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    In the days before telecommunication and especially before formalized, reliable identification methods clothes were an obvious way to figure out a person’s position in society. Expensive clothing was easy to spot when compared to cheaper clothing, so if a person was dressed in finery it was almost guaranteed they were actually wealthy.