The interpretation of clothing in a dream is linked to gender, culture, and other factors but the predominant representation created by society is the first layer; namely, clothing represents the role in life that a person is fulfilling.
In many societies for example, men symbolizes clothes traditionally called a job uniform. Women symbolizes domestic life where clothes are sometimes thought to be an outward representation of how women maintain a certain cultural behavior. Clothing represents our persona.
For example, what does expensive clothing represent in a dream? Many individuals have in their mind that expensive clothing symbolizes prosperity in meaning and message. On the opposite side, expensive clothing may point to extravagance, greed and materialism.
In dreams to wear a pink slip as clothing may mean you are in love with someone; wearing white clothing may relate to purity; dreaming about black clothing might indicate fear. There are many layers of meaning for every colors and different types of clothing.
If you have new clothing in your dreams, it shows that you will be successful in some endeavors you’ve contemplated and worked for or about to undertake or are about to enter into. You are prosperous in knowledge and desires because things are going well for you.
Dirty clothes in a dream signifies that you are lazy or neglect things. Some might say that it is also symbolic of carelessness and arrogance; along with negative or dark implications.