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* In ''Manga/Naruto'', Rock Lee is a mini-me of Might Guy, his teacher. Right down to the BigOlEyebrows.

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* In ''Manga/Naruto'', Rock Lee is a mini-me of Might Guy, his teacher. Right down to the BigOlEyebrows.

** "Parallel Universe": In the Cat's dream sequence, the Cat performs the "Tongue Tied" song while Rimmer and Lister are his backing vocals. The trio is dressed in matching red suits with frills. In the same episode, Deb and Arlene are naturally dressed identically to Dave and Arnie.

* The SickeningSweethearts HappilyMarried BetaCouple Howard and Hilda Hughes in ''EverDecreasingCircles'' always wore identical ghastly cardigans.

** "Parallel Universe": In the Cat's dream sequence, the Cat performs the "Tongue Tied" song while Rimmer and Lister are his backing vocals. The trio is dressed in matching red suits with frills.

** "Quarantine": At the end of the episode, Lister, Kryten and Cat all wear red-and-white checked gingham dresses which Rimmer wore when he was insane, being infected by the holo-virus. The guys probably want to psych him out the same as he psyched out ''them'' with his madness.

* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' once has Barbie invoke this with her rival Raquelle of all people: After Ryan stains Raquelle's new dress, Barbie dresses her in the sparkly pink dress that she wears almost all the time (including during the show's opening).

* In Japan, the phenomenon of couples wearing matching clothes is referred to as ''bacouple''. It a portmanteau word formed from "baka" (Japanese for "fool") and English "couple".

*** Amy's proud to be Sheldon's girlfriend, and she tries to convince him to wear something romantic that shows everyone that they together. Sheldon doesn't understand the sentiment and would prefer ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters [=R2D2=] and [=C3PO=], or Hewlett and Packard, founders of the HP company. Their compromise is being dressed as Literature/RaggedyAnn and "Raggedy" [=C3PO=].

* The 2012 ABC series ''Series TheNeighbors'':

* ''TheLizzieBennetDiaries'': In episode 59 "Staff Spirit", Charlotte Lu wears a Ketchup costume for Halloween work event, while her direct supervisor Ricky Collins is dressed in a Mustard outfit.

* It's a common occurrence in Asia for couples to [[http://observers.france24.com/content/20100416-commitment-clothes-matching-outfits-couples-east-asia wear matching clothes]]. According to the article, a pair of really committed lovers can be recognized by wearing the same outfit in countries like Korea, China or Japan. Public displays of affection remain a taboo there, and matching outfits are a kind of substitute.

** Lily and Marshall are a cute couple and very much in love. They like wearing corresponding Halloween costumes, for instance they went once as Sony and Cher (surprisingly, [[WholesomeCrossdresser Marshall as Cher]]) or a pirate and his parrot.
** "Slutty Pumpkin": Barney wants his best friend Ted to coordinate their Halloween costumes. He brought two costumes of ace pilots and wants Ted to go as his literal ''and'' metaphorical wing-man. Ted [[DefiedTrope defies]] the trope as he insists on wearing his old costume as the infamous ballot vote "Hanging Chad" because that's how his possible soul mate Slutty Pumpkin remembers him.
** "Slutty Pumpkin": Robin and her boyfriend joked over emails about dressing up as Literature/HanselAndGretel. Mike thought she was serious, but Robin's part of the costume was missing.

** "The Holographic Excitation": The newly weds Howard and Bernadette are both little people (as in short and thin), so they dressed as a couple of cute [[Franchise/TheSmurfs smurfs]] for a Halloween party.
** "The Holographic Excitation": Amy and Sheldon are going to a Halloween party and she tries to convince him to wear couple costumes. Amy wants something romantic that shows everyone that they together, while Sheldon doesn't understand the sentiment and would prefer ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters [=R2D2=] and [=C3PO=], or Hewlett and Packard, founders of the HP company. Their compromise is being dressed as Literature/RaggedyAnn and "Raggedy" [=C3PO=].

* ''Film/{{Chicago}}'': At the end, Velma and Roxie perform their singing and dancing routine in matching outfits. They start in a long white fur and then strip it, each wearing a silver sexy dress. They have various props like hats or sticks, shaped like guns. Their hair styles contrast wonderfully - both have TwentiesBobHaircut, but Velma has black and straight hair while Roxie has curly and blond hair.

Coordinated Clothes will be often employed with TwinTropes, especially AlwaysIdenticalTwins to emphasize the identical look. SickeninglySweethearts like to choose matching outfits for fancy occasions or costume parties to make it clear that they are together. It can be a trait of ThoseTwoGuys or HeterosexualLifePartners. Sometimes a group of friends and a posse might coordinate their clothes as well.

* ''Series/RedDwarf'', "Parallel Universe": In the Cat's song dream sequence, where the Cat performs the "Tongue Tied" song while Rimmer and Lister are his backing vocals, the trio is dressed in matching red suits with frills.

** "Slutty Pumpkin": Barney wants his best friend Ted to coordinate their Halloween costumes. He brought two costumes as ace pilots and wants Ted to go as his literal ''and'' metaphorical wing-man. Ted [[DefiedTrope defies]] the trope as he insists on wearing his old costume as the infamous ballot vote "Hanging Chad" because that's how his possible soul mate Slutty Pumpkin remembers him.

** "Slutty Pumpkin": Barney wants his best friend Ted to coordinate their Halloween costumes. He brought two costumes as ace pilots and wants Ted to go as his literal ''and'' metaphorical wing-man. Ted {{defies}} the trope as he insists on wearing his old costume as the infamous ballot vote "Hanging Chad" because that's how his possible soul mate Slutty Pumpkin remembers him.

* The twins wear matching outfits several times in ''TheParentTrap'' remake, sometimes to confuse the others about which twin is which. When the mother sees both her daughters for the first time since their separation, each is dressed in yellow and white. She tells them not to do this to her because she's already seeing double and asks who is who.

* Stanley Kubrick's ''Film/TheShining'': The [[CreepyTwins creepy sisters]] wear the same light blue dresses with pink ribbons. The identical look multiplies the creep out factor.

* ''TheSimpsons'':

* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the Goths are proud of their non-conformity.
-->''If you wanna be one of the non-conformists, all you have to do is dress just like us and listen to the same music we do.''

* [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/married-couple-wears-matching-outfits_n_1552467.html Joey and Mel Schwanke wear matching outfits for 35 years.]] They take this trope UpToEleven, having 146 custom-made matching outfits, typically matching Joey's dress and Mel's tie,
* It's a common occurence in Asia for couples to [[http://observers.france24.com/content/20100416-commitment-clothes-matching-outfits-couples-east-asia wear matching clothes]]. According to the article, a pair of really committed lovers can be recognized by wearing the same outfit in countries like Korea, China or Japan. Public displays of affection remain a taboo there, and matching outfits are a kind of substitute.

* In ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Regina and Rumplestiltskin both wore black and blue for an episode after they started a sort of HeelFaceTurn and tried to redeem themselves for their loved ones. They are still as antagonistic as ever, and end up disagreeing on the best way to carry this plan. '''[NEEDS CONTEXT - what is their relationship?]'''

** "The Holographic Excitation":
*** The newly weds Howard and Bernadette are both little people (as in short and thin), so they dressed as a couple of cute [[Franchise/TheSmurfs smurfs]] for a Halloween party.
*** On the same episode, Amy and Sheldon are going to the same Halloween party and she tries to convince him to wear couple costumes. Amy wants something romantic that shows everyone that they together, while Sheldon doesn't understand the sentiment and would prefer ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters [=R2D2=] and [=C3PO=], or Hewlett and Packard, founders of the HP company. Their compromise is being dressed as Literature/RaggedyAnn and "Raggedy" [=C3PO=].

* Creator/JaneAusten's ''NorthangerAbbey'':

** "The Holographic Excitation": The newly weds Howard and Bernadette are both little people (as in short and thin), so they dressed as a couple of cute [[Franchise/TheSmurfs smurfs]] for a Halloween party.

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[[caption-width-right:300: SickeningSweethearts should dress alike at least once.]]

** "The Holographic Excitation": Amy and Sheldon are going to a Halloween party and she tries to convince him to wear couple costumes. Amy wants something romantic that shows everyone that they together, while Sheldon doesn't understand the sentiment and would prefer ''Franchise/StarWars'' characters [=R2D2=] and [=C3PO=], or Hewlett and Packard, founders of the HP company. Their compromise is being dressed as Literature/RaggedyAnn and "Raggedy" [=C3PO=].