I never realized how important clothing and attire is to sign language!!
There are so many factors that determine whether an outfit is appropriate or not when signing (especially for interpreters or performers). These include:
- Wearing solid colors
- Professional-looking outfits
- Sticking to colors such as black, dark blue, navy, deep purple, violet, teal, hunter green, cranberry, wine, and gray...Mainly colors that are unobtrusive (pg 393)
- Avoiding flesh colors, hot colors, and obnoxious patterns.
- Avoiding red, white, and ornamentation.
- Wearing simple and not flashy jewelry.
And although these 'rules' are not mandatory, they definitely put emphasis on how much of a difference you can make based on the type of clothing you wear. These suggestions are mainly given for professional interpreters and performers, in attempt to avoid visual annoyance and distractions. Even thought these suggestions are JUST suggestions and people have the freedom to wear whatever they want, I like how they showed what a difference clothing can make. Some clothing has the ability to make it difficult to see someone's signing.
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