Does anyone know when it was or who inspired wearing clothing for fashion as opposed to wearing it just for warmth?

I believe it was Eve, who looked at the fig leaves that Adam brought home and said, “Oh hell no!”

Fashion started centuries ago as social status symbol. Those who had power had better clothes to symbolize this, and it illustrated their importance in society.

This has merely transitioned itself today towards sex appeal and wealth, which is today’s, in modern society anyways, most perceived strengths.

Even the strongest cavemen had animal teeth necklaces and crap to denote their superiority over the significance of their role in the tribe’s survival.

Xena also had leather cuz she was so damn hardcore.

Yes warmth (I am currently sitting here with long johns, a sweatshirt, and a blanket on top of me) and maybe also protection. Do you really want to walk through the forest and have a branch scratch you or be eaten by mosquitos? In the desert they wear more clothing then we do in the majority of the lower 48 to protect themselves from the sun and to stay cooler. Walking around naked all of the time is not very practical.

@Symbeline Thank you!! It seems to me like they did a lot of things for social status in those times. I have tried to google it before but no one really seemed to know.

Clothing, dress has been an aspect of human creative and cultural expression, most likely from about five minutes after people started wearing clothes. It’s not necessarily about fashion or about warmth. Even people in warm climate wear clothes, and use clothes to express certain things about themselves and about their culture, who they are as a person and who they are as a member of their own society and culture.

I agree with @lillycoyote The ‘first’ person wearing clothes told the ‘second’ one, “my fur robe is shiner then yours, and we haven’t seen the last of it.

Also, it is a signal of what “group” you belong to. You can kind of tell, although not close to being a perfect science, where people live or their socio-economic status, even their religion sometimes by what they wear.

@JLeslie Yeah I guess you can. Thanks!!I was just curious about how it all started and how it got so changed into what it is.

this is true that it is not an exact science. I go to Gonzaga, but i am by no means rich or dirt dirt poor. I dress like garbage most times too (most of my clothes are older than my relationship with my wife.) However, the welfare mom (I knew she was because she said so) that lived across the street had an expensive wardrobe. It varies.

If I was a man and had all those appendages ready to get hooked, scratched, caught in a revolving door or grocery cart, I’d cover them up!

I can’t believe that they didn’t have the “best dressed” in cave times as well. People beautify (of course this means different things in different places) themselves, whether by permanent marks on their skin, the clothes they wear, the jewelry they adorn themselves with. Seems like a part of our species design.

@MrBr00ks But I wonder if that welfare mom wore a certain type of expensive clothing? It is not just money, it is style and specific vendors. This is true from clothing, to hair styles, to cars. Again, not a perfect science and probably not very PC to point out, but there is some truth to it. Ask any person in marketing. Probably the least affected are people who don’t care about fashion or material things in general. But, the people who do care, care to fit in (or maybe feel superior to) the people they associate with I would say.

To address the second part of the question only, clothing has several health benefits. Many Australian Aboriginals became sick trying to adapt to the European way of life, and when they returned to their native manner their health returned. Apart from such cases, humans have largely evolved a happy co-existence with clothing. For example bras reduce irritation to the breasts during physical activity (I mean running, okay?!) and so reduce the risk of breast cancer. Clothing also reduces exposure to UV radiation and so decreases the incidence of skin cancer. Ditching clothing would not be a good idea, because as we have evolved we have less hair and more sensitive skin.

Fashion is way more fun.

@YARNLADY LOL. I bet that’s not too far from the truth. And I bet the third person said: “You two may have very nice fur robes, but my clothes are made of the finest cotton, from two mountains away, dyed with the finest dyes from three mountains away.” And the fourth person? She bought all her clothes at Barneys, in NYC and the others were not impressed. :)

And of course all the usses have always had to tell themselves apart from all the thems.

I think the idea of clothing as fashion just evolved over time it’s not necessarily attributed to a certain time or person.

Heard this joke the other day: Adam bit the apple and, feeling great shame, covered himself with a fig leaf. Eve, too, felt shame and covered herself with a fig leaf. Then she went behind the bush to try on a maple leaf, a sycamore, and an oak.

Most definitely not the first, but perhaps responsible for the modern fashion obsession is Beau Brummel. He was like the first Valentino. He was mentioned in the song “Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” from Annie.

@ubersiren Did you see the movie Valentino The Last Emporer? Fantastic! I loved it. A must see if you are into fashion or art.

@JLeslie No, but I just saw the trailer a few days ago and I thought it looked awesome. I added it to my Netflix list!

@ubersiren Good, it is amazing. He is amazing. If you remember let me know if you liked it.

no clue but i can say i wish that they didnt

@FireMadeFlesh source please for your comment about decreasing breast cancer risk by wearing a bra?

@MagsRags I agree. I have never heard anthing like that. The only thing I am sure about in regards to bras if you don’t wear them the delicate tissue in the breast can stretch and it does not ever come back like a muscle would. Once you harm those tissues by letting them succumb to gravity you just have to live with the fact that your breast are a little lower now. LOL.

@MagsRags Unfortunately I don’t remember where it came from, but it was something to do with constant irritation to the tissue from pendulous motion. This article even contradicts what I said to some extent. I may have to research it further at a later date. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

@FireMadeFlesh Actually, I remember at some point reading something the exact opposite effect. That women don’t wear bras have a somewhat lower incidence of breast cancer. I always remembered it because I don’t wear a bra, never have and I kind of like the idea that the practice could reduce my risk of breast cancer.

@FireMadeFlesh @lillycoyote In the studies I read online, there is a lot of disagreement about what actually causes cancer. With regard to bras, they nearly all stated that ill fitted bras seem to be related to the problem. Wearing or not wearing might be a coincidence, and not a cause and effect, but most of the articles seemed to say there was no scientific study, with a proper control group, and many of them cited the same study, which was based on mostly anecdotal evidence.

@YARNLADY yeah, it was just some bit of info I came across a long time ago. It was just odd to hear someone saying the exact opposite of what I had heard. I really haven’t studied the science so I don’t know much about it. And wow, you still understood my comment even though there seem to be more than a few words missing. Proofreed, I keep telling myself!!!

I feel the need to share my knowledge.

If your bra straps fall down it means the back of the bra is too loose (which is the first measurement 34, 36, etc). The reason for this is the back of the bra is sliding up your back and then the straps become too loose as the bra moves. If you want to measure, go with a tapemeasure right below your breast, where the bra goes, around your back, then add 4 or 5, depending on the vendor. So if you measure 30, you most likely wear a 34. The mistake I find all of the time is women where a bra too big in the back, leading to a smaller cup size. So many many women walking around wearing a 36C are actually 34D’s.

Your wire should not be on the breast, but against your chest, again not moving or irritating the breast.

You breasts should not be popping out of your bra, but well encased in the cup, unless it is specifically designed to push up or demi-cups.

Ugly bras are best for t-shirts, smooth beige/brown (depending on your skin color).

If you don’t want your bra to be noticeable it should be seemless and close to skin tone. A white bra is not to be worn with a white shirt, unless you want people to see the bra on purpose.

Some of the best bras are Wacoal. Worth every penny.

I had no idea there was so much to know about bras. Thank you sincerely.

Yes I do agree. I don’t think anyone should have to wear clothes anywhere if they don’t want to