History Main / SymbolMotifClothing

* The mayor in ''{{Film/Jaws}}'' wore a blazer covered with boat anchors.

* The mayor in ''{{Film/Jaws}}'' wore a suit covered with dollar signs.

* ''Manga/OniisamaE'': Fukiko "Miya-sama" Ichinomiya often wears a long and flowing black skirt with a red rose pattern.

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

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* The Crystal Gems, a trio of MagicalGirlWarrior protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', have a collaborative star theme, usually on their shirt, though Amethyst, the team's least conventional and most immature member, has them as holes in the knees of her leggings. Steven also has a yellow star on his shirt.

* Playing cards, at least the Anglo-American designs popularized by [[http://www.wopc.co.uk/blogs/kenlodge/goodall Charles Goodall from the 1850s onward]], sometimes feature the queen, king, and jack with their respective suit symbols on their clothes.

* The robes in UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia were gold with eagles embroidered on them.
** When UsefulNotes/CatherineTheGreat was crowned, 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]].

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

* In ''Disney/OlafsFrozenAdventure'', Elsa's HappyHolidaysDress has snowflake symbols all over it, though in whole on the cape part, and in pieces on the dress part.

* 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]].

** Furthermore, Homeworld Gems all wear diamonds, with the color of the Diamond representing who they work for. When [[spoiler: Peridot]] ends up switching sides, she wonders if she'll have to start wearing a star, and where she'd put it.

* In Film/{{Stardust}}, Septimus has multiple number 7s on his outfit. In fact, everyone from Primus to Septimus has their respective roman numeral embroidered into their clothing somewhere

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* ''ComicBook/SensationComicsFeaturingWonderWoman'': In "Wonder World" one of Riley's friends, who is characterized by her caring nature and support of her friends, wears a lot of hearts including a heart shaped purse and heart bracelets.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'': This version of Franchise/WonderWoman wears her usual star adorned tiara in addition to a cape with stars, a skirt with stars, leggings with stars, a star shaped cape clasp and a star shaped belt buckle.

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* In Film/{{Stardust}}, Septimus has multiple number 7s on his outfit. In fact, everyone from Primus to Septimus has their respective roman numeral embroided into their clothing somewhere

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* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''' [[TheHighQueen Rosalina]], guadian/mother of the cosmos, has a star motif going on for her -- Her crown, earrings, wand, and brooch are star-shapped, and in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' she has glittery stars in the bottom of her gown.

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* Playing cards, at least the Anglo-American designs popularized by [[http://www.wopc.co.uk/blogs/kenlodge/goodall Charles Goodall from the 1850s onward]], sometimes feature the queen, king and jack with their respective suit symbols on their clothes.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'': This version of WonderWoman wears her usual star adorned tiara in addition to a cape with stars, a skirt with stars, leggings with stars, a star shaped cape clasp and a star shaped belt buckle.

[[caption-width-225:"RiddleMeThis... What can be smashed, played and worn?" [[labelnote:answer]]A symbol[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:So you know that they are the [[TheHighQueen Queen]] and {{Princess}} of Hearts.]]

A SubTrope of {{Motifs}}.

A SuperTrope to StarSpangledSpandex.

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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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* In Italy two white stars on the collar of the uniform, referencing the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_d'Italia 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 UsefulNotes/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 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 UsefulNotes/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.

* ''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]], showing how she's getting her hooks into the King.