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'''Sumptuary Law''' is a list of rules controlling what people of varying [[class]]es were and were not allowed to wear, as |
'''Sumptuary Law''' is a list of [[laws|rules]] controlling what people of varying [[class]]es were and were not allowed to [[clothing|wear]], as fit their social station. [[Medieval]] sumptary laws varied and tended to become more elaborate as the [[period]] progressed. Dressing above one's station was a [[crime|criminal offence]], and an assault on the rigid social order of [[feudal]]ism. |
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Similar laws were sometimes established for other matters, e.g. ownership of [[bird]]s in [[falconry]]. |
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===Sumptuary Law in the SCA=== |
===Sumptuary Law in the SCA=== |
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The [[SCA]] has very few formal sumptuary laws. [[SCAdian]]s can wear whatever [[garb]] they wish, with certain limitations. Only the [[Chivalry]] can wear a white belt or |
The [[SCA]] has very few formal sumptuary laws. [[SCAdian]]s can wear whatever [[garb]] they wish, with certain limitations. Only the [[Chivalry]] can wear a plain [[white belt]] or [[white baldric|baldric]], only [[peer]]s can wear the [[symbol|emblem]]s of their [[order of peerage]], only [[nobility]] can wear elaborate [[coronet]]s, and it is very impolite to wear another's [[arms]] without leave. |
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Revision as of 23:04, 21 April 2006
Sumptuary Law is a list of rules controlling what people of varying classes were and were not allowed to wear, as fit their social station. Medieval sumptary laws varied and tended to become more elaborate as the period progressed. Dressing above one's station was a criminal offence, and an assault on the rigid social order of feudalism.
Similar laws were sometimes established for other matters, e.g. ownership of birds in falconry.
Sumptuary Law in the SCA
The SCA has very few formal sumptuary laws. SCAdians can wear whatever garb they wish, with certain limitations. Only the Chivalry can wear a plain white belt or baldric, only peers can wear the emblems of their order of peerage, only nobility can wear elaborate coronets, and it is very impolite to wear another's arms without leave.
