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My Fashion Blog History of fashion Changes in clothing 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 eighth-century Moorish Spain , the musician Ziryab introduced to Córdoba [14] [ unreliable source ] [15] 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 introduced clothing styles from Central Asia and the Far East. [16] Orientalism and Western Imperialism Early Western [ when? ] travellers who visited India , Persia , Turkey , or China , would frequently remark on the absence of change in fashion in those countries. In 1609, the secretary of the Japanese shōgun bragged inaccurately to a Spanish visitor that Japanese clothing had not changed in over a thou