History Main / GenderedOutfit

** That's before we get to the MirrorUniverse. The women wear skirts and bikini tops in TOS and a midriff-baring version of the prime universe flight suits in ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''. {{Justified}} by the Terran Empire being a somewhat chauvinistic society where "Captain's Woman" (read: mistress or concubine for the CO) is a staff position aboard ship.

* In ComicBook/{{Thor 2014}}, Thor lost his ability to wield [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]], leaving ComicBook/JaneFoster to take up his power herself. Jane's Thor costume, though very similar to the original's, lacks any covering on her upper shoulders. Thor's traditional outfit was also bare-armed, but Jane's shoulders are bare up to the neck. Also, she wears a BreastPlate which is very form fitting in the front.

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* ComicBook/CarolDanvers's classic costume as ComicBook/MsMarvel (technically her second, but the first one didn't last long) is a gendered version of ComicBook/CaptainMarVell's, complete with a ScarfOfAsskicking, ThongOfShielding and [[BareYourMidriff Bared Midriff]]. [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091028123515/marveldatabase/images/thumb/5/55/Terry_Dodson_Combined_Variant_Covers.jpg/830px-Terry_Dodson_Combined_Variant_Covers.jpg Picture for reference]]. Her later outfit as Captain Marvel largely averts this, being far more modest and militaristic than her previous outfits. The aforementioned scarf is the only element that she retained from her last costume.

* In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', teen ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' and ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}'''s costumes played it straight (Kara wore skirt and boots; Barbara wore high-heeled boots and her cowl let her long hair flow) but her adult selves' costumes avert it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', [[Characters/YoungJustice Miss Martian]] wears her same t-shirt and skirt from the comics. In the second season her default outfit changes to one with pants that only leaves her hands and face uncovered.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has all gear look the same on either gender, but starting with the ''Stormblood'' expansion, artifact gear have slightly different designs between genders. Likewise, racial starter gear are different between genders.

** In the epilogue of ''Literature/MonstrousRegiment'', after the protagonist's status as a woman has been revealed and accepted ([[spoiler:along with almost everyone else's]]), she notes with some dissatisfaction that her new uniform comes with a skirt. She was perfectly okay with the pants.

*** The lack of skirts on the aforementioned Yellow Rangers went completely unmentioned, but in ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoFury]]'', the first series of ''Power Rangers'' in many years to represent the ShesAManInJapan trope, Green Ranger Izzy initially morphs with a skirt, matching the Pink Ranger, only to rip it off after noticing it (saying she doesn't like skirts), allowing her to match the male Green Ranger of ''[[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger]]''.

* This is Creator/RumikoTakahashi's bread and butter when drawing SidestoryBonusArt of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'''s protagonist, and ''especially'' if said art shows both male and female Ranmas together--male Ranma will always be wearing male-presenting outfits, from Chinese uniforms to tuxedos to gala suits, while female Ranma will always be in dresses, skirts, and swimsuits that match and mirror the fashion, stylings, and motifs of the counterpart clothes, to the point that, [[MythicalMotifs if male Ranma's clothes are emblazoned with a dragon, female Ranma will be wearing a phoenix]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'': Mary Marvel wears a skirt instead of tights for her uniform.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s [[http://www.herostime.co/superhero/cache/data/categroyimg/Supergirls-280x320.png costumes over the years]] have had many gendered components, including (in various combinations) short skirts, short shorts, low necklines, heels, ballet slippers, thigh-high boots, and bared midriffs.

* [[http://images.wikia.com/dcfanfiction/images/b/b6/129656-119888-powerboy.jpg Power Boy,]] the SpearCounterpart to ComicBook/PowerGirl, is a rare male example. More commonly, though, he went from leotard to unitard.

* Back when ComicBook/SheHulk's transformations were uncontrollable, [[http://www.comics.org/issue/34782/cover/4/ her tops]] were like cousin Bruce Banner's pants (but not ''his'' shirts) - stretching ''almost'' to the point of coming off entirely.
* Galacta, the daughter of ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, wears a gendered version of her dad's armor.

* ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}'':
** Bette Kane, the prototype "Bat-Girl", wore a masquerade-style mask instead of a cowl in addition to a dress with a short skirt.
** Barbara Gordon, the first "true" Batgirl, wore high heeled boots in her earliest appearances. Her cowl was also modified to let her long hair flow out.
** [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Cassandra Cain]], the third major Batgirl, largely averted this trope. The only giveaway for her gender is the FormFittingWardrobe.
** [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown]], like Barbara, wore an outfit that let her hair fly free.
* ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}'' sports a look pretty close to Batman's, but she has fake long hair attached to the cowl as a bit of a disguise (and also very noticeable lipstick).
* Valkyrie in ''ComicBook/{{The Mighty Thor}}'' wears something quite similar to Thor himself... but has a leotard in place of Thor's unitard to better expose her [[{{shes got legs}} legs]].
* In ''ComicBook/EarthX'', [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] was transformed into [[AttractiveBentGender a woman]] as another humility lesson given by his father, [[TopGod Odin]]. For no explained reason, this costume places Thor's usual metal discs on her breasts like cups, gives her thigh high boots, and frames her figure with holes that show off every curve of her body. Remember, for all intents and purposes, this is a character that was once ''male''. So that means either Thor decided that not having a penis meant that it was time to make a sluttier costume...or [[BrainBleach Odin did]].
* In ComicBook/{{Thor 2014}}, Thor lost his ability to wield [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]], leaving ComicBook/JaneFoster to take up his power herself. Jane's Thor costume, though very similar to the original's, lacks any covering on her upper shoulders. Thor's traditional outfit was also bare-armed, but Jane's shoulders are bare up to the neck. Also, she wears a BreastPlate which is very form fitting in the front.

* ''Franchise/TheFlash'': Jesse Quick. Her original costume was pretty similar to her dad's look, albeit she also wore a jacket over and swapped the yellow tights for mid-length compression shorts. When he passed away, she switched to a distinct costume, though while aesthetically close to the Flash family, she opted for a leotard instead of full tights[[note]]Though this is likely based on the fact female runners do tend to prefer leotards to full tights[[/note]]. Later, she donned a costume similar to her dad's again, but swapped his tight-fit shirt for a loose one and replaced the trunks-over-tights with just tiny short-shorts, and thanks to DependingOnTheArtist, her shirt would sometimes be [[BareYourMidriff baring her midriff]].

*** This made for some StockFootageFailure that the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' team had no choice but to run with. When Gia uses some of her predecessors' suits, they have skirts where they originally didn't even though the previous wearer was also female. (However, it ''did'' retroactively make some skirted MMPR Yellow toys accurate; clearly, they represent Gia, not Trini or Aisha!) Even ''new'' footage kept the changes (lest a skirt repeatedly appear and disappear between shots.) It's especially noticeable with Wild Force - the yellow suit gets a black border on the skirt to match the white suit's pink border, making it look quite different from the original.

* Two Fourth Doctor companions in ''Series/DoctorWho'' get to wear girl versions of his outfit:
** Sarah Jane ends up in a furry grey frock coat and a long, multicoloured striped scarf in shades of pink in "The Seeds of Doom".
** In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Destiny of the Daleks", [[Characters/DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions Romana II]] tried out several outfits/bodies in a CostumeTestMontage at the start of the first episode, which the [[Characters/DoctorWhoClassicSeriesDoctors Fourth Doctor]] all complained about. She ended up wearing clothes exactly like those worn by the Doctor, but pink and white.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had the males wear shirts and pants while the females wore longed-sleeved uniforms with high miniskirts. This was then averted in later shows. Although the [[Film/StarTrek2009 2009 reboot]], naturally being faithful to the original series, brings the miniskirts back. The original pilot however actually had both men and women alike wearing pants (notably the original female first officer). Female extras in both the original series and the reboot movies can be seen wearing pants.
** That's before we get to the MirrorUniverse. The women wear skirts and bikini tops in TOS and a midriff-baring version of the prime universe flight suits in ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''. {{Justified}} by the Terran Empire being a somewhat chauvinistic society where "Captain's Woman" (read: mistress or concubine for the CO) is a staff position aboard ship.

* ''VideoGame/MapleStory'' and its [[VideoGame/Maplestory2 sequel]] are a pretty clear example. Most of the armor kits in the games come in both male and female versions, although gender-neutral options do exist. The male pieces will usually look more standard, while the female counterparts will feature elements like skirts, shorts, heels, dresses, or openings that reveal skin.
* Take a piece of chest armor in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Put it on a male human. It covers his entire torso. Now, have the male human take the armor off, and give it to a female human. The exact same piece of armor that was just shown obscuring the torso of the male is now inexplicably baring her midriff. This tend to be more common (and more often Exaggerated) with older armor models, but it does pop up sometimes with the newer armor sets. Breastplates for female characters feature defined breasts, and are frequently much shorter than on the male models of the same race (though this is frequently subverted for Night Elf males). Leg armor is also commonly shorter on female character models. It is however definitely possible to make absolutely {{Stripperific}} male costumes. Alternatively, there are cosmetic-only shirts available for those who do not wish to bare skin.
** Some chestpieces are also more revealing on a male character than on female characters. A harness that will simply have a strap across the chest of a male character will include a bra for a female character. This is mainly due to a technological limitation: the supposed armor is just a texture which ''actually replaces'' the underwear the character normally has on when stripped of gear. The other big difference is with shoulders, in general the male characters have absurdly huge shoulder armor while the female characters do not.
** However, other types of gendering in clothing do not happen. If you put a dress on a male character it doesn't turn into a suit, and the formal suits don't have skirts on female characters. Some of the cultures do have distinctly gendered standards of dress, but most do not. There are also skirts available on all armor types, and most cloth sets also have trousers as an option. Cosmetic jewelry is also retained on male characters, although they have less jewelry by default. Fans, flowers, and other "girly" accessories with gameplay purposes are also not changed for male characters, nor are ultra-masculine ones changed for female characters (except for being scaled down to fit their models).
* In ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' there is a certain questable suit of armor (available around lv30; getting the full set requires [[GuideDangIt repeating the quest with 5 or 6 different characters]]) which looks like a normal, full-body suit on male characters. For example: the one usable by cleric-types looks like a crimson [[BadassLongcoat Badass Longcoat]]. On female characters, any of these armor sets -- including the full-plate heavy set -- looks like a frilly pink dress.

* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'', ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'', and ''{{VideoGame/MUGEN}}'': All over the place with Dimitri's "Midnight Bliss" technique.[[labelnote:*]]For the uninitiated, Midnight Bliss is a technique in which Dimitri transforms an enemy into a female version of themselves (if they're already female, they just take another, often more fetishistic, form), grabs them, drains them of life, and sets them on fire. Sometimes, though, the outfits aren't merely gendered, but a completely different outfit entirely.[[/labelnote]]
* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', the male and female choices for the Pokémon Trainer player class are like this for ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', the remakes of Gen I and the ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' spinoff series. Also other trainer classes that are essentially gendered counterparts usually have this, such as Cool Trainers and Picnickers/Campers.
** The [[{{Mooks}} Grunts]] of the regional teams also typically have different outfits depending on gender, even if on occasion it isn't particularly noticeable at a glance.
* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters: [[AlternateContinuity Maximum Impact]] 2'' and ''[[UpdatedRerelease Regulation A]]'', SecretCharacter Lilly Kane wears a modified version of her brother Billy's garb from pre-''Real Bout VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''KOF '95''. Key differences between their attire includes Lilly wearing a white tank top under her overalls, said overalls having a heart-shaped window (revealing the aforementioned tank top), and her pants being shorts instead of Billy's jeans.
* [[Characters/StreetFighterII Cammy]] wears a [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8bboYCEIv2I/TJzcqZ5jYoI/AAAAAAAACK8/C_23dRQ7dBI/s1600/Cos_ssfiv_002.jpg gendered version of Bison's uniform]] as a downloadable costume in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
** Also, all the Delta Red members (which consists of three males and another girl besides Cammy) that appear at the end of ''Super Street Fighter II'' wear the same uniform as Cammy's.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': The franchise has male and female versions of each outfit. Female versions tend to be more figure hugging, sport fewer SpikesOfDoom, and sometimes have things like skirts or heels or other gendered characteristics. Some also expose a lot more skin.
* [[http://www.game-art-hq.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Capcom-vs.-SNK-2-Character-Artwork-SNK-Style-Maki-Genryusai.jpg Maki]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFight 2'' wears a female version of the [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080515042832/streetfighter/images/e/e4/GuySFA.jpg Bushin gi]] that serves as [[Characters/FinalFight Guy]]'s standard outfit.

* In ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2'', [[http://disgaea.wikia.com/wiki/File:DD2_Laharl.jpg Laharl]] is transformed into a female version of himself named [[http://disgaea.wikia.com/wiki/File:Laharl_chan.png "Laharl-chan."]] Her outfit is very similar to the male version, except with longer pants (they're slightly ripped at the thighs instead of completely ripped off at the shins), slimmer shoes, and a bra covering what was the male version's bare chest.
* Taken to faintly ridiculous levels in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'', where the different clothing and armour options change appearance quite drastically depending on the player character's clan and gender. What looks like a kevlar vest on a male Ventrue becomes a ''stripper cop outfit'' on a female Malkavian.
* Played with in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': Female and male units of the same class generally wear about the same amount of actual armor, but the clothes worn underneath tend to be more revealing on the ladies.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' female Inklings wear shorter shorts than males. Other than that though, almost all of the equipable clothing averts this, being identical between genders save for some minor form tweaking here and there for some. Only a few outfits show remarkable differences between genders, such as the Octoling Armor having slight BareYourMidriff on female Inklings (though [[SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains not nearly as much as with the Octolings themselves]]), the female School Uniform having a color-matching skirt, and the male version of the ''Manga/SquidGirl'' Tunic being a sleeveless shirt intead of the original dress.
* The original ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' approaches this in a relatively realistic way; while men and women of the Gallian military ''technically'' wear different uniforms, the outfits for both genders consist of conservative (if somewhat colorful) [[http://valkyria.wikia.com/wiki/File:Wavy.png military]] [[http://valkyria.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ramona_Linton.png fatigues]] which only differ from each other in some minor cosmetic details. In fact, of the thirty female members of Squad 7, only three (Alicia, Isara, and Rosie) wear a skirt of any kind.
** ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII'' plays it somewhat straighter; though female units wear skirts instead of pants, their uniforms are otherwise functionally identical to the males'. This is partly justified by the entire playable cast basically being high school students.
** ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4'' plays with the trope. The Alliance military uniform is the same for both genders, being sensible combat fatigues. That said, there's a considerable difference in fit and sizing between the men's and women's uniforms. Due to a paperwork snafu [[spoiler:or rather, her paperwork not reflecting reality]], Kai is sent a men's uniform when Squad E receive critically-necessary winter uniforms. A too-large, too-broad insulated uniform would be just get in the way in the field, so makes do with just the cloak, layers of her own clothing, and a teammate's spare thermals.
* ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' alter clothing based on gender. For example, you can find pre-War businesswear, which gives bonuses for speech checks. On male characters it has trousers, while on female characters it has a short skirt, but is otherwise a modest cut. Especially noticable in ''New Vegas''[='s=] ''Dead Money'' DLC, in which Vera Keyes' dress (which increases barter, speech, and charisma as well as offering slight protection) becomes a tail coat with the same color scheme if work by a male Courier.

* In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', the standard Chaldea uniform will include pants for males, but skirts and tights for females (with an extra strap on the shirt under the breasts). Between the optional costumes for the two protagonists, female Ritsuka will often have skirts, shorts, crop tops or dresses.

* A particularly subtle example: While all of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' super-suits are similar one piece outfits with a contrasting "gloves, boots and briefs" motif, Helen and Violet's outfits have bikini-style "briefs and thigh-high "boots" and elbow-length "gloves".
* WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom's OppositeSexClone Dani Phantom wears a different version of his black and white jumpsuit with baggier sleeves and legs with a [[BareYourMidriff bare midriff]] and a touch of FashionableAsymmetry. It's not a particularly sexier version considering Dani is [[YoungerThanTheyLook physically]] 12 years old.

* Commonly downplayed in practice by school, law-enforcement, military or other uniforms which ''permit'' female members to wear a skirt instead of trousers but do not usually ''require'' it (however, as usual with uniforms, the choice may not be up to the individual wearing the uniform, but to their boss).

* Take a piece of chest armor in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Put it on a male human. It covers his entire torso. Now, have the male human take the armor off, and give it to a female human. The exact same piece of armor that was just shown obscuring the torso of the male is now inexplicably baring her midriff. This tend to be more common (and more often Exaggerated) with older armor models, but it does pop up sometimes with the newer armor sets. Breastplates for female characters feature defined breasts, and are frequently much shorter than on the male models of the same race (though this is frequently subverted for Night Elf males). Leg armor is also commonly shorter on female character models. It is however definitely possible to make absolutely stripperific male costumes. The other big difference is with shoulders, in general the male characters have absurdly huge shoulder armor while the female characters do not. However, other types of gendering in clothing do not happen. If you put a dress on a male character it doesn't turn into a suit, and the formal suits don't have skirts on female characters. Some of the cultures do have distinctly gendered standards of dress, but actually most do not. There are also skirts available on all armor types, and most cloth sets also have trousers as an option. Cosmetic jewelry is also retained on male characters, although they have less jewelry by default. Fans, flowers, and other "girly" accessories with gameplay purposes are also not changed for male characters, nor are ultra-masculine ones changed for female characters (except for being scaled down to fit their models).

* Franchise/WonderWoman's Earth-11 counterpart, Wonder Man aka Dane of Elysium, wore a more masculine version of her strapless leotard costume as a top with wide straps and a skirt of pteruges. Following ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' and Earth-11's replacement with Earth 11 her new counterpart "Wonderous Man" wears a long sleeve red shirt and long blue pants with stars on the hips under armor similar to Diana's own.

Often, when a character has a {{Gender Flip}}ped or DistaffCounterpart version, gender-specific changes will be made to that character's outfit. For example, pants will become a [[DangerouslyShortSkirt skirt]], a necktie will become a [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarf]], and a vest will become a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]]. Other popular, but relatively minor, changes include removing a collar for an ImpossiblyLowNeckline or AbsoluteCleavage, changing a unitard into a [[LeotardOfPower leotard]] (to show off sexy legs), or changing an outfit that was once loose-fitting into SensualSpandex. Also, when the male version tends to be a WalkingShirtlessScene, the female counterpart will at least don a complimentary bra, to avoid NippleAndDimed.

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* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''
** Link's Champion tunic is blue and coupled with beige pants. The outfit Zelda is mostly seen in has her own tunic in the same shade, but with more elaborate [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine gold and white]] embroidery to give it a blouse-like appearance.

* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' plays this trope perfectly straight for the most part. Discounting the nine gender-exclusive armor (five for males, four for females), almost every piece of armor in the game looks quite different on male and female characters. However, unlike most examples of this trope, the female ones aren't played for {{Fanservice}}, they're simply visually distinct from the male version. Its spiritual successor ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' do away with this, but it returns with a few outfits in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}''.

** In the epilogue of ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment'', after the protagonist's status as a woman has been revealed and accepted ([[spoiler:along with almost everyone else's]]), she notes with some dissatisfaction that her new uniform comes with a skirt. She was perfectly okay with the pants.

* Female red blood cells in ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' wear shorts, while male ones wear pants.

* Downplayed in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'', where many outfits look the same regardless of gender, ''including'' the stripperiffic subligar sets. When the outfits do have gendered variations the most that tends to happen is the spontaneous generation of ZettaiRyouiki.

* When President Aria from ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'' ends up in a GenderBentAlternateUniverse, he finds out that all the girls he knows are guys in this new world and vice versa. The dresses Undines wore in the main world turned into a cloak and pants, while all of the original worlds's men incorporated skirts/dresses into their outfits as women.

* When President Aria from Manga/{{ARIA}} comes to that GenderFlip [[AlternateUniverse alternate world]], he finds out that all the girls he knows turn into guys and vice versa, and they wear pants or skirts/dresses accordingly.

** ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4'' plays with the trope. The Alliance military uniform is the same for both genders, being sensible combat fatigues. That said, there's a considerable difference in fit and sizing between the men's and women's uniforms. Kai runs into problems with this when winter clothing arrives as she's [[spoiler:replacing her AWOL brother without any changes to the paperwork]] and gets sent a male uniform. A too-large, too-broad insulated uniform would be just get in the way in the field, so makes do with just the cloak, layers of her own clothing, and a teammate's spare thermals.

** ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4'' plays with the trope. The Alliance military uniform is the same for both genders, being sensible combat fatigues. That said, there's a considerable difference in fit and sizing between the men's and women's uniforms. Kai runs into problems with this when winter clothing arrives as she's [[spoiler:replacing her AWOL brother]] and therefore a man on paper, so her insulated uniform doesn't fit at all. She makes do with just the cloak, layers of her own clothing, and a teammate's spare thermals.