Why do we wear clothes?

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Nature has supplied every animal except man with some covering for his body such as fur, hair, feather, shells or a thick hide. But man has nothing but a thin skin. Clothes are worn for a great many reasons like to keep warm, for protection. Besides, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves, to make ourselves more dignified, graceful or picturesque than we are. Special clothes are often worn to show that the wearer has authority or power. The individual wearing them is treated with respect because he occupies a place. The judge on the bench, for instance, might look a very ordinary and umimpressive without his wig and gown. Clothes are an essential part of all ceremonial occasions, whther connected with religion, the law, parliament, royalty, the fighting forces. Sometimes, even in civilized countries, people wear some article of clothing or some jewe or charm, because they believe that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness, or because it is connected with their beliefs.