Editing Clothing (section)

===Social status===
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Rajput Sherwani 2014-04-23 04-27.JPG|''[[Achkan]]'' [[sherwani]] and ''[[churidar]]'' (lower body) worn by [[Arvind Singh Mewar]] and his kin during a [[Hindu wedding]] in [[Rajasthan, India]], are items traditionally worn by the elites of the [[Indian subcontinent]].
Barong Tagalog.jpg|A [[barong tagalog]] made for a wedding ceremony
Prokudin-Gorskii-19.jpg|[[Mohammed Alim Khan|Alim Khan]]'s bemedaled [[robe]] conveys a social message about his wealth, status, and power.
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During the [[early modern period]], individuals utilized their attire as a significant method of conveying and asserting their social status. Individuals employed the utilization of high-quality fabrics and trendy designs as a means of communicating their wealth and social standing, as well as an indication of their knowledge and understanding of current fashion trends to the general public. As a result, clothing played a significant role in making the social hierarchy perceptible to all members of society.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Andersson |first1=Eva I. |title=Swedish Burghers' Dress in the Seventeenth Century |journal=Costume |date=September 2017 |volume=51 |issue=2 |pages=171–189 |doi=10.3366/cost.2017.0023 }}</ref>

In some societies, clothing may be used to indicate rank or [[social status|status]]. In [[ancient Rome]], for example, only senators could wear garments dyed with [[Tyrian purple]]. In traditional [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]] society, only high-ranking chiefs could wear [[feather cloak]]s and palaoa, or carved whale teeth. In China, before establishment of the [[Republic of China|republic]], only the emperor could wear yellow. History provides many examples of elaborate [[sumptuary law]]s that regulated what people could wear. In societies without such laws, which includes most modern societies, social status is signaled by the purchase of rare or luxury items that are limited by cost to those with wealth or status. In addition, [[peer pressure]] influences clothing choice.