When talking about clothing it is hard not to discuss fashion; and when speaking about fashion, it is hard to omit the influence of art. Thus, these three words go hand in hand to give meaning to each other. Art, clothing, and fashion influence each other and provide basis for us to understand each one.
Anyone who has ever visited an art show or art museum can easily see that art comes in various forms. Art ranges from an oil painting hanging on the wall to a statue made out of syrup and waffles. Webster's desk reference dictionary defines art as n. human skill as opposed to nature, applied to music, poetry, painting; a system or rules, a profession or craft. If we use Webster's definition of art as human skill, it basically defines everything that we as humans create. I agree with this definition because I feel that while there is art in the form of paintings and sculp
Webster's dictionary defines clothing as both a noun and verb; meaning garments in general dress or wearing apparel. This is a very broad definition that does not include things such as accessories that are also a part of clothing. Clothing is also much more than just wearing apparel, if that were the case we would not care what we wear. Clothing conveys messages to others about your personality and affiliations. For example many of us are familiar with cliques in high school. In my own high school these various cliques were primarily differentiated by their dress. "Alternative" kids wore black and the "preppy" kids wore GAP and Abercrombie & Fitch.
Fashion is not purely how an article or clothing is made or put together but is also how it is worn and what it is worn with. Fashion is society's definition of what is acceptable and what is not. Barnard's article spoke briefly about fashion versus anti-fashion. For example a nun's dress
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