[RFPD 1100] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes fot the exam (36 pages long!)

• School: Ohio University
• Department: Retail Merchandising and Fashion Product Development
• Course: RFPD 1100
• Professor: Ipaye

Document Summary

Dress and body have meanings that are relative to culture and historical times. Meanings are created by individuals living day by day within cultures and interacting with objects and materials of dress. Meanings of dress and appearance are created, maintained, and modified as individuals collectively deal with dress and the people wearing each style of dress. Various media plays a critical role in transferring and transforming the meanings of dress around the world. Mainstream is constantly commoditizing subcultural trends forcing subcultures to continually create new trends to remain marginal. Self is defined through interaction with other people. Dress is part of defining self-identity to others. Some situations limit the amount of self expression one can give. (i. e. , prison uniforms downplay individuality up-play conformity) We choose items that reflect out interests, personality, roles, membership in groups, age, gender, socioeconomic status, and etc. = assertion that individuals act according to their interpretation of the meaning of their world.