Monday, June 16, 2008

Task VIII: Fashion Week

Welcome back to the third week of our Room 401
Global Project!

A. What is the typical dress/clothing of your country's
people? Are they casual, diverse and modern like Americans,
or do they have indigenous, traditional clothing? Describe
what you would see if you were to visit now.

B. Describe a costume or formal outfit you would wear
to attend a particular celebration or holiday. Is it common
to still commit to such occasions, or has it become outdated?

C. Would you like to wear your country's clothing on an
everyday basis? Why or why not?

D. If this pertains, what is a fashion no-no? For example,
in some countries, it is forbidden to walk around in shorts
or tank tops due to its strict religious practices. Or is it
rather free, like America? If rules are not followed, what
are the consequences for inappropriateness?

20 comments:

Miss Lou said...

A. The women have all heads covered. The older women still wear burkas - which are blue and cover all your body like a ghost. Men wear long shirts and pants.

B. The Afghani people wear the same clothing for celebrations, except they are made with more expensive material, perhaps more light colors like white, beige and ivory. Or red for weddings.

C. There is NO way I would give up my freedom to live as an Afghani woman in this country. I was already having trouble keeping my head covered due to the intense desert heat, but I followed rules since, who wants to go to jail?!

D. Women must cover hair and head...pretty much all skin too. If they do not follow such guidelines, they will be severely punished - perhaps thrown into jail!

Anonymous said...

A. The fashion in in Brazil is like in U.S.A, you can wear whatever you want.

B. The Brazilians wear normal clothes
in celebrations, but in Rio de Janeiro they may wear costumes.

C. Since clothes are the same in Brazil and America, I would not mind wearing the clothes.

D. You are free to wear anything.

Amanda Chang said...

A. Chileans dress a little bit more formally then Americans. They dress in fairly dark colors. Men are expected to wear a suit and tie at work and women are expected to do makeup and do their hair nicely..

B. At parties Chileans wear about the same clothing but more elegant ones. At the Virgin of Carmel, Chileans would dress up in costumes and prepare for fiesta!

C. I guess wearing Chilean clothing wouldn't be so bad. They dress like Americans, so why would it hurt to wear it? And it would be nice to be dress more formally than how I dress now.

D. Chileans are free to wear anything.

Anonymous said...

A. The Icelandic people love wearing American and European style and brand of clothes. There dress isn't anything unusual.

B. The foraml wear is the same as it is in Europe and America. Designer Suits for men and women. People love brands.

C. I can certainly wear whatever I wear out here if I visit Iceland depending upon the weather.

D. There is no strict dress code unlike Afghanistan.

- Ashank Singh

Deborah said...

A. Egyptians weara turban called musaka, they wear what evryone wears but from a company that makes the clothes lighter.
B. Egyptians wear Palestinian costumes during a wedding or celebration.
C. Nah, I don't want to , its not that hot here, isn't it?
D.Egyptians are free to wear anything, just like America.

Anonymous said...

A.They had dresses made of wool with thier favorite colors like dark,blue,lightt blue,and scarlet. Their are some people who use thier own clothes in the 70s,80s,90s. They wear these for great fashion and newly design fashion.
B.I would go to the celebration where they celebrate the day of the dead on Halloween and dress up as a skeleton because its a great and scary tradition for the dead.
C.No,because I don't want to wear a fashion clothes that makes me feel silly.
D.The rules in Canada is that if you don't wear ths specific clothes then it is O.K besides their are no rules from what you wear.

Ryan Chen

Anonymous said...

A. What is the typical dress/clothing of your country's
people? Are they casual, diverse and modern like Americans,
or do they have indigenous, traditional clothing? Describe
what you would see if you were to visit now.

B. Describe a costume or formal outfit you would wear
to attend a particular celebration or holiday. Is it common
to still commit to such occasions, or has it become outdated?

C. Would you like to wear your country's clothing on an
everyday basis? Why or why not?

D. If this pertains, what is a fashion no-no? For example,
in some countries, it is forbidden to walk around in shorts
or tank tops due to its strict religious practices. Or is it
rather free, like America? If rules are not followed, what
are the consequences for inappropriateness?
A.They are modern like usd Americans.We could see suits and dresses for formal occasions or clothes like our clothes we wear now.

B.I would wear a suit like a tux, and no it is not outdated in Greece.

C.Yes because it is about the same as the ones I wear today.

D.There isn't a cloth restriction, but they did ban orange clothed activists in the Olympic torch relay.:(

Anonymous said...

A. Swiss people wear clothes similar to those in the U.S.

B. For traditional celebrations the men wear embroidered shorts and suspenders over white shirts. The women wear colorful dresses.

C. I wouldn't mind wearing traditional clothes because they look good and they are comfortable.

D. Jogging outfits and very short shorts are frowned upon.

Anonymous said...

The Swedish wear outfits just like United States nothing Fancy.

. They only wear fancy stuff on celebration, weddings, or birthdays.

. I would love to wear the Swedish customs since they are really like United States.

Swedish women and men can wear as casual as they want so there is no rule that girls and boys wear this and that.

Katzhu


Good job Everyone

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

What's My Name??? said...

A. In Taiwan, people dress like Americans, they wear casual clothing. When there are important occasions, they wear formal clothing such as suits, ties, etc. So basically, Taiwanese dress like Americans.

B. When there are holidays or celebrations, they usually dress according to that holiday. For example, when there is Chinese New Year, they dress in Chinese suits and dresses.

C. The clothing is basically like America so why not try it?

D. In Taiwan, you are free to wear anything so there are no consequences.

Anonymous said...

A. In Mexico they wear the same clothes as the U.S.

B. The Mexicans wear these white shirts and then a sash on top.Also they wear a hat,too.

C. I would like to wear the same clothes as the U.S. but not the traditional clothes. I wouldn't want to wear that because of the heat in Mexico.

D. I don't think there is no clothes being banned but the only thing I know is that people want to report something about the kids wanting to have more games than clothes.

BTW thanks Jake for posting the questions on ur comment!^.^

Anonymous said...

A. French clothing is casual but girls sometimes wear berets. French students wear a faluche. A faluche is like a black beret.

B. For formal occasions, thay just wear dresses and tuxedoes.

C. I would wear it because it is like American clothing.

D. I don't think there is any laws.

Anonymous said...

A. In nethlands, people wear same as people in US.

B. The foraml wear is the same as it is in Europe and America.

C. Yes I would liketo wearit, it looks nice and I can be cool.

D. In Netherlands people have the same right like in US.

Thanks guys!!!
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Anonymous said...

A. Filipino clothes are the same as American clothes except if there are words on the shirt, it would be in tagalog.

B. For celebrations, the girls wear any color dresses and the boys wear barongs. Barongs are light shirts with different designs that come in red or plain white.

C. I would where the clothing there because they have the same clothing here but I would not want to wear barongs. They are so uncomfortable and somtimes, even stiff!

D. The only fashion no-no is schools. Every student--public or private--has to wear a uniform. If a student forgets, they put there hands down on the teacher's desk and the teacher smacks their hand with a ruler fuul force. (shiver) That's why I don't live in the Philippines, some people are so strict!

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

A.People in Poland dress just as normal as here in America.

B.It depends on the different parts of Poland's regions. In Krakow, the buildings look like those of Europe and have hoods that look like the Eskimos'.

C.Maybe on special occasions because it'll be kind of cool to where something different once in a while.

D.In Europe, people say you shouldn't wear white socks because they'll know that you're American and that you're not rich.

-Felix Ching

Jcw said...

A. The typical dressing is like wearing robes and tourists wear normal clothes.

B.They just wear the regular type of clothing like robes and such.

C.I wouldn't wear my country's clothes because it is hard to walk around with a robe and also, american clothes are comfier.

D.It is rather free.

Anonymous said...

A. Great Britan clothes is like ours but it is a bit gang like.
B. They're vey fancy and pretty most of them are velvetish.
C. It's sorta of like ours but with a pich of velvet it is soo pretty I would definetly wear it.
D. They are free to dress like whatever they wanted.

Anonymous said...

A. The fashion in Australia is what you would wear every day.
B. You would usually wear a Tux. or a dress.
C. I would wear the fashion that they use because it is casual.
D. You can wear anything appropriate in Australia.

Anonymous said...

A. Both men and women wear dels, which are traditional. They are robe-like and the wool-made clothing can come in burgundy, olive, khaki, violet and marine blue. Others also wear typical clothes in America.

B. Mongolians still wear dels, but they are made out of silk. It is not outdated.

C. NO WAY! I would NOT do so because I would sweat a lot in those warm things.

D. They would not be punished.