You can tell how wealthy a person was by the way they dressed back then. In this collection, there will photos of what the men used to wear back in the colonial era. Show the difference between what the French, British and Spanish used how they differ from the common wealth.

It is important to know this because we still distinguish how wealthy a person maybe based on their appearance. For example, a wealthy person might walk around in business casual on a regular basis while a common person will wear like a t-shirt and jeans. Appearance as been a factor of wealth since the beginning of civilization

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