11. A code of nit-picking sumptuary laws dictated who could own and wear what. 12. This sumptuary code, while not restraining spending, does seem to have changed it. 13. In some cultures, sumptuary laws regulate what men and women are required to wear. 14. Tastes for imported luxury fabrics led to sumptuary laws during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. 15. In modern times, there are instances where traditional garments are required by sumptuary laws. 16. The city was abandoned by the Postclassic and it was only used for sumptuary burials. 17. These sumptuary laws proved unenforceable, but the wider labour laws continued to be firmly applied. 18. Due to the sumptuary laws, deep purple was restricted to the nobility of the times. 19. In some old statutes, very curious sumptuary regulations as to women's dress occur. 20. The Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws were used to control behavior and to ensure that a specific structure was maintained.
