The History of Business Costume

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History and Tendencies of Youth Fashion in Brief

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` The history of business costume

` The origin of school uniform

` The best inventions of American clothing

` School uniform in the USA` Trainers are the choice of teens

` Hoodies as a part of youth image

` Clothes of different subcultures


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` In 1870th the clothes of mensfashion from Great Britaincame to womens wardrobes.It was a practical and firmcostume. It became a favorite

kind of clothes amongbusiness women. Wevefollowed this style since thattime. In general , its acombination of a jacket andtrousers, a jacket and a skirtor a waistcoat and trousers ora skirt.


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` These clothes are comfortable. They show

discipline, strictness and freedom at the same

time.

` Business clothes mustnt be boring. Colours are ofgreat importance. Light and delicate colours are all

right. You may use striped, smooth and relief

fabric for your costume. A white blouse or a shirt

will always fit your business costume for a specialevent or a visit.


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` School uniforms originatedin England and wereessentially common only tothat country. They were atfirst used to identify boysas members of a privilegedelite.

` The advantages of schooluniforms, both how theyare worn and when theyshould be used have beena topic of hot discussion formany years.


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` America has created its owntype of clothing, which is nowpopular all over the world.Blue jeans were a product ofthe Gold Rush. Levi Strauss

who emigrated from Germanyto San Francisco in 1850decided to sell clothes to theminers of California. Hebegan making trousers ofstrong cotton later calleddenim. Strauss dyed denim

blue. The company he startedis known all over the world.

` Hollywood westerns madejeans popular.


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` The next invention is a T-shirt. During the First World

War European soldierswore them as underwear tokeep warm. Americanscopied the idea and calledthem T-shirts because oftheir T- shape.

` In the mid 50s actor JamesDean and rock star ElvisPresley shocked the worldby wearing T- shirts on TV.Everyone wanted to look

like James and Elvis` Today T-shirts are worn by

babies, kids, teenagersand adults.


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` Uniforms have nottraditionally been worn in theUnited States.

` However, many Americansare beginning to see the

school uniform as one way ofaddressing certain problemsin their educational system,especially the lack ofdiscipline and the increase of

violence.` School uniforms are often

worn in private schools ofthe USA and Canada


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` Teenagers prefer sport style to feel comfortable in anyplace. Trainers are not like other shoes. Good trainers

stay with the natural shape of your feet. Teenagers

want to wear trainers everywhere. Now, with new

technologies trainers have become lighter and morecomfortable.


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` The hoodie attractednegative publicitythrough its associationwith youth crime and anti

social behavior.` Teenagers say they look

smart and are welcomedby parents as well asstudents. The only thing

is students are notallowed to keep theirhoods up in class.


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` Young people who dress in ashocking way want to express theirindividuality. They wear brightclothes and a lot of chains. Plentyof make up and an unusual haircut

characterize their punk style.` There are a lot of other subcultures

which members wear differentkinds of clothes distinct from

mainstream fashion. They rejecteverything including fashionabletendencies.


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` What country did the business costume and the

school uniform originate in?

` For what reasons was a uniform introduced in the

UK?` Why is the school uniform becoming popular in the

USA?

` What are the best inventions of Americas

clothing? Are they still cool?` What can teenagers do to look different from

others?


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