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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers:'' During ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'' Hawkeye gets annoyed at being passed over for one of the away teams and goes and changes into his old Goliath outfit to prove he can still be useful.
* In the last issue of ''ComicBook/AvengersUndercover'', [[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Rose Red]] makes a cameo appearance, wearing her old red-cape ensemble from ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'' instead of one of her more recent outfits.
* ComicBook/{{Batman}}

* There have been several times where ComicBook/IronMan, unable to use his current armor, has to use an older suit (even going as far back as the original Mk. I) to save the day.

* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' Cap uses the unmasked outfit based on his comic book appearance post-''ComicBook/CivilWar'' as the ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Commander Steve Rogers. After escaping from S.H.I.E.L.D. without his new costume, he goes to the Captain America Museum and borrows his classic old costume used in WWII as seen in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger The First Avenger]]''. His WWII duds also helped to undo Bucky's brainwashing during their final battle.

* ''ComicBook/{{Avengers}}:'' During ''ComicBook/OperationGalacticStorm'' Hawkeye gets annoyed at being passed over for one of the away-teams and goes and changes into his old Goliath outfit to prove he can still be useful.

* Franchise/{{Batman}}

* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy:'' At the end of ''Guardians 3000'', as a consequence of a TimeCrash, the Guardians momentarily revert to their original 60s outfits.

* Franchise/SpiderMan

** In the one shot comic ''Spider-Man versus Wolverine'', Spidey is in West Germany without his costume, so he goes to a costume shop, where they're all out of black spandex suits (the black suit was his normal outfit at the time) so he has to settle for a knockoff of his original red and blue costume with "Die Spinne" on the back - the shop owner had made it for his son, who was going to a costume party as Spider-Man.
* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', after losing his "Red Devil" powers, Eddie Blomberg went back to being Kid Devil, even digging up his old costume from when he was ComicBook/BlueDevil's sidekick.

* During Todd [=McFarlane=]'s ''Spider-Man'' run in the early 90s, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} returns to his blue/yellow costume after a fight with Wendigo ruins his brown one. Soon after this story, he goes back to the blue/yellow costume for good.

* ''Film/SpiderMan3'': Around 1/3 into the movie, Peter Parker suddenly has a new black version of his Spider-Man costume, courtesy of the symbiote. It makes him stronger, but also more emotionally driven and makes him act less and less reserved, eventually ending with him making Mary Jane angry and humiliating himself in front of people. He then decided to take the suit off (by bashing himself onto a church's bell), but some time later, MJ gets kidnapped by Sandman and a mysterious villain; he goes to wear his old costume and storms out to save her.

** After Aunt May faces an assassination attempt, Spider-Man switches to his classic black costume for the arc.
** In the One Shot comic ''Spider-Man versus Wolverine'', Spidey is in West Germany without his costume, so he goes to a costume shop, where they're all out of black spandex suits (the black suit was his normal outfit at the time) so he has to settle for a knockoff of his original red and blue costume with "Die Spinne" on the back - the shopowner had made it for his son, who was going to a costume party as Spider-Man.

* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' he uses the unmasked outfit based on his comic book appearance post-''ComicBook/CivilWar'' as the ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Commander Steve Rogers. After escaping from S.H.I.E.L.D. without his new costume, he goes to the Captain America Museum and borrows his classic old costume used in WWII as seen in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger The First Avenger]]''. His WWII duds also helped to undo Bucky's brainwashing during their final battle.

->'''Wrestling/BobbyHeenan:''' He is back!\\
'''Wrestling/TonySchiavone:''' [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hulk! Hogan!]] is back!\\
'''Heenan:''' Boy, it's been a long time since I've seen him in that yellow. The red and yellow is back!
-->-- ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'', August 9, 1999

* Franchise/{{Tintin}}: In ''Recap/TintinTheCalculusAffair'', Haddock has taken to the life of a country squire, wearing monocles and fancier clothes. After Calculus is kidnapped, he disappears into his room, and when he comes out he's back in his nautical IconicOutfit to start looking for his friend.

* In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' he uses the unmasked outfit based on his comic book appearance post-''ComicBook/CivilWar'' as the ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Commander Steve Rogers. After escaping from S.H.I.E.L.D. without his new costume, he goes to the Captain America Museum and borrows his classic old costume used in WWII as seen in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger The First Avenger]]''.

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* During Todd [=McFarlane=]'s ''Spider-Man'' run in the early 90s, Franchise/{{Wolverine}} returns to his blue/yellow costume after a fight with Wendigo ruins his brown one. Soon after this story, he goes back to the blue/yellow costume for good.

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* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': during the Empire of Blood arc, Elan switches back to his outfit from the early strips, which includes a cape and sash, for a fancy banquet.

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* It isn't unheard of for NFL teams (usually around anniversaries, or sometimes even to build morale) to use jerseys from days gone by for a game.
** College football teams will sometimes use an alternate uniform for one game during a season. For instance, for a game being played over Veterans Day weekend 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Nebraska wore [[https://www.omaha.com/huskers/football/with-a-leather-helmet-husker-alternates-inspired-by-uniform-worn/article_4a251e9b-cc4d-5ac5-942a-41f563efd9bc.html retro uniforms]] including helmets designed to look like the old leather helmets.
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