Clothing in dreams is often used to describe or portray the personality. The colors and styles of clothing communicating your attitude and preferences.


Apron

To dream of an apron represents commitment, or a willingness to do whatever it takes to think, feel, or act in a certain way. You or some aspect of your personality is very focused and willing to endure sacrifices to stay focused and on task.  You may not care how messy or difficult it gets.

An apron suggests a strong interest in what you are thinking and maintaining it. Secrecy, over-protection, or sacrificing less important or interesting things to keep thinking in a certain way.    TOP

Asian Rice Hat / Conical Peasant Hat

To dream of an asian rice hat represents a conservative mood or attitude that rejects progress. It reflects a resistance to new ideas or opportunities.   You think what you are currently doing is good enough.    TOP

Backpack

To dream of a backpack represents self-sufficiency. An area of your life where you are doing something on your own. It may also reflect problems that you have to deal with all by yourself.  Doing your own thing.

A backpack may also represent hopes, desires, and secrets that you don't wish to tell anyone about.

Example: A woman dreamed of hiding a laptop in her backpack. In real life she was making plans to see a concert that her boyfriend didn't want to see. The backpack reflects her willingness to "go it alone" and make plans for the concert anyway.    TOP

Ballet Shoes

To dream of ballet shoes represents an approach to a situation that requires staying balanced. You don't want to make any mistakes or are trying to be perfect. A sign that you are well aware of the risks involved in making a mistake.

*Please See Ballet.    TOP

Bandana

To dream of a bandana represents a mood or mindset that is intentionally misbehaving. Being bad or breaking the rules on purpose.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a woman wearing a bandana. In waking life he had told someone he hated how much he enjoyed screwing them over.    TOP

Bathrobe

To dream of a bathrobe represents self-consciousness or sensitivity about having other people notice anything wrong with you.  A desire for privacy.  It may also reflect your personality as you confront personal problems or deal with something embarrassing.

To dream of taking a bathrobe off represents an open mind about exposing your personal or private life in some manner.    TOP

Belt

To dream of a belt represents support or help.  How a person or situation is being secured, insured, or held up.  It may reflect how you or someone else is helping or "carrying" another person.  The color of the belt can indicate intentions.

Example:  A man dreamed of seeing a woman he liked wearing a pink belt.  In real life he was only helping this woman because he sexually lusted after her.  The pink belt reflected the his lustful intentions that drove him to help or support the woman.    TOP

Bikini

To dream of a bikini represents you or some aspect of your personality that is totally focused on confronting uncertainty or a negative situation.  The feminine aspect of the symbol may be a sign that you feel powerless or out of control as you confront problems.

The symbolism is based on water reflecting uncertainty or negative situations.  The bikini then reflects your personality that is dealing with this.

The color of the bathing suit is very important.  Blue represents a positive outlook, red is negative, and white symbolizes purification.

Example:  A man dreamed of seeing a girl in a bikini at the beach.  In real life he was confronting a serious health crisis in which he believed he was going to die.  The girl in the bikini symbolized his sense of powerlessness to cure the problem while confronting the uncertainty of death.

*Please See Swimsuit.    TOP

Blazer

To dream of a blazer represents proper conduct or an appropriate attitude.  A concerted effort to carry yourself responsibly or to behave yourself.  You may have a heightened interest in not embarrassing yourself with someone important to you.

Example:  A girl dreamed of a guy she liked wearing a blazer.  In real life she felt very self-conscious about saying anything stupid or embarrassing around this guy.    TOP

Blouse

To dream of a blouse represents the personality being sensitive about being respected or appearing professional. Insecurity or being easy to upset when it comes to proving yourself.

Example: A man dreamed about hearing someone talking about a blouse he owned. In waking life he was very eager to do business with something who kept embarrassing him by ignoring him.    TOP

Bra

To dream of a bra represents protection or security of power. Safekeeping of possibilities or abilities. It may also reflect preserving dignity or self-respect.

Example: A girl dreamed of a guy she liked seeing her in her bra. In waking this guy was fully aware that she liked him too, but she was playing it smart with him. The guy seeing her in her bra reflected her awareness of him knowing she liked him while she held back her eagerness to date or be intimate. Showing interest while acting ladylike.    TOP

Business Suit

To dream of a business suit represents organization and expertise.  You or some aspect of yourself that's very organized, knowledgeable, or focused on a particular issue.  You or someone you know that's heavily involved in a subject area.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a gorilla in a business suit.  In real life he was an author of conspiracy theories.  The gorilla in the business suit reflected his expertise on topics that were outrageous or over the top.    TOP

Boots

To dream of boots represents a bold position or a firm stance.  You or some area of your life that does what it wants and gives up nothing.  Moving forward despite all objections or opposition.

Negatively, boots may reflect situations that "give you the boot" or make you feel "walked over."  You may feel compromised.

The color of the boots indicate intentions, feelings, or motivations.    TOP

Cane

To dream of using a cane represents a nagging problem or weakness. Some area of your life where you have to notice yourself being limited or weaker than you'd like to be. Doing the best you can with what you have during a difficulty.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing someone walking with a cane. In waking life he was waiting for agreement from a business partner that he didn't need in order to carry out a sale from a customer. The cane reflected him noticing himself being limited in making money because he choose to politely wait for his business partner to agree.    TOP

Capri Pants

To dream of capri pants represents discipline or decision-making that is sensitive about noticing how different you are being all the time. Capri pants may also reflects your enthusiasm for wanting to try new things all the time.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing his Grandmother wearing capri pants. In waking life was adjusting to being newly divorced.    TOP

Cloak

To dream of a cloak represents intentional concealment. Doing everything you can to hide yourself, what you'e doing, or your real intentions. It may also mean that you are trying to cover-up or hide something.    TOP

Coat

To dream of a coat represents your protectiveness and defensive persona. How you are shielding yourself from conflict or adversity.

Consider the color and style of jacket for additional symbolism.

*Please See Leather Jacket.
*Please See Raincoat.
*Please See Winter Coat.    TOP

Camouflage Clothing

To dream of camouflage clothing represents your personality during a time where you are trying to conceal your true feelings or intentions.  You may also want to avoid standing out to other people.

To dream of a camouflage car or vehicle represents a decision or a direction in life that's attempting to conceal true feelings.

Camouflage in any other manner simply points to concealment.    TOP

Chef's Hat

To dream of a chef's hat represents a mood or attitude that is adept, powerful or confident in your abilities. An aspect of your personality feels knowledgeable and talented enough to totally control a situation or direct outcomes.

Alternatively, a chef's hat may represent your projection of someone else that you feel is adept, experienced and confident.    TOP

Clothing

To dream of clothing represents the personality. Consider the style, value, and color of the clothing for additional meaning.

To dream of changing clothing represents a change of attitude, behavior, interest, or focus. Changing how you act or feel. Approaching a situation differently or choosing to change.

To dream of clothing that is too tight represents the personality or how you act that is restricting you or holding you back.

To dream of being unable to find your clothes for an important occasion may represent feelings of being unable to meet the obligations, demands, or expectations of others.

To dream of black clothing represents the personality being fearful or excessive. Ask yourself where in your life you are afraid or obsessed. Fear, ambition, or negative intentions are out of balance.

To dream of dark green clothing may represent the personality being greedy, arrogant, or totally preoccupied with the self. Suicidal thoughts or jealousy are sometimes reflected by dark green.

To dream of light green clothing represents the personality that is healing or improving. It may also reflect jealousy.

To dream of white clothing represents the personality being genuine or having good intentions. Alternatively, white clothing may represent purification of bad habits or a negative area of your life.

To dream of pink clothing represents the personality that is lustful or consumed by ambition. It may also reflect strong sexual desire. Pink clothing may be a sign that you should be careful not to rush anything.

See the themes section for clothing for a more in-depth look at clothing symbolism.

*Please See Graduation Clothing.
*Please See Clothesline.    TOP

Clothes Iron

To dream of a clothes iron represents an attempt to perfect yourself or remove flaws. You may be practicing something or cleaning up a rough copy of work project. You may be trying to make sure something is in order before you present it to others. Alternatively, it may symbolize self-improvement.    TOP

Costume

To dream of a costume represents a false or deceptive persona you present to others in waking life.  You might be putting on a show or pretending to be something you are not.  A costume may also reflect bluffing or lying.

It may also reflect a temporary persona you display to others to fulfill a certain role (e.g. acting a certain way around only one person).

*Please See Halloween Costume.    TOP

Cowboy Hat

To dream of a cowboy hat represents a risky or adventurous attitude.  You may be in the mood for taking a chance.    TOP

Dress

To dream of wearing a dress represents compliance, willingness, or obedience.   Wearing a dress may also reflect subordination or serving the needs of others.  A lack of assertive power or control.  You are agreeable to others needs or not able to do what you want.

Negatively, wearing a dress is a sign that you lack power or control over your life.  You can't dictate the terms of a situation or it appears that someone else is in control.

Alternatively, a dress reflect a giving nature or a powerful outward expression of self.

To dream of seeing someone else wearing a dress represents some aspect of your personality that is compliant, obedient, or lacks control.  An area of your life effortlessly gives itself away to you.

To dream of a sexually desirable woman wearing a dress represents a desirable aspect of your life being compliant or serving your needs.  Things that you want to happen
effortlessly manifest in your life.  Negatively, a sexually desirable woman wearing a dress may reflect your hopes or wishes being used against you.

Example:  A young boy dreamed of seeing a desirable girl in a yellow dress.  In real life a girl began pursuing him at school and eventually became his girlfriend.  The girl in the yellow dress reflected the girl at school doing what it took to have him as her boyfriend. Her willingness to do whatever it took to keep him happy or be near him.  The girl in the yellow dress reflects life seeming to effortlessly hand the boy an eager girlfriend.

A yellow dress reflects compliance or subordination that is noticeable or obvious.  Alternatively, you are aware of an area of your life effortlessly giving itself away to you.

A red dress symbolizes compliance or subordination that is negative.  A sense of powerlessness or service to others based on ingenuine motives.  It may also symbolize a bad habit that you have difficulty controlling.  You might also feel that a lack of power you have is totally unfair or unpleasant.  Alternatively, a red dress may symbolize a person or situation that you have total control over in a manner that is abusive or deceitful.

A black dress symbolizes imbalanced, excessive, or darker aspects of yourself that lack power or control.

A blue dress symbolizes you or some area of your life that is compliant or helpful in a positive way.

A dark green dress symbolizes selfish compliance.  You or some area of your life that is subordinate or helpful for selfish reasons.    TOP

Eyeglasses

To dream of eyeglasses represents a situation that you are intelligently noticing all the time. A clearer view of a problem or situation. Some area of your life where you have gained a better understanding. Noticing what something means all the time or being totally aware of why you are doing something. It may also reflect your total awareness of someone else's behavior or why something is happening.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a woman with glasses being threatened by a large blade. In waking life he was always aware of the constant possibility of losing everything he had in a business deal if he walked away from an untrustworthy business partner. The glasses on the woman reflected his intelligent awareness or sense of clarity about why he was choosing to stay with such an untrustworthy business partner since he feared losing everything he had worked for.    TOP

Fedora Hat

To dream of a fedora hat represents your mood and attitude that is underhanded, accepting of negativity, or enjoying bad habits. You are aware that you are doing something wrong and don't care about it.    TOP

Fur Coat

To dream of a fur coat represents awareness of yourself being dangerous while other people notice it. It may also reflect bad bahavior that protects you from something horrible.

Example: A prisoner dreamed of seeing someone wearing a fur coat walking towards him. In waking life he was telling a friend that he planned to kill someone who he thought planned to kill him.    TOP

Garter Belt

To dream of seeing a woman wearing a garter belt represents a desirable situation that is ensuring itself.  Something you want in life guaranteeing itself or making you aware of it being guaranteed.  Confidently anticipating a desired outcome.  You may be very confident in knowing you can have or do something.

To dream of wearing a garter belt represents your own attempts to ensure a situation, or "bend over backwards" making sure something will happen.  Alternatively, wearing a garter belt could also reflect your eagerness to proposition someone else.    TOP

G-String

To dream of seeing someone else wearing a g-string (or gee string) represents something in your life that is noticably or dramatically revealing itself to you.  Opportunities, new situations, or insights are presenting themselves in manner that is difficult to ignore.

To dream of wearing a g-string represents your own powerful interest in revealing yourself, opening up, or taking part in something.  You may highly motivated to make intentions known.

Alternatively, it may also reflect sexual interest.

*Please See Thong.    TOP

Gloves

To dream of gloves represents your thoughts or perspective regarding the manner in which you are handling a situation.  Gloves symbolize your level of caution and carefulness. The color and style of gloves hints at your mindset.

Black gloves, or black leather gloves suggest carelessness, insensitivity, or an attempt to avoid being caught.    TOP

Halloween Costume

To dream of a hallowe'en costume represents a false negative persona.  You may be trying to appear angrier or more dangerous than you really are.  It may also reflect a deceptive attempt to scare other people.    TOP

Handbags

To dream of a handbag represents your wish to feel good or look good always being prepared. Feeling good always being ready. It may also reflect sensitivity about always looking professional or savvy. Projecting the image to others that you are always succeeding, rich, beautiful, or never losing.

Negatively,a handbag may reflect sensitivity about the possibility of embarrassing yourself being unprepared. It may also reflect too much concern that other people think you're perfect.

*Please See Purse.    TOP

Hat

To dream of a hat represents your mood or attitude. The color and type of hat suggest what kind of mood you are in.    TOP

Headscarf

To dream of a headscarf represents a mood that is intentionally avoiding feelings of desire. You may be intentionally trying to show someone that you like that you don't desire them. Purposely hiding or holding yourself back from romantic feelings.

Example: A young girl dreamed of wearing a headscarf. In waking life she was spending time with her ex-boyfriend and didn't want to bring up any of their intimate past in the conversation.    TOP

High Heels

To dream of high heel shoes represents an approach to a situation that is focused on never being rejected or losing. Ambition or drive to guarantee winning. You feel confident and self-assured. A dominating attitude. Wanting to "seal the deal" or being a "closer."

Alternatively, high heel shoes may reflect someone or something that is difficult to say no to. Feminine dominance.    TOP

Hoodies

To dream of a hoodie represents the personality trying to not be concerned with an issue at all. A wish to be completely casual about something.

Example: A woman dreamed of trying to clean dirty hoodies. In waking life she was trying to convince a bitter friend that she didn't care about a problem and felt they should both just move on from it.    TOP

Hot Pants

To dream of a hot pants represents noticing how more positive, wonderful, or desirable a situation is all the time. Always noticing something is better, more interesting, or funner. Non-stop luck, winning, success, or sexiness.

Wearing hot pants may reflect yourself being noticed by others for how good you are all the time. Situations where you are always feeling "positiver" than others. Feeling sexier, richer, stronger, or better all the time.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing an attractive girl in hot pants. In waking life his slob rich father died leaving him a huge inheritance and the ability to finally clean up after him. The hot pants reflected his view of his life always being better and luckier all the time now that his slob father wasn't getting in the way anymore.    TOP

Jacket

*Please See Coat.    TOP

Khakis

To dream of khakis represents disciplined behavior or self-control. Being totally responsible or conservative as you deal with a problem.

Alternatively, the khaki colored pants may represent your objective methods in a situation.

*Please See Pants.    TOP

Leather Jacket

To dream of a leather jacket represents an assertive indifference or insensitive persona.  Protectiveness or defensiveness that is insensitive.  A part of you that puts up a fight, or cares little about others feelings.  Doing what has to be done no matter what.  

Negatively, a leather jacket may reflect powerful self-interest.  Areas of your life that you will cause you to insult or harm others if threatened.

A leather jacket may even reflect cold or unpopular decisions you've made that require you to ignore complaints or others feelings.    TOP

Leopard Skin Clothing

To dream of leopard skin clothing represents a bold personality.  Not caring what anyone else thinks.  You may be doing something, or taking chances that most people wouldn't.    TOP

Leotards

To dream of leotards represents behavior that is concerned with doing every single little thing perfect. Negatively, you may be very concerned with making any mistakes at all.    TOP

Lingerie

To dream of lingerie represents enticement.  Your or some aspect of your personality is arousing hope or desire.  Lingerie may point to sexual enticement as well as desirable life situations that are arousing interest.

To dream of wearing lingerie represents your personality being focused on enticing a person or situation towards a goal you have.  It may also reflect sexual desire you feel for someone or your attempts initiate intimacy with them.

Lingerie can also represent the readiness of one aspect of your life to merge with another aspect of your life in creating a life experience.  One area of your life or aspect of your personality enticing or luring another to form another kind of experience.    TOP

Lint

To dream of lint represents an irritating flaw or obstacle that distracts you.  An annoying imperfection that you feel is wasting your time waste time.

Example:  A young man dreamed of removing lint from his clothing.  In real life he was in the process of finally figuring out the solution to a a very frustrating problem.    TOP

Nightgown

To dream of a nightgown represents a wonderful or charming degree of acceptance.  You or someone else that thinks it's wonderful to never believe that anything is wrong.  It may also symbolize a wonderful or charming person that's supportive or accepting of you while refusing to acknowledge problems you may have.  It may also reflect an attempt to make others feel good by choosing to ignore their problems.

Negatively, a nightgown may symbolize total acceptance of an issue that you staunchly refuse to question.  It may even symbolize a wonderful person or situation that never questions or criticizes you despite your failings.

Example:  A man dreamed of seeing a female friend in a night gown.  In real life he was hiding facts about himself from this friend and she believed whatever he told her.  The nightgown reflected how wonderful it felt to have her absolute acceptance of him despite his problems.

*Please See Pajamas.    TOP

Oven Mitts

To dream of oven mitts represents carefully handling a situation to avoid embarrassing or hurting yourself.  You may not want to take any chances with something or make a situation worse.    TOP

Overalls

To dream of overalls represents a focus on fixing or corecting something.  There may be a situation that needs to be fixed, or a person in your life that is interested in correcting a problem.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a beautiful woman wearing overalls. In real life he was an authur and was in the process of correcting mistakes in a book he was writing.    TOP

Pajamas

To dream of pajamas represents your willingness to accept or ignore issues in your life.  Willful blindness.  Pajamas reflect the personality choosing to "sleep on something" or not care about confronting issues.  Pajamas in the dream may be a sign that you don't want to deal with problems.  

Alternatively, pajamas may reflect an oblivious or naive view of a situation. You may be unaware of something important that is right in front of you.

To dream of someone else wearing pajamas represents an aspect of your personality that is oblivious or totally unaware of a situation.  It may also reflect your projection of that person with those qualities.

To dream of changing into your pajamas represents an issue in your life encourages willful blindness.  Doing everything you can to never confront something or see it for what it really is.

Example:  A girl dreamed of changing into her pajamas.  In real life she was dealing with a sleazy seductive man who slowly began to break down her will to resist him.  Putting on the pajamas reflected her slow succumbing to seduction and her unwillingness to resist being seduced.

*Please See Nightgown.    TOP

Panties

To dream of panties represents self-awareness about things you desire to have or that arouse your interest.  Noticing yourself wanting something, desiring a outcome, or having sexual interest in someone.  You may be aware of your longing for something you know you can't have or for a person that you are attracted to.

Alternatively panties can be a symbol for your attitude towards sex.  A reflection of you how sexually interested you are in someone.

If you are a man then woman's panties can represent interest in a woman you have been thinking about sexually.

If you are a woman then panties may reflect how desirable or interesting you feel you are to others.

Blue panties represents positive feelings of desire.  It may be a reflection of respect, love, or genuine concern for a person or goal.

Red panties represent negative, excessive, or imbalanced desire.  You or someone else may be aware of someone else's desire and exploiting it for personal gain.

Pink panties represent lustful desires, wishes, or interests.  Total preoccupation with "having" what you want.  Negatively, it may reflect a lack of ability to actually have what you want.

Black panties represent imbalanced desires, wishes, or interests.  Goals or objectives that are unbalanced, excessive, or immoral.  A possible sign that your methods to achieve goals are totally out of line.  Black panties are common symbols for people who watch porn or masturbate to people they aren't in relationships with.

Example:  A man dreamed of looking into the underwear drawer of a girl he liked. In real life he had be sexually fantasizing about the girl.  The panties reflected his self-awareness of his sexual interest for the girl.

*Please See Underwear.    TOP

Pants

To dream of pants represents discipline. A reflection of your ability to stick to something, stay on track, or stay on message.  It may also point to work ethic or will power.

Consider the color and style of pants for additional symbolism.    TOP

Pirate Hat

To dream of a pirate hat represents you or someone else that is in the mood to take advantage of others.  If you are wearing the hat it may reflect your interest in exploiting others weaknesses.  If someone else is wearing the hat it may symbolizes your feelings about a someone that is taking advantage of you.    TOP

Police Uniform

To dream of a police uniform represents personality traits that are disciplinary, or enforcing changes to thoughts and behavior.  Whoever wears the uniform in the dream represents the aspect of yourself that is forcing change or specific outcomes.  

Negative people in a police uniform may symbolize a lack of self-control or bad intentions.  You may know what you're doing is wrong and are making sure you keep doing it.     TOP

Purse

To dream of a purse represents your identity or sense of self. Thoughts, feelings, or life situations that give you confidence, power, or make you feel complete as a person. A purse can also reflect emotional dependency, or things you need in order to feel complete, whole, or confident.

Losing your purse may symbolize losing touch with who you are, or giving up habits or life situations that make you feel confident, or complete as a person.

Example: A woman dreamed of returning to her church to pick up a purse that she had forgotten. In waking life she had for years given up certain privileges in her church to make time for family and had only recently had her church privileges reinstated. The purse reflects her sense of identity and emotional needs associated with having the extra responsibility in the church.     TOP

Raincoat

To dream of a raincoat represents your personality you face and attempt to shield yourself from difficulty, disappointment, sadness, or depression.  You are finding the resources necessary to do what you need to do or to get through a difficult situation.

A yellow raincoat symbolizes self-awareness as you protect yourself in the face adversity. You are noticing yourself doing everything you can to stay away from negativity or negative thinking patterns.

Example:  A young man dreamed of being with a woman in a yellow raincoat.  In real life he was changing schools to avoid bad influences and had to put up with a lot of stress and peer pressure in order to do it.  The yellow raincoat reflected him noticing himself doing everything he could to avoid the bad people who were such a negative influence.    TOP

Robe

To see a robe represents self-awareness about how totally dedicated you are. A situation in your life in which you are intentionally putting all your focus or caring about nothing else. It may be a sign that you believe it's important remove all distractions or prevent any disruptions.

Alternatively, a robe may reflect feelings that what you are doing is more important that what other people are doing.

*Please See Bathrobe.    TOP

Sandals

To dream of sandles represents an approach to life that is confronting negativity.  A sign that you are very focused on dealing with problems or putting up with negative situations.    TOP

School Uniform

To dream of a school uniform represents a self-conscious attitude.  It may reflect a situation in which you don't wish to embarrass yourself. It may reflect your interest in maintaining a good reputation with someone you respect.  A common symbol for job hunters or people who are dating.

To dream of seeing people you want to date dressed in a school uniform may reflect how you wish to avoid embarrassing yourself with them.  You might be trying to be careful about giving them a good impression of you.    TOP

Shirts

To dream of a shirt in a dream represents your personality style. The style and color of the shirt represent the way you are choosing to think or behave.

To dream of being shirtless or losing your shirt represents embarrassment or feeling forced to be honest.

To dream of a white shirt represents the personality being genuine, honest, or proper. Alternatively, a white shirt may reflect personality changes. A negative thinking pattern is being corrected or life is forcing you to change yourself.

*Please See T-Shirt.
*Please See Sweatshirt.    TOP

Shoes

To dream of shoes represents your approach to life or a situation. How you choose to deal with situations. Your style or methodology for confronting problems. Our principles, morals, objectives, or motivations. Look to the color and style of shoe for additional symbolism.

To dream of getting a new pair of shoes represents new methods of approaching situations or going about life. New ideas, new insights, or new skills that are transforming your outlook. Confronting problems differently or changing how you interact with people.

To dream of shoes that are too cramped represents an approach to a situation that is too limiting and ineffective.

To dream of changing your shoes represents changing your approach to a situation. Different methods or ideas are being used.

To dream of taking your shoes off represents giving up your approach to a situation. You may have found that certain ideas or methods are not useful to you. Retiring from a situation or challenge. Negatively, it may be a sign that you are giving up or giving in too easily.

To dream of white shoes represents an approach to a situation that is based on good intentions or wanting to do nothing wrong. Alternatively, a white shoes may reflect an approach to a situation or life that is focused on fixing problems or dealing with negativity for good.

To dream of being unable to find your shoes represents feelings of being unable to approach a situation with confidence or in a way you are used to doing. Feeling that your methods to solving a problem will not work the way you thought they would.

Example: A psychiatrist dreamed of wearing shoes that were too cramped. In real life she was beginning to feel that Freud's methods were too limiting to her work in understand people's minds. The cramped shoes reflected her feelings that using a Freudian approach to therapy was too limiting to be effective for all her clients.    TOP

Shoelaces

To dream of shoelaces represents being set in your ways, commitment to principles, ideology, or how adamant or confident you are in your beliefs.

To have shoelaces coming undone represents weakening principles, straying from goals you have set out for yourself, a lack of preparation, or being unable to complete a task as expected.

To dream that your shoelaces are already untied represents a lack of prepartion for a task at hand. Perhaps you are not ready to move forward in a relationship or endeavor.

To dream of tying your shoelaces represents preparation for a challenge. You may be ready to move forward with goals or carry out a decision.

To be attacked by someone with shoelaces represents you or someone else that may feel there is a lack of commitment in some area. You may be blaming yoursef or feel that someone is blaming you for not trying hard enough.    TOP

Shorts

To dream of shorts in a dream represents a relaxed, worry free, laid back, or carefree attitude during a negative situation.  Showing yourself or other people that you aren't letting problems get you down.

Black or red shorts represents a laid back or care free attitude that is negative or excessive.  You are too comfortable or relaxed about a situation that you should be more conservative about.  It may also reflect showing off, bragging, or a neglectful attitude when a problem arises.    TOP

Ski Mask

To dream of a ski mask represents an aspect of your personality that wishes to remain hidden or unknown at all costs.  You or someone else that is avoiding the truth or is obviously trying to keep something a secret.  Risking everything to avoid the truth.

To dream of being robbed by someone wearing a ski mask represents feelings that you are being forced into something without a proper explanation.

Example: A young boy dreamed of a ski mask wearing criminal in his house.  In real life his father just died and everyone in the family was trying to avoid telling him about it.

Example 2: A man dreamed of running away from a man in a ski mask. In waking life he was trying to avoid being noticed for his weak language skills in business dealings in a foreign country.     TOP

Skirts

To dream of a skirt represents invitation, flirtation, or temptation.  You may be "itching" to spoil yourself or are close to carrying out something that is interesting you.  You may feel that something is "calling you" or inviting you to enjoy it.

Negatively, a skirt may be a sign that you are "playing with fire" or close to succumbing to temptation.

Alternatively, a skirt may reflect real life situations where you are flirting with someone or feel that you are being flirted with.  A reflection of inviting social cues being made by you or someone else.  It reflects signals, hidden messages, or subtleties being projected by to others or that you fantasize about.  Black or red skirts point to inappropriate, or excessive sexual fantasizing.

If there is anxiety in a dream about someone seeing up a skirt, it represents the fear of someone you like finding out your true feelings.  The underwear symbolizing your attitudes to sex or romance, and the discovery being the revelation of your feelings.

To dream of a school girl's skirt represents a self-conscious attitude about a person or situation that you like and don't wish to embarrass yourself with.  It may reflect your concern to maintain a good reputation while interviewing for a job or anxiety about keeping someone you like with a good impression of you.

Men dreaming of girls they want to date in a school girl's uniform may reflects their desire to date them while also being very self-conscious about what they feel about you.    TOP

Slippers

To dream of slippers represents an approach to a situation or problem that's all-comfortable.   Feeling good about the direction you are taking.  It may also reflect confidence with ideas, beliefs, or plans you have.

Negatively, you may be ignoring problems or telling yourself that no danger exists.  You may have overlooked how serious something is.

Example:  A man dreamed of someone telling him to change his slippers because someone might think he was gay.  In waking life he was dealing with the tax department and realized they may think something is wrong with his story if he is too confident about it. The slippers relfected his initial approach to the tax department overlooking the seriousness of the situation.    TOP

Socks

To dream of socks represents comfort, confidence, ordinariness, or what you have become used to about yourself. Carefully thought out ideas within your own mind about you belief is right.

Black or red socks may point to arrogance, overconfidence, resting on your laurels, or the abuse of power.    TOP

Speedo

To dream of a speedo swimsuit represents behavior or intentions that are focused on nothing except never losing to negativity. Facing uncertainty while caring about nothing except getting through it or overcoming it. Total preoccupation with facing a problem or confronting something.

The symbolism is based on water representing negative situations or uncertainty. The speedo swimsuit is then a reflection of the personality being totally focused or minimalist while confronting this.    TOP

Sports Bra

To dream of a sports bra represents showing off power or assertiveness while confronting a problem.  There may be a person or situation that you are conflicting with and feel the need assert yourself.    TOP

Sunglasses

To dream of sunglasses represents you or someone else that is noticing themselves not wanting to care about something.  
There may be a problem or situation that you aren't interested in dealing with.  It may also reflect your wish to avoid dealing with anything stressful.

Alternatively, you may have a pessimistic negative view of things.  You may also have poor perception of an issue.

Example:  A girl dreamed of being shot by a man wearing sunglasses.  In real life she had just experienced a big fight with her boyfriend.  The sunglasses reflected her boyfriend's attitude being completely uninterested in noticing her feelings or views.  Characteristic of someone in a fight.    TOP

Surgeon Uniform

To dream of a surgeon's uniform represents an area of your life that is experiencing healing or noticing a dramatic change.  You may finally be putting a problem to rest.  A seperation from some negative aspect of your life.

To dream of wearing a surgeon's uniform represents your focus on making serious changes or improvements in some area of your life.

*Please See Surgeon.    TOP

Surgical Mask

To dream of a surgical mask represents resistance to unwanted influences.  You or someone else that is very focused and may not want to compromise or change in any way.

Positively, a surgical mask may reflect adamance, reliability, or a situation that is unyielding. Negatively, a surgical mask may reflect an unwillingness to change.    TOP

Suspenders

To dream of suspenders represents your attempt to keep motivated or stay the course. Trying hard to stay disciplined or keep working hard. Feeling that you never want to lose self-control, work ethic, or get lazy.    TOP

Sweat Pants

To dream of sweat pants represents a wish to be comfortable all the time. Doing whatever you can to always feel good about a person or situation.  A laid back or leisurely attitude toward something in your life.  Noticing yourself not doing anything you don't like.

An example situation that could encourage a dream with sweat pants may be when someone is totally in love with another person and wants to do everything they can to feel good and spend time with that person.    TOP

Sweatshirt

To dream of a sweatshirt represents a laid back attitude. It may also reflect a calm or collected mindest during a difficult time.

Negatively, a sweatshirt may be a sign that you too relaxed during a stressful moment or crisis.    TOP

Sweater

To dream of a sweater represents the personality feeling safe and secure during terrible situations. Not allowing a bad situation to sour your mood. Not embarrassing yourself during tough times. Feeling confident that nothing can get you down.    TOP

Swimsuit

To dream of a swimsuit represents an aspect of your personality that is totally focused on confronting uncertainty or a negative situation.

The symbolism is based on water reflecting uncertainty or negative situations.  The swimsuit then reflects your personality as it deals with this.

The color of the bathing suit is very important.  Blue represents a positive outlook, red is negative, and white symbolizes purification or genuine intentions.  If you see polka dots on a swimming suit it reflects awareness of yourself deaing with a problem all the time.

*Please See Bikini.

Example:  A man saw a woman in a blue polka dot swimming suit by the beach.  In real life he was confronting a life threatening health condition.  The polka dot swim suit reflected his personality constantly struggling to confront his problem.  Something he had to do all the time to improve his health.    TOP

T-Shirt

To dream of a t-shirt represents the current state of your personality or characteristics that define who you are. You may be noticing yourself or someone being a certain way.

Consider the color or design of the t-shirt for additional meaning. A black t-shirt reflects the personality being fearful or excessive in some way.    TOP

Tank Top

To dream of a tanktop represents the personality as it displays power.  You or someone else that is showing their strengths.  It may also reflect thinking patterns or bad habits that are getting stronger or becoming noticeable.   A problem that is showing you how strong it is.    TOP

Tie

To dream of a tie represents a sense of obligation and responsiblity towards something in your life.  How tight or loose the tie is indicates how obligated or responsible you feel.    TOP

Thong

To dream of a seeing a thong on someone else represents something in your life that is revealing itself to you.  Opportunities, new situations, or insights are presenting themselves.

To dream of wearing a thong represents your own interest in revealing yourself, opening up, or taking part in something.

Alternatively, it may also reflect sexual interest.

*Please See G-String.    TOP

Tights

To dream of tights represents your level of comfort with revealing or opening yourself up to others.  A symbol for not caring about what other people think.  The color of the tights will reflect intentions.    TOP

Top Hat

To dream of a top hat represents being in the mood to be noticed for your flair or abilities. Wanting others seeing how good or successful you are at something. Showing others how wonderful you are or how wonderful your life is.    TOP

Topless

To dream of being topless represents feelings of power, strength, and capability that has been revealed or exposed. Skills, intellect, or "clout" may be obvious to others.

To dream of someone else being topless represents an aspect of your personality that is revealing power.  It may also reflect your projection of someone else that you think is powerful.

To dream of being topless and not liking it may reflect feelings of unwanted attention focused on your strengths and capabilities.    TOP

Touk

To see a touk in a dream represents a self-protective attitude or mood during a time of adversity. Telling yourself that things aren't as bad as they seem or that things will get better.  Choosing to not give in to negative thinking patterns, self-doubt, ot depression.  Keeping a positive spin on a terrible situation. You may be trying very hard to "hold on" to certain beliefs, habits, or something you can't stand to be without.

A blue touk represents positive intentions during a time of adversity. Times are tough and you are keeping a positive attitude as best as you can.

A black or red touk symbolizes negative intentions or imbalanced beliefs during times of adversity.    TOP

Tutu

To dream of a tutu represents the personality being preoccupied with keeping composure or staying perfectly balanced. It may also your concern that other people notice that everything you are doing is perfect or flawless.

*Please See Ballet.
*Please See Ballet Shoes.    TOP

Tuxedo

To dream of a tuxedo represents the personality that is totally prepared for something. Being so concerned with something you don't care about anything else. Readiness for a special event or to use your experience. A tuxedo may also reflect cultivated experience and skill. You may have been waiting for something for a long time.

A tuxedo is a sign that you want to use your skills or experience. Wanting to prove yourself, make a name for yourself, or establish your reputation.

Example: A man dreamed of being dressed in a tuxedo. In waking life he was finished his work training and felt he was needlessly waiting for a certification form to be allowed to work. The tuxedo reflected his personality being "more than ready" to get to work.    TOP

Underwear

To dream of underwear represents your most personal beliefs or wishes. Hidden attitudes and prejudices. Alternatively, underwear represents your personal view towards sex.

Consider the color of the underwear for additional meaning. Blue underwear is positive, red is negative, pink is lustful, light brown is desire for things you don't believe you can ever have, and dark green is selfish.

Underwear belonging to the opposite sex often symbolizes self-awareness about sexual interests or desirable experiences you'd like to have.

To dream that you are in your underwear reflects personal beliefs or wishes that are exposed to others. If you are embarassed to be in your underwear you may feel self-conscious, embarassed, or that a situation has created a loss of respect for you. If you are comfortable in your underwear it may represent a lack of concern about how others perceive your most personal beliefs or interests. You aren't bothered by what other people think.

To dream that you are not wearing any underwear represents a complete lack of inhibition. You or someone else that feels they have nothing to hide.

To dream that someone else is in their underwear indicates an embarrassing and revealing situation. Alternatively, the dream may means that you are seeing this person for who they really are.

To see dirty or torn underwear represents discomfort in your own skin and feelings of inadequacy. You may be uncomfortable about your sexuality and feeling very self-conscious about something embarassing. It may also be a sign that you have self-defeating beliefs that overshadow personal goals or interests.

*Please See Panties.    TOP

Undress

To dream that you are undressing represents the shedding of inhibitions. You may be giving up certain beliefs or attitudes. Undressing may also reflect revelation of your true feelings or beliefs to others. You may be "opening up" about your true feelings, beliefs, or intentions. What you're thinking or feeling is being made clearer to others. Giving up secrecy. Alternatively, you may be revealing your romantic interests for someone.

To dream of another person undressing represents an area of your life that is revealing itself or becoming clearer to you. New insights are becoming obvious to you. You are becoming more aware of the truth in some matter.

To dream of undressing someone else represents an attempt to gain a better understanding of that person. Alternatively, it may reflect new information or new possibilities that are arising.

Undressing to prepare for sex represents a positive or desirable experience that close to happening.

To undress and change clothes represents an open change of attitude, intentions, or motivating factors. You or some area of your life is openly transitioning away from certain beliefs or goals.

*Please See Nakedness.
*Please See Sex.    TOP

Vest

To dream of a vest represents a serious attitude about something that is important to you. You or someone else that is "all business", not-kidding, or very focused on seeing results.  It may also reflect a problem or conflict that has been made "personal."

Alternatively, a vest may reflect how you are showing others how serious you are.    TOP

Victorian Clothing

To dream of Victorian clothing represents an aspect of your personality that is obsessed with positive habits with little regard for anything negative. You or someone else may be very focused on higher standards of morality, principles, etiquette, or fairness.

Victorian clothing may also symbolize an attitude of being better or more positive than someone else.    TOP

Wedding Dress

To dream of a wedding dress represents the personality choosing permanence. Wanting to give yourself away to a situation or relationship for good. Desiring a sense of permanence with some area of your life. It may also reflect how you are becoming mentally or emotionally "married" to certain behaviors.

Alternatively, a wedding dress may reflect your feelings about being married or being committed.

Negatively, a wedding dress may represent the personality choosing to permanently give itself away to problems or negative influences. Wanting what's bad for you or to permanently corrupt something about yourself. Giving away integrity, love, or goodness permanently.

To dream of a black wedding dress represents an excessive attitude towards making a permanent choice. It may also reflect fear that is motivating you to make a permanent choice. You may feel that you have to do something forever.

To dream of a red wedding dress represents negative intentions that are driving a permanent choice. Lying, cheating, stealing, or intimidating others to get something done for good. It may also reflect priorities that are out of balance as you make a permanent choice. Alternatively, a red wedding dress may be a sign that you feel stuck accepting a negative situation.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a woman trying on a wedding dress. In waking life he was suicidal and was considering a big change in his life to give him one last reason to live.

*Please See Wedding.
*Please See Marriage.    TOP

Wigs

To dream of wigs represents thoughts that aren't your own.  Wigs point to thoughts, ideas, beliefs, and opinions you have that are someone elses gained through influence, or your desire to take credit for them.  A sign that you are not thinking for yourself, or that your decisions are influenced.

The reason for this is because hair in dreams symbolizes a person's thinking style and wigs being fake represent fake thoughts or ones that don't really belong to you.    TOP

Winter Coat

To dream of a winter coat represents how you protect yourself mentally and emotionally during times of adversity.  How you defend or sheild yourself from a terrible situation. Snow and winter point to a purification or cleansing of negativity in your life.  A winter coat reflects your thoughts, emotions, or habits as you attempt to confront this.    TOP

Yarmulkes

To dream of a yarmulke represents a mood or attitude that cares about nothing except positivity. Being upbeat, moral, or good behavior is more important than usual.  You or someone else that thinks being positive is important all the time.

You or someone else is being very stubborn about positive beliefs or actions. Honesty, fairness, caring for others, or confronting problems may suddenly be very important.

A yarmulke may appear in a dream when your integrity, success, or ability to adapt to problems is being tested.      TOP

Zippers

To dream of a zipper represents something about yourself or your life that can be accessed at anytime. A choice, option, or resource that you can choose to use whenever you want.

Zipping up may reflect something about youself that you are choosing to close off or discontinue. Unzippping reflects something about yourself that you embracing or choosing to use. You may "opening up."      TOP