Title: What to Wear? | Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Headings: What to Wear?
What to Wear?
Wampanoag Clothing | Pilgrim Clothing
Wampanoag Clothing
English Clothing in the 1620s: Not What You Think

Content: The stockings came up over their knees and were tied with garters to keep them up. Everyone wore leather shoes or sturdy boots on their feet. Everyone wore aprons to help keep their clothes clean. Women’s aprons were long like their petticoats. Their aprons were made of linen or wool. Men’s aprons were shorter and sometimes made of leather. Women wore their aprons all day; men usually wore aprons if they were practicing a trade like blacksmithing or carpentry. All people wore something around their necks. Most people wore ruffled or flat collars of linen cloth.