clothingits
Clothingits is a term used in fashion theory and online discourse to describe individuals or communities who treat clothing as a primary medium through which social identity, culture, and values are constructed and communicated. Proponents emphasize garments as expressive artifacts that encode information about status, ideology, and belonging, rather than solely as functional items.
The word is not widely standardized and appears mainly in theoretical writings and commentary on digital fashion
Clothingits may engage in careful garment selection, upcycling, and storytelling through outfit presentation, lookbooks, and social
Critics warn that the term can be vague or essentialist, potentially overemphasizing clothing as identity at
Related topics include wearable technology, fashion theory, sartorial culture, digital fashion, and identity.