Middle Class Women's Clothing Essay

The clothing that was worn by the upper class farmers of the Revolution era were incredibly intricate and fancy even in the standards of today. To no surprise these the outfits that were required to be worn by women were beyond simple modesty. The fact that even in the 1700’s women’s clothing was still more: complicated, convoluted, and held to a higher standard than the male counterpart is still something seen today in modern clothing, showing that while there may have been infinitesimal amounts of advancements in the past two centuries there are still some factors that have not been shaken from our culture. To my surprise there was not much discrepancy from the middle and upper class farmers minus materials needed to make their clothes, but the differences in the upper and middle class women was flabbergasting. The middle class woman clothes were nice and simple while the upper class woman’s was a puzzle to find what she was to wear, not to mention cumbersome to wear all that clothing must have been exhausting to …show more content…
While today our culture Youtube the people of Williamsburg had the theater or the tavern to turn to in hopes of escaping their monotonous lives. Theater much like the movie theaters of today was a place the people could to give their minds ease and admire the performances of their fellow townsfolk. The tavern and the market square gave the people a place to talk and converse about their lives and share in the gossip of the town. The most important place of the town is more than likely the church, as this place gave the people both poor, common and rich a place to be seen as equals, and further more a place of protection from their hardships by coming together to sing songs and worship together. The community of an early American town was vital to the success of the people since it gave the people an outlet from their troubles and a place to be