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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 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 tallors and
embroiderers
Q. One of the claims made by Mandeville was that
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lavish spending on dress ultimately benefited many skilled artisans.
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One of the claims made by Mandeville was that Many talented artisans, such as tailors and embroiderers, were employed as a result of the lavish spending on clothing.
- From the 17th century until well into the twentieth, Paris was the undisputed capital of women's fashion. During that lot of changes come into the fashion senses. For both men and women, fashion in the 18th century was exceedingly decorative and opulent.
- Moralists, on the other hand, were outraged by Bernard Mandeville's Fable of the Bess (1724), which suggested that private vices may be public virtues. At that time Mandeville pointed out that, from an economic standpoint.
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