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Clothing

Clothing in dreams is a means by which your feelings of status are expressed. Do you measure up to others or are you "overdressed"? Did you forget your shoes? Is your shirt on backwards? Are your pants stained? Are you under dressed? Dreams of being inappropriately attired reflect feelings of unpreparedness in waking life. Clothing worn backwards suggests role-reversal. If your clothes are stolen in a dream, try to identify who or what recently robbed you of your status in your personal or professional life. If your clothes are ripped, torn, soiled or fall apart in a dream, it reflects how poorly you feel about yourself, as in you are feeling "torn and tattered.," "soiled," or "falling apart."  

A wedding dress may reflect literal feelings about the big day or on a symbolic level your feelings about a big commitment in your life. A torn or soiled wedding dress is common symbol of hopes for a marriage that have "worn ragged" or "been spoiled" by disappointment. Those in formal attire represent people you feel are of high status in waking life. Conversely, those who are disheveled represent the opposite. How the clothes make you feel IN the dream reflect your feelings about yourself and your status. Wearing a uniform or other clothing associated with group in a dream reflects feelings of conforming to the group that the clothing represents, either literally or symbolically. 

The size of clothing is meaningful. If the clothes are too big in a dream, it reflects feelings that you may have taken on too much in waking life or cannot "fill the shoes." If clothes are too small, it reflects feelings that the role you are playing in waking life "no longer fits." New clothes indicate a change in social status.

Shoes in dreams are symbols of the "direction we are headed" in our lives. New shoes indicate a new status; we are headed in a new direction. Worn shoes reflect feelings that one has expended a great deal of time and effort on an endeavor, and may reflect feelings of exhaustion or depression. If you've lost or cannot find your shoes in a dream, it reflects your concern that you've lost your direction in waking life. If you have forgotten your shoes, it reflects feelings that you are unprepared for where you are headed in your life. If your shoes are stolen in a dream, ask yourself who or what situation may have stolen your focus or control in waking life. To be barefoot in a dream reflects feelings of vulnerability about a new role in your life, perhaps as a result of a divorce or layoff. Wearing two different shoes indicates being pulled in two directions. High heels are associated with sexuality.

Dreams of wearing underwear or being partially clothed in a dream suggest feelings of emotional vulnerability. Partial attire in an office or business context reflects feelings of unpreparedness, or scrutiny by one's boss or co-workers. Being partially clothed in the company of a crush or potential lover suggests your attraction is "readily visible." If no one notices your state of undress, the dream indicates you may be feeling over-sensitive. No one else can see your exposed feelings!


Related Dream Symbols
underwear
naked