# clothing (apparel)

A set of stuff with a structure that covers a body.

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: clothing

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [stuff](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-stuff.material), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [cover](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-cover.object), [body](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-body.physical), [sets](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sets.grouped)

**Through:** The stuff with a structure does cover a body.

**Novel properties:**
- worn protection
- social identity marker
- modular body enclosure

## Examples
- The spacesuit worn by Neil Armstrong during Apollo 11 maintained oxygen pressure and temperature around his body for 2 hours on the Moon. *(engineering)*
- A woolen toga draped over a Roman senator’s frame in 50 BCE conformed to social and climatic demands while covering his torso and limbs. *(institutions)*
- A Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi withstands repeated pulling and twisting during sparring, its cotton weave and stitching holding shape through 90-minute training sessions. *(everyday life)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-clothing.apparel*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-clothing.apparel.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*