Adornment
Adornment is the use of objects or bodily alterations to shape appearance. It can express identity, status, affiliation, beauty, or other meanings.
Dress: Clothing and related practices through which people cover and shape the body. Adornment extends beyond clothing, but both use appearance to express identity and social position.
Jewelry: Decorative objects worn on the body, often made from metal, stones, or other materials. Jewelry is one of the most widespread forms of adornment.
Fashion: A changing system of styles and practices in dress and appearance. Fashion circulates new forms of adornment and makes them socially recognizable.
Dress code: A rule specifying acceptable clothing or appearance in a particular setting. Dress codes restrict which forms of adornment are permitted in a setting.
Body image: A person's perceptions, thoughts, and feelings about their own body. Ideas about bodily appearance influence which adornments people choose or reject.
Cosmetics: Substances applied to the body to alter, cleanse, or enhance appearance. Cosmetics change appearance without requiring a separate wearable object.
Cosmetic surgery: Surgery performed primarily to alter appearance rather than treat disease or injury. It applies adornment's aims through lasting changes to bodily form.
Body modification: The deliberate alteration of the human body for aesthetic, cultural, or other purposes. The boundary between adornment and modification blurs when appearance changes become permanent.
Identity: The qualities and affiliations through which a person or group understands and presents itself. Adornment can make personal and collective identities visible.
Tattoo: A durable design made by inserting pigment into the skin. Tattoos turn adornment into a lasting alteration of the body.