CTD 446 Lecture 27: CTD 446 Section 27 Notes

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 446
• Professor: Dr.Thompson

Document Summary

Three factors are related to dress in a society: 3 factors, biology of body in relation to physical environment, aesthetic tradition (preference) of cultures, societal type of economic structure. Interplay of these three factors for any specific group of people results in similarities and difference around the world: similar problem often result in similar solutions. Similarities in form of dress also occur because of travel, trade, and technology. Modern transportation makes clothing changes easily visible, widely available and spatial differences are minimized: differences in dress. Borrowing isolated items which are combined with existing dress. If everyone wears world fashion, do we have to worry about cultural differences: how do we act as professionals in the global world, pressures on western dress professionals. Nowhere left for retailers to expand in the west seek markets in the east. Technology, economy and dress: technology changes in technology and perception.