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6	A [[RuleOfCool cool-looking]] way of carrying your coat, and a step up from the CoatCape -- this character isn't wearing their coat at all, but instead, they hold it casually slung over their shoulder. It's not only used to indicate that a character is cool, but also a certain amount of self-confidence and nonchalance.
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8	Often used as a {{Modeling Pose\|s}}.
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10	Also related to DramaticWind and BadassCape. Compare CoatCape for another cool-looking ([[CoolButInefficient if less than practical]]) way of "wearing" a coat.
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13	!!Examples:
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16	[[folder:Advertising]]
17	* Practically in every political ad, particularly when the candidate is looking directly into the camera.
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20	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
21	* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Spike did this a few times at least.
22	* [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Kyosuke Nanbu]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration [[TheAnimeOfTheGame The Inspector]]''
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25	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
26	* The movie ''Charly'' (an adaptation of ''Literature/FlowersForAlgernon'') begins with Charlie trying and failing to flip his coat over his shoulder in a cool way.
27	* In ''Film/Twins1988'' (the Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger[=/=]Danny Devito film), Danny gets them matching sets of cool white suits. They simultaneously flip their jackets, with Arnold's jacket floating over Danny.
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30	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
31	* ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'': Shigeru Jo.
32	* Booth from ''Series/{{Bones}}'' has a tendency to do this.
33	* ''Series/{{Castle\|2009}}'': Rick Castle has his jacket over his shoulder when Beckett's supervisor tells her that he's going to be helping her on the case in the very first episode. He oozes self-confidence.
34	* ''Series/TheMentalist'': Jane ALWAYS is wearing the same blue, three piece suit, season after season. But occasionally, he takes off his jacket and carries his coat over his shoulder.
35	* One episode of ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' has Zack showing this to Screech. Zack was forced by Mr. Belding to take his niece out while she was in town, but it was Kelly's birthday that day, so his plan was to have Screech take his place on the date and was teaching him how to "be cool" like him.
36	* ''Series/TheXFiles'':
37	** Agent Mulder [[http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a610/JanaToNth/coatovertheshoulder_zps4e6496fe.png at least once]]. Though carrying a suit jacket over his shoulder isn't a thing he would do often.
38	** In "Dreamland I", Kersh's secretary thinks she scored with Agent Mulder, but it was in fact his body switched doppelgänger. When she passes Agent Scully in the hall of Mulder's apartment building, she looks at Scully as if she was saying "I won" and confidently tosses her jacket over her shoulder.
39	* Jack [=McCoy=] was seen to do this periodically on the original ''Series/LawAndOrder''.
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42	[[folder:Music]]
43	* Music/MichaelJackson in the video for "Billie Jean".
44	* Young Music/FrankSinatra would often carry his coat over his shoulder.
45	* Music/PattiSmith on the iconic cover of her ''Music/{{Horses}}'' album.
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49	* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'': Akihiko is almost always seen doing this.
50	* Detective Dojima of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' ''never'' wears that coat of his.
51	** Kanji does this in the ''The Golden'' opening animation but wears a CoatCape in the game and every other cutscene.
52	* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'': Jacques Portsman literally rotates from this to wearing the coat.
53	* The Commissar from the original ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' keeps his coat draped over his shoulders at all time. Particularly jarring in that he was introduced in an expansion called "Winter Assault," where it makes sense for him to actually ''wear'' the coat.
54	* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting King]] will occasionally remove her jacket and drape it over her shoulder as one of her [[VictoryPose victory poses.]]
55	** Kyo does this (in his outfit during the NESTS saga) as a VictoryPose if you beat [[TheRival Iori]] combining it with BattleStrip.
56	* ''VideoGame/GarouMarkOfTheWolves'': Terry's victory pose sees him take off his jacket and toss it up into the air before catching it and performing this pose. Carries over to his appearances in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2003'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI'' where he wears his outfit from this game.
57	* The international version of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' had a variant with Nacrene City gym leader Lenora, who carried her apron that way. (she was wearing it in the Japanese version, but it was feared she'd seem too mammy-like to American players, since she's black. Oddly, though, the original sprite's back in the sequel games.)
58	* The final shot of ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny'', which shows [[NobleDemon Lord Dearche]] slinging the coat of her Barrier Jacket over her shoulder and looking all cool [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding while she goes home together with the rest of the Purple Sky Family and the Florian Sisters]]]].
59	* In the ''III'' games of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' Ibuki holds her ninja top when she takes it off this way when she wins a battle.
60	* One of I-no's win poses in certain ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' games has her do this, but with her ''shirt''. [[ToplessnessFromTheBack With her back to the camera, since this isn't an AO-rated franchise.]]
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64	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[WickedCultured Doc Scratch]] does this briefly before beating the shit out of Spades Slick.
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67	[[folder:Western Animation]]
68	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Peter, while running for the school board, combines this with CaptainMorganPose.
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