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Headings: Clothing of the Pilgrims
Clothing of the Pilgrims
Pilgrim Apparel
Sources of Information
Sources of Patterns
Women
Men
Neckwear
Accessories
Decoration
Children
Colors
Materials

Content: At the neck, the woman might wear a ruff or falling band fastened with a brooch or tied with strings into a bow. However,  the small collar of the chemise might be the only thing showing at the neck when wearing a bodice with sleeves and a high  neckline. Shoes for women followed the general styles worn by men, being low-heeled and round-toed. However, fashionable women  owned shoes made of rich silk or brocaded cloth, as witness Mrs. Winslow's wedding slippers. When heels were introduced,  women took to them eagerly as a means of increasing their height. As an outer garment, the women commonly wore capes, although outer gowns or coats were often worn. The woman's  coat or gown might be cut with a fitted top or fashioned to hang loosely in back from stitched pleats on a yoke. The woman's hair was parted in the center and pulled back to puffs at the sides unless a coif (or cap) were to be worn, at  which time the hair was tucked neatly under the coif all around. For the most part, hats for women were copies of the men's  hats. Women often wore a long, wide apron, which might nearly conceal the skirt of her gown.