What is the importance of clothes for the characters in The Great Gatsby (except for Gatsby himself)?

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the physical descriptions of characters' clothing is used as a means of characterization, developing symbolic color associations or developing themes with which the characters are associated. 

• Daisy and the White Dress: when the reader first encounters Daisy Buchanan, she is described in a white room, dressed entirely in white, with language that is airy, ethereal, and incorporeal. White is typically associated with goodness and purity, which...

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, the physical descriptions of characters' clothing is used as a means of characterization, developing symbolic color associations or developing themes with which the characters are associated. 

• Daisy and the White Dress: when the reader first encounters Daisy Buchanan, she is described in a white room, dressed entirely in white, with language that is airy, ethereal, and incorporeal. White is typically associated with goodness and purity, which aligns closely with Gatsby's feelings for Daisy. However, given the context, it could also comment upon Daisy's lack of substance. 


• Tom's polo clothes: When the reader first encounters Tom, he is described as having a "cruel body" that is close to bursting out of his clothing, which is laced and buttoned, but straining to remain so. Tom's presence is enormous, and this description matches his later character development as violent and quick to anger, always nearly bursting during an interaction. 


• Myrtle's apartment outfit: Upon Myrtle's arrival to the apartment where she and Tom stay, she changes into an incredibly garish outfit, which she demurely and coquettishly brushes aside whenever people compliment it. Myrtle's position in a lower socioeconomic class is emphasized by her desire to appear wealthy while simultaneously acting as if nothing is different whatsoever.