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** But then Alan introduces the workplace to [[{{Nepotism}} his sister]] [[TomboyishName Alex]], who also wears a suit.
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** Alice is a masc-presenting queer woman who feels more comfortable in a suit than a dress.

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** Bob is the only male employee at the company, and is forced to go naked while his female colleagues wear tailored suits. His colleagues regularly harass, grope and bully him, force him to expose himself in front of strangers and makes taunting comments about his lack of masculinity, and eventually make him the company spokesman to force him to regularly publiclly expose himself.



** Alice usually wears a suit but occasionally wears a dress or in casual.

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** Alice usually wears a suit but occasionally wears a dress or dresses in casual.



** Alice is the only female employee at the company and is [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl forced to go naked]] while her male colleagues wear tailored suits. Her colleagues mistreat, grope and sexually harass her, force her to expose herself for them and regularly bring her out in public and force her to humiliate herself in front of strangers. She is ultimately made her company spokeswoman and humiliated in front of hundreds on a daily basis.
** Alice is the only female employee at the company and wears a tailored suit while her male colleagues go naked. However, her male colleagues mistreat and harass her, doing everything they can to her which does not involve taking her suit off.
** Alice is a SexSlave who spends the entire work naked as she escapes from a brothel and finds her way to freedom.

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** Alice is the only female employee at the company and is [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl forced to go naked]] while her male colleagues wear tailored suits. Her colleagues mistreat, grope and sexually harass her, force her to expose herself for them and regularly bring her out in public and force her to humiliate herself in front of strangers. She is ultimately made her company spokeswoman and humiliated in front of hundreds on a daily basis.
** Alice is the only female employee at the company and wears a tailored suit while her male colleagues go naked. However, her male colleagues mistreat and harass her, doing everything they can to her which does not involve taking her suit off.
** Alice is a SexSlave who spends the entire work naked as she escapes from a brothel and finds her way to freedom. The male sex traffickers and customers all wear expensive suits as they try to hunt her down.



** Alice is alienated from her female colleagues for her masculine dress sense and her male colleagues for being a man.
** Alice is a PsychoLesbian who harasses her female employees when they wear dresses and defends her male colleagues when they harass others. Her suit symbolises her distancing herself away from women.

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** Alice is alienated from her female colleagues for her masculine dress sense and her male colleagues for not being a man.
** Alice is a PsychoLesbian who harasses her female employees when they wear dresses and defends her male colleagues when they harass others. Her suit masculine clothing preference symbolises her distancing herself away from abandoning and betraying her fellow women.
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** All the women in the show wear the finest tailored suits, from [=CEOs=] to cleaning ladies. None of the men do.

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** All the women in the show wear the finest tailored suits, from [=CEOs=] to cleaning ladies.ladies to little girls. None of the men do.



** Alice is a powerful CEO and a ShamlessFanserviceGirl who goes naked 24/7. She insists on coming to all public appearances and meetings fully nude and lobbies for public nudity laws to be abolished.

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** Alice is a powerful CEO and a ShamlessFanserviceGirl ShamelessFanserviceGirl who goes naked 24/7. She insists on coming to all public appearances and meetings fully nude and lobbies for public nudity laws to be abolished.



** Alan is actually a transman.

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** Alan is actually a transman.trans man.

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* '''Straight''': Alice is a billionaire and wears a tailored suit.

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* '''Straight''': '''Straight''':
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Alice is a billionaire CEO and wears a tailored suit.
** Alice is a badass hitwoman
and wears a tailored suit.



** Alice requires all the women in her company to wear tailored suits and all the men to go naked.
** Bob is the only male employee at the company, and is forced to go naked while his female colleagues wear tailored suits. His colleagues regularly harass, grope and bully him, force him to expose himself in front of strangers and makes taunting comments about his lack of masculinity, and eventually make him the company spokesman to force him to regularly publiclly expose himself.



** Alice usually wears a suit but occasionally wears a dress.

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** Alice usually wears a suit but occasionally wears a dress.dress or in casual.



** Alice's suit grants her a genius intellect, telepathy, mind control and the ability.

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** Alice's suit grants her a genius intellect, telepathy, mind control and the ability.ability to turn water into ginger ale.



** Alice is a powerful CEO and a ShamelssFanserviceGirl. All of her meetings are conducted online from her private Caribbean island, where she can be naked 24/7.

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** Alice is a powerful CEO and a ShamelssFanserviceGirl. ShamlessFanserviceGirl who goes naked 24/7. She insists on coming to all public appearances and meetings fully nude and lobbies for public nudity laws to be abolished.
** Alice is a powerful CEO who rose to the top being being cursed to be permanently naked (or was cursed after becoming a CEO).
All of her meetings are conducted online from her private Caribbean island, where she can only be naked 24/7.seen by her staff members and bodyguards.



** Alice is the only female employee at the company and is [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl forced to go naked]] while her male colleagues wear tailored suits. Her colleagues mistreat, grope and sexually harass her, force her to expose herself for them and regularly bring her out in public and force her to humiliate herself in front of strangers. She is ultimately made her company spokeswoman and humiliated in front of hundreds on a daily basis.
** Alice is the only female employee at the company and wears a tailored suit while her male colleagues go naked. However, her male colleagues mistreat and harass her, doing everything they can to her which does not involve taking her suit off.
** Alice is a SexSlave who spends the entire work naked as she escapes from a brothel and finds her way to freedom.
** Alice is a hopelessly incompetent hitwoman who repeatedly gets herself captured and beaten, but always wears a tailored suit.
** Alice is a badass hitwoman who stays nude 24/7, sneaking into enemy liars, eliminating her targets and escaping completely unseen.



** Andrew is actually a transman.

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** Andrew Alan is actually a transman.



* '''Zig Zagged''':
* '''Averted''':
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''':

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** Alice the CEO's favourite suit is stolen by rival CEO Carol, who threatens to burn it if she doesn't pay a ransom. Alice the hitwoman is hired to assassinate Carol and retrieve the suit.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
Zagged''': Alice's clothing preference and magnificence vary by episode.
* '''Averted''':
'''Averted''': Alice never wears a suit.
* '''Enforced''':
'''Enforced''': The show sells designer women's suits.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Like this suit, Bob?"



* '''Defied''': All the female employees at the company are forbidden from wearing suits.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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All the female employees at the company are forbidden from wearing suits.suits.
** Alice is zapped by TheNudifier, making her unable to ever put any clothes on.



** Alice's suit is a sentient, malevolent entity that gifts any person who wears it a genius intellect and super strength but makes them a sociopathic criminal. CIA agents David and Emma must destroy the suit before Alice hurts anyone.




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'''Basic Trope''': Powerful women in a tailored suit.
* '''Straight''': Alice is a billionaire and wears a tailored suit.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Alice owns a collection of the world's most expensive suits.
** Alice always wears her suit, even when exercising, having sex, bathing or sleeping.
** Even Alice's female dog Beauty wears a custom-fitted suit!
** All the women in the show wear the finest tailored suits, from [=CEOs=] to cleaning ladies. None of the men do.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice usually wears a suit but occasionally wears a dress.
** Alice's suits are made of cheap material.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice wears suits to command respect.
** Alice is a fashion mogul whose chains are known for their suits.
** Alice is a fashion model who exclusively advertises suits.
** Alice's suit grants her a genius intellect, telepathy, mind control and the ability.
* '''Inverted''':
** Alice wears a suit, but is a penniless conwoman.
** Alice dislikes suits and prefers to wear dresses to ancentuate her femininity.
** Alice is a powerful CEO and a ShamelssFanserviceGirl. All of her meetings are conducted online from her private Caribbean island, where she can be naked 24/7.
** None of the women in the show ever wear suits, all of the men do.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice wears a suit once and decides she doesn't like it and prefers wearing dresses.
** Andrew is actually a transman.
* '''Double Subverted''': But begins to enjoy suits later on.
* '''Parodied''':
** Alice is considered unrecognisable outside her suit.
** Alice loves wearing suits, but all of her suits are in bright colors and with ridiculous patterns.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
* '''Averted''':
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Invoked''': Alice wears a suit to make herself looks respectable.
* '''Exploited''':
** A business client offers to pay Alice in designer suits.
** An assassin soaks Alice's signature suit in poison so it kills her after she wears it for too long.
* '''Defied''': All the female employees at the company are forbidden from wearing suits.
* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':
* '''Implied''': A mysterious woman who always wears a suit repeatedly appears throughout the SpyThriller meeting with the villains.
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alice is still disrespected in the business world, with her male colleagues believing she is trying to imitate them.
** Alice secretly finds the suit uncomfortable to wear.
** Alice's suits are expensive and cost her a lot of money.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Alice proves her skills.
** Alice buys or designs more comfortable suits, or saves suits for formal occasions.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
* '''Played For Drama''':
** Alice is alienated from her female colleagues for her masculine dress sense and her male colleagues for being a man.
** Alice is a PsychoLesbian who harasses her female employees when they wear dresses and defends her male colleagues when they harass others. Her suit symbolises her distancing herself away from women.
** Alice wears suits due to being harassed and/or assaulted when wearing a dress or dressing skimpily in the past.
** Alice's suit has rare diamonds sewn into it, causing her to be chased by criminals after the suit.
* '''Played For Horror''':
** Alice is a SerialKiller who targets men wearing suits her size so she can steal them.
** Alice's suit grants her superpowers, which she uses to rob, rape and murder.
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