view could even be regarded as AwesomeAnachronisticApparel. Moreover, it is all beautifully tailored and he is impeccably groomed in all versions, so he's a SharpDressedMan as well! |
| 132 | * ''Literature/CradleSeries'': Northstrider, [[PhysicalGod Monarch]] of the Hungry Deep, one of the richest and most powerful people in a world of ''very'' rich and '''very''' powerful people, is generally described as looking like he got dressed by robbing beggars. He wears a completely random assortment of mismatched clothing; even his shoes don't match. Lindon theorizes that he just wears something until it gets so worn that he has to replace it, at which point he grabs whatever is nearby and uses that without any consideration for how it fits with the rest of his outfit. |
| 133 | * Little Willie Connolly in J.R. Lowell's 1972 thriller ''Daughter of Darkness'' is a ChildProdigy with a sky-high IQ, who is also this. She has her mind on other things and just doesn't care what she has on. It drives the headmistress at her gifted school crazy, and sends her into fantasies of making all the kids wear uniforms. |
| 134 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'': [[TheFairFolk The Elves]] dress like this. Once you [[ScrewYouElves get past]] the {{Glamour}}, you realize that they have a ''very'' poor grasp of RuleOfCool. Justified in that they actually embody CreativeSterility: for all their psychically-induced CantArgueWithElves, they wouldn't know genuine style if it bit them on the nose. |
| 135 | * In ''Literature/DrFranklinsIsland'' the castaways, [[{{Robinsonade}} scavenging from the crashed plane]], dress quite haphazardly. When they're captured for their SlowTransformation, they're put in a faux hotel suite full of MundaneLuxury, including a walk-in closet with clothing taken from the general stores available to the doctor's staff and their families, which is all much too big for the half-starved girls. After some experimenting and being horrified at their reflections, they settle on an "off the shoulder beach hippie" look. |
| 136 | * Being deposed English aristocracy who have taken up banditry and kidnapping to maintain their illegal estates, the "Villains" of ''Literature/EarlyRiser'' dress in a combination of traditionally stuffy, upper-class clothing (tweed, HighClassGlass, etc...), well-worn cold-weather gear, and plenty of weapons. When Lord Farnesworth first threatens Charlie, his outfit is described as such: |
| 137 | --> He was dressed in the mismatched blend of clothes that was the adopted uniform of the Winter Villain: much-mended ski salopettes with a mammoth-wool tweed jackets under a down-filled puffa, [[BadassBandolier criss-crossed with belts of thermalites]]. He had large boots, again mismatched, a sturdy tea cosy for a hat which was embroidered 'A gift from Whitby' and was missing his nose -- frostbite, I figured. There was also a scar the thickness of a little finger that ran from his forehead to his chin by way of his left eye -- which held a cracked monocle. |
| 138 | * Many of the more ignorant wizards and witches in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' tend to err towards this when trying to pass off as Muggles. This is partly due to the majority of wizarding society secluding themselves from the Muggle world (thus not really interacting with them much, if at all), and/or dressing primarily in long robes and other such similar items. Those who do fare better tend to be either Muggle-born or half-blood (thus, usually in the constant presence of Muggles), or they study Muggles (as Mr. Weasley does, thus ensuring his children pick up this skill from him). |
| 139 | * In ''Literature/LonelyWerewolfGirl'', Agrivex deliberately dresses in the worst faux-punk outfits she can create as a way of rebelling against her fashion-obsessed, always immaculately dressed, Aunt. |
| 140 | * ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': Most of the time, when characters in the ''Literature/XWingSeries'' have their clothing mentioned at all, they're in pilot's jumpsuits, although there are notable exceptions. |
| 141 | ** In ''Wraith Squadron'', when three Wraiths doing TheInfiltration are passing as [[HawaiianShirtedTourist wild-shirted tourists]], well -- better just to quote. |
| 142 | --->Wedge shook his [pile of clothes] out. A short-sleeved tunic in orange and yellow tropical fruit patterns and short pants in lavender. "I'm going to throw up."\ |
| 143 | [...] Donos looked mournfully at his outfit: a shirt with thin red and green horizontal stripes and shorts with black and white vertical stripes. "Sir, permission to kill Face?" [...]\ |
| 144 | Face unfolded his own fashion disaster. A black silken shirt with a variety of insects picked out on it in glittery silver, shorts in a brighter, more painful shade of orange than that of New Republic pilot's suits, and a red kerchief for his neck. "As you can see, I saved the best for myself." |
| 145 | ** In ''Starfighters of Adumar'', "Red Flight" are told to dress in the local FeudalFuture fashion for a diplomatic dinner. Wedge, Tycho, and Wes choose nicely coordinated outfits, but Hobbie throws together random colors and styles from the wardrobe on the basis that: |
| 146 | --->"There are three types of dress clothing. The kind that offends the wearer, the kind that offends the viewers, and the kind the offends everybody. I'm going for the third type. Fair is fair." |
| 147 | * There's a lot of this in Creator/PhilipKDick's 1969 science fiction novel ''Literature/{{Ubik}}''. At one point, a character is described as wearing a "''tweed toga, loafers, crimson sash, and a purple airplane propeller beanie''." Given that it's a Philip K. Dick novel, this might be a genuine attempt to simulate future fashion, or it might just be [[{{postmodernism}} weird for the sake of weird.]] |
| 148 | * In the ''Literature/NemesisSeries'', the mystic character Graywytch is described as wearing a {{goth}}-themed outfit, but one that mixes different subcultures with no rhyme or reason, "as if she'd grabbed a bunch of random things from Goth 'N Go without checking if they actually worked together." |
| 149 | * The title character of ''Literature/{{Penrod}}'' is forced to perform in an awful children's pageant wearing an outfit made by his mother out of one of his older sister's old dresses and, even more mortifyingly to Penrod, a cast-off pair of his father's long underwear. That in itself probably qualifies already, but to avoid appearing in public in his father's long johns, he sneaks into an unlocked janitor's closet and dons a pair of overalls he finds in there just before going onto the stage. |
| 150 | * Amanda Martín, the protagonist and AmateurSleuth of ''Literature/Ripper2014'' likes to wear ensembles consisting of consist of pieces bought at thrift shops. Self-expression is more important to her than following trends or even practicality. Her dad takes her out for breakfast and she wears a sarong wrapped untraditionally and flip-flops. When her dad points out it's raining, instead of changing into more practical footwear or grabbing a coat, she puts on a scarf and a Bolivian-style wool cap with earflaps and ties made out of multicolored braids. |
| 151 | ** Either averted or very downplayed with her mother, Indiana. She also wears thrift-store clothes but at least according to her, she has developed a fine eye for picking out the best. |
| 152 | * In ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', Lady Door is described as dressing "as if she'd done a midnight raid on the History of Fashion section of the Victoria and Albert museum, and was still wearing everything she'd taken." |
| 153 | [[/folder]] |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 156 | * In ''Series/Babylon5'', Londo Mollari's clothes aren't quite as bad as many of the others who fall under this trope, and they at least all go together, but he nevertheless does look like he's cosplaying a Frenchman from the Napoleon era for Halloween. Centauri nobility in general do dress very formally, but some of the other examples (Refa, Jaddo, etc.) have a more subtle look. |
| 157 | * Shawn Hunter on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' had clothes that were always badly mismatched (even by the standards of '90s grunge fashion) and at least two sizes too big. It was strongly hinted that his clothes were ''literal'' rummage sale rejects, as his family was extremely poor and slovenly. However, he often hid them under a tattered black leather jacket, thereby managing to look somewhat cool. |
| 158 | * Ilana from ''Series/BroadCity'' has ''shamelessly'' tacky fashion sense, and yet somehow, due to her generally outspoken personality, it suits her. |
| 159 | * 1977 Spike from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Season 5. Think the poor man's Music/BillyIdol, combining spiked hair and {{Guyliner}} with black t-shirt with cut-off sleeves and clusters of safety-pins over ripped jeans. He accessorizes with chains and dogtags. When he [[spoiler: kills Slayer Nikki Wood]], he goes out of his way of stripping them of their BadassLongCoat. |
| 160 | * Mason from ''Series/DeadLikeMe'' likes to take the layered look a bit too far and is very rarely seen wearing fewer than three tops at once, often paired with some shabby-looking HoboGloves, [[StickyFingers stolen accessories]], and maybe some hideous ankle-zip trousers. |
| 161 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 162 | ** Various incarnations of the titular Time Lord take this approach to their outfits. The later versions tend towards less outlandish but nonetheless distinctive looks. |
| 163 | *** The Second Doctor had a many-pocketed, unkempt coat to go with his "space hobo" look. |
| 164 | *** The Third Doctor wore velvet smoking jackets and frilly shirts that Creator/JonPertwee wore precisely because they looked silly. He also wore a ''cape'' most of the time. And his hair, fluffed out with rollers because the actress playing his companion teased him about his bald spot, slowly increased in size as his tenure went on. He also had a tattoo (in the 1970s, before it was cool). |
| 165 | *** The Fourth Doctor's first season outfit is a horrible shabby mess — an ugly shirt, a corduroy jacket with patches on the elbows, a tacky brown and yellow argyle cardigan, a crumpled-up scarf used as a tie, scuffed shoes, and baggy trousers — the aim being to reflect how young he was compared to the previous Doctors, foregoing "mad professor" in favor of "starving student". And there's that scarf; a [[ThrowItIn happy accident]] (they bought too much wool for the old lady who knitted it expecting her to only use what she needed to make a normal scarf, but instead she thought she was supposed to use it all up). As the Doctor's character developed it was decided he should begin to look [[ByronicHero bohemian and byronic]] — he grows his sideburns out longer, ditches the jacket for frock coats, swaps the cardigan for waistcoats, the scuffed shoes for boots with tall heels, and the tacky shirt for a plain ivory shirt with voluminous Victorian-style sleeves, themes he sticks to for the whole of the rest of his tenure. Having established a beautiful and romantic taste in fashion, he then goes on to bury it under huge hair, a big floppy hat and several layers of hideous and ill-matching scarf significantly longer than he is tall, with awesomely disastrous visual results. Certain stories exploit this by having him remove all the mismatched parts of his outfit [[SheCleansUpNicely in order to give him a few moments of looking actually good]], usually when he's supposed to be dashing and romantic, or DarkerAndEdgier ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear The Hand of Fear]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin The Deadly Assassin]]", some scenes in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E3ImageOfTheFendahl Image of the Fendahl]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]" and the punting scene in "Shada" come to mind). He tends to stick to browns with the occasional dash of dark red or purple — WordOfGod says the colour palette was inspired by the tendency to describe Creator/TomBaker's characteristically deep voice as "[[TastesLikePurple dark brown]]". Early on he also has a habit of doing his buttons up wrong — he buttons up his cardigan so one side is longer than the other, buttons up his frock coat so the double-breast doesn't cross right, and (in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E1TheMasqueOfMandragora "The Masque of Mandragora"]]) does up his waistcoat all the way to the bottom, creating a weird bulge. |
| 166 | *** The Fifth Doctor's red-trimmed cricket outfit and decorative vegetable. Not many men can pull off a decorative vegetable. |
| 167 | *** The Sixth Doctor's ridiculous clown suit (to match his ego-inflated personality). At a who-con in Tampa, Creator/ColinBaker (The Sixth Doctor) told the audience that he had chosen his garish coat specifically because ''he'' didn't have to look at it. |
| 168 | *** The Seventh Doctor's question-mark sweater (with question mark-handled umbrella) which ''might'' just have gone too far. |
| 169 | *** Subverted by the Eighth Doctor, who stole his outfit from the locker of someone who was going to a costume party. After rummaging through and apparently giving a certain amount of consideration to some really costume-y things, he settled on a rather peculiar but elegant Edwardian suit. |
| 170 | *** The Ninth Doctor averts this: his dark pants, dark-colored v-neck t-shirt, and a black leather coat coordinate nicely — though the coat may not be the best thing to be wearing in WWII England, as Captain Jack notes.[[note]]It's a German naval officer's jacket.[[/note]] |
| 171 | --->'''Jack''': "Flag Girl was bad enough, but ''U-boat Captain?''" |
| 172 | *** The Tenth Doctor wears a brown pinstripe or blue suit (it varies) with an open collar shirt, a tie, and... Converse trainers (in three varying colors), along with a [[BadassLongcoat duster]]. Believe it or not, the whole thing works. The trainers-with-suit looked odder when Ten's stint started than it does now since while it hasn't exactly become a trend, it definitely has its imitators. |
| 173 | *** The Eleventh Doctor got most of his outfit from what was lying around in a hospital while he was fighting two StarfishAliens. The old professor outfit with a bowtie is actually one of the more "normal" ones. For one brief, shining moment in the Series 5 finale, his outfit consisted of tight pants, button-down shirt, tweed jacket, suspenders, bowtie, and ''a fez''. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} While holding a mop, for no particular reason]]. At the start of the next series, he has a stetson. However, River Song doesn't like him in hats and has an... ''unambiguous'' way of demonstrating this. There's also the long-johns he wore in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror The Crimson Horror]]". ItMakesSenseInContext, but especially on Creator/MattSmith's lanky frame, the effect is more than a little silly. |
| 174 | *** The Thirteenth Doctor returns to form, throwing together a raincoat with culottes, a rainbow-striped t-shirt, braces[=/=]suspenders, and work boots — with no apparent regard for colour coordination. In her particular case, she bought them from a thrift store, as she was separated from the TARDIS at the time. |
| 175 | ** The Dulcians from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E1TheDominators The Dominators]]" are HumanAliens where both sexes wear curtain-like dresses. On the ladies (i.e. Zoe and Kando), the dresses actually look rather sexy; [[EpicFail the men, on the other hand...]] |
| 176 | ** The Doctor's companion Adric wore ill-fitting pajamas with a rather childish star on the pocket and bright green boots. |
| 177 | %%** Those streamer outfits from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E6TheArk The Ark]]". Well, at least they tried something new... |
| 178 | * Janet Donner, a one-off character from the ''Series/EerieIndiana'' episode "The Lost Hour", spends most of the episode in an outfit that would almost look normal were it not for rampant over-accessorizing: Every inch of the front of her coat is covered with pins and brooches, her belt similarly has various items hanging off it, and her earrings are mismatched. However, as a teenager who's been living in an otherwise (mostly) deserted version of Eerie for a year, she just gets everything she has by looting the [[BazaarOfTheBizarre World O' Stuff]] - so it's ''meant'' to look like she's just been scavenging for whatever random trinkets she thinks look cool. |
| 179 | * Ford Prefect in the television adaptation of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981'' had a carefully clashing outfit involving a striped cricket blazer and an Argyle sweater. |
| 180 | * Both Howard and Vince of ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' are this, though they're at opposite extremes. Howard is constantly dressing in plain second-hand-looking clothing from the seventies in some hideous shade of brown with a very rare splash of hideous colour, like the purple and orange poncho he wore in series two. Vince on the other hand is a campy fashionista who makes a lot of his own clothes when he isn't buying them from the most trendy shops in London, and dresses in bright sparkly clothes, often with many accessories like belts, a pink hat or bright red cowboy boots. Vince always manages to pull his outfits off pretty well, but Howard, um, doesn't. |
| 181 | * ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': PlayedForLaughs. When Ned discussed the importance of wearing an appropriate outfit (and having an appropriate haircut) before tryouts, Coconut Head comes in, wanting to try out basketball. He is wearing a black shirt, a blue wrestling singlet, black socks, and black dance shoes. He also did not change his haircut. |
| 182 | * The wardrobe of ''Series/PunkyBrewster'', especially during its NBC run, certainly qualifies. A mauve vest over a red T-shirt over a blue long-sleeve shirt, jeans with one leg rolled up and another with a kerchief tied to it at the knee, a red shoe on her right foot, and a yellow shoe on her left. Must have been a royal pain for the paint crew of Ruby-Spears to fill in those colors in the animated edition. |
| 183 | * ''Series/RupaulsDragRace'': |
| 184 | ** One of the most dreaded challenges [[OnceASeason of every season]] is when Ru tasks the queens with creating a whole outfit out of unconventional materials, such as dollar store items, curtains, yard sale junk, etc. Since the contestants have varying design skills, the end result ranges from [[http://thenormcanconform.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/crystal-683x1024.jpg stunning]] to...[[http://www.dragofficial.com/uploads/1/9/3/9/19395567/9534860_orig.png this]]. |
| 185 | ** Season 6 contestant Joslyn Fox made this trope her signature style, wearing extremely busy outfits and enough jewelry to open a mall kiosk. Considering she tends to be rather {{stripperiffic}} as well, [=RuPaul=] and the other judges were often baffled at how she could have on so much yet still be so naked at the same time! |
| 186 | * Gunter and Tinka from ''Series/ShakeItUp'' are never seen without these kind of clothes. At one point they wore burglar outfits and they ''[[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkled]]''. |
| 187 | * ''Series/TopGear'': |
| 188 | ** For a modest man, James May has a collection of incredibly loud shirts. He especially favors a purple-and-pink striped number that May himself has dubbed "The Pink-and-Purple Rugby Shirt of Doom." One of them, a white shirt with a blue flower pattern, even has its own fanbase. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the man himself during an episode of ''Series/JamesMaysManLab'', when he presents a rack full of said shirts and then proceeds to pull out the infamous purple-and-pink one... |
| 189 | --->'''James:''' Look at this thing. ''[[MythologyGag I've never even worn it!]]'' |
| 190 | ** The use of this trope also turned into a RunningGag in series 12. |
| 191 | --->"Are you wearing that for a bet?" |
| 192 | ** Invoked when May tells a story on ''Series/TheGrandTour'' that the manufacturer of the rugby shirt once asked him to stop wearing it, even going so far as to offer him free clothes. |
| 193 | --->'''James:''' But I still said no, because I'm an arse. |
| 194 | %% * Colin Mochrie is notorious for this on both versions of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. |
| 195 | * The clothes worn by Harper in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' have been based around such things as food and markers. Harper goes beyond this and into crazy costumer since she makes her own outfits. |
| 196 | [[/folder]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 199 | * The title character from Music/LeonardCohen's song "Suzanne" is described as dressing this way: "She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters." |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Music Videos]] |
| 203 | * Music/{{Macklemore}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes Thrift Shop]]" mentioned a lot of items that are considered under this trope (Zebra jammies, big ass coats, and velour jumpsuits, to name a few), which gets subverted into MundaneMadeAwesome territory due to the message of the song. |
| 204 | * Music/WeirdAl's song (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq7Eki5EZ8o music video]]) "Tacky" does indeed have some ridiculously garishly bright and outlandish outfits. |
| 205 | [[/folder]] |
| 206 | |
| 207 | [[folder:Pinballs]] |
| 208 | * Captain B. Zarr from ''Pinball/ThePartyZone'' wears a black flight jacket, aviator goggles, a propeller-topped polka-dotted aviator helmet, and white cowboy gloves. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 212 | * ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'': Main character's Cecil's outfits include his best furry pants and tunic, tights and rubber clogs, a Hawaiian shirt and honey comb hat, and at least according to the "Not Canon Except for the Parts Which Are" ''Podcast/ThrillingAdventureHour'' crossover, a fanny pack at almost all times. |
| 213 | [[/folder]] |
| 214 | |
| 215 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 216 | * The Flash Gits of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' "fame" often come across looking like the {{Pirate}}/[[EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry jewelry]]/BlingOfWar version of this. Since they are [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orks]], they believe that [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny the more shiny things they wear]], the larger their hats are, the awesomer the banner they strap to their backs and the bigger their gun (or guns!) are, the more respect they will get. |
| 217 | ** Much of John Blanche's artwork for both ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' features this. Scrolls, skulls, feathers, furs, silks and everything in between adorn the subjects of his work. |
| 218 | [[/folder]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 221 | * ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'' started a whole new fashion fad trying to duplicate the mismatching East Village thrift shop look, spending hundreds of dollars on what actually only costs $10 to achieve. |
| 222 | [[/folder]] |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 225 | * Taken to extremes in the ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' series of games: |
| 226 | ** The bizarre half-barefoot footwear in the [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy first game]] are a particularly notable example. In ''VideoGame/Jak3Wastelander'' it's shown Jak still wears bandages fashioned like this ''under'' his boots. |
| 227 | ** Easily {{Handwave}}-able from ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' onwards - outfits probably ''were'', in fact, cobbled together from what was at hand [[DarkerAndEdgier in the grim darkness]] [[BadFuture of the far future]]. |
| 228 | * ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes''' Travis Touchdown is no doubt a pathetic enough {{Otaku}} to [[InvokedTrope deliberately dress this way]]. At least the single glove seems kinda handy for using his beam katana, but the rest... the player can choose exactly how ridiculous Travis' outfit becomes by buying more clothes (or diving for shirts in Santa Destroy's many dumpsters), all of them awesomely tasteless Otaku wear. |
| 229 | * Celine, from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'', wears what appears to be a ''hovering shower curtain'' as a cape. |
| 230 | * ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', especially the [[VideoGame/Fallout3 third game]], would follow ''Film/MadMax'' and have Raiders with weird attire made out of literal garbage, such as discarded tires. In ''The Pitt'' expansion for the third numbered game, Pitt Raiders have Bombshell armor with a bikini top literally made of bombshells (here being the front of a mini nuke bomb). In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', legionares wear what is obviously sports equipment with odd decorations (including feathers and paper plates). Centurions however show off their badass status by wearing a mishmash of things from enemies they've killed. Including supermutant helmets and Brotherhood armor parts. Much of the Legion's better armor is clearly constructed from football equipment. |
| 231 | %% * Most of the major characters of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' wardrobe. May be a case of StylisticSuck. |
| 232 | * While leveling in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' you'll often end up with a medley of gear for your VirtualPaperDoll. ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' explores the problem in [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/01/02/ this comic]], and the Brothers Grinn illustrate it [[http://www.supermegatopia.com/booty/gallery/gallery.php?thisLink=theclash.jpg here]]. |
| 233 | ** The various quest reward gear items obtained between levels 60 to 65 are the most blatant example of this trope as well as the inspiration for the ''Penny Arcade'' comic. Mismatched in the most extreme case of garish color clash that could only occur if a clown car exploded in a Skittles factory, the stats on the pieces are still head and shoulders above the most powerful endgame raid gear obtained prior to ''The Burning Crusade'' expansion. Many players refer to this phase of a character's life as ''the pimp suit.'' |
| 234 | ** Later expansions have done better, with more unified-looking sets... at the cost of sometimes plunging deep into RealIsBrown. |
| 235 | ** ''Mists of Pandaria'' now has Transmogrification, which allows players (for some in-game gold, and with certain limitations) to change pieces of their outfits to match the look of other pieces they have, either averting or invoking this trope as they wish. |
| 236 | ** With the advent of ''Legion'' you can now Transmogrify to any piece of equipment you've ''ever'' had soulbound, so by the time you reach max level you've got quite a wardrobe to choose from. This also created a secondary market for rare, visually appealing Bind on Equip drops. |
| 237 | * From Software's ''VideoGame/{{Evergrace}}'' duology: the jokey or downright strange looking weapons and armor, ranging from a frying pan '''''WITH''''' the bacon and eggs still in it, to a bird's nest with the bird still in it (worn as a helmet), to a downed tree (the 'sacred pole', which is about 20 feet long and when not in use is off the edge of the screen), to a random globe you find on someone's desk, to a fanservice-y bit of armor which is just two straps with gigantic pauldrons all megaboost one or more stats. (keep also in mind they can be upgraded and utilized like normal equipment too. The shopkeeper even calls you out on it. "YOU want to upgrade THAT? You're weird.") However, the best all-round builds with an even increase in stats are all plain and generic armor of sorts. And the best full set in the game only looks out of place because this is a medieval fantasy game. (It's a suit of futuristic armor that resembles one of the ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' hover leg mechas). Since a good amount of enemies have an immunity to one form of attack or another, using a ridiculous-looking build to MinMax just a couple stats leads to a lot of 0 damage hits on some areas. (An interesting gameplay quirk is that armor that boosts attack doesn't just boost attack, but one of the three kinds of melee attacks too, piercing, chopping, slashing. Whatever is the highest becomes your 'main physical attribute' and determines what is immune to you) |
| 238 | * Some of the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' protagonists have unusual combinations of clothing. The most prominent examples include Emerald!Brendan wearing shorts over pants (along with a hat that looks like white hair and a headband,) Lyra wearing a hybrid of short shorts and overalls with a hoodie underneath it, and HGSS!Ethan wearing a hoodie and a backwards hat with... early 20th century-style knickerbockers. |
| 239 | ** The Gym Leaders and Elite Four members can get even more bizarre with their outfits. For example, Brycen wears what looks like half of a kimono, a domino mask, and slip-on shoes. |
| 240 | ** On a similar note, Frontier Brain Greta from ''Pokémon Emerald'', who wears a kimono jacket and red sneakers over a blue bodysuit. |
| 241 | ** AZ from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' is another candidate, but given his size and [[spoiler:how he's been WalkingTheEarth for 3000 years]], his disheveled appearance might be justified. |
| 242 | ** This can be invoked by the player in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'', depending on how they customize their character's outfit. It's very much possible to get things in clashing colors, or mix ripped jean shorts with a WaistcoatOfStyle, among various other choices. |
| 243 | ** Jacq from ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' looks like he just rolled out of bed before going to work, as he's wearing a very baggy shirt and sweatpants under an otherwise-fine labcoat. Clavell can call him out on it in ''The Indigo Disk'', and throws in the fact that he's wearing sandals instead of some more professional-looking shoes. |
| 244 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' series opens the door to this trope by allowing the player to customize the Hero's appearance. Most of the clothes (and tattoos) are parts of sets that at least compliment each other if worn together. If the player chooses to mix and match, though, the results can range from badass to completely ridiculous. Fable II introduces dyes for clothing and hair, which just adds to the fun. |
| 245 | * ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' occasionally has shades of this ever since the advent of new unlockable weapons, optional cosmetic items, and the option to paint said cosmetic items. In-universe, the Soldier's 2011 Halloween costume comes across as this, consisting of a coat hanger, cardboard box, plastic cups, dryer hoses, and shoeboxes to dress up as a plausible yet hilariously poor-quality 'robot.' This is in stark contrast to the other classes' costumes, which are all quite clearly well designed in-universe. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that the Soldier is a CloudCuckoolander in a state of PerpetualPoverty, so the cheap, unconvincing robot costume suits him. He also makes up for it with unique and priceless vocal responses. |
| 246 | * In contrast to the [[SharpDressedMan well-tailored and crisp]] casual clothes he wore in ''{{VideoGame/Persona 3}}'', in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena,'' Akihiko Sanada promptly ditches them for a dark red, ragged cape, torn pants, and shiny red boots, and [[WalkingShirtlessScene he's otherwise topless the entire time]]. Everyone pointing out the absurdity of his outfit and him failing to see how absurd it looks is a RunningGag that pops up in both ''Arena'' games. Apparently, [[AllThereInTheManual the cape and half nudity weren't originally going to be the case]]; [[WhatCouldHaveBeen according to the character artist]], Akihiko was originally supposed to retain his sharp looks with a suit (giving him a look similar to his appearance in the non-canon ''Anime/PersonaTrinitySoul'' anime), but was given the outfit he got after Wada, ''Arena's'' designer, wanted a "rugged" looking character in the roster, and no one else could properly fit the role. |
| 247 | * ''VideoGame/Persona4 Golden'': Marie wears a mishmash of styles, including a plaid skirt, striped stockings, platform boots, a blue hat, a white shirt with a black tie, and a number of gold-coloured pins. This is because Marie herself, suffering from a bad case of IdentityAmnesia, has no idea what passes for fashion. |
| 248 | * ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': [[HotWitch Morrigan's]] initial outfit consists of rags, polished stones, feathers, and bits of armor. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] given she lives in a swamp, so every piece of clothing she owned was salvaged or found. |
| 249 | %% * So prevalent in ''VideoGame/EternalSonata'' that is listed on the game's [[Characters/EternalSonata character page]] under "tropes all characters have in common." |
| 250 | * Tidus, the main character of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''. Most of Tetsuya Nomura's character designs for ''VII'' and ''VIII'' were at least plausible, but many of the characters from ''FFX'' (the aforementioned Tidus and [[TooManyBelts Lulu with her belt-dress]] being prime offenders) have costumes that are simply strange. [[http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/e/e6/Nooj.jpg Nooj]], from the sequel ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'', takes the cake with an outfit that is nothing short of bizarre. |
| 251 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': [[http://xii.venusgospel.net/ff12_basch.html Basch.]] The national costume of Dalmasca appears to be "[[{{Stripperific}} pastel BDSM wear]]", Vaan never puts on a shirt, Fran wears [[ChainmailBikini a merry-widow with thigh-highs]], Penelo has bizarre leather wing-things on the back of her costume, Ashe has a Chippendales collar and the world's shortest skirt, but Basch takes the cake by showing up in ''multiple'' ridiculous outfits: bright orange shorts under armour, a leather thong on the outside of his clothes that seems to be riding up rather a lot, and an open-fronted shirt and jacket combo set off with what appears to be a potholder or a scrap of his favourite childhood security blanket strapped to one side of his chest. |
| 252 | * Ivalice is prone to these, as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' provides the page image with Luso Clemens. Even though he's wearing overalls, he still has two belts, along with a sash that's more of a ragged green blanket, double-decker boots, elbow guards that look like plates, a decorative bandage, some other kind of strap, a clover pin... |
| 253 | * Nomura growing out his more extreme Rummage Sale Reject style can be seen in the progression of the costume designs in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. Compare, for example, Riku in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' and Riku in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. Some iconic things like Sora's poofy pants and big shoes may stick around forever, though. |
| 254 | %% * Most of the characters in ''VisualNovel/DRAMAticalMurder'', especially Mink and Noiz. |
| 255 | * While most any game involving appearance/clothing customization is vulnerable to this, superhero games are like magnets due to the sheer variety of options typically available. "Costume Contests" were popular in both ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' for this very reason, if only to find things such as a knight in multicolored armor (which is also a mix of plate and Roman gladiator) with jester shoes and a jet pack, or a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot werewolf with bull horns, horse hooves, fairy wings, and hot pink spandex pants]] that has a [[WreathedInFlames flaming aura]], and of course the hilarity of the "Randomize" button that [[InvokedTrope intentionally creates this effect]]. |
| 256 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': [[http://i.imgur.com/Eiz7jil.jpg Velvet.]] After she was placed in prison, she was not given a change of clothing for three years. After she finally broke out, the best she could do was grab scraps of material from other prisoners' clothes and armor she could find and tied it all together with belts. |
| 257 | ** And even then she's got nothing on Magilou, who literally [[http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Magilou?file=Magilou_Artwork.png wears a skirt made out of books]] on top of her already flamboyant jester costume. |
| 258 | * Rita from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' really looks like she just rolled out of bed, found whatever was nearby that fit, and went out adventuring. Most obviously, both her socks and shoes [[FashionableAsymmetry don't match at all]], and her top is covered with a hodge-podge of poorly-matched colors and whatever she finds useful. Given an early visit to her room shows that it's piled high with junk, it's quite possible that she really did just grab whatever clothes were on hand in the morning. |
| 259 | ** When Judith, a shameless flirt who normally wears very little, is tasked to seduce the guard in Heliord, she gets an outfit made that is best described as "rabbit cosplay themed." It is certainly a choice, and must be seen to be believed. |
| 260 | * In ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series, it's possible to make a character in Create-a-Sim that looks like this simply through the various customization options. ''The Sims 2'' had some premade outfits that looked so bad/weird that mods existed to hide them from normal view. Additionally, many of the premade characters or townies often had tacky outfits. |
| 261 | * ''VideoGame/CodeVein'': Io wears a bizarre outfit that looks something like the barest remnants of a shredded gown, including a torso piece that barely contains her breasts and looks like it's liable to rip apart any second, plus some bandages. She occasionally tosses on a hooded jacket (her [[StylishProtectionGear Blood Veil]]), which does absolutely nothing to make the outfit less insane. She even fights in it. Oh, and [[spoiler:all her sister Attendants wear the exact same outfit. They are all BloodMagic clones meant to serve the Successors and are apparently born wearing it. Notably, the outfit looks like a ruined version of the wedding gown Karen is wearing, and the Attendants are nearly identical to Karen in physical appearance as well]]. |
| 262 | * PlayedForHorror in ''VisualNovel/YourTurnToDie''. The second Floor Master, Rio Ranger, likes [[RobbingTheDead taking personal effects from every deceased participant]] of the Death Game. Sara realizes this when she notices him wearing [[spoiler: Joe's hairclip]]. |
| 263 | * Ex from ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris''. We're pretty sure a frilled dress shirt and suspenders don't pair well with a space suit's pants, boots, and gloves. Ringo certainly doesn't hesitate to comment on it in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris2''. |
| 264 | * The protagonist of ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' starts out in [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes a filthy, tasteless but cohesive]] disco loungewear outfit, but the player will find other items of clothing as they play, often abandoned in bins or similar, and virtually all horrible, filthy or bizarre. Since each clothing item affects your stats, you will likely be changing your outfit to whatever gives you the most plusses for a check, meaning you may find an optimal outfit for passing (e.g.) an Electrochemistry check will be mustard bell-bottoms, a dragon kimono, filthy HoboGloves, and a pair of too-small plastic sunglasses called by the game "Shades of Self-destruction". Or, especially early in the game, you may have no items in a slot except ones that penalise a stat you desperately need, leading to you maximising your chances to make that roll by taking off your pants. (On top of this, the character's Horrific Necktie [[CompanionCube will talk to the player if you have it equipped]] and the game warns you that to ever take it off would be to betray it, encouraging it to be kept on with outfits that would not normally require a tie, such as outfits that do not have a shirt. Your sidekick Kim ignores most of the wardrobe crimes but will ask pointed questions about it if you start incorporating bits of a fascist uniform into your wardrobe. |
| 265 | * ''{{VideoGame/CyberPunk 2077}}'' is a heavy offender, since street fashions in the 2070s run towards bright colors, loud patterns, synthetic fabrics, and something of a return of GlamRock fashions. Since RainbowPimpGear is also in full effect, having your main character wear a sequinned tank-top, lime-colored suit jacket, turquoise hotpants, and knee-high aluminium-plated boots is more likely than not to happen but will blend in fairly well. This is contrasted with the sleek, monochrome, and minimalist look of the corporate styles. |
| 266 | * Prepare to have your character look like this in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' if you are participating in fashion challenges with Gracie or Label, depending on the entry. This could be [[AvertedTrope averted]] if you know [[GuideDangIt what clothing items get the most points]], however. |
| 267 | * ''VideoGame/NobodySavesTheWorld'': Official artwork for [[https://img2.storyblok.com/fit-in/0x500/filters:format(png)/f/91641/1176x1193/7b05fa5eea/nostra_2.png Nostramagus]] shows that his outfit is completely mismatched, combining magic and warrior outfits as well as having just a sock on one foot and a sandal on the other. |
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| 269 | |
| 270 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 271 | * ''Webcomic/DeanNalaVinny'': Dean. For a cyclist who often puts in serious mileage in a single day, Dean dresses oddly, opting for a tank top, baggy shorts and Crocs (one white, another black) instead of specialized bike gear. He doesn't even wear a helmet. |
| 272 | * Tsillah of ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/crazy-meter/ dresses like this.]] It appears to be a deliberate stylistic choice on her part, as she is perfectly capable of [[CastingAShadow constructing stylish clothing out of shadows.]] |
| 273 | * Takako of ''Webcomic/{{Iothera}}'' makes no attempt to coordinate her clothing. |
| 274 | -->'''Cassandra:''' I know not wearing the entire ROYGVIB spectrum at once is anathema to you, but... |
| 275 | * ''Webcomic/{{Consolers}}'': |
| 276 | ** Square Enix has a rather... strange fashion sense. Belt with zipper on head, anyone? |
| 277 | ** Konami also wears a [[http://consolers.webcomic.ws/comics/pl/615914 rather strange outfit]]: bodysuit with a suit jacket over, MGS-style harness, red [[MercurysWings winged]] helmet, vampire cape, and bright blue and pink shoes with DDR arrows... |
| 278 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has this pop up regularly. Considering most of the time it happens, people are, in fact, ''scrounging'' for clothing (Tarvek's outfit in the Castle Heterodyne arc makes sense since he started off ''only wearing a bedsheet and boots''; the outfit he ended up with is thus a major improvement) due to the crazy situations they are in. |
| 279 | * ''Webcomic/WelcomeToHell'' has [[CuteButPsycho Sock]], who has a [[http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/Characters outfit that must be seen to be believed.]] |
| 280 | * In ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' once Pintsize gets his new humanoid body he starts dressing like this. He specifically says that he wants his outfits to toe the line between "hilariously irreverant" and "literally a clown". |
| 281 | [[/folder]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 284 | * [[Archive/TropeTanClassic The original design of]] JustForFun/TropeTan, the [[MoeAnthropomorphism anthropomorphic representation]] of TV Tropes, wore an orange midriff top, patchy brown pants, yellow shoes, [[TooManyBelts crazy belts]], and [[GogglesDoNothing goggles]]. She was ''[[InvokedTrope designed]]'' to be a Rummage Sale Reject. |
| 285 | * Jericho, of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', dresses every day in clothes that are so gaudy and so mismatched that people actually get ill from looking at him. He's blind [[spoiler:and his psychic vision is black-and-white]] and uses that as an excuse. |
| 286 | ** [[spoiler:He's specifically picked each part of his ensemble to not go with anything else in order to draw attention away from the crowd he hangs with. That or to fit in with them. Said crowd includes a Lamia, two tetra-armed demonic-looking, fear aura packing receptive empath twins, a mute Ancient Apex Predator, and an extremely violent current incarnation of the ''UltimateBlacksmith''. Besides, if he's forced to, he will wear the school uniform. Just don't ask WHICH school uniform...]] |
| 287 | ** For Ayla's birthday party, he dressed in a nice shirt and jeans, but said that underneath he had his 'Undershirt of DOOOOM!' He wasn't joking: when the party was attacked by mercenaries, he unbuttoned his shirt to reveal it, and two of the attackers collapsed, vomiting. |
| 288 | * ''Literature/{{Worm}}'': |
| 289 | ** Brian's little sister Aisha is introduced wearing a strapless top too skimpy to pass for ''underwear'', torn denim jeans, and green fishnet leggings. |
| 290 | ** The Butcher. Her armor and mask have an Asian style, yet also have SpikesOfVillainy and three bleached skulls. As Taylor puts it: |
| 291 | --->The costume, it was asymmetrical, lacking harmony, trying to do too many things at once. The samurai, the headhunter, the bloodletter. None of it fit the title she wore: Butcher. |
| 292 | [[/folder]] |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 295 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': Parodied in the episode "The Console". Gumball's new portable game system turns all of Elmore into a parody of [=JRPGs=], and at one point Anais is seen dressed like Luso from ''Final Fantasy Tactics A2'' (because the alternative, a ChainmailBikini with platform boots, wasn't "age-appropriate"). |
| 296 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Done intentionally with the Freedom Fighters, who are noted in the artbook to be wearing random pieces of clothes they scavenged and pieces of armor they stole. |
| 297 | * ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': June wears: A long sweater that's orange with black spots (think [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]]), a yellow t-shirt, green plaid baggy shorts, and purple shoes (or cleats in the earlier episodes). If anything, it just makes her even [[BadassAdorable cuter]]. |
| 298 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'': In "No Space Like Home," the bears are outfitted with turn-of-the-century swimsuits (all part of an escape plan). Bubi describes the outfits as "early rummage sale." |
| 299 | * ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Referenced in an episode where Connie mentions that the yearbook had to discontinue sections like "class clown" because the previous year's "worst dresser" was actually very poor. |
| 300 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In [[HalloweenEpisode "Luna Eclipsed"]], MemeticBystander "Derpy Hooves" is dressed in a [[YouMeanXmas Nightmare Night]] costume which consists of five paper bags (one on her head and one on each hoof). |
| 301 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheNewBatmanAdventures'': The Creeper bought his costume (a speedo, boots, gloves, and a giant cape-like red boa) at a thrift store in Gotham. |
| 302 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E05CupidsErrantArrow Cupid's Errant Arrow]]", Boimler's attempt at "every cool outfit in history" at once results in a fusion of multiple different style. Which Barb says did look sexy until he ruined it. |
| 303 | [[/folder]] |
| 304 | |
| 305 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 306 | * Music/{{Prince}} and the Revolution in TheEighties had this as their default mode, especially between 1983-1985. [[http://www.last.fm/music/Prince%2B%2526%2BThe%2BRevolution/+images Evidence]], complete with predictable EightiesHair. |
| 307 | * If Prince was bad in TheEighties, Music/CyndiLauper was worse, though she was [[InvokedTrope doing it on purpose]]. Before she got famous, someone sneered at her for "dressing creatively," to which she fired back "Oh, this is what your daughter's gonna be wearin' in a year." [[TruthInTelevision Sure, enough, when she hit it big]]... |
| 308 | * Music/{{ABBA}} did this purposefully. [[MundaneUtility For tax reasons.]] Performers in Sweden are allowed to deduct their stage clothing from their taxes only if they were not usable as street clothes. |
| 309 | * {{Grunge}} music got its name partly because the artists were wearing old, beat-up clothing (often obtained from thrift shops, relatives' closets, or even the trash), part out of poverty, part out of practicality (in UsefulNotes/TheOtherRainforest, flannel and denim are very good at keeping you warm during the 9-month rainy season), part out of rebelling against fashion. |
| 310 | %% * The [[http://gew42.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d3dmrma former]] page image. |
| 311 | %% * ''I Wanna be a VJ'' winner Jesse Camp. |
| 312 | * Music/LadyGaga, often intersecting with WTHCostumingDepartment. At this point, the most shocking thing she could do would be to wear a t-shirt and jeans in public. If she did, [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight no one would recognize her.]] (Though as of 2019 she's had a more common and casual style, mirroring her calmer works like Joanne and A Star is Born.) |
| 313 | * According to [[http://whatareyouwearingbenedict.tumblr.com this blog]], many of Creator/BenedictCumberbatch's outfits end up looking like this when he's not being dressed up by stylists. He has admitted that the blog has [[http://youtu.be/ef4C1My5i74 led to him "putting in more effort as of late"]]. His good friend and ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' co-star Creator/MartinFreeman, known for his brightly colored [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_marfckg54f1rpe4pjo1_500.jpg paisley]] [[http://whatareyouwearingbenedict.tumblr.com/post/18321564557/guest-victim-appearance-martin-freeman-double scarves]], is sometimes featured on the blog as well. |
| 314 | * A downplayed example happened in the 2016 Academy Awards with ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170302012146/http://cdn3.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/landscape_928x523/2016/03/jennybeavan.jpg costume designer Jenny Beavan]] - whose subversion of the ceremony's dress code led to [[https://media.giphy.com/media/tNeeQLyWzeT2E/giphy.gif amused looks.]] |
| 315 | * Most Russian soldiers during TheNineties. They even had an ironic rhyme: "Forma nomer vosem', chto spizdim, to i nosim." (Uniform #8, we wear what we could jack.) |
| 316 | ** Mostly applied to active duty combat deployments, refers to various improvised improvements to standard equipment, scrounged or looted off dead combatants from either side. Popularized due to overly heavy, one size fits all cost-cutting solutions implemented in standard-issue gear. Examples abound like 32 kg ~= 70 lb flak jacket torso armor, useful against small arms debris and shrapnel, but a useless hindrance in close-range urban combat scenarios, due to its inability to stop assault rifle rounds despite its extreme bulk. Desirable item upgrades were quality combat boots, more utilitarian camo (better suited to local climate, lighter, better pattern, improved comfort, improved ergonomic storage), holsters/utility belts/hands free store and carry solutions, lightened paratrooper-issue AK's, squad support weapon-sized extended capacity clips taped together in pairs (for 90+ readily accessible rounds, instead of 20-30), and any manner of light and high-quality sidearms or combat knives. Hence, once so many violations stacked up for utilitarian reasons and improving survival, no one thought anything of small personal touches added for swagger, making for a decidedly mismatched guerrila unit look. |
| 317 | ** Exception: "demobilization parade uniform". A long-standing tradition to painstakingly prepare a ridiculous, customized version with any and all bling (ribbons, patches, decorative elements) and flair they could scrounge and sneak under the radar, to be worn on the trip home. Stated goal is to "arrive home in style", but really more of a random reason to get silly and competitive to waste time until discharge, and occupy themselves to make waiting for it a little less difficult. |
| 318 | * "Wacky Tacky Day", found at High Schools across the U.S. |
| 319 | * Grunge/Punk/Hard rock band the Lunachicks have the tendency to wear outfits like this. At first, it seemed as if it was out of necessity due to lack of a wardrobe budget; later on, however, it was very much intentional. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWKi6F5jMjo Evidence.]] See also: the video for "Babysitters on Acid." |
| 320 | * Creator/DavidTennant himself spends half his time like this, on one occasion wearing a [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lai6h0oZ7b1qc7qvfo1_500.jpg lurid green-gold paisley silk shirt and bright red tartan trousers]], and on another, a neat white tux jacket, cumberbund, shirt, and bowtie with orange-brown trousers. Another occasion saw him wearing an incredibly bizarre pink and blue brocade tie. His look as the Tenth Doctor is one of his more ''ordinary'' looks, apart from a straight-up tux or jeans and a normal-looking shirt. Oh, and there's [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8odwhklMc1rzhm7co1_500.jpg this]]. |
| 321 | * Music/SuperJunior's 5th album concept ended up looking a lot like this. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Simple#/media/File:Superjunior_mrsimple.jpg Hilarity]] ensued. [[https://kpop007love.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/leeteuk-2.jpg Leeteuk]] in particular has two coats, a {{sarashi}} made of rope, and two pairs of underwear over fishnet stockings. |
| 322 | * [[http://www.shiteshirts.com/ Shite Shirts]] uses this deliberately, to the extent that you can't even choose a design - you get what you're given. |
| 323 | * Country group The Band Perry has been pretty consistently called "An incredibly talented band in desperate need of a better stylist." Their music has been described as "classic Country with an eclectic infusion of Rock, Gospel, and Soul." A lot of the time, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190819032123/http://www4.pictures.stylebistro.com/gi/Kimberly+Perry+Dresses+Skirts+Cocktail+Dress+v6aVbmP29ghl.jpg so is their fashion sense.]] |
| 324 | * At the height of Music/{{NSYNC}}'s fame, they regularly showed up to award shows and other functions in hilariously [[http://www.fabsugar.com/NSYNC-Fashion-Retrospective-MTV-VMAs-31165408 clashing]] outfits. The Huffington Post even noted being disappointed that they wore [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/25/nsync-vmas-costumes-2013_n_3813528.html simple black]] suits when they briefly reunited on stage. |
| 325 | * Radio/TV/[=YouTube=] personality and musician Creator/NardwuarTheHumanServiette is known for dressing like this during interviews. (And to a milder extent out-of-character.) The styles of clothes are fairly normal, but the colors and patterns are almost always loud and mismatched. It's done intentionally to compliment his {{keet}}-like on-air personality. |
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