'''Basic Trope''': Clothing so ridiculous that it's obviously there to gawk over.
* '''Straight''': Two pages of description on a single dress that will never return.
* '''Exaggerated''': As above, but with three additional pages, and even more gushing detail after everything the wearer says or does.
* '''Downplayed''': Characters' clothes are described well, but briefly.
* '''Justified''':
** The rich would wear extravagant clothes to flaunt their wealth.
** They are at a fashion show, what do you expect?
* '''Inverted''': A detailed description of how plain and shabby an outfit is.
* '''Subverted''': A character wears something glorious and the author brushes over it.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Until the conversation turns to clothes, and then we get the usual treatment.
* '''Parodied''':
** Everyone's wearing three suits of finery, their hair is taller than they are, and then they begin to complain about how dumpy they look.
** The outfits are so glitzy and extravagant, everyone literally orgasms by just looking at them.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The characters look great! Now it's sweats for everyone. Just kidding!
* '''Averted''': Clothing is never described in detail.
* '''Enforced''': "It's for 8-year old girls. Put everyone in glitzy dresses."
* '''Lampshaded''': An authorial aside about how dull describing clothing can be.
* '''Invoked''': The clever lead sets up a party to see who has the nicest clothes.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': A no-nonsense character shuts down any discussion of clothing.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "Jeez, what is this, a Jane Austin novel?"
* '''Deconstructed''': [[Literature/AmericanPsycho The descriptions are used to show the character narrating is vain and cares only for appearances.]]
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The protagonist is a fashion designer, so they paid a lot of attention to the clothes.
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