The word wardrobe appeared in the English language in the early 14th century. It originated from Old French words warderobe, wardereube and garderobe, in which “warder” meant “to keep, to guard” and “robe” meant “garment”.
A wardrobe or armoire or almirah is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommodation was provided for the apparel of the great.
The name of wardrobe was then given to a room in which the wall-space was filled with closets and lockers, the drawer being a comparatively modern invention
The term wardrobe is a metonym for the contents of a wardrobe, a freestanding piece of furniture that provides storage for clothing on pegs or shelves, in drawers or on rails, or a combination of those, depending on how they are configured.
A person’s “wardrobe” includes every element of clothing worn, from the skin out. Historically, a bride’s trousseau represented a new wardrobe with which to start her life as a married woman, which often meant a change in the way she dressed.
Depending on the era, the place and the economic status of the bride, a trousseau was purchased or made new in anticipation of the wedding, or was acquired over the bride’s lifetime, accumulated in a literal or figurative hope chest.
In the 1933 film Dinner at Eight, Mrs. Jordan, a wealthy New York City socialite, complains vehemently to her daughter, who refuses to go shopping with her, that she is being married in a month and has “not a stitch of trousseau.”
In the performing arts, the wardrobe includes the actor’s costumes, shoes, undergarments, hats and costume-related personal props such as gloves, jewelry, parasols, fans and pocket books. In theater, a wardrobe supervisor is responsible for supervising all wardrobe related activities during the course of a theatrical run.
A wardrobe department in film or theatrical production employs costume designers and coordinators who clothe the performers
The price of a plastic wardrobe starts from GHC 39.00 to GHC 210 depending on the type and size you want.