History Main / SpyTuxReveal

* The scuba gear variant was tested on ''Series/MythBusters''. Jamie was able to swim a fair distance, take the suit off on arrival, and have his tux look perfect.

* Played with in ''Series/TheThinBlueLine''. Sergeant Patricia Dawkins falls for a radical environmentalist, only to find he's an MI5 AgentProvocateur when he comes out of Inspector Fowler's office wearing a Film/JamesBond tuxedo.

* Most famously, the introduction to ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' had Film/JamesBond plant a bomb in a drug lord's warehouse, then head for a restaurant while shucking his wetsuit to reveal a white tuxedo underneath.
* Along with several other classic spy tropes, ''Film/TrueLies'' parodied what could be considered the TropeCodifier: the "scuba diving suit to tuxedo" scene in the pre-credits sequence of ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''.
* ''Film/XXx'' used it satirically in the beginning, when the "old school" spy pulled that trick, but inadvertently walked into a ''rave'' party, where he stood out like a sore thumb and quickly got shot in the back -- thus demonstrating the need for "a new kind of agent".

* The hero in ''Film/NationalTreasure'' does it, after dressing up like a janitor to sneak into the gala.
** Used in the second ''National Treasure'': The hero does it to get into the president's birthday party (after sneaking in through the river).

* The UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService did this for real during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII; a Dutch agent by the name of Peter Tazelaar was put ashore near a seafront casino in occupied Holland wearing full evening dress (sprinkled with brandy to give the impression of him being a drunken reveller) underneath a rubber diving suit. He was able to mingle with the party-goers at the casino, get past the German guards and pick up a radio that had previously been parachuted in. His superior officer, Nicholas Elliott, was a close friend of Creator/IanFleming.

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* Done in one ad in a campaign for Jersey Mike's subs, as Creator/DannyDeVito, in casual clothes, invites himself into the kitchen area of a Jersey Mike's, dragging a theater chair behind him. He sets up the chair opposite the grill and rips off his clothes, revealing a tux underneath. While he's intently watching the grilling (using opera glasses, no less!) the counter clerk calls his name. And he rips off his tux to reveal his original casual clothes.

* Done by Creator/PeterTork in the pilot episode of ''Series/TheMonkees'', as we see him walking onto the shore of a beach, taking off a drysuit to reveal an immaculate white tuxedo, for no more reason than RueOfFunny.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' has the ClassyCatBurglar [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] do a female version where she takes off pieces of her maid uniform to reveal a flattering LittleBlackDress made for a cocktail party, going from blending in with the wait staff to blending in with the socialites.

* ''Anime/NajicaBlitzTactics'' does this in the first episode. RuleOfSexy dictates that this has to be done with AbsoluteCleavage showing first, and it does.

A spy is dressed in special gear (e.g. a parachute, scuba diving gear or a jetpack) which he is using to infiltrate a party. Once on the ground, he unzips his clothes to reveal an immaculate tuxedo underneath.
It should be noted that accomplishing this Trope requires a particular type of SCUBA outfit, known appropriately as a "dry-suit" as opposed to the more familiar "wet-suit." Dry-suit use requires additional training and certification to properly use.

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* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe do this in an attempt to steal a bunch of money from Mr. Pewterschmidt.

* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' the Spy can take off his disguise as a member of the other team to reveal a tuxedo. Granted, to anyone not on the opposing team the "disguise" clearly consists of [[PaperThinDisguise nothing but a cheap paper mask]] of one of the 9 classes, so in this case it's not hard to see how he avoids rumpling his suit.

Most commonly seen in ''Film/JamesBond'' films, this is where a spy is dressed in special gear (e.g. a parachute, scuba diving gear or a jetpack) which he is using to infiltrate a party. Once on the ground, he unzips his clothes to reveal an immaculate tuxedo underneath.