1. Clothes and Your Appearance Chapter 1 Your Clothes Speak for You

2. What do these outfits say to you?

3. Why People Wear Clothes
Need
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Physical Needs
Protection from weather
Safety & Security Needs
Knee pads & helmets
Love & Acceptance
Peer Pressure
Attraction
Self Esteem
Confidence
Self Actualization
Individuality

4. Physical Needs
Protection from weather.

5. Safety and Security Need
Clothing is worn to keep you safe from harm
Safety equipment is required for some occupations

6. Love & Acceptance
We always want to feel accepted by our peers and family.

7. Love & Acceptance
Modesty – covering the body according to what is considered proper by the society in which you live
Conformity – following or obeying some set standard or authority
Peer pressure – the force that makes you want to dress like your friends
Attraction – desire to attract attention from someone you would like to date

8. Esteem Feeling good about yourself
Self Adornment, Status and Prestige, and Identification.

9. Esteem
Self-adornment – decorating the body according to the customs of the culture
Status/Prestige – wearing clothing to express status, prestige or importance
Status symbol – Used to imply a higher status
Identification – tell the group affiliation, occupation, religion by the clothing worn

10. Identification

11. Status

12. Self -Actualization Last level of need
Success in personal achievement and expressions of personal creativity
Individuality – what sets one person apart from others
Love yourself, and others will love you!

13. Review – Why People Wear Clothes * Give an example of each reason
Physical
Safety & Security
Acceptance
Esteem
Self-Actualization

14. Discussion Questions ……
Why do desert nomads wear long flowing robes and headdresses?
What occupations require special clothing for safely? Sanitation? Protection from the weather?
Why do you think the standards of modesty are so different in some parts of the world?

15. Discussion Questions …..
Are there different standards of modesty for teenagers and adults?
What would be the disadvantage of not wearing a uniform for police officers? Doctors? Athletic teams?
Would you trust a lawyer wearing jeans and a t-shirt? Would you prefer a lawyer dressed in a suit and tie?

16. Discussion Questions …..
What status symbols are currently popular with teens at PHS?
Are these items worth the additional expense than items that perform the same function?