History Main / WTHCostumingDepartment

* ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' has one set of each kind of armor, which looks different depending on the type of vampire and gender you're playing. Some variations are perfectly reasonable, others are odd-looking (the female Toreador's red pseudo-Chinese outfit looks kind of like pajamas, a weird choice for the most fashionable clan) or bizarre. An armor option that's a leather jacket on a Brujah or a BadassLongcoat on a Ventrue will for some reason be a sexy cop costume on a female Malkavian, or a bondage harness and hood on a male Nosferatu. Just the thing for hack'n'slashing your way through hostile vampires, flesh-crafted abominations, and religious fanatics?

* The first picture of Creator/ElizabethBanks as Rita Repulsa for ''Film/PowerRangers2017'' angered fans, with some comparing it to Marvel villainess Viper and not resembling her costume from the source material.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has [[LittleBitBeastly squirrel girl]] Makoto Nanaya. Her {{Stripperiffic}} battle outfit is ''ridiculously'' impractical. Example: [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111208125231/blazblue/images/e/e2/Makoto_Nanaya_%28Story_Mode_Artwork%2C_Normal%2C_School_Uniform%29.png here]] is her costume in ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger Calamity Trigger]]'', [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100623160749/blazblue/images/0/08/Makoto_Nanaya_%28Story_Mode_Artwork%2C_Normal%2C_Coat%29.png here]] is her NPC costume in ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'', and [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120215213123/blazblue/images/a/a8/Makoto_Nanaya_%28Story_Mode_Artwork%2C_Normal%29.png here]] is her playable character costume. The impracticality of it is even [[LampshadedTrope lampshaded]] in one episode of ''[[FourthWallMailSlot Help Me, Professor Kokonoe!]]''

* The infamous Varia Suit from ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion''. What normally set the Varia apart in other games was a more pink color or its trademark tall shoulderpieces. Fusion didn't have the shoulders, so it went for a far more garish look, with a lime-green primary color, with wine-red spots everywhere. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/metroid/images/e/e8/FusionVaria.png/revision/latest?cb=20061201044809 No, seriously.]] It was so bad that when ''Samus Returns'' brought the Fusion Suit back for Fusion Mode, the Varia was changed to be [[https://i.imgur.com/6pu2bJ4.png a dark forest green, with actual pink spots instead.]]

* ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}: From ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'' to ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'', Barbara Gordon swapped out her popular purple practical "Burnside" costume for a boring gray and yellow ensemble that included what appeared to be a domino mask with tiny bat-ears that popped up from her hair. Coming off of the more popular "Burnside" costume, it was seen as a major step back for the character with the mask being the major mocking point.

* ComicBook/PowerGirl has had several particularly hideous costumes, as shown [[http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/8300000/Power-Girl-costumes-dc-comics-8306224-827-340.jpg here.]] The one fourth from the right deserves special mention for having way too much going on at once and making the usual CleavageWindow look downright tame in comparison, and as one blogger wrote, making her look like "an ''Franchise/XMen'' reject from the 1990s."
* And speaking of [[TheNineties the 1990s]], they spared ''no one'' in comics. [[https://i.imgur.com/phiTnVy.jpg Not even gods.]] Yes, that's [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]].

** The 1990s were quite bad for style when it came to hair. ''Beast Boy and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} with mullets''. And ''those'' are considered iconic.

* Speaking of Starfire, this was the consensus on her new outfit in ''Comicbook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'', which managed to take her costume, already one of the most notoriously {{Stripperific}} outfits in comics, up a notch since she now effectively had only a pair of pasties covering her nipples, and the bikini she wears late in the first issue actually manages to be more modest than her default costume (and it could have been worse, since before it got an ExecutiveVeto said bikini was supposed to be transparent). When it was announced she would be getting a LighterAndSofter solo series [[http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/02/06/new-starfire-comic-harley-quinnpower-girl-amanda-conner-jimmy-palmiotti/ with a new costume that's something of a halfway between her animated and comic versions]] it was received much more positively.
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** During her mini-series, the Matrix ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} dons [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081031051036/marvel_dc/images/0/01/Supergirl_Vol_3_4.jpg this strange spike-laden]] ensemble when she goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Comicbook/LexLuthor. This was strangely reminiscent of some of the Doppelgangers from Marvel's ''ComicBook/TheInfinityWar''.
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vartox Vartox.]] Not too surprising, since he's an {{Expy}} of Zed from ''Film/{{Zardoz}}'' (see Film below). This gets thoroughly mocked when he shows up in the ComicBook/PowerGirl series.
* Steve "Mento" Dayton of the ComicBook/DoomPatrol has undergone a lifelong struggle to find a [[http://www.freakinawesomenetwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/patrol0005.jpg costume]] [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/6/63/Steven_Dayton_(New_Earth)_004.png/revision/latest?cb=20090731163243 that]][[http://mysticmanor.tripod.com/garfieldlogan_b/comicgallery/earlygar/dp102p17.jpg isn't]] [[http://www.heromachine.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/bad-mento.jpg ridiculous.]] It's possibly justified as he is mentally unbalanced at ''best,'' and use of the helmet doesn't really help matters.
* Some of the clothing Luke Skywalker's worn in ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel1977'' and other contemporary works is... amazing. Like [[http://images.plurk.com/7b2d40136deb2f82ecf50bc28febe615.jpg what he wore]] in ''The Return of Ben Kenobi''. Then there's the [[http://images.plurk.com/bcc9afd0b93629d7204ba1c42837eba9.jpg absurdly tight outfit]] that is honestly referred to as a ''miner's uniform'' in Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye.
* In ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'' fandom, the outfits of [[http://www.comicvine.com/elfquest-hidden-years-daughters-day/37-37544/ Rayek]] and [[http://www.comicvine.com/elfquest-shards-/37-40872/ Mender]] are not the most popular.
* ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'':

* There was one story, during the ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' comic's AudienceAlienatingEra, that gave Rotor and Bunnie some cringeworthy outfits when they went to school. Rotor's seen wearing what is easily stereotypical "rapper" clothes and Bunnie donning a sleeveless blouse and Daisy Dukes. [[SarcasmMode A kid's comic!]]
* Deathwing, ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'s [[BadFuture evil future]] self, managed to assemble a truly laughable costume. It would have been an uphill battle making an EvilCostumeSwitch out of Dick Grayson's infamously camp "Discowing" outfit, but the end result was, well, [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/c/cc/Deathwing01.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120828163429 look at it]]. SpikesOfVillainy, thigh-high boots, a big flared collar, and an enormous CleavageWindow, complete with visible pierced nipples.

* For some reason in ''ComicBook/MaxRideFirstFlight'', Ari – the head Eraser - is shown wearing what appears to be a red buttoned up dress.

* Almost ''everyone'' in the main ComicBook/New52 Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica line-up had this going in ''ComicBook/DCYou'', with only Comicbook/{{Cyborg}} being spared. All of these changes were thankfully undone for ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'':
** Franchise/{{Batman}} (Jim Gordon, not Bruce Wayne) had a suit of PoweredArmor that more resembled a bunny than a bat. And since his identity was kept secret in solicitations, and fans needed a nickname for him (e.g, Azbats for Azrael Batman, Dickbats for Dick Grayson Batman), people resorted to calling him Batbunny. Thankfully, he wore a more traditional Batman suit underneath. The bunny resemblance was also mocked in-universe.
** Franchise/{{Superman}} decided having extremely short hair would be nice, along with wearing a t-shirt and jeans in an attempt to emulate his Golden Age look (he actually already did this once in the New 52).
** Franchise/WonderWoman was given a more conservative outfit with sleeves and leggings, which had the unfortunate effect of making her look like a trick-or-treater wearing street clothes under a Halloween costume. She also was given wrist-mounted blades for some reason, with fans likening them to the ones sported by [[Franchise/MortalKombat Baraka]].
** Franchise/GreenLantern (Hal Jordan) looked like an entirely new character, with long flowing hair, a green hood and power glove.
** Franchise/TheFlash (Barry Allen). While many didn't like the busy line-work on his previous costume, this time, it was even busier, with the lines being much more prominent and distracting. At the same time, he had streaks of dark red on parts of his costume, making it look like he literally just smeared random red paint on himself. His eyes, which have always been visible through his costume, now had some kind of lens over them, making this more resemble a costume Wally West would wear. And his symbol was changed to more closely resemble [[Series/TheFlash2014 the TV show]]'s, which funnily enough changed to more resemble the ''comic's'' in its second season.

* Before that, Barry also had his New 52 suit, specifically the line work. While everyone admits it looks cool when he's actually running, a lot of people just thought it was way too busy for normal scenes. His ''Rebirth'' suit is basically this suit, but toned the line work way, way down.
* Jesse Quick has not had a good time of it.
** People generally liked her first two outfits (leather jacket and ZettaiRyouiki), but her third was... ugly, to say the least. It was a red leotard that had a 'Q' on it, with the 'Q' weirdly circling one of her breasts, and being composed of a white circle and lightning bolt. Her goggles were now ugly sunglasses, and she wore these really ugly yellow boots that seemed to prove that you can't do ZettaiRyouiki with yellow boots and nothing to break them up.
** Her fourth Jesse Quick outfit, while generally seen as better than the previous, is also this. It's basically just a read shirt with her Jesse Quick symbol on it and yellow shorts, gloves and boots. A lot of people derided it for looking like she was going to do the dishes.
* Eobard Thawne's New 52 suit, which is basically Barry's DC You suit, but worse because of off colours and "extreme" additions, like the busy black lightning and weird take on his symbol.
* ComicBook/WonderMan is generally considered to have had some of the worst costumes in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, with his first two generally being considered the worst. Proving that even Creator/JackKirby can have an off day, his original outfit consisted of a sleeveless green body suit with a large red 'W' on his upper chest and swirling infinity symbols adorning his lower body. He wore a red belt, wristbands and boots. A green cowl covered all of his head except his face, combined with a bright red visor. However, this was surpassed by his second costume, which is generally regarded as one of the worst superhero outfits of all time. The basic green of his body suit remained, but with red sleeves and leggings. His boots swapped to green, with gold trimming to the top of the boots, his wristbands and his belt. An extremely large 'W' and 'M' rested atop each other in a stylized design edged out in gold on his chest. His cowl now also had a gold stripe down the center, while the red goggles remained. Perhaps it's no wonder that his most fondly remembered outfit is essentially just civilian clothes with a red leather jacket and sunglasses.
* From ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'' to ''ComicBook/DCInfiniteFrontier'', ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon swapped out her popular purple practical "Burnside" costume for a boring gray and yellow ensemble that included what appeared to be a domino mask with tiny bat-ears that popped up from her hair. Coming off of the more popular "Burnside" costume, it was seen as a major step back for the character with the mask being the major mocking point.
* In one of Kitty Pryde's earliest appearances in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'', it's PlayedForLaughs, as Kitty, sick of wearing the generic X-costume, decided to throw together what to a 13-1/2 year old girl of 1980 probably thought looked cool, but to everyone else it was... well... [[https://static0.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Kitty-Pryde-80s-costume.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=738 just see for yourself]]. It's notable in that ''Professor X'' for the first, and possibly last time, has to order an X-Man to go and change before being allowed to come on a mission.

** The Prince's getup in the newly dramatized Prologue is for a MasqueradeBall, and he's described as decadent -- but thanks in part to his makeup he looks like [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]] cosplaying [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]] in that movie's ballroom scene.

** ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'': While most of the costumes have been well-received, Franchise/TheFlash and ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}'s looks have probably gone over the worst. They both look pretty over-designed (with some saying Flash looked like an action figure), while Cyborg in particular was criticized for being much smaller than he usually is in the comics. Though the InUniverse explanation makes sense (the Mother Box replaced the damaged parts of his body with metal and wasn't going for aesthetics), the fact is that he looks less like a superhero and more like you just took a whole bunch of tinfoil and crumpled it around him, then stuck on a few red lights. Though in Cyborg's case, this was partly a result of the TroubledProduction leading to [[SpecialEffectFailure less than ideal VFX]], which was later fixed in ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.

** Comicbook/RedTornado, whom critics likened to a cheap [[Comicbook/TheVision Vision]] Halloween costume. [[https://i1.fdbimg.pl/hxd4wyu1/2000x2997_o3x5wf.jpg He has to be seen to be believed]].

** The first is the [[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/images/acu-pic02.jpg Universal Combat Pattern]], commonly known as UCP or ACUPAT. Criticism is mostly leveled at the pattern's inability to camouflage the wearer in anything other than an urban environment (or, it would seem, [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHdfHiI00XI/TfZHOFKgl9I/AAAAAAAAEeo/T3cMujwX0s4/s1600/ACU_Couch.jpg tacky couches]]). The Army started issuing uniforms in the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Operational_Camouflage_Pattern_2015.jpg Operational Camouflage Pattern]], based on the more terrain-appropriate Multicam Arid Pattern to front line troops in 2015, although the UCP is still worn at home.

*** They were also to help Sailors look like they were actually in the Military, as opposed to wearing repurposed prison uniforms (as in, the uniforms the prisoners wore) that they replaced.

->''And he's ridin' around on that glider thing\\
And he's throwin' that weird pumpkin bomb \\
Yes, he's wearin' that dumb Franchise/PowerRangers mask \\
But he's scarier without it on!''
-->--'''Music/WeirdAlYankovic''', "Ode To A Superhero" referring to Creator/WillemDafoe's performance as the Green Goblin

->''"Ugh, two different plaids? I'm a naked robot and even '''I''' know that's a fashion no-no!"''
-->-- '''Tom Servo''', ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "[[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E21TimeChasers Time Chasers]]"

** ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' plays the PropRecycling variety for StylisticSuck, since the recycled props are painted in an obviously cheap single color and come with the VendorTrash Armed Raise Buckles that nobody wants. Then it plays it straight later when the budget runs out, but it's the thought that counts.

** While many of the outfitting choices are on the eccentric side, the one that stands out the most is the combination of a business jacket (which is about two sizes too large), black vest, and white cargo pants that Johnny wears during the "I did not hit her" sequence. Apparently, Creator/TommyWiseau just grabbed a random selection of clothes off the rack when they went to film the scene, and insisted on sticking with them despite both Greg Sestero and the costume designer politely trying to point out how ridiculous he looked.

* Creator/RayPark's Rugal in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' movie. While it's forgivable that they couldn't convince Park to grow a foot taller and gain a hundred pounds of muscle for the role, they could've at least thrown a dinner jacket and a blond wig on the guy.

* In ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndMoon'', several of the alternate costumes after you complete the game have been criticised, most notably the Kommo-o outfit for males that you have to have $1,700,000 for the whole set, with some saying that the [[{{Stripperiffic}} main character looks like a stripper wearing it]] or that the outfit looks like a bondage suit despite the fact [[{{Squick}} that the main character is 11 years old.]] Many prefer the girl exclusive Lurantis outfit despite showing a similar amount of skin due to looking less ugly, while being relatively feminine overall.

* Before wearing [[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Amy_Rose?file=Frontiers_Amy.png her iconic red dress, red boots, ring bracelets and bob haircut]], [[SmittenTeenageGirl Amy]] [[StalkerWithACrush Rose]] from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' used to [[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_Classic_Style_Guide?file=CSG_p26.gif wear a green shirt, an orange tutu, violet shoes and spiky hair]], making her look like [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics a pink-colored Sonic dressed like a schoolgirl]]. While this example is more benign than many on this page (mainly because her classic design still has fans), people who are used to her modern design can find it too tomboyish and/or childish for the character, forgetting that this design was used before [[CharacterizationMarchesOn her modern characterization]].

* The definition of "fashion" (at least in the context of "the fashion industry" and "fashion shows") seems to be "wearable [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible modern art]] that no actual person would be caught dead wearing."

** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' gives Spider-Man [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack muted, dark-colored suit, complete with yellow lenses]]. While the look is justified InUniverse and was probably done to differentiate it from the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' outfit, the end result was not very pretty. The sequel updated the costume, which was much better received [[spoiler:and was also used when the character showed up in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.]] The Lizard's look was also not very well received, looking less like The Lizard from the comics and more like the lovechild of [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk the Abomination]] and [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 a 90's live-action Goomba]]. [[spoiler:When he too shows up in ''No Way Home'', his appearance is also updated to look more like his comic book counterpart.]]

** While a lot of the characters in ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' were heavily redesigned from their comic incarnations, the most controversial new take was easily ComicBook/TheJoker. As part of an effort to modernize the character and distinguish him from past live-action portrayals (such as in ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' and ''Film/TheDarkKnight''), director Creator/DavidAyer chose to depict the Joker with a hip-hop-inspired gangster aesthetic, complete with gold teeth and a bunch of tattoos. Needlessly to say, this decision that did ''not'' go over well, and quickly became the subject of mockery from fans, audiences, and critics, with ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'' infamously (and accurately) describing him as a "manorexic {{Juggalo}}". Even Ayer himself eventually admitted that the infamous "Damaged" tattoo on the character's forehead was a mistake, calling it "One step too far."

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' examples:

** In "Magical Mystery Cure", [[https://derpibooru.org/245914?q=luna%2Ccoronation+dress Luna's dress and crown look terrible]]. The purple is the wrong shade, and her crown has an unfortunate resemblance to a banana. [[https://derpibooru.org/554168?q=celestia%2Ccoronation+dress Celestia's]] also got a few snickers, with the design looking just a little bit like a tacky curtain and the crown absurdly massive. A [[https://derpibooru.org/247089?q=celestia%2Ccoronation+dress fan comic]] had a ball with this.
** The pony's [[https://trixiebooru.org/images/1795178 Rainbow Power forms]] took some criticism in this regard, as it's like the designer just used Photoshop to stretch their manes to huge gaudy sizes and then threw sparkles and extra colors at them. This was clearly a MerchandiseDriven move but oddly the [[https://trixiebooru.org/images/544813 actual toys themselves]] were much less over the top, including the show-accurate artwork on the boxes, and it's possible the designs weren't even that well-liked by the show's crew themselves as Rainbow Power has never so much as [[AbortedArc even been mentioned since]] save for one quick scene where it's brought up [[BitingTheHandHumor to annoy the evil clone of Twilight Sparkle]].
** The [[GrandFinale final episode]] of the series, "The Last Problem". [[spoiler: In the time skip, the Mane Five look too old (even older than their parents in the present time) because of the animators' decision to add exaggerated eyebags. Indeed, a fan makes a video edit to remove them.]]

** Speaking of NXT, Wrestling/{{Naomi}} deserves a mention from the HalloweenEpisode. For the costume contest, she showed up dressed as the Hamburger Helper hand - yes she wore a giant foam hand. And she wrestled in that very costume. First of all, if she knew she'd be wrestling in her costume why didn't she wear something more sensible? And secondly, has she never seen a WWE costume contest before? [[{{Stripperiffic}} Less is generally more in those things]].

** Most of the costumes themselves are gorgeous, but there have been mutliple issues with improper fitting, likely due to [[TroubledProduction COVID guidelines restricting the usual fitting sessions]] with the actors. One example is the sleeved yellow dress worn by young Rhaenyra; the way it sits on her shoulders makes it seem too big for her and the construction of the bodice causes the material to bunch up in the wrong places, looking too tight across the bust and rumpled around the collar and stomach. Considering Rhaenyra is the princess of a family at the height of their power (and all her other clothes look fabulous), it raises questions as to why she'd be wearing what looks like someone else's hand-me-downs.

* ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'':
** Diend's look has been joked that he looks like a radiator themed Rider instead of a barcode.
** Decade Complete is very gaudy-looking with the cards of the past Riders on his chest and helmet without really adding anything else to complement or enhance the card additions.

* There is an entire Twitter feed devoted to the terrible, high-fashion-at-the-time outfits of ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''.

* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': "[[Recap/TorchwoodS1E4Cyberwoman Cyberwoman]]" features the eponymous character in a metal... [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cyberwoman.jpg thing...]] and high heels. What the costume department were likely going for is a sort of metal version of the 1950s evil dominatrix leather wear. If so, it's a painful misfire. It gains bonus demerits for making absolutely no sense whatsoever for the people who designed it in-universe. One of the things the Cybermen want to remove is ''gender distinctions''. A sexy dominatrix look would not exactly be in line with that aim. It could almost be explained by the fact that she was rescued in the middle of assimilation, meaning a half-naked partially-complete look might be justified, if not for the fact that every other partial Cybermen conversion seen in the franchise was designed as pure BodyHorror.

** The Doctor [[SexShifter themself]] has often worn fairly ridiculous outfits. They generally get away with it, with the exception of the Sixth Doctor, whose costume is usually regarded as being too crazy and hideous for even the Doctor to pull off. Even Creator/ColinBaker realized this, arguing for a basic black ensemble for the Doctor to showcase his [[DarkerAndEdgier darker persona]] in this regeneration. He was overruled by Creator/JohnNathanTurner, who felt that the "Technicolor Timecoat" fit Six's "fractured personality". Judging from the other Time Lords, it seems to be a species trait.
** Creator/JohnNathanTurner is particularly un-fondly remembered for his desire to give the Doctor SymbolMotifClothing for MerchandiseDriven reasons. This led to Doctors from the time of the Fourth's burgundy outfit onwards to incorporate red question marks, usually on the shirt lapels and braces, though by the time of the Seventh Doctor they'd leaked out into a fair isle design on a HomemadeSweaterFromHell and onto the handle of his umbrella.

** Lampshaded to an extent in the episodes featuring the Eleventh Doctor — after proclaiming that "bowties are cool" and "fezzes are cool" in series five, the fandom embraced those statements and now the Doctor's penchant for ridiculous headgear is a running joke. This, however, is far more tame than most examples, as Eleven's base, nerd-chic outfit isn't bizarre.

* ComicBook/WonderMan is generally considered to have had some of the worst costumes in the MarvelUniverse, with his first two generally being considered the worst. Proving that even Creator/JackKirby can have an off day, his original outfit consisted of a sleeveless green body suit with a large red 'W' on his upper chest and swirling infinity symbols adorning his lower body. He wore a red belt, wristbands and boots. A green cowl covered all of his head except his face, combined with a bright red visor. However, this was surpassed by his second costume, which is generally regarded as one of the worst superhero outfits of all time. The basic green of his body suit remained, but with red sleeves and leggings. His boots swapped to green, with gold trimming to the top of the boots, his wristbands and his belt. An extremely large 'W' and 'M' rested atop each other in a stylized design edged out in gold on his chest. His cowl now also had a gold stripe down the center, while the red goggles remained. Perhaps it's no wonder that his most fondly remembered outfit is essentially just civilian clothes with a red leather jacket and sunglasses.

** Amilyn Holdo's hair and dress go a long way towards undermining the image of her supposedly being a competent and professional military officer, particularly when compared to Leia's prim haircut and her rough-and-tough military-style coat. In contrast, Holdo's outfit looks both impratical and sloppy, and has been compared by many as making her look like a giraffe. Especially since so much had been made in the supplemental materials about the Republic government being run by pretentious politicians and the Resistance is depicted as dirt poor. This may have been the point, given Holdo's character arc over the course of ''The Last Jedi''. ''The Art of the Last Jedi'' reveals that Holdo was going to wear a military uniform in [[WhatCouldHaveBeen early sketches]] of the character.

* Music/{{Kiss}} have said that their 1979-80 Music/{{Dynasty}}/Music/{{Unmasked}} era costumes were when they started going downhill. The outfits were supposed to make them look like superheroes, but they instead looked like something from a Las Vegas casino show.