There are many influences that have contributed to the growing changes in costumes and dress throughout history. Why do people dress the way they do and what are the motivating and inspirational meanings behind them? Many of these changes center around personal preferences based on the color, size, shape, comfort and the designer’s concept of the idea. But sex appeal and regional location have been some of the more predominant attractions to the actual …showed first 75 words of 1473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1473 total…peers to make their own determinations no the outward appearance. 1891 delineator v.3 1896 Godeys 1898 Moniteur 1891 Dresses 1896 Delineator 1894 Delineator v.5 1900 Trevas 1900 Motorist 1891 Cecil Rhodes la mode de art Blue Waltz Works Cited Brockman, Helen L. The Theory of Fashion Design. John Whiley and Sons, Inc. New York, Sydney. 1965 Hurlock, Elizabeth B. Ph D. The Psychology of Dress. The Ronald Press Co. New York. 1929 Ryan, Mary Shaw. Clothing: A Study in Human Behavior. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1966