Fashion Rules!: A Closer Look at Clothing In the Middle Ages
Fashion Rules a closer look at clothing in the MIddle Ages Written by Gail Skroback Hennessey Illustrated by Tracy Sabin Red chair Press Egremont Massachusetts
At one time long ago it wasn’t what you did that gave you value or social standing but WHO you were During a time in Europe called the Middle Ages your position in life was based on birth This position would follow you throughout your life To make it easy for others to know your class rules about what you could wear or not wear were created Such rules called sumptuary laws determined colors of clothing types of fabric and trims length of garments types of sleeves and types of furs The laws also regulated shoe lengths and height hat height types of buttons and even the number of buttons you could wear People were to dress according to the class in which they were born In this way just looking at someone you could tell if they were important or not And it gave the wealthy nobles a way to be noticed by everyone Introduction
