Question

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 skirt 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 Bernard Mandeville's Fable of the Bees (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.
Q. The fashion in 18th-century Paris can be best described as

Answer 1

Answer:

The fashion in 18th-century Paris can be best described as the country's social lifestyle.

Explanation:

• Paris was unarguably the most fashionable city in the world during the 17th century.
• Women used to wear skirts along with the form of an open robe revealing an underskirt.
• The dresses were decorative yet comfortable and stylish for both men and women in the 18th century.

Answer 2

Answer:

assumptions made by Mandeville in the last sentence of passage