Clothing substantiates our sense of self and our place in society.
The associations we have with dress have the potential to reveal the connections we make with our culture. Because clothing has multiple meanings and reflects our culture, it continues to capture the attention of scholars. Scholars interested in material culture strive to understand how clothes define individuals in time and place. The essays also examine fashions, fads, and popular images. Dress and Popular Culture hopes to shed new light on popular culture through a study of the associations of dress to culture.