fashion
Early Western travelers, traveling to India , Persia, Turkey, or China, would frequently remark on the absence of change in fashion in those countries. The Japanese shōgun ' s secretary bragged (not completely accurately) to a Spanish visitor in 1609 that Japanese clothing had not changed in over a thousand years. [7] However, there is considerable evidence in Ming China of rapidly changing fashions in Chinese clothing . [8] Changes in costume often took place at times of economic or social change, as occurred in ancient Rome and the medieval Caliphate , followed by a long period without significant changes. In 8th-century Moorish Spain , the musician Ziryab introduced to Córdoba [9] [ unreliable source ] [10] sophisticated clothing-styles based on seasonal and daily fashions from his native Baghdad, modified by his inspiration. Similar changes in fashion occurred in the 11th century in the Middle East following the arrival of the Turks , who in