The biggest dress difference between the poor and the rich is the choice. More choices brought by more money give rich people more choices in wearing clothes, whether it is luxury or ordinary clothes. The poor are limited by money, so they can only narrow their choices and try to dress decently under limited economic conditions. Of course, limited economic conditions also make it impossible to have too many choices.
There is also a big difference, that is, the thickness, the thinner the living conditions, the thicker the living conditions, and the living conditions of the rich and the poor are different. Rich people have cars in and out, and the place where they are located is also out of the sun. There is not much requirement for the thickness of clothes. In really cold outdoor places, rich people often have better warm clothes and wear mink coats, especially female stars.
With the progress of society, clothes are becoming more and more casual. There were different classes and styles of clothes in ancient society. Now you can wear whatever you want. From this perspective, maybe the uncle next to you on the bus is an invisible rich man.
I can't.
As the saying goes, clothes make the horse depend on the saddle, which means that as long as a person dresses up a little, earth-shaking changes will take place.
Just because a person is well dressed doesn't mean that he has a high social class. Maybe he doesn't have a car or a house, but he likes to brag. Just because a person dresses simply doesn't mean that he is a lower class. He may be a celebrity, but his life is simple.
Tell me the examples of my two bosses.
Let's start with the little boss. He is directly in charge of us and belongs to a big boss in a certain field. But it's really simple and convenient for him to wear. In winter, he is a simple coat and jacket, the colors are very different, and the gray is not slippery. That's how you dress even when you go out to talk business with people. In his current social class, he certainly has the conditions to dress better and more decently, but people just don't care. How can it be simple and comfortable?
Besides, our big boss, the head of the company. Our company is also very good in the industry. The boss is often invited to participate in activities, but even if he participates in activities, the boss only wears a suit of Uniqlo and a pair of jeans, which is very simple. Although people in the company often ridicule him for wearing ordinary clothes, the big boss still goes his own way.
Here are some examples of people we all know.
First of all, is mark zuckerberg, the founder of facebook, high in social status? But people dress like this ↓
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Still this ↓
Yes, people only wear gray T-shirts+jeans+sneakers all year round. According to Zuckerberg, this dress is to save time spent on clothes.
Let's talk about Apple's Steve Jobs. His daily standard is black pullover+jeans+sneakers, which has been the case for many years.
In fact, a person's dress is the most difficult to reflect a person's social identity, because clothes can be bought with money, but temperament cannot be bought.
Let's call it a day!
There was news a few days ago that US President Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They actually "bumped into ties" and all chose English twill ties with diagonal stripes to the right. Navy blue ties are the same in color and stripe thickness. In fact, this news also conveyed a message that there are certain principles and norms in the clothes of all classes. The bondage of this norm caused the two of them to hit a bond. Fortunately, I didn't hit my shirt but my tie, otherwise it would be embarrassing.
If you want to know more about the class code hidden in this dress, let's ask paul fussell, a famous American cultural critic, to tell us how to judge their social class according to their clothes. Again, the book style is about America. Please don't sit in the right position, or you will hurt innocent people.
We all know that judging people by their appearances is a derogatory term. The original intention is to judge people according to external standards such as appearance, words and deeds. However, in style, it has given a new responsibility of "judging people by their appearances" and has become a basis for judging American social class. Let's refer to the contents of the book and see how keen observers can judge a person's social status at a glance.
First, look at the matching of clothes. The more clothes a person has, the higher his social status. The color of the clothes is also very particular. Navy blue is the color of the upper middle class. The softer and darker the color, the more classy it is. Purple belongs to the poor. The texture of clothes is equally important. The higher the biological composition, the better the grade. In other words, luxury clothes usually use wool, silk, cotton, hemp and other fabrics, which are light, soft and comfortable. Synthetic fiber fabrics are usually used by the poor because they are cheap and uniform.
"Readability" clothing is also a sign of judging the poor class. What is "readability" of clothes? It is that clothes are printed with all kinds of text or image information, which is simple and easy to be recognized. For example, a slogan or a beer trademark. So why do poor people like to wear clothes that are readable? The poor know that their status is not high, and their hearts are lost. This psychological gap is properly amplified and utilized by the advertising media. Therefore, it is argued that the trademark on clothes is totem-like magic, which can bring honor to the wearer. This advertising effect urges the poor to spend in exchange for "status" and "respect".
But the author forssell thinks that the readability of clothes will lower people's status. The higher the social level, the lower the readability of clothes, and the characters will gradually disappear, replaced by some trademark emblems, and disappear at the highest level. Top management never cares about anyone, and they don't need to show their position through clothing labels. The principle of "readability" also applies to ties, so stripes or dots are usually chosen for the upper layer; The lower-level tie model begins to express obvious and exact literal meaning; The lower the rank, the more words there are on the tie.
Clothes are actually very material, and fashion and fashion are inseparable from material consumption. Although the fashion industry relies on designers and fashion design for artistic creation every day, it can never get rid of the commercial part. People with high social classes have financial resources and need clothes with a sense of design and expensive clothes more often. Therefore, I think that "judging people by their clothes" is not a bad habit in the fashion circle, but a manifestation of professionalism.
What details about social class can usually be seen from "dressing"? In the article "How a Company Differentiates Leaders from Ordinary Employees by Dress" I answered a few days ago, I introduced some observation methods in the workplace, but the topic should refer to social ecology in general, not just in the workplace. Because of many hidden celebrities, there is no workplace in other people's world. Wearing the best clothes is an innate way of life, not to make you think who he is.
For example, in fact, the face value of these people is not high. There seems to be nothing special about these clothes, whether in style or collocation. You can also buy it in China. You can wear it like this, but it's different. They are two golden couples in the British royal family and the two most famous princes in the world. However, Princess Kate's plaid coat is of good quality at first glance, and plaid is the material that most easily exposes the poor quality of clothing. Princess Kate's plaid is very neat, and the plaid of the skirt, including the buttons at the intersection of the plaid, is correct. Others, by observing the length, color, style and tightness of their coats, can see that the aesthetics and lifestyle of this class are better than that of the general class. And the most important thing is aesthetics. Many people have money but wear ugly clothes. The aesthetic ability gained from education is not enough. Aesthetic ability determines what clothes you will wear and buy.
The two black children sleeping back to back in the picture above, if they are not dressed like this and filmed in this family environment, you can easily think of African refugees, who are two African orphans adopted by Madonna. They fell asleep on the spacious sofa in printed clothes and warm UGG boots with a strong sense of national family. The relationship between social class, lifestyle and dress style is self-evident.
This is another Cate Blanchett I like very much. As one of the best actresses in the world, it is not unusual to see the clothes she is wearing. My colleagues in your ABC office may all dress like this, but the brand they wear is giorgio armani. In fact, giorgio armani's clothes are hard for most people to accept, because when you go to the store, you find that the clothes look ordinary, the colors are serious, the styles are not fancy, but they are expensive.
But why can't your office colleague ABC dress so expensively? Temperament is the first, aesthetic experience temperament, temperament can be expressed through clothing, and seemingly ordinary and simple clothing, the most need to design and produce the most elegant lines, Cate Blanchett's confidence and calmness in life are expressed from clothing, and usually many people are kidnapped by clothing after buying expensive clothing, and they lose themselves, which is not really a class worthy of respect and envy.
There is an old saying in China, "Going home without a full load is like walking at night." We can see the relationship between clothing and class from this sentence. Since the Zhou Dynasty, the dress code has been very strict, which is one of the foundations of legislation. At that time, clothing began to be linked to a person's class, and there were strict requirements for the clothing of emperors, princes, literati and civilians. This is the inevitable result of the discovery of human civilization.
Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has become a national study and the only school where emperors ruled China. Confucius is the most respected in Zhou Rites, so the concept of dress hierarchy in Zhou Rites slowly began to influence China. Zhou Li, a Confucian classic, gives a detailed introduction to Zhou Li.
Nowadays, people often watch ancient TV dramas, which are different from the emperor's rank, marriage, sacrifice and other costumes. They are complex and solemn, and all originated from Zhou Li. During the period of Wu Zetian, the official clothes were decorated with birds or beasts in pairs. The Ming Dynasty is a master of China's clothing. Adhering to the principle of "inheriting the Zhou and Han Dynasties and taking the Tang and Song Dynasties", Zhu Yuanzhang formulated a whole set of clothing system. The Ming Dynasty document "Da Shi Bu" said: "The products in our dynasty have different designs, and the number of men and women embroidering Kirin and Bai Ze is not among the civil and military. From grade one to grade nine, civil and military officials have their own patterns. Civil servants take birds as their literary colors, and military officers take beasts as their fierceness. " There are distinct levels of clothing system, and there are strict regulations on what ministers wear, what businessmen wear, what the royal family wears and what casual clothes wear. Once they violate it, it is equivalent to "trespassing" and will be severely punished.
Businessmen in the Ming Dynasty came from humble origins and had requirements for clothes. Businessmen can't wear clothes made of silk or yarn, only silk and cloth.
The cuckold husband mentioned by modern people also comes from Zhu Yuanzhang's clothing system. According to the Ming Dynasty, men can only wear green scarves and hats when running brothels, and prostitutes can only wear black hats and gowns, and they are not allowed to wear gorgeous clothes when going out. It is also stipulated that court prostitutes are not allowed to wear hooded raccoons.
Therefore, clothing has been linked to class since ancient times.
The ancient social hierarchy was on the surface, and people from all walks of life had strict requirements on fabrics, styles and colors. Even in a few dynasties, the social status of businessmen was lower than that of prostitutes. Although some people are very rich, they can only wear coarse clothes. Basically, everyone can roughly judge the social status and industry attributes of others from the accessories they wear.
Today's society advocates freedom and equality, and there are no hard and fast rules for dressing. You can choose freely according to your material basis and aesthetic preferences. However, there are also some social organization requirements, social etiquette, respect for others, and some established requirements and norms. Industry practitioners need to dress in line with the characteristics of the industry, and the specific dress of free dress is also influenced by personal material foundation. Although it is not particularly clear, we can also observe the work nature, income level and aesthetic characteristics of personnel from the details of clothing.
Maslow's demand theory is accepted by many people because it directly points out social reality and personal needs. There is no denying that aesthetics and consumption must be based on material. Only when we get out of the basic needs of survival and safety can we have the mind and ability to consider other needs, such as gorgeous fashion, shoes and bags, jewelry and high-end cars. ...
When a person lingers on the first two floors, clothes are only used to hide shame and keep warm; When stepping into the third level and higher demand, everyone will take different measures to meet various needs. Everyone has a love of beauty, and peacocks will still open their screens for courtship. As an important element of personal business cards, clothing is bound to contribute to the realization of various needs. For example, dressing is easy to leave a good first impression on others, attract others, meet organizational requirements, reflect one's social status, show one's personality and stand out from the crowd. ...
Why should we wear clothes in the marketing activity "Life Science"? Such a question is thinking about "why is social class often reflected in dress?" Before this question, we might as well ask ourselves, "Why should we wear clothes?"
Although the fashion circle shouts that dressing is a person's self-extension, no matter when and where, there are always people who think that clothes are only used to keep warm, not to show off, and only when they have money can they buy popular brands or even nameless brands; There are always people who are willing to spend money on brand-name clothes and shoes, but they can't afford the rent or the house. There are always people who are willing to buy a house and a car at one time, preferring to save money for investment and then saving money, rather than buying more beautiful clothes ... There are always people who have no income but keep changing brand-name shoes and clothing bags; These lists are difficult to judge from clothes.
Aside from aesthetic differences, this is the choice of personal values and their freedom of choice; You can despise others' values, you can respect others' values, that is your freedom.
Of course, there are always people who want to buy beautiful clothes but can't afford them. Now that you realize that you want it, you should strive for it. Some people have endless clothes and shoes without working. Since they have such a rich material foundation, you might as well enrich your heart and make yourself a person who studies both inside and outside. You know, there are still many people on the verge of survival. Compared with them, you are lucky.
In the book Style, the author said: "Sometimes, taste is the full display of a person's past lives. What kind of smell you are, what kind of smell you have, you can't escape. "
Different social classes have different preferences. A person's clothes also reflect his living habits and aesthetic tendencies. So we can judge his social status and living environment by looking at his clothes.
And all this is telling people his real social class.
Usually, what is the appearance sign of high society?
Usually thin, I like to wear clothes that fit perfectly and simply, and use expensive but low-key shoes and bags.
Recently, Megan, who has a high topic, has become a princess-to-be, and her dress style has become simple, classic and conservative.
In terms of color, they all prefer low-key colors, such as navy blue and various soft and restrained dark colors.
For example, the royal family's favorite sapphire.
Then there are camel and milky white, which are the favorite of rich aunts (dirty is difficult to wash).
In the choice of materials, the higher the biological composition, the higher the grade, so wool, silk, cotton and various animal skins are their first choice.
They don't like clothes with too obvious logo, because they have enough sense of existence and don't need so-called brand blessing.
Ladies like to wear little jewelry, especially pearls; Men don't wear jewelry at all (except wedding rings), wear watches and have moderate hair length.
In a sense, we have been living in our own clothes.
Clothing, on the other hand, is a kind of personality expression that we didn't say but was deeply understood by people.
Aesthetics is not improved day by day, but accumulated day by day.
Social class and clothing
Personally, I think this is a false proposition!
Whether a person's social status is high or low really does not depend on your costume! Simply classifying clothes into social classes is inevitably biased!
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. People in society, such as 369!
Some people have high social status. For example, some retired leading cadres, experts, professors, scholars and teachers all wear ordinary clothes. They prefer the feeling of loose and comfortable clothes, because they know more about the function of clothes on people. In fact, clothes have two basic functions: one is to hide shame, and the other is to keep warm! )
Some people are actually ordinary working-class people who can't even reach a senior white-collar worker, while men wear suits and ties. Women are full of luxury goods and jewels, because they or they attach too much importance to their external image and don't seem to care much about what kind of body and soul is wrapped under that beautiful coat!
In fact, in my opinion, a person's taste and status depend more on his thought, temperament, culture and self-cultivation!
I remember many years ago when I was in high school, I was praised as the most temperamental person by my roommate who lived in a dormitory. Actually, I didn't think so, and I didn't feel any temperament. I'm just a poor student! Afterwards, he told me that as soon as I heard your walking voice, I knew you were a man of great temperament! Looking down at my feet, is it because I am wearing a pair of 80% new pigskin shaving shoes and making noise when walking on the cement road? I smiled and told him that your so-called temperament is too thin!
Although wearing will affect a person's temperament, what is in his bones cannot be changed! Even if a great scholar or professor is in rags tomorrow, the philosophical thinking, wisdom, calmness and wisdom shown by his flashing eyes in his bones can't be concealed by any clothes and costumes that can't be on the table or on the fashion list! Clothes are useless, clothes are useless! It is even more untenable to define social class simply by clothes!
You say that social class is reflected by clothes, which is wrong. What the rich pay attention to is a kind of temperament, a kind of aura, not the price of his clothes, but the taste and material of his clothes and so on. In society, some rich people wear cheap clothes that suit their temperament everywhere. On the other hand, price may be an important factor for the poor to choose clothes, but it is not the only factor. The poor will also choose to wear clothes that show their temperament appropriately. Of course, the price of clothes will also have a certain impact on his choice, but some people will pay for clothes that suit him, so social class has no important connection with dressing.
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In today's society, things are flying everywhere. In this world of looking at faces, good dressing can often reflect a person's quality of life and attitude towards life.
Never divide people into three, six and nine classes. Each type of work belongs to a different social class, and the clothes are naturally different. My uncles and aunts who work in sanitation wear the same style of work clothes every day. In the eyes of some people, such work clothes are doomed to their position and role in the social background, and they are at the bottom of the social class, and some people even disdain them. When I was a child, I often heard such words: "If you don't study hard, you will sweep the streets when you grow up." Their jobs are not cheap, and it is unfair to judge a person's social class by clothes.
Clothing can clearly reflect a person's position in the social class, because when people communicate with each other, the first thing they see is the other person's clothes. Different people naturally wear different clothes, but this is by no means a standard to measure a person's true inner standards. After all, there is a word called devil wears Prada.
Good dressing can naturally improve a person's position in the social class. The higher the status in the social class, the more attention will be paid to their external dress. Dressing is more related to a person's taste and temperament. The so-called first impression is based on dressing. As a member of the society, in order to correctly understand their social status, people usually choose clothes according to their own industries, and people rely on clothes to make a horse and saddle. This is probably why the same person wears different clothes on different occasions.
Therefore, social class is manifested in clothes, which only exists on the surface and does not completely represent a person. It has nothing to do with what you wear. Inner beauty is the real beauty.