Trademark look[1][2] orsignature look[3] is the characteristicclothes or other distinguishing signs used by a certaincharacter orperformer, making the person more recognizable by the audience. Politicians may also have trademark signs, such as the suit of American PresidentBarack Obama[4] or theMerkel-Raute hand gesture of German ChancellorAngela Merkel.[5][6] It can also refer to the clothes of a certainsubculture.[7]
Some trademark signatures may have started asin-jokes, but have then come to have been recognized by a wider audience.
Popular personalities likeSteve Jobs andMark Zuckerberg are known for their signature look. The reason shared is to save the sheer amount of time spent on deciding what to wear daily.[8] As fashion trends gets influenced by renowned people like them, more and more people have started to find their personal signature style. Sometimes, when a celebrity stops using a trademark look, people might even find it hard to recognize them.[9]
The term "trademark look" (or anything similar) is not used intrademark law, and a trademark look is not necessarily trademark-protected in itself.
