COTTON Cotton was forbidden for use during most of this century,it was being imported…
The 1840’s undergarments were started off by a chemise and drawers to help provide a barrier. Then a corset was laced on, corsets were also known as stays. After the corset a corset cover would be added this added a layer of protection for the clothes. Next petticoats were added, a proper lady would have a minimum of six petticoats. This would prove to be very hot during the summer as the petticoats were made of horse hair and were very thick. The petticoats are what gave the dress shape. In the 1880’s they first put on what is known as a combination, combinations are a combination of a chemise and drawers. This protected the women from the clothes and vice versa. After this they would have a corset. On top of the corset there would be a corset cover. Also on this layer there would be a petticoat, instead of having a minimum of six petticoats the 1880’s would have one or at most two. Then there would be a steel framed bustle, this is what gave the dress the large…
The men normally had worn just a breechcloths or short kilts. Sometimes they would wear a woolen blanket fastened to there waist with a belt.Garters with bright colors and designs were worn below the knee.In the winter the men often times wore cloaks or ponchos to keep them warm, most of tehe time the cloaks had a butterfly design on them.Cloth or leather headbands were normally won by the men, but when they had special ceremonies they wore painted masks or a crowns of feathers.…
During the Elizabethan Age, there were social classes that consisted of the upper, middle, and lower class. Each social class’ wardrobe depended on the Sumptuary Laws. The Sumptuary Laws were a set of restrictions that were placed, depending on the social class, to regulate luxury and extravagance. As a result of the Sumptuary Laws in the Elizabethan Age, each social class had a limit on what type of clothing could be worn.…
These were used as decoration inside or outside of their best hats. Women wore linen garments called loose shifts. Over the shifts they wore long dresses. The dresses had two parts; the bodice and the skirt. Women in the 17th century did not wear pants. All clothing was homemade, and made by the women. Most women only owned about 2-4 outfits. The clothing was all hand-sewn and made of either wool or linen. Women’s clothing had to cover the woman's knees and elbows. Because of the belief that bathing was dangerous, clothing wasn’t washed. Often clothes such as a gown, might never be washed! Most colonists from New England wore simple attire except for the rich. Rich wore fancy clothing and anyone that wasn’t rich and dressed in fancy clothes would be fined and put in jail. Even simple decorations like buttons were considered to fancy and instead Pilgrims and Puritans used strings. Women and girls wore aprons and it was considered inappropriate for a woman or girl to wear anything…
Women of the 1920s are remembered by the cloche hat and the flapper dress. The hair was often cut short. Women also started to wear a lot of makeup. The silver smokey eyes with plum lips was the most popular look. A typical flapper dress was straight cut and was approximately knee-length.The waist line dropped low to hip to give more of a “boyish” look. Women also began to wear pants. Famous shoe styles included the ankle strap, the t-strap shoe, and shoes embellished with sequins or other materials. This is also the era in which men began to wear cuffed trousers. Two-toned white and tan or white and black winged-tip shoes and flannel for casual wear became popular.Men abandoned full suits with long suit jackets for special events and began…
Shoes- Males were responsible for heavy-duty work and we’re the only ones allowed to have employment; they would even lie about their age just to help out. The type of shoes men wore was – Oxfords, Brogues and moccasins.…
Men also wore trousers that were shorter in length than in past years. Trousers had cuffs and were creased in the front and back. They were tighter fitting and tailored unlike the pants of the Victorian…
Common fashion trends were hobbie skirts, bloomers, corsets, and bonnet…
In the 1920s and 1930s women’s clothing became more freely flowing as opposed to more traditional constricting clothing styles until the late 1930s. The 1920s brought forth more comfortable clothing such as shorter skirts, lowered waistlines, and closer-fitted dresses to “emphasize youthful elegance” (History of 20th Century Women’s Clothing). This was deemed the “Flapper Era” and reigned from the early 1920s to the early 1930s before the Great Depression struck. During the Depression, clothing became more conservative, taking fashion a step backwards. This was because function had to be chosen over appearance on account of the stock market crashing and most people losing most to all of their money.…
Clothing for women usually consisted of gowns, underclothing, corsets, hats, ruffs, collars and shoes. Men wore doublets, underclothing, breeches, ruffs, collars, hats and shoes. Rich women also wore thick petticoats and on top of this came the corset and skirts. Their skirts really long often touching the ground and were girded tightly arounf the waist with bands or ribbons and were often padded at the hips.…
For the puritans (a group of people who wanted to “purify” the church of england from its catholic practices) there was a list of clothing they needed depending on what their gender and what their role in a household was, Women’s clothing had lots of layers. Under the layers was a shift (a loose fitting undergarment), worn over this was petticoats, then a skirt and jacket or a gown. Other accessories were worn over…
Women also wore caps, this was to shade them from the sun and to make them look better. They also wore shoes around the house, made of a soft white silk, they were both comfortable and elegant. Women also tended to wear a piece of clothing called a brunswick. This was a jacket most commonly worn over dresses to keep them warm. All of this clothing would also apply for girls ages…
It was very common to see the children dressed similarly to their parents, and it was trendy for young girls to wear matching clothing with their mother. At home, young girls could wear jeans, but out in public, knee length dresses were the norm. Often the dresses would be inspired by sailor dress with navy and blue coloring. At home, boys would often wear t-shirts and blue jeans. When out in public, young boys usually wore short pant suits. As they grew older, they would switch to long pant suits, as this look was growing ever so popular. The overall style of these young folks could be termed as…
During the Victorian Era, society’s view on women, courtship, and marriage differed immensely from today’s views. In the nineteenth century, women were held to a higher and stricter standard. Women couldn’t talk to men without being introduced, they couldn’t leave the home without a chaperone, they had to look their absolute best, and many more restrictions. Back then, a woman’s main goal or career was to get married and their role in society was within the home. In order to reach that goal, girls were trained, during their childhood, to speak in foreign languages, how to cook and clean, learning how to sing and to play musical instruments.…