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16 THE COSTUME OF THE FUTURE

 

In my opinion, in the future a suit will be used that will consist of a single piece of fabric and a single main color and divided by a central zipper to be able to put it on. A suit in one color but divided into two pieces at the waist would also be possible. In either case, a main color would be used. The purpose of this suit would be, on the one hand, to make the dressing process easier, but on the other hand, it would also symbolize justice and equality between all citizens by wearing an identical garment, because the homogeneity of the color also symbolizes justice. This suit would be the same for both men and women and would be cinched at the waist, sleeves and ankles with a rubber band, although each person could use a different color. This garment would be complemented with the underwear that would consist of short pants and short-sleeved polo shirt, the underwear would be with short extremities unlike the outer one that would be long, in this way, in case of heat it would always be possible to remove the part upper of the garment and take advantage of the greater cooling capacity of the polo shirt. The underwear would also be of a different color. The outerwear symbolically represents the feminine values such as cold, constancy or the horizontal line, while the underwear symbolizes the masculine values such as warmth, the exception or the vertical line, therefore, they would be still different. This difference would not be a contradiction because they are different planes. This suit is actually nothing more than an extension of the shape of the human body, because like him it has a homogeneous appearance. Costumes would walk n usually simple, but the work would have any color or a distinctive symbol to differentiate from other trades. These differences could be horizontal or vertical bands of different color or symbols and letters, but in such a way that they do not represent more than a minimum difference on the general color. Also the boots, gloves or belts could be of different color. This suit will be mandatory for the entire population, but this decision could be modified as long as it is voted democratically by all citizens. In the cities of the future, the room temperature will be permanently controlled, this will make it difficult to feel too hot except if it is due to exercise derived from physical activity or work, but depending on the site in question the temperature could be something different, therefore, in jobs where greater physical effort is carried out, the temperature could be fifteen degrees Celsius, while in homes it could be approximately twenty degrees. With this climate control it would be difficult to feel heat, so it would only be necessary to remove or fasten the upper part of the garment at the waist in very exceptional cases.