Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America
What was the purpose of "slashed clothing" as noted in the nonfiction book, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America?
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Slashed clothing was considered high fashion amongst the highest social classes for some time. It was done to show off fancy undergarments through the outer clothing. In the colonies, this became so unpopular that it was outlawed.
Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America