When Lucia (the mother) leaves the house to go cruising for men, she is wearing a white coat. The first camera shots of her in the car also show the coat. However when she spots a young man and stops the car, the white coat is gone and now she's wearing a dark orange coat.
After literally rolling around in a ditch with some kid she picked up on the street, the mother's designer suit remains clean and pressed.
Lucia (Silvana Mangano) sleeps with full makeup, thick mascara, and false eyelashes undisturbed.