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Women's Colonial Costume
Men's Colonial Costume

Women's Colonial Costume


This is me in my wool skirt, and wool jacket (JP Ryan Pattern).


This is my linen short gown (based on a extant piece in Fitting & Proper by Sharon Ann Burnston) and linen/rayon skirt in 95 degree weather.


18th Century Style Stays Dress Diary (click to go to it)

Here is a timeline of Women's clothing for the 18th century (and a little before and after to see where it's coming from and where it's going) from Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion. I have enlarged the ones relevant to the time period which I'll be discussing.

From Patterns of Fashion I by Janet Arnold
From Patterns of Fashion 1 by Janet Arnold

Below I have scanned in drawings of extant garments from Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion 1, and they are in order of date.

Worth While Women's Links

http://www.homestead.com/augustaregt/Distaff.html > The Augusta Regiment Distaff Clothing Guidelines

http://members.localnet.com/~barnwood/clothingseminar.htm > Mid 18th century clothing: basics for beginners by Lauri Shillings

http://www.18cnewenglandlife.org/18cnel/women.html > 18cNewEnglandLife Clothing & Accoutrements Women's Clothing

http://www.marquise.de/en/1700/howto/frauen/18anziehen.shtml > How to Dress in 18th century style (French Influence)

http://www.marariley.net/ > Mara Riley's Costume Page (Author of "Whatever Shall I Wear?")

http://www.marariley.net/celtic/scotland.htm > Mara Riley's page "Before the Clearances: 17th and 18th Century Scottish Costume"

http://www.spnea.org/NEHM/NEWWSpringPage04.htm > "What's in a pocket?" by Sharon Ann Burnston

http://www.sallyqueenassociates.com/waistct.htm > "An Analysis of A Eighteenth Century Woman’s Quilted Waistcoat" by Sharon Ann Burnston

http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/sfelshin/revwar/glossary.html > Glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology by Sue Felshin

http://www.history.org/history/clothing/women/index.cfm > 18th Century Women's Clothing at Historic Williamsburg. Generic look at women's clothing for newcomers.

http://members.localnet.com/~barnwood/stayspics.htm > Historical Garments-Stays Picture Gallery

http://www.habermanfabrics.com/scart/Boning_and_Corsetry.htm > Haberman Fabrics Boning & Corsetry page

My Favorite Colonial Merchants

http://wmboothdraper.com/ > William Booth Draper

http://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/ > Burnley & Trowbridge

http://www.smoke-fire.com/ > Smoke & Fire

http://jas-townsend.com/index.php > Jas Townsend

 

 

 

 

Men's Colonial Costume

Worth While Men's Links

http://www.marariley.net/celtic/scotland.htm > Mara Riley's page "Before the Clearances: 17th and 18th Century Scottish Costume"

http://www.geocities.com/bagleys3rdmassregt/ 3rd Regimental MASSACHUSETTS PROVINCIAL BATTALION (our unit)

Under Construction


Chris' 42nd Highland Regimental (Sans Coat)


Chris' 3rd Massachusetts Regimental


CJ's Civilian Clothes

 
~Trish/Elynor/Raveness Pattern Junky and Fabriholic