Clothing styles play an important role in society. A common quote‚ “You are what you wear‚” expresses nearly everything in a minimal statement. Our clothes convey a lot about us. Clothing is a mute but influential communicator; it can say ’I have the same interest’‚ ’I’m important’ or ’I’m not important’‚ or even ’I take myself or my job very seriously’. Certainly‚ clothing is an eminent facade of our contentment in society. Frequently‚ clothes are the only evident clue to an individual’s character
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There were many different types of clothing in the middle ages based on your class mostly. The clothing you wore was a very big indicator on where you were located on the social class. Like today clothing was a big indicator of the person’s wealth‚ stays‚ occupation‚nationality and religion. An accountant will dress differently than a construction worker or in medieval days a king would dress differently than a farmer. Another example of the Medieval clothing being based on the social class is that
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Marquisha King Professor Meghan McGuire English 101-31 14 October 2011 Clothing as a Language The generic definition of clothing is something that covers. Most people think of clothing as no more than a necessity. In reality clothing is a lot more. Clothing can tell a person’s age‚ class‚ ethnicity‚ values and more all in one glance. Your appearance dictates to other people how you expect to be treated. Clothing is used as a learned language to communicate without words. This makes it crucial
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CHAPTER 6 Smallpox: A Primer Brenda J. McEleney Smallpox‚ is a virus that plagued humanity for millennia. It was the first and only disease ever intentionally eradicated from the face of this planet‚ a scourge defeated in a remarkable‚ never-before-attempted campaign of generosity and cooperation by the nations of the world. Its eradication was a triumphant symbol of science and dogged persistence winning over nature. Moreover‚ its eradication was a gift of man to all mankind. Yet‚ is it possible
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Clothing from Spain During the Sixteenth Century‚ Spain was widely known for fashion and elegance. The traditional Spanish clothing was widely known for elegance‚ austerity‚ rigidity‚ and superb decoration. The cloth fabrics used for making traditional Spanish clothes were rich and heavy‚ with decorations in gold and silver thread with jewels or pearls. The Moorish Culture greatly influenced Spanish dressing; it introduced rich embroideries‚ use of jewels‚ jeweled buttons‚ points
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Women’s clothing in India varies widely and is closely related to local culture‚ religion and climate. Traditional Indian clothing for women are the saris or the salwar kameez and also gaghra cholis (lehengas). Saris are a graceful elegant clothing. Ones made out of silk are the most elegant and lots of people love them. Mumbai‚ formerly known as Bombay‚ is one of India’s fashion capitals. In some village parts of India‚ traditional clothing is worn. Women wear a sari‚ a long sheet of colorful cloth
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consequences of how they are viewed and accepted in society. Feminine clothing distinguishes gender differences amongst men and women. Ultimately gendering based on clothing is a form of stratification that creates bias assumptions. Assumptions that would follow such labeling would be to say that “only women wear pink” or “wearing purple is feminine”. This is only one form in which women’s bodies are regulated in terms of clothing and “stylized practices”. There are many more such as gender bending
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Do people really know the meaning behind their clothing? Usually when you have a certain style of clothing people will put you in a category. Category meaning prep‚ nerd‚ goth‚ and all of the other types. The wife beater shirt and sagging jeans have negative meaning behind there styles. Gayle Rosenwald Smith wrote the essay‚ “The Wife Beater”‚ it is about the sleeveless undershirt men and women both wear and how its’ name has a connotative meaning. She stated how much she hates the name that
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through Clothing In Susanne K. Langer’s essay Language and Thought she expresses the meaning of signs and symbols. Langer explains that a symbol does not have a meaning it "merely brings things to mind." A symbol is a tool that is used to express power‚ wealth‚ or someone’s feelings. Symbols mean something different by each that it is observed. Many individuals express symbols through their clothing. An individual can express their feelings through many different ways. Clothing is an easy
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