Warning: This story contains spoilers for all of Captain America: Civil War.
Heres everything we noticed in regards to the excellent costuming inCaptain America: Civil War…
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Steve vs. Tonys menswear.
Even before Tony Stark opens his mouth, his support for Ross is a obvious.
How do we know?
When two men are dressed so similarly, you know it means something.
The first time I really noticed the great costuming inCivil Warcame during Peggys funeral.
Its loose (an oversized shirt), which makes him look young and weak.
Hes wearing a cheap suit, and averycheap tie, not knotted well.
This is in keeping with Steves background.
But his shirt is also grey.
This all speaks to Steves depression, uncertainty, and understanding that a rift is opening amongst The Avengers.
Steve has made up his mind.
Contrast Steves costuming with Tony Stark, whose suit is silk and whose tie probably costs $400.
Tonys expensive tie is a mess.
If Robert Downeys excellent acting doesnt convince you that Tony is devastated, his costuming should.
Steve, Sam, and Bucky.
When Steve reveals himself in Buckys apartment, notice that his Captain America uniform is quite dirty.
But the image of Cap has been tarnished, and so the uniform is dirty.
The greyness of The Avengers.
From here on out, gray is the color of The Avengers.
Problems and loyalties are no longer black and white.
You might also notice Buckys clothing: Its layered, which gives him a homeless look.
Later, when the Winter Soldier is re-awakened, hes lost another layer.
Normally, Steve wears blue, but hes not that person any longer.
Gray is the color of the fractured Avengers.
Steves leather jacket.
Steveis, however, still a person who wears a brown leather jacket.
Steves brown jacket is a callback to his days during WWII.
But its worth noting that Black Widow is also wearing a leather, motorcyle-inspired jacket.
This is a sign that she is armored up.
You might remember that in the opening fight, she was wearing a brown coat.
Tonys costuming in the Spidey scenes.
As we get ready for the major battle, Tony heads off to recruit Peter Parker.
At first I didnt quite understand Tonys costume here.
Hes in gray, part of the fractured Avengers.
But his usual silk shirt is replaced by a (very expensive) knit shirt.
Tony, of course, wears the uber-expensive version of the same thing.
Peters gray hoodie allies him with Tony immediately, but notice that the hoodie is wide open.
Underneath, Peters bright white t-shirt proclaims his innocence.
Post-superhero battle.
With everyone suited up for battle, theres not much to say.
The uniforms are pretty much unchangeable.
You may wish to note, however, that all the reds match.
After the battle, Rhodey is shown in blue scrubs no longer in uniform or in gray.
Hes out of the fight.
The prisoners on The Raft are also in blue, also out of the fight.
But its worth noting that each of the prisoners is wearing gray under the enforced blue prison uniform.
This shows us that they are only temporarily out of the larger battle.
Once Tony learns that Bucky was not responsible for the bombing, he has an interesting costume change.
Now, they wear the same cut of jacket: a sort of windbreaker with a knit collar.
However, Rosss is made of black fabric, while Tonys also black is made of leather.
Tony is pretending to be on Ross side, but is wearing leather because hes suited up for battle.
The importance of costuming in that final fight scene.
People in comic books always seem to be mourning my father.
But Tonys missing him mom.
During the fight, Bucky and Steve work very well as a team.
Its a good idea, but he cant manage to do it.
It could be argued that this is the most significant costume-related moment in the film.
It exists only in the Iron Man suit.
By breaking the Arc Reactor, Steve has sided with his old friend Bucky over his team mate Tony.
He has broken Tonys heart.
Our heroes final costumes…
After this battle, Steves costume returns to normal.
He wears the same blue, waffle-weave, long sleeved shirt that hes always favored.
Everyone else looks normal, too.
He is a loyal soldier who has his head just where it should be.
Tony, however, is wearing something hes never worn before: a camouflage t-shirt.
Here we see that Tony is hiding something, and hes still thinking in terms of a fight.
The arrested Avengers, true to the promise of their gray undershirts, end free.
We assume that they are all together in Wakanda.
Our last costume image is of TChalla and Steve.
TChalla is wearing a brown jacket something hes never done before.
