meta on Ron's fashion and how he chooses to dress/present himself
Ron...is keenly aware (much as he’d never admit it verbally) that at times he has very little control over what happens in his life. His condition just doesn’t allow for it. This isn’t something Ron takes kindly or easily to however - this intermittent loosening of the reins on his control over his life - and so he takes it back, takes tight control over things, wherever he can.
One of those areas is how he dresses and presents himself. Ron’s tastes are expensive, rich and well tailored, and he takes exacting care in picking and choosing clothing and accessories that represent that fact; that show him off as being a man of good and expensive taste, and as one who can pull that look off well too. Whenever he’s out in public he’ll be immaculately groomed, pressed and coiffed and polished to perfection, and the same goes for the chaps in his immediate employ - a fact that, in part, earned him the nickname Colonel (for he’s as meticulous as one where the personal grooming of his underlings is concerned).
How Ron’s doing of a given day can often be seen in how he’s dressed and groomed. If his typically tiptop standards start slipping, it’s a tell that he’s having a rougher time of things inside and might need a little eye kept on him to make sure he can navigate the stormy weather he’s experiencing.