Clothing and Culture

fashion is everything the way we dress, etiquette, furniture--anything adopted in society for a period of time, what is currently appropriate

outline of a figure

haute cotuure , high priced and exclusive garments

unique combination of silhouette, construction, fabric anddetails that distinguish a single fashion object from other objects of the same category of class

- the design is the individual variation

specific contruction elements that make up an object: collars, sleeves, buttons, pockets

mass produced fashion sold in large volumes