Trademark look or signature look is the characteristic

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or other distinguishing signs used by a certain character or performer, making the person more recognizable by the audience. Politicians may also have trademark signs, such as the suit of American President Barack Obama or the

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hand gesture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It can also refer to the clothes of a certain

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. Some trademark signatures may have started as

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s, but have then come to have been recognized by a wider audience. Popular personalities like

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and

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are known for their signature look. The reason shared is to save the sheer amount of time spent on deciding what to wear daily. As fashion trends gets influenced by renowned people like them, more and more people have started t
find their personal signature style
Sometimes, when a celebrity stops using a trademark look, people might even find it hard to recognize them.E Online "Zooey Deschanel Ditches Trademark Bangs, Looks Unrecognizable"
retrieved 15 January 2014 The term "trademark look" (or anything similar) is not used in trademark law and a trademark look is not necessarily trademark-protected in itself.

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