Since as early as the Medieval Era, clothing styles and production have been evolving. Before tailoring and mass production, most of the population of the world was clothed in simple, loose fitting garments. Moving into the Renaissance, tailoring became a fine art that required great skill. The changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution also caused a shift in clothing style; however, the concept of ready-made clothing continued to be perceived as far-fetched. In the modern era, clothing styles vary by the season and clothing is mass produced daily in factories worldwide. The evolution of clothing styles and production has taken place over the course of many centuries and continues to develop today. Although clothing styles varied by culture, during the Medieval Era, people wore loose fitting, over-sized garments. Such vestments were made from single pieces of cloth to conserve scarce materials. Every culture had a different method of obtaining fabrics, and in some cultures such processes were part of sacred rituals. During the Renaissance, the “crafting and tailoring of Western clothing required more and more skill as designs became more complex” (Tailoring 5). Made by sewing together several pieces of clothing, clothing …show more content…
This transition into a new era also brought about changes in clothing style. The use of intricate designs and delicate fabrics during the Renaissance diminished as the fit and practically of clothing became most important. “Clothing became a natural extension of the body rather than its decoration or disguise” (Tailoring 6). Nevertheless, tailoring was still expensive and impractical for most people. People often fabricated their own clothes were not seen as “replaceable or disposable” (Tailoring 6). Decades would pass before clothing styles varied by the season and ready-made clothing became a feasible