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Why We Wear Clothes

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As a tool of the individual and of culture, clothing has meaning. Students explore the functional, social, and psychological aspects of clothing and learn how clothing provides more than just protection from the elements. Clothing offers comfort, helps people to fit in with peer groups, and encourages consumers to follow trends. The right clothes can boost self-image and confidence, too. Students also examine the fashion industry, as well as the influential role that marketing and advertising play in daily decisions of what to wear.

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Runtime: 23 minutes 22 seconds

Topic: Business, Counseling and Self-Help, Home and Family, Social Science
Subtopic: Clothing, Human Behavior, Industry, Self-Perception, Social Issues
Grade/Interest Level: 8 - 12
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Release Year: 2011
Producer/Distributor: Learning Seed Company

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Woman stands next to rolls of fabric, facing camera and gesturing with her hands. Caption. Look at all the different textures and colors.

Woman stands in a laundry room next to a basket and detergent. Caption. Read labels, sort the clothing, and treat the stains.

Woman wearing a Christmas fabric glove mitt pours a brown mixture into an aluminum baking tray on a glass stovetop. Bowls of chopped nuts and chocolate chips are nearby.

Decorative frame with blue, beige, and lavender shapes, glitter, ivory bow and 2 purple butterflies. Small wooden pieces read, "There. Are truths. Of which. Give an inkling. But of most. I have only. A penciling."

Man and woman at a table, each holding and looking at the front of a wooden, walnut-stained drawer. Caption. A great way to touch up those scratches without having to.

Closeup of frying pan of paella with cooked mussels, crab pieces, peas, freekeh, and tomatoes.Text on image reads, "Parties and Breakfast with Freekeh. Bonnie Matthews, Freekeh Foods, Minneapolis, Minnesota."

Closeup on 2 women's hands working with brightly colored fabric scraps laid out in front of them on a table. In the foreground, a pair of Westcott titanium sewing scissors.

Middle-aged woman with a short blonde bob haircut wearing a red dress shirt looks down and to her right with a calm expression.

Person pulling a blue bin with "Goodwill" printed on it across a paved loading dock. Caption: How that clothing gets processed, organized, sold,