No-one worth mentioning is interested in trollops. However as the seasons change different pigments react differently in different light, caused by the sun shining from a different angle. Winter and summer styles use quite specific pigments in the dyes for this reason. Indoor lighting and particularly floodlighting at night, the different types of street lighting, reflective surfaces (water, glass, mirrors, leaves in wooded areas) all have their own effects.
There has been a trend among "certain types" to wear camouflage patterns. For example in woodland at night wearing that khaki & green stuff you would be invisible. Moonlight requires its own pattern, usually the stuff worn by sailors in icefields. It's actually quite attractive. I'll see if I can find a sample…………………
Yes. This is more or less what I was thinking of but I was horrified to learn that, when ordering, it is ESSENTIAL to make sure you've specified FABRIC because SHOES are also available and they are just revolting. A sample of each is included here:
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As you can see it's not a mistake you'd want to make. The white can be reflective (something like ice is) and particularly at night under those blueish streetlights. The best way to check when buying fabric is to get one of those small battery powered violet lights. Take it along and shine it on the pattern you're looking at. The highlights picked out will be brighter as the sun shines from higher in the sky.
If you'd like some patterns I would be happy to show your Pa a few suitably modest styles. As I say, you don't want to look like a trollop but you don't want to be invisible either.