Fundamentals of Clothing Construction

FUNDAMENTALS OF CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION 3(1+2)

Lesson 13 : Importance and Function of Clothes

Introduction

Clothing along with food and shelter has been recognized as integral and inseparable part of mankind in all parts of the world. Historical records shows that primitive people were covering and decorating their body with paints, tattooing, mutilation as well as by fur, beads, stones, wood, leaves and barks etc. This was the first attempt that was made to cover the body. The main function of clothing is to provide protection against climatic extremities, means of self expression, aesthetic enjoyment, conformity, to indicate socio- economic status as well as a source of decoration.