The Historical Legacy of Iranian Clothing, A journey in the Depths of Culture

Iranian clothing is a valuable historical legacy of the culture of people whose country per se reflects the rich Iranian culture. Even though clothing has been regarded as one of the attractions and components of tourism, it may still be viewed beyond its touristic function. Such a view considers clothing as a culture. The historical legacy of Iranian clothing is an in-depth study of culture, rather than an emphasis on cultural components. It provides a look at the culture from the inside and is a journey throughout the culture. Iranian clothing culture depicts the Iranian people’s behavior, customs and rituals, style of thinking, and way of life throughout history. The culture of Iranian clothing, as well as all of its noticeable features seen by a viewer, includes emotions that can be transmitted to others and engage Iranian feelings. At the heart of Iranian clothing lie values, norms, beliefs, and convictions that shape the culture of Iran. This study adopts a qualitative research method to scrutinize the historical legacy of Iranian clothing from ancient times to the Pahlavi era using documentary analysis. The purpose of this study is to examine the cultural course of Iranian clothing. The results indicate that Iranian clothing as a lasting legacy has a transcendental nature, expressing material and spiritual values such as dignity, cleanliness, beauty, aesthetic components, chromatography, adherence, and harmony with nature, humanity, thinking, balance, flexibility, and human excellence; this is like a journey into the cultural beliefs that lie in the depths of Iranian clothing.