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Clothing during the time of Johnny Tremain. Introduction. During the 1700's the clothing was very formal. The women never wore anything shorter than where their knees were. In fact, everything was always past their knees. The men always wore a nice shirt that was tucked in.
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Introduction During the 1700's the clothing was very formal. The women never wore anything shorter than where their knees were. In fact, everything was always past their knees. The men always wore a nice shirt that was tucked in.
Fact # 1 During the 1700's, a flashy way of dressing was called macaroni. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1d/Macaroni_1773.jpg
Fact # 2 People who wore a "macaroni" style of clothing usually had a lot of money. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/USCurrency_Federal_Reserve.jpg
Fact # 3 Ladies wore pastel colored dresses called mantuas. They had closed skirts and they wore lace caps. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Philips_Charles_Group_Portrait_Of_A_family_By_A_Lake_And_A_Classical_Pavilion_detail.jpg
fact # 4 Men always wore wigs, usually white, and if they didn't wear a wig, they powdered their hair to make it look white. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Andreas_Hartvig_Godiche.jpg
Fact # 5 Under the womens' dresses they wore a corset. The corset helped the ladies' posture. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Corset_Harpers_Bezar1882l.gif
Fact # 6 The triangular hats that people wore in the 1700's were called tricornes.
Conclusion Clothing during the 1700's was very different from clothing today. Then Now http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/The_Clothing_Project_2009.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Maria_Giovanna_Battista_Clementi%2C_La_Clementina%2C_Portrait_of_Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Savoy%2C_during_the_siege_of_Turin_%281706%29%2C_Reggia_di_Venaria_%28from_Castle_of_Racconigi%29.jpg
Credits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1700%E2%80%931750_in_fashion http://www.life123.com/question/What-Did-People-Wear-during-the-1700's Mrs. Key