Dress, 1778–80, French, silk, More surviving eighteenth-century costumes have been altered several times. Ladies updated their

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Dress, 1778–80, French, silk, More surviving eighteenth-century costumes have been altered several times. Ladies updated their dresses, then passed them on to relatives or servants, who made further changes to adjust the size. There was also a thriving second-hand clothes market

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