History Main / SymbolMotifClothing

* ''Series/GameOfThrones''. The various Houses tend to SigilSpam their House symbol everywhere. When Margaery Tyrell (whose House symbol is a rose) marries into House Baratheon (whose symbol is a stag) her crown features a [[BewareTheNiceOnes rose with thorns]] [[ManipulativeBitch entwined around stag antlers]].

* In Italy two white stars on the collar of the uniform, referencing the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_d%E2%80%99Italia Star of Italy]], is an easy way to recognize military personnel-or changes in status of a particular police or paramilitary unit, as shown by the police losing the stars upon going from military to civilian and BenitoMussolini's ''[[BlackShirt Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale]]'' wearing fasces on the collar until the fall of his regime, at which point they were ordered to switch to stars.

** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', all three of Zelda's outfits have multiple occurrences of the Triforce and the bird from the Royal Crest of Hyrule. The [[FishPeople Zora]] royalty (Dorephan, Mipha, and Sidon) also have numerous [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal accessories]] depicting the three-crescent Zora emblem.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', the skirt of Princess Zelda's gown is embroidered with a recurring pattern of harps -- the same style of harp that was played by her predecessor in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''. It seems to have been adopted as an emblem of the royal house.

* The Riddler of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' often wears a green outfit with question marks all over it.

* This is a recurring element in many books by MercedesLackey.
** In her ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, the Tayledras will often have a motif repeated in their clothing, usually something to do with birds or [[FeatherMotif feathers]]. Given their relationship with birds of prey, this is entirely fitting.

* Playing cards, at least the Anglo-American designs popularized by [[http://www.wopc.co.uk/assets/images/subjects/goodall/fancy-scrollwork-courts.jpg Charles Goodall]], sometimes feature the queen, king and jack with their respective suit symbols on their clothes.

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* The Riddler of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' often wears a green outfit with question marks all over it.

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* The Wizard hat in ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}'' is decorated with star and moon shapes.

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* Most characters in ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' each have a symbol that appears in most of their clothes and sometimes [[WeaponOfChoice weapons]].

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* Playing cards, at least the Anglo-American designs popularized by [[http://www.wopc.co.uk/assets/images/subjects/goodall/fancy-scrollwork-courts.jpg Charles Goodall]], sometimes feature the queen, king and jack with their respective suit symbols on their clothes.

** ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled'''s "mysterious geass girl" (who is possibly [[spoiler: ''god'', or the "collective unconscious" that Charles tried to kill in R2]]) has Geass symbols everywhere on her. It's on her waist, collar, legs, even her ''haircut''. (Thanks, Creator/CLAMP.)

** ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled's "mysterious geass girl" (who is possibly [[spoiler: god, or the "collective unconscious" that Charles tried to kill in R2]]) has Geass symbols everywhere on her. It's on her waist, collar, legs, even her ''haircut''. (Thanks, Creator/CLAMP.)

** ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled's "mysterious geass girl" (who is possibly [[spoiler: ''god'', or the "collective unconscious" that Charles tried to kill in R2]]) has Geass symbols everywhere on her. It's on her waist, collar, legs, even her ''haircut''. (Thanks, Creator/CLAMP.)

* [[OniisamaE Fukiko "Miya-sama" Ichinomiya]] often wears a long and flowing black skirt with a red rose pattern.

Now there isn't a hard minimum to count, but '''it has to be more than just one or two instances of the symbol on the outfit''', even if they are large. One or two does not make a motif. Having the symbol incorporated into every outfit they wear, or every character in the work having such symbolism worked into their clothing may give some extra leeway: its the establishment of a consistent symbolic {{Motif}} that's important.

Now there isn't a hard minimum to count, but '''it has to be more than just one or two instances of the symbol on the outfit''', even if they are large. One or two does not make a motif.

* The Riddler of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' often wears an outfit with question marks all over it. His outfits also tend to be green or feature green in some capacity.

* ComicBook/TheRiddler of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' often wears an outfit with question marks all over it. His outfits also tend to be green or feature green in some capacity.

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* {{Hancock}} incorporated eagles into whatever outfit he wore, even when he was homeless.
* In {{Stardust}}, Septimus has multiple number 7s on his outfit.
** It's not just Septimus that fits this trope, everyone from Primus to Septimus has their respective roman numeral embroided into their clothing somewhere

** In her ''HeraldsOfValdemar'' series, the Tayledras will often have a motif repeated in their clothing, usually something to do with birds or [[FeatherMotif feathers]]. Given their relationship with birds of prey, this is entirely fitting.
* Kelson Haldane of the ''{{Deryni}}'' works has in his wardrobe a tunic of red covered with tiny golden Haldane lions. His coat of arms features a single golden lion on a red field.

* The sendings at Abhorsen's House in the ''OldKingdom'' books tend to trot out surcoats checkered with symbols related to the powers of whoever they're intended for. So, for example, Sabriel gets given one patterned with the Abhorsen's silver key motif, crown princess Ellimere gets gold royal towers, Lirael gets a mix of Clayr stars and [[spoiler:Abhorsen keys]], and Sam gets [[spoiler:the Wallmakers' gold trowel]].

* In ''{{Homestuck}}'', some of the ancestors' clothing is drawn with repeating patterns reminiscent of their symbol. For example, Orphaner Dualscar's symbol is the Aquarius wavy lines, and his outfit includes a lot of wavy lines.

* The Wizard hat in ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}'' is decorated with star and moon shapes.
* As shown in the page image, the most regal outfits worn by the Queen and Princess of Heart in ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsAdventureInWonderland'' have hearts adorning their [[PimpedOutDress dresses]], [[CoolCrown crowns]] and even [[PrettyInMink the ermine]] on their [[PimpedOutCape capes]].

* In the Film/StarWars prequel ''The Phantom Menace'' Queen Amidala and her handmaidens wear elaborate costumes decorated with her majesty's private sigil.

** When UsefulNotes/CatherineII was coronated, she wore a silver dress [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catherine_II_by_V.Eriksen_%281778-9,_David_Coll.,_Denmark%29.jpg with the Russian gold eagles embroidered on it]].