one of the reasons we wear clothes is for protection. there is nothing worse than stepping out into a chilly winter storm with out your trusty wool jacket and mittens. clothes can provide protection against a variety of things such as weather, environment, occupational hazards, and protection from enemies. protection could be in a fashionable way, such as this trendy red button down jacket or it could be your grandmas old christmas sweater. whatever gets the job done!
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another part of why we wear clothes is because of identification. identification is helpful in society because it shows who is who. for example, if you see a group of people walking down the streets in cameflague you would pay your respects to them because you could assume that they have fought in the army. identification can come in many forms. they can come in uniforms, aprons with a restaurant logo, or even as simple as name tags. a more comon piece if indetification is even football jersys or any sport/club t shirt. for example if you saw someone wearing a glenbrook south football jersey then you could assume they play or have played for gbs. identification is important becuase it shows who is who in soiety. dress cods also fits into this catagory.
a very important part of why we wear clothes is for status. although it soulds somewhat rude, people will wear their nicest clothes to a party or when they go out becuase they want to look great. also they just want to give out that impression that maybe they have money or they are higher up on the social chain. for example the woman to your right is wearing a gid watch which obousily shows money, a polo shirt and a monogram necklace. those are usally verry preppy outfits. as we learned before first impressions are very important, so if you were walking down the street and saw someone wearing this outfit you would probably assume that "oh this peoson has lots of money" ,or "oh she/he is important." its just kinda a loog good feel good type of situation. logos and brands are a big part of status. some modern brands are lulu lemon, vinyard vines, nordstrom,gucci. brands like that.
part of why we wear clothes is adronment. in different religions it is super important to women to dress up in their finest jewles or take out their most vibrent, silkiest scarves and wrap them around their heads as shown in the picture to the left. different groups of people would wear elaborate makeup or body paint. adornment differs between cultures and it changes over time. for culture beauty can be represented in lots of different ways such as body paint, head dresses, animal bones, feathers, sticks, rocks, and "folk costumes." different cultures have different definitions of beauty and adornment helps people achieve that if thats what they want.