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* Snake's Sneaking Suit in ''MetalGearSolid'' is ostensibly designed to keep him warm in Alaska while allowing him full freedom of movement. It's [[FormFittingWardrobe quite]] [[BabyGotBack flattering]].
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* LampShaded in the MightyBoosh several times. In the episode Tundra Howard Moon turns up in the kind of thick furs you'd expect someone to wear in the arctic- and Vince Nior wears a red jumpsuit ("the human coke-can")
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A SubTrope of CostumePorn.
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fixing a link


* Athleta & Ms. Terial's [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/index.php?p=534176 winter outfits]] in [[{{The KAMics}} Fashionably Heroic]]

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* Athleta & Ms. Terial's [[http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/index.php?p=534176 com/The_KAMics/5115750/ winter outfits]] in [[{{The KAMics}} Fashionably Heroic]]
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* Astronaut {{Barbie}} has [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/fashionpicturegalleries/4269658/Designer-Barbie-dolls.html?image=3 a pink and gold]] spacesuit.

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* Astronaut {{Barbie}} has [[http://www.[[http://ris.fashion.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/fashionpicturegalleries/4269658/Designer-Barbie-dolls.html?image=3 uk/RichImageService.svc/imagecontent/1/TMG4269658/p/1986Astronaut_1240305a.jpg a pink and gold]] spacesuit.
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* The third ''Film/{{Batman}}'' movie features an experimental "fireproof" batsuit.

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* The third ''Film/{{Batman}}'' movie ''BatmanForever'' features an experimental "fireproof" batsuit.



* Half of all {{Batman}} toys consist of environment or mission specific costumes, like [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/BATMAN-FOREVER-ICE-BLADE-FIGURE/dp/B002K89HJK this one]] or [[http://uk.shopping.com/xPO-Action-Batman-Forever-Fireguard-Batman-Action-Figure this one]] from ''Film/{{Batman}} Forever''.

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* Half of all {{Batman}} toys consist of environment or mission specific costumes, like [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/BATMAN-FOREVER-ICE-BLADE-FIGURE/dp/B002K89HJK this one]] or [[http://uk.shopping.com/xPO-Action-Batman-Forever-Fireguard-Batman-Action-Figure this one]] from ''Film/{{Batman}} Forever''.
''BatmanForever''.
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit, PimpedOutCape, BattleBallgown.

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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, ArcticAction EnvironmentSpecificActionFigure (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit, PimpedOutCape, BattleBallgown.
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* In ''Series/TeenTitans'', the episode "Snowblind", and others where it's cold, Raven wears a fur-trimmed cape and tights. See [[http://i48.tinypic.com/33cuckn.jpg here]], [[http://i48.tinypic.com/2l8zs7o.jpg here]], [[http://i46.tinypic.com/33wruvl.jpg here]], and [[http://i45.tinypic.com/5jv2gm.jpg here]].

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* In ''Series/TeenTitans'', the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "Snowblind", and others where it's cold, Raven wears a fur-trimmed cape and tights. See [[http://i48.tinypic.com/33cuckn.jpg here]], [[http://i48.tinypic.com/2l8zs7o.jpg here]], [[http://i46.tinypic.com/33wruvl.jpg here]], and [[http://i45.tinypic.com/5jv2gm.jpg here]].
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit, PimpedOutCape.

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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit, PimpedOutCape.
PimpedOutCape, BattleBallgown.
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* Picture comes from ''StarWarsCloneWars''. Amidala's suit does seem like it could work on [[SingleBiomePlanet an ice planet]], but what makes it this trope is [[PrettyInMink the voluminous fur cape]] with the two furry puff balls (an accessory that is strictly for fashion, not utility).

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* Picture comes from ''StarWarsCloneWars''. Amidala's suit does seem like it could work on [[SingleBiomePlanet an ice planet]], but what makes it this trope is the short, but voluminous [[PrettyInMink the voluminous fur cape]] fur-trimmed]] PimpedOutCape, with the two furry puff balls (an accessory that is strictly for fashion, not utility).
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit.

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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit.
AnIceSuit, PimpedOutCape.
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, HappyHolidaysDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, BreastPlate, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit.

Contrast {{Stripperific}}, ExposedToTheElements.

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Contrast {{Stripperific}}, ExposedToTheElements.ExposedToTheElements, ChainmailBikini.
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First of all, powers are not gear. Second of all, how does the game trick you into thinking it wouldn\'t be ugly?


* [[{{YMMV}} Subverted]] in ''{{Prototype}}'' when Alex activates [[LovecraftianSuperpower defensive powers]](or even [[LovecraftianSuperpower offensive ones]] as well) in full view of engaging military enemies, you can hear radio chatter saying that Alex has "gone ugly".

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* [[{{YMMV}} Subverted]] in ''{{Prototype}}'' when Alex activates [[LovecraftianSuperpower defensive powers]](or even [[LovecraftianSuperpower offensive ones]] as well) in full view of engaging military enemies, you can hear radio chatter saying that Alex has "gone ugly".
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* In ''TeenTitans'', the episode "Snowblind", and others where it's cold, Raven wears a fur-trimmed cape and tights. See [[http://i48.tinypic.com/33cuckn.jpg here]], [[http://i48.tinypic.com/2l8zs7o.jpg here]], [[http://i46.tinypic.com/33wruvl.jpg here]], and [[http://i45.tinypic.com/5jv2gm.jpg here]].

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* In ''TeenTitans'', ''Series/TeenTitans'', the episode "Snowblind", and others where it's cold, Raven wears a fur-trimmed cape and tights. See [[http://i48.tinypic.com/33cuckn.jpg here]], [[http://i48.tinypic.com/2l8zs7o.jpg here]], [[http://i46.tinypic.com/33wruvl.jpg here]], and [[http://i45.tinypic.com/5jv2gm.jpg here]].
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* [[{{YMMV}} Subverted]] in ''{{Prototype}}'' when Alex activates [[LovecraftianSuperpower defensive powers]](or even [[LovecraftianSuperpower offensive ones]] as well) in full view of engaging military enemies, you can hear radio chatter saying that Alex has "gone ugly".
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*** This may also be a ShoutOut to the Charlemagne who allegedly had a tablecloth he was cleaning by throwing it info fire to amuse his guests (or to intimidate more superstitious ones). It is assumed that it was made of asbestos (asbestos cloths was known by ancient Greeks). Which brings UnfortunateImplications.
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, BreastPlate, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell), AnIceSuit.

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* The Hunger Games
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** Starfire, notably, averts this with the justification that her kind is far more tolerant to extreme cold.
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**It is also enchanted to be fire-proof and acid-proof. Harry cleans it by ''throwing it into the fireplace''. The one thing it isn't is suitable for a Chicago summer.
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** As said pictures demonstrate, Robin and Beast Boy also swap out for a more winterized version of their usual outfits, albeit more subtly.

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** As said pictures demonstrate, Robin and Beast Boy also swap out for a more winterized version of their usual outfits, albeit more subtly. As for Cyborg, "stylish" depends on what you think of him looking like an angry Michelin Man.
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, BreastPlate, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell) and AnIceSuit.

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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, BreastPlate, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell) and sell), AnIceSuit.
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Compare BlingOfWar, PimpedOutDress, ScaryImpracticalArmor, BreastPlate, ArcticAction (this trope applied to toys for the purpose of having more variants to sell).

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sell) and AnIceSuit.
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* Nuclear Winter and his army of ladies from ''FreedomForce''.
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A dress is not protection gear.


* [[TheChroniclesOfNarnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe]] film has a stylishly-dressed Tilda Swinton as the White Witch in a land full of ice and snow, even though the outfits she wears [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes don't look like they protect many of her extremities at all]]. It may or may not be justified as she ''[[AWizardDidIt is]]'' [[AWizardDidIt magic, and she may be more or less immune to the cold]].

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* [[TheChroniclesOfNarnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe]] film has a stylishly-dressed Tilda Swinton as the White Witch in a land full of ice and snow, even though the outfits she wears [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes don't look like they protect many of her extremities at all]]. It may or may not be justified as she ''[[AWizardDidIt is]]'' [[AWizardDidIt magic, and she may be more or less immune to the cold]].
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* [[TheChroniclesOfNarnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe]] film have a stylishly-dressed Tilda Swinton as the White Witch in a land full of ice and snow, even though the outfits she wears [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes don't look like they protect many of her extremities at all]]. It may or may not be justified as she ''[[AWizardDidIt is]]'' [[AWizardDidIt magic, and she may be more or less immune to the cold]].

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* [[TheChroniclesOfNarnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe]] film have has a stylishly-dressed Tilda Swinton as the White Witch in a land full of ice and snow, even though the outfits she wears [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes don't look like they protect many of her extremities at all]]. It may or may not be justified as she ''[[AWizardDidIt is]]'' [[AWizardDidIt magic, and she may be more or less immune to the cold]].
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* [[TheChroniclesOfNarnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe]] film have a stylishly-dressed Tilda Swinton as the White Witch in a land full of ice and snow, even though the outfits she wears [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes don't look like they protect many of her extremities at all]]. It may or may not be justified as she ''[[AWizardDidIt is]]'' [[AWizardDidIt magic, and she may be more or less immune to the cold]].
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* The fur-trimmed, but still pretty, outfits worn in the mountains in ''PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders''.
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* ''TheSecretSaturdays'' have matching arctic survival outfits. What really cements their spot in this trope, however, is that this includes one for their pet Komodo dragon. With a furry bobble on the tail.

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