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7	Often works will show that certain outfits, from {{Superhero}} costumes to military uniforms, have some prototype forms before one is finally chosen. The look and utilities will need to be hammered out. There could be practical reasons (the wrong color(s) are used for camouflage), or the reasons could be aesthetic (the early outfit(s) are considered ImpossiblyTackyClothes). Once those issues are solved, the final results may become an IconicOutfit.
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9	How the costume is developed could involve characters looking at [[OnlyAModel models and sketches]] while debating the merits of the outfit. Or there could be a montage of the outfits. The latter is more likely to show up when this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
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11	Often the unfinished outfits will vary wildly from the final design, and each other, even when they all have a common element.
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13	These even apply to character designs when a work is being planned, as a form of WhatCouldHaveBeen.
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15	A SisterTrope to CostumeEvolution (finished costumes still change over time), CostumeTestMontage (when different clothes are tried on, but are usually finished clothes). Often, when a long-running series gets rebooted or adapted to a different medium, a costume or costumes from earlier eras might be used as the Beta Outfit(s) as a MythologyGag.
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17	See also CheapCostume (a barely working outfit is thrown on at the last minute). It may intersect with an EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, when it's the creators the ones hammering out a design used in the pilot or first few episodes, or an IconicAttributeAdoptionMoment, if the work is an adaptation and the character wears the Beta Outfit before eventually switching to their more well-known appearance from the source material.
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19	Not to be confused with YourCostumeNeedsWork (when a proper costume is mistaken for {{Cosplay}}).
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22	!!Examples:
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27	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' centers around a SuperheroSchool, so naturally the students modify and upgrade their costumes over time to better synergize with their abilities, cover for weaknesses, etc. To give just one example, protagonist Izuku Midoriya's costume is initially a fairly basic jumpsuit based off of sketches he made when he was younger; after [[HeroicRROD his powers threaten to cripple his arms permanently]], he switches over to a kick-based fighting style and adds metal soles to his shoes (as well as supporters on his arms just in case), and later still he's given gauntlets that focus the power of his concussive air blasts. However, the overall design generally stays the same, since [[ItWasAGift the original suit was a graduation gift from his mother]] and thus it has sentimental value.
28	* Before adopting his Great Saiyaman persona, Gohan from ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' originally saved people in Satan City as The Golden Avenger, which differed from his GS look quite a bit: it had neither a mask nor a cape or any sort, and was basically Gohan in his normal school uniform going Super Saiyan.
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32	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
33	** In ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', Bruce Wayne's first night out fighting crime had him dress in street clothes, only with a huge scar on his face, applied with makeup, to disguise himself. It goes horribly wrong.
34	** Batman's outfit in ''ComicBook/BatmanZeroYear'' is cobbled together, including purple gloves as a MythologyGag to their original color.
35	** The Joker's flashback in ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' shows Batman with a wing-like cape and long-eared cowl more akin to his original 1930s appearance.
36	** ''Batman: Knight Gallery'' is basically Bruce Wayne's sketchbook of failed costume designs and his musings on each one.
37	* ''ComicBook/TheFlash'': The "Year One" storyline has Barry working on his outfit as the Flash. It's not until the end of the storyline he manages to get all the way up to the Flash suit.
38	* ''ComicBook/IronMan:'' The initial Iron Man armor is a huge, bulky thing, thanks to having been made in a hurry with what few supplies Tony Stark's captors had to hand. After getting back to the U.S., Tony initially swaps to a still-bulky gold number. It took several issues more for Tony to reach the iconic red and gold his armor is known for.
39	** The first suit Tony built after he got out of the gutter and lost his original company to [[ManipulativeBastard Obadiah Stane]], resembled his original gray suit and was about as bulky, but had many internal improvements that would be incorporated into the Silver Centurion armor. It was never intended to be used as a combat suit, however, so the older red-and-gold suit still outclassed it in offensive power and flight speed.
40	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumber15'', Spider-Man wore an improvised UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling outfit to participate in an amateur wrestling match. Various AlternateContinuity retellings of the origin have their own spins on the improvised outfit. In the [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManLeeAndDitko Lee-Ditko run]] of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' he makes the classic Spider-Man suit himself after signing up to be on television, while in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' and other retellings his first real Spider-Man suit is provided by the company (though in ''Ultimate'', it comes without the web pattern. Peter adds that after he starts being Spidey). ''Spider-Man: With Great Power'' even shows many variations of his Spider-Man suit before settling on the classic one.
41	** Miles Morales' first "outfit" is a store-bought knock-off of Peter's usual Spider-Man costume, until he's found by S.H.I.E.L.D., who provide him with his black and red costume.
42	* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
43	** The ComicBook/New52 reboot gave Superman two main costumes. The first was a [[CivvieSpandex regular T-shirt and jeans]] worn with his Kryptonian cape, which featured in the first arc of ''ComicBook/{{Action Comics\|New52}}''. It was later replaced by Kryptonian armor.
44	** The AlternateContinuity ''ComicBook/SupermanAmericanAlien'' by Creator/MaxLandis has Clark's first superhero outfit include an aviator helmet with goggles (to hide his face and keep bugs out of his eyes), a bulletproof vest (to hide his invulnerability), and one of Batman's capes (left behind after an altercation).
45	* ''ComicBook/SupermanAndBatmanGenerations'', an AlternateContinuity GenerationalSaga, had Clark and Bruce dressed in their 1930s costumes in the actual 1930s, then adjusting their appearances through the decades which are copied by their successors.
46	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': The AlternateContinuity ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'' has Diana's first superhero outfit consist of her undergarments under the magical items her mother gave her under the outerwear of a US Army field kit including the helmet with an open jacket. This outfit configuration only lasts for one outing and Etta Candy designs her red and blue Wonder Woman suit when she gets back.
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50	* In ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'', Asuka’s first superhero costume was a trial-and-error design based on ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'''s costume. After a while she replaced it with her definitive ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' outfit.
51	* In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Izuku purchases a Spider-Man costume to psych himself up for training much like Miles before him. He realizes too late that the costume doesn't fit him well thanks to his new muscles. He can't zip up the back, the gloves and boot portions are too small to wear, and it's uncomfortably tight around his crotch and rear. Peter struggles not to laugh at the sight of it and Izuku gets rashes from wearing it without using baby powder to avoid chafing.
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55	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'' shows Bruce Wayne's first shot at an "intimidating" costume for fighting crime, a cape-less ninja inspired outfit, which causes more shrugs than fear. It is only after a lot of additional trauma and brooding that he comes up with the bat theming and cowl in his last flashback.
56	* In ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'', Jack-Jack's superhero outfit is just a domino mask and a onesie without the Incredibles logo, unlike the rest of his family.
57	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'', Scarlet Overkill never really got over her PrincessPhase, and kept a childhood drawing of what she always wanted to look like as one. When she finally gets the chance, [[spoiler:through a scheme involving becoming Queen of England]], a stylist makes the mistake of treating her drawing like this (at least the hair she drew). She does not take this well.
58	* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Miles Morales' first costume is literally a store-bought Spider-Man Halloween costume, complete with holes for eyes and visible laces in the back. [[spoiler: He upgrades to a higher-quality hand-me-down from Peter via Aunt May spray-painted in his preferred color scheme near the climax.]]
59	* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanManOfTomorrow'': Clark Kent's Beta Outfit 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 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 [[MySuitIsAlsoSuper alien material]] used in the blanket Clark was wrapped in as a baby, to make his classic Superman outfit.
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63	* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
64	** In ''Film/BatmanBegins'', Bruce starts out with an armored ninja costume from the League of Shadows. He then modifies advanced R&D military armor into a ''Mission Impossible''-style burglar outfit, before adding armored gauntlets from the ninja outfit and settling on the bat motif with an armored cowl and cape that facilitates [[NotQuiteFlight limited flight]].
65	** In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', the batsuit is updated again with segmented pieces laid over a knit undersuit that allowed for more mobility. This one had purpose both in and out of universe: the previous costume was so stiff and bulky around the neck that Batman/Bale had to turn his shoulders to look at something not in front of him. Creator/MichaelKeaton had the same problem in the Creator/TimBurton ''Batman'' films.
66	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
67	** ''Film/IronMan1'': Tony Stark's first [[PoweredArmor Iron Man suit]], the Mark 1, was built in a cave with a box of scraps. It's big and bulky due to both being a mechanical prototype, and as a nod to the original Iron Man suit in the comics. After getting back to the city he gets to work prototyping parts for what will eventually become the silver-colored Mark 2, before settling on Mark 3's coloration with gold-titanium alloy casing with red highlights, which becomes the coloration of the vast majority of other suits he most often uses. Mark 2 (basically the flight prototype) eventually becomes the basis for Rhodey's War Machine suit.
68	*** The Iron Man program as a whole is a PerpetualBeta Outfit, as Tony is constantly improving and refining the suits. The Mark 85, his suit in ''[[Film/AvengersEndgame Endgame]]'', is Tony's ''13th'' general-purpose suit shown on screen. Including all the specialized suits (e.g. The Suitcase Armour (Mk V), 'Hulkbuster' (Mk XLIV) and 'Bones' (Mk XLI) suits), ''Endgame'' features the Mark 85 version of the suit, [[spoiler:the final iteration]].
69	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': Steve starts out in a just-for-show propaganda costume, and when he runs off on a real mission he augments it with actual military gear, including a stage helmet that just happens to be the right color and have an "A" on the forehead. It's only after he gets back that he gets his first for-real combat costume. This is in turn replaced in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' with a modernized outfit.
70	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'''s Spider-Man initially uses a very simple homemade outfit and modified welding goggles to cope with sensory overload, and if not for Tony Stark's assistance equipping him with the more familiar superhero suit, he probably would have ''stayed'' in that costume for quite a while -- he works on a shoestring budget, after all. Though he did [[GadgeteerGenius develop his own web shooters]]. In ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', he's forced to don the sweatsuit outfit again [[spoiler:after Stark takes away the advanced suit]]. In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', Peter's journey to becoming a full-fledged superhero is marked by donning a new black and red suit. Then at the conclusion of ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', Peter creates a new homemade suit that faithfully adapts the classic red and blue costume.
71	* In ''Film/TheMeteorMan'' Jefferson tries a number of outfits before settling on a superheroic variation of SpaceClothes. One of the early outfits had a Polaroid camera on he shoulder to catch bad guys in the act.
72	* In ''Film/RoboCop2014'' several designs are shown for the suit (including a silver "heavy armor" version that resembles [[MythologyGag the original 1987 design]]) before the company settles on the sleek, black design. [[spoiler:He goes back to silver at the end.]]
73	* In ''Film/SantaClausTheMovie'' the elves make his suit, but MrsClaus doesn't think green works. When red is suggested, everyone is enthusiastic, as it goes with Santa's rosy cheeks.
74	* In ''Film/SpiderMan1'', Peter Parker starts off with a red balaclava, a bulky red sweater with a spider symbol on it, gloves and blue jogging pants with a red stripe for a wrestling match before making his Spider-Man suit.
75	* In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', Peter dons a red cloth mask with sunglasses, a black wool cap, and a black jacket and jeans when he starts out as a vigilante, and only later creates the Spider-Man suit.
76	* The titular Merc with a Mouth in ''Film/Deadpool2016'' starts his RoaringRampageOfRevenge with a white ski-mask and hoodie, then moves to a red costume after realizing he's regularly [[BringMyRedJacket bleeding all over his clothes]], then to the final spandex number when he realizes no-one can hear what the hell he's saying through a thick ski-mask colored in sharpie.
77	* ''Film/{{Brightburn}}'': PlayedForHorror with Brandon's home-made outfit. It's a red cloak and balaclava with the front stitched shut.
78	* ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'': While the point at which he switched to the iconic [[SinisterSwine sinister pig mask]] (alongside the implementation of the [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black robes]]) seems to have been very early, if ''Film/{{Jigsaw}}'' is any indication, Jigsaw wore a cheerful-looking Chinese Year of the Pig mask for his first abduction, as seen in a flashback from ''Film/SawIV''.
79	* ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'':
80	** Sonic uses grungy used sneakers to run around in for most of the movie, but gets his trademark red and white sneakers later on.
81	** Doctor Robotnik wears a black BadassLongcoat with some red striping for most of the movie, but puts on a more classic red "[[InsistentTerminology flight suit]]" for the climax.
82	* In ''Film/Joker2019'', Arthur Fleck's StartOfDarkness begins when he wears a cheap clown suit, green wig, and makeup. He spends the climax wearing a red suit, green hair dye, and more elaborate paint, but he still doesn't have the purple suit or bleached skin of the comics' Joker.
83	* In ''Film/Catwoman2004'', prior to her receiving [[DressedLikeADominatrix her infamous dominatrix-esque costume]], Patience's first night out following her "rebirth" has her wearing a simple black leather jacket and black pants, and when she becomes spurred into her first robbery, she swipes and puts on [[DominoMask a simple black masquerade mask]]. Funnily enough, despite containing no expected [[AnimalMotifs cat motifs]], this ends up being [[TruerToTheText more accurate to comic book Catwoman]] and her proclivity for {{Spy Catsuit}}s than the {{Stripperiffic}} garb the film ends up settling on.
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87	* On ''Series/LoisAndClark'', Clark [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wehGfglnzyA goes through a similar set of trial costumes]] (with and without masks and hats), but the S-shield isn't added until the end. Ma Kent jokes that the underwear means that nobody will be looking at his face. At one point he even puts on what is obviously a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica costume (at least the bodysuit portion), but using a Superman color scheme.
88	* In the final seasons of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', Clark uses three CivvieSpandex costumes as "the Blur": a red jacket with a blue shirt and jeans, then an all black outfit with a longcoat and the S-Shield, followed another outfit of a red leather jacket with the S-Shield over a blue shirt and dark pants, before finally wearing the Superman suit in the finale.
89	* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'':
90	** Oliver's first "Hood" outfit could be considered a prototype costume, where it only consists of his old mentor's green hood and face paint. His costume gets upgraded throughout the series, with a DominoMask and more protective gear added to it, especially when [[Series/TheFlash2014 his friends from STAR Labs]] get involved in designing them.
91	** When Roy Harper first joined Oliver in vigilante duty, he just wore a normal red hoodie, but got given a red DominoMask in the season 2 finale. He later gets an official suit in season 3.
92	** John Diggle spends the first 3 seasons wearing only civilian clothes with an occasional balaclava. In season 4 he's given a helmet with a V-shaped visor and a protective suit, along with the codename "Spartan".
93	* The pilot for ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' has Kara and Wynn trying to make a proper outfit for Supergirl. Wynn first makes her a skimpy hot pants outfit similar to the controversial comics costume from the mid-2000s, which Kara immediately rejects. Then she goes for a MinidressOfPower similar to the Silver Age comics Supergirl, and later finalizes it with the [[SuperheroesWearCapes cape]], boots, and ChestInsignia. Yet all those outfits still include the [[PrimaryColorChampion colors Superman uses]].
94	** The pilot for ''Series/SupermanAndLois'' has a flashback to Superman's first appearance, wearing an outfit his mom made for him; it's the [[MythologyGag costume Clark wore in]] UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks and in the [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons 1940s' Fleischer cartoons]].
95	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
96	** ''Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}'':
97	*** Matt Murdock spends most of the first season in a utilitarian, ninja-like outfit which includes a mask without eyeholes, highlighting his blindness. (This outfit is inspired by his early outfit in the "Man Without Fear" storyline) After serious injuries in several of his fights lead him to realize that he is too vulnerable in this outfit and inspired by his new nickname, "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen," he eventually gets Melvin Potter to build him a red and black suit of body armor and a red, horned helmet, in time for his final showdown with Wilson Fisk. A flashback in "Nelson v. Murdock" reveals that Matt had an even cruder outfit before the ninja look, which basically consisted of some dark, baggy clothes and a blindfold. Early in season 2, Melvin builds Matt a new helmet to replace the original one after it's damaged in a fight with Frank. After narrowly avoiding being killed in ''The Defenders'' during his climactic fight with Elektra under Midland Circle, he's brought to St. Agnes, where the nuns have to cut the suit off to get him out of it. This, combined with Fisk forcing Melvin to build a red Daredevil suit for Dex, means Matt has to spend season 3 fighting in another black ninja costume.
98	*** Elektra Natchios starts out with a black vest and pants and a red scarf for her face, and then in the season 2 finale, Melvin tailors a more ninja-esque red and black outfit for her. Then in ''Series/{{The Defenders\|2017}}'', she gets an updated version of her iconic comics costume as a reward for completing her Hand training under Alexandra's close eye, and sports a pair of katanas instead of sais. After encounters with Matt and Stick cause her to regain her old memories, she reverts back to her sais.
99	** ''Series/{{The Punisher\|2017}}'': Frank Castle wears a black tactical outfit for the first four and last four episodes of ''Daredevil'' season 2, but only gets his signature skull spray-painted onto his chest armor in the last few episodes, which he then carries over into the first episode of his own show. He ditches the skull after wiping out the last of the Kitchen Irish. He eventually once again spray-paints a skull onto his vest before facing off against 30 of Billy Russo's henchmen in David's hacker den.
100	** ''[[Series/MsMarvel2022 Ms. Marvel]]'': Kamala Khan starts out in a Captain Marvel {{cosplay}} that she created for [=AvengerCon=]. Over the course of the series, she slowly builds to her iconic suit: first, Bruno gives her a DominoMask to replace the Captain Marvel helmet. Kareem gives her a red scarf when she's made an honourary member of the Red Daggers. Finally, Kamala's necklace gets broken in a scuffle and resembles a lightning bolt, which inspires her mother to add a lightning bolt emblem to the suit she makes for her.
101	* ''Series/{{Doctor Who}}'' has an interesting example. Whenever the Doctor regenerates, the IconicOutfit of the previous incarnation of the character becomes the BetaOutfit of the new incarnation, who usually spends the first episode of their tenure in their old clothes before getting their defining IconicOutfit.
102	* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'' is a prequel series to the Batman mythos and naturally shows quite a bit of how Bruce Wayne will eventually become Batman. He starts off running around Gotham with a young Selina Kyle in basically just street clothes, but as the series goes along he adopts a more Batman-like ensemble, minus the bat motif. In particular, he's basically just a nameless masked vigilante starting in the final episode of Season 3 and builds on that with an all-black outfit, particular a long coat, over the next two seasons up until the end of the No Man's Land arc, when he joins Gordon and others in confronting those trying to destroy Gotham and everyone in it in basically a prototype Batsuit, pretty much only missing the iconic cowl. In the series finale, "The Beginning," he finally appears in a proper Batsuit--cape, cowl, armor, ears, and gadgets to match--and has started his one-man war on crime.
103	* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The first season begins with the title character wearing a set of battered, red-brown armor and his trademark ''beskar'' [[CoolHelmet helmet]]. In the second episode the armor gets completely trashed in a fight with a mudhorn. Luckily in the third episode he receives a large amount of ''beskar'' as payment which he has made into an almost complete set of new armor that he wears for the rest of the series.
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108	* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': The helmets of older Space Marine suits of PowerArmor had a distinct beak shape (known as Corvus-pattern armor officially, and as "beakies" to fans and orks). Receiving one of these suits to wear is a great honor, as they've been in the Chapter for centuries and have advanced auto-senses compared to the successor Aquila armor. As the Horus Heresy line was expanded, new models for the older marks of armor were introduced (such as Mark III "Iron" armor with more pronounced ridges as a Great Helm-style helmet) which are equally as rare as the Corvus armor.
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112	* The various heroes and villains in ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' start out with what can be considered Alpha Outfits; civilian clothing with elements of their hero identity. Upgrading them a few times will change them to Beta Outfits with more elaborate gear, and upgrading them all the way will give them their full superhero outfit. Oddly, War Machine's second outfit actually looks like the finished War Machine armor, while his third resembles the Hulkbuster more than any of the War Machine armors.
113	* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' has the ''Initiation'' DLC, which features an alternate costume for Batman dubbed [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/arkhamcity/images/b/b6/Vigilante_ninja_Wayne-BAO.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140102143617 "Vigilante Bruce Wayne."]] Ostensibly, the Dark Knight wore this function-over-fashion outfit in the earliest days of his career, before he devised the famous Batsuit.
114	* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank'', Ratchet's modern orange-and-green outfit first appeared in ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction Tools of Destruction]]'', but was more muted and brown-looking. It was revised for ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankAll4One All 4 One]]'' with more vivid colours and different details like the buckle lights, and has become Ratchet's stock clothing on the front of the box with only minor detail revisions since.
115	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManInsomniac'':
116	** In ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'', Peter Parker starts the game in his original iconic Spidey suit. After it gets torn during his fight with Comicbook/TheKingpin, he upgrades to the Advanced Suit, which is more durable, flexible, and designed to better absorb impact. He can also unlock his homemade suit from the MCU and a wrestling outfit from the Ultimate comics, which a wrestling poster reveals was his canon beta outfit.
117	** This continues into ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales'', where Miles begins wearing winter clothes worn over a spare Spider-suit. When Peter has to leave to help ML at Symkaria, he gifts Miles his first high-tech Spider-Man suit, essentially a cheap Halloween Spider-Man costume. He doesn't obtain his iconic Classic Suit until midway through the game, where he and Ganke create it as a morale booster after Miles's first fight with the Tinkerer. NewGamePlus allows Miles to obtain the Spider-Training Suit, his normal attire from the first game with a Spider-Man mask, which he wears during TheStinger of ''The City That Never Sleeps: Silver Lining''. He can also obtain his own homemade suit from the comics.
118	** Most of said beta outfits return in ''VideoGame/MarvelsSpiderMan2'', alongside Miles's first costume from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.
119	* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' has a nod in-game to Big Smoke's outfit from earlier in the game's development. [[spoiler:On the statue of Smoke in the drug manufacturing factory in East Los Santos]] you see he's wearing a white jersey and black trousers.
120	* In ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}'', Khan's alternate skin, Overlord, is canonically his original, bulkier, steam-powered armor that he wore before his current, advanced armor.
121	* Bayek in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins'' wears his Medjay uniform throughout the main game, heavily modified to protect himself from the harsh conditions of the desert, and would prove to be the basis of the Assassin’s robes for millennia to come. By the ''The Hidden Ones'' DLC, he has his own proper set of Assassin robes.
122	* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza 0}}''; Kazuma Kiryu starts the game in a black suit, white shirt, and gold chain, which he switches out for a white suit and orange undershirt before finally settling on his iconic grey suit and red undershirt he wears in the rest of the series. Also of notes is that, as the game is a {{prequel}} set at the beginning of Kiryu's criminal career, his dragon tattoo is incomplete and only a basic black outline which doesn't get filled in until in between ''0'' and the original ''Yakuza''.
123	** Goro Majima is dressed in a tuxedo and has a thick ponytail for most of the game, due to being ejected from the yakuza and forced to work as a civilian after the failed Ueno Seiwa hit from ''Yakuza 4''. When he's let back in during the epilogue, he changes into his iconic snakeskin jacket, leather pants, and bowl cut to mark the occasion (though he doesn't grow out his goatee until ''Yakuza 1'').
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127	* In ''Webcomic/JupiterMen'', Quintin and Jackie are wearing nothing but sporty civilian wear and a DominoMask in the HowWeGotHere scene at the beginning of the comic. As shown by the title card, they eventually get much more developed superhero costumes.
128	* In ''Webcomic/PeterParkerForeignExchangeStudent,'' Peter's costume consisted of a sweatervest over a tracksuit with knee and elbow pads. He also had goggles instead of lenses and his mask was considerably less detailed. The author's notes say this was the second edition of his costume, with his current one (his classic look) being the third.
129	* Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}'s first costume is composed of three store-bought Comicbook/{{Venom}} costumes stitched together (well, one costume, plus the arms of two more, really). She changes it after Marvel sends her a Cease and Desist order.
130	* ''Webcomic/{{Unordinary}}'': Remi's superhero outfit, as made by Blyke in a few hours, is pretty much just a dark tracksuit with an X stitched onto it, a beanie and a surgical mask she drew a cat face on. While Isen berates Blyke for a shoddy job, Remi approves of the "homemade look".
131	* ''Webcomic/VillainToKill'': Cassian's first iteration of dark Villain clothes when he first transforms. Everyone who isn't trying to smack him around or ask him for help comments that the fashion is lame and too plain. He changes it out after a CostumeEvolution to his new one.
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135	* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' the Undersiders start out with basic costumes, with Grue and Bitch having the cheapest versions. After Leviathan attacks Taylor creates improved spidersilk outfits for everyone and begins making additions to her own costume.
136	** Kid Win starts the story in a basic power armor, but by the final arcs he has built it into a juggernaut.
137	* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': In the Storybook world, The Homestar Runner starts out wearing a yellow duck shirt that everyone finds embarrassing. He changes to his iconic red star shirt in ''The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw''.
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141	* For the first few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'', Bumblebee wears a clunky suit of homemade PoweredArmor that's literally held together with electrical tape. She upgrades to a sleeker, more professional model in "[=#SheMightBeGiant=]."
142	* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', Virgil rummages through Richie's closet to come up with a costume. Two outfits are rejected for looking "like a battery commercial" before he settles on an outfit that includes a ChestInsignia and a white DominoMask.
143	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' spoofs this in "Batduck", where Plucky plays a ComicBook/{{Batman}} parody. He decides to dress as a bat, but he first puts on a baseball bat costume. Immediately following that, he's shown donning parodies of other iconic costumes, each one of them a failure -- one with a massive cape which lead him to getting blown off a building, an Adam West-styled one that lead to him getting hit with his own sound effect, and a ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightReturns''-styled version which ends up getting his massive muscles deflated before settling in on a ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''-type.
144	* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' sees Peter's first Spider-Man costume being an outfit similar to the proto-costume of the MCU, cobbled together of googles, a hood, a ski mask, and Aunt May's sweatpants before making a new costume.
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148	* UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton designed a uniform for tank soldiers which included dark green fabric (to hide oil stains), and loads of padding topped by a gold football helmet (to protect the men). Yet the overall look was considered ridiculous, so the army rejected it. People even dubbed him "Radio/TheGreenHornet". This incident was noted in the film ''Film/{{Patton}}''.
149	* [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]] had a royal dressmaker, Norman Hartnell. He sketched nine dresses, including one with [[PrettyInMink ermine tails at the hem]] and one covered in silver and crystals [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles to sparkle]]. The ninth dress was accepted partly because it had FlowerMotifs that included flowers from every country in the UK and commonwealth at the time.
150	* During his original tenure at Apple, Creator/SteveJobs frequently wore [[SharpDressedMan suits with bowties]]. When he came back in 1997, he took on a black shirt and jeans combination, which he wore until he passed away.
151	* The infamous SS from UsefulNotes/NaziGermany initially wore [[http://www.militaria-archive.com/AlbumsII/early-ss/content/bing/images/large/1932_SS_105a.jpg the same pants and brown shirts as the SA]], with only a black cap with a [[SkeletonMotif Totenkopf]] to distinguish themselves. As their organization grew from UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's bodyguard corps to a StateSec and after the SA leadership was [[ThePurge purged]] and fell out of favor within the Nazi regime, they started wearing [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/5d/26/a8/5d26a83f723452df71d79d20cdb458bc--ww-uniforms-german-uniforms.jpg more lavish black or grey outfits,]] which contrary to an enduring urban legend were not designed by Hugo Boss but by people like Karl Diebitsch.
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