Clothing

=This page is about Colonial Clothing. Visit the **Making Clothes** page to learn more about how the colonist made their clothes.=

=Babies= All babies wear dresses even if they are a boy. Babies also wear a soft hat called a **pudding cap** so their head will be safe. Babies also wear a **shift**.

Girls[[image:cap.jpg width="96" height="136" align="right"]][[image:bonnet.jpg width="98" height="109" align="right"]]
Girls wore everything that her Mom wore. On their heads, girls wore **caps**. Girls also wore **bonnets**. The difference between the cap and the bonnet is that a bonnet has string and you tie the string around your neck like a birthday hat! Like women, girls wore shifts that are like shirts but longer and they wore it under what they really wore. Girls also wore **petticoats** and like their Mother, when they were dressing up for a fancy occasion they wore many petticoats but if it wasn't a fancy occasion they just wore one. On top of the petticoat, they wore a gown and on top of the gown they wore an apron. And again, if they dressing up for fancy or not fancy, girls also wore a pocket, to keep things in. Like their Mother, girls wore shoes made out of leather.

=Boys= When boys were about 7 or 8 they started to wear men's clothes... they wore a big shirt. And they wore knee - length pants,the knee - length pants were called **breeches** and long socks to cover the rest of their legs. They wore a hat, and that was partly to keep sun out of their eyes.They also used those hats when they were in the fields. And on fancy occasions, they wore a **tri-corner hat.** And under their real clothes they wore a **shift.** A men's or boy's shift is like a normal long shirt.They also wore a sleeveless coat called a **frock coat** == or a **waistcoat.** And they wore leather shoes or sandals. = =

=Women= Women wore a **shift** which is something like a shirt, except it is longer. Women also wore a neckerchief on their neck. They wore a kind of skirt that was called a **petticoat.** If they happened to be dressing up fancy they wore many petticoats, if they weren't dressing for fancy, they wore one petticoat. On top of their petticoat, they wore a gown. They tied their apron around their waist that kept the gown clean.

On their heads they wore a cap.They also wore a bonnet .But they wore a bonnet and a cap at different times. They wore a different type of hat that kept the sun out of their eyes.

If they are dressing up fancy or not fancy, they wore a pocket around their shoulder. Women also wore stockings. Women wore leather shoes of sandals.

Men
Under all that they wear, men also wore **shifts** which is like a normal shirt. Men wore a **tri-corner hat** but only on special occasions. Men also wore a hat to keep the sun out of their eyes when they went to the fields. Men wore a sleeveless coat called a **waistcoat**. It is also called a **frock coat**. Men also wore knee - length pants called **breeches**. Their **breeches** were only till their knees so for the rest of their leg to be covered, they wore stockings. Most men shoes have buckles.