Buckskin dresses and pumpkin breeches : colonial fashions from the 1580s to 1760s

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Title:

Buckskin dresses and pumpkin breeches : colonial fashions from the 1580s to 1760s

Author:

Havelin, Kate, 1961-

ISBN:

9780761358879

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2012.

Physical Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 27 cm.

Series:

Dressing a nation : the history of U.S. fashion

Contents:

Indian attire -- Dressing the colonial man -- Women's and children's wear -- Accessories : from head to toe -- Clothing supply.

Subject Term:

Clothing and dress -- United States -- History.

Dress accessories -- United States -- History.

Indians of North America -- Clothing.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	J 391 DRE	Searching... Unknown

What would you have worn if you lived during the Colonial era? It depends on who you were! For example, many Native American women made skirts or dresses out of deerskin, and they completed the look with jewelry crafted from metal, shells, stones, pearls, or animal bones. But in European settlements, women of fashion dressed in many layers. One of the first layers was a stay--a corset-like garment made of whalebone that tied or laced around the chest. On top of that, they put on a bodice, a waistcoat or a jacket, and several heavy petticoats. Read more about Colonial fashions--from wigs to beaver-pelt hats and linen caps--in this fascinating book!

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 5 Up-These well-written and appealing books place clothing and fashion, from underwear to headgear, in the larger context of American history, emphasizing that for most of our past, clothing signified status and reinforced societal roles, especially for women. The series includes information about the clothing of many groups, notably Native Americans, African Americans, soldiers, and children. It also discusses regional and ethnic differences in dress and traces how clothing styles and forms reflected changes in society. Large, attractive period illustrations and color and archival photos and boxed quotes enhance the texts. This series is certain to draw both researchers and browsers. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Chapter 1 Indian Attire	p. 4
Chapter 2 Dressing the Colonial Man	p. 16
Chapter 3 WomenÆs and ChildrenÆs Wear	p. 24
Chapter 4 Accessories from Head to Toe	p. 32
Chapter 5 The Clothing Supply	p. 42
Epilogue	p. 50
Timeline	p. 56
Glossary	p. 57
Source Notes	p. 58
Selected Bibliography	p. 59
Further Reading and Websites	p. 60
Index	p. 62

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