For centuries class determined the type of life you lived. It dictated the way you acted, the people you associated with, the jobs you held, who you married, the food you ate and the way you dressed. In a way this is still true today. As more wealthy people shop at more quality, high-end stores, and people who do not have a lot of extra money tend to shop more at low-end store where they can get more for their buck. Fashion is a factor in defining your so called "status" in society. Where wealthy people can spend thousands of dollars on furs, leathers, and jewelry. These pieces that they buy aren't always functional - something they can get down on their knees and clean the floor in. Could you ever see Queen Victoria get down on her knees and clean the floor or wash some laundry in the extravagant elegant gowns she wore? Yeah, I didn't think so. Their clothes proved their wealth and had the purpose of telling the world that they did no sort of physically demanding activities.
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But you could see servants and peasants out in the field tending the land, taking care of the animals, and cleaning in not so extravagant, expensive garments. But ones that were functional, ones that wouldn't get ruined if they got a little dirt on them.
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It is so interesting how this trend in class affecting your wardrobe had stayed constant through the ages. It is like how certain idea and stereotypes are so ingrained in society, so that they never go away. It will be the day when someone comes up with the innovative solution to solve this societal issue.
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