Daisy is clearly not crying because the shirts are 'beautiful', she is crying because she cannot believe that she is with Gatsby again and by Gatsby coming into her life again it has made her realise the life she could have had with Gatsby.
They way Gatsby is chucking his different coloured shirts 'throwing them, one by one' shows how Daisy is missing out on something and that his style of shirts is bringing back memories of the past. The quality of the shirts, 'thick silk, fine flannel' shows how Gatsby is wealthy and his shirts are made out of expensive materials. This frustrates Daisy as she could have been living with Gatsby in this mansion as the Gatsby she knew five years ago couldn't afford all these expensive shirts.
Daisy realises that with Tom she only has one thing which is money, before their wedding day he bought her some pearls 'valued at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars'. But with Gatsby she can have 2 things which is love and money and she could have had a purpose in life with Gatsby. Daisy is overwhelmed by Gatsby’s mansion as it 'drew from her well-loved eyes'. This shows how Daisy is now loved by Gatsby and this is now expressed through her eyes. However Daisy knows that her relationship with Gatsby is just a fantasy now and in reality she is with Tom therefore she is crying because of this.
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