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sumptuary law: a standalone construct

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Fashion studies

laws that limit consumption and dress by rank or status, studied across societies as a way of governing appearance and spending.

In fashion studies, sumptuary law refers to laws that limit consumption and dress by rank or status, studied across societies as a way of governing appearance and spending. This meaning comes from Hunt (1996) in Governance of the consuming passions.[1]

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consumption3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs dress1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct governance4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Hunt, A. (1996). Governance of the consuming passions. Macmillan Press. ISBN 9780333633328

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