Editing Clothing (section)

===Gender differentiation===
[[File:Habibie family portrait.jpg|thumb|260px|Formal family portrait of former [[President of Indonesia|Indonesian's President]] [[B.J. Habibie]]. Women wear ''kain [[batik]]'' and ''[[kebaya]]'' with ''selendang'' (sash), while men wear ''jas'' and ''dasi'' (western suit with tie) with ''[[songkok|peci]]'' cap.]]
[[File:Sweden Vaxholm 1938.jpg|thumb|Men and women gathered at sporting event in Sweden (1938)]]
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File:Ring ceremony, Indian Hindu wedding.jpg|A [[Hindu]] North Indian wedding, the groom wearing a [[sherwani]] and [[Pagri (turban)|pagri turban]] and the bride wearing a [[sari]]
File:Shinzō Abe and Ivanka Trump (4).jpg|[[Japanese Prime Minister|Japanese PM]] [[Shinzō Abe]] and [[Ivanka Trump]] (right) wearing Western-style gender-differentiated [[business suit]]s (2017)
File:Gabriel Garko and Laura Torrisi - nicogenin - 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) - The Road (3).jpg|Italian actors [[Gabriel Garko]] in a [[Suit (clothing)|suit]] and [[Laura Torrisi]] in a [[gown]], considered [[Red carpet fashion]] by designer [[dress code]] (2009)
File:3rd Duke of Fife in Kilt. Allan Warren.jpg|3rd Duke of Fife wearing a traditional [[Scottish kilt]] (1984)
File:KangaSiyu1.jpg|A [[Kanga (African garment)|kanga]], worn throughout the [[African Great Lakes]] region
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In most cultures, gender differentiation of clothing is considered appropriate. The differences are in styles, colors, fabrics, and types.

In contemporary Western societies, [[skirt]]s, [[Dress (garment)|dresses]], and [[high-heeled shoe]]s are usually seen as women's clothing, while neckties usually are seen as men's clothing. [[Trousers]] were once seen as exclusively men's clothing, but nowadays are worn by both genders. Men's clothes are often more practical (that is, they can function well under a wide variety of situations), but a wider range of clothing styles is available for women. Typically, men are allowed to [[bare chested|bare their chests]] in a greater variety of public places. It is generally common for a woman to wear clothing perceived as masculine, while the opposite is seen as unusual. Contemporary men may sometimes choose to wear [[men's skirts]] such as [[togas]] or [[kilt]]s in particular cultures, especially on ceremonial occasions. In previous times, such garments often were worn as normal daily clothing by men.

In some cultures, [[sumptuary law]]s regulate what men and women are required to wear. [[Islam]] requires women to wear certain forms of attire, usually [[hijab]]. What items required varies in different Muslim societies; however, women are usually required to cover more of their bodies than men. Articles of clothing Muslim women wear under these laws or traditions range from the [[headscarf|head-scarf]] to the [[burqa]].

Some contemporary clothing styles designed to be worn by either gender, such as T-shirts, have started out as menswear, but some articles, such as the [[fedora]], originally were a style for women.