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* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Demure and feminine, without being ostentatious
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* RealWomenDontWearDresses -- Usually indicative of a [[Lad-ette]], possibly a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak depending on her interests.

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* RealWomenDontWearDresses -- Usually indicative of a [[Lad-ette]], TheLadette, possibly a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak depending on her interests.

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* RealWomenDontWearDresses

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* RealWomenDontWearDressesRealWomenDontWearDresses -- Usually indicative of a [[Lad-ette]], possibly a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak depending on her interests.
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* UnderdressedForTheOccasion
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* GoodWearsWhite
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* BoyishShorts
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* QuirkyGirlQuirkyTux
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!!Unisex (same implications for both genders):

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!!Unisex (same implications for both genders):regardless of gender):
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* GenuineHumanHide: AxCrazy.

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* GenuineHumanHide: AxCrazy.This one's AxCrazy for sure.
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!!Nonbinary:
* MultiGenderedOutfit -- They wear their opinion about gender on their sleeves - one of each.
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* GlassesOfAging -- Wearing Glasses = OlderAndWiser
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* WhiteIsPure: When a character is morally pure and obsessed with being clean
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* CuteOversizedSleeves: Often utilized to showcase a character's cuteness.
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Related to HollywoodDressCode.

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Related to HollywoodDressCode.
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* GenuineHumanHide: AxCrazy.
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* BillionaireWristband -- He uses his watch to signal his wealth.
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* CowardlyYellow: often reflecting a character's cowardice.
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* RealWomenDontWearDresses
* ShortTank
* TankTopTomboy


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* RealMenWearPink -- He's either InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, and/or so secure in his masculinity that he doesn't care what people think.

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* BespectacledCutie -- A character stereotype: girl with glasses, usually pleasant, smart, ''and'' clever



* {{Meganekko}} -- A character stereotype: girl with glasses, usually pleasant, smart, ''and'' clever
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* BespectacledCutie: Cute, affable bespectacled character that's cuter with their glasses than without.
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* PimpedOutDress: Often reflects a PrincessPhase, especially if frequently worn.
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* PinkIsErotic -- Often paired with sexual experiences, confidence, and sexual desire.

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* PinkIsErotic -- Often paired with sexual experiences, confidence, perversion and sexual desire.promiscuity.
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* PinkIsErotic -- Likely to have a lust for life or lust for people.

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* PinkIsErotic -- Likely to have a lust for life or lust for people.Often paired with sexual experiences, confidence, and sexual desire.
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* PinkIsErotic -- Likely to have a lust for life or lust for people.
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* ToughSpikesAndStuds - Badasses wear clothing or accessories with spikes and/or studs.
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* ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'':
** Tamara likes black clothing, in large part reflecting her outlook on the world.
** Invoked with Lauren. She dresses just like a posh girl, but she actually [[spoiler:comes from a poor family. She’s just trying to have the girls whom she emulates accept her.]]
** Also invoked with Amy. Her hoodie is an attempt to both [[spoiler:hide her identity as a princess]] and establish her identity as an individual.
** Dennis wears fairly nice clothes in a way that (he thinks) a ladies man would wear them. He’s someone who tries hard at getting girls, but never actually does.
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* Several examples in ''VisualNovel/DaughterForDessert'':
** Heidi always wears clothing that wouldn’t be out of place at work. She is driven, punctual, and diligent, and she is perfectly capable of running a business by herself.
** Zigzagged with Veronica. She wears fancy dresses, which leads the protagonist to believe that she is sophisticated and successful. However, when he actually has a conversation with her, he finds out that she’s not really that successful; she had a business, but it failed, and in retrospect, she found the idea ridiculous. She did, however, learn a thing or two about running a business.
** Lily wears clothes that are typically dirty and sweaty, emphasizing her lack of self-care.
** Saul wears a fancy suit (except when he temporarily takes a job cooking at the diner). He is extremely elitist and tends to have a patronizing attitude toward most people.
** Cecilia wears expensive clothing and jewelry, and sure enough, she identifies strongly with her wealth.
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* Most of the love interests in ''VisualNovel/{{Melody}}'':
** Deconstructed with Melody herself. She states that she likes casual clothing, and that she dislikes wearing dresses or anything else that smacks of formality. Later on, she warms up to the idea of dressing up for certain occasions. This change tracks her character development from a rebellious and irresponsible teenager to a mature professional musician.
** Isabella frequently wears her work uniform, underscoring her structuring of her life around her job.
** Becca is wearing conservative clothing the first couple of times she crosses paths with the protagonist, representing her shy exterior. After she gets to know him a little bit better, she wears clothing that showcases her attractiveness, symbolizing her hidden sexuality.
** Amy likes to wear formal dresses. She is polite, caring, and very feminine.
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* EtherealWhiteDress - Mysterious, possibly dead
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple - Nothing says "lady" like a beautiful purple dress

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* EtherealWhiteDress - -- Mysterious, possibly dead
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple - -- Nothing says "lady" like a beautiful purple dress



* LadyInRed - Won't be a ShrinkingViolet

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* LadyInRed - -- Won't be a ShrinkingViolet



* {{Meganekko}} - A character stereotype: girl with glasses, usually pleasant, smart, ''and'' clever
* PinkMeansFeminine - Often paired with being young and innocent
* TrueBlueFemininity - Often being kind and graceful
* VaporWear - The default dress code for TheVamp and the FemmeFatale
* VirginInAWhiteDress - pure and clean


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* {{Meganekko}} - -- A character stereotype: girl with glasses, usually pleasant, smart, ''and'' clever
* PinkMeansFeminine - -- Often paired with being young and innocent
* TrueBlueFemininity - -- Often being kind and graceful
* VaporWear - -- The default dress code for TheVamp and the FemmeFatale
* VirginInAWhiteDress - -- pure and clean




* PajamaCladHero - He either just doesn't care, or is a hapless everyday guy yanked into an adventure

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* PajamaCladHero - -- He either just doesn't care, or is a hapless everyday guy yanked into an adventure



* SleevesAreForWimps - Beware of guys in wifebeaters
* VillainInAWhiteSuit - An ambitious, cultured, and powerful villain

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* SleevesAreForWimps - -- Beware of guys in wifebeaters
* VillainInAWhiteSuit - -- An ambitious, cultured, and powerful villain



* BadassLongcoat - More often than not is a loner and stoic

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* BadassLongcoat - -- More often than not is a loner and stoic



* HighClassGlass - Monocle = high class, usually with a stoic personality

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* HighClassGlass - -- Monocle = high class, usually with a stoic personality



* KimonoIsTraditional - Wears kimono = is traditional-minded
* ModestRoyalty - Likely to be a kindly monarch

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* KimonoIsTraditional - -- Wears kimono = is traditional-minded
* ModestRoyalty - -- Likely to be a kindly monarch



* PinkGirlBlueBoy - used to communicate the level of girliness and boyishness in characters of both genders
* RedOniBlueOni - stock pair of contrasting personalities, often [[ColorCodedCharacters color coded with red and blue]]

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* PinkGirlBlueBoy - -- used to communicate the level of girliness and boyishness in characters of both genders
* RedOniBlueOni - -- stock pair of contrasting personalities, often [[ColorCodedCharacters color coded with red and blue]]



* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': Other than dressing in outfits you’d sooner expect a teenage girl to wear rather than a 30 year old, Sarah Lynn’s default shirt, her button-down top with contrasting sides, one side being light purple with white skulls, and the other side having a lavender and white striped pattern, can represent the different “sides” of her she has an adult, one being the still relatively sweet and caring girl, the simplistic pattern and cute colors of the stripes, and the other being her darker, unstable side she descended into, the skulls and darker color. It can also represent her implied mental illness, Borderline Personality Disorder, a disorder characterized by black-and-white/all or nothing thinking. [[spoiler: This becomes even more prevalent once she reveals that she didn’t actually choose that outfit/shirt herself, but was asked to by a company that’d pay her a $8k to wear it; the Sarah Lynn we were introduced to is shown to not be who she naturally is, but rather something Hollywood turned her into.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': Other than dressing in outfits you’d sooner expect a teenage girl to wear rather than a 30 year old, 30-year-old, Sarah Lynn’s default shirt, her button-down top with contrasting sides, one side being light purple with white skulls, and the other side having a lavender and white striped pattern, can represent the different “sides” of her she has an adult, one being the still relatively sweet and caring girl, the simplistic pattern and cute colors of the stripes, and the other being her darker, unstable side she descended into, the skulls and darker color. It can also represent her implied mental illness, Borderline Personality Disorder, a disorder characterized by black-and-white/all or nothing thinking. [[spoiler: This becomes even more prevalent once she reveals that she didn’t actually choose that outfit/shirt herself, but was asked to by a company that’d pay her a $8k to wear it; the Sarah Lynn we were introduced to is shown to not be who she naturally is, but rather something Hollywood turned her into.]]

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* HighClassGloves



* HighClassGloves

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