Why do humans wear clothes and what do they express?
The trousers invented by nomads, the pouch of a crusader soldier, the codpiece of Henry VIII,
From scarlett and corsets, to Andre Kim's white dress, to the Joseon hat that captivated the 21st century.
A humanities story unfolds through 26 trends!

Why did humans start wearing clothes?
The author opens the book with this question.
Through the story of good and evil in the Book of Genesis, the shame of the naked body and protection from the external environment are summarized as the reasons why humans began to wear clothes.
The clothes created in this way develop beyond necessity into beings that represent human desires.
For the common people, clothes were a tool for survival, but for those who had wealth and power, they were a symbol of social status and authority.
Although the shape of clothes changes in various ways according to time and trends, the essence remains simple.
Clothing is a culmination of human needs and desires, and a cultural symbol representing individuals and the times.
To convey this meaning, the author created the concept of 'Homo Indutus', a human being who wears clothes.
So this book is not just a story about clothes, but a story about people living in a certain era.

This book contains '26 trend stories that mankind has worn and expressed' throughout the long history, from the story of good and evil in the Book of Genesis in the Bible, to the trousers of nomadic peoples, Egyptian loincloth, the pouch of a crusader soldier, the codpiece of Henry VIII, the stockings of Louis XIV, the dresses of the empresses of Eugenie and Sissi, Frida Kahlo's Tehuana style, André Kim's white clothes, and the hat of the Joseon Dynasty that people around the world are crazy about.
The croquis drawings drawn by the author himself added to the fun of viewing.
As we explore and follow the insights into what humanity has worn and expressed across history hundreds and thousands of years ago, we realize that the K-culture that has captivated the world today is no accident.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about major events in human history in one volume, or to anyone who thirsts for a humanities book that they can read without feeling burdened.

Rather than trembling with betrayal and resentment towards those who did not follow his words, he made clothes for them.
That too, directly.
Indeed, leather clothing is incomparably stronger than a skirt made of fig leaves.
Therefore, the first designer of mankind was God.
--- p.14~15

Fur was the most practical and meaningful result of mankind's struggle with nature.
Successfully hunting and obtaining an animal means securing both food and clothing.
Only by hunting animals to eat and taking their skins to protect ourselves could mankind flourish.
--- p.65~66

The religious cause of 'recapturing the Holy Land, Jerusalem' became the impetus for knights, soldiers, merchants, and pilgrims to travel to the East in large numbers.
They wore crosses on their bodies to express their faith, and painted them on their clothes or shields.
That's why they were called the Crusades.
As they were going on a long journey, the soldiers carried bags containing the necessary belongings on their person.
--- p.94

The reason why Louis XIV's hose are particularly eye-catching is because of his slender and long legs.
He had a smooth, feminine line, rather than a muscular figure like Henry VIII.
Thanks to having practiced ballet for a long time, she had perfect lines and posture like a ballerina.
Maybe that's why.
He is considered a king who particularly loved horses.
--- p.129~130

Many women of that era would have worn corsets to maximize their beauty and to be chosen by men.
But Scarlett O'Hara wasn't like that.
For her, the corset was not a bondage, but rather an armor that protected her from the harsh reality.
--- p.159

Frida had a great sense of color.
The clothes Frida wore and the colors she used in her work were a means of expressing her life, a life filled with countless intersections of love and pain.
This can be inferred from the fact that the colors of her works and clothes became more intense after she married Diego.
--- p.180

In fact, short skirts first appeared in the 1920s.
However, it was Quant who coined the term 'miniskirt' and made it popular worldwide.
Mary Quant viewed the miniskirt not simply as clothing, but as a means of bringing out the free spirit of women in an oppressed social atmosphere.
--- p.207

The hat was a cultural symbol that well represented the Joseon Dynasty.
There are many proverbs related to gat, such as, “I went to buy a hat but ended up buying a manggeon” and “Why would you wear a hat and poop when you’re in a hurry?” and the satire related to gat is recorded in pansori and novels, showing that gat was an inseparable part of our people’s daily lives.

--- p.235