From: Van oost Kenneth (kennethvanoost@belgacom.net)
Date: Mon 23 Feb 2004 - 20:34:37 GMT
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From: "Keith Henson" <hkhenson@rogers.com>
> ) Open to speculation as to what psychological trait selected in the
> Pleistocene could be manifesting today to drive clothing styles. Are
> changing clothing styles a western culture feature only? Are men's
> clothing styles more stable in different cultures?
<< IIRC, men started out wearing women clothes, that is skirts etc.
Later on they switched to trousers.
Have to find the reference for detail if necessary though !
Remerber, kilt, straw skirts on those Polenisian Islands, the clothing
style of the Islamitic men,....
Regards,
Kenneth
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