Essay On 18th Century Clothing

Clothing has always been a huge factor during the 18th century ranging from amour to cotton picking attire Men usually dressed similar to others throughout the 18th century. The outfit for a typical colonial man was, breeches, coat, cloak, cravat, neck handkerchief, waistcoat hat, and buckle shoes. The breeches was lower body undergarment that was used late 16th century until early 19th century. There was a variety of fabric breeches was made out of ranging from silk, cotton, wool, and even leather. They were worn under the shorter waist coat and open coats. A waist coat was very similar to a vest, the shape and the material. Many men were not seen without a waistcoat if so they would be consider underdressed. Breeches also was combined with
Stays were a supportive garment stiffened with whalebone, reed, or wood. The purpose of it was support for good posture, it was very popular throughout the 18th century. Posture for a women during the 1700’s was important because it defined a women so many even started to wear stays as a toddler Hats were just as popular, used for protection from the sun and was a part of women fashion. A women out in door would almost always wear a hat. The popular one was the one that usually had a very shallow, flat crown and a wide brim; those were made of straw or chips. These types of hat were flooded of women wearing during the 1730s through the 1770s. Caps were also worn by women, it was a piece that allowed women to dress without dressing their hair. It covered just about all the hair from dirt and it the cap would be made of linen, cotton, or even all lace. Not every gender or race has their style of clothing, children also had their own attires. During the time young children of both sexes wore dresses with close fitting clothing very similar to those worn by