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Paris was the undisputed capital of women's fashion from the 17th century until well into the 20th. Among 18th-
century dress styles, the most typically French was the sack dress, also known as the robe à la française, which
usually took the form of an open robe, with a joined bodice and skint that opened in front to reveal an underskirt or
petticoat. Fashion in the 18th century was highly decorative and luxurious for both men and women Fashionable
display was controversial, however, and moralists were scandalized by Bemerd Mandeville's Fable of the Bess
(1724), which argued that private vices might be public virtues. Taking an economic approach, Mandeville pointed
out that lavish spending on dress "trickled down to employ numerous skilled artisans, such as tailors and
embroiderers
Why did Mandeville say 'private vices might be public virtues?​

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OTO Paris was the undisputed capital of women's fashion from the 17th century until well into the 20th. Among 18th- century dress styles, the most typically French was the sack dress, also known as the robe à la française, which.

Answer 2

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Paris was the undisputed capital of women's fashion from the 17th century until well into the 20th. Among 18th-century dress styles, the most typically French was the sack dress, also known as the robe à la française, which
usually took the form of an open robe, with a joined bodice and skint that opened in front to reveal an underskirt or petticoat.

Explanation:

• Fashion in the 18th century was highly decorative and luxurious for both men and women Fashionable display was controversial, and moralists were scandalized by Bemerd Mandeville's Fable of the Bess(1724), which argued that private vices might be public virtues.

• Taking an economic approach, Mandeville pointed out that lavish spending on dress "trickled down to employ numerous skilled artisans, such as tailors and embroiderers.