18 th Century Clothing

1. 18th Century Clothing By: Delayna

2. Men’s Clothing • The men usually wore petticoats over their breeches. You would not be able to see their breeches because of the length of their petticoat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750%E2%80%931795_in_fashion

3. Clothing Classes The colonies had clothing classes. They were upper class, middle class and lower class. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750%E2%80%931795_in_fashion The lower class did not have very fancy clothing it was made of coarse kind of material. The middle classes clothes were made out of cotton. The upper classes clothing was made out of silk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Collet_The_Elopement_detail.jpg

4. Children's Clothing Toddlers • They would wear a “Pudding Cap” which would protect their heads if they fell. • The Babies clothing was based off of the adults. Both genders would wear dresses. Babies http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Hogarth_047.jpg

5. Women’s Clothing Pregnant Women • They would wear loose unfitted dresses and an apron to try and camouflage pregnancy. The women would wear corsets under their dress to make it look like they have a small waist and big hips. Underneath the clothing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1750%E2%80%931795_in_fashion

6. Credits • http://www.history.org/history/clothing/intro/index.cfm • http://www.history.org/history/clothing/children/child01.cfm • Kalman, Bobbie. 18th Century Clothing. New York: n.p., 1993....