Sumptuary laws across time...

An interesting article with a fun spin on the topic of sumptuary laws.

Just food for thought for you period piece writers and creators of old-timie settings from days of yore.

http://io9.com/the-weirdest-crime-in-history-looking-good-while-poor-1726867849

 

The true display of one's wealth?
Being able to devote the time and energy to piss and moan enough to make dumbass laws.

 

I always find stuff like this interesting.

 

This is something very often missed by writers and film makers. Such laws existed all over the world and were often very strict.

 

I wonder if some people think it will be seen as unrealistic because not all that many people know about them.

 

I think they sound unrealistic because they're just so asinine.

 

I suddenly find myself thinking of the fairly recent Barneys racism issues and stop-and-frisk policy, in this context.