women's clothing
Women's fashion included the following:
-Brunswick
A three-quarter length jacket worn with a petticoat. It was informal.
Women's Petticoat
-Brunswick
A three-quarter length jacket worn with a petticoat. It was informal.
-Petticoat
A skirt-like garment worn with a gown or jacket. Most gowns had an open front and needed the petticoat to fill the open gap.
A skirt-like garment worn with a gown or jacket. Most gowns had an open front and needed the petticoat to fill the open gap.
-Hat
A bonnet was worn by women so that dirt and dust wouldn't get into their hair as much so they could go longer without washing it. It was also worn so they didn't have to style their hair.
- Cloak
A long and flowy cloak was worn starting from the neck going to the knee.
Women's Gown
A bonnet was worn by women so that dirt and dust wouldn't get into their hair as much so they could go longer without washing it. It was also worn so they didn't have to style their hair.
- Cloak
A long and flowy cloak was worn starting from the neck going to the knee.
-Gown
A dress was known as a gown. It consisted of the bodice and skirt joined together. The skirt was opened in the front to show the petticoat.
A dress was known as a gown. It consisted of the bodice and skirt joined together. The skirt was opened in the front to show the petticoat.
-Mittens
Mittens or mitts were worn. They were elbow length and they had no finger slots, just one for the thumb.
-Shift
This is the undermost garment worn by women. It is the equivalent to the mans shirt being just a white linen.
Women's Shoes
Mittens or mitts were worn. They were elbow length and they had no finger slots, just one for the thumb.
-Shift
This is the undermost garment worn by women. It is the equivalent to the mans shirt being just a white linen.
-Shoes
Made from silk fabrics or leather. They may or may not have had a heel depending on what the latest fashion was.
Made from silk fabrics or leather. They may or may not have had a heel depending on what the latest fashion was.
-Stays or Corsets
Stays were used to make the body look thinner and push the bosoms up. They tied in the back and the tighter they were pulled, the more your body would enlongate. Stays were not called corsets until the 19th century.
Stays were used to make the body look thinner and push the bosoms up. They tied in the back and the tighter they were pulled, the more your body would enlongate. Stays were not called corsets until the 19th century.