https://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/fashion-history-eras/social-class-clothing

The article discusses how it became a custom in Europe in the late 13th century for people to show off their wealth by wearing clothes. Because clothing is considered a means of expression and a powerful means of asserting social status, it is often used to gain advantage in class warfare (Social Class and Clothing)

https://aic-color.org/resources/Documents/jaic_v11_01.pdf

https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9781848881600/BP000033.xml

This chapter suggests the need for a contextual requalification of concepts such as original, copy, imitation and copyright, and argues that these categories have been played against each other, but they are in fact interdependent (Re-Framing Fashion: From Original and Copy to Adaptation)

https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/history-of-haute-couture-2019

This article describes how haute couture was born and played a role in establishing Paris as an international fashion capital, which many experts believe is the most glamorous and competitive fashion capital (The History and Significance of Haute Couture)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fédération_française_de_la_couture

https://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/fashion-history-eras/dress-codes

https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/g32129323/dress-codes-history-womens-fashion/

Often imposed on women, sartorial codes and sumptuary laws have aimed to create a sense of status or uniformity, but may also hinder one’s self expression (A Timeline of Dress Codes)