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In some countries, groups of people have different status
in society compared to others. This has also led to people dressing differently and
wearing different types of clothes.
In Communist China, the Chinese male and female wore very ordinary clothes like shirts, pants, and skirts, whereas the Government officials and technicians could wear better clothes like suits with four-pocket jackets that button at the neck. These were available only in special stores.
In ancient China, the clothes that people wore indicated their status and where they stood in society. For example, scholars dressed in long blue gowns. Women of the upper class wore elaborate hairdos and wore colourful silk robes with intricate embroidery.
However, the common folk wore patched and faded jackets and pants. The officials
meanwhile wore gowns with embroidered dragons, whilst the Emperor wore a very elaborate
costume, usually golden in
colour, of top quality material such as silk.
In northern India, the common women folk usually wear saris, while the richer women there can afford to wear jeans.
The common men folk usually wear dhotis, whereas
the poorer laborers and farmers wear only a loincloth. It is wrapped around the hips
between the thighs.
In other countries like Afghanistan, the women hold very low social status compared to the men. Therefore the women not only have to ride in separate carriages in trains from the men, they also have to cover themselves from head to toe, allowing only their eyes to be seen. Other parts of the body cannot be exposed or the woman might face punishment from the men.
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