This PSEB 9th Class Social Science Notes History Chapter 8 Social History of Clothing will help you in revision during exams.
PSEB 9th Class Social Science Notes History Chapter 8 Social History of Clothing
→ Sumptuary Laws:
- The Sumptuary Laws of Medieval France controlled the behaviour of the lower class.
- According to these Laws, they were not allowed to wear the dress as nobles wore.
→ Women’s Beauty and Clothing:
- In England, women’s beauty was given special emphases.
- They were given a specific type of tight clothes to wear to show their physical beauty.
→ Women’s reaction towards Clothing:
- All the women did not accept the clothing pattern.
- Many opposed such tight dresses as they caused deformities and illness among young girls.
→ New Material:
- During the 17th century, most British women were clothes made of Linen, flex or wool which were difficult to wash.
- Later on, they started wearing cotton clothes.
- They were cheap as well as easy to wash.
→ World Wars and Clothing:
- As a result of the two World Wars, many changes came in clothing.
- Working women started wearing uniforms of blouse and trousers with scarves.
- By the twentieth century, the usage of clothes increased.
→ Western Clothes in India:
- Parsis were the first in India to adopt western clothes.
- Bengalis working in offices and those who converted to Christianity also started using western clothes.
→ Courts and Footwear:
- During British rule, there was a restriction On wearing footwear in the courts.
- This rule becomes a subject of conflict.
→ Swadeshi Movement:
- This movement was initiated in 1905 against Lord Curzon’s decision to partition Bengal.
- It boycotted the British goods and called for adopting locally made goods.
- It gave great encouragement to the Indian industries.
→ Khadi:
- Mahatma Gandhi’s dream was to cloth the whole nation in Khadi.
- But many groups were attracted towards western clothes.
- Except for this, Khadi was a little bit expensive.
- So, Gandhiji’s dream remained a dream.