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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Rangiku from ''[[Bleach]]'' wears the standard shinigami black kimono, cut low to show her cleavage. Nemu Kurotsuchi, the only Shinigami in a skirt, somewhat squicky given her relationship with her '[[Opposite SexGender Clone|father]]'. Kenpachi shows off his chest, and Hisagi shows off his arms.
** Pretty much all the female Arrancar customise their uniforms to be more and more [[Stripperiffic]]. And then for the female viewers there's [[Walking Shirtless Scene|Grimmjow]].
* Much is made of [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena]] wearing a "boys' uniform" that looks nothing like a standard Ohtori boys' uniform ... but ''damn''.
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*** Teyla usually wears standard military dress when off-world, it's just her civvies that abide by the law of [[Bare Your Midriff]].
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' loves this trope.
** On ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'', crewmembers wore Starfleet uniforms (even the Maquis, much to their initial displeasure) while Seven of Nine (who isn't even given a field commission like the Maquis) wears catsuits and high heels.
*** At least this time they [[Justified Trope|justified]] the trope by saying the outfit was needed to hold her in shape after removing most of her Borg implants. Though why she couldn't wear a regular uniform over it is never stated (might have been comfort, though that wouldn't explain the heels). The worst part was when she did wear a uniform, in "Relativity", she looked absolutely gorgeous.
** Likewise, on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek Enterprise]]'', T'Pol habitually wears a skintight, vaguely camo-pattern catsuit even though the standard Vulcan uniform consists of loose robes. Even in the desert, she wears a skintight ''white'' jumpsuit, even though Vulcans ''come from a desert planet'' and wear loose robes in their natural environment. The custom uniform part has ''some'' justification before she joins Starfleet (she's technically a civilian citizen of another state attached to the Enterprise mission), but the sexy part... You could at least explain away Seven as being the Doctor's influence.
*** And, once she joins Starfleet, she switched to a skintight, maroon or blue catsuit... with some hints of Starfleet insignia.
** Kira Nerys from ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' wore a more-or-less normal uniform in the earlier seasons of the show, similar to the uniforms worn by the Bajoran security and engineering personnel (including Odo). From season 4 onwards her uniform became more catsuit-like, with ridiculous [[Combat Stilettos|five-inch heeled boots]] (with thick heels, though).
*** The heels were more for practicality in camera framing, though, as Nana Visitor is quite short of stature compared to her 6'-and-taller co-stars.
** On ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', Deanna Troi had her famous body-hugging "cleavage suits". It's lampshaded when Jellico briefly becomes the captain of the ''Enterprise'' and tells her to get into a uniform ... and by the actress herself, who said sometime later that she much preferred the uniform, and so the character "got in the habit" of it.
*** Marina Sirtis talking of her reaction to this after the fact: "I can finally breathe out and wear underwear!" - Most Star Trek fans thought she looked better in the uniform, too, so it was a win-win.
** Also on ''Next Generation,'' this was subverted in the first season: both men and women wore a "skant," a skirt-version of the familiar TNG uniform.
** In every [[Mirror Universe]] episode of any ''[[Star Trek]]'' series, the female leads are always in ridiculously over-the-top [[Fetish Fuel]] outfits.
** Classic ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' follows its own version, with the low-cut miniskirts worn by the female crewmen of the Enterprise.
*** Lampshaded in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" when they go back in time to ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' and Dax makes a comment on the mini-skirt uniform. Not that she seems to mind wearing it.
* Lampshaded in ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'':
{{quote|'''Gwen''': My TV Guide interview was six paragraphs about my ''boobs'' and how they fit into my suit!}}
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Rare male example: In ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]: Peace Walker'', Big Boss and his comrades all share ostensibly the same outfits, although when they're being worn by Big Boss, they're more revealing. The Battle Dress gains orange buttocks and a skintight area on the chest (his men have gray buttocks and wear extra body armour over their chests), the various Fatigues are more unbuttoned, and Big Boss's 'Naked' camo is [[Walking Shirtless Scene|shirtless]] wheras his men will wear a tank top. Also his helmet is a [[Martial Arts HeadbandHachimaki|metal bandana]] that [[Helmets Are Hardly Heroic|covers practically nothing of his face and hair]], whereas his men get a proper, face-covering helmet.
** Solid Snake qualifies as well, only his uniform is a custom version of [[Real Life]]. Most of what he wears has ''some'' real-life basis, but it's [[Rummage Sale Reject|a mish-mash of uniforms from all over the world rather than on any one particular set of gear]], and then "customised" to look more revealing and sexy. For instance, the vest Snake wears in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 1'' is fairly closely based on a certain real life Navy vest, only Snake's is [[Form-Fitting Wardrobe|anatomically correct]] and fastens differently so more of the chest is visible.
* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'': provides the page quote above. Played with as Miranda is called out on her outfit during her loyalty mission:
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