History Main / FashionDissonance

* ''Anime/FistOfTheNorthStar'' despite being set in the [[AfterTheEnd post apocalypse]], has a lot of fashion choices that would make most 80s hair metal groups very proud, particularly Yuda. Even Kenshiro’s outfit is unmistakably inspired by 1981’s ''Film/MadMax2''. The 1984 anime also added a lot of bright colors to a lot of the characters’ costumes, with Lin and Mamyia going around in bright pink and orange outfits.

* Starting in ''Giant-Sized ComicBook/XMen'' a lot of the mutants would have 70 touches in their costume. With Colossus having blue leggings, Banshee having an ostentatious Disco collar and of course ComicBook/{{Storm}}’s halter top attached to her undies.

* The early ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' movies, particularly the first two have fashion choices that scream this era with frost tips, shoulder tattoos, tank tops, cargo pants and in the case of Suki: pink shorts shorts and chaps. Later films aren't nearly as vibrant and the cast generally wear darker colors and mature clothes.

* ComicBook/{{Gambit}} and ComicBook/{{Jubilee|MarvelComics}} from ''ComicBook/XMen'' are easily the most unmistakably 90s characters of the team with their pink armour/yellow trench coat wardrobe being considered gloriously tacky nowadays. Thanks to their inclusion in the immensely popular Fox ''[[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries X-Men 90s cartoon]]'' (despite only being relatively new members in comics at the time) they both gained enough of fanbase to survive past the decade, although modern comics generally give them less garish outfits.

* ''Film/TheRoom'', made in 2003, has much of its ''omnipresent'' mocking revolving around Lisa's awful Music/BritneySpears-ish outfits. (The orange lace-up shirt worn with low-slung bell-bottoms and big turquoise necklace that she wears in the "you're tearing me apart" scene is painfully on trend.) One side character even has finely spiked hair with frosted tips.

* ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'': In the DVDCommentary, director Creator/NicholasMeyer acknowledges how [[https://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/twok-dc-hd/chapter10/st2-twok-dc-1206.jpg Khan and his followers]] look like the entourage of an 80s hair metal group.

** Claire Redfield from the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 second game]] wears a BadassBiker pink vest and hot pants over lycra and Jill Valentine from the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 third game]] has a blue tubetop and mini-skirt with a jumper warped around her waist that in the words of [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee]] makes her look like “an embarrassing single mother accompanying her daughter to a roller disco”. Capcom eventually deemed Claire’s original outfit too garish and changed it twice, replacing the vest with a jacket and the hot pants with regular blue shorts shorts in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheDarkSideChronicles'' and the ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 RE2make]]'' gave her jeans and a bigger jacket with sleeves. Similarly Jill in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 RE3make]]'' got the tubetop and skirt traded out for a tank top and jeans. Both their original 90s outfits are available as DLC, though Capcom decided to make Claire’s outfit HotterAndSexier by removing the lycra from under her top.

* It was a common trope in 00s anime and manga to have a character dressed in an outrageous, punky EmoTeen outfit with mannerisms veering between PerpetualFrowner and MilkingTheGiantCow, and portray them as being a very cool and dramatic AntiHero, usually with a twist showing they have a secret darker side. In the New Tens, increasing awareness of the ''{{chuunibyou}}'' ("middle-school syndrome") phenomenon meant that a character designed that way was supposed to be interpreted as a lonely teen with NoSocialSkills consciously imitating that character archetype because they think it makes them look strong, if not an outright [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} comic-relief delusional]]. Viewers who came of age watching characters like Rikka from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'', Gundham from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' and Gladion from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', all of whom are introduced in their outfits as an EstablishingCharacterMoment to indicate their childishness, may have difficulty taking, say, Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' seriously.

* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': Vash the Stampede's design is very much a relic of the '90s, with his spiky blond hair that sticks straight up like broom bristles (this was the time where spiky gelled hairstyles and bleaching was most popular), his small round orange-tinted sunglasses (trendy as a throwback to '70s [[RoundHippieShades hippie-style eyewear]]) with zig-zagging temples and his bright red BadassLongcoat that would fit perfect on any NinetiesAntiHero (though he's a pacifist AllLovingHero instead.) The 2023 adaptation ''Anime/TrigunStampede'' gave Vash some notable revisions, such as making his hair much floppier (while he [[TheArtifact still receives the nickname "Needle Noggin"]]) and giving him glasses with much larger, sheerer lenses and no zig-zag, making him more of a BespectacledCutie.

* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': Vash the Stampede's design is very much a relic of the '90s, with his blond hair that sticks straight up like boom bristles (this was the time where spiky gelled hairstyles and frosted tips were most popular), his round sunglasses (trendy in the '90s as a throwback to '70s hippie-style eyewear) with zig-zag earpieces and his bright red BadassLongcoat that would fit perfect on any NinetiesAntihero (though he's an pacifist AllLovingHero instead.)

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The comics of course started off with plenty of this with Rick Jones’s checkered jacket, Betty Ross’s Jacqueline Kennedy outfit and Bruce Banner’s iconic purple pants which wouldn’t have been seen as so garish back then as it is today. Interestingly later Hulk comics such as ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' when flashing back to early days unlike other comics [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQeH5BtsnXabuQTSYH_G_pfzKF_zBxaG0hh9g&usqp=CAU deliberately don’t bother modernizing the outfits]], no matter how much it jars with the modern characterization of the cast, such as Betty who wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a pillow box nowadays.

** ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' 11# “With Great Power comes Great Coincidence” by Joe Kelly mercilessly pokes fun of the era, when Wade and Blind Al travel back in time to an issue of ASM 47# and are baffled by the fashion choices of the Spidey characters. Wade in particular is completely freaked out at Harry and Norman’s hairdos and compares MJ’s party dress to a checkers board.

* Similarly early ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics have this in spades particularly when the team is out of costume and are in [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQyd7z2HVtlNP9XENzXLGLuhw9DKCVc_78SPA&usqp=CAU casual clothes]] (special shout out to Jean’s granny dress, blazer and beret as well as Scott’s plaid pants). Of course later comics would remove the daggy 60s fashion with {{flashback}}s and ''X-Men Origin: Jean Grey'' retroactively giving the X-Men modern clothes. ''ComicBook/XMenGrandDesign'' however brings the 60s aesthetic back with a vengeance.

*** Tifa's [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]] was shifted southward to emphasize her back dimples, which was highly desirable in the sagging-happy, low-rise 00s. Ten years on, now that the midriff line has shifted ''way'' up to the bottom rib, it looks a little strange.

* '60s ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics have many garish fashion choices carried over from the 40s and 50s that were viciously exercised from later continuity. Goons would have brightly colored striped suits and flat caps, Bruce would wear big colourful suits and dressing gowns at the manor and Catwoman’s costume was a long green dress.

* ''Film/LogansRun'' is pretty much is the TropeCodifier for this when comes to films, with 70s fashion ''[[https://media.timeout.com/images/101630185/image.jpg all over the place]]''. The people living in the future City of Domes having inordinate amount loose fitting, revealing, colorful hippie and disco clothing along with featherly hairdos. Heck Creator/FarrahFawcett herself shows up as Holly 13 to seal the deal.

* The Creator/NealAdams era of ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'', while welcomely DarkerAndEdgier compared to previous comics, still had plenty of corny '70s fashion and aesthetics. The crowing example is the Ra's al Ghul saga, in which the already tacky-looking Ra's changes into a pair of green tights and has a [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] SwordFight with Batman. From the same arc, there's also Talia, who wears a parted collared dress with a CleavageWindow and (during the fight) PaintedOnPants.

* ''Series/QuePasaUSA''' featured a Cuban-American family in late 1970s Miami. Grandmother Adela goes around in a housedress. Female characters wear their hair in curlers in the home and out. Carmen and her teenage friends are seen in disco-influenced fashion (despite the ParentalFashionVeto that has Pepe order his daughter to change). Wedge heels, polyester, and flared jeans abound. And Joe is frequently wearing shirts that he calls "Culísimas"[[note]]He means super-cool, but also a superlative form for "culo", which means "ass" in Spanish.[[/note]]

* ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' -- the original series: Justly famous for its mini-skirt and go-go boots uniforms, and William Ware Theiss' famously [[TheissTitillationTheory titillating costumes]]. And for the ladies, James T. Kirk's tearaway shirts. But even the regulation cut-off slacks and sweaters with rolled collars come off as being rather dated. Some civilians were portrayed wearing Nehru jackets.
* ''Series/{{UFO}}'': This British SF series was set in 1980 and broadcast in 1970-71, but the costume design has a distinct flavour of the late sixties with Nehru suits, or the [[{{Zeerust}} late-sixties vision of the future]] such as the moonbase uniforms.

* The Creator/NealAdams era of ComicBook/{{Batman}} while welcomely DarkerAndEdgier compared to previous comics still had plenty of corny 70s fashion and aesthetics. The crowing example is [[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's al Ghul]] saga where the already tacky-looking Ra changes into a pair of green tights and has a [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] SwordFight with Batman. From the same arc there's also [[Characters/BatmanTaliaAlGhul Talia]] who wears a parted collared dress with a CleavageWindow and during the fight PaintedOnPants.

** Even though the Sixth Doctor's outfit is [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes intentionally ugly]], it is something of a caricature of what was then contemporary fashion — there was a trend for brightly coloured patchwork jackets, and poodle-perms were omnipresent on men, and kitschy buttons and brooches were popular with young women because of their DIY-able nature. The Sixth Doctor just took all of that and [[{{Satire}} exaggerated it]] in [[PrimaryColorChampion bright primary colours]] — a big patchwork coat, a [[EightiesHair massive blond perm]], teddy-bear buttons on his waistcoat, a cat brooch — with the main concession to historical clothing being a distinctly Victorian cut to his clothes.

** The silk scarf worn by the Seventh Doctor is, again, a caricature of a real '80s trend — the silk scarf tied into the jacket findings. In his case, he's doing it with a suit jacket instead of a leather or casual jacket, making it look deliberately silly.
* ''Series/RedDwarf'' despite being set in the far future has this in spades. Cat wears many Music/JamesBrown-esque bright suits and later disco getup, tiger pattern coats, fancy earrings and other outfits likely inspired by Creator/GraceJones. Lister similar to Ace from ''Doctor Who'' wears badged leather jackets in the third, fourth and fifth seasons. The cast have great fun in the DVDCommentary looking back on themselves and laughing at the 80s wardrobe and EightiesHair. Creator/CraigCharles bemoans seeing himself wear a red scarf around his ankle and wishes someone could’ve told him how stupid he looked.

** Despite taking place in an alternate early 20th century, Envy’s design very much dates the manga’s release in 2001 with their all-black cropped halter top, skort, fingerless gloves and “palm tree” hair. Going by Greed’s comments, it was considered tacky even then. This is more pronounced in the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime]] where Envy is taken completely seriously and given the AdaptationalBadass and AdaptationalVillainy treatment, and gives a matching outfit to Wrath after his FaceHeelTurn. Once manga-faithful ''Brotherhood'' was released in 2009, this design worked out perfectly to enhance Envy’s immature, petty cruelty.

%%* Later seasons of ''Series/AdamTwelve''.

* It was a common trope in 00s anime and manga to have a character dressed in an outrageous, punky EmoTeen outfit with mannerisms veering between PerpetualFrowner and MilkingTheGiantCow, and portray them as being a very cool and dramatic AntiHero, usually with a twist showing they have a secret darker side. In the New Tens, increasing awareness of the ''{{chuunibyou}}'' ("middle-school syndrome") phenomenon meant that a character designed that way was supposed to be interpreted as a lonely teen with NoSocialSkills consciously imitating that character archetype because they think it makes them look strong, if not an outright [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} comic-relief delusional]]. Viewers who came of age watching characters like Rika from ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'', Gundham from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' and Gladion from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', all of whom are introduced in their outfits as an EstablishingCharacterMoment to indicate their childishness, may have difficulty taking, say, Lelouch from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' seriously.

** Claire Redfield from the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 second game]] wears a BikerBabe pink vest and hot pants over lycra and Jill Valentine from the [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 third game]] has a blue tubetop and mini-skirt with a jumper warped around her waist that in the words of [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee]] makes her look like “an embarrassing single mother accompanying her daughter to a roller disco”. Capcom eventually deemed Claire’s original outfit too garish and changed it twice, replacing the vest with a jacket and the hot pants with regular blue shorts shorts in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheDarkSideChronicles'' and the ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 RE2make]]'' gave her jeans and a bigger jacket with sleeves. Similarly Jill in ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3 RE3make]]'' got the tubetop and skirt traded out for a tank top and jeans. Both their original 90s outfits are available as DLC, though Capcom decided to make Claire’s outfit HotterAndSexier by removing the lycra from under her top.

* Likewise 60s ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' comics have many garish fashion choices carried over from the 40s and 50s that were viciously exercised from later continuity. Goons would have brightly colored striped suits and flat caps, Bruce would wear big colourful suits and dressing gowns at the manor and Catwoman’s costume was a long green dress.
* ''ComicBook/TheFantasticFour'' has quite a lot of this in its early days, with Marvel’s original Nuclear Family wearing wonderfully tacky fashion. Sue wears a pink blazer and skirt with bouffant hair, Johnny the hip one wears a jumper over a business shirt with rolled flared sleeves (which makes him look a grandpa nowadays) and Reed casually wears a ''Series/MadMen'' style suit and of course casually smokes a pipe. Ironically Ben the rock monster who just wears shorts, undies or a trench coat will look the most tolerably fashionable to a modern reader.

* Open any [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' comic and you’ll be flooded with daggy suits, long dresses, fedoras, checkered jackets, and pill box hats (which ComicBook/LoisLane frequently rocked). Jimmy Olsen in particular hasn’t been able to shrug off the dorky 60s look and still wears big green jackets to this day.

* Similarly early ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics have this in spades particularly when the team is out of costume and are in [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQyd7z2HVtlNP9XENzXLGLuhw9DKCVc_78SPA&usqp=CAU casual clothes]] (special shout out to Jean’s granny dress, blazer and beret as well as Scott’s plaid pants). Of course later comics would remove the daggy 60s fashion with flash backs and ''X-Men Origin: Jean Grey'' retroactively giving the X-Men modern clothes. ''ComicBook/XMenGrandDesign'' however brings the 60s aesthetic back with a vengeance.
* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The comics of course started off with plenty of this with Rick Jones’s checkered jacket, Betty Ross’s Jacqueline Kennedy outfit and Bruce Banner’s iconic purple pants which wouldn’t have been seen as so garish back then as it is today. Interestingly later Hulk comics such as ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' when flashing back to early days unlike other comics [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQeH5BtsnXabuQTSYH_G_pfzKF_zBxaG0hh9g&usqp=CAU deliberately don’t bother modernizing the outfits]], no matter how much it jars with the modern characterization of the cast, such as Betty who wouldn’t be caught dead wearing a pillow box nowadays.

* ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' -- the original series: Justly famous for its mini-skirt and go-go boots uniforms, and William Ware Theiss' famously [[TheissTitillationTheory titillating costumes]]. And for the ladies, James T. Kirk's tearaway shirts. But even the regulation cut-off slacks and sweaters with rolled collars come off as being rather dated.
** Some civilians were portrayed wearing Nehru jackets.

The Seventies were polyester heavy. [[SeventiesHair Hair was worn thick and often frizzy]]; men wore bushy mustaches and beards. Trousers were flared, lapels were wide, and there was too much corduroy. Sixties features like beads were still hanging on. And eyeshadow was bright blue, regardless of the wearer's skin tone. Here are some of the examples of shows associated with Seventies fashion:

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' comics during the 70s [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMesSlQcX-3Pz3ELbG-qHjL-aHHKb56xTPtw&usqp=CAU were full of this]], with plenty of garish outfits that their modern counterparts lack. Donna Troy’s bright red bodysuit with gold necklace stands out like a sore thumb nowadays, although her later glittering black suit hasn’t aged that well either.
* The Neal Adams era of ComicBook/{{Batman}} while welcomely DarkerAndEdgier compared to previous comics still had plenty of corny 70s fashion and aesthetics. The crowing example is during the ComicBook/RasAlGhul saga where the already tacky-looking Ra’s changes into a pair of green tights and has a [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] SwordFight with Batman. From the same arc there’s also Talia who wears a parted collared dress with a boob window and during the fight PaintedOnPants.

* Averted in ''Film/MyGirl''. Creator/JamieLeeCurtis mentioned that the costume director found a bright pink hot pants suit for her to wear, but director Howard Zeiff vetoed it because it was too on-the-nose for the 1970s. Specifically, he mentioned that the only time the viewer should know it's a period piece is when the two lead characters ride down an alley and a Nixon/Agnew campaign poster can be seen on the wall.

* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''. Just look at what the girls are wearing. It's so frighteningly eighties.

* While ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' shows its age through fashion here and there, its much more obvious in its sequel series, ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ''. EightiesHair is copious and many high ranking members of the villainous Neo-Zeon have custom uniforms that wouldn't be out of place in an 80s music video.

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans 1980'' had ComicBook/{{Starfire}} with her EightiesHair being the crowing showcase of the decade. There’s also ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} with his [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQy2HaRf8D1RGji-I-Z4x_Hr7yR8tA-D8OwASg7NDsXpuTMBKg7vEzLTXBO&s=10 Disco collar]] and Cyborg’s thigh-length metal leggings.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comics were often subject to this during the 80s with Mary Jane getting big permed out hair and wearing workout tights. The most notorious example of this is in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' 249# where Peter at pool party wears [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSYkoJfs5IwMKryN_u-ICFSogjlVGpkDqXGkg&usqp=CAU an “animal” crop top with shorts shorts]].
* In the 80s ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics the X-ladies such as Jean, Storm and Rogue suddenly got massive hairdos and wore unitard outfits straight from workout videos, not to mention the introduction of ComicBook/{{Dazzler}}. The guys particularly Longshot and Bishop had notable mullets as well.

* In ''Film/AmericanPsycho'' (set in 1987/88), this is particularly emphasised. The men all wear 6x1 or 4x1 suits, some wear bow ties with a suit, shoulders are heavily padded, and Winchester shirts (blue shirt with white collars and cuffs) are worn.

* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' has quite a lot of this, as the manga and anime ran from the mid 80s all the way through to the 90s. When not in gi the Z-Fighters [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRtLWh-dHpt4Zp1yfOc5jeWrb2tzgoGcN5zbA&usqp=CAU wore shorts, caps, tank tops, jeans, high socks and Hawaiian shirts]]. The crowning example is Piccolo during the beloved DrivingTest FillerArc, where he’s [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmJr3OVtAMxo90LX4pfzLXzSbiP87iSVWg4g&usqp=CAU wearing a backwards cap, bright yellow shirt over a purple long sleeved top]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRW2qBTs_XbcXkqSbENKgMtr0vbzbN8HGfSMw&usqp=CAU and wearing a pair of jeans with blue sneakers]]. The result makes the Demon King reincarnated look like he’s from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Android 17 and 18’s wardrobe while more natural the most of the cast, is still extremely 90s, more so with 17 than 18.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' earliest arcs (most notably Kanto, Orange Islands, and Johto) are quite guilty of this. Ash is the most obvious example, wearing quite baggy clothes that were popular in the late 90s and having the [[CharacterTics character tic]] of turning his hat backward whenever he got into a battle. Misty's outfit at the time certainly didn't help either, being the poster girl for the {{Shorttank}} trope.

* ComicBook/{{Gambit}} and ComicBook/{{Jubilee|MarvelComics}} from ''ComicBook/XMen'' are easily the most unmistakably 90s characters of the team with their pink armour/yellow trench coat wardrobe being considered gloriously tacky nowadays. Thanks to their inclusion in the immensely popular Fox ''[[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries X-Men 90s cartoon]]'' (despite only being relatively new members in comics at the time) they both gained enough of fanbase to survive past the decade, although modern comics generally give them less garish outfits.

* Early ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games are guilty of this. Most noticeably Sonya with her [[WorkoutFanservice green 90s aerobics gear]] which seems strange for a Special Forces officer to wear (though her {{Stripperiffic}} ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]'' outfit is no better). Johnny Cage, Jax, Liu Kang, Shang Tsung in the second game wear spandex as well, to say nothing of Kitana, Jade and Mileena‘s [[LeotardOfPower leotards]]. ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' also gave us Kurtis Stryker and his backwards-turned baseball cap (which ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat9 MK9]]'' thankfully replaced with a SWAT cap worn the right way).

** Leon’s ''[=RE2=]'' concept art shows him wearing a cap and one of his alternate outfits in the original is an extremely 90s tank top and cap. The remake makes his main police uniform much less 90s by dulling the blue and removing the shoulder pads and white sneakers. Though the casual outfit Leon wears at the start is pretty 90s with a buttoned up shirt over a white top with blue demin jeans and returning white sneakers.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', the least "fashionable" of the Creator/TetsuyaNomura games, doesn't really have any outfits that dated ''painfully'', but mid-to-late 90s style is still apparent. It is arguable that Cloud and Sephiroth's [[MemeticHair famous hairstyles]] are both caricatures of the "[[NinetiesHair curtains]]" haircut, most male characters in the game have a single pierced ear, Sephiroth wears a bondage harness with an O-ring in the centre of the chest, Barret has a fade hairstyle, Tifa wears a crop-top, leather miniskirt and Docs, Aeris wears a choker, and Red XIII has tribal tattoos. By far the most painfully dated outfit in the game is on Rufus, who wears a hilariously big business suit with a really long jacket, a common and notoriously horrible business menswear cut at the time. The Goblin design in the game is dressed in a parody of 90s hip-hop fashion, so wears hi-tops and a beanie pulled over his eyebrows.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', designed in the exact moment where the 90s style coexisted with the "[=Y2K=]" style of the next Millennium. There is not a single character, GF, or surface in the game which is not covered with swirly "tribal" designs. All text is in flame-y, graffiti-esque letters. Squall has an outrageously high waistline (previous decade) as well as {{Emo}} elements like heavy silver jewellery and bondage pants (next decade), and Quistis wears a skirt over pants. Zell wears a flame print sleeve jacket, massive parachute denim 'skater' shorts and a tribal tattoo on his face.

The beginning of the New Millennium was futurist and optimistic, with bad CGI, bubble imagery, organically-shaped tech with clear cases, and lots of holographic textures and silver. UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror killed this pretty quickly, replacing it with kitschy Americana like flags, cowboy imagery, camo and double-denim. Men wore black flame-print shirts and bleached the tips of their hair or gelled it into a fauxhawk; women wore their hair zigzag-parted and ironed flat, an ultra-short crop top, an ultra-orange fake tan, and ultra-low-rise bootcut jeans to show off their rhinestone-studded thong straps and tribal tramp stamp of a Playboy bunny. The brighter skater, scene, and more gothic [[EmoTeen emo]] looks defined teens towards the middle of the decade; both genders got their ears stretched, or wished their parents would let them. Designer stubble was common for men, and in formal wear, skinny lapels on suits and skinny ties were popular. "Smart casual" for men included the now long-defunct trend of wearing an orphaned suit jacket (*not* a blazer) with jeans.

* ''Film/MeanGirls'', made in 2004, is almost a 2000s counterpart of ''Film/{{Clueless}}'' with its portrayal of fashion ("[[MemeticMutation On Wednesdays, we wear pink]]."). Most notably, [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Regina George's mother]] is shown wearing "youthful" clothes [[TotallyRadical in an attempt to be hip]], which, in 2004, meant garish Juicy Couture sweatpants and tracksuits that, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools in hindsight]], make her look even more pathetic.

*** Tifa's [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]] was shifted southward to emphasise her back dimples, which was highly desirable in the sagging-happy, low-rise 00s. Ten years on, now that the midriff line has shifted ''way'' up to the bottom rib, it looks a little strange.

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'': Gaz wears a black dress with a skull on it, and gray and black striped sleeves with hot pink and black striped tights.

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' comics during the 70s [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMesSlQcX-3Pz3ELbG-qHjL-aHHKb56xTPtw&usqp=CAU were full of this]], with plenty of garish outfits that their modern counterparts lack. Donna Troy’s bright red bodysuit with gold necklace stands out like a sore thumb nowadays, although her later glittering black AbsoluteCleavage suit hasn’t aged that well either.

* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans 1980'' had ComicBook/{{Starfire}} with her EightiesHair and AbsoluteCleavage being the crowing showcase of the decade. There’s also ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} with his [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQy2HaRf8D1RGji-I-Z4x_Hr7yR8tA-D8OwASg7NDsXpuTMBKg7vEzLTXBO&s=10 Disco collar]] and Cyborg’s thigh-length metal leggings.