Why We Wear Clothes

3. shoes, hats, belts, scarves, bags, jewelry, hosiery, hair, makeup and
4. to be worn without significant alteration; includes garments sold in
7. clothing mass-produced and industrially manufactured in standard sizes and
8. perceived appearance of an object caused by the reflection of light
12. French term referring to the companies and designers which create exclusive,
15. are combined to achieve a certain look
17. overall outline or shape of a garment
18. People wear clothing and jewelry to enhance their appearance. People adorn their bodies with cosmetics, body paint, and tattoos in addition to clothing and jewelry.
20. retail stores; also referred to as prêt-à-porter
21. how a garment feels to the touch or appears to feel
22. Clothing and accessories can show a person’s status, a position or rank within a group.

1. time period; synonym for apparel, clothing or aesthetics
2. Clothing and accessories can identify people as members of a group.
5. and made-to-order fashions; may also be used to describe the
6. Clothing insulates from the cold and keeps the sun from burning and dehydrating the body in the heat. Special clothing protects people from harm.
9. personality, purpose and culture; art of visual expression through
10. styles, themes and ideas for utilizing clothing, accessories and hair to express
11. distinctive manner or technique of dressing in which similar garments and
13. created by these people and establishments
14. style accepted and used by a particular group of people during a
16. cuts of a garment and where the seams, darts, tucks, etc. are placed to move
19. Clothing provides modesty, a belief about the proper way to cover the body with clothes.
23. eye in a certain direction