For this extra credit assignment I chose to watch an airing of ESPN SportCenter. The issue which I thought to be a major social problem regarding sport that was addressed in this show was the new found dress code implemented into the NBA that all of the players were to follow. This issue would not be considered so highly controversial if it had simply stated that players wear "business casual" attire when entering and leaving the stadium and when they are engaged in team or league business. The problem came when the dress code included no wearing of medallions, headphones, sunglasses (indoors) and other attire and accessories that a vast number of African American players on teams had been wearing since they began playing in the NBA. This is not to say that Whites did not also enjoy these "luxuries" but the majority of players in the NBA who were seen with medallions and headphones on were of African…
In ariticale “All Clothing Is Costume” Laia Carcia (2015) argues that with the development of high fashion growth the line between clothing and costume is blurred and we all wear costume every day. In her article, she gave different example to support her idea. For example, people who wear a type of costume and uniforms in their daily life, such as school uniforms, nurse’s scrubs, airline attendant outfits and business suit. If these clothes can dress as a profession for Halloween, the every-day wear counts as a costume. In a word, the author think the clothing is costume.…
When people talk about the word “fashion,” it automatically provides a sense of popular styles of clothing, accessories, and makeup. Fashion influences not only on people’s behaviors, but also influences society on a social and economic level. Sometimes, people show their social status through the consumption of luxury goods, while this trait can be found through the history of fashion. In Adorned in Dreams, the author Elizabeth Wilson introduces fashion’s history and through these changes, people can express different belief systems, social values, and public desires. In Subculture The Meaning of Style, Dick Hebdige introduces an example in Britain’s emergence of subcultures, which illustrates people had changed their social values and beliefs…
Postrel does well to explain that although individuality is expressed through aesthetics, it is also within reason to the style of the time period. The accepted code of appearance and taste can be coined in the term "fashion." Fashion can be defined as a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc. This term, while allowing individuals to still roam free in their own pleasures and distinction, has limits, and allows for what is acceptable on the public streets today with consideration to the time period. For example, it is not culturally accepted in America for one to wear a toga, a loincloth, or a large corset dress from the 17th century simply because it is not "in style." "Fashion is the process by which form seems exhausted and then refreshed (Postrel 430)." Postrel uses fashion as a means of describing the way society as a whole expresses itself. Fashion from country to country varies and sets each society apart from the other, much as individuality sets each person apart from your average Joe. It is always changing, rearranging, and manifesting the differences we all…
Fashion is a way for one to express their personalities or to portray an image of what they want people to see them as. “Clothes give us insight into culture and its wishes,…
Social class has also shaped youths’ dress code as a cultural practice among youths all over the globe. Most youths may prefer given type of attire depending on the fashion of interest, however, their social classes, relating to their economic status, practically determines what they have on. For instance, it is common to identify youths from upper class with expensive nice looking attires, while those from low class are capable of purchasing the second hand cloth.…
To start with, some of the “casual wear” these days has profanity written on it and shows too much skin, which can be inappropriate. These types of clothing are frowned upon and not seen as professional. When your outer appearance isn’t seen as professional, neither are you. Not only is this inappropriate, it is a big distraction to others.…
cash is fashion”(Norwich 7). He believes that the way we talk about money is in resemblance to…
1. What is your earliest recollection of your own clothing? Do you remember a specific item of clothing, or a general awareness of clothing? Was there a specific activity or event associated with your earliest clothing recollection?…
Fashion is the style prevalent at a given time. It usually refers to costume or clothing style. Everybody has to wear clothes, making fashion a part of everyday life. The way someone dresses says a lot about his or her personality, age, culture and experience. At times of economic or social change, fashion often changed. The 1920s and the 1960s are big eras were economic and social change were happening. They are both largely known for their fashion.…
The right image will help the employer to visualize you as a part of their team and also reassures them that you could represent the company precisely. Formal dress is the right choice if you want to fit in in the office dress code policy!…
For rich people , silk stocking covered the legs. For the poor, they wore wool sock. It was very different from the poor and the rich. The poor didn't have any servants to help them at home . The rich had servants to help them do the stuff they needed done. The women were the ones in charge of the house and the men we in charge of getting money and working so they can have a house. The middle class had very good and comfy furniture and the poor had furniture the had holes in it and weren't very comfy. ladies had to have their legs covered. Men were, able to show their skin .…
I want to tell you today about something that I believe will make schools safer, help improve the learning environment, and help students get along.…
People in the United States hear all the time in the news and gossip about kids going against their school rules. Especially when it comes to the dress codes that seem to restrict the children from a lot of outfits. In recent news, the people have been more focused on the attire of the other side of school though, the teachers. In most schools, there is not a set list of dress codes for teachers. With that, teachers have been dressing more casually than ever before. Does dressing less professionally cause an effect on the students that they teach? I believe this political cartoon by Dave Granlund is stating that a dress code needs to be better enforced for teachers due to their more-casual dressing these days.…
Every morning, thousands of groggy students make their way to their bedroom closets and ask themselves the same thing: “What am I going to wear today?” The question itself is simple, but as we all know, first impressions mean everything in this world and that makes finding the answer a bit difficult sometimes. The result is a campus full of (hopefully) fully-dressed students that can be divided into three distinct styles; the over-dresser, the casual dresser, and the anti-dresser, that can help tell us more about the kind of students we have here at Taylor’s.…