Saturday, June 29, 2013
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Social status & Religion
In some societies, clothing may be used to indicate rank or status. In ancient Rome, for example, only senators could wear garments dyed with Tyrian purple. In traditional Hawaiian society, only high-ranking chiefs could wear feather cloaks and palaoa, or carved whale teeth.
Under the Travancore Kingdom of Kerala, (India), lower caste women had to pay a tax for the right to cover their upper body. In China, before establishment of the republic, only the emperor could wear yellow.
History provides many examples of elaborate sumptuary laws that regulated what people could wear. In societies without such laws, which includes most modern societies, social status is instead signaled by the purchase of rare or luxury items that are limited by cost to those with wealth or status. In addition, peer pressure influences clothing choice.
Religious clothing might be considered a special case of occupational clothing. Sometimes it is worn only during the performance of religious ceremonies. However, it may also be worn everyday as a marker for special religious status. For example, Jains and Muslim men wear unstitched cloth pieces when performing religious ceremonies. The unstitched cloth signifies unified and complete devotion to the task at hand, with no digression. Sikhs wear a turban as it is a part of their religion.
Most Abrahamic religions prohibit cross-dressing. The cleanliness of religious dresses in Eastern religions like Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Islam and Jainism is of paramount importance, since it indicates purity.
Clothing figures prominently in the Bible where it appears in numerous contexts, the more prominent ones being: the story of Adam and Eve who made coverings for themselves out of fig leaves, Joseph’s cloak, Judah and Tamar, Mordecai and Esther. Furthermore the priests officiating in the Temple had very specific garments, the lack of which made one liable to death.
In Islamic traditions, women are required to wear long, loose, non-transparent outer dress when stepping out of the home.This dress code was democratic (for all women regardless of status) and for protection from the scorching sun. The Quran says this about husbands and wives: “…They are clothing/covering (Libaas) for you; and you for them”
Jewish ritual also requires rendering of one’s upper garment as a sign of mourning. This practice is found in the Bible when Jacob hears of the apparent death of his son Joseph.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
PANTS (GFL)
The controversial topic. Sagging pants. Some say its ridiculously stupid and ugly, and others say they love it. Honestly there are two sides. And here's my opinion.
I think if a person is a little older, and was raised when the times were a little more stricter then they will oppose the idea of saggy pants. But if a person was raised around a little more comfortable environment then they could care less or like the idea.
Although I would never wear pants to that extreme looseness, I don't think of it so horribly. Maybe some people take it a little too far, yes, I'll give them that. But I also don't think its unattractive, to me its just another way of people, mostly boys, expressing their style. And who is anyone to judge them? I don't think it looks that comfortable and I don't see how it could be but if people like to wear their pants that way then leave them alone. A town in my state is trying to put fines on sagging pants.
This is UNITED KINGDOM, its supposed to be a 'free' country. Well how can people be free if they are told what they can and cannot wear. I also feel this way about school dress codes, I can agree with some things but many schools are taking it too far. I mean seriously, something as small as that? I'd like to see real criminals taken care of instead of people having to pay for their sense of style.
I like wearing tight pants, I know people can agree with me, and that's like someone telling me that my pants can't be as tight as I like them to be. If people put themselves in each others shoes and really look at things in their perspective then I think people could really start to get along better.
I think if a person is a little older, and was raised when the times were a little more stricter then they will oppose the idea of saggy pants. But if a person was raised around a little more comfortable environment then they could care less or like the idea.
Although I would never wear pants to that extreme looseness, I don't think of it so horribly. Maybe some people take it a little too far, yes, I'll give them that. But I also don't think its unattractive, to me its just another way of people, mostly boys, expressing their style. And who is anyone to judge them? I don't think it looks that comfortable and I don't see how it could be but if people like to wear their pants that way then leave them alone. A town in my state is trying to put fines on sagging pants.
This is UNITED KINGDOM, its supposed to be a 'free' country. Well how can people be free if they are told what they can and cannot wear. I also feel this way about school dress codes, I can agree with some things but many schools are taking it too far. I mean seriously, something as small as that? I'd like to see real criminals taken care of instead of people having to pay for their sense of style.
I like wearing tight pants, I know people can agree with me, and that's like someone telling me that my pants can't be as tight as I like them to be. If people put themselves in each others shoes and really look at things in their perspective then I think people could really start to get along better.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Gender differentiation
In most cultures, gender differentiation of clothing is considered appropriate for men and women. The differences are in styles, colors and fabrics.
In Western societies, skirts, dresses and high-heeled shoes are usually seen as women's clothing, while neckties are usually seen as men's clothing. Trousers were once seen as exclusively male clothing, but are nowadays worn by all genders. Male clothes are often more practical (that is, they can function well under a wide variety of situations), but a wider range of clothing styles are available for females. Males are typically allowed to bare their chests in a greater variety of public places. It is generally acceptable for a woman to wear traditionally male clothing, while the converse is unusual.
In some cultures, sumptuary laws regulate what men and women are required to wear. Islam requires women to wear more modest forms of attire, usually hijab. What qualifies as "modest" varies in different Muslim societies. However, women are usually required to cover more of their bodies than men are. Articles of clothing Muslim women wear for modesty range from the headscarf to the burqa.
Men may sometimes choose to wear men's skirts such as togas or kilts, especially on ceremonial occasions. Such garments were (in previous times) often worn as normal daily clothing by men. Compared to men's clothing, women's clothing tends to be more attractive, often intended to attract the attention of men. Women of higher status throughout history have worn more modest clothes.
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