"Decorating, covering, uncovering, or otherwise altering the human form in accordance with social notions of everyday propriety or sacred dress, beauty, or solemnity, status or change in status seems to have been a concern of every human society of which we have knowledge." Written by Terry Turner in "The Social Body" on page 1.
The picture is of a baby, barely even old enough to breathe on its own is still framed with some sort of item on its body, along with something covering a place that is deems as a "private part." From a young age until the day a person is buried in the ground, they wear clothing, at least in the culture that I live in. Many have clothing once they become an adult. Regardless of it all, the fact that clothing is present even before a child can hold up there head may indicate that there is a larger issue at hand. Perhaps maybe societies are more afraid of being abnormal or different and so if they do vary, no one is to know baout it because they can hide behind their clothing. Another complexity of clothing is the variance in quality. Although in adults that may not be a huge problem, but in young adults it can become one. They make fun of those who do not wear what is deemed as popular, or for looking dingy. They can be cruel and ugly to one another, and if only clothing was something that was not what was worn, they would perhaps be less cruel to each other and cause such problems. Clothing may appear in all cultures recorded, it is however something that is not welcoming or great to have around.
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