Clothing

(See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology)

Early 21st-century clothing styles

Western fashion has to a certain extent become international fashion, as Western media and styles penetrate to all parts of the world. Very few parts of the world remain where people do not wear items of cheap mass-produced Western clothing. Even people in poor countries can afford used clothing from richer Western countries.

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However, people may wear ethnic or national dress on special occasions; or if carrying out certain roles or occupations. For example, most Japanese women have adopted Western-style dress for daily wear, but will still wear expensive silk kimonos on special occasions. Items of Western dress may also appear worn or accessorized in distinctive, non-Western ways. A Tongan man may combine a used T-shirt with a Tongan wrapped skirt, or tupenu.

Related Topics:
National dress - Kimono - T-shirt - Tupenu

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Western fashion too does not function monolithically. It comes in many varieties, from expensive haute couture to thrift-store grunge.

Related Topics:
Haute couture - Thrift-store - Grunge

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Mainstream Western or international styles

• International standard business attire -- global in influence, just as business functions globally.
• Haute couture

Regional styles

• Clothing of Europe and Russia
• Clothing in the Americas
• United States mainstream fashion

:For example: "Catalogue" fashion, regional styles such as preppy or Western wear.

Related Topics:
Catalogue - Preppy - Western wear

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• United States alternative fashion

:These fashions are often associated with fans of various musical styles.

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:See also Goth, Hippie, Grunge, Hip-hop, and Fetish-wear

Related Topics:
Goth - Hippie - Grunge - Hip-hop - Fetish-wear

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• Clothing in Asia
• Clothing in Africa
• Clothing in Oceania