Back in england women s clothing at the time was very fancy with gowns made out of velvets and satins decorated with lace and frills and buttons and bows.
New england colonies clothing.
It was the first campaign of the new liberalism against the old order of things.
Infants wore long gowns and a biggins.
The revolution and the new republic 1775 1800.
The quakers and the puritans believed that everything should be plain.
Toddler gowns often included leading strings and a padded roll to protect the head in case of fall.
A linen shirt and a doublet like a jacket.
For example wealthy women wore satin gowns.
The forerunner of a greater revolution in humane thought and practice that was to sweep through the world.
The clothing brought by the plymouth colonists was typical of that worn by all english yeomen in the early 17th century.
The revolution proved to be more than a successful rebellion against the armed forces of england.
The type of clothing represented your station of life.
Young boys wore doublets before graduating to breeches and.
Men s clothing was also fancy with buckles and buttons and even fans.
Colonial clothing sumptuary laws introduced in america when the new england colonies were becoming established the puritans introduced sumptuary laws specifying rules for colonial clothing in america.
Sumptuary laws like these weren t unique to that time or place.
New england s puritan colonies had many laws restricting how citizens particularly women could dress.
In 1651 both the magistrates and deputies of massachusetts agreed on the following piece of legislation which included the following.
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Clothing was an essential part in the new england colonies.
Clothing in the new england colonies.
Men in the middle class wore very simple clothing.