User blog comment:Prophit1970/That signature black suit and white shirt/@comment-26072045-20150401005751/@comment-1501580-20150402001613

I don't mean to suggest that David Lynch is the only one who has ever worn that look in public.

Esquire: The Accidental Icon: David Lynch "Like Albert Einstein... ..., who reportedly wore the same suit every day so that he didn't have to use up valuable gray matter on fashion decisions, Lynch seems to be a card-carrying member of the head-in-the-clouds club."

What I mean, is that he wears that look as if it were a uniform, though he has no obligation. Very few celebrities and public figures make the choice to only wear the same outfit, nearly every single day, in order that their public be able to recognize them best. None of those who always wear the same look are wearing the David Lynch & Stan Pines-look.

There is a category on TvTropes - Limited Wardrobe. I realize this list is not comprehensive. On the list there are 130 uses of the word "black". The only re-occuring people/characters who come anywhere close to a white shirt with black suit jacket are: Hitman, Agent 47 - from the Hitman video game series; and William Hartnell, the First Doctor Who.

Both of those were frequently seen wearing disguises; and those characters are obscure and not know to be relevant. David Lynch is very relevant. The end credits sequence for Dreamscaperers is the most loving tribute to Twin Peaks ever on TV (specifically, the opening title sequence), more simple, sincere, earnest and beautfiul than the Psyche Twin Peaks-tribute episode, with a dozen cameo appearances and dozens of references.

Along with a black suit/white shirt, The Men in Black wear sunglasses; and The Blues Brothers wore hats and sunglasses. Those are different looks. The Blues Brothers are irrelevant, and the government agents in Gravity Falls are much closer in character to the Men in Black than Stan is.

I recognize the difficulties in establishing any proof that David Lynch is the single reason that Stan wears his outfit. Thankfully, most people have lives busy enough, unlike mine, so they cannot form opinions about what does or doesn't exist in the totality of television and pop culture. TvTropes and people like me can provide insights; but I appreciate that a Wiki should not accept subjective information on faith.