Women’s Fashion Throughout The Twentieth Century

According to the quote by Amy Latour, fashion is another hard copy of history. Many factors have affected the manner how people dress, and one of those factors is history. World events and historical milestones play huge roles in the contemporary trends of fashion. If it were not for the momentous happenings, especially the historical events of the early twentieth and late twentieth century, the fashion industry would be notably different.

Fashion is closely related to the word clothing. People clothe themselves out of necessity. In early civilizations, climate and the raw materials that were available were important in influencing what styles of dress were adopted.

Clothing is estimated to have first appeared some 25,000 to 50,000 years ago (Payne, 1-2). Neanderthals, who lived in caves in central Europe, have been believed to wear simple clothing. They probably noticed that the fur bearing animals were not bothered by the weather, and so they began wearing animal skins to cover their bodies. They were simply wrapped around the body like large capes with no fastenings or sleeves.

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