How Did the New Fashion Practices of the Eighteenth Century

question 61

Multiple Choice

How did the new fashion practices of the eighteenth century demonstrate changes in gender distinctions?

• A)Men increasingly moved away from ostentatious fashions and toward plain dark suits, while women acquired larger and more expensive wardrobes.
• B)Men adopted the wide variety of clothing options that consumer society made available, while women retained the conservative dress of the ideal virtuous women.
• C)Men increasingly embraced a colorful clothing style to display their wealth, while women adopted a practical garb appropriate for managing the household.
• D)Men increasingly emulated court dress in order to demonstrate their social assent while women adopted religious clothing to demonstrate their piety.

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