Women's Attitudes Toward Clothing In Southern Germany

During ww2 there was a shortage of cloth because it was required to make solders uniforms. the length of women’s skirts and dresses were shortened and vest , pockets and cuffs were eliminated from men suits in order to help the war efforts

When the woman gets married, she will knot the apron. German men used to wear leather trousers, known as "lederhosen." Men now reserve lederhosen for formal or traditional events such as weddings or folk festivals. Germans have different types of money than we do. They have what is called Euros. It takes 0.92 euros to make one american dollar. Germans had a few different religions. Some examples of German religion is Christianity is the largest religion in Germany The second largest religion is Islam, Smaller religious groups (less than 1%) include Judaism, Buddhism and

Clothing reflects social status. Men often wear expensive well-cut suits for business; women dress simply and elegantly, often using accessories to accent their outfits. Quality leather shoes are mandatory for both genders, as is attention to hair and grooming. Even casual outfits, such as jeans, will be worn with attention to style and fit. Italians do not tolerate dirty clothes or a sloppy appearance” (Kurian, George Thomas, "Italy: Personal Appearance."), In addition to Italians wardrobe picks and attire, Germans are much similar, “Germans consider personal appearance very important and dress neatly. Businesspeople wear conservative dark suits, usually with white shirts. Even during leisure Germans do not appear in sloppy or excessively casual clothing, nor do they chew gum while talking to one another. Women usually do not wear much makeup. In the summer people may wear shorts and sandals, often with socks. Regional garments are still popular in some areas, such as Bavaria, where men may appear in Lederhosen (short leather pants) and women in Dirndlkleider (traditional dresses with aprons) both during festivals and on ordinary days” (Kurian, George Thomas, "Germany: Personal

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When it comes to clothing, older Jews were more traditional with their dressing. Many younger Jews in the bigger villages and towns began to embrace the modern way of dressing. Men and women both would cover their heads. Women with wigs and kerchiefs to appear to be more modest, and men would wear hats and caps. Jews in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium, which all comes together to be Western Europe, were a smaller population. Instead of the traditional dressing they decided to be more like their neighbors and were adopting their non-Jewish culture. “They dressed and talked like their countrymen and traditional religious practices and Yiddish culture played a less important part in their lives ( Jewish Life in Europe Before

This extended essay sets out to prove the extent of the influence that WWII had on women’s wear during that time in canada and the different technological, social, political and economic factors that contributed to it. With the war fashion design was, to a large extent, suspended; the silhouette of the time frozen in place, thus allowing us to understand the war years as a parenthesis in the history and evolution of fashion. There were several factors arising from the war that not only influenced women’s wear in canada at the time, but also conditioned the subsequent fashion evolution. This extended essay aims to examine them. In order to do so, first a brief overlook at women’s wear at the time is necessary. Women’s wear in canada during WWII

World War II imposed an economic hardship on America—with a major decline in the economy, the only option for survival was to refrain from luxuries. Families sacrificed their nonessentials, with clothing and beauty products being the most difficult for women to eliminate from their lifestyle. However, women made an extraordinary effort to keep fashion and pride in their femininity alive, even if it required endless creativity and thrifty tactics. Women conquered the pressure of the war by taking over the workforce, supporting their families, and looking good while doing it all. Very few expected the fashion industry to indure the utmost devastation that World War II caused, let alone transform

Nations that invest in women’s employment, health and education are just more likely to have better outcomes.’ (Hillary Clinton). There is a dramatic increase in unemployment rates for women in the underdeveloped countries as well as the developed ones. There was a research in 1969 which indicated that the unemployment rate for women is one point times the male rate. Germany is the bulkiest national economy in Europe, despite there are high unemployment rates which especially negatively affected women since reunification. The reason behind the lack of employment, East Germany sank into economic ruin, since it needed to expend more money to acquire raw materials for its construction-based frugality but it could not afford the expenses of those

The clothing in Germany used to be very traditional, with fancy items for both genders to wear. Things such as lederhosen, which are trousers for the men, and dirndls, which are formal dresses for the girls. "Men now reserve lederhosen for formal or traditional events such as weddings or folk festivals” (Cameron). Nowadays, women and men’s clothing are still formal, but have come a long way. Most businessmen in Germany wear what businessmen wear in the US. "In corporate sectors such as banking or the legal profession, both men and women dress in a formal and conservative manner” (Cameron). Germany is becoming less formal. “Over the years, Germany has adopted an open and welcoming attitude toward other nationalities"

Women had specific dress codes to follow. A big part of this tradition was the head garments they had to wear. There are different types of head garments for different time periods and for the wealthy and poor. The difference between all these head sets are infinite. For example, some have many, many jewels and pearls while others are just a plain, sheer veil. No matter what the head gear consists of, the women of the Ottoman Empire are required to wear it.

In this paper the author has made a sincere venture which maybe aptly called an adventure the author has taken a painstaking and arduous task of highlighting cruelty on women under the garb of Societal Norms and its horrible consequences leading to disintegration of family life and trying to suggest a solution to Domestic Violence, that is a social problem and mist be solved by both social and legal solution because not always legislation by itself can be a solution to deep rooted social problems. Although the statue passed may give the problem of Domestic Violence a little push and have that educative factor as well as legal sanction behind however as Roscoe Pound, said “What there is in the way of preventive Justice Is achieved not by legal but by social agencies. It is done, for the most part not by the agencies of law but by the social workers.”

I’ve never heard about this issue before. This article mainly talks about how France banned burkins; a type of bathing suit that muslims wear to the pool and beach. Armed police officers are ordering Muslim women to either remove their bathing suits or leave the beach. They want muslim to be wearing bikini or anything but burkinis. “ About 30 French seaside towns banned any kind of religious clothing from their beaches.’ Personally, I think it’s insane and ridiculous that the in France, they are banning bathing suit. “The ban constitutes a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms,” How does wearing burkini affect or impact other people of race? “In August, a French court overturned bans on burkinis in Cannes and a nearby seaside town.

Through study of the Carolingian World, the people of the time’s affinity for one’s status and ways of presenting said status, becomes quite apparent. The Carolingian people not only seem to put great importance on social ranking, but also place emphasis on the different techniques of showing one’s status and processes of rising in the social hierarchy. However, by viewing texts written during said time, the lack of a certain group of people, women, is unnerving and raises the question of the importance of women in establishing a families status and importance. As Valerie L. Garver relates in her text “Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World”, women and the culture

During the Victorian times, people were dressed to show their identity and also their position in the society. Same as their children, parents also paid the attention to the things their children wore. They were dressed exactly the same style as their parents. Once graphics that separated sexes appeared on clothing, their styles were more specific as boy 's or a girl 's clothing. So colors were used for children 's clothing is a gender symbolism, which is one thing that always be a part of the kid’s garment since that time. However, some parents at the present time are looking for the clothes that is not pushing gender stereotypes on their kids too much. It could be argued that gender in children’s clothing is slightly changing at different periods of time.

When you think of the word fashion, what do you think? Do you think about outrageous runway outfits? Cocktail dresses? Tracksuits? Whatever your impression of fashion, it is obvious that fashion plays an important role in today's society. We are judged by our clothing and appearance on an everyday basis, so why not make the most of our choices?