Adolescence is a stage that links childhood and adulthood i.e., it is the last stage of the childhood when an individual starts imbibing adults’ characteristics physically, psychologically and socially. An individual undergoes physical, physiological, psychological and social change at rapid pace. Chronologically adolescence is regarded as the period between 11 to 18 years of age. Adolescence extends from the time the child becomes sexually mature to the time when he attains legal maturity. It is divided into two parts as follows:
Early adolescence (11 to 15 years)
Late adolescence (16 to 18 years)
The awareness of this period of development of an individual with relation to his clothing needs become very important because of number of aspects like rapid changes in body size and shape, increased interest in clothes and grooming, enlarged social circle and being a stage of intense emotions.
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