Image + Cloth +perception

To what degree does clothing influence perceived image in society?



clothes are a crucial artifact in which a society can differentiate themselves from the other societies and create some form of uniqueness. Also it’s considered as a signal that indicates certain roles into a society, such as: male and female, rich and poor. for example the quality of clothes can make a vital difference, wearing an expensive garment often give the impression of ‘wealth’ and obviously wearing a cheap garment usually give the impression of ‘poverty’.

Therefore, clothes have a powerful influences on people when they make their judgments on others appearance. That could be also associated with a basic human instinct because people are usually interested and curious about what they see externally, so clothes also play an extraordinary role inside each society because a man without clothes could be considered as unknown person or someone with out identity. In fact, (Twain.m) suggested that: ‘Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society’.