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African American Clothing
This is a photo scrapbook containing images of African-Americans as they would have appeared in eighteenth-century colonial Williamsburg.
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Milliner and Mantua Maker
Janea Whitacre has been creating beautiful dresses in the Margaret Hunter Shop for 24 years. August 7, 2006
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Fashion and Function
A corset's engineered strictness defines the shape of the 18th-century woman. Journeywoman Brooke Welborn explains the trend. May 5, 2008
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The Art of the Cut
Translating a man's measurements into suits for all seasons is the task of the skillful tailor, says apprentice Neal Hurst. June 18, 2007
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Clothing Speaks
Clothing says what words do not, in the 18th century as well as the 21st. Textiles and costumes curator Linda Baumgarten explains. January 29, 2007
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Games
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Paper Doll Game
Put the clothes on the Paper Doll in the correct order in this game that shows how young girls dressed in the 18th Century.
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Activities
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Heads Up
Help the colonists find the proper headpiece to wear.
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Journal articles
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Asynchronous (Adjective: Not coinciding in time)
Eighteenth-Century Clothes for a Twenty-First-Century Pose
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Colonial Dress Codes
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Aesthetic Appeal
Jewelry from our Collection
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Dressing for the Occasion
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