Women's Clothing in the Revolutionary War Era
1765–1783
by Sarah E. Mitchell

Authored by Sarah E. Mitchell of VintageDesigns.com. Published 2012. 14 illustrations, 157 research notes, 37 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Soft cover, saddle-stitched. ISBN-10: 1-929384-15-7. ISBN-13: 978-1-929384-15-0.

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Women's Clothing in the Revolutionary War Era 1765–1783 contains anecdotes, advertisements for, and descriptions of clothing worn by servants, slaves, and more wealthy women in the American Colonies/United States from the time of the French and Indian War to the end of the American Revolution. Gowns, stays, stomachers, petticoats, hoops, stockings, shoes, gloves, mitts, hairstyles, wigs, hair-powdering, jewelry, etc., are described. The patriotic effort to encourage American production of fabric and clothing is discussed.

Also included is information on the European influences (particularly English and French) on American fashions.

See also our:

• Men's Clothing 1760–1785
• Ladies' Clothing in the 1830's
• Southern Ladies' Civil War and Antebellum Fashions 1855–1865
• Northern Ladies' Civil War Fashions 1861–1865
• Grace in Skirt and Sleeve: Victorian Ladies' Clothing 1894–1901
• A Pleasant Chaos — Victorian Interior Design: Parlors & Sitting Rooms 1870–1890
• Revolutionary Recipes
• At the Table in Colonial America: 1700-1776
• Colonial Spices and Herbs
• Colonial Sweets and Spirits
• Colonial Christmas Cooking
• Colonial Foodways in the 1600's
• The Good Land: Native American and Early Colonial Food

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