Multiple choice

Why the girls in the Victorian England were tightly laced up and dressed in stays from childhood?

  1. because the laws did not permit them to wear any other clothes.

  2. because their waists were so thin that other clothes could not fit them.

  3. because they looked educated and well mannered in them.

  4. so that the growth of their bodies could be restricted.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Victorian girls were tightly laced in stays to restrict their physical growth and achieve the fashionable hourglass figure. This harmful practice deformed the body and was considered essential for beauty and social acceptability.

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