Fur clothing

afternoon event, acceptable clothes can be colorful and a dress or slacks. At an evening event darker colors are advised and the fashion of the clothing should be more formal than not. A wedding can range from white tie being the “most formal of wedding dress codes (think state dinners and the Oscars)” (Knot 1) to semi formal in which the proper clothing solely relies on the setting of the wedding. People view weddings as an opportunity to dress to the nines and elegant. Dressing appropriately…

are different but, they all pretty much fit into the molds of their clones from yesterday. Day after day, after day, the customers make my life a living hell. When I first started, I loved my job. I was always happy to be there, at that drab grey clothing store with its concrete floors and warehouse like interior. I probably loved it because it gave me a more interesting perspective other than my school life and home life. However after working there for a while I realized that every customer…

All schools should require mandatory school uniforms across the country. School uniforms are a way for the students to show how they are all together as one and show a sense of amity with other students. This is also costs less money for students who don’t have the option of buying clothes that fit the latest trends. The school uniforms show discipline and the schools pride of coming together as one and not singling out students based on their appearance. Also as this requires them to focus more…

they see and that can cost a pretty penny. Those designer clothes are pricey and they add up. It can put a lot of financial pressure on families, especially if those families have multiple children. For a child, that cannot afford the name brand clothing, they would appreciate the use of school uniforms. If schools invested in uniforms, parents would only have to buy one or two sets a year. If the costs between regular clothes and school uniforms were compared, the difference would be huge.…

Taking a Look Into the Past, Understanding it Now American author Elizabeth Wayland Barber, who is an expert on textiles, wrote the book Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times in 1994, which takes the reader into the world as it was many years ago. In doing so, it enlightens one on how and why the women created textiles and eventually advanced and created other things. Today people know the clothes worn were made and the blankets used were created, but do…

comments within the story and also the symbol of clothing that emphasize the cultural differences. In the story the sari is a very significant piece of clothing as it is hugely representative of Indian culture. The sari is an extremely modest piece of clothing as it is a loose and flowing garment that covers most of the body. The sari is significant because it is this modesty that is expected of Mita by those around her. In contrast, the American clothing Mita is introduced to is figure hugging…

The True Loss of Humanity “Everything we wear were once touched by humans.”- Morgan, The True Cost The majority of people can grab a t-shirt off the shelf without even giving a second thought of where it came from or the work put into making it, let alone the amount of deaths it caused. It may come as a shock to our population that there are so many things happening beneath the surface that no one wants us to know about. Andrew Morgan, a director of The True Cost tells us just how awful the…

it is not considered unusual. Bradshaw states that “parents can buy a few pairs of pants, shirts, or other variations of a uniform for under $100, while parents of non-uniform-wearing students can spend from several hundreds up to $1,000 a year on clothing”. Based off a 2013 national survey that was taken by 517 United States school leaders, the reports revealed that 94% of those that were surveyed believed that “one of the main benefits to parents is that school uniforms are more cost-effective…

Most people who enjoy the outdoors prefer clothing that is long lasting and durable. Patagonia is an upscale outdoor clothing brand that is known for its various environmental sustainability efforts. The confidentially owned business has been known to favor used wear and ask purchasers to think twice before buying new products. Although, this strategy may seem as an anti-marketing intention, Patagonia has seen an increase in revenues. Patagonias target audience seems to be geared toward the…

Starting at a young age, kids are swarmed with societies ideal image of what each gender of children should look like and play with. Children are not born with this distinction that dolls are for girls, and that trucks or guns are meant to be for boys. No, these ideals are established in their heads from what toys they interact with as a child, and the clothes that they wore. When walking into the toy section of a store, you are either overwhelmed by the amount of pink and other bright colors…