Puritan clothing

Coloring book review Cavalier and Puritan Fashions by Tom Tierney

In the mid-17th century, Wenceslaus Hollar published this series of engravings depicting the costume of women in England. These images record a contemporary view of the costume of women, a subject which fascinated the artist.

This is what a woman would be seen wearing in the Puritan lifestyle.

Hayley Squires is about to tuck into brunch. Rolling up her sleeves a little, she reveals a mission statement tattooed […]

I have been wanting to make a new early 17th century gown for some time, one that would demonstrate more of what I’ve learned in the past few years. I also wanted a posher gown than the one I had made previously. I also had recently done research into the 1620-24 entries of the Ferrar Papers, which provided documentation for women’s gowns being worn in Virginia. With that in mind, I began looking for black worsted wool, which would be a solidly “nice” fabric for a woman of comfortable means…

Last winter I write a post entitled "The Costumes of Downton Abbey." It quickly became the most popular post on this site, singlehandedly doubling my number of visitors. Obviously quite a lot of you love the clothing on ITV's popular show, and I hope you'll enjoy my second round of gushing over dresses, suits and hats! In Season 3, the War has ended and we're marching into the Roaring 20's. This means quite a change in the costuming, as I'll discuss below. First, you may want to take a look…

This is a costume that is appropriate to the time period and fits the character Abigail Williams well due to the dull dry color and the conservative style.