Lord Goring
In keeping with Wilde's flamboyant, eccentric nature - Lord Goring is the most extravagantly dressed within his peer group. He has four costume changes; in Act I he makes an appearance in lavish evening clothes. Later he sports a dazzling, shawl collared, violet waistcoat, and a cutaway jacket with a large orchid buttonhole. The lining of his full length Kinsdale cloak is embellished with a peacock. Goring's crowning glory is a full head of carefree hair. His symbolic top hat seems to be more of a casual, hand-held prop, than the essential article - of a typical gentleman's garb of his time.

The Ladies

Lady Markby represents the old rich so she is wearing colours of old, tarnished gold.

Mrs. Cheveley (the antagonist) is representative of the newly rich, as she lives abroad her clothing style is more Parisian.