CH-1700-1775

Full-bottomed wig

curly, expensive, at least shoulder length. Not practical for any physical activity. More characteristic of Louis XIV period (through 1715)

bag wig

The queue (pigtail) tied back and contained in black bag Around midcentury, natural hair became popular also worn in this bag style

Ramillies wig

"campaign wig" for military wear. Simplified hairstyle tied back in a long pigtail, usually with black ribbon. Common soldiers did not wear wigs; tied own hair in queue or faked it

Tricorne hat

3-cornered hat, a.k.a. cocked hat, a.k.a. chapeau bras Often carried under the arm as sign of professional and social class. Hat making was one of first American industries; even exported to Europe.

Banyan

dressing gown, inspired by East Indian garments. Especially popular in the South as it was cooler; worn at home

breeches

fall-front, below knee length

Coat

close-fitting to waist, with flared skirts and pleated vents. Cuffs were extremely large earlier in the century but got smaller over time

vest

almost as long as coat in earlier decades but got shorter

petticoat

a skirt; either seen or unseen. Open front gowns would display a fancy petticoat. Plainer petticoats or quilted, flannel for warmth would be worn underneath

paniers

several types of hoop skirt understructure

stays

fully- or half-boned corset worn under the gown. Structure no longer built into the gown bodice like 17th c.

Mob cap

almost all women wore a cap, even under another hat/bonnet.

milkmaid hat

often made of straw, very popular in American colonies. Idealized pastoral imagery in portraiture.

sacque

Gown with deep pleats falling from the back neckline

Fichu

wrapped around the neck and tucked into the front neckline or crossed over the front bodice and tied at back waist.

Robe a l'Anglaise

English style gown with fitted back. Still constructed with back pleats, but they are stitched down flat

Mantua

Normalized & fossilized form of court dress. Extremely wide paniers, very fancy embroidery/brocade fabric. Most likely not worn in America

Short Sack

Pleated-back jacket worn with a petticoat. Some variety in hip length jackets for women

false sleeves

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