The Puritans hauled others into court for wearing silver lace, silk hoods and silk scarves. Some defendants somehow avoided punishment for violating the Puritan dress code, while others had to pay fines of 10 shillings.

2017年7月10日 · New England’s Puritan colonies had many laws restricting how citizens—particularly women—could dress. “Sumptuary laws” like these weren’t unique to that time or place; they had governed personal...

2023年10月10日 · A Puritan Wardrobe in the 17th Century The basic items of clothing worn by women during the 17th century were an undershirt, known as a shift, a corset, and long petticoats. Her outer clothing consisted of either a gown or a waistcoat (fitted jacket) and a skirt. Bodices, as a rule, were long and pointed, and skirts were full and long.

2014年11月27日 · The Puritan idea was to wear simple and modest clothing, but of a quality worthy of one's rank. Since wealth was believed to be ordained by God, to dress below ones station would be highly incorrect.

Historical seamstress Ruby-Grace Miller has constructed each outfit from her original research, and will share a high-status, middle-status, and lower-status/servant dress from the late 17th century.

2018年2月7日 · Puritans liked wearing simple plain attire notably recognized as black clothing."'The enduring image of Puritans depicts them clad in sober black, but that stereotype is incorrect. Black was actually an immodestly expensive color.""

Puritans believed that clothing should reflect moral purity and piety, leading to a strict dress code that discouraged ostentation and promoted simplicity. In 1634, the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacted sumptuary laws to curb excessive spending on fashion.

2017年9月28日 · Contrary to popular opinion, the Puritans did not all dress alike, nor did they always wear black. Only the wealthy wore black as black dye was very costly. Most Puritans dressed in brown or indigo because brown vegetable and indigo dyes were plentiful. They wore other colors as well.

Some Puritans rejected the long, curled hair as effeminate and favoured a shorter fashion which led to the nickname Roundheads for adherents of the English Parliamentary party but the taste for lavish or simple dress cut across both parties in the English Civil War.

2015年8月4日 · What Did the Puritans Wear? Puritans wore simple, layered woolen clothing that covered most of the body and was dyed in a variety of muted colors. Cuffs and collars and, for women, aprons and caps were all white.