Welcome to Renaissance Florence, where in order to be anybody citizens had to “dress for success.” Spending on fashion was out of control, teetering on an economic crisis. Fearing financial ruin and rampant immorality, city officials drew up a set of laws prohibiting certain styles of clothing. In order to enforce these laws, special policemen hunted down fashionistas in the name of the law. That’s right: Florence had itself a “Fashion Police.”