Estimates of when humans began wearing clothes vary from 40,000 to as many as 3 million years ago, but recent … See more

Comfort is related to various perceptions, physiological, social, and psychological needs, and after food, it is clothing that satisfies these comfort needs. Clothing provides aesthetic, tactile, thermal, moisture, a… See more

The most obvious function of clothing is to protect the wearer from the elements. It serves to prevent wind damage and provides protection from sunburn. In the cold, it offers thermal insulation. Shelter can reduce the … See more

Serious books on clothing and its functions appear from the nineteenth century as European colonial powers interacted with new environments such as tropical ones in Asia. Some scientific research into the multiple fun… See more

• A Hindu North Indian wedding, the groom wearing a sherwani and pagri turban and the bride wearing a sari
• Japanese PM Shinzō Abe and Ivanka Trump (right) wearing Western-style gender-differentiated business s… See more

The Western dress code has changed over the past 500+ years. The mechanization of the textile industry made many varieties of cloth widely available at affordable prices. Styles have changed, and the availability of synthetic fa… See more