Title: Colonial Clothing ***
Headings: Colonial Clothing
Colonial Clothing
Colonial Clothing

Content: Colonial Clothing ***
Colonial Clothing










History of the first 13 Colonies and life in the Colonial Period
Clothes worn by men women & children: The daily lives of the colonists in the 13 Colonies during the Colonial Period
Colonial Clothing
Colonial Clothing reflected the beliefs and religion of the early colonists - the Puritans. The Puritans wanted the Church of England to become pure by getting rid of Catholic practices. They hated elaborately decorated churches with statues and shrines. Puritans believed in total simplicity, that everything should be plain. And these basic beliefs also encompassed their Puritan Colonial Clothing. Colonial Clothing in an age of excess
The early Colonial Clothing in the Puritan style was totally different to the types of clothes favored by other people who lived in England. The English clothes were highly elaborate, velvets, satins and silks were favored by the wealthy. Frills, lace, buttons and bows decorated their clothing. Fancy buckles, buttons, fans even handkerchiefs were highly decorated.