History Main / InstantCostumeChange

* ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'': The Black Panther can do this thanks to having a ''very'' high-tech costume, starting around Creator/{{Christopher Priest|Comics}}'s run.

* ''Film/{{Barbarella}}. After removing all her clothes in the famous opening striptease and [[InnocentFanserviceGirl getting a mission briefing from the President of Earth while stark naked]], Barbarella then steps behind a wall only to emerge in FutureSpandex, thanks to a miraculous technology of TheFuture.

* Series/WonderWoman could basically do this too in her TV show by twirling around a few times. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ecux9dlr-I&feature=related Nobody spun it like Lynda Carter.]] But what happened to her purses?? Not to mention the glasses, hats, etc. In some Season 1 episodes, she would be shown holding them after transforming, but after that, they just seemed to vanish.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'': When Thomas uses his powers to make a partition of time to have a talk with Rean, Thomas, and Rosine, the latter immediately changes into her nun habit.

* ''ComicBook/{{Gen 13}}'': The members of Gen 13 could do this for a period of time, thanks to high-technological bracelets. Grunge once grabbed Rainmaker's bracelet by mistake and didn't realize it until after he had used it to change costume.

** Being a shapeshifter, the Post-Crisis Matrix version of Supergirl could transform from regular clothes into her Supergirl uniform by altering her clothes telekinetically.
** ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis Kara]]'' also used her SuperSpeed to change clothes instantly. In ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'' she comes to visit her friend Stephanie Brown -alias ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} III- and does this to avoid being caught by Steph's mother.

* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': In the story ''ComicBook/AMindSwitchInTime'', ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is taking a look around his parents' empty house when he hears the door opening behind him. Before it has become fully opened, he has already changed into his civilian costume.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'': ComicBook/CarolDanvers could instantly change between her normal clothing and costume instantly, although it was never explained how she could, and the ability (along with her combat sense) was never demonstrated by Rogue after she permanently drained the powers from Carol Danvers.

* ''Theatre/{{Cinderella}}'': On Broadway, both the Fairy Godmother and Ella spin to transform their rags into gorgeous gowns. Demonstrated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcP1cV3nBZI here]] in their Tony Awards performance.

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* In ''VideoGame/SecretAgentBarbie'', {{Franchise/Barbie}} performs these when changing between Stealth, Action and Adventure modes, sometimes in broad daylight, in a public area, while surrounded by other people. This is never mentioned or explained.

* ''Comicbook/TheCreeper'': The classic version of the Creeper has an implant that makes his costume (originally worn to a costume party) appear and disappear. The ComicBook/PostCrisis version also recreates the drugs that were in his system at the time, explaining why the Creeper acts so erratically.

* ''Comicbook/IronMan'': During ''ComicBook/HeroicAge'', Iron Man's armor is entirely part of his body and emerges from his bones when needed.

** ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis Kara]]'' also used her SuperSpeed to change clothes instantly. In ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'' she comes to visit her friend Stephanie Brown -alias Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} III- and does this to avoid being caught by Steph's mother.

* ''Comicbook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'': The Morrigan is a triple-aspect goddess, who swaps seemingly at will between Macha, Badb, and Gentle Annie, all three of whom are still visibly ''her'', but with radically different hair, clothes, and personalities (though of course, all versions of her aesthetic are [[RunningGag None More Goth]]).

* ''Comicbook/XMen'': When ComicBook/JeanGrey originally became Phoenix she would instantly restructure the clothing she and the other ComicBook/XMen were wearing into their costumes by telekinetically rearranging the molecules. Her divergent future daughter Comicbook/RachelSummers also demonstrated this ability once she acquired the same powers.

* ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/hybrid-hive-eat-shard-worm-mgln-complete.55056/ Hybrid Hive: Eat Shard]]'': The "Knight Armor" spell can instantly replace Taylor's clothing with magical armour that can look like anything she wants while still providing full-body protection. Unfortunately, her efforts to get the spell working are fraught with difficulties and misfires, from swapping her shirt with her pants, to putting shoes on her hands.

* ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' has a special device built into her breasts that allows her to instantly reconfigure her clothing and even her appearance; beyond the normal HenshinHero effect, she can change into a number of alternate forms with unique skill sets, such as BadassBiker Hurricane Honey and Scoop Honey.
* In ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'', Sarae, the Hayagami of one of Yorunami's Zokushou, has the power to instantly change its target's clothes to whatever its wielder is imagining.

* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', when Gohan starts attending high school, he has Bulma create a device that lets him instantly change between his school uniform and a superhero costume so he can fight crime in Satan City as Great Saiyaman while protecting his identity.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' originally had the characters' MagicalGirl costumes simply appear in place of their normal clothes, though later episodes gave them a very brief "clothes disappear, momentary BarbieDollAnatomy and then new clothes appear" TransformationSequence. ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'' gave them fuller and very trippy sequences.
* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'':
** Exorcist ninja use {{Transformation Trinket}}s to change into battlesuits instantly, which can be further modified with an portable external device while still being worn. Reo once changed her, Matsuri, and Soga's gear [[ChainmailBikini into swimsuit]] for a BeachEpisode. Suzu can modified her ayakashi medium costume similarly without any kind of external tool.
** When Matsuri has to get ready for gym class [[GenderBender in the girls' locker room]], he uses incredible agility to change clothes super-fast, minimizing [[ShowerShy awkward situations]].

* A Franchise/GreenLantern Ring can do this. When a Lantern is separated from their ring, they usually undergo an involuntary Instant Civilian Clothes, due to NoOntologicalInertia.
* In the Franchise/SpiderMan mythology, the ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote can alter its appearance to that of any clothing the host wants.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:
** Pre-Crisis Supergirl often took advantage of her SuperSpeed to do this. In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1972'' #1, she changes clothes in a split-second when someone opens her dorm's door. In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1982'' #20 she again instantly strips off her costume and puts her civilian clothes on when her friend Joan knocks on her door.
** Being a shapeshifter, the Post-Crisis Matrix version of Supergirl could transform from regular clothes into her Supergirl uniform by altering her clothes telekinetically.
** ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Post-Crisis Kara]]'' also used her SuperSpeed to change clothes instantly. In ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'' she comes to visit her friend Stephanie Brown -alias Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} III- and does this to avoid being caught by Steph's mother.
** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', Belinda Zee instantly changes clothes when she first becomes "Superior Girl".
* ComicBook/FantasticFour leader Reed Richards invented an "unstable molecular fabric", which some characters can morph using their powers.
* The kids in ''ComicBook/PowerPack'' can change into their costumes by saying the words, "Costume on!" Their suits ([[MySuitIsAlsoSuper made of unstable molecules]] and created by [[SapientShip Friday]]) travel to and from a dimension called Elsewhere, where they're tended to by supernatural tailors. The kids can even leave notes in the pockets to request alterations.
* ''Franchise/TheFlash'':

* Averted in modern Franchise/{{Batman}} comics and film adaptations. Bruce's costume is too bulky to be worn under his regular clothes, so when an emergency pops up he has to travel to the Batcave (or somewhere where he has a spare costume in storage) to suit up.
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor: Thor or anyone with similar powers like ComicBook/{{Thunderstrike}} or Beta Ray Bill, can change from costume to street clothes by stamping their uru weapon against the ground. (In some cases, the user's powers are activated this way, and in some, the weapon itself changes into a walking stick.) This was lampshaded in one comic with Thunderstrike where he asks ComicBook/{{Spider Man}} to talk over lunch, but has to switch to get money. He says he has no idea where his clothes go, "but at least my wallet's safe."
* The ''ComicBook/HeroicAge'' version of Comicbook/IronMan. His armor is entirely part of his body and emerges from his bones when needed.
* The members of ''ComicBook/{{Gen 13}}'' could do this for a period of time, thanks to high-technological bracelets. Grunge once grabbed Rainmaker's bracelet by mistake and didn't realize it until after he had used it to change costume.
* ComicBook/MsMarvel when she was [[ComicBook/MsMarvel1977 first introduced]] could instantly change between her normal clothing and costume instantly, although it was never explained how she could and the ability (along with her combat sense) was never demonstrated by Rogue after she permanently drained the powers from Carol Danvers.

* The Ray Palmer incarnation of ComicBook/TheAtom has a costume that is only visible and tangible when he uses his shrinking abilities. This eliminates the need to change into (or out of) it entirely -- he's basically ''always'' got it on. There's still the question of what happens to his civilian clothes when he shrinks, though...
* ComicBook/BlackPanther can do this thanks to having a ''very'' high-tech costume, starting around Creator/{{Christopher Priest|Comics}}'s run.
* Ever since ComicBook/PatsyWalker returned from Hell, [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/773882ef82bb7c327f48d0e2ff61adf3/tumblr_nz74rgnIoO1ukbl5ao1_500.png she can summon the Hellcat costume at will.]]
* The Morrigan from ''Comicbook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' is a triple-aspect goddess, who swaps seemingly at will between Macha, Badb, and Gentle Annie, all three of whom are still visibly ''her'', but with radically different hair, clothes, and personalities (though of course, all versions of her aesthetic are [[RunningGag None More Goth]]).
** Persephone also runs through a number of barely discernible but clearly elaborate costume changes during her time spent catatonic in the Underground. Admittedly, it's unlikely she was ''literally'' laying on the same spot on the ground for a month, but one does nevertheless wonder where a homeless orphan fugitive gets such a variety of haute couture...other than Creator/JamieMcKelvie's always fashion forward imagination, that is.
* The classic version of Comicbook/TheCreeper has an implant that makes his costume (originally worn to a costume party) appear and disappear. The ComicBook/PostCrisis version also recreates the drugs that were in his system at the time, explaining why the Creeper acts so erratically.
* The members of the ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Family have magic-based superpowers so their street clothes (along with their wallets, keys, [[LongRunnerTechMarchesOn phones]] and Freddy's [[DisabilityNegatingSuperpower crutch and other mobility aids]]) simply disappear and rematerialize when they power down.
* The Golden Age Fury from the ''ComicBook/AllStarSquadron'' sequel series ''The Young All-Stars'' can instantly change into [[InstantArmor her skintight bulletproof golden armor]] from her civilian clothes with just a thought.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In the Silver and Bronze age, Diana could change whatever she was wearing as Diana Prince into her Wonder Woman costume by spinning her magic lasso around herself.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman2006'': In this iteration, Diana is able to change from her civilian wear or Agent Prince uniform into her hero costume via magic, a transformation which is accompanied by sparkles but is otherwise instantaneous.
* The third ComicBook/BlueBeetle, Jaime Reyes, gains sapient PoweredArmor from the Scarab grafted onto his back. Activating it destroys his clothes and originally left him naked when he turned it off; the first time that he actually complained about this, the Scarab revealed that it can create clothes for him from whatever atoms happen to be in the air so that now he's actually dressed when he turns is off.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story ''ComicBook/AMindSwitchInTime'', ComicBook/{{Superboy}} is taking a look around his parents' empty house when he hears the door opening behind him. Before it has become fully opened, he has already changed into his civilian costume.

* Comicbook/JeanGrey: When Marvel Girl originally became Phoenix she would instantly restructure the clothing she and the other ComicBook/XMen were wearing into their costumes by telekinetically rearranging the molecules. Her divergent future daughter Comicbook/RachelSummers also demonstrated this ability once she acquired the same powers.

* ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' has a special device built into her BoobsOfSteel that allows her to instantly reconfigure her clothing and even her appearance; beyond the normal HenshinHero effect, she can change into a number of alternate forms with unique skill sets, such as BadassBiker Hurricane Honey and Scoop Honey.

** ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries: In the episode "The Light Fantastic" Jesse and James instantly change from their regular Team Rocket costumes into archeologists' garb.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime episode "The Light Fantastic" Jesse and James instantly change from their regular Team Rocket costumes into archeologists' garb.
** Heck, Jessie and James usually start out disguised as workers or sellers to lure Ash and the gang. And then, when the heroes are surrounded, they remove their disguise to show that they're actually Team Rocket. It doesn't make sense in some factors, though... for example, when they don't wear gloves in their disguise, but do wear them in their Team Rocket uniforms.

* ComicBook/TheMightyThor: Thor or anyone with similar powers like ComicBook/{{Thunderstrike}} or Beta Ray Bill, can change from costume to street cloths by stamping their uru weapon against the ground. (In some cases, the user's powers are activated this way, and in some, the weapon itself changes into a walking stick.) This was lampshaded in one comic with Thunderstrike where he asks ComicBook/{{Spider Man}} to talk over lunch, but has to switch to get money. He says he has no idea where his clothes go, "but at least my wallet's safe."

* Series/WonderWoman could basically do this too in her TV show by twirling around a few times. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ecux9dlr-I&feature=related Nobody spun it like Lynda Carter.]] But what happened to her purses?? Not to mention the glasses, hats, etc.

* The Adam West ''Series/Batman1966'' TV series had Batman and Robin changing into their costumes while [[ToTheBatpole sliding down the pole]] into the Batcave. They must have a heck of a contraption down there.

* Subverted in ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}''. The comic touches on how difficult it is to get in and out of latex (especially when sweat is factored in) we even see Ally having to wrestle latex stocking off of Lisa.

* Actually explained and played with in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''. We first see Generator and Shroud using their powers to change clothes, although Shroud's first demonstration is to use her cloak to turn into what looks like a Japanese schoolgirl. Fey not only uses her magic to change her own clothes but starting around "Boston Brawl 2", she is using a spell that enables her to change the entire team into their uniforms (with them holding the packaged uniforms at the start).

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': When Veldora and Milim accidentally out Luminous at Walpurgis, with an annoyed huff she uses magic to switch out her maid outfit with her proper gothic Demon Lord attire.

See also ToTheBatpole, FlungClothing, and InstantArmor. Sometimes involves a TransformationSequence and often a way to justify TransformationIsAFreeAction.

* In ''VideoGame/Injustice2'', one of ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s openings starts with her dressed in her civies before zipping off with SuperSpeed and returning in costume.

** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar,'' Iron Man wears a device filled with nanites that can take the form of his armor (as well as change the armor itself as needed, like rebuilding his hand repulsors into a big cannon.)
** Before the final showdown between Cap, Tony, and Thor vs Thanos, when Thor summons Stormbreaker and Mjolnir, he instantly changes into Asgardian armor.

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