Can you explain the differences in dress code among various social classes of France before French Revolution?
1. The laws tried to control the behavior of those considered social inferiors, preventing them from wearing certain clothes.
2. In medieval France, the items of clothing a person could purchase per year were regulated, not only by income but by social rank.
3. The material to be used for clothing was also legally prescribed.
4. Only royalty could wear expensive material like ermine and fur, or silk, velvet and brocade.
5. Other classes were barred from clothing themselves with materials that were associated with the aristocracy.
