Violation of Clothing Taboos
Some clothing faux pas may occur intentionally for reasons of fashion or personal preference. For example, people may wear intentionally oversized clothing. For instance, the teenage boys of rap duo Kris Kross of the early 1990s wore all of their clothes backwards and extremely baggy.
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Famous quotes containing the words violation of, violation, clothing and/or taboos:
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—Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)
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