The notion of attire is linked to clothing.
Outfit is a notion that covers different items of clothing and even accessories . Shoes, socks, pants, shirts, t-shirts, coats and hats, among many other items, are part of the outfits that people can wear.
The etymological root of the term is found in attonĭtus , a Latin word that can be translated as “astonished.” Beyond this translation , the concept is used to name clothing and clothing in general.
For example: “The actress wore a very sensual outfit at the awards ceremony” , “A thief who used police attire in his robberies was arrested after a long investigation” , “According to fashion specialists, the businessman chose an outfit "unsuitable for your marriage."
Uses of the term outfit
The concept of attire is used when the clothing is out of the ordinary or when it is a uniform. Otherwise, in colloquial language words such as clothing or garments are usually used.
Singers, for example, usually choose special outfits for their concerts . Many times these outfits are important in the development of the aesthetics of the artist in question, and may even be linked to some conceptual idea. Lady Gaga is one of those figures who pays a lot of attention to the outfits she wears.
Athletes can also choose certain particular outfits when they have to attend an event. Many of them are dressed by famous brands that want to advertise themselves. The footballer Lionel Messi , in this context, usually surprises with the outfits he wears at the Ballon d'Or galas.
There are artists who give a lot of importance to the outfit.
Its importance
Art, professional sports and the world of entertainment have declined considerably in recent times in terms of the quality of the content and the commitment of the people involved in the different areas, from the producers and directors to the artists and athletes themselves. Since we find ourselves in an era characterized by the predominance of physical appearance , the importance of attire has become almost vital in the world of celebrities, and in many cases it seems to serve as a veil to hide their shortcomings.
This doesn't mean that attire isn't important to the art; On the contrary, literature, cinema and video games are three examples of disciplines in which the characters' clothing reflects a series of fundamental aspects of their way of being, their culture and their economic situation, without leaving aside the era to which they belong.
Video game outfit
In video games, it is very common for companies to give players the possibility of changing their characters' outfits, and for this there are different commercial methods and strategies. On the one hand, there are titles that have a microtransaction system that allows users to purchase all types of content with real money, and this includes new settings, characters and stories to expand the experience. Some developers choose not to ask for real money but to offer the expansion in exchange for objects that can be found in the game itself, such as gemstones, coins, etc.
Changing outfits in a video game is something relatively recent, since due to the technical limitations of the first generations of consoles and computers it was not possible in the past. The first character models had such a low level of detail that sometimes you couldn't distinguish their clothes from their body, and they didn't even have eyes or hair. Nowadays, since they are made in 3D , designers can create the character without clothes and add as many clothes as they want without this placing a significant burden on the processors.