180 years ago today, in 1834, Nicholas I. introduced the first civic dress code in Russia. Ten shades of dark-gray or dark-green and red for senators made it possible to recognize the rank of a person by sight.
Today in History, March 11

180 years ago today, in 1834, Nicholas I. introduced the first civic dress code in Russia. Ten shades of dark-gray or dark-green and red for senators made it possible to recognize the rank of a person by sight.