History Main / OverallsAndGingham

* Judy in ''Literature/DaddyLongLegs'' apparently wore gingham dresses while she was in the [[Orphanage OfFear John Greer Home]] before she started high school.

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** The classic protagonist Pete wears a backwards baseball cap, a handkerchief around his neck, and denim overalls.

* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' games frequently use this. For example, the classic protagonist (Pete) wears a backwards baseball cap, a handkerchief around his neck, and denim overalls. Pete's second DistaffCounterpart, Claire from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature For Girl'' (pictured), wears overalls over a red gingham shirt. The male protagonist of ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonSkytreeVillage'' dresses in yellow gingham, blue overalls, and a handkerchief around his neck on default.

It's usually safe to assume a character dressed in denim or gingham will share some of the common rural traits. Whether they're negative or positive traits will depend on the approach the rest of the work's taking. If [[{{Arcadia}} rural values are approved of]], expect [[SimpleMindedWisdom common sense and practicality]] from a man in denim overalls or a woman in a gingham dress. If not, characters dressed that way will tend toward strongly conservative, bordering on (or all the way to) Luddite views.

Female characters from rural settings, depending on the time period, may wear either denim or gingham. Tomboys and/or modern characters will often wear denim jeans; MsFanservice favors denim "Daisy Dukes" (ultra-short shorts). More "feminine" characters, or those from times that didn't approve of women in pants, will wear gingham dresses. Either version is the normal attire of the FarmersDaughter.

* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', Farmer Yoon, a Pandaren from the city whom you help to become a real farmer in the Tillers questline in ''Mists of Pandaria'', wears a red shirt and blue overalls.

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When a male character is from a rural setting, a common visual shorthand to establish this is to put the character in denim overalls. For bonus points, put him in a checked shirt (often made of gingham, a medium-weight checked cotton). He normally wears a hat; straw in a historical setting, a baseball cap if he's from a modern farm.

* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' games frequently use this. For example, the classic protagonist (Pete) wears a backwards baseball cap, a handkerchief around his neck, and denim overalls. Pete's second DistaffCounterpart, Claire from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature For Girl'', wears overalls over a red gingham shirt. The male protagonist of ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonSkytreeVillage'' dresses in yellow gingham, blue overalls, and a handkerchief around his neck on default.

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* Applejack from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is usually [[AnthropomorphicPersonification humanized]] as wearing daisy dukes and a gingham shirt, though overalls aren't uncommon for artists who prefer practicality over fanservice. She has a huge straw hat as well.

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* In LMMontgomery's ''Literature/JaneOfLanternHill'', Jane wears overalls when she helps with shingling; Aunt Elmira sniffs over the appropriateness for a girl.

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* Uncle Jesse on ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' [[LimitedWardrobe almost always]] wore overalls, but he preferred a solid-colored shirt. In TheMovie he wears a plaid shirt with his overalls. Luke wore a checkered shirt but jeans[[hottip:*:but jeans were originally called "waist-high overalls"]] rather than overalls.

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-->I see my mother standing on the back porch, in a worn but clean gingham gown, and I hear her calling out to me, "Alvin! Don't forget your chores. The wood needs a-cordin and the cows need a-milkin'. Alvin, Alvin..." Wait a minute! My name's not Alvin! That's not my life. I'm not a hillbilly. I grew up in the Bronx.

-->Well, I wish I had some shoes on my two bare feet.
-->And it's getting kind of cold in these painted-on, cutoff jeans.
-->I hate the way this bikini top chafes. Do I really have to wear it all day?

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* 2nd Edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two''. The dobie was a type of brownie that lived in rural areas, such as farms. It was pictured as being dressed in farmer's clothing, including overalls.

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* Applejack's official [[AnthropomorphicPersonification humanized]] design in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' has her with a long, denim skirt and a white blouse.

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* Nearly every cartoon, be it newspaper or animated, will give a farmer overalls and a straw hat.

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* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' games frequently use this. For example, the classic protagonist (Pete) wears a backwards baseball cap, a handkerchief around his neck, and denim overalls. Pete's second DistaffCounterpart, Claire from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature For Girl'', wears overalls over a red gingham shirt.

* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4331 Satan dons overalls to plant a crop.]]

* The ''Series/{{House}}'' episode "Three Stories" has the title doctor delivering a lecture about three different patients whose cases start with complaining about pain in their leg. The first of them is a farmer, and as the scene plays out, he appears at first as a general "farmer".

* ''Franchise/HarvestMoon'' games frequently use this. For example, the classic protagonist (Pete) wears a backwards baseball cap, a handkerchief around his neck, and denim overalls. Pete's second DistaffCounterpart, Claire from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature For Girl'', wears overalls over a red gingham shirt.

* The parents of Officer Judy Hopps of the ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' Police Department are Stu Hopps, a carrot and blueberry farmer in Bunnyburrows, who wears denim overalls; and Bonnie Hopps, loving wife and mother in her gingham dress. Stu's business partner is Gideon Grey, who has been wearing overalls ever since his youthful days as a {{jerkass}} bully. Even Judy herself is seen selling produce in a flannel shirt and overalls after her [[spoiler:BreakTheCutie]] scene.

It's usually safe to assume a character dressed in denim or gingham will share some of the common rural traits. Whether they're negative or positive traits will depend on the approach the rest of the work's taking. If rural values are approved of, expect common sense and practicality from a man in denim overalls or a woman in a gingham dress. If not, characters dressed that way will tend toward strongly conservative, bordering on (or all the way to) Luddite views.

-->I hate this bikini top chafes. Do I really have to wear it all day?

-->WelI I wish I had some shoes on my two bare feet.//
And it's getting kind of cold in these painted-on, cutoff jeans.\\
I hate this bikini top chafes. Do I really have to wear it all day?

* Applejack's official [[AnthropomorphicPersonification humanized]] design in ''WesternAnimation/EquestriaGirls'' has her with a long, denim skirt and a white blouse.

* ''Literature/TheWizardOfOz'': Dorothy Gale is usually depicted wearing a gingham dress. In the [[Film/TheWizardOfOz 1939 film adaptation]], Dorothy's blue gingham dress is almost as iconic as the ruby slippers.

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* Literature/TheWizardOfOz'': Dorothy Gale is usually depicted wearing a gingham dress. In the [[Film/TheWizardOfOz 1939 film adaptation]], Dorothy's blue gingham dress is almost as iconic as the ruby slippers.

* [[Literature/TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]] is usually depicted wearing a gingham dress. In the 1939 film adaptation, Dorothy's blue gingham dress is almost as iconic as the ruby slippers.

* Mary Ann on GilligansIsland usually wore gingham (it was her iconic outfit).
* Uncle Jesse on ''TheDukesOfHazzard'' [[LimitedWardrobe almost always]] wore overalls, but he preferred a solid-colored shirt. In TheMovie he wears a plaid shirt with his overalls. Luke wore a checkered shirt but jeans[[hottip:*:but jeans were originally called "waist-high overalls"]] rather than overalls.
* ''TheAndyGriffithShow'': Briscoe Darling (played by Denver Pyle, the same actor as Uncle Jesse) also tended towards overalls & a solid shirt.

* The main character in most of the games in the VideoGame/HarvestMoon series wears denim overalls, along with a backwards baseball cap and a neckerchief for wiping sweat.

* Megan dressed like this in the first of the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials''. Then the GirlinessUpgrade gave her overalls with frills and a white puffy shirt.

(On launch, this will go on the StockCostumeTraits page. I\'m leaving the working title alone for now, but it\'ll most likely change.)

When a male character is from a rural setting, a common visual shorthand to establish this is to put the character in denim overalls. For bonus points, put him in a checked shirt (often made of gingham, a medium-weight checked cotton). He normally wears a hat; straw in a historical setting, a baseball cap if he\'s from a modern farm.

Female characters from rural settings, depending on the time period, may wear either denim or gingham. Tomboys and/or modern characters will often wear denim jeans; MsFanservice favors denim \"Daisy Dukes\" (ultra-short shorts). More \"feminine\" characters, or those from times that didn\'t approve of women in pants, will wear gingham dresses. Either version is the normal attire of the FarmersDaughter.

It\'s usually safe to assume a character dressed in denim or gingham will share some of the common rural traits. Whether they\'re negative or positive traits will depend on the approach the rest of the work\'s taking. If rural values are approved of, expect common sense and practicality from a man in denim overalls or a woman in a gingham dress. If not, characters dressed that way will tend toward strongly conservative, bordering on (or all the way to) Luddite views.

There\'s a certain amount of TruthInTelevision here. Denim is a practical fabric for farm work, as it\'s washable and can take abuse. Gingham for the ladies isn\'t as tough a fabric, but it\'s still washable -- and usually a woman in a gingham dress is working around the farmhouse, not plowing. It may have become popular because it\'s a little more fancy than a solid-colored fabric while still being very easy to make (and therefore cheap). 1800\'s farmers commonly wore a straw hat ... but so did most men during the summer. And baseball caps can be seen \'\'everywhere\'\', city as well as country.

This trope is specifically for cases of denim/gingham attire as shorthand for \"this character is from a farm\". City teens wearing $300 fashion jeans need not apply.

* \'\'[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gothic American Gothic]]\'\', the \'\'extremely\'\' famous painting by Grant Wood, portrays a farmer and his daughter. The former has overalls and a pitchfork.

* In Creator/AlanMoore\'s \'\'ComicBook/TomorrowStories\'\', boy genius Jack B. Quick and his farmer papa both wear overalls, and the whole family wears gingham.

* [[Literature/TheWizardOfOz Dorothy Gale]] is usually depicted wearing a gingham dress. In the 1939 film adaptation, Dorothy\'s blue gingham dress is almost as iconic as the ruby slippers.
* In LMMontgomery\'s \'\'Literature/JaneOfLanternHill\'\', Jane wears overalls when she helps with shingling; Aunt Elmira sniffs over the appropriateness for a girl.
* Several characters in \'\'Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie\'\' wear gingham dresses.
* Ebenezar [=McCoy=] from \'\'Literature/TheDresdenFiles\'\' dresses like this when he\'s off-duty on his Missouri farm, rather than performing his duties as a Senior Council member.

* Uncle Jesse on \'\'TheDukesOfHazzard\'\' [[LimitedWardrobe almost always]] wore overalls, but he preferred a solid-colored shirt. In TheMovie he wears a plaid shirt with his overalls. Luke wore a checkered shirt but jeans[[hottip:*:but jeans were originally called \"waist-high overalls\"]] rather than overalls.
* \'\'TheAndyGriffithShow\'\': Briscoe Darling (played by Denver Pyle, the same actor as Uncle Jesse) also tended towards overalls & a solid shirt.

* Mentioned in \'\'Film/TheProducers\'\' song \"Betrayed,\" where Bialystock has a MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes moment:
-->I see my mother standing on the back porch, in a worn but clean gingham gown, and I hear her calling out to me, \"Alvin! Don\'t forget your chores. The wood needs a-cordin and the cows need a-milkin\'. Alvin, Alvin...\" Wait a minute! My name\'s not Alvin! That\'s not my life. I\'m not a hillbilly. I grew up in the Bronx.

* 2nd Edition \'\'TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two\'\'. The dobie was a type of brownie that lived in rural areas, such as farms. It was pictured as being dressed in farmer\'s clothing, including overalls.
* Field spirits in \'\'TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}\'\' dress like this when they take a humanoid form.

* The Broadway musical \'\'Leave It to Me!\'\' has a DreamSequence where Goodhue returns to his native Topeka and goes home to find his wife (normally a RichBitch) sitting on the gate in a bonnet and a gingham dress.

* In \'\'{{Sinfest}}\'\', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4331 Satan dons overalls to plant a crop.]]

* Megan dressed like this in the first of the \'\'WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials\'\'. Then the GirlinessUpgrade gave her overalls with frills and a white puffy shirt.