# Class Conscious Threads Fabrics Illustrate Rank in Gareth Holt's Social Order Shirt By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-12-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-order-shirt References: [good.is](http://www.good.is/post/good-design-daily-social-order-as-a-shirt/) & [garethholt](http://www.garethholt.com/2009/07/20/rank/) The Social Order Shirt is made of [different fabrics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airknitx-tshirt) that represent stereotypical job classifications. The shirt fabrics represent the social gamut, from crisply-ironed [white-collar positions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/engineered-garments-x-brooks-brothers) to the sweatshirt-slouching masses of the unemployed. Gareth Holt used statistical data as a basis for his chart-like Social Order Shirt design. The shirt is one of the many charts and graphics in the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, Leeds exhibition, *'Rank:' Picturing The Social Order 1516 – 2009.* **Implications** - Gareth Holt's Social Order print visualizes different social strata. These stereotypes are spot-on in my very own opinion. I hope to see more great creations from Gareth Holt very soon. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Social Stratification Clothing:** Designing garments with different fabrics to represent the social gamut, from white-collar positions to the unemployed. - **Data-informed Fashion:** Using statistical data to create chart-like designs on clothing. - **Social Commentary Apparel:** Clothing as a means of representing, reflecting, and commenting on society's inequalities and stereotypes. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion:** Creating clothing that visually represents social stratification through materials used. - **Data Analytics:** Using statistical data to inform and inspire fashion design. - **Social Commentary Art:** Using clothing as an artistic medium for social commentary and critique. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Identity-Exploring Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shapes-we-take.md) - [Burger Branded Button-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bbh.md) - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md) - [Fantastical Hyper-Utility Fashion Liness](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-dirty-jobs.md) - [Art-Infused Workwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nepenthes-capsule.md) - [Punk History Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-war-of-the-three-kingdoms.md) - [Eye-Catching Textile Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peter-saville-1.md) - [Politically Artful Textile Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unravel-the-power-and-politics-of-textiles-in-art.md) - [Music-Honoring Shirt Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eton-1.md)