Title: What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
Headings: What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
What Did the Pilgrims Wear?
What Did Women Wear?
What Did Men Wear?
What Did Children Wear?
Did the Pilgrims Only Wear Black Clothes?
What Were the Pilgrim’s Clothes Made of?
Images of Pilgrims:

Content: When the pilgrims traveled to the New World in 1620, colors were fashionable so they wouldn’t have been wearing black at that time. In this 1843 painting, titled Embarkation of the Pilgrims, by Robert W. Weir, some of the pilgrims are depicted as wearing all black while the other pilgrims are wearing more colorful clothing. Embarkation of the Pilgrim by Robert W. Weir circa 1843
The three kneeling men in the middle, William Brewster, Governor John Carver and Pastor Robinson, are depicted as wearing doublets and breeches in neutral shades of dark brown and black. Robinson is also wearing a long black robe, signifying his role as the group’s religious leader. Brewster and Robinson are both wearing flat linen collars while Carver is wearing a ruffled collar. To their right, Miles Standish, the colony’s military adviser [who, as a non-separatist, was not a pilgrim], is depicted wearing brown shoes, reddish-brown stockings and breeches with a gold or yellow stripe down the seam, a gold or yellow shirt and an armored vest, while a helmet lies on the floor by his bended knee. The kneeling couple on the left side of the painting, William and Susannah White, are also depicted as wearing colorful clothing. Susannah is wearing a yellow and blue/gray striped dress with a red cloak while William is wearing a tan or light-brown doublet and a ruffled collar. The woman standing on the left hand side of the painting, Elizabeth Winslow, is depicted as wearing a reddish-brown waistcoat, a gray coat or cloak, a standing collar and a wide-brimmed hat adorned with a feather. The remaining men in the painting are depicted as wearing black or brown doublets and breeches.