Title: Women's Clothing from 1700
Headings: Women's Clothing from 1700
Women's Clothing from 1700
Undergarments
Shift
Stockings
Foundation Garments
Hair
Kerchief
Shoes
Pockets
Stays
Daily Garments
Petticoats
Stomacher
Cap
Gown
Belt
Pin Ball & Scissor Clip
Outer Garments
Cape
Hood
Mittens
Basket
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Content: The woman shown here made an extra piece to slip under the front lacing to provide a better fit. Daily Garments
Petticoats
This woman wears two petticoats. Today we call them skirts. A woman would wear up to four of five petticoats, depending upon the weather. Stomacher
Gowns and jackets in the early 18th century had gaps in the front. A stomacher was a decorative piece, often of nice fabric, that a woman would pin to the front of her stays to hide them and make her outfit a little fancier. Cap
It was both practical and stylish for a woman to wear a cap. It covered dirty, possibly lice-infested hair and kept it away from the fire. A woman would wear a cap both indoors and out. When outside she might put on another hat over her cap.