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Some human cultures, such as the various people of the Arctic Circle,
traditionally make their clothing entirely of prepared and decorated
furs and skins. Other cultures supplemented or replaced leather and
skins with cloth: woven, knitted, or twined from various animal and
vegetable fibers.Although modern consumers may take the production of
clothing for granted, making fabric by hand is a tedious and labor
intensive process. The textile industry was the first to be mechanized —
with the powered loom — during the Industrial Revolution.Different
cultures have evolved various ways of creating clothes out of cloth. One
approach simply involves draping the cloth. Many people wore, and still
wear, garments consisting of rectangles of cloth wrapped to fit — for
example, the dhoti for men and the sari for women in the Indian
subcontinent, the Scottish kilt or the Javanese sarong. The clothes may
simply be tied up, as is the case of the first two garments; or pins or
belts hold the garments in place, as in the case of the latter two. The
precious cloth remains uncut, and people of various sizes or the same
person at different sizes can wear the garment.Another approach involves
cutting and sewing the cloth, but using every bit of the cloth rectangle
in constructing the clothing. The tailor may cut triangular pieces from
one corner of the cloth, and then add them elsewhere as gussets.
Traditional European patterns for men's shirts and women's chemises take
this approach.Modern European fashion treats cloth much less
conservatively, typically cutting in such a way as to leave various
odd-shaped cloth remnants. Industrial sewing operations sell these as
waste; home sewers may turn them into quilts.In the thousands of years
that humans have spent constructing clothing, they have created an
astonishing array of styles, many of which have been reconstructed from
surviving garments, photos, paintings, mosaics, etc., as well as from
written descriptions. Costume history serves as a source of inspiration
to current fashion designers, as well as a topic of professional
interest to costumers constructing for plays, films, television, and
historical reenactment.By the early years of the 21st century, western
clothing styles had, to some extent, become international styles. This
process began hundreds of years earlier, during the periods of European
colonialism. The process of cultural dissemination has perpetuated over
the centuries as Western media corporations have penetrated markets
throughout the world, spreading Western culture and styles. Fast fashion
clothing has also become a global phenomenon. These garments are less
expensive, mass-produced Western clothing. Donated used clothing from
Western countries are also delivered to people in poor countries by
charity organizations.People may wear ethnic or national dress on
special occasions or in certain roles or occupations. For example, most
Korean men and women have adopted Western-style dress for daily wear,
but still wear traditional hanboks on special occasions, like weddings
and cultural holidays. Items of Western dress may also appear worn or
accessorized in distinctive, non-Western ways. A Tongan man may combine
a used T-shirt with a Tongan wrapped skirt, or tupenu.Most sports and
physical activities are practiced wearing special clothing, for
practical, comfort or safety reasons. Common sportswear garments include
short pants, T-shirts, tennis shirts, tracksuits, and trainers.
Specialized garments include wet suits , salopettes (for skiing) and
leotards . Also, spandex materials are often used as base layers to soak
up sweat. Spandex is also preferable for active sports that require form
fitting garments, such as wrestling, track & field, dance, gymnastics
and swimming.
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