Sumptuary Laws

[FurMaster3]

Back prior to the early 1800s with the advent of indoor heating, wearing fur was common and in the chillier climes was the norm. (We should go back to this.)

This lead to actual laws surrounding who could wear what types of fur.

At the bottom was sheep and goat skin which makes a lot of sense, but also wolf skin was limited to the lower classes. Which was at first surprising to me but then not surprising given the fact that wolves would be killed by the shepherd who kept watch over the sheep and goats so all those pelts would be sourced from the same place and were probably viewed as dirty.

In the middle is fox, beaver and hare. Unlike sheep and goat, these animals must be sourced and trapped and then processed, meaning they are a little more expensive, but still readily available for those with the money.

At the top are the exotics and fragile small pelts that require a delicate touch or skill to process. 
 

There we have: Panther (all big cats with the exception of lynx) and then the delicate or far away trapables: red squirrel, marten and ermine. (Later jaguar and chinchilla from South America.)

Do you think that sumptuary laws should come back?

What would you do if they did?