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Conventional Work Dress
Colleen Gau
Source: Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. Global Perspectives 2010
Encyclopedia entry
Historically, climate and work environments are primary to the selection and production of work clothing, but safety concerns, economic and business climates, fashion, and ethics find a place in the clothing narrative of Western civilizations. As crops and animals were domesticated, empires emerged in the Nile and Mediterranean regions, and the classification of skill groups became more distinct. Animal skins were replaced by woven garments by the time people had settled into communities. Herding