Concept in Definition ABC

The word dress generically designates the garments used to cover the body. The term is also used to refer to a type of female clothing. Regardless of the meaning of the word, all clothing serves two functions: to protect the body for a better adaptation to climatic conditions and, at the same time, incorporating an ornament to highlight the beauty.

In a simple women's dress there is a complex story behind

If we take as a reference any dress of an ordinary woman, behind it we can find much more than a piece of cloth. We could say that a dress is a huge chain with all kinds of links. The first link would be the raw material (cotton, silk, synthetic fiber, etc). Then the thread is created as a basic element of the industry textile. At a next level, designers, dressmakers or tailors create a dress with certain characteristics.

The garment obtained is exposed in a establishment commercial and the consumer-a decides if he wants to acquire it or not. In this brief tour there are very different elements: industry, fashion,

Commerce, distribution... Thus, behind a dress we find all kinds of participants: creators and designers, manufacturers, advertisers, image consultants, merchants and consumers.

Dress and communication

We communicate with words, with gestures and with our way of dressing. If we observe a naked person we can know some things about him, for example his approximate age and his physical condition. However, if we see someone fully clothed, the information that reaches us is very extensive, since his clothing tells us about his personality, its economy, your lifestyle or your work activity.

In the world of fashion there is a professional that tries that the dress binomial-communication works properly. This professional is the personal shopper and his function is to guide his clients to improve their image and personal style.

In any human society there is an unwritten rule: there is a clothing for every occasion. Thus, work clothes are unsuitable for a party and an evening dress is incompatible for an event in broad daylight. Is rule general has an exception, the celebration of the carnival. During this period the concept of dress has another meaning and other rules.

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