Cultural boundaries in everyday clothing

Abstract

The following article is dedicated to cultural boundaries as they were perceived by immigrants to Great Britain (Aberdeen, Scotland), and how their perception was released in the context of everyday clothing choice. The material for this research are interviews recorded in 2017 with 8 people from different countries. The central point is focused on narratives representing informants' notion of stylistic differences between a donor country and a recipient country as well as changes in everyday personal choice of clothes which happened after informant's change of place of residence. The aim of the article is to show how common knowledge developed in a place of origin presents itself in the context of "other" culture. A problem of everyday reality is also discussed in the following research. The analysis has resulted into the assumption that there are unspoken rules shaped by significant others' and social institutes' influence on informant in a place of origin that lie beneath unconscious recognition of "inside" and "outside" appearance. Also, illustrated with concrete examples, it has resulted into the proof of existence of such norms.