Fashion Evolution of Clothing in Sri Lanka over the Centuries

1 Evolution of clothing in Sri Lanka over the centuries including the factors that influenced these changes.

Evolution of clothing took place due to climate, availability of plant and animals, improvement of the markets and accessibility of market. The early Stone Age has three stages as Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic. The Stone Age life style was hunters/scavengers and food gatherers with least technological changes. They used sewing needles made out of fur and other type of materials to protect themselves from cold climates. The sewing needles made with bunched holes provide pathway to the evolution of clothing. Most clothes are made out of leather which decompose in ground after some time and which can withstand unfavorable climatic conditions.

Neanderthals have to adapt themselves to drastic climatic conditions, mainly cold climates .during this time the earth’s temperature rises gradually creating an ice age through Europe and Asia.Neandertals were tanning animal skins to make leather.Eventhough they lac ked fine needles to sew leather their abilities to make stones and wool were easily enough to produce sharp piercing objects for threading thong. They used thick furry hides from animals to keep their body warm and dry. They made the clothes by cutting hides ii to desire shapes making holes for the head and arms and draping round the body.

In the Iron Age, iron became the most common thing and the development of the sewing needles led to the construction of roman robes. Analysis of bog bodies show that dyed clothing became fashionable unlike just natural white, brown and gray colour wool made clothes. Instead, the clothes were colorful and patterned because man’s need had become complex and people become fashionabl...

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...ce disappeared and men’s breeches were padded out to match with the women’s skirt, and women became more feminine with glamorous silhouettes.

Until 18th century, men’s clothing were covered up with the introduction of the neo-classic movement tighter more exposed clothes were worn.

Then the technology developed and the tie the hides with belts and the fur about themselves. In this stage the main intention of clothing was protection of body. The evolution of clothing began when the stones, bones, and other sharp equipment became limited and deteriorate.

During this age their occupation has become farming. Stone tools got highly polished and copper was used for the first time. The atmospheric temperature and evolution of tools have an effect on the way they wear. The clothes developed from heavy fury clothes to lighter cooler materials which could be sewn rapidly.