In the middle ages a person’s style depended on that person’s role in society. The people of that era could not just wear anything they wanted. They were put into classes and each class had its own unique style of clothing. The kings and queens could afford the most expensive types of clothing so there outfits were by far the most extravagant and over the top. They used silk and damask fabrics dyed in extremely vibrant colors to make up there wardrobe. Men of nobility wore house jackets. The longer jackets marked wealth. The queens and women of this class wore long vibrant flowing gowns. The women often wore fancy headpieces as well. The cloths that noble men and women wore were tailored, and only people of very high rank wore jewelry. A ring brooch was the most common type jewelry wore in that time period. In the fourteenth century, diamonds became very popular; but by the mid fourteenth century, laws were created that determined who could wear what kind of jewelry. Peasants had little to know money, so there styles differed greatly. They wore any clothing they could find or make. The clothes themselves were rough and shapeless. They were mostly dull gray and brown colors. The main role for their clothing was to keep them warm and dry, which meant that they were usually made out of wool that they had spun themselves. Their undergarments were made of linen. Members of holy orders, such as priests, monks, and nuns, wore long woolen hoods and habits, tied with a rope belt with wooden beads. A person could tell what order someone belonged to by the color of the habit.