There are many ideas about the function of clothing in a society.
Clothing is used to keep us warm, to protect our bodies, and to preserve
modesty and dignity. But clothing is also used to send messages,
blatantly and subliminally. From printed t-shirts to fur coats to mini
skirts, our clothes give people ideas about who we are and who we would
like to be. They send messages about our professions, our group
memberships, our social status, and our individual personalities
"Clothes can suggest, persuade,
connote, insinuate, or indeed lie, and apply subtle pressure while their
wearer is speaking frankly and straightforwardly of other matters." ~Anne
Hollander
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