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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, Careers, Counseling and Self-Help, Home and Family, Social Science
Subtopic: Advertising & Marketing, Clothing, Human Behavior, 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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Split screen of woman speaking with black and white photo of a senior man to her right. Caption. By a really unique individual name Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet.

Split screen. Closeup of sound equipment on left. Middle-aged man in plaid shirt sitting with hands clasped on right. Title card reads, "Tom Jucarone. Partner, mixer." Caption. Well, we started in 1998.

David Letterman look-alike in mid-speech holds up a card. Text on card reads, "Later Show Top 5 List." Caption. Yeah!

Back view of a person jogging on a path next a tree-lined river. Caption. Ring the shoreline every day.

Young man wearing a knit cap speaks directly to camera. Caption. It's the way that the business communicates to the public.

Young man at an electronics store looks down and smiles at a video game he is holding in his hand. Caption. Of course, not all purchases are needs.

Man dressed in a blue collared shirt and dark slacks walks away from the camera in an open office area. He walks towards a woman sitting in an office chair at a desk with a computer.