I don't quite remember who said it, but at some point during our 3 day long discussion of King Lear, somebody pointed out that as Edgar recovers from the lowest lows to redemption in the second half of the play, his clothes progressively get nicer. This is a tool Shakespeare uses to not only physically show us Edgar's recovery, but also allow Edgar a way to recover his full dignity in all senses.
That makes me think about a couple of things. First is how the clothes I wear reflect on me, my personality, and status. Obviously, I'm a king compared to a man in rags, but more intricately, does my clothing choice actually reveal something about who I am? If it does, let's hope it's positive. In any case, I know that when I choose clothes it's because I want to give off a certain image, if not fit in with a certain social group. More interesting is that in spite of this different circumstances, vacation or home, football or debate, call for different clothes, meaning we all do shape our appearance around our objectives.
This is interesting to me, and something I'll keep in mind when I observe people, and when I get dressed.
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