Décolletage disputes in early modern France

• Published in: The Seventeenth century Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 853 - 883
• Main Author: Scott, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Routledge 03.09.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 17th century; décolletage; Fashion; feminism; French history; moralists; Religion; Rhetoric; salons; seventeenth century; France

This article looks at moralistic reactions to the fashion of décolletage during the seventeenth century in France. No previous research has focused on this specific movement, the scope of which is larger than has previously been acknowledged. A series of publications and sermons took aim at plunging...