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Item Re- styling civilizations: Understanding changing repertoire of elegance in male dress fashions(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Karunaratne, P.V.M.This paper explores the necessity to take further analytical reading of the critical issues of hybrid male dress by using the knowledge on cultural authentication. Furthermore, paper this examines how the elements of dress from one source culture and the receiving culture merged. The study revealed how the process of cultural authentication incorporated into new settings and how the elements of dresses transformed. At a one moment fashions of dresses in society changed as Western and then appeared as non-Western. Many scholars addressed this issue of arbitrariness of the Western and non- Western categories of fashion. This revealed us the human societies are subjected to be continuously receiving from each other stimuli incorporating social, cultural, economic and political developments also internal and external influences that affect dress. This process resulted in generating new hybrid clothing styles. Scholars also argued Western fashions of dress are one of multiple global traditions that co-exist with long established cultural traditions. It is seen that Sri Lankan fashion markedly affects contemporary fashions in Western Europe. A qualitative research method was adopted for the research. Sequence of observational studies carried out with temple paintings, wood carvings, sculptures, cloth paintings and ivory carvings. The literary data were gathered from many original documents. Validations of data were much concerned. Sri Lanka was first exposed to Western during early phase of the 16th century when the Portuguese conquered the island. During this period the male dress fashion created a social distinction within Sri Lanka. Inspiration and hybridization were part of the process by which Western dress fashions and etiquette were adopted. Numbers of dresses were worn by the King and elite male show changing repertoire of elegant hybrid fashion etiquettes.Item Learning as a Factor of Influence in Fashion(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Ranathung, G.M.Learning has been a pivotal tool in influence in fashion since early history. A former society in Sri Lanka (Kandyan Era from 15th century to 1815) was investigated and analysed to understand how learning affected in influencing foreign fashions. During the Kandyan era many Western and Eastern fashions were influenced the society. The Kandyan era provides the best example to understand how people learnt different foreign fashions in order to communicate different massages. Royalties and elite were the best learners who wore exotic Western and Eastern influenced mixed dresses. Objective of the research is to find out that how learning affected in influence in fashion. Methodology of the research was based on ‗Grounded Theory Method‘. Information are gathered and analyzed in a way that logical philosophies are generated. The methodology uses set of procedure of data analysis, begins with observational study then proceeds by memoing, coding, concept mapping to discover patterns of concepts. Then finally the theory was compared with formally established theories in order to ensure the validity. Two theories have been ascertained through the research. According to many temple murals and written records foreign costumes had been considered by the King as a symbol of displaying their high social status to the society. The dress became the vehicle to reach the high society. Exquisite dresses were coupled psychologically with good social status. Kandyan royalties and elite fast accepted foreign influenced dress and they gradually learnt through their experience that these innovative dresses were able to provide benefits. This learning procedure is well matched with the formally established theory, classical conditioning described by Russian physiologist Pavlov (1927). As well as, it is clear that often foreigners were subjected to thorough observation by locals. Elite observed the King. According to this influencing procedure a person is chiefly learnt through observation and processing of information. This learning procedure is well matched with the theory, Observational learning‘ by psychologist Bandura.