…modes of etiquette were being established. Along with rules for behavior and interaction, came a loose definition of “fashion”. Shapes and contours of fabrics and then garments took on new meaning. Selection and wearing of certain “designs” were used to promote the ambitions of the individual. Fabric had become a commodity itself, used in trade between newly defined borders and countries. “Fashion” began to define class, status, and position in society.
(Sketch: 1120-1130. “Fashion” began to define status and position through the use of fabric, texture, color, and shape)