Inspired by Queen Elizabeth I reign during the 16^th century and her fascination with wearing ruffs and cuffs. Ruffs and cuffs were accessories used to determine and classify a person’s societal status. She inspired everyone including writers like William Shakespeare to write about such expectation in his plays. As stated in one of his most legendary texts of this era, Hamlet: “The apparel Oft proclaims the man” meaning the items we wear “makes” the man. This indicates that society has societal values and expectations based on gender, class and race but even of the things we wear.

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