History Main / FrozenFashionSense

* In a 1989 ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric The Curse of Fenric]]", the sequences where the haemovores rise up to feast on the living display everything from Elizabethan doublets to eighteenth century seawool. Justified, as they've all been holed up since they were turned, and haven't exactly had a chance to nip down to the shops and pick up something more trendy.

* In ''TheDresdenFiles'' most of the Red Court of vampires dress in contemporary clothing. The eldest of them don't, wearing {{Mayincatec}}. [[spoiler: Although it's possible this was because it was a ceremonial occasion; normally they'd be dressed more conventionally, but normally there would be humans who didn't already know what they were within several miles of thick jungle.]] The White Court frequently dress in the height of fashion, or at least what will be the height of fashion in a month, but appear particularly fond of catsuits. The Black Court isn't well represented, but the sole prominent member seen, Mavra, does tend towards ancient styles of dress. Seeing as she's also unmistakably a walking corpse, and can become invisible, there's not much point in keeping up to date.

* Partly justified and partly subverted in the Vampire Chronicles, where Lestat explains that if vampires don't wear the clothing from the time period in which they were mortal, then they like to wear clothing that resembles such apparel; it's explained(in so many words) as psychologically comforting for the vampire. Lestat also claims that it's an excellent way to gauge a vampire's age(in other words..given that this is very much a [[StrongerWithAge StrongerWithAge]] world, it can help give another vampire a way to gauge the danger..i.e, if a vampire consistently wears clothing appropriate for Colonial or Elizabethan times or earlier, it's time to ''run''.)

* Partly justified and partly subverted in the Vampire Chronicles, where Lestat explains that if vampires don't wear the clothing from the time period in which they were mortal, then they like to wear clothing that resembles such apparel; it's explained(in so many words) as psychologically comforting for the vampire. Lestat also claims that it's an excellent way to gauge a vampire's age(in other words..given that this is very much a [[StrongerWithAge StrongerWithAge]] world, it cane help give another vampire a way to gauge the danger..i.e, if a vampire consistently wears clothing appropriate for Colonial or Elizabethan times or earlier, it's time to ''run''.)

This trope is becoming less and less popular for live action features, since it's all but impossible to put a vampire in tights and a doublet in TheCity and take the character seriously.

* The higher ranking "New Shadows" faction in the game ChampionsOnline tend to dress in eighteenth century clothes. The mooks dress in torn rags, and the Big Bad of the faction wears armor similar to, but sufficently different from, the armor worn by Vlad Dracul during the back story of BramStokersDracula. And still wears it in a modern day New Orlea ... err, Vibora Bay, that is.

* In ''VampireTheMasquerade'', this trope is in effect in Elysiums (places where vampires can gather and socialize). When they are, well, [[TheMasquerade masquerading]], they are pretty keen about not standing out.

-->''How did you manage to slip through the fifties wearing red velvet?''
-->--'''Lestat''', ''QueenOfTheDamned''

--->''How did you manage to slip through the fifties wearing red velvet?''
--->--'''Lestat''', ''QueenOfTheDamned''

--->--Lestat, QueenOfTheDamned

* The American version of [[BeingHumanRemake Being Human]] has the vampire Elders who prefer to live among the Amish and dress as the Amish do. However, the Elders are 1000+ years old so for them that is already modern clothing.

* In a 1989 ''DoctorWho'' serial, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric The Curse of Fenric]]", the sequences where the haemovores rise up to feast on the living display everything from Elizabethan doublets to eighteenth century seawool. Justified, as they've all been holed up since they were turned, and haven't exactly had a chance to nip down to the shops and pick up something more trendy.

* As the page quote suggests, many vampires in the film ''QueenOfTheDamned'' are wearing outfits that look like the Society for Creative Anachronism's best efforts, from the bizarre pseudo-belly dancer chic Pandora dons in the background to Akasha's interpretation of prehistoric Egyptian royalty's clothing.

* Averted in TrueBlood. Most of the main vampires wear perfectly modern clothing. In fact the first view we get of Godric, known to be about 2,000 years old, he's wearing sweatpants and a simple shirt.

* Mentioned in the first episode of ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and then dropped afterward for all but a very few vampires like Dracula and The Prince of Lies.

* ''TheDresdenFiles'' Red Court of vampires dress contemporarily.

* The higher ranking "New Shadows" faction in the game ChampionsOnline tend to dress in eighteenth century clothes. The mooks dress in torn rags, and the Big Bad of the faction wears armor similar to, but sufficently different from, the armor worn by Vlad Dracul during the opening of BramStokersDracula.

* The higher ranking "New Shadows" faction in the game ChampionsOnline tend to dress in eighteenth century clothes. The mooks dress in torn rags, and the Big Bad of the faction wears armor similar to, but sufficently different from, the armor worn by Vlad Dracul during the opening of BrahmStokersDracula.

Realted to JacobMarleyApparel and FashionDissonance.