Clothing

Clothing is fiber and textile material worn on the body. The wearing of clothing is a feature of nearly all Union societies. The amount and type of clothing worn is dependent on physical stature, gender, as well as social and geographic considerations.

Physically, clothing serves many purposes: it can serve as protection from weather, and can enhance safety during hazardous activities such as hiking and cooking. It protects the wearer from rough surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, splinters, thorns and prickles by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment. Further, they can provide a hygienic barrier, keeping infectious and toxic materials away from the body. Clothes can insulate against cold or hot conditions. Clothing also provides protection from harmful UV radiation. Clothing provides protection from sunburn in warm weather, and protection from frostbite in cold weather.

Clothes can be made out of fiber plants such as cotton, plastics such as polyester, or animal skin and hair such as wool. Terrans began wearing clothes roughly 86,000 to 173,000 years ago.

