The Idea of Social Class on the Style of Clothes in England
Abstract
Looking far and wide about the history of England, English society is a society with strict hierarchy. Multiculturalism and a changing economy are gradually eroding the British class system, but features of the system and idea of the social class are existed. Clothes as the times’ mark of the development of human civilization acts the role of differentiating social class. Different styles of clothes reflect different social classes. And men and women had reflected different effects in different times. Meanwhile, different ideas of social class dominate different styles of clothes. They reflect each other. Moreover, analyzing different styles of clothes with its culture and social elements in different times and social classes. Through regarding the correlation between style of clothes and idea of social class in England, it shows the process of origination and development of social class system and idea of social class, with the standpoint of sociology. Therefor, people could know more about the strict idea of social class with long history in England.
Key Words: history; style of clothes; idea; social class; England
摘 要
縱觀英國社會歷史，英國是1個有著明顯等級制度的國度。隨著世界多元化文化和經濟變化的影響，其等級制度逐漸有所消淡，但其等級特徵和等級觀念仍然存在。服飾作為人類文明發展的時代印跡，逐漸扮演起區分社會等級觀念，不同的社會等級觀念主導著不同的服飾風格。兩者相互影響、相互作用。男子和女子在不同時代有著不同的影響。此外，從服飾的'文化和各社會因素方面，分析不同時代、不同社會等級、不同服飾風格。通過論述英國服飾與英國社會等級觀念之間的關係，從社會學的角度向人們展示了英國社會等級制度和社會等級觀念的起源和發展的過程。為此，人們能更多地瞭解英國具有悠久歷史且森嚴的社會等級觀念。
關鍵詞：歷史、服飾風格、觀念、社會等級、英國