Male domination in the Apparel Industry

The apparel or tog manufacturing is a diverse industriousness which covers an extensive range of areas e.g. expressive style, purport and technology as well as products i.e. synthetic and leather yarns, beddings, human clothes.As such, the clothing industry often pertains to the musical mode industry, which primarily sour by color, design, and fabric. For the case at hand, the discussion on the apparel industry would entirely focus on personal clothing from underwear, pants, shirts and accessories for people. Clothing is basic necessity in life.People wear clothing distinct reasons but mainly for protection from the extremities in our natural environment i.e. iciness and hot temperature. However, more than just a protective garment, people utilize clothing as social tool to be more physic every(prenominal)y attractive or pleasant to other(a)s, to express our emotions and lifestyles, to distinguish cultural heritage, socio-economic frame or profession and to create the nece ssary ambiance and setting in the performance of religious, political and other rituals. Under these premises, the apparel industry plays a significant role in the socio political history of people all over the world.While the apparel industry is primarily engaged in the design and creation of garments made from fabric, its canvass seemed not appealing to men as evidenced by the fact that only few male students study the discipline today.In fact, many people may have a misconception that stuff and mould is a female thing especially so because counterfeit and shopping normally comes in each others pocket. Unknown to many however, the textile and fashion industry is actually dominated by men since clock time immemorial. The proceeding essay would show that breakthroughs in the clothing industry as well as leadership in the industry are by and large made and held by men.Men in the Fashion and Textile HistoryThe textile industry has an age old rich history provided a considerable influence in the evolution of contemporary society. The etymology of Textile is from the Latin word texere meaning to weave. (Miller, E. 1969, p10) twist is one of the ancient surviving human crafts that dated back to neolithic times. Today, textile pertains to the material constituted by either natural or synthetic fibers that is formed in different mechanical adjoin i.e. twist, knotting to crossroads them together to give away yarns.One of the earliest forms of textiles was those from the sheeps wool. Ancient people produce the wool yarn through a go around and twisting process that are manually done by hands, which provided the principles for the invention of the rotate revolve that was introduced in the late 14th century.In the next centuries to come, due to the expensive and voiceless process of weaving, fashion is mainly focused on the privileged elite. The mavin of fashion and design were mainly based on the history of dresses of the royalties. kingly members leve l off employ court dolls or fashion babies to communicate their costumes with royalties from other lands.(Hurlock, E., 1984, P130) During these era in around 1665, France commenced to establish itself as the fashion ceiling of the world under the kingship of the Sun King, Louis XIV, who is passionate and unparalleled dedication for fashion that moved him to advance textile production and fashion innovation.During this time also, fashion among men become more conspicuous from dress, i.e. lace, long hairstyles which popularize the wigs, shirts and even accessories i.e. swords and capes. (Rubin, D.L. 1992, p78)Drastic changes in the clothing industry came about during the 1700s with the mechanization of the weaving process, which allowed peck production of the yarns and textiles. The flying shuttle of butt Kay in England was the first spinning machine that sped up the weaving process. This was improved by Lewis Paul and John Wyatt who invented the roller method. (Newman, G. and Brow n, L. 1997, p675)A series of male inventors led to the improvement and innovation of the weaving process namely jam Hargreaves and his spinning jenny, Sir Richard Arkwrights spinning frame the spinning mule by Samuel Crompton and Edward Cartwright who introduced steam powered weaving machine. The introduction of machines which allowed for the circumstances production of goods led to the industrial revolution in the 1800s.Incidentally in mid-18th-century England, a group of men who went beyond the regular boundaries of fashion has emerged called the Macaroni club. (Steele, V., 1998, p28)The group was mark by its fashion extravagance and was famous for looking like women. Charles James Fox was the leader of the Macaroni and was considered as the leader of fashion. Today, the term macaroni is derogatively used to take up men who are lavish in clothes and vices.