ABSTRACT
Kill la Kill shows clothing as a means of social elevation and decline, used to confer or remove power and to reward and to punish. This chapter contends that the relationship between law and clothing is not merely one of law regulating clothing, but that clothing itself constitutes, adorns and upholds legal structures and directly regulates our own bodies in its wearing or removal. The school uniforms of Kill la Kill are light blue and all white, indicating ideals of purity and dedication, and serve a multitude of purposes beyond homogenisation of aesthetics. The removal of uniforms brings to the forefront consideration of the unclothed body. Ultimately the message of Kill la Kill is that people should be able to choose what to wear because they want to wear it, without fear of consequence or contextualisation in legal, political or social narratives.
