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Sumptuary laws

Regulations enacted to curb extravagant expenditures and displays of wealth by, for example, limiting the number of rings worn by certain classes or regulating the types of fabric allowed in clothing. Men and women in all societies and periods, not least Renaissance Italy, have found inventive ways around such restrictions.