History Main / CoordinatedClothes

Aw, look, the characters, be they twins, a couple in love, loving family members or a group of friends, intentionally wear matching clothes to show that they belong together. The outfits might be exactly the same, or just similar and matching in style. It's usually seen as cute, cool, creepy or just lame.

* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In [[Recap/MickeyMouseS3E13CouplesSweaters "Couples Sweaters"]], Mickey reluctantly wears a HomemadeSweaterFromHell when Minnie plans on wearing a matching sweater on their date. When he finally confesses to Minnie that he hates his sweater, she reveals she hates hers also, and two agree never to wear them again.

* In ''Film/AKnightsTale'', when Will is invited to a banquet with the other knights, Jocelyn sends her handmaid to inquire what he'll be wearing. In a later scene, Jocelyn asks what he'll be wearing to another banquet, but this time he's angry at her and replies "Nothing!". She retorts that they'll cause quite the scene, because she'll dress to match.

* In the social game ''VideoGame/PetSociety'', many featured outfits came in a version for boy pets and girl pets. Some players pretended to date other player's pet and they could happily match the outfits, be it the very same clothes or one could wear the boy version and the other girl version of the costume.

* In ''Manga/SketDance'':
** The Sket-Dan trio has a custom-made T-shirt for each of its members.
** PlayedForLaughs in chapter 101 when Jin suspects that [[WillTheyOrWontThey Himeko and Bossun]] are dating. Both of them denied it while wearing the exact same T-shirt.
** In chapter 208, [[TheRival Tsubaki]], absolutely [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial not influenced by the Sket-Dan]], tried to create a matching T-shirt for the Student Council.
* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the haori Zenitsu wears was given to him by his master Jigoro, they both wear the same triangular symbols pattern; a later series volume extra information makes it more of a bigger deal as it directly differentiates Zenitsu and Kaigaku views on their master, Zenitsu chose to wear what was gifted to him, while Kaigaku was also given the same haori but he didn’t ever wear it, this shows which disciple really respected their master.

* In ''Manga/LaughingUnderTheClouds'', the three brothers of the Cloud Shrine all wear outfits of the same colours and styles, but with variations depending on each one's preference and age.
* ''Anime/SoulEater'': The Mizune sisters all wear the same mouse-head hats and striped vaguely dress-shaped outfits.

* Less obvious since they're usually just wearing school uniforms, but all of Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin's club outfits from ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' are identical or nearly so. They also wore identical clothing as children a lot, most often made by their fashion designer mother to make them look good. Subverted in settings outside of school in the modern day; they wear similar clothes, but when they have free rein on choosing their own outfits it's pretty unlikely to see them dressed as a matched set.
* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': As a result of realizing he has nothing nice to wear when planning to go out to dinner at a fancy restaurant with some of his lady friends (Elena, Sara, and Shizuka), and thinking that seeing his VirtualSidekick Alpha in her UnlimitedWardrobe has ruined his sense of fashion, Akira remembers how he was impressed by seeing Sheryl in the dress he discovered adventuring and had custom fitted for her. So he orders custom tailored clothing for himself and the three to match Sheryl’s dress.
* ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'': The Matsuno sextuplets wear a matching blue shirt and slacks combo, which also carries into their other casual clothes and pajamas. ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' keeps to this with the brothers' suits, pajamas, and choice in hoodies, but they otherwise wear vastly different casual styles. One chapter explains that their mother Matsuyo buys their clothes in bulk.

* Creator/StanleyKubrick's ''Film/TheShining'': The [[CreepyTwins creepy sisters]] wear the same light blue dresses with pink ribbons. The identical look multiplies the creep out factor.
* The twins wear matching outfits several times in ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1998}}'' 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.
* The Andys of ''Film/HotFuzz'' are two inseparable detectives who, though not very good at their job, certainly dress for it.
* {{Inverted}} in ''Film/DirtyDancing'' where the two main characters wear clothes of contrasting colors throughout the movie, even for their dance number where couples very often wear matching outfits.
* In ''Film/NeverBeenKissed'', the group of mathematical enthusiasts go to a prom in matching outfits. It makes them feel secure.
* ''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. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx6Rgn1ioAk&list=PL5CBDA5850C7098C0 See the video at youtube.]]

* The twin girls in ''Film/ThreeWomen'' always wear the same dress.

* Done very subtly but heartwarmingly in ''Film/TheConjuringUniverse'' with the {{happily married}} Ed and Lorraine Warren; Ed's ties are often from the same fabric as Lorraine's skirt or dress. (For just one example, see the dancing scene at the end of ''Film/TheConjuringII''). Most fans don't even notice it until it's pointed out, but it's a lovely little detail that ties them together and shows them as a united front.

* ''Literature/LottieAndLisa'' (original German title ''Das doppelte Lottchen'' -- "The double Lottie", known to many as one of its many film adaptations, e.g. ''Film/{{The Parent Trap|1961}}'') by Erich Kästner: Nine-year-old girls Lisa and Lottie are twins [[SeparatedAtBirth separated as babies]] who accidentally meet at summer camp. Lottie brought two dresses of the same kind, and each girl wears one, complete with matching braids, for dinner. They wanted to confuse and amuse other children and their camp supervisors.
* In ''Literature/HemlockGrove'', the Sworn girls don't wear the exact same outfits, they usually have the same theme with color variations.

* In ''Bloodlines'', Sydney and Adrian accidentally wear coordinating clothes on more than one occasion -- usually Main/PlayedForComedy, but also used to show how in sync they are, even as Sydney vehemently denies her attraction.
* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'': Dressing a family all in the same colour or variations thereof is the latest fashion trend, as the protagonist and his sisters are told by the group of tailors whose job it is to make them outfits for the upcoming ball.
* ''Literature/EllenAndOtis'': In one chapter of ''Ellen Tebbits'', Ellen and Austine decide to dress like twins for the first day of school and ask their mothers to make them matching dresses. It doesn't turn out the way they hoped, as Austine's mother isn't a particularly good seamstress and Austine's dress turns out badly.
* ''Literature/OneEightHundredWhereRYou'': Jess's mother has a habit of making two copies of the same dress, and insisting she and Jess wear them at the same time. Jess doesn't like them and considers them embarrassing, but puts up with it because her father's promised her that if she does so without complaining, he'll buy her a motorcycle when she turns eighteen.

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'':
** In "The Festival", Walter Denton and Harriet Conklin attend the titular festival as Romeo and Juliet.
** "Red River Valley" sees Walter Denton, Mr. Boynton, Miss Brooks and Mr. Conklin dress as hillbillies to audition for Deacon Jones' Square Dance troop.
** In "Amalgamation", Miss Brooks, Mr. Conklin, Mr. Munsee and Mr. Talbot dress as ''Dutch Vaudeville comedians'' to annoy Mrs. Pryor. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Eve": Teena and Cindy, who are creepy murderous clone girls, wear matching red hellish outfits. It was probably a case of IJustKnew because they did not grow up together, making their identical look even more disturbing.
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** "Slutty Pumpkin": Halloween episode of the first season had several examples, some of them PlayedWith.
*** 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.
*** 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.
*** Robin and her boyfriend Mike joked over emails about dressing up as Literature/HanselAndGretel. Mike thought she was serious, but Robin's part of the costume was missing.
** Barney and Abby (guest starred by Music/BritneySpears) wear matching outfits. Each wears a white T-shirt, a light blue jumper and jeans. It was Barney's idea to wear it and humiliate Ted. Its purpose was to mock Ted's quest for a perfect soul mate.
* ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'':
** A little person who works at Winfrid-Lauder looks up to Mimi and starts dressing like her to be a "[[Film/AustinPowers Mini Mimi]]".
** A man starts taking after Drew, down to dressing like him and decorating his house to look exactly like Drew's. It creeps Drew and his friends out.

* The 2012 ABC series ''Series/TheNeighbors'':
** The alien members of the gated community all dress identically. The main alien family may dress in a slight variation, but they still colour-coordinate with the community and with each other.
** The father-and-son and mother-and-daughter have always worn matching theme Halloween costumes, but this year the son decides to go out with his new school friends as a zombie and the daughter "goes slutty" by declaring that she and a neighbor boy will go as "hot doctor and slutty nurse." Due to the fact that the neighbor boy is a CloudCuckoolander alien, he assumes that ''he'' is supposed to be the slutty nurse.
* In ''Creator/{{Disney}}'s Series/ShakeItUp'', Gunther and Tinka are extravagant twins who often wear matching outfits, but not the same ones (e.g. Gunther's will sport a 'G' and Tinka's a 'T'). They are brother and sister rather than of the same gender, so Gunther's outfits are slightly creepy.

* 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.
* The HBO comedy series ''Series/NotNecessarilyTheNews'': There was a "sniglet" (= any word that doesn't appear in the dictionary, but should) that describes this trope; '''''"fods"''' -- noun, couples at amusement parks who wear identical T-shirts''.
* ''Series/RedDwarf'':
** "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.
*** The guys travel to parallel universe. Their female alter-egos Deb Lister and Arlene Rimmer are dressed identically to regulars Dave Lister and Arnie Rimmer. It shows that they are the same personality, but it was hardly their choice as they couldn't have known in advance.
** In "Backwards", Rimmer and Kryten wear matching pink and sparkling outfits, starring in an act called "srehtorB esreveR lanoitasneS ehT" ("The Sensational Reverse Brothers") when they got to a parallel Earth.
** "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.
* ''Series/{{Cranford}}'': The Honourable Mrs Jamieson is a snobbish woman who dresses her dog to match her own clothes for social gatherings, e.g. for Lady Ludlow's garden party.
* On Series/{{Endurance}}, once contestants are paired with someone, both will wear outfits (both the outfits they wear when competing in missions and more the casual clothing worn when not competing) that are similar to the specific color that their team was assigned to help make it clear who is partnered with whom.
* The SickeningSweethearts HappilyMarried BetaCouple Howard and Hilda Hughes in ''Series/EverDecreasingCircles'' always wore identical ghastly cardigans.

* ''Series/AlloAllo'':
** ThoseTwoGuys British Flight Lieutenants Castairs and Fairfax always wore the same clothes. Mostly it was a more or less ridiculous disguise, for example as onion sellers or cleaning ladies.
** Captain Hans Geering and Colonel von Strohm usually wore uniforms, but sometimes they sport the same disguise as onion sellers.
** Herr Flick and his assistant Herr von Smallhausen are Gestapo officer who both wear black suits, leather coats and hats. They would sometimes wear the same disguise trying to catch some LaRessistance people or as part of their schemes, e.g. onion sellers, gypsy musicians or monks.
** When some girls from Hitler Youth and two serving girls perform Bavarian Dances in the café, they all wear the appropriate uniforms for the act.
** Michele and other members of the Resistance all wear a beige ConspicuousTrenchcoat.
** Women from the Communist Resistance all wear the same clothes. The most distinctive piece of clothing is a red scarf they have around their neck and light blue shirt.
** Sometimes the group from the café was forced to coordinate their outfits as part of some crazy plan. They dressed up as characters from horror stories, classical musicians, flamenco dancers or gypsies.
* In ''Series/TheSingOff'', the members of each group are given coordinated outfits each week, though they switch it up so as to prevent people from identifying the group with just one particular color.
* In ''Series/TheAmazingRace'', the teams are assigned a color to be ColorCodedCharacters, several teams a season will take it a step further.
* ''Series/{{Community}}'':
** In "[[Recap/CommunityS3E07StudiesInModernMovement Studies in Modern Movement]]", Dean Pelton is dressed exactly the same as Jeff when they have their day at the mall. Down to matching watches.
** In Halloween Episodes, Troy and Abed make a habit of this:
*** In "Epidemiology", Abed dresses as the Xenomorph from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' while Troy dresses as Ripley in the power loader armor...at least until Troy realizes he's not attracting any females and dresses as a "sexy Dracula".
*** In "Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps", they're dressed as JustForFun/InspectorSpacetime and Constable Reggie. Oddly, they're dressed like this even before they were asked to attend a party.
*** In "Paranormal Parentage", they dress as ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''. Jeff and Annie attempt to get in on the act by dressing as a boxer and his ring girl. Unfortunately, Annie misunderstands and goes as the ghost girl from ''Film/TheRing''.
* ''Series/AllyMcBeal'': The dorky-looking dancing twins frequent the idealized bar where the whole office keep going after work. They always wear matching outfits and dance in synchronized movements.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** In the serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E4TheEnemyOfTheWorld The Enemy of the World]]", Victoria is wearing a jumper and kilt, just like Jamie always does. Some [[{{Shipping}} shippers]] have semi-seriously drawn the conclusion that they were an item and [[SexyShirtSwitch she was wearing his clothes]].
** "Destiny of the Daleks" has [[ShowingOffTheNewBody Romana introduce her new regeneration to the Fourth Doctor wearing his clothes]], to his narcissistic glee. Later in the story she changes it for a better-fitting 'girly version' of his outfit, in a pink coat and a cream scarf.
* ''Series/{{Selfie}}'', Henry dates Julia who is very similar to him in personality, and they often dress in similar or matching outfits.
* In ''Series/{{Popular}}'' Emory Dick's younger twin sisters, Emily and Emma, wear matching clothes. The only difference is the colors of their tops. Otherwise they wear the same skirts, shoes, and even [[PrettyInMink black mink jackets]]. Later they wear different outfits, but just to wear clothes identical to what Nichole and Mary Cherry are wearing respectively.
* On ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', this seems to be the norm for the Motherboy pageant if the past pictures of Lucille and Buster are any indication.
* One case on ''Series/BurnNotice'' has Michael, Fiona, and Sam dress alike to give the impression that they're part of a larger operation. Michael even explains as much in voiceover.

* ''Series/DontTrustTheBInApartment23'': Robin, Chloe's neighbor and her former roommate is obsessed with Chloe and desperately tries to be her best friend. When June decides to sell Robin information about Chloe, one of the items is "coordinate with Chloe". Robin is beyond happy that she and her idol wear the same dress in the elevator.
* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': Mother and son Moira and David almost always dress in black and white, high-end designer looks. David even admits at one point that he was "dressed by his mother well into his teens" and it is heavily implied that he models his own style after his mother's.
* ''Series/WonderWoman1975'': Jeff and Barbi Gordon in the episode "Amazon Hot Wax".

* This was said to be the original reason that Music/JohnnyCash became "The Man in Black" - Cash and the Tennessee Two wanted to match for their audition, and a black shirt was the only color they had in common. (It also proved to be easier to keep clean on the road.)

* In the 2011 New York Philharmonic production of ''Theatre/{{CompanySondheim}}'', all of the married couples are colour-coordinated, with the lighting in their scenes made to match.

* In the social game ''VideoGame/PetSociety'', many featured outfits came in a version for boy pets and girl pets. Some players pretended to date other player's pet and they could happily match the outfits, be it the very same clothes or one could wear the boy version and the other girl version of the costume.

* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorialGirlsSide 3rd Story'' actually has this as a small mechanic. The player can purchase clothes for the heroine that are identical or extremely similar to a piece of clothing that one of the guys wears. Wearing them while on a date with them results in them mentioning having similar tastes in clothing or, if the player has her wear them while the guy wears the appropriate outfit, too, jokes that they must be on the same wavelength to have picked that particular outfit that day.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Trainers in the "Young Couple" are SickeningSweethearts who, in some games, wear matching clothes. In one design, the boyfriend wears pink pants and a green Luvdisc shirt while his girlfriend wears a pink skirt and a red Luvdisc shirt. The shirts, when side-by-side, look like they're kissing.

* ''WebVideo/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.
* ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse'' 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).

* Very downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. All [[spoiler:four]] Pines wear some shade of red somewhere, but otherwise their clothes are unique and ''still identify themselves belonging to the same family / or as [[spoiler:twins]]''. A complete analysis of their colors [[Analysis/GravityFalls here]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' episode "Big Pink Loser", Patrick starts dressing up like [=SpongeBob=] as part of an attempt to be a winner just like him. [=SpongeBob=] finds it a little creepy, but flattering.

* 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."
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In [[WesternAnimation/CouplesSweaters "Couples Sweaters"]], Mickey reluctantly wears a HomemadeSweaterFromHell when Minnie plans on wearing a matching sweater on their date. When he finally confesses to Minnie that he hates his sweater, she reveals she hates hers also, and two agree never to wear them again.
* ''WesternAnimation/MeAndMyMoulton'': The three sisters wear shirts that say 1,2,3 in descending order of age. Sort of necessary since there are no names given and no dialogue (instead there's a CharacterNarrator) and all three kids have the same LimitedAnimation face.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': During their only appearance in the series, [[HasTwoMommies Lena and Violet's fathers]] are shown wearing matching "I'm with dad" t-shirts.

* [[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.

* ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'': The Matsuno sextuplets wear a matching blue shirt and slacks combo, which also carries into their other casual clothes and pajamas. ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' keeps to this with the brothers' suits, pajamas, and choice in hoodies, but otherwise wear vastly different casual styles. One chapter explains that their mother Matsuyo buys their clothes in bulk.

* ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'': The Marsuno sextuplets wear a matching blue shirt and slacks combo, which also carries into their other casual clothes and pajamas. ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' keeps to this with the brothers' suits, pajamas, and choice in hoodies, but otherwise wear vastly different casual styles. One chapter explains that their mother Matsuyo buys their clothes in bulk.

* In ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'', Azha wears a very similar outfit and colour scheme to his cat {{familiar}} Misha's [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal cape and bow]].

** Katie and Sadie wear the very same outfits to represent their incredibly strong friendship. It is noted in her biography that Katie sews the clothes for the both of them specifically so they get to match.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Sadie and Katie match their outfits to represent their [[HeterosexualLifePartners incredibly strong friendship]].

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'':

** Less obvious since they're usually just wearing school uniforms, but all of Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin's club outfits from ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' are identical or nearly so. They also wore identical clothing as children a lot, most often made by their fashion designer mother to make them look good. Subverted in settings outside of school in the modern day; they wear similar clothes, but when they have free rein on choosing their own outfits it's pretty unlikely to see them dressed as a matched set.

* "WesternAnimation/MeAndMyMoulton": The three sisters wear shirts that say 1,2,3 in descending order of age. Sort of necessary since there are no names given and no dialogue (instead there's a CharacterNarrator) and all three kids have the same LimitedAnimation face.

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