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* In ''Literature/TheBabySittersClub'' Book #42, ''Jessi and the Dance School Phantom'', Stacey [=McGill=]--the "most fashionable" club member originally from New York City, and the one considered to have the coolest style--comes to Jessi's ballet performance in a tuxedo described as fitting her perfectly. The implication is she had it fitted for her back in New York City.
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* Idina Menzel She wears a tuxedo, to a Opera Man, honored to Adam Sandler at 2023 Mark Twain Prize, She has tux with a black-red lined cape, somewhat was Dracula-esque in appearance, She was in Sandler's SNL Opera Man character, and She sang opera in English and Italian words.

* In {{Videogame/Noctropolis}}, Tophat provides a villainous example as an evil magician, dressed in a classical tuxedo and eponymous top hat. Her performance style covers the quirky part as well.

* In ''Film/{{Sunset}}''--which is set in the 1920s--Cheryl King (Creator/MarielHemingway) dresses in a man's tuxedo to support the rumor that she is a lesbian. However, the tuxedo is tailored for her and does nothing to conceal the fact she is a very attractive woman.

* In ''Literature/BabySittersClub'' Book #42, ''Jessi and the Dance School Phantom'', Stacey [=McGill=]--the "most fashionable" club member originally from New York City, and the one considered to have the coolest style--comes to Jessi's ballet performance in a tuxedo described as fitting her perfectly. The implication is she had it fitted for her back in New York City.

See also {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, ManicPixieDreamGirl, and GenkiGirl. The similar related elegance means characters wearing this may also be a {{Bifauxnen}}. Contrast LadyInAPowerSuit.

* In ''Literature/BabySittersClub'' Book #42, ''Jessi and the Dance School Phantom'', Stacey [=McGill=]--the "most fashionable" club member originally from New York City, and the one considered to have the coolest style--comes to Jessi's ballet performance in a tuxedo described as fitting her perfectly--with the implication that she had it fitted for her in New York City.

* Music/JanelleMonae often dresses like this.

Some of your female characters can be varying levels of quirky. Beyond using erratic behaviour and strange, sometimes childlike, interests, the best way to show this is the outfits that she wears.

One of the most popular variations is to subvert gender expectations in dressing her in a full tuxedo, but then to re-emphasise her femininity in some way. Maybe it's the colour or the cut or the trimmings. It could also be replacing dress pants with a skirt (for the innocent), or with fishnets (for the daring).

The girl is likely to be young, but not necessarily. Because of what it demonstrates of her personality, she need only wear a tuxedo at formal events, rather than more regularly, as she is dressing up but not conforming to the expected dress.

* A lot of {{Fanservice}} art for ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'' shows girl Ranma in the fishnets and heels variation of this trope. She's more than a little unusual in that she's not even really a girl, but takes advantage of her sex appeal anyway while in girl form.
* Catreece of ''Manga/RealityCheck'' likes to wear the fishnet variation when performing a musical number. She's both lampshading the star quality associated with the tights version of the tux, plus she's quite the unusual female, being a cat pretending to be a young woman in an on-line virtual world.

* An episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' had Blanche and Rose wear fishnet tuxes and tap dance in an attempt to cheer up a hospitalized Dorothy. An attempt was made....
* Creator/ShirleyMacLaine did a TV special called "Gypsy in my Soul" where she and Creator/LucilleBall wore the fishnet variety of the tux for a comedic dance number. [=MacLaine=] at first wore trousers like the backup dancers (mix of men and women) until Ball ripped them off and reminded her she was a star. This lampshades that the purpose of the tights with tux look is to remind everyone this isn't an ordinary performer but a star.

* WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}:

* WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}: Marcy Wu wears a showman suit and top hat in "[[Recap/AmphibiaS2E26NewWartwood New Wartwood]]".

* WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}: Marcy Wu wears a showman suit and top hat in “New Wartwood”.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' has Numbuh Five in a tux in "Operation: D.A.T.E.".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': "Enchanting Grom Fright" has Luz wearing a tuxedo jacket along with purple tights, a pink tutu, and boots. Meanwhile, Eda wears a plain brown tuxedo while acting as chaperone, Amelia wears a light blue tuxedo, and Skara wears a white tuxedo that complements her date's outfit.
* ''WesternAnimation/SummerCampIsland'': In "Popular Banana Split", Hedgehog wears one to the food prom, along with some barrettes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': "Enchanting Grom Fright" has Luz wearing a tuxedo jacket along with purple tights, a pink tutu, and boots. Meanwhile, Eda wears a plain brown tuxedo while acting as chaperone, Amelia wears a white tuxedo, and Skara wears a white tuxedo that complements her date's outfit.

* Janice wears a tux to Kermit and Piggy's wedding in ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan''. While Janice has some feminine habits (the color pink, make-up, hats with flowers and peacock feathers) she's not as "froofy" as Piggy and expresses her offbeat nature by wearing a tux.
* Janice wears one to the Spring Fling in ''Film/MeanGirls''. It matches Damian's.

* Brittany in ''Series/{{Glee}}'' is a complete TheDitz, as well as loving unicorns and being all-around kooky, which inspires her white tuxedo with blue tulle skirt and top hat at the dinosaur-themed [[Recap/GleeS3E19Promasaurus Senior Prom]] that she organised. Note that she is also nominated for Prom ''King'', alongside her girlfriend.
* The "brake for birds" polka-dot-loving middle school teacher [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel Jess Day]] of ''Series/NewGirl'' wears a suit, or at least a tux jacket, quite frequently, and notably a full one to her dad's wedding in season 4 (at which she was the BestWoman).
* An episode of ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' had Blanche and Rose wear fishnet tuxes and tap dance in an attempt to cheer up a hospitalized Dorothy. An attempt was made....

* ''Theatre/SweetCharity'' downplays the trope by having Charity perform "If They Could See Me Now" with a top hat and cane, but a mini-dress. Creator/BobFosse seems fond of this trope, putting quirky lead females in the tux with tights outfit for a dance number.

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* Janice wears one to the Spring Fling in Film/MeanGirls. It matches Damian's.

* The "brake for birds" polka-dot-loving first grade teacher [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel Jess Day]] of ''Series/NewGirl'' wears a suit, or at least a tux jacket, quite frequently, and notably a full one to her dad's wedding in season 4.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': "Enchanting Grom Fright" has Luz wearing a tuxedo jacket along with purple tights, a pink tutu, and boots. Meanwhile, Eda wears a plain brown tuxedo while acting as chaperone, a nameless green-haired Botany student who's [[RecurringExtra part of Boscha's posse]] wears a white tuxedo, and Skara wears a white tuxedo that complements her date's outfit.

* WesternAnimation/[[Amphibia]]: Marcy Wu wears a showman suit and top hat in “New Wartwood”.