bloodyneptune:

ill never get over this shit ok

like, you can see how the WS outfit is like, a twisted version of the original, that allegory is pretty clear. not much to go into there, except the insignia of the Howling Commandos -which represents his freedom (escaping and going onto fight with other men who escaped), and his strength to be able to not just go back to fighting the war, but basically joining a Hydra Hunting party and directly going after the people who fuckin tortured him, putting himself at risk of being caught again- thats stripped off, and in its ‘place’ a Russian star that unlike the wings he proudly wore, a was brand of ownership.

the third, hes got no idea who he is, his clothes reflect neither…except the strapped backpack that references the WS outfit, because that bag is full of journals of things he remembers. hes literally carrying the weight of the Winter Soldier on his back.

4th has like…minimalist lines, the FA looking collar, the zipper a bit off center but still black and shit.
because here, according to the Russos, he remembers everything. hes got two  sets of memories. the memories of a guy hes not sure he deserves to be, or can be anymore…and the memories of something he never wants to be again. but can he fight as just Bucky? does he need to be more Winter Soldier like to make it through the fight? so you have an outfit  referencing each, but very vaguely, because he doesn’t know which he is, if hes even either one of them

annnd then we get IW. dark blue, very pronounced lines on the front doing up at the side, brown pants. the same colors as the original outfit, though still a lot darker. like hes figured out which one he is, he’s Bucky. but he can never 100% go back to his old self, part of him will always have been the Winter Soldier. so it looks so close to his original outfit, but still with hints of the WS in it. and the three lines on the pants feels a lot like the a reference to

you can literally follow his character arc through his clothes its awesome