History Main / NonUniformUniform

** Even the original ''X-Men'' movies invoked this trope. The team wore black leather bodysuits with slight variations. (ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}' visor was incorporated into his, Beast's costume was modified for his bulky frame, ComicBook/{{Storm}} had a cape attached, etc.). Also, some characters have subtle accents in different colors (such as yellow for Wolverine, white for Iceman, and pink for Shadowcat).

* For a short time in the nineties, ComicBook/TheAvengers wore brown leather jackets with the Avengers' logo on the shoulders. This gave the team a uniformed look while maintaining their individual identities.
** Perhaps as a reference to this, the "uniforms" of ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'' were just a roughly knee-length trenchcoat (usually grey with black lapels) over whatever their normal outfits were. Or perhaps it was from Creator/WarrenEllis' love of trenchcoats. Either way, it worked.
* The Thing from the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' does this the most; his costume is often just blue briefs or pants with the "4" logo but no shirt. Sue alters her costume too from time to time with varying degrees of tastefulness; see CustomUniformOfSexy for details. Johnny once wore short sleeves and biker gloves briefly (not that it matters much since when he's using his powers he's enveloped in flames and you can't actually ''see'' much more than the outline of what he's wearing anyway). Generally only Reed is guaranteed to stick with the original outfit. Makes sense since he's the one who designed it.
* When the ComicBook/FantasticFour were temporarily remodeled as the Future Foundation, the group wore black and white body suits similar to their original F4 designs. The Thing and ComicBook/SpiderMan both had different costumes that accommodated their powers and past costumes while Reed and Susan Richards had identical suits with their chest emblems slightly different. Their children had gender-based uniforms.
** When he first joined the Future Foundation, Spidey started by wearing a Fantastic Four uniform and adding a black version of his mask to the ensemble (since he still has a secret identity) before quickly changing to the white and black design. Also in a What If story where Spidey joined the FF, he kept his regular costume but swapped out the spider logo for a number five (since, with his addition, they were re-named The Fantastic Five).
* Members of the Franchise/GreenLantern Corps are allowed to wear more or less anything they like so long as they keep the green-black-white color scheme and the Lantern badge is clearly visible. This is necessary since while many Lanterns are at least ''approximately'' humanoid, not all of them are. Mogo is probably the most extreme example; as a sentient planet, his "uniform" is green foliage growing in a "belt" pattern with the Lantern logo around his equatorial region.
* When Reep Daggle decided to institute uniforms for his version of the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' (The 5-years-later/TMK Legion, for those keeping track), they lasted for all of nothing before the various members started wearing them in distinct ways, if they were wearing them at all.
* Pre-Crisis [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel Junior]] wore a blue superhero outfit unlike all the other Marvels who were in red. [[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames Freddy Freeman]] still wears blue but it's been retconned into more of ColorCodedForYourConvenience with the addition of Pedro (green), Eugene (silver/gray), and Darla (purple).
* In ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'' and its animated counterparts, the Guardians of Kandrakar wear custom outfits that are always green and violet (pink in the animated adaptation) and include leggings or socks striped in two different shades of green and identical wings (changed to a different design in the New Power version). A difference between the original outfits and both the New Power versions and those of the two known previous groups (their immediate predecessors and one of a few millennia ago) is that the first costumes all have an exposed stomach while the New Power ones and the other Guardians' don't (in the New Power only Taranee kept it, while the previous team had Yan Lin not exposing it and the team from a few millennia ago all had covered stomachs).
* Commonly seen throughout the ''Franchise/XMen'' franchise. Any given junior team such as ComicBook/NewMutants or ComicBook/GenerationX usually have a standard school uniform, but some may modify it to accommodate their powers, "sex it up", or discard it completely to signify leader or lone wolf status.
** Even with the original ComicBook/XMen, everyone's outfit was slightly different to accommodate their powers, etc. Cyclops had the visor, Jean's outfit was feminized (her cowl allowed her hair to flow out; eventually replaced with a unique mask), Iceman only wore shorts and boots since he was covered in snow (later ice) most of the time, Beast didn't wear gloves or shoes (the latter so that he could make use of his prehensile feet; this was when he still looked human except for being TheBigGuy and having abnormally large hands and feet), and Angel had his wings sticking out the back. During TheNineties, all X-Men had yellow and blue uniforms that they mostly used during training sessions, although they were occasionally worn in battle. During Creator/GrantMorrison's run, they all wore black and yellow leather and briefly went with blue and yellow variations.
** The original New Mutants wore a black and yellow variation of the original costumes (without the masked cowls), but team maverick (and later team leader) Dani Moonstar wore fringed brown leather boots and a turquoise-studded belt instead of the regulation yellow ones to affirm her Cheyenne identity.

* In ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'', Imperial AcePilot Baron Soontir Fel [[DefectorFromDecadence defected]] to the New Republic and joined Rogue Squadron. He wore their [[http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4452/blz05.jpg dress uniforms]] instead of his [[http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4452/blz05.jpg Imperial one,]] (well, [[http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/449/blz20.jpg sometimes,]]) but he kept his [[http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/5797/blz41.jpg old]] Imperial [[http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6889/swrsmr305.jpg flightsuit,]] adding a Corellian bloodstripe -- admittedly he [[http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/1527/blz14.jpg sometimes]] had that before -- and removing the Imperial symbol. Note that the other pilots are in orange.

*** Which makes for a certain level of FridgeBrilliance, when ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' makes a point that Bajorians of the Prophets wear the earring on the right ear, but Ro wears hers on the left ear (which is code for a follower of the Pah Wraith, although that doesn't apply to thoroughly non-religious Ro; she just does it to be contrary).

* In ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'' each of the main characters wear their own variant of the uniform. Ranpha stands out the most, as the only reminder of the uniform left on her outfit is the little bolero she wears over her Red [[UsefulNotes/{{Qipao}} China]] [[CustomUniformOfSexy dress]].

** And then there is the types of shoes they wear. Most students wear brown shoes. However there are exceptions: Todoroki wears sneakers, Bakugo wears black shoes, even the GenericGuy Ojiro wears sneakers. Midoriya, on the other hand, wears his trademark red boots.

** While the Sailor Suits they wear as senshi all share the same base design, at the start they can have different boots, earrings, shoulder pad styles, gloves, choker accessories, brooch, and color schemes. As time passes Moon's outfit grows more different while everyone's grows more uniform to the point the only difference is color scheme. Chibi-Moon bounces back and forth, her first two uniforms are more like Moon's but her final one is the same as everyone but Moon. It should be noted that the [[Anime/SailorMoon anime]] doesn't get as uniform as the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] as the 3rd version doesn't appear aside from Moon's version of it.

* In ''Manga/SlowStart'', most of the school's student body wears knee-high socks. However, Tamate wears thing-high socks.

* This is very, very frequent throughout ''Franchise/DanganRonpa''. While Hope's Peak Academy has an official uniform, only a handful of characters wear it un-customised, with many not bothering to wear it at all.

** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' in series fashion; Ryuji wears a FunTShirt under his open blazer, Ann wears a long hoodie under her blazer and red tights, and Makoto and Haru don't wear blazers at all (Makoto wears a black WaistcoatOfStyle, while Haru wears a pink sweater, both with tights). Yusuke isn't a Shujin student, but he manages to take it the furthest out of all of the Thieves -- he completely forgoes Kosei's regulation blazer, button-up, and tie, opting instead to wear a long-sleeved mandarin-collared dress shirt of his own choosing. Kasumi seems to come closest to meeting regulations but wears a yellow cardigan in the summer.

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'''s gone in this direction in Season 11. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that the school had only implemented uniforms earlier that school year and one of the teachers stated flat-out that they don't like enforcing it any more than the students like wearing it.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Team Rocket grunts are supposed to wear black uniforms. Jessie and James wear white versions in to make themselves stand out more. They temporarily wore black in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'' the but switched back to their traditional attire after the Meteorite arc was ([[BannedEpisode somewhat]]) concluded.

* Team Rocket grunts are supposed to wear black uniforms. Jessie and James wear white versions in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime to make themselves stand out more. They temporarily wore black in the Unova series but switched back to their traditional attire after a few dozen episodes.

* Corporal Steiner in ''Film/CrossOfIron'' wears riding boots and breeches as part of his uniform, which were decidedly non-standard for an NCO in the German Army. However, given that he is a highly decorated soldier on the Eastern Front it is understandable that this is indulged by his superiors.