It's important to understand the difference between our ancestor's need to clothe themselves for warmth and the emergence of fashionable clothes and changing fashions.

... It's important to understand the difference between our ancestor's need to clothe themselves for warmth and the emergence of fashionable clothes and changing fashions. From prehistoric times, people have worn clothing, which was made of purely natural materials. We know this because what little evidence has been discovered comes from burial sites. But natural fibres decompose and what evidence exists has come from burial sites. At a Middle Palaeolithic site near to the Russian city of Vladimir, 3 bodies were discovered. Each body was covered in thousands of small ivory beads. Due to where these beads were on the bodies, the conclusion reached was that the beads were a form of decoration on hats and other pieces of clothing. Styles of clothing and fashion trends have really only emerged since the 1400's. This can be linked to the emergence of a wealthier class of people. Wearing certain clothes and fashions became an

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