frontier fashions of the 1860s
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Frontier Fashions of the 1860s. By: Emily Covert a nd Jasmine Sinclair. Design of their clothes. They made their clothes with the simplest designs possible Made the cheapest clothes possible Used the cheapest materials that they could. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FRONTIER FASHIONS OF THE 1860S
By: Emily Covert
and Jasmine Sinclair
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DESIGN OF THEIR CLOTHES They made their clothes with the simplest designs possible
Made the cheapest clothes possibleUsed the cheapest materials that they could
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THE WAGON TRAIN
ALREADY HAD
ENOUGH WEIGHT
WITH OUT THE
WEIGHT OF THE
FANCY FABRICS
The people on the frontier never saw many expensive fabrics, or nice clothes.
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THE EFFECTS OF JOBS ON CLOTHING
Depending on what kind of jobs the woman had effected the clothes they wore.
Ex: School teacher- Long dress
Ex: Stay at home mom- Long able to get dirty dress
Ex: Church woman- Long nice dress/keep clean dress
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WESTERN CLOTHES o Always a dress made from gingham,
calico, cotton, or linsey-woolsey also called druget (coarse fabric but cheep)
o Silk/wool stockings that came above the knee
o No pants ever it was against the customs
o They also wore aprons to keep their clothes clean
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MATERIALS THAT THEY USED
Calico
Gingham
Cotton
Linsey-Woolsey
The fabrics Cotton , Linsey -Woolsey, Calico, and Gingham are all very inexpensive fabrics
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THE ELEMENTS OF A DRESS
• “V” shaped bodice • corset • chemise • drawers• undersleeve• apron • petticoat • bonnet
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DRESS ELEMENTS FROM THE FRONTIER
Bodice-the part of a woman's dress or undergarment that covers the upper body; a close-fitting, often laced-up top worn over a blouse in the past or as part of some national costumes
Corset- a stiffened garment worn by women to shape the waist and breasts; a stiff undergarment with laces to fasten it tightly, formerly worn to shape and support the body
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ELEMENTS OF THE DRESS CONT.
Chemise-a long loose dress, sometimes loosely belted at the waist or hip; a long loose undergarment shaped like a dress
Petticoat- a woman's undergarment that is sometimes decorated and consists of an underskirt with or without a bodice; U.S. something that resembles a petticoat, e.g. ruffles sewn on a skirt or a skirt-shaped covering for something; an offensive term for a woman or girl, or women in general
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ELEMENTS OF THE DRESS CONT.
Drawers- large old-fashioned underpants with short legs, worn by men or women
Bonnet-a hat framing the face and usually tied under the chin, worn by a woman or girl
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ELEMENTS OF THE DRESS CONT. Apron-a garment worn over the front of clothes to
keep them clean during working, especially cooking
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THE ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT
When they came up with the design of the clothes they took into consideration that they have to work still.
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Today frontier fashion is a style, but back then it was a lifestyle.