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Every generations sense of style and clothing is determined by factors

peculiar to the era, the social percept and the respective roles portrayed
by them in the society. It is easy to categorize people into several
reference groups on the basis of age group, and the nature of work
undertaken by them in society. It will be observed that, an individuals
sense of fashion and clothing conforms more often than not to the slot he
attempts to fit himself into. This trend is found most prominently amongst
teenagers and also people dressing for work.
At the very outset, the significance of clothing must be pointed out. It is
and has been always perceived as an expression of the personality of an
individual. Ones presentation of himself through the clothes he wears is a
well recognized form of non verbal communication as it delivers certain
messages about the individual. In fact, the very basis for forming the first
impression is based heavily on how one presents himself through his
sense of dressing. For instance, a person with uncombed hair or sloppy
clothes would be assumed to be a slob. Our identity is closely intertwined
with how we dress, and society doesnt hesitate to judge someone on the
basis of the same.
Fashion and style has always been a source of nonverbal communication
where no spoken or written words are used but it delivers silent messages.
According to Semiotic theory, visual images and their respective signs can
be read in an identical manner to text. Fashion has its own dialect and can
be interpreted justification of personality and character. This suggests that
your personal style is directly related to aspects of your persona.
Everyone has their own distinctive personality personality, set of beliefs
and opinions therefore we use our body as a canvas to project your
identity.
Clothes are used to separate groups in our society, which turns culture
into a general signifying system. We communicate a society's beliefs,
values and experiences through practises, artefacts and institutions.
Where, in this case, the practises, artefacts and institutions are fashion
and clothing.

According to Douglas and Isherwood (1979) fashion and clothing can be


used as fences or bridges. To clarify fences and bridges; fences separates
groups and keep people apart while bridges are there to join groups.
Fences and Bridges also separate groups at the same time as they identify
common values within a group.

GOOD GIRLS VS. BAD GIRLS


God invented clothes. He clothed Adam and Eve after sin entered the
Garden of Eden. At first Adam and Eve never had to wear
clothes. Nakedness was not shameful and clothing was not necessary. But
they immediately recognized the need for covering their bodies after sin
entered the picture. It was the first effect of sinshame and a need to
cover up their nakedness.

The good girl and bad girl archetypes are the most basic form of division
between women. Both come from, and are defined by distinct
characteristics, but whats ultimately funny. Perhaps a cosmic joke on a
grand scale, is that most of the typical good women the women
society endorses and supports and holds to an ideal of what a good
woman should be are usually the more rotten of the two. The bad girls,

while being outwardly bad, are generally the ones with the hearts of gold,
the wise ones, and the ones you call upon when you truly need help. So
this muddies the waters when trying to classifyI personally would call
the good girls the rotten ones and the bad girls the golden ones, but
then again, I have my own personal biases here
Good girls dress dress modestly, with decency and propriety, with braided
hair or gold or pearls .
Simplicity defines the good girl. Anything fairly plain and kind of flowing
will work great on a good girl.

If she wears black, has smudged eye make up and reveals her skin she is
a bad girl. Leather jacket- What kind of bad girl would be caught without
a leather jacket? super dark denim or black denim or stocking fit perfectly
to a bad girl Someone wearing low-cut fashion necklines that reveal
cleavage or the tight pants or short skirts that reveal shape is immediately
perceived as a Bold personality. Bad Girls want to cut jeans into short
shorts. They want to cut a slit in their t-shirts so that their cleavage
shows. Bad Girls want to cut holes in their jeans to show a little skin or a
trace of their underwear.
Prettly long hair is a sign of feminity. It adds on to a girls beauty. Someone
with short pixie hairstly if often considCurly hair always spoke the bad girl
language. A straight hair girl is termed the girl next door. and one with
curls is often termed as sexy.

The 1950s were an enormously influential decade for American style, and
1950s hairstyles shifted accordingly. The dynamism and simultaneous

retreat to more conservative times are both apparent in the era's styles,
which veer wildly from rockabilly hair to pixie cuts and primly waved bobs.

After her iconic turn as Anita in West


Side Story, Rita spent a decade turning down roles that tried to
pigeonhole her as a sexy spitfire. Her hairstyle for the film, though, still
signals bombshell appeal.

Elizabeth Taylor's short style was all about volume. When she stormed
onto the screen as Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, her character's
modernity was conveyed as much by her hair as by her lines.

The ponytail was one of the biggest style innovations of the 1950s, but
bobby soxers weren't the only ones wearing the style. It also became
popular with more mature women, worn in sophisticated pulled-back
styles like the one Billie is shown in here. Till day hair pulled up in a
ponytail signifies a matured simplistic person or also the good girl.
The movie characters

CAT WOMAN CLOTHING

CREATED IN 1940 as a love interest for Batman, catwoman plays a villain


character. An embittered feminist fighting to survive the chaotic streets of
Gotham, this version of catwoman portrays a more dangerous reality for
eighties women than most time capsules would dare address. Again, the
wounded souls of Batman and Catwoman are attracted and ultimately
severed by their similarities.

Shes got the black leather outfit that communicates both her dark side as
well as feminism required to attract Batman. The tech-heavy speak action
streak to serve the character who levels up with all male actions.

CRUELLA DE VIL MAKEUP LOOKS

The lady really does love her fur and there's nothing she'd like better than
a Dalmatian fur coat.
What could be more cruel than a woman who eats puppies for breakfast or
turns their skins into high-fashion furs? Cruella de Vil is one Halloween
costume that allows you to be unabashedly sexy, villainous and runwayready at the same time. De Vil adores furs and dresses in statement colors
such as red, black, white and steely grey. Spotted furs are a must.
Her blood red or magenta lips , full strips of false lashes in blackest black
and a mole, painted on just above the lip or underneath the eye stand out
perfect for a cruel character. The hair coloured in dual tone complimented
the character.
For a modern interpretation of Creulla, think Miranda Preistly in The Devil
Wears Prada

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