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Chapter 8
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According to the factory superintendent, why did nineteenth-century fashions change so frequently and expensively?
A
Because factory owners wanted to sell more cloth each season
B
Because the wealthy needed ever-new styles to stay ahead of the poor and middling classes who imitated them once caste restrictions on dress had fallen away
C
Because clothing wore out quickly and had to be replaced
D
Because government agencies mandated seasonal style changes
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