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When a character is referred to by a signature outfit of piece of clothing that they wear. It is NOT just for any character who has a signature article of clothing; the clothing must be in the title of the work or else be part of the name the character is consistently called by. Often, no other name is even given for the person in question.
When a character is referred to by a signature outfit of piece of clothing that they wear. It is NOT just for any character who has a signature article of clothing; the clothing must be in the title of the work or else be part of the name the character is consistently called by. Often, no other name is even given for the person in question.


See also [[Clothes Make the Legend]], [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]], and [[No Name Given]].
See also [[Clothes Make the Legend]], [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]], and [[No Name Given]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Luffy from ''[[One Piece]]'' is often called "Strawhat boy" and is the leader of the Straw Hat Pirates (despite being the only member of the crew wearing one). He even has it on his Jolly Roger!
* Luffy from ''[[One Piece]]'' is often called "Strawhat boy" and is the leader of the Straw Hat Pirates (despite being the only member of the crew wearing one). He even has it on his Jolly Roger!


== [[Comic Books]] ==

== Comic Books ==
* One of the members of the Elite in [[The DCU]] is called Hat, after his magic hat.
* One of the members of the Elite in [[The DCU]] is called Hat, after his magic hat.


== [[Fairy Tales]] ==
* The fairy tales [[Charles Perrault]]'s ''[[Donkeyskin]]'' and ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]''.
* [[Joseph Jacobs]]'s ''Tattercoats'', ''Catskin'', and ''Rushen Coatie''.
* [[The Brothers Grimm (creator)|The Brothers Grimm]]'s ''All-Kinds-of Fur''.
* The ghost story ''The Woman in Black''.
* The fairy tale ''Bearskin''.


== Films -- Animation ==
== [[Film]] ==
* Bowler Hat Guy from ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]''.
* Bowler Hat Guy from ''[[Meet the Robinsons]]''.


== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''
* ''The Man in the White Suit'': Subverted at the end, as {{spoiler|the suit falls apart when its experimental fabric decomposes}}.
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'': Subverted at the end, as {{spoiler|the suit falls apart when its experimental fabric decomposes}}.
* ''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' and its remake, ''[[The Man With One Red Shoe]]''.
* ''[[The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe]]'' and its remake, ''[[The Man With One Red Shoe]]''.
* ''The Woman in Red''
* ''[[The Woman in Red]]''
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes|The Woman in Green]]''
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes|The Woman in Green]]''
* Two of the key characters in the opening sequence of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' are credited simply as "Panama Hat" and "Fedora". The latter character is the one who presents the young Indy with his trademark fedora.
* Two of the key characters in the opening sequence of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' are credited simply as "Panama Hat" and "Fedora". The latter character is the one who presents the young Indy with his trademark fedora.
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* Black Hat from the movie version of ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]]'' (though [[No Name Given|he's never referred to as such in the film]], only in the credits).
* Black Hat from the movie version of ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]]'' (though [[No Name Given|he's never referred to as such in the film]], only in the credits).
* The Boy With the Purple Socks from the film version of ''[[Harriet the Spy]]''.
* The Boy With the Purple Socks from the film version of ''[[Harriet the Spy]]''.
* ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask]]''


== [[Literature]] ==

== Fairy Tales ==
* The fairy tales [[Charles Perrault]]'s ''[[Donkeyskin]]'' and ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]''.
* [[Joseph Jacobs]]'s ''Tattercoats'', ''Catskin'', and ''Rushen Coatie''.
* [[The Brothers Grimm (creator)|The Brothers Grimm]]'s ''All-Kinds-of Fur''.
* The ghost story ''The Woman in Black''.
* The fairy tale ''Bearskin''.


== Literature ==
* The Man in the Yellow Hat from ''[[Curious George]]'', depicted in the image.
* The Man in the Yellow Hat from ''[[Curious George]]'', depicted in the image.
* ''[[The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas]]'' (also a movie)
* ''[[The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas]]'' (also a movie)
* ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'' (also a movie)
* ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'' (also a movie)
* ''The Man in the Iron Pail Mask'' by [[Shel Silverstein]]
* ''The Man in the Iron Pail Mask'' by [[Shel Silverstein]]
* ... Which references another example,''[[The Man in the Iron Mask]]''.
* ... Which references the film ''The Man in the Iron Mask'', listed above.
* ''[[The Woman in White]]'' by Wilkie Collins
* ''[[The Woman in White]]'' by Wilkie Collins
* ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit''
* ''The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit''
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* The Sorceress in Green from the ''[[Dragaera]]'' series.
* The Sorceress in Green from the ''[[Dragaera]]'' series.
* ''[[Deerskin]]'' by [[Robin McKinley]], an adaptation of the fairy tale "[[Donkeyskin]]"
* ''[[Deerskin]]'' by [[Robin McKinley]], an adaptation of the fairy tale "[[Donkeyskin]]"
* The final section of ''[[The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later]]'' by Alexandre Dumas is entitled (and about) "The Man in the Iron Mask". (See also ''Film'' above and ''Real Life'' below.)


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

* Bennett from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' earned himself the [[Fan Nickname]] "The Man With The Horn-Rimmed Glasses" (despite his glasses not actually being horn-rimmed), but this was often shortened to HRG.
== Live-Action TV ==
* Bennett from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' earned himself the [[Fan Nickname]] The Man With The Horn-Rimmed Glasses (despite his glasses not actually being horn-rimmed), but this was often shortened to HRG.
* The Man in Black in ''[[Lost]]''.
* The Man in Black in ''[[Lost]]''.


== [[Music]] ==

== Music ==
* [[Ray Charles]]'s "What'd I Say":
* [[Ray Charles]]'s "What'd I Say":
{{quote|''See the girl with the diamond ring
{{quote|''See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
''She knows how to shake that thing
See the girl with the red dress on
''See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the Birdland all night long'' }}
''She can do the Birdland all night long'' }}
* [[Johnny Cash]], "The Man in Black".
* [[Johnny Cash]], "The Man in Black".
* Chris DeBurgh, "The Lady in Red".
* Chris DeBurgh, "The Lady in Red".


== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

== Pro Wrestling ==
* ''[[ECW]]'s'' Hat Guy.
* ''[[ECW]]'s'' Hat Guy.


== [[Theatre]] ==

* In the stage version of ''[[For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf]]'', all the women in the play are referred to by what color they wear.
== Theater ==
* In the stage version of ''[[For Colored Girls]] Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf'', all the women in the play are referred to by what color they wear.
* ''[[The Woman in Black]]''
* ''[[The Woman in Black]]''


== [[Video Games]] ==
* Pyramid Head from the ''[[Silent Hill]]'' series. Listed as "Red Pyramid" in the movie credits.


== Web Comics ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Black Hat Guy from ''[[Xkcd]]''.
* Black Hat Guy and Beret Guy from ''[[xkcd]]''.
* The Idiot in an Awesome Hat (listed as such on the vol.7 cast page) from ''[[Girl Genius]]''.
* The Idiot in an Awesome Hat (listed as such on the vol.7 cast page) from ''[[Girl Genius]]''.
* The Booted Wight from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
* The Booted Wight from ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
* Because the gag-a-day comic ''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]'' has no long-term recurring characters, regulars in its comment section have adopted the convention of referring to its stick doll characters by the color of their clothes, such as "green shirt".
** A few panels in its Random Comic Generator subtly imply that this is canon.
* ''[[Chirault]]'', while does not refer this way to Kiran in text, has the character description for him on cast page simply "Scarf-boy.", and uses page title "Scarf boy wuz here".


== [[Web Original]] ==

== Web Original ==
* [[That Guy With The Glasses]]
* [[That Guy With The Glasses]]
** And derivatives like "That Dude in the Suede".
** And derivatives like "That Dude in the Suede".
** Linkara called himself That Guy With The Hat when auditioning.
** Linkara called himself That Guy With The Hat when auditioning.
** That Chick With the Goggles.
** That Chick With the Goggles.
* Troping sites:
** The [[Lady in Red]]
** [[Woman in White]] and [[Man in White]]
** [[Woman in Black]] and [[The Men in Black]]


== [[Western Animation]] ==

== Western Animation ==
* A ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short titled "Boston Quackie" had secret agent [[Daffy Duck]] tracking down the Man in the Green Hat
* A ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short titled "Boston Quackie" had secret agent [[Daffy Duck]] tracking down the Man in the Green Hat
* An animated segment on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' about the letter V featured "the villain in the Panama hat" (who even referred to himself as that).
* An animated segment on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' about the letter V featured "the villain in the Panama hat" (who even referred to himself as that).
* Throughout the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Woodland Critter Christmas," the narrator refers to Stan as "the boy in the red poofball hat."
* Throughout the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Woodland Critter Christmas," the narrator refers to Stan as "the boy in the red poofball hat."


== [[Real Life]] ==

* [[w:Man in the Iron Mask|Man in the Iron Mask]], who inspired books and movies but was indeed a real person, although his true identity is unknown.
== Video Games ==
* Pyramid Head from the [[Silent Hill]] series. Listed as "Red Pyramid" in the movie credits.


== All The Tropes ==
* The [[Lady in Red]]
* [[Woman in White]] and [[Man in White]]
* [[Woman in Black]] and [[The Men in Black]]

== Real Life ==
* [[Man in the Iron Mask]] (also a movie)


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Latest revision as of 02:22, 4 May 2022

When a character is referred to by a signature outfit of piece of clothing that they wear. It is NOT just for any character who has a signature article of clothing; the clothing must be in the title of the work or else be part of the name the character is consistently called by. Often, no other name is even given for the person in question.

See also Clothes Make the Legend, Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep", and No Name Given.

Examples of Person with the Clothing include:

Anime and Manga

  • Luffy from One Piece is often called "Strawhat boy" and is the leader of the Straw Hat Pirates (despite being the only member of the crew wearing one). He even has it on his Jolly Roger!

Comic Books

  • One of the members of the Elite in The DCU is called Hat, after his magic hat.

Fairy Tales

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

  • Bennett from Heroes earned himself the Fan Nickname "The Man With The Horn-Rimmed Glasses" (despite his glasses not actually being horn-rimmed), but this was often shortened to HRG.
  • The Man in Black in Lost.

Music

See the girl with the diamond ring
She knows how to shake that thing
See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the Birdland all night long

  • Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black".
  • Chris DeBurgh, "The Lady in Red".

Professional Wrestling

Theatre

Video Games

  • Pyramid Head from the Silent Hill series. Listed as "Red Pyramid" in the movie credits.

Web Comics

  • Black Hat Guy and Beret Guy from xkcd.
  • The Idiot in an Awesome Hat (listed as such on the vol.7 cast page) from Girl Genius.
  • The Booted Wight from The Order of the Stick.
  • Because the gag-a-day comic Cyanide & Happiness has no long-term recurring characters, regulars in its comment section have adopted the convention of referring to its stick doll characters by the color of their clothes, such as "green shirt".
    • A few panels in its Random Comic Generator subtly imply that this is canon.
  • Chirault, while does not refer this way to Kiran in text, has the character description for him on cast page simply "Scarf-boy.", and uses page title "Scarf boy wuz here".

Web Original

Western Animation

  • A Looney Tunes short titled "Boston Quackie" had secret agent Daffy Duck tracking down the Man in the Green Hat
  • An animated segment on Sesame Street about the letter V featured "the villain in the Panama hat" (who even referred to himself as that).
  • Throughout the South Park episode "Woodland Critter Christmas," the narrator refers to Stan as "the boy in the red poofball hat."

Real Life

  • Man in the Iron Mask, who inspired books and movies but was indeed a real person, although his true identity is unknown.