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14 Iconic Outfits from Classic TV Characters

Is baseball the American past-time or is it watching television? Nah, we think things have changed. It seems like families are more likely to sit down in front of the TV to watch their favorite show, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Television shows can make us laugh, make us cry, and feel a wide variety of emotions – sometimes even anger! We get attached to characters and the way they look almost instantly. Sometimes, it’s even used as a plot device. Now that we think about it, some characters have iconic outfits that are instantly recognizable.

The outfits our favorite characters wear have become historic in a way, and we grow to love them. Sometimes their outfits change, and it just feels wrong. Heck, some people even dress up like our favorite characters and those that haven't even seen the show can recognize them.

Even though there are dozens of shows that have iconic outfits, some stand out from the rest. Here is a list of 14 of the most iconic characters wearing what they wouldn’t be caught dead without. We’re sure that you’ll never forget these characters or their clothing choices. How many of these do you recognize? Did we miss someone you think belong on this list?

Marge Simpson's Green Dress & Red Necklace

Marge Simpson's Green Dress & Red Necklace

One great thing about animated television shows is that each of the characters have a signature look because they never change clothes! 

Marge Simpson’s is probably the most memorable, with her light green dress, red necklace, and iconic blue hair. 

(Image via Fox)

Elaine Benes' Blazer & Midi Skirt

Elaine Benes' Blazer & Midi Skirt

Like it or not, much of what Elaine wore in Seinfeld would still be in style today (with a little tailoring). 

She wore a variety of things, but she always seemed to come back to the classic blazer, midi skirt, and loafers. 

(Image via NBC/Giggling Goose/Castle Rock)

Blossom's Floppy Hat

Blossom's Floppy Hat

Blossom Russo made famous the floppy hat in the TV show, Blossom, and we miss her quirky sense of style. She paired her iconic hat with wild, clashing colors, yet somehow made it work! 

We didn't really see Mayim Bialik channel this outlandish style as Amy Farrah Fowler in the Big Bang Theory, though she did have a trademark look.

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Lucille Ball's Patterned Shirt Dresses

Lucille Ball's Patterned Shirt Dresses

Lucille Ball was the star of I Love Lucy, and we love her charming sense of style almost as much as her quirky antics! 

She primarily wore an assortment of patterned shirt dresses—and our favorite is definitely the red checkered one. 

(Image via CBS/Desilu Productions)

Buffy Summers' Red Leather Pants & Black Halter

Buffy Summers' Red Leather Pants & Black Halter

Buffy Summers, of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, killed monsters and looked good doing it in her (often) skin-baring ensembles. 

Her most memorable outfit is a pair of red leather pants combined with a black halter top that gave her the perfect balance of alluring and dangerous.

(Image via WB/20th Century Fox/Mutant Enemy Productions)

Joey Potter's Jeans & Tee

Joey Potter's Jeans & Tee

Can we all agree that Joey Potter of Dawson’s Creek started the jeans and a tee trend? 

She was rocking this low-key, timeless outfit long before it became mainstream, and we are simply amazed at the staying power of her signature ensemble. 

(Image via WB/Columbia TriStar Television/Sony Pictures)

Tia & Tamara's Denim Ensembles

Tia & Tamara's Denim Ensembles

Tia and Tamara took denim on denim to a whole new level on the show Sister Sister

They routinely wore blue jeans paired with a bold-patterned top, a denim vest, AND a denim hat—and we can’t help but think that their lovable personalities and “no rules” sense of style kicked off the denim on denim trend.

(Image via ABC/WB/de Passe Entertainment/Paramount Television)

Daisy Duke's Daisy Dukes

Daisy Duke's Daisy Dukes

Can you name a more memorable article of clothing from classic television than the denim cutoffs that Daisy Duke made famous in Dukes of Hazzard

Ever since this show aired, super-short denim shorts have been dubbed “Daisy Dukes” and we don’t see this moniker changing anytime soon.

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Cher Horowitz's Tartan Ensemble

Cher Horowitz's Tartan Ensemble

Cher Horowitz of the TV show (and movie) Clueless had a bold, unique sense of style that you couldn’t help but admire—even if you could never see yourself wearing it. 

She loved patterns and bold colors, which all come together in her signature look: the yellow tartan pants and yellow blouse. 

(Image via Paramount Pictures)

Laura Petrie's Cigarette Pants

Laura Petrie's Cigarette Pants

The late Mary Tyler Moore, who portrayed Laura Petrie, took a bold step when she had her character wear cigarette-style pants and a high-necked top instead of a traditional dress. 

We love her take on the American housewife and how it paved the way for other women to think outside the dress.

(Image via Calvada Productions/CBS)

Ally McBeal's Lavender Skirt Suit

Ally McBeal's Lavender Skirt Suit

Ally McBeal, the titular young attorney of the hit Fox show, isn’t one to go unnoticed. She defied norms in the 90s by consistently wearing super-short skirts paired with the more traditional lawyer staples (button downs and blazers). 

Her lavender-colored skirt suit in particular highlights her femininity and fierceness.

(Image via David E. Kelley Productions/20th Century Fox Television/Fox)

Blair Waldorf's A-Line Skirt & Knee High Socks

Blair Waldorf's A-Line Skirt & Knee High Socks

Blair Waldorf, of the hit show Gossip Girl, was an overall fashion icon, so it’s difficult to choose only one of her stylish looks! 

But, there is one outfit that stands out above the rest as a quintessential “Blair outfit’: a black a-line skirt, knee high socks, a white button-down, and a headband.

(Image via CW/Warner Bros Television/Fake Empire/College Hill Pictures/Alloy Entertainment)

Laverne DeFazio's Monogrammed Top

Laverne DeFazio's Monogrammed Top

It’s difficult to decide whose look is more iconic between our favorite roommates, Laverne and Shirley, but we’d have to go with Laverne. 

Her numerous tops with a huge monogrammed “L”  is so classically her, and it's somehow still in style!  

(Image via ABC/Henderson Productions/Miller-Milkis Productions/Paramount)

Carrie Bradshaw's White Tutu and Pink Tank

Carrie Bradshaw's White Tutu and Pink Tank

Carrie Bradshaw graced the world with many a memorable look on SATC, but the one that just screams “Carrie” is her white tutu and pink tank top outfit. 

It’s fun, it’s flirty, and if we saw someone wearing this look in real life, we’d be transported back to Manhattan in a heartbeat. 

(Image via HBO/Darren Star Productions)