Definition of Concepts

Question 1

Apparel

Answer 1

A body covering, specifically referring co actual garment constructed from fabric (Sproles, 1979). (This is a term often used by industry.)

Question 2

Adornment

Answer 2

Any decoration or alterarion of the body’s appearance. [Roach andMusa, l980, have pointed out some disadvantages to the use of this term; namely, it might have subjective connotations: “Perhaps problems
have stemmed from the difficulties inherent in determining the aesthetic perspectives of people from a time far removed. Ultimately our task is to
separate contemporary predispositions in aesthetic judgments from those of people actually wearing the dress of a particular time, and regarding it
as beautiful» (p. 9).)

Question 3

Fashion

Answer 3

A dynamic social prom by which new styles are created, introduced to a consuming public, and popularly accepted by that public (Sproles, 1979,p. S); as object : a style accepted by a large group of people at a particular
time.

Question 4

Dress

Answer 4

Verb: The act of altering appearance; noun: the total arrangement of all outwardly detecriblc modifications of the body itself and all material objects added to it (Roach and Musa, 1980).

Question 5

Clothing as a verb

Answer 5

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Question 6

Clothing as a noun

Answer 6

The term clothing refers to any tangible or material object connected to the human body. This definition encompasses such items as pants, skirts, tops, and
other related. body coverings. For purposes of our discussion, it will also include material items often thought of as accessories-shoes, gloves, hats, bows, tics,
jewelry, and the like. Clothing, then, applies to those objects that we obtain (by buying, receiving, or constructing) and attach to or wear on our bodies

Question 7

Clothing by Miller and Spillmall

Answer 7

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Question 8

Culture. Try to think of your own dress examples that illustrate cultural authentication.

Answer 8

Culture is defined as a set of human made objective and subjective elements that in the past have increased the probability of survival and resulted in the satisfaction of the participants in an ecological niche, and thus became shared with each other because they had a common language and lived in the same time and place. (Triandis, 1994, p.22)

Question 9

Cultural authentication.

Answer 9

Whenagarmentoraccessoryitemisassimilated into a foreign culture it isknown ascultural
authentication​.Itisaprocesswherebyartefactsof dressfromone culture are incorporated into
thedressofanotherthrough adaption and change. When a dressitem istransferred into a
foreigncultureitcanbecome highlyvalued afterenduring time dedicated to the transformation
andadoption.

Question 10

Eicherhassuggestedthefollowing fourprogressive stagesof culture authentication:

Answer 10

1. Selection
2. Characterization
3. Incorporation
4. Transformation

Question 11

Try to think of your own dress examples that illustrate cultural authentication.

Answer 11

Textiles used in traditional Hlang dress can now be seen in the form of popular A-line skirts in western fashion it has been adopted by many young fashion following females.

The traditional native american headdress has now bee changed and adopted as a popular accessory worn by many alternative western youngster, they are often seen at music festivals.