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Summary Of: Clothing
The practical function of clothing is to protect the human body from dangers in the environment... Clothing can protect against many things that might injure the naked human body... In some cases clothing protects the environment from the clothing wearer as well... Humans have shown extreme inventiveness in devising clothing solutions to practical problems and the distinction between clothing and other protective equipment is not... the earliest clothing probably consisted of... since clothing materials deteriorate quickly compared to stone... until recently made their clothing entirely of furs and skins... cutting clothing to fit and decorating lavishly... making the fabrics that go into clothing is not easy... people of high rank reserve special items of clothing or decoration for themselves as symbols of their... Religious clothing might be considered a special case of occupational clothing... Clothing figures in prominently in the... Common clothing materials include natural fibers... Clothing suffers assault both from within and without... people wear an item of clothing until it falls apart... but old leather and bark clothing will always look... But most clothing consists of cloth... Many kinds of clothing are designed to be... formal clothing is in this category... Much contemporary casual clothing is made of knit materials that do not readily wrinkle... Many people use their clothing as packing material around fragile items that might otherwise break in transit... Today clothing is considered a consumable item... manufactured clothing is less expensive than the labor required to repair it... Many people will buy a new piece of clothing rather than expend time mending... unwearable clothing was once used for... Used but still wearable clothing can be sold at... Charities usually skim the best of the clothing to sell in their own... clothing from wealthier Western countries... Clothing of Europe and Russia... Clothing of Europe and Russia... Clothing in the Americas... Clothing in the Americas... The clothing industry is concentrated outside of... The use of animal fur in clothing is currently associated in the West with expensive... Others counter that clothing for cold weather is very much a necessity and the most common of furs... Clothing in ancient Rome... Clothing in the ancient world... Timeline of clothing and textiles technology... Timeline of clothing and textiles technology... Encyclodia Page On: Clothing
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