Clothing During The Civil War
aylor Williams
Before clothes became what they are today they went trough a lot of changes a long the way, from ready-made to 3-D printing clothing has come a long way and became more comfy and affordable.
In the Civil War era clothes were ready-made only. Jackets, coats, and under wear we only made in predetermined sizes. If you needed shirts, pants, or dresses you had to go to a tailor or to some one at home that could sew. When the war got big, factorys were made to to help make the uniforms that the soldiers needed to wear. This lead to the "first commercial sizing scale or men" as it states in source 1. However, as the mass production of mens clothes was happening the mass production of womens clothes developed more slowly. "Women's …show more content…
“Families made their own clothes by hand from fabric they made or purchased locally. Source 2. Fabrics took a lot of time to make so it was a highly prized commodity. By this point almost every culture had a version of the tied robe or tunic. Main middle or lower class people had very oversized clothes compaired to the upperclass who had the money to but fitting clothes. When the Renaissance came and change society it also changed clothing. In the early time many had to be sewn into the clothes because zippers and buttons were not around yet, However laces and corsets solved this problem. Clothes also became very complex because all the designs and sometimes gem-stones were sewn on the garments. It took dozens of people and days to create the beautiful wearable pieces, even the materials came from far away. Eventually clothing became more practical. Instead of tunics and tied pants men started to wear suits, suspenders were in used and pants fit correctly. Women fashion change to trimming dresses with buttons to look slimmer. “Clothing became a natural extension of the body rather than its decoration or disguise” Source 2. Tailoring was still difficult. Making anything took many trips which can be hard it you lived far away. The rich would attend fitting and have clothes made. Clothing was not seen as replace able or disposable like it is today. Ready-made clothes came and It was still a problem to get fitted
Before clothes became what they are today they went trough a lot of changes a long the way, from ready-made to 3-D printing clothing has come a long way and became more comfy and affordable.
In the Civil War era clothes were ready-made only. Jackets, coats, and under wear we only made in predetermined sizes. If you needed shirts, pants, or dresses you had to go to a tailor or to some one at home that could sew. When the war got big, factorys were made to to help make the uniforms that the soldiers needed to wear. This lead to the "first commercial sizing scale or men" as it states in source 1. However, as the mass production of mens clothes was happening the mass production of womens clothes developed more slowly. "Women's …show more content…
“Families made their own clothes by hand from fabric they made or purchased locally. Source 2. Fabrics took a lot of time to make so it was a highly prized commodity. By this point almost every culture had a version of the tied robe or tunic. Main middle or lower class people had very oversized clothes compaired to the upperclass who had the money to but fitting clothes. When the Renaissance came and change society it also changed clothing. In the early time many had to be sewn into the clothes because zippers and buttons were not around yet, However laces and corsets solved this problem. Clothes also became very complex because all the designs and sometimes gem-stones were sewn on the garments. It took dozens of people and days to create the beautiful wearable pieces, even the materials came from far away. Eventually clothing became more practical. Instead of tunics and tied pants men started to wear suits, suspenders were in used and pants fit correctly. Women fashion change to trimming dresses with buttons to look slimmer. “Clothing became a natural extension of the body rather than its decoration or disguise” Source 2. Tailoring was still difficult. Making anything took many trips which can be hard it you lived far away. The rich would attend fitting and have clothes made. Clothing was not seen as replace able or disposable like it is today. Ready-made clothes came and It was still a problem to get fitted