The function of clothing

Clothing has two functions: health care and decoration;

① Health care: Clothing can protect the human body and maintain its thermal balance to adapt to the influence of climate change. Clothing should make people feel comfortable when wearing. The main factors that affect comfort are fiber properties, yarn specifications, fabric structure, thickness and sewing technology.

(2) Decoration: manifested in the aesthetics of clothing, satisfying people's enjoyment of spiritual beauty. The main factors affecting the appearance are the texture, color, pattern, fabric structure, shape retention, drape, elasticity, wrinkle resistance and clothing style of textiles.

People wear clothes for functional and/or social reasons. Clothes can protect the body and also send social information to others.

The function of clothes is to protect the body from strong sunlight, extreme high and low temperatures, collisions, mosquitoes, toxic chemicals, weapons and rough substances-in short, against anything that may harm unprotected human bodies. Humans have shown a high degree of creativity in designing clothes to solve some practical problems.

The social information conveyed by clothing, accessories and ornaments includes social status, occupation, moral and religious connection, marital status, sexual suggestion and so on. Humans must know these symbols to recognize information. If different groups have different interpretations of the same dress or decoration, then the wearer may cause some unexpected reactions.

Social stratum: In many societies, people with high status will keep some special clothes or accessories for their own use. Only the Roman emperor could wear clothes dyed Tyrianpurple; Only high-ranking Hawaiian chiefs can wear down jackets and whale tooth carvings. In many cases, some legal systems that curb waste will carefully manage who can wear what clothes. In other societies, there is no law prohibiting people with low status from wearing clothes of people with high status, but the high price of those clothes naturally limits the purchase and use of others. In contemporary western society, only the rich can afford high-grade furniture. Fear of social exclusion may also limit the choice of clothing.

Occupation: Soldiers, policemen and firefighters usually wear uniforms, and employees in many enterprises may also wear uniforms. Primary and secondary school students often wear school uniforms, while college students wear university uniforms. Religious members can wear monk's clothes or cassock. Sometimes, a piece of clothing or accessories can convey a person's occupation and/or class. For example, the chef's hat is worn by the chef.

Moral, political and religious relations: in many parts of the world, national costumes and clothing styles represent a person's belonging to a certain village, status, religion and so on. The Scot will use tartan to show his "family background"; An orthodox Jew will declare his faith with a padlock; A French rural woman will announce her village with her hat.

Clothing can also be used to express a person's disagreement with his cultural norms and mainstream values, as well as his independence. In Europe in the19th century, artists and writers lived a bohemian life, deliberately wearing certain clothes to shock others: george sand wore men's clothes, women's liberation activists wore bloomers, and male artists wore velvet vests and gaudy scarves. Bohemians, Beat Generation, Hippies, Goths and Punks continued to carry out this anti-cultural tradition in the West in the 20th century. In recent years, even haute couture clothes have copied street fashion, which may make street fashion lose some power to shock others, but it still inspires countless people to try to dress cool and fashionable.

Marital status: Once Indian women get married, they will put Zhu Shazhi on their hair. Once they become widows, they will abandon Zhu Shazhi and jewels and put on plain white clothes. Men and women in the western world may wear wedding rings to show their marital status. See clear signs of marital status.

Sexual suggestion: Many clothes will show the dignity of the wearer. For example, many Muslim women wear headscarves or body coverings to show their status as respected women. Some clothes may cause controversy. For example, a western woman may wear high heels, tight black or red clothes, exaggerated makeup, gorgeous jewelry and perfume to express her sexual cues. What kind of clothes are dignified and provocative, the ups and downs of fashion are extremely different between different cultures, in different contexts within the same culture, and over time. What's more, some people will choose to present mixed information. For example, a woman in Saudi Arabia may wear Abaya to show modesty, but she will choose to use luxurious fabrics, cut Abaya to fit, and match it with high heels and fashionable purses. All these details are sexually suggestive, although the superficial information is solemn.

Personality: Many friends who like CIDEAL brand personalized clothing are pursuing a personality characteristic of non-mainstream elements.

Because clothes and accessories often have a lot to do with sex, humans may have a fetish for clothes. They may be strongly inclined to have sex with people who wear clothes that they think are sexy and sultry. In western culture, these fetishes may include extremely high heels, lace, leather or military uniforms. Other cultures have other superstitions. For centuries, men in China have been sexually attracted to women who bind their feet (see foot binding). Men in Heian period in Japan yearned for women who cut parallel bangs and wore several layers of silk robes. The fascination with clothes has changed as much as fashion. Sometimes clothes themselves can become fetishes, for example, some people in Japan like used women's socks.

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dress etiquette

(1) Dress according to your own conditions. Choosing clothes must first be coordinated with your age, identity, body shape, skin color and personality. Old people and people with high status should choose less fashionable and simple clothing styles, and pay attention to the texture of fabrics to suit their status and age. Teenagers' clothing is mainly youth, and it is appropriate to be concise, neat, fresh and lively. "Youth has three points." If too many clothes destroy the vitality of youth, it will not be worth the loss. Physical conditions also have a great influence on the choice of clothing styles. People with short stature, thick neck and round face should wear dark suits with low "V" neck and large "U" neck, but not light-colored high-necked clothes. People with slender figure, thin neck and long face should wear light color, high collar or round neck clothes. People with a square face should wear a small round neck or double lapels. People with well-proportioned figure, good physical condition and good skin color wear a wide range of clothes, which can be described as "heavy makeup and light makeup are always appropriate".

(2) Dress should be coordinated with occupation, occasion and communication object. It is a principle that dress should be suitable for occupation and occasion. Dress at work should follow the principles of dignity, neatness, stability, beauty and harmony, which can give people a sense of pleasure and solemnity. The work style and development prospect of a unit can be reflected from its professional dress and mental outlook. Nowadays, more and more organizations, enterprises, institutions and schools begin to pay attention to dress, which is a very positive move. It not only gives the wearer a sense of pride, but also increases a sense of consciousness and restraint, and becomes a symbol and symbol of an organization and unit. Dress appropriately for the occasion and environment. In formal social occasions, dress should be solemn and generous, not too flashy. For parties or festivals, clothes can be brighter and more colorful. During holidays and leisure time, clothes should be casual and light, while suits and ties are stiff and inappropriate. In family life, wearing casual clothes and casual clothes is more conducive to communicating feelings with family members and creating a relaxed, happy and warm atmosphere. But you can't go shopping or walk in the street in pajamas and slippers. That's obscene and rude. Dress should be adapted to the object and purpose of communication. When getting along with foreign guests and ethnic minorities, we should especially respect their customs and taboos. In short, the most basic principles of dress are to embody "harmonious beauty", to echo the harmony of upper and lower clothes, to match the colors of accessories and clothes harmoniously, to be in harmony with identity, age, occupation, skin color and body shape, and to be in harmony with seasons and seasonal environment.

TPO dress code

A person should pay attention to a specific time, a specific place and a specific occasion when dressing in formal occasions. This is the TPO rule.

Three-color rule

When wearing a suit or uniform, in order to appear harmonious and solemn as a whole, usually the whole body color should be basically controlled within three kinds, which is the tricolor rule.

Trinity law

When a man goes out for formal activities, his three clothes should be the same color, that is, shoes, belts and briefcases should be black. This is the trinity law.

Homogeneity rule

When women wear a variety of accessories in social occasions, they should generally make their texture and color consistent, or at least the color consistent. This is the law of homogenization and color matching of accessories.

men's clothing

A man must be neat and straight in a suit.

The shirt collar should be crisp and free of dirt and oil stains.

The bow tie should be full and match the neckline of the shirt.

You must wear leather shoes to wear a suit. The color of shoes can't be lighter than pants.

Women's clothing

The color of office clothes should not be too eye-catching, but should be as harmonious as possible with the office color and atmosphere, consistent with the specific occupational classification. Clothing should be comfortable and convenient to adapt to the intensity of work all day.