Dress codes may apply: by law for employees, pupils/students, etc. - sometimes a uniform; sometimes depending on the day, see Casual Friday; see also international standard business attire for customers, e.g. for a disco, nightclub, casino, or more relaxed rules (e.g. shoes required, and not bare chested) in shops and restaurants on special parties; sometimes a special kind of clothes is the theme of the party in social life in general Social aspects of clothing - Legal dress code. ...

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Dress codes may apply: by law for employees, pupils/students, etc. - sometimes a uniform; sometimes depending on the day, see Casual Friday; see also international standard business attire for customers, e.g. for a disco, nightclub, casino, or more relaxed rules (e.g. shoes required, and not bare chested) in shops and restaurants on special parties; sometimes a special kind of clothes is the theme of the party in social life in general See also:

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Undergarment - Ancient history. The loincloth is the simplest form of underwear; it was probably the first undergarment worn by human beings. A loincloth may take three major forms. The first, and simplest, is simply a long strip of material which is passed between the legs and then around the waist. The ancient Hawaiian malo was of this form, as are several styles of the Japanese fundoshi. Another form is usually called a cache-sexe: a triangle of cloth is provided with strings or loops, which are used to ...

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Being in public wearing nothing but underwear. Wearing just underwear in public is considered an intermediate form between being socially acceptably dressed and being nude. Deliberately exposing one's bare flesh (completely naked or at least more than socially acceptable) in public as a provocation and/or for the kick is known as streaking. People are often arrested if found wearing only their underwear. Some prisons issue inmates specially dyed underwear, which often helps in catching escapees, who might strip off their prison jumpsu ...

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Today, there are many options in underwear available to men. These include: boxer style (at or near true waist, leg sections extending to thighs) woven boxer (traditional) knit boxer (like traditional but with more fabric give) boxer brief (also knit; more form-fitting) pouch boxer brief (boxer briefs but with pouch for genitals rather than access flap) athletic-style (skin-tight, usually with no access pouch or flap; like short tights; a variety also is bike shorts) ...

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Not wearing undergarments under one's outer clothing is known in American slang as freeballing (or freebuffing for females); going commando and going bareback are also used for both sexes [3]. This trend shows that not everybody considers underwear essential for hygiene, especially for modern people who bathe every day. There may be sexual motives: with underwear as the final barrier to sex, not wearing it at all is a powerful turn-on for many people. Without sexual connotation, it may be preferred by some nudists in situations where a certain amount of body covera ...

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Undergarments, also called "underwear", "undercrackers", "lingerie" (undergarments for women), or sometimes "intimate clothing", are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. Some clothing is specifically underwear, while T-shirts and some shorts are suitable as underwear as well as outer clothing. Suitability as outer clothing is, apart from outdoor or indoor climate, largely a social and sometimes even a legal matter. One of the criteria for shorts not to be suitable as outer clothing may be that it has a fly that avoids exposure of the genitals ...

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Undergarment - Ancient history. The loincloth is the simplest form of underwear; it was probably the first undergarment worn by human beings. A loincloth may take three major forms. The first, and simplest, is simply a long strip of material which is passed between the legs and then around the waist. The ancient Hawaiian malo was of this form, as are several styles of the Japanese fundoshi. Another form is usually called a cache-sexe: a triangle of cloth is provided with strings or loops, which are used to ...

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Undergarment, Undergarment - History, Undergarment - Ancient history, Undergarment - Middle Ages and Renaissance, Undergarment - Enlightenment and Industrial Age, Undergarment - 1900s, Undergarment - 1910s, Undergarment - 1920s, Undergarment - 1930s, Undergarment - 1940s, Undergarment - 1950s and 1960s, Undergarment - Present day, Undergarment - Underwear styles and function, Undergarment - Not wearing undergarments, Undergarment - Underwearing, Undergarment - Related topics

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Being in public wearing nothing but underwear. Wearing just underwear in public is considered an intermediate form between being socially acceptably dressed and being nude. Deliberately exposing one's bare flesh (completely naked or at least more than socially acceptable) in public as a provocation and/or for the kick is known as streaking. People are often arrested if found wearing only their underwear. Some prisons issue inmates specially dyed underwear, which often helps in catching escapees, who might strip off their prison jumpsu ...

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Undergarment, Undergarment - History, Undergarment - Ancient history, Undergarment - Middle Ages and Renaissance, Undergarment - Enlightenment and Industrial Age, Undergarment - 1900s, Undergarment - 1910s, Undergarment - 1920s, Undergarment - 1930s, Undergarment - 1940s, Undergarment - 1950s and 1960s, Undergarment - Present day, Undergarment - Underwear styles and function, Undergarment - Not wearing undergarments, Undergarment - Underwearing, Undergarment - Related topics

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Today, there are many options in underwear available to men. These include: funderpants (t-shirt worn upside down as underpants) boxer style (at or near true waist, leg sections extending to thighs) woven boxer (traditional) knit boxer (like traditional but with more fabric give) boxer brief (also knit; more form-fitting) pouch boxer brief (boxer briefs but with pouch for genitals rather than access flap) athletic-style (skin-tight, usually with no access pouch or flap; like ...

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Undergarment, Undergarment - History, Undergarment - Ancient history, Undergarment - Middle Ages and Renaissance, Undergarment - Enlightenment and Industrial Age, Undergarment - 1900s, Undergarment - 1910s, Undergarment - 1920s, Undergarment - 1930s, Undergarment - 1940s, Undergarment - 1950s and 1960s, Undergarment - Present day, Undergarment - Underwear styles and function, Undergarment - Not wearing undergarments, Undergarment - Underwearing, Undergarment - Related topics

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Not wearing undergarments under one's outer clothing is known in American slang as freeballing (or freebuffing for females); going commando and going bareback are also used for both sexes [3]. This trend shows that not everybody considers underwear essential for hygiene, especially for modern people who bathe every day. There may be sexual motives: with underwear as the final barrier to sex, not wearing it at all is a powerful turn-on for many people. Without sexual connotation, it may be preferred by some nudists in situations where a certain amount of body covera ...

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Undergarment, Undergarment - History, Undergarment - Ancient history, Undergarment - Middle Ages and Renaissance, Undergarment - Enlightenment and Industrial Age, Undergarment - 1900s, Undergarment - 1910s, Undergarment - 1920s, Undergarment - 1930s, Undergarment - 1940s, Undergarment - 1950s and 1960s, Undergarment - Present day, Undergarment - Underwear styles and function, Undergarment - Not wearing undergarments, Undergarment - Underwearing, Undergarment - Related topics

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Inverse dress codes, sometimes referred to as "undress code", set forth an upper bound, rather than a lower bound, on body covering. An example of an undress code, is the one commonly enforced in modern communal bathing facilities. For example, in Schwaben Quellen no clothing of any kind is allowed. Other less strict undress codes are common in public pools, especially indoor pools, in which shoes and shirts are not allowed. This undress code is an exact reversal of the ubiquitous "no shoes, no shirt, no service" dress code tha ...

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Social aspects of clothing, Social aspects of clothing - Dress codes, Social aspects of clothing - Legal dress code, Social aspects of clothing - Other dress codes, Social aspects of clothing - No shoes no shirt no service, Social aspects of clothing - Inverse dress codes, Social aspects of clothing - Gender and clothing, Social aspects of clothing - Clothing deficiencies, Social aspects of clothing - Deliberate violation of clothing taboos, Social aspects of clothing - Underwearing, Social aspects of clothing - Reversalism in the sociology of clothing

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Various traditions suggests that certain items of clothing intrinsically suit different gender roles. In particular, the wearing of skirts and trousers has given rise to common phrases expressing implied restrictions in use and disapproval of offending behaviour. For example, ancient Greeks often considered the wearing of trousers by Persian men as a sign of effeminacy. Extreme floutin ...

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Reverse dress codes, sometimes referred to as "undress codes", set forth an upper bound, rather than a lower bound, on body covering. An example of an undress code, is the one commonly enforced in modern communal bathing facilities. For example, in Schwaben Quellen no clothing of any kind is allowed. Other less strict undress codes are common in public pools, especially indoor pools, in which shoes and shirts are not allowed. This undress code is an exact reversal of the ubiquitous "no shoes, no shirt, no service" dress code tha ...

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Social aspects of clothing, Social aspects of clothing - Dress codes, Social aspects of clothing - Legal dress code, Social aspects of clothing - Other dress codes, Social aspects of clothing - No shoes no shirt no service, Social aspects of clothing - Inverse dress codes, Social aspects of clothing - Gender and clothing, Social aspects of clothing - Clothing deficiencies, Social aspects of clothing - Deliberate violation of clothing taboos, Social aspects of clothing - Underwearing, Social aspects of clothing - Reversalism in the sociology of clothing

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Clothing deficiencies may reduce functionality and/or be unaesthetic, but also be considered socially improper. As far as other people know, a deficiency during the rest of the day after an "accident" such as a button falling off, a stain, or a tear, is more "forgivable" than putting on clothing like that on a new day. For poor people, deficiencies which are difficult or expensive to fix, these are not really improper, but just somewhat sad, but understandable. Possible deficiencies in clothing itself may include: stains< ...

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