What 'needs' do you think clothing satisfies? Physical Needs?Emotional Needs? Other Needs? Provide specific examples to illustrate your answer.

Clothing is used to satisfy a number of needs. Let's list them.

• Physical
• Clothes can keep one warm and/or protected in harsh climates.
• Clothes provide a barrier from a world full of germs, acting like a second layer of skin protecting one's skin.
• Clothing protects sensitive areas, like nipples, from being accidently stimulated.
• Emotional
• Clothing can be used to express one's emotions so they're not just trapped inside their body.
• Clothing can be used to boost confidence because a person can dress as they would like to feel or be.
• Because clothes keep one's body hidden from the public, trusting one another with their  unseen body creates a stronger bond between lovers.
• Social
• Clothing can be used to define social status and groups one belongs to.
• Clothing is a way for a person to show who they are to other people instantaneously. Since what a person wears is most often their own choice, a person can control how they want to be seen.
• Clothing has become a social norm, used to keep sex a taboo subject. This is important for population control and in the past, a way of protecting women.
• The more freedom is taken from a society, the easier they are to control. Because the requirement of clothing is never questioned and still allows room for choice within this requirement, it's a subtle way to foster organized civilization. 
• Clothing is used to draw the line between "civilized" and "barbaric." This is important because for a society to function, members must think of themselves as civilized.
• The clothing industry provides jobs and stimulates the economy because it can be created in places with limited natural resources.