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Evolution of American dress from breeches to nightgowns
The Smithsonian exhibit shows two centuries of changing fashion in the United States from colonial breeches to modern varieties. It notes class signals in shirts, the social stigma attached to trousers, and the pervasive use of corsets and nightgowns.
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United States
National Geographic Society
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History and Technology
Washington, D.C
Massachusetts