Clothing

**Clothing** refers to the variety of items worn by beings for various reasons, such as protection from environmental factors, personal comfort, modesty and safety or for cultural and religious meanings.

Clothing is often heavily influenced by cultural factors and comes in a great variety of styles, ranging from plain and practical to elaborate and artistic designs.

Many groups and organizations developed a specific type of clothing for their members to wear to signify their affiliation with this group, this is referred to as a uniform. Some uniforms featured identical clothing for all who wore it, others featured rules and guidelines to maintain uniformity while allowing some variation.

## Types of clothing

Blouse;Bodysuit
A leotard-like garment that may or may not have snaps at the crotch. It is usually form-fitting and sleeved, although some are sleeveless and are cut like a tank top.
Coat
A type of outer garment covering the upper torso and the arms.
Dress
A type of clothing involving a skirt attached to a bodice, typically worn by females.
Flight suit
A full body garment, similar to a jumpsuit, worn while flying a powered aircraft/spacecraft such as shuttles, airplanes, or helicopters. These suits are generally made to keep the wearer warm, as well as being practical, and durable (including fire retardant).
Jumpsuit
A type of one-piece garment designed for utility wear it situations where efficiency and safety can be achieved by having complete coverage by a garment without the possibility of loose separates or openings.
Kilt
A type of skirt, typically worn by males and associated with several cultures, such as the Scots.
Lab coat
A cloth overcoat with large pockets, often worn for utilitarian reasons.
Nehru jacket
A hip-length tailored coat for men or women with a stand-up collar.
Overcoat
A type of outerwear which covered and protected a person from the elements.
Pants
Robe
A type of garment which was typically loose fitting with sleeves.
Sari
A sari was a strip of unstitched cloth that is draped over the body in various styles.
Shirt
Singlet
A one-piece collarless garment, also known as a vest.
Skirt
A draped garment often made out of a single piece of material, commonly worn by females.
T-Shirt
A type of top, typically a short sleeved, buttonless, collarless garment which was pulled over the wearer's head to cover their torso. Many T-shirts sported designs or slogans.
Trousers
A item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately. Also called pants.
Tunic
Turtleneck sweater
A garment with a close-fitting, round, and high collar that folds over and covers the neck.
Uniform
A set of clothing conforming to set rules to display an individual's allegiance to a certain group.
### Specialty clothing

Clothing designed, and worn for, a specific purpose, to provide protection and abilities required for a specific task not given by normal clothing.

Anti-grav suit
A specialized garment with built-in anti-gravity technology that allowed its wearer to fly.
Body armor
A type of clothing designed to protect the wearer from dangers such as assault.
Emergency transporter suit
A special jumpsuit worn by test pilots which served as a homing device and transporter pattern enhancer. The suit allowed for the emergency beam-out of a person from an endangered vehicle.
Engineering suit
A specialized type of clothing for use in extreme environments around certain engineering equipment.
Environmental suit
A specialized type of clothing used to project the wearer from hazards and maintain life-support in inhospitable environments.
Isolation suit
A full body garment used by Federation anthropologists to conceel themselves from their subjects using a small cloaking device.
Parka
A type of heavy jacket with a hood, often lined with fur, to protect the face from a combination of freezing temperatures and wind.
*Gi*
A two-piece garment, consisting of loose-fitting trousers and a jacket, that was worn by martial arts enthusiasts.
### Headwear

Baseball cap
A type of cap designed for wear during the game of baseball.
Beret
A type of cloth, felt or leather hat.
Fedora
A popular Human felt hat, often creased lengthwise down the crown and pinched in the front on both sides.
Flat hat
A Human male felt hat, usually dark in color, worn from the late 1800s onwards, a type of "cowboy hat"
Helmet
A type of hat design to protect the head, often covering a large area of the skull to achieve this goal.
Pith helmet
The pith helmet was a lightweight helmet made of cork or pith with a cloth cover, designed to shade the wearer's head from the sun.
Turban
A long piece of cloth, wound about the head to be used as a headdress.
### Underwear

Clothing typically worn under other garments

Brassiere
An article of clothing that covered, supported, and elevated the breasts.
G-string
A narrow piece of material which covers the genitals, and little else.
### Bathing suits

A bathing suit or swimsuit was a special garment used for swimming.

### Footwear

Boots
A common type of footwear for many cultures.
High heels
A sort of footwear which raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes.
### Accessories

Decorative and/or functional items worn in addition to other clothing for aesthetic or cultural reasons.

Baldric
A wide ornamental belt worn over one shoulder and around the waist.
Earring
A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
Handkerchief
A piece of cloth used to wipe mucus.
Necktie
A length of cloth worn about the neck and tied in a prescribed manner.
### MISC

Baby booties
Small soft shoe-like foot covering specially made for babies.