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Instead of opulent debutante gowns, women would wear full skirts made of just one material

In different contexts, such styles are now commonly called "Directoire style" (referring to the Directory government of France during the second half of the 1790s), "Empire style" (referring to Napoleon's 18041814/1815 empire, and often also to his 18001804 "consulate"), or "Regency" (loosely used to refer to various periods between the 18th century and the Victorian)

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