1. Unit 1 Lecture 4: Culture and Customs
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Unit 1
Lecture 4: Culture and Customs

2. Objectives Explain how clothing reflects culture
Give examples of clothing symbols
Discuss clothing customs and expectations in the North American culture
Describe appropriate outfits for certain occasions

3. Clothing choices continued
What would you consider wearing the following events? Why?
Basketball game
Party
Wedding
Grocery store
Job interview

4. Share?
Have you ever felt inappropriately dressed for a particular occasion?
What was the occasion?
What did you wear?
How did you handle the situation?
What did you learn from this mistake?

5. Clothing choices continued
How did you decide what to wear this morning?
What factors influenced your decision?
What factors are considered when making our clothing decisions?

6. ? How can each influence clothing choices? Which has the greatest
economy
Wealth ?
appearance
Practicality
Comfort

7. Clothing Reflects Culture
the collected ideas, skills, beliefs and institutions of a society at a particular time in history
Food, entertainment, art religion, politics and technology – all are aspects of culture

8. All part of a person’s story
Culture and Clothing
Every culture has something special and unique about its clothing
Fabric
Design
Colours
All tell us so much about the way people think and live
All part of a person’s story
All part of a puzzle

9. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress - Sahara

10. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress - Bulgaria

11. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress - Peru

12. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress - Netherlands

13. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress - Japan

14. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress – Morocco

15. Traditional Dress examples
Traditional Dress – North American First Nations

16. National Costumes
Most national costumes had very practical beginnings

17. National Costumes continued
Cultural expression through ornamentation
Japanese kimono – ornate fabrics
Hungarian clothes – ornamental leather
Scandinavian clothing – embroidered designs
Native American garments – coloured beads

18. Global Trends Today, many people wear similar clothing
Mass communication and global distribution of the latest fashions
Exceptions:
Extreme climates
Developing countries
Traditional clothing is now mostly worn for celebration

19. Clothing as a symbol
Clothing can tell you about a person’s heritage, occupation, role, gender, and values.
All part of that puzzle?
Symbol examples
White – innocence, faith and purity (N.A. wedding dress)
Red – joy and permanence (China wedding outfit)

20. Clothing as a symbol Heritage
Person’s cultural background and ethnic traditions handed down from ancestors
Defines identity and produces pride
Participation in ethnic festivals and holidays
Shows where we are from
Particular garments symbolize particular cultural backgrounds – (Kimono - Japan, Sari – India)

21. Clothing as a symbol
Heritage continued

22. Clothing as a symbol Occupation
Articles of clothing and uniforms symbolize and identify many professions

23. Clothing as a symbol Roles
Clothing identifies different roles – positions people have in society

24. Clothing as a symbol
Gender
Values - Views on modesty