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In past civilizations, ___1___ a person dressed revealed
a lot
___2___ his social background. For example, in ancient
Rome, the toga was
worn ___3___ by important people; the poorer classes
wore black or plain
brown clothes. ___4___ China, imperial officials wore
richly embroidered
gowns ___5___ the peasants wore simple blue clothes
because blue was the
only dye they ___6___ afford. Yellow was a
___7___ reserved
for
royalty. The length of one's sleeves ___8___ the type of
hat also indicated
___9___ social position. In India, the style of a man's
clothes, varying
___10___ unsophisticated loincloths
___11___ intricately
draped robes, signaled his social status. Today, social change has developed in such a way
___12___ most people do
not want to draw clear ___13___ between the rich and the
___14___. This
is known as democratization. The trend has spread to
___15___ area of
dressing, so that fashion is no longer a rigid
indication ___16___ a person's
social position. It is ___17___, however, that certain
expensive brands of
clothes are ___18___ only to the rich. People who
___19___
these
exclusive brands are immediately recognized ___20___ the
more well-to-do among us. |
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In past civilizations, how a person dressed revealed
a lot
about his social background. For example, in ancient
Rome, the toga was
worn only by important people; the poorer classes
wore black or plain
brown clothes. In China, imperial officials wore
richly embroidered
gowns while the peasants wore simple blue clothes
because blue was the
only dye they could afford. Yellow was a
color reserved
for
royalty. The length of one's sleeves
and the type of
hat also indicated
one's social position. In India, the style of a man's
clothes, varying
from unsophisticated loincloths
to intricately
draped robes, signaled his social status. Today, social change has developed in such a way
that most people do
not want to draw clear
lines between the rich and the
poor. This
is known as democratization. The trend has spread to
the area of
dressing, so that fashion is no longer a rigid
indication of a person's
social position. It is true, however, that certain
expensive brands of
clothes are affordable only to the rich. People who
buy
these
exclusive brands are immediately recognized
as the
more well-to-do among us. |
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