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15-03-2012
Relative but 'Unfit for Optical Nutrition'in Some Occasions and Places
We do acknowledge that more extensive changes, requiring more time, money, and effort to effect, may span generations.The rate of change of fashion varies, and so modifies the style in wearing clothes and its accessories within days, or months, especially in small social groups or in communications media-influenced-modern societies.When fashion changes, the message communicated by clothing, changes too- a change that requires serious scrutiny or else social scandal may arise. A good number of young people today, perhaps with a few adults, take this social change in clothing as being modern if not liberal in terms of dress code.
They may be liberal and modern, but it is awkward seeing a person in places like funerals, church, hospital, or visiting old parents in the villages, wearing outfits that leave little to the imagination, such as fishnet mini dresses, micro-minis, tight-leggings, extreme 'balance'(for men)... and many other provocative clothes.Is that being modern really, or dressing up for the wrong occasion? Why not save it for the right occasion?Dress codes are written and, more often, unwritten rules with regards to clothing. Clothing like other aspects of human physical appearance has a social significance, with different rules and expectations being valid depending on circumstance and occasion.
Different societies and cultures have different dress norms, although Western styles are commonly accepted as suitable.The dress code has built in rules or signals indicating the message being given by a person's clothing and how it is worn.Seamstresses turn a little know-how into Little Dresses for Africa. This message may include indications of the person's gender, income, occupation and social class - political, ethnic and religious affiliation, attitude and attitude towards comfort, trend, traditions, gender expression, marital status and sexual orientation.
Seamstresses turn a little know-how into Little Dresses for Africa
From the dark confines of Madison-area linen closets, pillowcases will soon reappear in African sunlight on the backs of girls who'd otherwise be wearing rags.A group of women gathered recently at the new Sewcial Lounge on Monroe Street to turn pillowcases into dresses that will be sent to orphanages, community groups and churches. The Little Dresses for Africa project, which was founded in 2007 in Michigan, has so far sent 560,000 dresses to 33 African nations.Turning a pillowcase into a dress is a beginning level sewing project that can be completed in about an hour, according to Sewcial Lounge owner Sara Myers. "We didn't want anybody not to come because they're not a good sewer."
For the project, machines were loaned to volunteers free of charge and some people brought their own."Some people use new pillowcases, but some use vintage pillowcases as long as they're in good condition," Myers said. "Pillowcases don't wear out as fast as sheets."The premise of Little Dresses for Africa is that any individual or group can sew dresses at their convenience and send them to the organization.Wisconsin's contribution to the project has been enormous, said project founder Rachel O'Neill. She was invited to appear on Nancy Zieman's nationally syndicated PBS show "Sewing with Nancy" to talk about her project.
"After that appearance, dresses started pouring in from all over the U.S.," she said.A partnership developed between the nonprofit and Nancy's Notions, which is based in Beaver Dam.The company, with volunteer help, accepts the donated dresses, sizes and sorts them and gets them ready for shipping."So far we've received 69,208 dresses," said Lori Bartruff, vice president of human resources at Nancy's Notions.Dresses have come in from all 50 states and other developed countries, and many area women drop off dresses at the company's headquarters.
