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Back to the Future

The vest is orange. Confirmed.

1 character 2 outfits 8 pieces

Marty McFly

Deborah Lynn Scott designed Back to the Future and settled cinema's longest-running colour argument directly with NPR: the vest is orange, and as the film's own dialogue jokes, it reads as a life preserver. Everything under it is ordinary mid-eighties teenage clothing.

What everyone in it wears

01 Orange Down Gilet Marty 02 Denim Jacket Marty 03 Checked Shirt Marty 04 Straight-Leg Levi's Marty 05 White High-Tops Marty

The cast

Every wardrobe
№ 35 Back to the Future MartyMcFly 1985, Hill Valley 8 pieces Orange Down Gilet · Denim Jacket · Checked Shirt

Every outfit, in one list

Marty McFly Hill Valley 1985, on a skateboard, late Marty McFly 1955 The other end of the trip

Where else this leads

Aesthetics
80s Nostalgia 1
Eras
1980s 1
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Written and edited by · Updated 16 August 2026