What does your clothing say about you?

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​When tasked with choosing a piece of clothing I could research the context behind, I decided to look into a more formal piece of clothing given the more distinctive silhouettes when it comes to dresses.

​As a starting point, looking into the shape and the way in which the fabric is intended to flow from the form, this particular dress makes the most of the skater dress style, intended to give a more of a fitted shape. This style of clothing in particular can be both formal wear or casual ware depending on the material and fabrics due to its generally lighter feel. This style of dress in associated with the 1950s, for its fitted waist with an A-line skirt, resembling loose flowing outfits worn by figure skaters and hence the name.

In regards to colour of the dress, being a purplish-plum shade, made up or red and blues, it is to have connotations of wealth and luxury due to how expensive purple dyes were to produce in earlier time periods. It is for this reason why this dress in particular could be classed as more formal wear, given the connotations of the purple hue, yet at the same time is muted enough to ensure the garment appears sophisticated and more mature than a more vibrant shade of purple.  

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