Clothing has long been used as more than just a way to coverpeople’s bodies. Different types of clothing clearly reveal status, especially in the past but even today, and also the wearers’ personalities. This need to conceal and also to reveal relies on a range of different clothing types and will often bechosen by wearers to do both. One of the most puzzling aspects of clothing is fashion. As mentioned above, clothing often clearly reveals status and social class. This can be seen in the boss wearing a business suit and the workers perhaps jeans or a uniform. This difference, however, maycompletely disappear at the weekend. Clothing changes throughout life. People wear different clothes in the cradle, in school, at university, starting work, special occasions (weddings and funerals), or getting promotions. Death has a particular type of clothing both for the dead and those mourning andthis can also be different according to culture. For example, in some places people wear black at funerals whereas in others the colour to wear is white.