6 Social Functions of Dress

For this part, I will introduce about the six social function of dress.

1. Environmental Protection

K1 Race Gear Kart Racing Suit – The Evo X

A car-racing suit is designed to support car racers while they are on the track. The racing suit usually is a jumpsuit made from flexible fabric, such as elastic, or nylon, which make a car racer feel comfortable in every movement. Special materials could help to circulate airflow when they wear, especially; its materials are fire resistant. The racing suit is so helpful because car racers would not hurt form car burning.

2. Decoration

There are some minorities in Burmese that women have been worn several brazen chokers since they were young. Those brazen chokers are accessories for them to decorate themselves, and also the chokers could imply to a position of a woman, who wears them, in the society.

3. Gender Differentiation

Thai traditional dress

Thai traditional dress could explain a culture of society in past. Men wear trousers because they are comfortable outfit for working. On the other hand, women wear long tube skirt because their duties are household jobs. In the past, women were supposed to have courteous manner, so a tube skirts is a device to let them act in properly.

4. Group Membership

A picture of Immortal, a black metal band.

Black metal music is a kind of heavy music, which was created during 1980s and the main ideal of Black metal music is anti-Christian. The examples of black metal bands are Bathory, Burzum, and Mayhem. All Black metal musicians usually wear black plants and black metal band shirts with a Bullet belt and have corpse paint and make up.

5. Ceremonialism

Chinese Funeral

For Chinese funeral, relatives have to wear Chinese traditional funeral costumes. Additionally, there are some signs and accessories that decorate on the funeral costume to identify who are deceased’s sons, daughters, and cousins. For example, sons have to hold a stem of bamboo to identify that they are deceased’s sons.

6. Sexual Enhancement

The corset of 1890 period

During 16^th century until after World War I, a corset is an important garment for women. It emphasizes women figures, especially, their busts and waists, which could support sexual enhancement of female.

For the first topic, let start from a basis, which is what fashion is. Typically, people know a word “ fashion” as its literally meaning, as a definition in a dictionary. Apparently, there is another meaning of fashion. Fashion, in my opinion, is a creativity of designer who creates a functional item to become an aesthetic utilitarian item. As you see the pictures, that I posted, the two weaving purse picture, they have a similar structure of textile, but different material. The difference of their material could present different perception. The first one looks casual, and informal, but the second one looks opposite. It looks officially.
Consequently, those pictures remind and encourage me to not to stop thinking and creation. I also urge everybody does not hesitate to show your creativity.