Different social science disciplines study the same subject matter from distinct perspectives.

History would study fashion, market places and city streets by focusing on concrete details of the past. Historians would try to establish how things actually happened and delineate actual events. Social history would examine social patterns, customs and mores related to these topics rather than just focusing on kings and wars.

Sociology would be more likely to abstract from concrete reality, categorise and generalise. Unlike historians who study the past, sociologists are more interested in the contemporary or recent past. They would seek to establish causal relationships and study social patterns, gender relations and customs associated with fashion, markets and streets.

Political Science would study these topics through the lens of political behaviour. It would examine political patterns, membership of organisations, decision-making processes, and sociological reasons for support of political parties. The role of gender in politics related to these spaces would also be analysed.

Economics would study the production and distribution of goods and services like clothes. It would analyse price, demand and supply, money flows, and output-input ratios in market places. While traditional economics focuses on allocation of scarce goods, the political economy approach would understand economic activity in the broader framework of ownership of means of production.