Clothes in the Bible Part 1: Paradise is for Nudists

"The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. (Genesis 2:25)

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" The man said, "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

...The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them."

--Genesis 3:6-13, 21

Adam and Eve give new meaning to the term 'fall fashion'

As much as I like to follow fashion and get dressed up, clothes ironically have no place in the perfect world. When Adam and Eve dwelt in paradise, before they sinned, they were completely naked. They presumably had no use for clothing. Oh, but after that first bite, everything changed. I can picture it in my mind:
Eve: Mm, this fruit sure is tasty. Here you go, Adam.
Adam: Eh, why not? Wow, it is good.
Eve: Oh man! I can't believe it--we're naked!
Adam: You mean we've been walking around all this time without any clothes on?
Eve: Any what on?
Adam: Uh oh, here comes God. Here, put this on...
God: Sigh *shakes His head* What did you guys do?
Adam: Er...she made me do it!
Eve: It wasn't my fault! Daggone snake...
God: Come on, you were perfect. I gave you everything you could have wanted, and you've messed it all up. You have no idea how hard you've made it for yourselves now.
(God tells the snake and Eve and Adam their fates. A few minutes later...)
God: By the way, what is that you're wearing? Leaves? Let me show you how it's done. If you're going to wear something, it might as well be useful. These skin coats will keep you warm. I love you guys, but you are so hopeless without me.

Here are a few points about appearance and clothing that I get from the passage:

1. God made us in His image, so each of us is beautiful.
2. Because of sin, we need to cover our bodies with clothing. I don't exactly know why Adam and Eve needed to cover up, since they were husband and wife, but that was the consequence, so that's the way it goes.
3. God provides all we need, including clothing. We don't need to worry about what we'll wear, or store up our treasures on the earth... Not only won't we be able to bring our clothes with us to heaven, but we might not even need clothes there!
4. Ain't nothing wrong with a fur coat!