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  2. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    The Mao jacket is a very plain (often grey), high-collared, shirtlike jacket customarily worn by Mao Zedong and the people of China during his regime. Its drab design and uniformity was a reaction to pre- Revolution class distinctions of clothes, with elites dressing in elaborate silks, while poor laborers wore very rough clothes.

  3. Informal wear - Wikipedia

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    Informal wear or undress, also called business wear, corporate/office wear, tenue de ville or dress clothes, is a Western dress code for clothing defined by a business suit for men, and cocktail dress or pant suit for women.

  4. Matchy-matchy - Wikipedia

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    Matchy-matchy is an adjective used to describe something or someone that is very or excessively color-coordinated. [1] It is a term that is commonly used in fashion blogs to describe an outfit that is too coordinated and consists of too many of the same styles of colors, patterns, fabrics, accessories, etc. "Matchy-matchy" was added to the Oxford Dictionary of English in 2010 along with 200 ...

  5. Fashion - Wikipedia

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    Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.

  6. Portal:Fashion - Wikipedia

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    Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.

  7. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Someone of importance and influence e.g. the big boss; [8] Lobby card for the 1930 movie – The Big House big house. Main article: Prison. Prison [31] big one Death [32] big shot Someone of importance and influence; Big boss; see big cheese [33] big six From auto advertising, for the new and powerful six cylinder engines inferring a Strong man ...

  8. Folk costume - Wikipedia

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    Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity.

  9. Clothing - Wikipedia

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    The choice of clothes also has social implications. They cover parts of the body that social norms require to be covered, act as a form of adornment, and serve other social purposes. Someone who lacks the means to procure appropriate clothing due to poverty or affordability, or lack of inclination, sometimes is said to be worn, ragged, or ...