There are several main reasons of wearing clothes, which are protection, adornment, identification, status, and modesty. Although the most basic purpose of wearing clothes is to protect our bodies from environmental elements, clothing can also be used to communicate a number of things about us to other people. In this essay I’m going to do further discussion on clothing as communication, about how others forming impressions, understanding prejudice and making judgement based on our clothes and style.
Clothes are like language, can be used both for deception and expression. They can communicate a personality transparently, they can also help achieve a camouflage and carry through an illusion. Our ways of clothing make a huge difference to what people think about us.
When we meet a stranger or a person for the first time, clothing is one of the most important things used to indicate first impression. Thus, wearing something different might be a way of changing the impression others have of you. Choice in clothing can communicate responsibility, and of course social status. However, people purposely choose different types of clothing to wear in different kind of events. Different types of occasions make different kind of views. For instance, when teacher dress more formally, they tend to be rated as more competent, whereas when instructors dressed more casually, they were rated higher on sociability. Or, fot job candidates, clothing is a very important aspect for them when they go on job interviews; a candidate who wears appropriate and neat formal clothing is more likely to be selected for the position rather than a candidate wearing inappropriate clothing.
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... branded clothes. Therefore, people wear certain things in order for others to judge them in a certain way. Clothing is just like other aspects in human physical appearance, it has a social significance with different restrictions and expectations being valid according to environment, circumstances and occasion.
Thus, the clothing does really matter for human behaviour. What we wear speaks a great amount of communication in just a few seconds. Dressing to impress really is worthwhile and could even be the key to success. Clothing can say a lot about you, and it can as well tell you a lot about others. Clothing can even reflect a society’s state of economy. People need to wear clothes to show our social hierarchy in our social environment. Everything we wear everyday determine which social status we fitted in, and tell people what you want them to know about you.
Intimate Apparel takes place in 1905 and the whole play was centered around a black working-class woman. In regards to the economic environment during this time it was a very divided class system, and employment at an actual good making job was extremely difficult.
Dress code, probably one of the most talked about topics by teenagers. Most teenagers believe that dress code is “witless” or “incompetent”. Why do we think this? Well, most adults believe that keeping a strict dress code keeps us educated because apparently our clothes are “distracting”. Now I can see how wearing booty shorts and a tank top would be distracting, but how is wearing sweatpants distracting? If anything wearing sweatpants keeps us comfortable, because I know that being uncomfortable is way more distracting than wearing sweatpants. When I wear sweatpants I can lay back and relax while the teacher talks, but if I am uncomfortable I am more likely to move around and fidget with my clothes rather than listen to the lesson.
One's life expectations and desires are masqueraded though the clothing they wear. Often clothing plays a pivotal role in first impressions. How people dress give insight into the real person
Dress code is a set of rules what one can or cannot wear. Most everyone has encountered some sort of dress code whether it was in school, the office or even a restaurant. Dress code in schools was established in 1969 by U.S Supreme Court. This case was Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent School District and involved several high school students that planned protest against the Vietnam War. The court made the decision that schools can enforce dress and can limit student expression. Now most school boards and office administration creates the dress code for their students or workers. There is a big issue with dress code lately because people think that they target women, are sexist, body shames women and is unconstitutional. The growing issue
To summarize, fashion is just another outlet through which we can view our ever changing world. It is just as important as literature, cinema, and other means of creative expression that document history. However, fashion plays an even bigger role than most other art forms because it can shape the identity of a generation. Similarly, the clothes you wear can tell a story about who you are and your part in shaping a culture. In history class we often view historical events and facts so objectively that we forget that the people we read about had their own colorful culture as we do. Observing fashion and fashion history, ultimately, breathe life into the past and help us to understand how we operate as a society.
After this, clothing is always tied with social class and status,
Being exposed to a variety of new things and different people can cause one to forget their true identity, who they actually are, and who their parents raised them to be. They begin to express these identities in many different ways; one particular way in which they express themselves is through what they wear. Values and originality goes out the window, because being accepted is the only thing they really care about. Clothes also play a major role in how one expresses themselves. Dress codes within the schools has always been a significant controversial topic. Both sides of the issue are argued, and different people usually will have different point of views on the subject of implementing the standardized
Dressing a certain way can change the world’s perception. This idea of changing one’s appearance to change one’s self is a common occurrence in movies and on TV: Mulan, Mrs. Doubfire, Just one of the Guys, etc. For example, in the movie Coming to America, Eddie Murphy’s character pretends not to be rich in order to find a woman who likes him for more than just his money. In reality, the opposite of this is far truer. How often do we wear our most expensive clothes to a wedding, where we will be meeting many people for the first time? There are children who would rather walk home that be picked up in their families beat up car or who are ashamed that they have to take their lunch in a paper bag rather than a canvas one. A person never wants to be judged by what they don’t have. Someone who is proud of what they have may be more inclined to believe what Madame Merle does. But someone, possibly of a lower class, who doesn’t have much to be proud of, would much rather be judged on their character, like Isabel
Our people are too blind to realize what fashion can do to a person. Sure first impressions are influenced by appearances. It’s true indeed that the first trait when people see each other for the first time is what they are wearing. However where do we draw the line? People excessively attempt to imitate runway models or their favorite artists. Becoming too wrapped up following the newest trend or the hottest style this season. Men and women desperately try to mold themselves into fashions “ideal body.” Fashion is harmful to society; it promotes harmful lifestyle choices, can contribute to bullying and often causes debt problems to young woman.
...o contextual influences and past experiences. Therefore it is almost impossible to pre-empt the ways in which others will perceive you. Over time ideas will change and therefore alter the ways in which we look back on past clothing choices. Whilst symbolism in fashion may no longer be subject to laws as it was in the 14th century or defined by strict social rules in the 17th century, the clothes we wear are still today subject to imposed social ideals. Apart from distinguishing one status group from another, a style of dress may also aid group cohesiveness, provide the individual with an identity and a feeling of belonging, and communicate the wearer’s attitudes and interests. The ways in which we interpret others and present ourselves for interpretation is the only true way that we can be individual. Symbolism in clothing may not seem as obvious or important nowadays as it was in times of extreme social bigotry, but it is still highly prevalent and has remained one of the most effective ways to project our desired image to those around us. ‘The state of a person’s clothes is synonymous with self respect and is a sign of responsibility’ (www. Pemberley.com/janeinfo/vebleis7.html)
In a public setting like a high school, how a student or students dress, can have a negative effect on the entire student body, even with a dress code. On
Fletcher, Ben C. "What Your Clothes Might Be Saying About You." Psychology Today. Sussex Directories, Inc., 20 Apr. 2013. Web. 3 Dec. 2013. .
Fashion, psychology and the sociological perspective have long been perceived as mutually exclusive concepts. However, is there a possibility that a trinity exists in the former? To illustrate, it is evident that throughout history fashion has influenced society as a whole and has mirrored its aspects i.e. economical and sociological. Furthermore, this influence has developed to be perceived psychologically where individuals identify with fashion in the sense of translating visual information showing their personal views and attitudes. To that effect, what is fashion? Traditionally and in the literary sense, fashion is defined as ‘a popular trend, especially in styles of dress and ornament or manners of behavior’ . However,
In conclusion, fashion will speak out a person’s social signal, people dress on designs that blend with their social class. Just as population, social activities and fashion are changing with time. Fashion has made clothing to be convinient, everything needs to be done with the least effort and spend the least time.
Fashion is a controversial issue in society nowadays. We live in a consumerism advanced era in which whether following fashion trends or not has become a debatable point. Many people believe that it is important to follow fashion trends. For example, Lord Chesterfield once said, “If you are not in fashion, you are nobody.” The question is why fashion should be an essential matter of concern to all of us. As far as I am concerned, each person should be able to decide if one wants to follow a trend or not.