But for the middle class it was different.
New england colonies clothing.
New england s puritan colonies had many laws restricting how citizens particularly women could dress.
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The quakers and the puritans believed that everything should be plain.
The forerunner of a greater revolution in humane thought and practice that was to sweep through the world.
Men in the middle class wore very simple clothing.
The revolution proved to be more than a successful rebellion against the armed forces of england.
Young boys wore doublets before graduating to breeches and.
The revolution and the new republic 1775 1800.
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Sumptuary laws like these weren t unique to that time or place.
The clothing brought by the plymouth colonists was typical of that worn by all english yeomen in the early 17th century.
In 1651 both the magistrates and deputies of massachusetts agreed on the following piece of legislation which included the following.
Clothing was an essential part in the new england colonies.
Primarily it was fashioned from wool and linen cloth with some leather.
Clothing in the new england colonies.
Infants wore long gowns and a biggins.
Men s clothing was also fancy with buckles and buttons and even fans.
For example wealthy women wore satin gowns.
Colonial clothing sumptuary laws introduced in america when the new england colonies were becoming established the puritans introduced sumptuary laws specifying rules for colonial clothing in america.
A linen shirt and a doublet like a jacket.
The type of clothing represented your station of life.