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Basic Trope: Clothing, especially a shirt, that changes appearance based on how the wearer feels.

  • Straight: Bob's shirt often can be seen changing appearance depending on how he feels.
  • Exaggerated: At all times, any article of clothing Bob wears will change depending on how he feels.
  • Downplayed: Some viewers may be able to notice Bob's clothing changing appearance on occasion.
  • Justified: Bob and/or his clothing is magical in some way, and has this ability.
  • Inverted: ???
  • Subverted:
    • It's revealed that Bob's clothing only changed appearance because he changed clothing off-screen.
    • Bob's clothing is merely thermochromaticcally dyed.
  • Double Subverted: The reason he changed clothing is because his previous clothes wouldn't stop changing appearance.
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig-Zagged: ???
  • Averted: Bob's clothing doesn't change appearance.
  • Enforced: Rule of Funny and/or Rule of Cool can be in effect.
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: Bob decides to cast a spell on his clothing that causes it to change based on how he's feeling.
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: "Why do some characters wear clothing that changes depending on their emotions?"

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