A Blast From the Past in Clothing

1. A Blast From the Past in Clothing By: Cameron

2. What did the men wear? • Leather workers used heavy buckskin aprons. • Butcher's also use aprons. • Laborers • Working man wore different things. • Doctors wore black or dark suits. • Farmers wore broad hats long loose linen shirt woolen breeches and leather shoes in plain shirt and breeches.

3. What did the women wear? • linen and cotton in summer • wool during the winter • always wore an apron • the most used head covering was the mobcap • Day or camp dresses are commonly worn for girls who are twelve and up. • the dress is used to work and also used for every day life.

4. What shoes did they wear? • shoes back then usually came in the colors pink, cream, and yellow. • they women wore steep toes with an inch thick high heel. • the shoes each had a unique design. • the men wore black or brown shoes with a gold or yellow buckle in the middle. • the girls wore similar shoes to the women except the heel was 1/2 inch smaller.

5. Credits • 18th Century Clothing. • “Thread Bare Stitchery.” • 18th century shoes. • Wikimedia Commons