History Main / CheapCostume

** In the ''Comicbook/{{Infinity}}'' arc of ''[[Comicbook/MightyAvengers2013 Mighty Avengers]]'', [[Comicbook/{{Blade}} Ronin]] hides his identity with a cheap Spider-Man Halloween costume. The costume even has "[[LawyerFriendlyCameo Spider Hero]]" written on the front to [[BlandNameProduct avoid]] [[BrandX litigation]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' episode "Oblivio", both heroes AND their Kwamis (The source of their powers) lose their memories due to the titular villain. When Plagg flies off in a fit of pique, Adrien fashions a custom Cat Noir suit from some cardboard boxes, complete with ears, tail, and bell, so he can help Ladybug with out revealing his identity. It doesn't last long, as Plagg comes back so Adrien can transform properly.

* In ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'', the episode "Halloween Party" sees Walter Denton dresses up as a BedsheetGhost. Meanwhile, Mr. Boynton puts together a skeleton costume, Stretch Snodgrass dresses up as Hopalong Cassidy, and Miss Brooks announces her intention to masquerade as a witch.

** During a Team-Up with Franchise/{{Wolverine}}, Spidey once found himself abroad and in need of a costume. Luckly for him he was able to purchase a reasonable imitation of a Spider-Man costume in a costume shop in Berlin. Unfortunately it had "Die Spinne" written on the back, the name that the character was known by and that Spider-Man comics were sold under in Germany back then. Worth noting that Spidey's normal costume at the time was the black & white number, so it wasn't a "reasonable" imitation to his way of thinking since it looked like his then-retired red-and-blue costume.

** D-Man's "costume" consists of a copy of Daredevil's old yellow outfit and a knock-off Franchise/{{Wolverine}} mask.

* In Brazil, doing {{Cosplay}}s with serious budgetary issues has become known as "Cospobre" (literally "Cospoor"). Great cases of this combined with ForHalloweenImGoingAsMyself are
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[[https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_tOfIVHV0b/ videos]] where dubbers dressed as characters they voice, using only what they had at home - even if some had accurate props ("Picard" owns a Starfleet uniform, "Star-Lord" has both the helmet and the pistol).

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanManOfTomorrow''. Clark Kent's BetaOutfit is a [[PilotOutfit vintage aviator's uniform and goggles]]. He then tries to tie a red blanket around his neck and likes the look, but [[RealityEnsues the blanket falls off]] the moment he zooms into the air. Then the [[FullFrontalAssault rest of his outfit gets burned off]] during his fight with Lobo, leaving Superman exposed to the world (literally), so his parents wear out several bandsaws cutting and sewing the alien material used in the blanket Clark was wrapped in as a baby, to make his classic Superman outfit.

* In episode 6 of ''Series/WandaVision'', Wanda and Vision dress up for Halloween in cheap costumes of their original comic-book appearances as a MythologyGag.

-> '''Brian Douglas:''' What gives you the right!? What's the difference between you and me!?\\

* One of Maron's heists in ''Manga/KamikazeKaitouJeanne'' gets complicated when her TransformationTrinket ends up in the hands of the possessed VictimOfTheWeek. Her makeshift disguise includes an altered yukata, a (much, much plainer) handmade cross, hair extensions, and spray-on hair dye. Things get even more complicated when she gets caught in a DrowningPit, the dye washes off, and the hair extensions float away.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'': As is the case with his comic book counterpart, ComicBook/MilesMorales' original superhero suit is a store bought, improperly-sized Spider-Man Halloween costume.

* ''Literature/RamonaQuimby:'' Ramona decides to be a sheep for the Nativity pageant, but her mother doesn't have the time or money to make an elaborate costume, and she has to make do with a costume made from a bleached white bathrobe, pink pajama pants, and a sheep tail and headdress.
* In the ''Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection'' book ''Kathleen: The Celtic Knot,'' Kathleen can't afford a fancy Irish dancing costume, but her aunt makes one from a pair of green curtains.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' involves Batman being hunted by a villain who desires his mask as a trophy. Upon finding himself in a death trap with no means of escape handy, Batman relents and throws off his mask, revealing... [[MultilayerFacade that he's wearing]] [[Franchise/{{Zorro}} a black handkerchief tied over the top of his head with eye-slits cut into it.]] Another episode gives us Condiment King, who wears a cheap looking jumpsuit with a pickle headpiece and a pair of tighty-whitey underwear on the outside.

-->'''Fake Batwoman:''' ''(as the suit is cut off her)'' No, no, no! This thing took forever to make!

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' involves Batman being hunted by a villain who desires his mask as a trophy. Upon finding himself in a death trap with no means of escape handy, Batman relents and throws off his mask, revealing... [[MultilayerFacade that he's wearing]] [[Franchise/{{Zorro}} a black handkerchief tied over the top of his head with eye-slits cut into it.]]

* Madison starts out with one in ''FanFic/{{Atonement}}''. Basically, it's a hoodie, balaclava, army pants, boots, and gloves (tightly secured so she can use her tethers on them for NotQuiteFlight), and Mads mentions that she got it from local thrift and army surplus stores, and comments that it only cost around $20. She gets a better costume when she becomes a Ward.

** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', Spider-Man starts off in a cheap, homemade outfit, but gets a more professional Avengers-style outfit from [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]. Stark even makes fun of the outfit by calling him "Underoos." During ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', he's forced to don his old outfit again for the final confrontation against [[PunchClockVillain the Vulture]], though he gets his hi-tech outfit back from Stark in the end.

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