Talk:Sheer fabric

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Copied from User_talk:Anthony_Appleyard#Sheer (textile). Anthony Appleyard 19:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC):-

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From user 'anonymous'.

This entire article is written from the standpoint that sheer fabrics are a new phenomena...sort of a fashion fad. This is very far from the truth. Fine sheer hemp gauze fabrics thousands of years old have been found in digs on the "Silk Road". Not to mention the Ancient Egyptians, whose royalty wore filmy gauze garments all the time. Victorian women -also- wore sheer garments, as the finest ladies gowns were quite sheer, worn over a very decorative under-dress and corset which were meant to be seen through the gown (think 'Maddona', but with more taste and class).

I find is appalling that this page has nothing about the history of textiles, or a historical / cultural comparison to any place or time otuside of the current western world. The world of textiles is not all 'L.A. and New York in the 21st century'. Historically, the "Silk Road" is of extreme important here, as it was a primary source of the most prized sheer fabrics for several millennia all throughout the world. Egyptian fibers were also extremely prized, the best of which were (legend has it) always spun before the dew had evaporated, by virgins (supposedly because the high humidity of Egypt prevent extremely fine fibers being spun in all but the most perfect conditions, and by people with small fingers and fine dexterity). as is the slow rise in modern western body taboos, which did not exist a few t5housand years ago.

Other minor points that ought to be covered is the place of climate in the evolution of localized fashion; does one wear a parka or a string around the waist? Body taboos are not mention either, nor is the tendency for cultural norms already in place min a society, to be 'assumed' to be a part of the religious code for whatever the current dominant religion is (reinforcing them, and restricting cultural change); while at the same time, those new ideas on 'body taboos', once attached to that religion, will spread as the religion spreads. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.250.88.114 (talk) 02:21, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

--removed spam links to fashion blogs — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3032:CD00:257B:555:EA29:926A (talk) 01:05, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

There is an error in this article. Fabric sheerness is not measured in denier. Denier is a measure of the weight of thread or fiber, not fabric. Sheluma (talk) 10:01, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

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