| In Fashion
History, the earliest clothing dates back from 20,000 B.C. as evidence
by the discovery of sewing needles were made from bone and ivory.
People wore clothes made from natural products then, like animal skin,
tree bark, and leaves. Why do people
wear clothes? Because it satisfies physical, psychological, and social
needs. A physical need would be something like the weather. Clothing and
garments protect and shield people from the environment. Psychological
needs would be to enhance an appearance, or to adorn or decorate. People
try to enhance their appearance by changing their hairstyle, jewelry, and
accessories. Cultures determine the types of adornment, like tattoos, piercings, etc. These things identify a person or a job that he or she
holds. A social need would be an affiliation or standard. Perhaps
someone who wants to rank number one in a position or in society. Each
decade represents a social affiliation. Society maintains standards that
are represented by clothing.
Fashion through the ages: People
dressed according to what society allowed for the social class centuries
ago. This is not found as much today. Rare and expensive apparel reflected
the social class. The wealthy dictated fashion. Once again, this is
not found as much today.
With the
invention of the sewing machine,
garments became mass produced. With the invention of photography,
styles were more quickly spread about. In 1892 Vogue allowed public
exposure to Fashion! |
