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** Most of the cast's outfits -- in particular, the [[RunningGag liberal]] use of {{goggles|do nothing}} and {{glove|tropes}}s. The reason the franchise's homepage is linked and not individual series is because it would be faster to list aversions than go through each series's weirdly dressed characters in list form. In fact, the only total aversions are Hikari in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', Iori in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', and four minor characters in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''. ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' actually got backlash for generally neutralising the weird clothing, with the result that ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' sees the return of the rummage sale rejects in [[UpToEleven truly spectacular]] force. Comparatively ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' also toned it down somewhat; only Hirokazu's clothing -- and at a stretch, Ruki and Jenrya's -- couldn't pass for normal.

* Ex from ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo Tetris]]''. We're pretty sure a frilled dress shirt and suspenders don't pair well with a space suit's pants, boots, and gloves. Ringo certainly doesn't hesitate to comment on it in ''Puyo Puyo Tetris 2''.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': [[http://xii.venusgospel.net/ff12_basch.html Basch.]] The national costume of Dalmasca appears to be "[[{{Stripperific}} pastel BDSM wear]]", Vaan never puts on a shirt, Fran wears [[ChainmailBikini a merry-widow with thigh-highs]], Penelo has bizarre leather wing-things on the back of her costume, Ashe has a Chippendales collar and the world's shortest skirt, but Basch takes the cake by showing up in ''multiple'' ridiculous outfits: bright orange shorts under armour, a leather thong on the outside of his clothes that seems to be riding up rather a lot, and an open-fronted shirt and jacket combo set off with what appears to be a potholder or a scrap of his favourite childhood security blanket strapped to one side of his chest.
* Ivalice is prone to these, as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' provides the page image with Luso Clemens. Even though he's wearing overalls, he still has two belts, along with a sash that's more of a ragged green blanket, double-decker boots, elbow guards that look like plates, a decorative bandage, some other kind of strap, a clover pin...

See also RainbowPimpGear, where video game characters achieve this effect due to their ideal gear being unfortunately mismatched, SeriouslyScruffy (when the character's odd outfit is down to stress) and ImprovisedClothes.

* Chrono from ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' has an outfit that at first glance seems distinctly anime, but when he takes off his coat it's apparent that he's wearing what would be a normal outfit for a young boy living in New York during the 1920's -- as long as you ignore the [[BringMyRedJacket bright red color]] of his shorts, anyway.

* Very often, Mikako from ''Manga/GokinjoMonogatari'' ends up with a case of this in her attempts to dress in a way that is absurdly flashy, original and/or outlandish.

** Naruto's safety-orange hued jacket and pants certainly [[HighlyVisibleNinja stands out]]. On the few occasions where Naruto isn't wearing his jacket you can see he has some sort of layer of chainmail under it, which explains having something so loose if not the color. By the time of the second series he abandons the goofy looking orange and blue jacket in favor of a slightly less goofy looking orange and black jacket. The most curious part is that it is shown in the manga that many people in the village wear orange just like him.

* ComicBook/{{Jubilee|MarvelComics}}'s costumes, before she got depowered, were probably inspired by the anime look, but she's the comic-book example that jumps out as having WAY too many accessories. Her most infamous attire is a bright yellow trench-coat, huge ''hot pink'' wrap around glasses, large, round earrings with her name on them and what looks like giant dishwashing gloves, and this was worn over shorts and a red shirt. Given that she debuted in TheEighties... WordOfGod is that the outfit was deliberately designed to look like a ComicBook/{{Robin}} costume made out of actual clothing. Wonderfully {{Lampshaded}} in the Marvel vs DC {{Crossover}}: ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} appears out of nowhere in front of Jubilee and she just replies (paraphrasing) "Nice outfit." They end up as potential love interests [[spoiler:before battling.]]

* In ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'', the Lost Light members sometimes use holomatter avatars to look like humans. Most of them can pass up as dressing in more on less regular clothing (if we don't count that Cyclonus is an Indian lady in a Victorian dress or Skids and Nightbeat being respectively [[Series/DoctorWho either the Ninth or Eleventh Doctor]] and Series/{{Luther}}), but then you have Rodimus, that is basically [[Film/TheBreakfastClub John Bender]] wearing [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty McFly]]'s vest instead of his usual jacket, plus a tribal flame tattoo on his right arm, a bandanna, and Hot Rod/Rodimus's usual flame pattern on the undershirt; and Whirl, whose default design (seen in issues 13 and 47) looks enough like a regular tomboyish little girl except for the eyepatch, but then the redesign seen in issue 30 cranks the weirdness up to eleven by adding in bandages, spiked elbowpads, [[FashionableAsymmetry kneepad]], choker and ankle bracelets(the latter worn over army boots), FingerlessGloves, wristwatches on both arms, [[SkirtOverSlacks bike shorts under the jumper]] and a pair of AK-47 sheated on her back and chained on the front of the belt. And that's not mentioning her bushy sideburns, V-shaped eyebrows and lightning-shaped pupil.

* The main character in ''Fanfic/{{FREAKINGENSOKYO}}'' ends up this way. Some highlights include his [[WholesomeCrossdresser ice-resistant camo kimono]], Princess Kaguya wig, Remilia Scarlet costume, dungarees and bright yellow motorbike helmet.

-->Following Rei into the shop, what happened next was a descent into a surreal world of Rei getting excited and happy as she almost maniacally went through dozens of second or even third hand outfits before assembling a wardrobe that could best be described of as "fabulously ghetto". It was an embracement of urban decay and poverty by a very wealthy individual.\\
Rei left the shop wearing a light, frilly Western style bridesmaid’s dress, a battered looking long jacket that had probably been donated to charity by a dead hobo, a paint-stained grey toque, threadbare red gloves with the fingers cut off, and combat boots two sizes too big for Rei that had probably first seen use shortly after Second Impact. The rest of her purchases were similarly eclectic, and Rei had actually asked to see some of the items that they store had been considering tossing as being too badly damaged to sell.\\

'''Present Mic:''' It’s a bright ass outfit that still somehow manages to convey ‘depression’. And you're okay wearing that?

* Then there's the absurdity sported by the title character of ''Film/TheWildWorldOfBatwoman'', whose [[http://www.writeups.org/img/fiche/3627c.jpg costume]] resembles neither a bat, nor a woman. The actress actually made her own costume, although what she was taking at the time is a mystery to the ages.

* In ''Literature/AmericanPsycho'' most of the other characters apart from Bateman embody this trope. The clothing they are all wearing is fine if you don't think about it too much. However the second you start to imagine what all the other characters are wearing your quickly realize that they would all look really stupid.

** Claudia was described as wearing the wackiest outfits possible, often a mismash of clothes from clashing social situations (ie, a tutu, combat boots, baseball jersey, and top hat) usually followed by the sentence, "On anyone else, it would have looked crazy, but on Claudia, it was fabulous!".

* In David Eddings' ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'' series of novels, Belgarath developed his trademark vagrant's outfit on purpose in order to pass mostly unnoticed. While everyone thinks that his ragged tunic and mismatched shoes are remnants of rubbish heaps, the entire outfit was custom tailored, including a tunic that has patches over intact cloth, and his mismatched boots were custom-made by a master cobbler and fit perfectly — after Belgarath spent a full day patiently explaining to the craftsman ''why'' he didn't want them to match and wanted them to be scuffed up a little after they were made.

* Being deposed English aristocracy who have taken up banditry and kidnapping to maintain their illegal estates, the "Villains" of ''Literature/EarlyRiser'' dress in a combination of traditionally stuffy, upper-class clothing (tweed, HighClassGlass, etc...), well-worn cold weather gear, and plenty of weapons. When Lord Farnesworth first threatens Charlie, his outfit is described as such:

* In ''Literature/LonelyWerewolfGirl'', Agrivex deliberately dresses in the worst faux-punk outfits she can create as a way of rebelling against her fashion obsessed, always immaculately dressed, Aunt.

** In ''Starfighters of Adumar'', "Red Flight" are told to dress in the local FeudalFuture fashion for a diplomatic dinner. Wedge, Tycho and Wes choose nicely coordinated outfits, but Hobbie throws together random colors and styles from the wardrobe on the basis that:

* There's a lot of this in Creator/PhilipKDick's 1969 science fiction novel ''Literature/{{Ubik}}''. At one point, a character is described as wearing a "''tweed toga, loafers, crimson sash and a purple airplane propeller beanie''." Given that it's a Philip K. Dick novel, this might be a genuine attempt to simulate future fashion, or it might just be [[{{postmodernism}} weird for the sake of weird.]]

*** The Fourth Doctor's first season outfit is a horrible shabby mess — an ugly shirt, a corduroy jacket with patches on the elbows, a tacky brown and yellow argyle cardigan, a crumpled-up scarf used as a tie, scuffed shoes and baggy trousers — the aim being to reflect how young he was compared to the previous Doctors, foregoing "mad professor" in favor of "starving student". And there's that scarf; a [[ThrowItIn happy accident]] (they bought too much wool for the old lady who knitted it expecting her to only use what she needed to make a normal scarf, but instead she thought she was supposed to use it all up). As the Doctor's character developed it was decided he should begin to look [[ByronicHero bohemian and byronic]] — he grows his sideburns out longer, ditches the jacket for frock coats, swaps the cardigan for waistcoats, the scuffed shoes for boots with tall heels, and the tacky shirt for a plain ivory shirt with voluminous Victorian-style sleeves, themes he sticks to for the whole of the rest of his tenure. Having established a beautiful and romantic taste in fashion, he then goes on to bury it under huge hair, a big floppy hat and several layers of hideous and ill-matching scarf significantly longer than he is tall, with awesomely disastrous visual results. Certain stories exploit this by having him remove all the mismatched parts of his outfit [[SheCleansUpNicely in order to give him a few moments of looking actually good]], usually when he's supposed to be dashing and romantic, or DarkerAndEdgier ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear The Hand of Fear]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin The Deadly Assassin]]", some scenes in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E3ImageOfTheFendahl Image of the Fendahl]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]" and the punting scene in "Shada" come to mind). He tends to stick to browns with the occasional dash of dark red or purple — WordOfGod says the colour palette was inspired by the tendency to describe Creator/TomBaker's [[BadassBaritone distinctive voice]] as "[[TastesLikePurple dark brown]]". Early on he also has a habit of doing his buttons up wrong — he buttons up his cardigan so one side is longer than the other, buttons up his frock coat so the double-breast doesn't cross right, and (in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E1TheMasqueOfMandragora "The Masque of Mandragora"]]) does up his waistcoat all the way to the bottom, creating a weird bulge.

*** The Tenth Doctor wears a brown pinstripe or blue suit (it varies) with an open collar shirt, a tie and... Converse trainers (in three varying colors), along with a [[BadassLongcoat duster]]. Believe it or not, the whole thing works. The trainers-with-suit looked odder when Ten's stint started than it does now, since while it hasn't exactly become a trend, it definitely has its imitators.

*** The Thirteenth Doctor returns to form, throwing together a rain coat with culottes, a rainbow-striped t-shirt, braces[=/=]suspenders, and work boots — with no apparent regard for colour coordination. In her particular case, she bought them from a thrift store, as she was separated from the TARDIS at the time.

* Both Howard and Vince of ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' are this, though they're at opposite extremes. Howard is constantly dressing in plain second-hand looking clothing from the seventies in some hideous shade of brown with a very rare splash of hideous colour, like the purple and orange poncho he wore in series two. Vince on the other hand is a campy fashionista who makes a lot of his own clothes when he isn't buying them from the most trendy shops in London, and dresses in bright sparkly clothes, often with many accessories like belts, a pink hat or bright red cowboy boots. Vince always manages to pull his outfits off pretty well, but Howard, um, doesn't.
* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': PlayedForLaughs. When Ned discussed the importance of wearing an appropriate outfit (and having an appropriate haircut) before tryouts, Coconut Head comes in, wanting to try out basketball. He is wearing a black shirt, a blue wrestling singlet, black socks and black dance shoes. He also did not change his haircut.
* The wardrobe of ''Series/PunkyBrewster'', especially during its NBC run, certainly qualifies. A mauve vest over a red T-shirt over a blue long-sleeve shirt, jeans with one leg rolled up and another with a kerchief tied to it at the knee, a red shoe on her right foot and a yellow shoe on her left. Must have been a royal pain for the paint crew of Ruby-Spears to fill in those colors in the animated edition.

** For a modest man, James May on has a collection of incredibly loud shirts. He especially favors a purple-and-pink striped number. One of them, a white shirt with a blue flower pattern, even has its own fanbase. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the man himself during an episode of ''Series/JamesMaysManLab'', when he presents a rack full of said shirts, and then proceeds to pull out the infamous purple-and-pink one...

* The clothes worn by Harper in ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' have been based around such things as food and markers. Harper goes beyond this and into crazy costumer, since she makes her own outfits.

* Music/{{Macklemore}}'s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes Thrift Shop]]" mentioned a lot of items that considered under this trope (Zebra jammies, big ass coats, and velour jumpsuits, to name a few), which gets subverted into MundaneMadeAwesome territory due to the message of the song.

%% * Most the major characters of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' wardrobe. May be a case of StylisticSuck.

** Later expansions have done better, with more unified looking sets... at the cost of sometimes plunging deep into RealIsBrown.

* Some of the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' protagonists have unusual combinations of clothing. The most prominent examples include Emerald!Brendan wearing shorts over pants (along with a hat that looks like white hair and a headband,) Lyra wearing a a hybrid of short shorts and overalls with a hoodie underneath it, and HGSS!Ethan wearing a hoodie and a backwards hat with... early 20th century-style knickerbockers.

** AZ from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' is another candidate, but given his size and [[spoiler:how he's been WalkingTheEarth for 3000 years]], his dissheveled appearance might be justified.

* In contrast to the [[SharpDressedMan well tailored and crisp]] casual clothes he wore in ''{{VideoGame/Persona 3}}'', in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena,'' Akihiko Sanada promptly ditches them for a dark red, ragged cape, torn pants, and shiny red boots, and [[WalkingShirtlessScene he's otherwise topless the entire time]]. Everyone pointing out the absurdity of his outfit and him failing to see how absurd it looks is a RunningGag that pops up in both ''Arena'' games. Apparently, [[AllThereInTheManual the cape and half nudity weren't originally going to be the case]]; [[WhatCouldHaveBeen according to the character artist]], Akihiko was originally supposed to retain his sharp looks with a suit (giving him a look similar to his appearance in the non-canon ''Anime/PersonaTrinitySoul'' anime), but was given the outfit he got after Wada, ''Arena's'' designer, wanted a "rugged" looking character in the roster, and no one else could properly fit the role.
* ''VideoGame/Persona4 Golden'': Marie wears a mishmash of styles, including a plaid skirt, striped stockings, platform boots, a blue hat, a white shirt with a black tie and a number of gold-coloured pins. This is because Marie herself, suffering from a bad case of IdentityAmnesia, has no idea what passes for fashion.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'': [[HotWitch Morrigan's]] initial outfit consists of rags, polished stones, feathers and bits of armor. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] given she lives in a swamp, so every piece of clothing she owned was salvaged or found.

* While most any game involving appearance/clothing customization is vulnerable to this, superhero games are like magnets due to the sheer variety of options typically available. "Costume Contests" were popular in both ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' for this very reason, if only to find things such as a knight in multicolored armor (which is also a mix of plate and Roman gladiator) with jester shoes and a jet pack, or a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot werewolf with bull horns, horse hooves, fairy wings and hot pink spandex pants]] that has a [[WreathedInFlames flaming aura]], and of course the hilarity of the "Randomize" button that [[InvokedTrope intentionally creates this effect]].

* Ivalice is prone to these, as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' provides the page image with Luso Clemens. Even though he's wearing overalls, he still has two belts, along with a sash that's more of a ragged green blanket, double-decker boots, elbow guards that look like plates, a decorative bandage, some other kind of strap, a clover pin....
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'': [[http://i.imgur.com/Eiz7jil.jpg Velvet.]] After she was placed in prison, she was not given a change of clothing for three years. After she finally broke out, the best she could do was grab scraps of material from other prisoners' cloths and armor she could find and tied it all together with belts.

* Rita from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' really looks like she just rolled out of bed, found whatever was nearby that fit, and went out adventuring. Most obviously, both her socks and shoes [[FashionableAsymmetry don't match at all]], and her top is covered with a hodge-podge of poorly-matched colors and whatever she finds useful. Given an early visit to her room shows that it's piled high with junk, it's quite possible that she really did just grab whatever clothes were on-hand in the morning.

* ''VideoGame/CodeVein'': Io wears a bizarre outfit that looks something like the barest remnants of a shredded gown, including a torso piece that barely contains her breasts and looks like it's liable to rip apart any second, plus some bandages. She occasionally tosses on a hooded jacket (her [[StylishProtectionGear Blood Veil]]), which does absolutely nothing to make the outfit less insane. She even fights in it. Oh, and [[spoiler:all her sister Attendants wear the exact same outfit. They are all BloodMagic clones meant to serve the Successors, and are apparently born wearing it. Notably, the outfit looks like a ruined version of the wedding gown Karen is wearing, and the Attendants are nearly identical to Karen in physical appearance as well]].
* PlayedForHorror in ''VisualNovel/YourTurnToDie''. The second Floor Master, Rio Ranger, likes [[RobbingTheDead taking personal affects from every deceased participant]] of the Death Game. Sara realizes this when she notices him wearing [[spoiler: Joe's hairclip]].

* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' starts out in [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes a filthy, tasteless but cohesive]] disco loungewear outfit, but the player will find other items of clothing as they play, often abandoned in bins or similar, and virtually all horrible, filthy or bizarre. Since each clothing item effects your stats, you will likely be changing your outfit to whatever gives you the most plusses for a check, meaning you may find an optimal outfit for passing (e.g.) an Electrochemistry check will be mustard bell-bottoms, a dragon kimono, filthy fingerless gloves, and a pair of too-small plastic sunglasses called by the game "Shades of Self-destruction". (On top of this, the character's Horrific Necktie [[CompanionCube will talk to the player if you have it equipped]] and the game warns you that to ever take it off would be to betray it, encouraging it to be kept on with outfits that would not normally require a tie, such as outfits that do not have a shirt. Your sidekick Kim ignores most of the wardrobe crimes, but will ask pointed questions about it if you start incorporating bits of a fascist uniform into your wardrobe.
* ''{{VideoGame/CyberPunk 2077}}'' is a heavy offender, since street fashions in the 2070s run towards bright colors, loud patterns, synthetic fabrics and something of a return of GlamRock fashions. Since RainbowPimpGear is also in full effect, having your main character wear a sequinned tank-top, lime-colored suit jacket, turquoise hotpants and knee-high aluminium-plated boots is more likely than not to happen, but will blend in fairly well. This is contrasted with the sleek, monochrome and minimalist look of the corporate styles.

** [[spoiler:He's specifically picked each part of his ensemble to not go with anything else in order to draw attention away from the crowd he hangs with. That or to fit in with them. Said crowd includes a Lamia, two tetra-armed demonic looking, fear aura packing receptive empath twins, a mute Ancient Apex Predator and an extremely violent current incarnation of the ''UltimateBlacksmith''. Besides, if he's forced to, he will wear the school uniform. Just don't ask WHICH school uniform...]]

* Done intentionally with the Freedom Fighters in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', who are noted in the artbook to be wearing random piece of clothes they scavenged and pieces of armor they stole.

* Music/LadyGaga, often intersecting with WTHCostumingDepartment. At this point the most shocking thing she could do would be to wear a t-shirt and jeans in public. If she did, [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight no one would recognize her.]] (Though as of 2019 she's had a more common and casual style, mirroring her calmer works like Joanne and A Star is Born.)

** Mostly applied to active duty combat deployments, refers to various improvised improvements to standard equipment, scrounged or looted off dead combatants from either side. Popularized due to overly heavy, one size fits all cost cutting solutions implemented in standard issue gear. Examples abound like 32 kg ~= 70 lb flak jacket torso armor, useful against small arms debris and shrapnel, but a useless hindrance in close range urban combat scenarios, due to its inability to stop assault rifle rounds despite its extreme bulk. Desirable item upgrades were quality combat boots, more utilitarian camo (better suited to local climate, lighter, better pattern, improved comfort, improved ergonomic storage), holsters/utility belts/hands free store and carry solutions, lightened paratrooper-issue AK's, squad support weapon-sized extended capacity clips taped together in pairs (for 90+ readily accessible rounds, instead of 20-30), and any manner of light and high-quality sidearms or combat knives. Hence, once so many violations stacked up for utilitarian reasons and improving survival, no one thought anything of small personal touches added for swagger, making for a decidedly mismatched guerrila unit look.
** Exception: "demobilization parade uniform". A long-standing tradition to pain-stakingly prepare a ridiculous, customized version with any and all bling (ribbons, patches, decorative elements) and flair they could scrounge and sneak under the radar, to be worn on trip home. Stated goal is to "arrive home in style", but really more of a random reason to get silly and competitive to waste time until discharge, and occupy themselves to make waiting for it a little less difficult.

* Grunge/Punk/Hard rock band the Lunachicks have the tendency to wear outfits like this. At first, it seemed as if it was out of necessity due to lack of a wardrobe budget; later on however, it was very much intentional. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWKi6F5jMjo Evidence.]] See also: the video for "Babysitters on Acid."
* Creator/DavidTennant himself spends half his time like this, on one occasion wearing a [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lai6h0oZ7b1qc7qvfo1_500.jpg lurid green-gold paisley silk shirt and bright red tartan trousers]], and on another, a neat white tux jacket, cumberbund, shirt, and bowtie with orange-brown trousers. Another occasion saw him wearing an incredibly bizarre pink and blue brocade tie. His look as the Tenth Doctor is one of his more ''ordinary'' looks, apart from a straight up tux or jeans and a normal-looking shirt. Oh, and there's [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8odwhklMc1rzhm7co1_500.jpg this]].

* Country group The Band Perry has been pretty consistently called "An incredibly talented band in desperate need of a better stylist." Their music has been described as "classic Country with an eclectic infusion of Rock, Gospel and Soul." A lot of the time, [[http://www4.pictures.stylebistro.com/gi/Kimberly+Perry+Dresses+Skirts+Cocktail+Dress+v6aVbmP29ghl.jpg so is their fashion sense.]]

* One early episode of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' featured a masquerade party where the students dressed like Duel Monsters; Judai got a little confuse, and combined the costumes of several monsters (Saggi the Dark Clown, Breaker the Magical Warrior, Celtic Guardian, and Gearfried the Iron Knight). Fortunately, even ''he'' eventually realized he looked ridiculous in the mishmash costume and ditched it.

* ComicBook/{{Jubilee|MarvelComics}}'s costumes, before she got depowered, were probably inspired by the anime look, but she's the comic-book example that jumps out as having WAY too many accessories. Her most infamous attire is a bright yellow trench-coat, huge ''hot pink'' wrap around glasses, and what looks like giant dishwashing gloves, and this was worn over shorts and a red shirt. Given that she debuted in TheEighties... WordOfGod is that the outfit was deliberately designed to look like a ComicBook/{{Robin}} costume made out of actual clothing. Wonderfully {{Lampshaded}} in the Marvel vs DC {{Crossover}}: ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} appears out of nowhere in front of Jubilee and she just replies (paraphrasing) "Nice outfit." They end up as potential love interests [[spoiler:before battling.]]

* Music/WeirdAl's song (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq7Eki5EZ8o music video]] "Tacky" does indeed have some ridiculously garishly bright and outlandish outfits.

* In ''Manga/Brave10'', the Braves are pretty terrible in their sartorial choices, although it's the [[FashionVictimVillain villains]] who really take the {{Stripperiffic}} RummageSaleReject aesthetic up a notch. Award-hopefuls include UsefulNotes/FuumaKotaro who is covered in [[KnifeNut blades]] including [[ClothingCombat platform stillettos]], UsefulNotes/IshikawaGoemon with a [[DisguisedInDrag crossdressing]] [[FashionableAsymmetry asymmetric]] [[TooManyBelts belt-heavy]] number, UsefulNotes/DateMasamune in his [[PimpedOutDress Kyoto outfit]] that is indeed fearsome to behold but not for the reasons he thinks, and Kaio who has no bottoms on but a lot going on elsewhere.

* The cast of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' alternate between ImpossiblyCoolClothes and {{Rummage Sale Reject}}s depending on personal taste.

* Nomura growing out his more extreme RummageSaleReject style can be seen in the progression of the costume designs in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. Compare, for example, Riku in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' and Riku in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''. Some iconic things like Sora's poofy pants and big shoes may stick around forever, though.

* Most Russian soldiers during TheNineties. They even had an ironic rhyme: Форма номер восемь, что спиздим, то и носим (Uniform #8, we wear what we could jack).

*** The Eleventh Doctor got most of his outfit from what was lying around in a hospital while he was fighting two StarfishAliens. The old professor outfit with a bowtie is actually one of the more "normal" ones. For one brief, shining moment in the Series 5 finale, his outfit consisted of tight pants, button-down shirt, tweed jacket, suspenders, bowtie, and ''[[NiceHat a fez]]''. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} While holding a mop]], [[CrazyAwesome for no particular reason]]. At the start of the next series, he has a stetson. However, River Song doesn't like him in hats and has an... ''unambiguous'' way of demonstrating this. There's also the long-johns he wore in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror The Crimson Horror]]". ItMakesSenseInContext, but especially on Creator/MattSmith's lanky frame, the effect is more than a little silly.

* ComicBook/{{Jubilee}}'s costumes, before she got depowered, were probably inspired by the anime look, but she's the comic-book example that jumps out as having WAY too many accessories. Her most infamous attire is a bright yellow trench-coat, huge ''hot pink'' wrap around glasses, and what looks like giant dishwashing gloves, and this was worn over shorts and a red shirt. Given that she debuted in TheEighties... WordOfGod is that the outfit was deliberately designed to look like a ComicBook/{{Robin}} costume made out of actual clothing. Wonderfully {{Lampshaded}} in the Marvel vs DC {{Crossover}}: ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} appears out of nowhere in front of Jubilee and she just replies (paraphrasing) "Nice outfit." They end up as potential love interests [[spoiler:before battling.]]

* Issue 79 of ''ComicBook/MarvelStarWars'' comic book features a gag comic showing assistant editor Eliot Brown demonstrating [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YlP_N-gXx-A/Tg92tXYHogI/AAAAAAAAAPk/Spj-wFfa0sc/s1600/Star%2BWars%2BEliot%2BBrown.jpg how to create a Darth Vader costume out of junk]].

** With the advent of ''Legion'' you can now Transmogrify to any piece of equipment you've ''ever'' had soulbound, so by the time you reach max level you've got quite a wardrobe to choose from.

*** The Third Doctor wore velvet smoking jackets and frilly shirts that Creator/JonPertwee had worn precisely because they looked silly. He also wore a ''cape'' most of the time. And his hair, fluffed out with rollers because the actress playing his companion teased him about his bald spot, slowly increased in size as his tenure went on. He also had a tattoo (in the 1970s, before it was cool).

* Being deposed English aristocracy who have taken up banditry and kidnapping to maintain their illegal estates, the "Villains" of Literature/EarlyRiser'' dress in a combination of traditionally stuffy, upper-class clothing (tweed, HighClassGlass, etc...), well-worn cold weather gear, and plenty of weapons. When Lord Farnesworth first threatens Charlie, his outfit is described as such:

* ''VideoGame/Persona4Golden'': Marie wears a mishmash of styles, including a plaid skirt, striped stockings, platform boots, a blue hat, a white shirt with a black tie and a number of gold-coloured pins. This is because Marie herself, suffering from a bad case of IdentityAmnesia, has no idea what passes for fashion.

** Naruto's safety-orange hued jacket and pants certainly [[HighlyVisibleNinja stands out]]. On the few occasions where Naruto isn't wearing his jacket you can see he has some sort of layer of chainmail under it, which explains having something so loose if not the color. By the time of the second series he abandons the goofy looking orange and blue jacket in favor of a slightly less goofy looking orange and black jacket. A the most curious part is that it is shown in the manga that many people in the village wear orange just like him.

*** The Ninth Doctor averts this: his dark pants, dark-colored v-neck t-shirt, and a black leather coat coordinate nicely — though the coat may not be the best thing to be wearing in WWII England, as Captain Jack notes.

** AZ from ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' is another candidate, but given his size and [[spoiler:how he's been [[WalkingTheEarth Walking the Earth]] for 3000 years]], his dissheveled appearance might be justified.
** This can be invoked by the player in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' depending on how they customize their character's outfit. It's very much possible to get things in clashing colors, or mix ripped jean shorts with a WaistcoatOfStyle, among various other choices.