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History of clothing and textiles
Study of fashion and clothing by period in time
History of clothing and textiles
The study of the history of clothing and textiles traces the development, use, and availability of clothing and textiles over human history. Clothing and textiles reflect the materials and technologies available in different civilizations at different times. The variety and distribution of clothing and textiles within a society reveal social customs and culture. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of most human societies. Anthropologists believe that animal skins and vegetation were adapted into coverings as protection from cold, heat, and rain, especially as humans migrated to new climates. As early clothing was biodegradable, evidence of when humans started wearing clothes, and what these clothes were made of, has been difficult for scientists to determine. The earliest dates come from studies on the evolution of clothing lice, which suggest humans were wearing clothes sometime between 83,000 and 170,000 years ago. Evidence of silk weaving has...
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