History Main / AwesomeAnachronisticApparel

** Franchise/{{Batman}}'s nemesis The Penguin has sported white-tie-and-tails, top hat, and ''[[HighClassGlass monocle]]'' ever since his first appearance in the early [[TheForties 1940s]], when that look was already becoming old-fashioned. He did ditch the top hat and tailcoat in the [[TheNineties 1990s]], switching to the more practical tuxedo, but even this is on its way out as dress becomes more casual and men increasingly opt for business suits on formal occasions.

** The minor villain Turner D. Century dressed in clothes appropriate to, well, [[TheGayNineties the turn of the century]].

* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension'': The half-Japanese Buckaroo Banzai, although commonly dressed in the height of contemporary ([[TheEighties 1980s]]) fashion, was just as likely to be seen wearing a kimono and hakama.

* The yellow jumpsuit with the black stripes down the sides originally worn by Bruce Lee in ''Film/GameOfDeath'', but used again in ''Film/KillBill Vol 1.'' True, it's not exactly "anachronistic", but more "nostalgic" and "intimately associated with [[TheSeventies its era]]."

* Downplayed by ''Film/{{Stoker}}'''s protagonist, India, who wears pretty dresses (never pants) that would be in style in the 1940s and 1950s, and saddle shoes. This isn't particularly noticeable until you see her next to her classmates, all of whom dress in clothes that are popular in TheNewTens.

* ''Literature/TheShadowOfTheWind '' takes place in TheFifties, but Barceló is said to dress like a gentleman from the XIX century, including a pipe and monocle just for show.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'''s Cosmo Kramer wears casual clothing from roughly TheSixties and [[TheSeventies '70s]] throughout TheNineties. At one point, Kramer's regular clothes, while still casual, made it appear to office employees that he was working with them in an office with '90s formal business wear. On another occasion, his flashy outerwear -- which included a multi-colored fur coat (actually the titular costume piece from ''Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat') and a white fedora -- had him mistaken for a pimp. Michael Richards, Kramer's portrayer, once rationalized this by explaining that his character developed a severe case of agoraphobia as a very young man and [[LimitedWardrobe never again went out to buy new clothes]] -- [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness although this goes against many episodes where Kramer is perfectly fine with being outside]] (one episode has him walking around on a ''highway'').

* ''Series/WhiteCollar'': Neal Caffrey started out dressing in old-fashioned suits he got from his landlady (they belonged to her late husband, a bootlegger during TheRoaringTwenties), but later switches to modern-day suits. However, he still loves hats of that style, to the point where this allows Peter to easily track him down in a foreign country.

* Wrestling/DeuceNDomino dressed like GreaserDelinquents out of the [[TheFifties 1950s]]...in 2007. Their female companion, [[Wrestling/KaraDrew Cherry]], wore roller skates -- which, while currently making a comeback, are no longer unself-consciously cool.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'''s Cosmo Kramer wears casual clothing from roughly TheSixties and [[TheSeventies '70s]] throughout TheNineties. At one point, Kramer's regular clothes, while still casual, made it appear to office employees that he was working with them in an office with '90s formal business wear. Michael Richards, Kramer's portrayer, once rationalized this by explaining that his character developed a severe case of agoraphobia as a very young man and [[LimitedWardrobe never again went out to buy new clothes]] -- [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness although this goes against many episodes where Kramer is perfectly fine with being outside]] (one episode has him walking around on a ''highway'').

* The BadassLongcoat, especially as worn in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Practically everyone on the show is wearing clothes from either the 1860s or the early 1990s. Or the Roman Empire, for the Companion. And Jayne, who uses a [[HandCannon Lemat Revolver]], which would be a very anachronistic CoolGun in a show set today, is constantly seen in T-shirts and jeans. The best clothes to imagine having in a Western.

** The Hellfire Club, enemies of the ''ComicBook/XMen''. The men typically wear [[TheCavalierYears 18th century clothing]], while women typically dress in [[{{Stripperiffic}} leather bustiers, lingerie-style underwear, and boots]].
*** Explained in the comic as symbolizing the Club's elitist rejection of modern concepts of morality.
*** Actually inspired by ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", which actually featured a "Hellfire Club" with a very similar visual style.

* ''Series/FamilyMatters'' had [[ExtravertedNerd Steve Urkel]]. However, his costume is less "anachronistic" and more "no one outside of a circus would ''ever'' wear that."

** Several characters in the ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' "Mothership Zeta" DLC can at least be justified using this trope, as they have just been thawed out from the HumanPopsicle state in which they've been since their abduction. This includes a CombatMedic from World War II, a genuine cowboy from the Old West, and an 18th-century samurai (speaking untranslated Japanese) in full battle armor.

* Ryougi Shiki of ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' wears a kimono (usually light blue) under a bitchin' red leather jacket with fur fringe.

*** His sense of style seems to be something he picked up on his second trip through the 1940's as when he joined up with The Ninth Doctor and Rose, he opted for jeans and t-shirt. It could be that he currently favors vintage-style garb because that's the clothing he met the Doctor and Rose in, and it reminds him of good times.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'''s Cosmo Kramer wears casual clothing from roughly the [[TheSixties 60s]] and [[TheSeventies 70s]] throughout the [[TheNineties 90s]]. At one point, Kramer's regular clothes, while still casual, made it appear to office employees that he was working with them in an office with 90s formal business wear. Michael Richards, Kramer's portrayer, once rationalized this by explaining that his character developed a severe case of agoraphobia as a very young man and [[LimitedWardrobe never again went out to buy new clothes]] -- [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness although this goes against many episodes where Kramer is perfectly fine with being outside]] (one episode has him walking around on a ''highway'').

* {{Steampunk}} ChapHop artist Music/ProfessorElemental usually dresses in the style of a [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain late 1800's]] GentlemanAdventurer: khaki shirt and shorts, with a pith helmet and Literature/SherlockHolmes pipe.

* [[https://fifeanddrum.army.mil/ The US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps]] perform in 18th-century clothes. They're not reenactors, but an actual military unit, and this is their ceremonial uniform.

* Many outfits in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series, especially more evident since the game made the jump to 3D. The game's {{Zeerust}} aesthetic provides a double-whammy of this -- fashion never advanced beyond the 1950's even before the apocalypse in 2077, and those pre-War park stroller clothes or trench coats and fedoras certainly look weird against the radioactive ruins of America a century later.

* VideoGame/TexMurphy in the eponymous series of games dresses as a typical noir-style detective with a trenchcoat and fedora... in a post-WorldWarIII world. However, many other characters dress in 30s and 40s styles consistent with the Creator/RaymondChandler-inspired setting.

* Many, many examples in the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''. The most glaring example is Setsuka's alternate costume in ''IV'', which references her European origins but is in an Edwardian style dress. A woman in an early 1900's dress walking around 16th Century Eurasia. Yes, really.

* In ''VideoGame/TheSims'' series, some anachronistic outfits are already included (especially [[RobeAndWizardHat for wizards and witches]], and with custom content you can have your Sims be dressed like they're from whatever time period you like. The Townies, and the setting itself, will remain in early-21st-century stasis, and nobody will ever comment on that Sim with an 80s, 30s, or ''Renaissance'' outfit.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', Jane dates a guy who has a thing for dressing up in styles from the early half of the 1900's, and by the end she gets fed up with how seriously he takes all of it.
* The ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' gang, overlapping with ClothesMakeTheLegend, are better remembered and mostly appearing in their late 60s outfits. Possibly this is why they came back to them in ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated Mystery Incorporated]]''. Notably, Velma is the only one who's never changed from her orange sweater/red pleated skirt/orange knee socks/red strap-on shoes combo. Shaggy's outfit, however, is probably the one that least ''needed'' alteration, although the cultural connotations of it have shifted from SurferDude to… well, [[TheStoner something a bit less kid-friendly.]] Then again, ''Mystery Incorporated'' may take place in some kind of RetroUniverse, as it seems 60s-70s style clothing is the norm for just about everyone.