De civilitate morum puerilium libellus

Those who went unbelted were ill-regarded.

...are shamefully exposed to the eyes of men. Once, it was considered unmanly to be unbelted; now, the same is not counted as a fault to anyone, because with the invention of undergarments, undershirts, and breeches, the private parts are covered, even if the tunic flows loosely. Otherwise, clothing shorter than what covers the parts to which honor is due when one is stooping is everywhere dishonest. To slash garments is the act of madmen; to use patterned and multi-colored clothing is the mark of fools and apes. Therefore, let there be cleanliness in dress according to the measure of one's means and dignity, and according to the region and custom, neither noticeable for filth, nor carrying with it luxury, lust, or arrogance. A more neglected style of dress becomes adolescents, but without uncleanness. Some indecorously stain the edges of their undergarments and tunics with splashes of urine, or encrust their chests and sleeves with an unseemly coating, not of gypsum, but of mucus from the nose and mouth. There are those whose clothing slips to one side, others to the back up to the kidneys, and there are not lacking those who think this looks elegant. Just as it is becoming for the whole habit of the body to be clean and composed, so it is becoming for it to...

Serving region and time.

Clothing