Why We Wear What We Wear?

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This is Kumar. Kumar wears shirt & neck tie to work. COOL! This is Jane. Jane has a neck, BUT, DA FUQ! no neck tie at work? WHY? And.. why is this Indian lady wearing Kanye West Winter 1901? Hijab? BURQA? Why do some people want ban on only one of these head covers? And… Native American women dress WHY? to offend modern American businessmen? WHY WE WEAR WHAT WE WEAR Cave people wore animal skin for protection from environment in general. climate, fire… PETA found SATAN! Clothes used to cover excretory organs Because: FEAR of causing disgust SOCIAL NEEDS OF CLOTHING ESTABLISHED Esteem needs kick in! Clothes evolve as tool of VANITY Nostradamus predicted: Vanity will become multi-billion dollar industry. Okay.. he dindn’t. By ancient timeline clothes clearly reflected social class & roles Some men preferred shorter robes. Because, they go out & work #Comfort BIRTH OF GENDERED CLOTHING Women didn’t. Right hand let free Left hand is let free Patriarchal Greco Romans equate clothing as a moral protection of man’s property WOMAN Insecure Husband Alert! Greco Roman styles reach India. Few Mauryan royal women breastband a.k.a pratidhi start covering upperbody Trivia: Few lower caste Indian women were denied the right to cover breasts till 19th century. Kushans bring in Persian clothing style Like.. trousers, cut & sew garments. “cholaka” Women in Gupta dynasty wore stitched blouse… Most Indians continued to wear draped rectangular fabric. Evolve into modern sari & dhoti In Europe, religion influence people to cover even hair & neck. *only women Men found comfort in pants And we had first desi sanskari couple…. NOT! Imperialists visit Asia-Pacific, America & Africa. hey, no clothes? i am wearing. can’t you see? my morals say your visible breasts are inappropriate You pervert! Gave them their morals Took away everything else… 19th century Industrial revolution Men’s clothing changed from THIS TO THIS led to mass manufacturing! Dude, You’re darb! Dude, You’re drag! While men’s clothing focused on functionaity, 19th century women clothing was cruel AF! suffocating corsets 1ST WAVE FEMINISTS heavy crinoline restricting movement Damn. Gotta fix this, said: Feminists fought for women’s civil rights. So did women’s clothing of early 1900s. Women’s social role changed radically. Paul Poiret designed pants for women, 1920s 1st women’s tuxedo YSL: 1966 I made a suit for you – Coco Chanel, 1920s Information era: Advanced gender studies “Gender” &”Sex” distinguished. Social / psychological attributes of sex Biological attribute defined by measurable chromosomes / organs. Non-Socts: That’s feminine! Scots:Nooooo Prior to World War 2, pink was masucline Gender attributes change with cultures & time. You are programmed to shop gender notions of a sexist past. #GenderedEconomics Fuctional Barely any pockets Variety & Vanity Stripes & checks MEN’S WOMEN’S UNGENDER THINK #BEYONDBINARY MEN’S WOMEN’S [] INDIA’S FIRST UNGENDERED FASHION E-COMMERCE SHOP NOW Arab Girl Iphone Selfie Muslim Girl Covent Garden

3 responses to “Why We Wear What We Wear?”

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    Giftsg

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    Devin Jones

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  3. Parineeta avatar
    Parineeta

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