A Blast From the Past in Clothing

By: Cameron

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.

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.

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.

Credits 18th Century Clothing. “Thread Bare Stitchery.”

18th century shoes. Wikimedia Commons