What is a Cloth? Clothes and Types of Clothes Examples of Different Traditional Clothes

Do You Know?

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  China produces 65% of the world's clothes. It is the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of textiles. China attracts brands from all over the world for its huge labour pool and production capacity and efficient supply chains.
  
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  School uniforms were discovered in the 16th century in the United Kingdom at the Christ's Hospital School in England in 1552.
  

Summary
People wear clothes in order to protect themselves from harsh environments and adverse weather. Clothes are made of different materials and are of different quality. There are different clothes for different seasons. People wear clothes according to their choices, size, religion and tradition.
There are some clothes which are worn by professionals or by students and those clothes are known as Uniforms. Depending on the size, quality and patterns, clothes are of different prices. Today, all over the world people wear clothes and clothes are in a high demand market.


Learning By Doing

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  What are your favorite types of clothes? 
  
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  Can you name different types of clothes worn by people around you?
  
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  What are the materials from which these clothes are made?
  
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  Curious as to how many times we actually wear our clothes before condemning them to landfills?
  
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  Everyone has been guilty of thinking ‘I’ve nothing to wear’... while staring at a wardrobe packed full of clothes!
  
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  If it’s becoming a regular occurrence, however, let’s put it into perspective: the number of times you wear your clothes makes a HUGE difference to the planet.
  

• More clothes… worn less

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  Have you ever bumped into a 70s skirt or jeans from the 80s?
  
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  We did!
  
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  And we were instantly impressed with how they felt in our hands and the fact that they could still be worn after so many years.
  
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  Nothing like those thin polyester garments from fast fashion stores!