The Australian Dress Style

One thing that many people who are on a migration to Australia would probably want to know is all about the country's national dress. After all, it seems that almost all countries have their own national costumes, just take a look at the international beauty pageants for proof. However, in the case of Australia, this one is going to be a rather complicated topic.

The truth is, Australia actually doesn't have an officially designated national dress. This is mainly due to the diversity of the Australian culture. Because of the amount of immigration that has been happening in the country ever since its early history, the current Australian population is composed of people with a wide variety of ethnical backgrounds. Thus, it would be quite difficult, if not impossible to pinpoint a specific dress that would encompass Australia's culture and be called the national costume.

However, despite the lack of an officially recognized national dress, the Australian people has come up with a clothing style that is uniquely their own. And though this one doesn't really fit in with the idea of a national costume in the stricter sense (with all the historical backgrounds and everything), it actually does fit in well in defining something uniquely Australian.

There are actually two types of clothing that are associated with the Australian culture. One is referred to as bushwear, while the other is called surfwear. You'll find out later what these two are really. However, one thing that you will likely notice is that both of them are fitted for the outdoor life, which is what a large part of the Australian culture is all about. Also note that Australians fit their dress style accordingly to the country's climate, which is rather hot. This is why loose shirts and shorts play a prominent part in the Aussie clothing style.

Now we get deeper into the above mentioned bushwear and surfwear. Bushwear is basically clothes that are worn when going into the forests. This type of clothing actually go back to the early periods of exploration in the country. The most common form of bushwear are shirts and shorts. On the other hand, surfwear is anything that you wear while in the beach.

One remarkable thing about the Australian dress style is its ability to combine aspects of of both styles of dress to come up with something that is even more functional and fit to the Australian lifestyle. This you can see in the predominance of shorts in the local apparel. In some cases, Australians can actually go into the water straight from the outback and with their clothes on.

And the evolution of the Australian clothing style does not end here. More and more influences are being added to the national style, such as Aboriginal influences. These makes it even more uniquely Australian.

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