[Grammar] Clothes or Clothing

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What's the difference between 'Clothes' and 'Clothing'? I have seen them used differently.
 

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I'm not sure about that- clothing is a collective term, it will say that men's clothing is on the first floor in a department store, but the items you buy there would be clothes.
 
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