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Colonial Clothing Colonial America, as with London, Egland, and Austria, all had the same style of clothing during America's Revalutionary war. Men would wear pants called breeches, knee-legnth pants which were usually made of felt, or silk. Some just simple cotten. The main colors for boys and men were brown, dark green, and black. The styles of shirts varried, from long-wide arm sleeves, buttoned at the wrist, to skin-tight undershirts. The overcoat was worn daily, as a nessisary look. They would normally match the shade of the breeches the man was wearing, accented with gold or silver buttons. Some men would have preferred this for a day of work, but mostly for occasions, they would wear a tail coat. Shoes would be normal for everyday. Both men and women wore shoes with 2-3" heels. They were black, usually with a silver or gold buckle on the front. These were worn no matter the occasion. Considering the colonial men and women, and children too, walked almost everywhere, they made their shoes to last the journy. They were made so they could be worn on both feet, to have them last longer.     Hats were a sign of courage. Three cornered hats were worn by men and women. More by men, everyday these were worn as a simple of stregnth. Women would wear them with a riding habit. But for any other matter, it was considered immproper.      Women's and girl's clothing was the same from the time a girl turned two. The mothers thought that putting a small corset on a baby called a stay, would give them better posture throughout life. They would also dress baby's not able to walk, in swaddiling sets, a tight gown with only ahead hole and arm holes. Women also thought this would keep them from elveloping spine problems, and also to help with posture. As a young child grew, she would dress liek a small copy of her mother. She would dress in a corset (more of training her to wear one.) wear layers of pettiecoats, what we today call slips, only their's were floor lgnth and had sleeves and had lace arount the neck and arms. A gil would also wear pocket hoops, a waire to bend around the hip, they were covered by cotten, and there was one on each hip. these would make the gown spead out to as far as 5 feet across! Gowns were make of velvet, silk, cotten, and many other fabrics as well. The most popular design was a simple coten with a rose, or flower print. Gown were won everday, for evrything. Colors were never limeted, as were men' colors. Paatels and bold colors were seen everywere. Colors would vary from the lightest pink imaginable to a dark black, blacker then night. Some gowns had a removable piece of fabric on the stomach called a stomacher. It was where the piece of fabric could be removed so another could take it's place and give the dress a new look. Hats were worn by women as well, mob hats were the most commen. They were normally white with an elastic band in it to go around the head to cover the woman's head from the sun, or to protect their hair. Some woul tie around the head as well. Sunhats were also worn. Gloves were a nessisary acessory. They would match the color of the dress, but not the deign. they would snap, or tie or somtimes just slide on the wrist. they were mostly made of silk. :)hope this was informationable