| Regardless if you are a woman or a man, there is | | | | continued to share in. For instance, buckled shoes, |
| no doubt you try to look your best at any given | | | | both decorative and plain, dependent upon |
| time, and this is where the industry of fashion | | | | economic privilege of the individual wearing them, |
| comes in. When you travel to a boutique or a | | | | started to become very popular. |
| mall, do you ever think to take into account | | | | Also, women and men began to adorn |
| fashion history? | | | | themselves with capes as a means of shielding |
| A Glimpse of Fashion History around the World | | | | themselves against the cold weather. Additionally, |
| In one form or another, fashion has been with us | | | | women and men both started wearing the hats |
| as long as there have been people. The history of | | | | that are nowadays commonly thought of as |
| fashion therefore actually began with early | | | | "Pilgrim Hats". The primary difference being that |
| humans, who utilized things like animal skins and | | | | women had a tendency to choose to wear |
| shells to adorn their bodies with them. During | | | | feathers in their hats more often than men did. |
| special occasions there were special garments | | | | Moving forward into the 18th century, it was a |
| that were worn, which is not that much unlike | | | | period of men wearing an outfit that in most |
| how humans dress today. | | | | instances was comprised of buckled shoes, |
| In regions such as Ancient Greece, the history of | | | | stockings, waistcoat, a shirt, and outer coat. They |
| fashion really introduced the utilization of | | | | all started wearing three cornered hats. The |
| naturalism. For instance, if you were to look into | | | | women had a greater tendency to wear basic |
| the numerous ancient sculptures, there is little | | | | dresses, and their hair was often partly hidden by |
| doubt you would take notice that a large amount | | | | a white cap. |
| of pride was taken in the human form, and that | | | | As the 19th, 20th, and 21st century have |
| being what it was, fashion really meant wearing as | | | | demonstrated, fashion has a tendency of |
| little clothing as possible. | | | | becoming history all the time, because as history |
| Fashion history as we understand it actually began | | | | has taught us trends are always evolving. Fashion |
| to come into being during the Renaissance. At | | | | history is most certainly vast topic that spans |
| that period in history renaissance was a time of | | | | every culture and the entire world. So the next |
| cultural and intellectual enlightenment, so it makes | | | | time you go to the mall for some other store for |
| complete sense that the idea of fashion should | | | | close shopping, take a moment to think about |
| evolve along with the period women and men | | | | fashion history and how far fashion has come. |
| alike took great pride in wearing decorative | | | | Listen to Korbin Newlyn as he shares his insights |
| powdered wigs, a trend that would last into the | | | | as an expert author and an avid writer in the field |
| early part of the 19th century. | | | | of fashion. If you would like to learn more go to |
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| As the 17th century came into being, so did the | | | | Merchandising tips. |
| trends of fashion that both men and women | | | | |