Fashion

Clothes have always been important for people. In ancient times mainly because they protected people against cold, frost of rain, then later with the development of society clothes became an important sing od people´s social status. They became more comfortable and where made from finer materials, their cut and desing became important too.

In orevious centuries women´s a nd men´s clothes were totally different and one could recogiye a person´s sex from a distance. Women wore long skirts, long-sleveeved dresses, long hair and even veils , so much of their body was concealed. Men´s clothes did not differ very much from today´s time – men wore trousers, shirts and jackets as they do now. Children´s clothes followed their parent´s patterns.

The revolution in clothing began in the second half of the 19th century with the start of the anglictina/industrial-revolution/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: industrial revolution">industrial revolution and the invention of the sewing machine that led to the mass productoin of clothes. Ready-made clothes were cheap and lower social classes could afford to buy new clothes more often.

In the 20th century people´s clothing charged rapidly,. The two sexes now have more in common and it may be quite difficult to distinquish a person´s sex from a distance because hair is very often the same lenght, trousers have became a necessary part of women´s wardrobes and men wear scarves, earrings and other fashion accessories.

A woman´s wardrobe usually consist of underwear(knickers, bikini briefs, stockings ...), pyjamas or night dresses, dressing gowns, skirts and blouses, jumpers and cardigans, several pairs of trousers and jeans, jackets, one or two tailored suits, an anorak, a wonter coat, a fur coat and accessories in matching colours, e.g.. shoes, boots, handbags, scarf, gloves, hats and jewelleries, sucha s earing , rings, arm bracelets. A woman´s sumer wardrobe consist of bright summer dresses of various cuts and designs, shorts and T-shirts, minishirts and swimming suits. For special ocasion women wear coctail dresses or long evening dresses, high-heeled shoes and jewelleries, usually golden or silver necklaces and chains, brooches, slip-on or hoop earrings.

Menś wardrobes are much simpler and more conservatice and not changing over the years as mucha s those of women. A man´s wardrobe consist of underwear, several pairs of socks, trousere and a pile of shirts, several suits, an anorak, a trench coat, a raincoat and a winter coat. Men also wear accessories in matching colours like shoes, boots, ties, gloves, hats or caps, belts and hankerschiefs. For special occasions men wear dark suits, a white shirts, shoes and tie or a bowtie and sometimes even a dinner jacket.

Dressmaking has become a big business these days. Fasion designers are world famous best earning fortune selling their desins all over the world. The most popular are Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Vivien Westwood, Kenzo and Donatella Versace. Their fashion shows have become important social events presented in the media/" class="wiki-link" title="Viac o: mass media">mass media and plenty of people like watching in on TV to know what to wear the following year.