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When a character is referred to by a signature outfit or piece of clothing that they wear. It is NOT just for any character who has a signature article of clothing; the clothing must be in the title of the work or else be part of the name the character is consistently called by. Often, no other name is even given for the person in question.

See also TheAdjectivalMan, ClothesMakeTheLegend, EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep, IconicOutfit, SignatureHeadgear, NoNameGiven. Compare TheNounWhoVerbed and BurlyDetectiveSyndrome. This trope is not related to TheOneWhoWearsShoes.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Luffy from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is often called "Straw Hat" and is the leader of the Straw Hat Pirates (despite being the only member of the crew wearing one). He even has it on his Jolly Roger! Ironically, Shanks and [[spoiler:Roger]] never were identified with the hat in quite the same way despite wearing it constantly during their early years as pirate captains.
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[[folder:Art]]
* ''Art/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' by Creator/JohannesVermeer.
** Generally, a lot of works by prolific portrait or ''tronie'' (a Dutch genre of non-specific but characterful face painting) artists have names like this: the names of the subjects may not have survived, the artists usually didn't give them any specific titles, and so the names we know them by are identifications from property inventories or catalogues. It gets occasionally silly -- like at least one portrait by Frans Hals known as "portrait of a gentleman in black with lace collar and cuffs", [[SuspectIsHatless which also describes 90% of Dutch fashion of the time and thus most of his male portraits]].
* ''Art/TheWomanInGold'' is a nickname for the Creator/GustavKlimt painting ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Adele_Bloch-Bauer_I Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I]]''. It was the subject of a film of the same name (see Film folder below).
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[[folder:Asian Animation]]
* ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'' has Specs Doc. "Specs" is short for "spectacles", an old-timey word for "glasses", and he wears glasses when his friend Skinny Doc doesn't. Hence, the doc with the specs.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* In ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'', the villains frequently refer to Phoney Bone as "the one who bears the star" after the star on his shirt.
* One of the members of the Elite in Franchise/TheDCU is called Hat, after his magic hat.
* ComicBook/TheHood, whose cloak and boots came from a demon and are [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman the source of his magical powers]].
* ''ComicBook/RedRobin'': The only other name Comicbook/RasAlGhul's sister the "Mysterious Cloaked Lady" is referred to with is Daughter of Acheron, a title used by multiple people with the same power set to indicate their allied status and the source of their powers.
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[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
* Creator/TheBrothersGrimm's ''All-Kinds-of Fur'' and ''Literature/{{Bearskin}}''
* Creator/JosephJacobs's "Literature/{{Tattercoats}}", "Literature/{{Catskin}}", ''Literature/CapORushes'', and ''Rushen Coatie''.
* Creator/CharlesPerrault's ''Literature/{{Donkeyskin}}'', ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'' and ''Literature/PussInBoots''.
* The ghost story ''The Woman in Black''.
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[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons,'' neither [[KidFromTheFuture Wilbur]] nor [[ChildProdigy Lewis]] know who the villain is or what exactly he wants, so they just refer to him as "Bowler Hat Guy." (His hat, incidentally, is an UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot who's his HypercompetentSidekick [[spoiler:and a DragonWithAnAgenda]].) Eventually they learn that he's actually [[spoiler:the future version of Lewis' roommate, Goob]].
* Again, Hat of the Elite in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite''.
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[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/TheABCsOfDeath'': In "S", Roxanne's pursuer is only identified as '[[InTheHood The Hooded Man]]'.
* In ''Film/BlackPatch'', Clay Morgan's nickname 'Black Patch' comes from the black EyepatchOfPower he wears.
* The titular ''Film/DevilInABlueDress'', though we do learn her name; Daphne Monet.
* The BusbyBerkeleyNumber "The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat" from ''Film/TheGangsAllHere'', with the lady in question being Creator/CarmenMiranda, wearing one of her famous fruit hats.
* In ''Film/{{Goldstone}}'', Patch, the leader of the Howlers motorcycle gang, gets his nickname from his EyepatchOfPower.
* The Boy With the Purple Socks from the film version of ''Film/HarrietTheSpy''.
* Two of the key characters in the opening sequence of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' are credited simply as "Panama Hat" and "Fedora". The latter character is the one who presents the young Indy with his trademark fedora. While advertisements for the movie proudly announced that "The Man with the Hat is back!"
* ''Film/ThatLadyInErmine''
* In ''Film/LongJohnSilver'', Silver's first mate Patch gets his nickname from his EyepatchOfPower.
* ''Film/MenInBlack'': The Men in Black are a secret organization who polices Earth's alien population, while also keeping the aliens' existence a secret from humanity. They all wear black business suits.
* ''Film/TheManInTheWhiteSuit'': Subverted at the end, as [[spoiler:the suit falls apart when its experimental fabric decomposes]].
* In ''Film/TheMountie'', the criminals contemptuously refer to Corporal Grayling as "Red Coat". Not that it particularly bothers Grayling. He is proud to wear the scarlet tunic of the Mounted Police.
* Black Hat from ''Film/Priest2011'', though [[NoNameGiven he's never referred to as such in the film]], only in the credits.
* ''Film/Ronin1998'': Although not involving clothes, the unseen man who recruits the mercenaries is only referred to as "The Man in the Wheelchair".
* The character in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' whom Inigo Montoya calls "The Man in Black".
* ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' and its remake, ''Film/TheManWithOneRedShoe''.
* ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'': Gold Hat
* ''Film/TheWomanInBlack''
* ''Film/WomanInGold'' is titled after the nickname for the painting at the center of the story, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Adele_Bloch-Bauer_I Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I]]''.
* ''Film/TheWomanInGreen''
* ''Film/TheWomanInRed''
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[[folder:Literature]]
* [[spoiler:{{Exploited|Trope}}]] by the man in ''Literature/TheBlackFedora'' who wears his iconic outfit [[spoiler:to make it harder to recognize him when he takes it off and reverts to being one of the main characters]].
* ''Literature/TheBoxcarChildren'': Book 33 (''The Pizza Mystery'') has the Piccolo family identifying most of their regular customers by a signature piece of clothing or accessory, such as "The Lady in the Red Hat". Zigzagged when she gives her real name and becomes an employee shortly afterward.
* ''Literature/TheBoyInTheStripedPyjamas'' (also a movie)
* The Man in the Red Sweater from ''Literature/TheCallOfTheWild''.
* ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'' and ''Literature/FoxInSocks''.
* The King In Red from ''[[Literature/CraftSequence The Craft Sequence]]''.
* One of the [[HumanoidAbomination more humanoid]] guests at Lord Thymon's eldritch birthday party in the ''[[Literature/TheCrewOfTheCopperColoredCupids Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'' story ''[[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/2021/03/30/lord-thymon-and-the-impossible-guests/ Lord Thymon and the Impossible Guests]]'' is referred to as "the Man with the Panama Hat" (that is, until Pythe figures out he is [[spoiler: a (benign) version of Nyarlathotep]]).
* The Man in the Yellow Hat from ''Literature/CuriousGeorge''.
* The Man in Black in Callum Phillpott's ''Cyber-Hunt''.
* The Man in Black in Creator/StephenKing's ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series.
* ''Literature/{{Deerskin}}'' by Creator/RobinMcKinley, an adaptation of the fairy tale "Literature/{{Donkeyskin}}"
* The Sorceress in Green from the ''Literature/{{Dragaera}}'' series, whose name Vlad constantly mocks.
* The narration of ''Literature/EmilAndTheDetectives'' repeatedly refers to the antagonist as "der Mann im steifen Hut"[[note]]"the man in the stiff hat"[[/note]]. He gives other names for himself but they're likely aliases.
* ''Literature/GhostRoads'': One of Rose Marshall's epithets is "The Girl in the Green Silk Gown", since that's her JacobMarleyApparel. It's also the title of the second book in the series.
* ''Literature/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' (also a movie)
* The Boy with the Purple Socks in ''Literature/HarrietTheSpy''. Harriet never bothered learning his name. It's eventually revealed the rest of the class didn't know it either.
* ''Literature/TheKingInYellow''
* The Man in the Waistcoat and the Woman in White, two [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] from ''Literature/KnightsOfTheBorrowedDark''.
* ''Literature/TheManInTheBrownSuit'': The title comes from a murder suspect who was wearing a brown suit when he was seen leaving the scene of the crime.
* ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit''
* ''Literature/TheManInTheIronMask''.
* ''The Man in the Iron Pail Mask'' by Creator/ShelSilverstein
* The ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series has TheDreaded EvilSorcerer Chlorr of the Mask. Her signature [[CoolMask bronze mask]] is her ''only'' defining feature, given that [[spoiler:she's been {{Body Surf}}ing for 600 years.]]
* The Man in Black in ''Literature/ThePrincessBride''.
* The Lady of the Green Kirtle from ''Literature/TheSilverChair''.
* The Assassin in White from ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''.
* The Man in Yellow, the otherwise unnamed BigBad of ''Literature/TuckEverlasting''.
* The Man in the Mackintosh in Creator/JamesJoyce's ''Literature/{{Ulysses}}''.
* ''Literature/TheWomanInWhite'' by Wilkie Collins: The title character is a young woman with cognitive difficulties whose eccentricities include an insistence on wearing an outfit entirely in white, including accessories such as hat and shawl. There's a mundane in-universe explanation for why she does it, but it also functions symbolically as an EtherealWhiteDress.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* Raina, the titular character of the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode "Girl in the Flower Dress". Other characters identify her by outfit (a whole wardrobe of slinky floral dresses) more often than by name.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''
** In Season One, the protagonist was called by most people "The Man in the (Green) Hood" or simply "the Hood" when not referred to as "the Vigilante". Oliver Queen doesn't like this moniker and so in Season 2 adopts the name "The Arrow", and in Season 4 "ComicBook/GreenArrow".
** When The Canary appears in Season 2, she's referred to as "The Woman in Black" or "The Woman in the [[DominoMask Mask]]".
* ''Series/BananasInPyjamas'': the title characters and Rat in a Hat.
* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': A mild example in "Pot of Gold." After Mac and Aubrey first MeetCute in a deli, she leaves a note with the owner to pass on to him. Knowing where she'll be later, but not having a clue as to her name, he addresses one back to "The Beautiful Brunette Woman in the Green Coat." The woman he leaves it with addresses Aubrey as such when she arrives.
* ''Series/DaysOfOurLives'': "Patch" Johnson.
* In ''Series/{{Desmonds}}'' Augustus Neapolitan Cleveland Grant is only ever referred to as "Porkpie", because he always wears a porkpie hat.
* In the first season of ''Series/TheFlash2014'', before the heroes learn Reverse Flash's actual name, they refer to him as "the man in the yellow suit". In fact, Reverse Flash's introduction episode is even has this name as it's title.
* The Red Woman in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
* During the first season, Bennett from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' was known as "the Man with the Horn-Rimmed Glasses", or simply "HRG", by the fans, the production staff and even the actor playing him. The use of the nickname/alternative name came about in the pilot, to preserve the surprise that the sinister Man with Horn-Rimmed Glasses is actually Claire Bennett's father.
* The Man in Black in ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. VigilanteMan [[BadassInANiceSuit John Reese]] is always referred to as "The Man in the Suit" by the police detectives pursuing him and by New York's criminal underworld.
-->'''[[DiabolicalMastermind Elias]]:''' Personally, I think they could've come up with a better name.
** This causes a problem for the FBI in Season 2 when they capture Reese along with three CorporateSamurai, all BadassInANiceSuit types so they can't tell which one is the man they're looking for.
* ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'' where one of the main villains [[spoiler: and Alison]] was simply "Red Coat".
* Not clothing-related, but similar in spirit: The Cigarette-Smoking Man from ''Series/TheXFiles''.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/TheBeatles, "The Ballad of John and Yoko":
-->''The man in the mac says you've gotta go back, you know, they didn't even give us a chance.
* "Bananas in Pyjamas" written by Carey Blyton. See also Live-Action TV.
* Music/JohnnyCash, "The Man in Black".
* Music/RayCharles's "What'd I Say":
-->''See the girl with the diamond ring\\
She knows how to shake that thing\\
See the girl with the red dress on\\
She can do the Birdland all night long''
* Chris [=DeBurgh=], "The Lady in Red".
* Music/TheHollies, "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)".
* Music/MartyRobbins, "Cowboy In a Continental Suit."
* "The Guy with the Polka-Dotted Tie," one of the earlier song compositions of Jule Styne.
* This is [[InvertedTrope inverted]] in the Logan Whitehurst song "The Villain Who Wears No Pants".
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[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
* ''{{Wrestling/ECW}}'s'' Hat Guy.
* Veteran Japanese referee Red Shoes.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* In the stage version of ''Theatre/ForColoredGirls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf'', all the women in the play are referred to by what color they wear.
* ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motherfucker_with_the_Hat The Motherfucker with the Hat]]'', about a man who finds someone else's hat in his girlfriend's apartment.
* The Green-Clad Woman in ''Theatre/PeerGynt'', also known as the Dovrë-King's daughter.
* ''Literature/TheWomanInBlack''
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': The MysteriousStranger that Ann encounters several times throughout the story is referred as 'The Masked Lady'.
* ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'': The protagonist, Hat Kid.
* Although they don't have official names, most of the mask-wearing characters in ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' are referred to by the name of their masks. This trope applies straight for the protagonist, nicknamed "Jacket" after his letterman jacket. The term has become a semi-official name for him.
* As of ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', the unique [[{{Mooks}} Waddle Dee]] character with a bandana is officially known as Bandana Waddle Dee.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'': Before his first encounter with Raiden, Solidus referred to him as the man in the sneaking suit.
* On account of being an [[HelloInsertNameHere unnamed protagonist]], the main character of the original ''VideoGame/{{Persona 1}}'' is most often referred to as The Boy with the Pierced Ear.
* Pyramid Head from the ''Franchise/SilentHill'' series. Listed as "Red Pyramid" in the movie credits.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'': The first generation of games, where opposing trainers other than unique ones, weren't named. All are LostInTranslation:
** Lasses are "Miniskirts" (ミニスカート) in Japanese.
** Youngsters are "Shorts Youngsters" (たんぱんこぞう OR たんパンこぞう) in Japanese.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* The Idiot in an Awesome Hat (listed as such on the vol.7 cast page) from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' has [[DragonWithAnAgenda Redcloak]]. As CerebusSyndrome kicked in, we learn that he's formally called the Bearer of the Crimson Mantle, and that his cape is actually an ArtifactOfDoom that slows down his aging while also making him the prophet of [[GreaterScopeVillain his god, the Dark One]]. The Booted Wight also qualifies.
* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': Word of God says that Baek Ryun is an orphan and the name originates from the fine silk cloth that he was wrapped in when he was first found.
* Black Hat Guy from ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}''. Also Beret Guy.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* [[Website/ChannelAwesome That Guy With The Glasses]]
** And derivatives like "That Dude in the Suede".
** [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]] called himself That Guy With The Hat when auditioning.
** That Chick With the Goggles.
* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' has The Man in the Tan Jacket, whose other features - aside from a briefcase [[spoiler: filled with flies]] - are quite literally immemorable.
** [[spoiler: As of episode 32, he has a potential name. Everett, Emmett, and Ernest are all mentioned.]]
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* A ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short titled "WesternAnimation/BostonQuackie" had secret agent WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck tracking down a MacGuffin stolen by the Man in the Green Hat
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Twilight Sparkle's hastily improvised cover identity in the episode "Friendship University". "My name is Eyepatch. I wear an eyepatch".
* An animated segment on ''Series/SesameStreet'' about the letter V featured "the villain in the Panama hat" (who even referred to himself as that).
* Throughout the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Woodland Critter Christmas," the narrator refers to Stan as "the boy in the red poofball hat."
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[[folder:TV Tropes]]
* The LadyInRed
* TheMenInBlack
* VillainInAWhiteSuit
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* ManInTheIronMask (also a book by Creator/AlexandreDumas and a few movies).
* Many figures seen in the famous UsefulNotes/ZapruderFilm (the most complete and clear recording of the Kennedy Assassination) are known only by their clothing and possessions, most notably the Babushka Lady and the Umbrella Man.
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