Costume Evolution of Pablo Escobar in Narcos

The show Narcos is a story about the uprising of the a Colombian cartel drug lord Pablo Escobar. What caught my eye in this show is the three different variety of costumes he wears as he goes through four stages in his life. In his first and fourth stage he was a humble person he did not care to show off his money, he wore clothes of an ordinary man. In his second stage money became his priority this is when Escobar began to buy expensive jewelry and clothes to show his power and wealth. In his third stage Pablo wore clothes of a businessman; in this stage he was trying to become the president of Columbia, so he had to represent himself in a professional way. All these costumes Escobar wore throughout the show were design by Bina Daigeler.
In his first stage Escobar was beginning his empire he did not have very much money so he had to limit his spending. In this

stage he would just wore denim jeans and semi fitted shirts; a costume that you would see a person wear in today's generation. Also he was barely beginning his reign and he had to be cautious he did not want to attract attention to himself. In this stage is when he put thought into his actions and decisions.
In his second stage and at the peak of his empire Escobar was a wealthy man; he had plenty money and was spending it like crazy.

At this stage he wore a lot of jewerly; he had his rolex watches, golden necklaces and rings. Escobar live through the 80’s, during this time period they wore a button up colorful and stripe shirts with unbutton buttons exposing his chest. Since he was a rich drug lord he had to show others that he was rich, that's why during this time period he wore what rich americans wore during the 80’s in America. Since he trafficked to Miami he was influenced by what the men in Miami wore. By him dressing up as an American I believe he was trying to establish himself as a wealthy man because during that time period most of the people of Columbia were poor and Escobar dressing up with clothes that were imported from the U.S, showed that he had money. I also believe that escobar exposing his chest was a way of him saying that he had strength because he was exposing a muscular part of the body or it could have been because of the weather, Colombia has a tropical climate that is hot and

humid.
In Escobar third stage of his life he wanted to run to be president of Colombia. In this stage he had to dress more professional; he had to lose his jewelry and any clothes that tied him to drug trafficking or unnecessary spending. During this stage he portray a person who cared for the poor and was interested in being a person based on justice. He wore tuxedos every time he talked to the people of Colombia and when he had meetings with politicians. During this stage he wanted to portray himself as a good man. If he was still wearing the clothing that he was wearing before he wanted to be president; he would be portraying himself as an evil person to the politicians because that type of clothing was associated with drug traffickers.
In the fourth and last stage of his life Escobar was losing everything, his money, his power, and his empire; when the U.S DEA and colombian police were after him he did not have time to think about what he had to wear. He was a fugitive and he lived like one, he went back to wearing clothing of an ordinary man. Since he was always being chased by the cops he had to wear clothing that was comfortable enough for him to move and at the same time that didn't bring attention to himself. So he had to go back to dressing the same way he first started to dress when he was beginning his empire.
Throughout the series Escobar changes his wardrobe depending on the type of person he was trying to portray and his financial situation. The way he dresses correlates with his characteristics during those stages he goes trough. Since Escobar was a dynamic character whose personality change throughout the series his wardrobe change as well to fit his personality and the way he was thinking during that stage.