History Main / AwesomeAnachronisticApparel

* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' is set in the modern day, but ever since Matsuri became an exorcist {{ninja}}, he's favored traditional Japanese clothes (his casual outfit is a robe, loose shorts, and sandals). Matsuri also wears a {{fundoshi}} as underwear with any outfit, even underneath his school uniform and battle suit, and he specifically considers it a tradition of the trade. Comically, Soga takes the same job even more seriously, but [[DefiedTrope specifies that he doesn't share Matsuri's fashion sense]].

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia''
** Roderich/Austria generally dresses in rather anachronistic suits, among the few constants being a cravat. No one else notices.
** Grandpa Rome meanwhile ''still'' manages to look badass in centurion armor.
** America meanwhile still tends to wear his UsefulNotes/WorldWarII bomber jacket well into the present.

* Discussed in Manga/PrincessJellyfish; everyone from Amamizukon gets a makeover except Chieko. Kurako explains that while her traditional Japanese dress style is unfashionable when surrounded by the otaku style of the others, it becomes stylish when surrounded by stylish people.

* ''Anime/AgnisPhilosophy'': In a setting with cars, firearms, and futuristic cityscapes, Agni wears an elaborate ceremonial robe (as do her compatriots, and the Prime Minister, for that matter).
* Eva from ''[[Anime/{{Memories}} Magnetic Rose]]'' dresses in gorgeous dresses that are decades, if not centuries, out of date. So do her lover Carlos and their peers. However, Eva's opera career was from the 2000s-to-2030s. She even lived long enough for holograms and space travel to become commonplace.

* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' is set in the modern day, but ever since Matsuri became an exorcist {{ninja}}, he's favored traditional Japanese clothes (his casual outfit is a robe, loose shorts, and sandals). Matsuri also wears a {{fundoshi}} as underwear with any outfit, even underneath his school uniform and battle suit, and he specifically considers it a tradition of the trade (a fashion choice Soga, despite taking the same job even more seriously, does not share).

** Played with in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' with Alphonse Elric. Though he doesn't wear it by choice, Al walks around in a full suit of medieval battle armor, much to the surprise and commentary of others. Due to his naive, idealistic, chivalrous worldview and nobility (one character even envisioning him as a literal PrinceCharming), the armor is surprisingly appropriate, and no one disputes that he pulls it off with considerable awesome, to the point that he is frequently mistaken for his famously talented in-universe MemeticBadass brother Ed. Of course, most people don't realize Al isn't wearing the armor, he's a disembodied soul bonded to it, and the armor is his body.

* "Thrift Shop" by [[{{Macklemore}} Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]]. "I wear your grandad's clothes. I look incredible!"

* Bill Kraft in ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'' dresses in deliberately archaic 1930s suits. His mannerisms, car and furniture also reflect his fondness for that period. Then it turns out he also likes to dress in a [[KaiserReich WWI-era Prussian uniform]] complete with pickelhaube, because he considers himself not American, but Prussian and a subject of the Kaiser.

* WordOfGod has it that Mother Gothel of ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' was intentionally designed with clothing from approximately 400 years before the movie's time period, which hints at [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld her true nature]]...

* WordOfGod has it that Mother Gothel of ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' was intentionally designed with clothing from approximately 400 years before the movie's time period, which hints at [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld her true nature]]...

*** Actually inspired by ''Series/TheAvengers'' episode "A Touch of Brimstone", which actually featured a "Hellfire Club" with a very similar visual style.

* ''Series/TheAvengers'': Aside from Steed's ''slightly'' dated "British gentleman" look throughout, the episode "A Touch of Brimstone" features a bunch of prankster villains, the Hellfire Club, with a taste for 18th century styles.

** The Riddler always had his green bowler hat ([[NewerThanTheyThink which, contrary to what most people think]], is from the [[Series/{{Batman}} 1960s TV series]], not the comics).

* Deuce and Domino dressed like GreaserDelinquents out of the [[TheFifties 1950s]]...in 2007. Their female companion, Cherry, wore roller skates - which, while currently making a comeback, are no longer unself-consciously cool.

* Played with in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' with Alphonse Elric. Though he doesn't wear it by choice, Al walks around in a full suit of medieval battle armor, much to the surprise and commentary of others. Due to his naive, idealistic, chivalrous worldview and nobility (one character even envisioning him as a literal PrinceCharming), the armor is surprisingly appropriate, and no one disputes that he pulls it off with considerable awesome, to the point that he is frequently mistaken for his famously talented in-universe MemeticBadass brother Ed. Of course, most people don't realize Al isn't wearing the armor, he's a disembodied soul bonded to it, and the armor is his body.

* Eva from ''[[Anime/{{Memories}} Magnetic Rose]]'' dresses in gorgeous dresses that are decades, if not centuries, out of date. So do her lover Carlos and her peers. However, Eva's opera career was from the 2000s to 2030s. She even lived long enough for holograms and space travel to become commonplace.

* ''Series/SchittsCreek'' presents an interesting case will the Rose family. Since they lost their wealth in 2015 when the show began, they have not been able to buy new clothes. All four members of the family, however, have retained their lavish wardrobes, which have become more and more anachronistic as the series progresses. Alexis, in particular, wears clothes that would be the height of fashion at Coachella circa 2007. Showrunner Creator/DanielLevy and costume designer Deb Hanson make sure that the Roses wear real high-end designer pieces from pre-2015, which they obtain on resale sites.

* ‘’Series/SchittsCreek’’ presents an interesting case will the Rose family. Since they lost their wealth in 2015 when the show began, they have not been able to buy new clothes. All four members of the family, however, have retained their lavish wardrobes, which have become more and more anachronistic as the series progresses. Showrunner Creator/DanielLevy and costume designer Deb Hanson make sure that the Roses wear real high-end designer pieces from pre-2015, which they obtain on resale sites.

** The Shade and the Gentleman Ghost are both supervillains who dress in old fashioned finery. Justified in that both men were actually alive when these clothes were first being worn. Especially the Gentleman Ghost -- being a ghost, he's nothing but a walking set of late-19th century finery, with top hat and [[HighClassGlass monocle]].

** His evil ex-boyfriend, Captain John Hart, favors a '50s-style greaser outfit, cowboy boots, and a Hussar jacket.

*** Scholars have noticed that the barong is only a couple of centuries old and actually dates back to the Spanish colonization: [[HarsherInHindsight The Spanish nobility forced native men to wear transparent shirts so they couldn't hide any weapons.]]

*** Doctors One (Edwardian-style three-piece suit), Two (a shabbier and slightly more informal version of One's look), Three (velvet smoking jacket, ascot, and ruffled shirt with lace cuffs), Five (Edwardian cricketer's costume and Panama hat), Eight (frock coat, vest and cravat), and Eleven (tweed sports jacket with leather elbow patches and a bowtie, later replaced with a fully neo-Victorian three-piece suit). Doctors Four, Six and arguably Seven subverted this trope with bohemian outfits that were ''never'' in style. Nine, Ten and Twelve avert this with a leather jacket (Nine) and contemporary suits (Ten and Twelve) which become anachronistic to their surroundings. Nine [[ChangedMyJumper dealt with it]] in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead]]", and tends to end up in situations where his jacket is very out of style - although its most ill-advised outing was to Blitz-era London, as it is actually a [[PuttingOnTheReich WWII German Kriegsmarine jacket]]. Jack openly mocks him for going around in the Blitz dressing like a ''[[IdiotBall U-Boat Captain!]]''

*** Doctors One (Edwardian academic garb), Two (long coat and bowtie), Three (smoking jacket, ascot, and ruffled shirt with lace cuffs), Five (cricketer's costume and Panama hat), Eight (frock coat, vest and cravat), and Eleven (tweed suit with leather elbow patches and a bowtie). Doctors Four, Six and arguably Seven subverted this trope with bohemian outfits that were ''never'' in style. Nine, Ten and Twelve avert this with a leather jacket (Nine) and contemporary suits (Ten and Twelve) which become anachronistic to their surroundings. Nine [[ChangedMyJumper dealt with it]] in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead]]", and tends to end up in situations where his jacket is very out of style - although its most ill-advised outing was to Blitz-era London, as it is actually a [[PuttingOnTheReich WWII German Kriegsmarine jacket]]. Jack openly mocks him for going around in the Blitz dressing like a ''[[IdiotBall U-Boat Captain!]]''

** Doctors:
*** Doctors One (Edwardian academic garb), Two (long coat and bowtie), Three (smoking jacket, ascot, and ruffled shirt with lace cuffs), Five (cricketer's costume and Panama hat), Eight (frock coat, vest and cravat), Eleven (tweed suit with leather elbow patches and a bowtie) and Thirteen (long coat and trousers with braces). Doctors Four, Six and arguably Seven subverted this trope with bohemian outfits that were ''never'' in style. Nine, Ten and Twelve avert this with a leather jacket (Nine) and contemporary suits (Ten and Twelve) which become anachronistic to their surroundings. Nine [[ChangedMyJumper dealt with it]] in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead]]", and tends to end up in situations where his jacket is very out of style - although its most ill-advised outing was to Blitz-era London, as it is actually a [[PuttingOnTheReich WWII German Kriegsmarine jacket]]. Jack openly mocks him for going around in the Blitz dressing like a ''[[IdiotBall U-Boat Captain!]]''