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Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age Fashions from the 1770s to the 1860s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion)

Cynthia Overbeck Bix

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Description:What would you have worn if you lived during the American Revolution or the early 1800s?It depends on who you were:-Women wore layers and layers of undergarments, including corsets, chemises, and petticoats. -Wealthy women followed fashion trends from Europe. One daring dress was the Empire-style gown, which featured a high waist, a low neckline, bare arms, and clinging fabric. -Men of wealth wore powdered wigs in the Revolutionary era. -Men flaunted plenty of accessories, including neckties, top hats, walking sticks, and pocket watches. Women accessorized with gloves, hats, parasols, and fans. -Most farmers made do with only one or two outfits. Farm women spun yarn, wove fabric, and sewed clothing for the whole family.-At the start of the Revolutionary War, American soldiers wore their ordinary clothes into battle. Uniforms showed up later. -On southern plantation, some house slaves dressed in stylish dapper uniforms. But field slaves wore coarse, sacklike garments. -Very young boys and girls dressed alike--in short-sleeved cotton dresses. After age four, boys switched to knee length pants. Read more about Revolutionary and early 1800s fashions--from pantaloons to silk stockings to tricornered hats--in this fascinating book!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age Fashions from the 1770s to the 1860s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion). To get started finding Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age Fashions from the 1770s to the 1860s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: What would you have worn if you lived during the American Revolution or the early 1800s?It depends on who you were:-Women wore layers and layers of undergarments, including corsets, chemises, and petticoats. -Wealthy women followed fashion trends from Europe. One daring dress was the Empire-style gown, which featured a high waist, a low neckline, bare arms, and clinging fabric. -Men of wealth wore powdered wigs in the Revolutionary era. -Men flaunted plenty of accessories, including neckties, top hats, walking sticks, and pocket watches. Women accessorized with gloves, hats, parasols, and fans. -Most farmers made do with only one or two outfits. Farm women spun yarn, wove fabric, and sewed clothing for the whole family.-At the start of the Revolutionary War, American soldiers wore their ordinary clothes into battle. Uniforms showed up later. -On southern plantation, some house slaves dressed in stylish dapper uniforms. But field slaves wore coarse, sacklike garments. -Very young boys and girls dressed alike--in short-sleeved cotton dresses. After age four, boys switched to knee length pants. Read more about Revolutionary and early 1800s fashions--from pantaloons to silk stockings to tricornered hats--in this fascinating book!We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age Fashions from the 1770s to the 1860s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion). To get started finding Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age Fashions from the 1770s to the 1860s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Petticoats and Frock Coats: Revolution and Victorian-Age Fashions from the 1770s to the 1860s (Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion)

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