Clothes are considered as one of the most important necessities of man. Since the earlier times people use clothes as protection from wind, sun, and insulation from the cold. In some cultures, clothes are also worn for ornamentation, cultural identity, and for identification of social position. People from different age groups, both men and women, buy and wear clothes. Clothes include not only dresses, shirts, jeans and other cloth material but also hair decorations and footwear.
When clothes were discovered is unknown. Nonetheless, anthropologists estimate that man has started donning clothes around 100,000 to 500,000 years ago. During those times, people wear clothes for the purpose of protection. Earlier items of clothing were made from natural elements such as animal skin, furs, grasses, leaves, bones, and shells. Over time, various clothes manufacturing methods such as weaving, stitching, etc. were also discovered. Today, clothes are being worn not only exclusively for protection but also for a host of other purposes.
As was mentioned, people wear clothes not only for protection. Rather, men and women, as well as kids and adults, enjoy dressing up. A number of people were asked in an online survey why they love doing so. Many participants answered that they do so as glamour should be made available for everyone and not only for the rich and famous. Others, on the other hand, reasoned that life is too short to blend in that they take time dressing up while some say that they fashion themselves as a form of self-expression. Many also responded that they dress up as people should always look their best.
Aside from these personal reasons, professionals have also cited a number of reasons why man loves to dress up. Included among these reasons are for cover, protection, as items of ornamentation, and for identification. Today's society dictates that various parts of the body should not be displayed in public. This law, which was established sometime in past, made clothes a necessity. Protection is also another reason why people wear clothes. This reason is also among the primary reasons which led to the invention of clothing-man's need for protection against harsh weather conditions, against their fellow men, and against bodily harm.
Scientists and archaeologists also found out that people wear clothes as items for ornamentation since the ancient times. This is exemplified by the number of balls and parties held by the royals to flaunt their new dresses, costumes, hair decorations, and footwear. Professionals have also discovered that clothes have been worn by people to identify themselves since the establishment of social statuses in the society. Individuals belonging in the upper class were identified against those in the lower class through clothes.
Dressing up for whatever purpose will definitely go on in the future. No one would probably deny that he/she takes time, effort, and money in choosing what type of clothing-from hair decoration to footwear-they will wear in a given time and occasion. This practice, which has been ingrained in our culture, and has been part of our history will definitely be improved and modified in the future.
When clothes were discovered is unknown. Nonetheless, anthropologists estimate that man has started donning clothes around 100,000 to 500,000 years ago. During those times, people wear clothes for the purpose of protection. Earlier items of clothing were made from natural elements such as animal skin, furs, grasses, leaves, bones, and shells. Over time, various clothes manufacturing methods such as weaving, stitching, etc. were also discovered. Today, clothes are being worn not only exclusively for protection but also for a host of other purposes.
As was mentioned, people wear clothes not only for protection. Rather, men and women, as well as kids and adults, enjoy dressing up. A number of people were asked in an online survey why they love doing so. Many participants answered that they do so as glamour should be made available for everyone and not only for the rich and famous. Others, on the other hand, reasoned that life is too short to blend in that they take time dressing up while some say that they fashion themselves as a form of self-expression. Many also responded that they dress up as people should always look their best.
Aside from these personal reasons, professionals have also cited a number of reasons why man loves to dress up. Included among these reasons are for cover, protection, as items of ornamentation, and for identification. Today's society dictates that various parts of the body should not be displayed in public. This law, which was established sometime in past, made clothes a necessity. Protection is also another reason why people wear clothes. This reason is also among the primary reasons which led to the invention of clothing-man's need for protection against harsh weather conditions, against their fellow men, and against bodily harm.
Scientists and archaeologists also found out that people wear clothes as items for ornamentation since the ancient times. This is exemplified by the number of balls and parties held by the royals to flaunt their new dresses, costumes, hair decorations, and footwear. Professionals have also discovered that clothes have been worn by people to identify themselves since the establishment of social statuses in the society. Individuals belonging in the upper class were identified against those in the lower class through clothes.
Dressing up for whatever purpose will definitely go on in the future. No one would probably deny that he/she takes time, effort, and money in choosing what type of clothing-from hair decoration to footwear-they will wear in a given time and occasion. This practice, which has been ingrained in our culture, and has been part of our history will definitely be improved and modified in the future.
About the Author:
Jeanelle Jamier is a hair stylist from Germany. She has been styling hairs for local celebrities for about 10 years now. She always has on hand a "haarschmuck" (as how they call 'hair decoration' in German), she uses in decorating the hairs of her customers.