All the Hidden Metaphors Behind Succession's High-Stakes Fashion Choices

Speaking of Shiv Roy, her series-long fashion transformation is a metaphor for her alignment with the Roy family business and her increasingly intense ruthlessness.

In season 1, we meet Roy as the rebellious and liberal sibling. She wasn't working anywhere near her father, instead working in DC for the Democratic presidential hopeful, a Bernie Sanders-esque character Gil Eavis. Season 1 Shiv Roy had long, romantic waves in her hair, silk blouses, warm jewel tones, and one of chunkiest, coziest sweaters I've ever seen.