Eighteenth-century undergarments may not top everybody’s list of must-have clothing items. But if you’re a female interpreter working for Colonial Williamsburg, there’s no substitute — and the best ...

Photo courtesy of Fort Roberdeau Cat Schirf, wearing Colonial period dress, moves a wheelbarrow at the 18th century replica Fort Roberdeau in Sinking Valley. She will present the next lecture in a ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Much of the historic clothing that comes to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has a common thread: no one knows exactly who wore it. That’s not true of 20 garments donated this year ...

Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the surprising details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America. The ...

Introduction : collecting costumes at Colonial Williamsburg -- ch. 1. Costume : old and new connoisseurship -- ch. 2. The myths and meanings of clothing -- ch. 3. Homespun and silk : American clothing ...

Pilgrim Hall Museum presents “What’s Under Things: Hidden Colonial Clothing,” a display of the basic clothing items and accessories needed to dress in the 17th and 18th centuries, from May 29 to Dec.

Nahia Lloren (second from the left) dressed in full DIY pre-colonial attire in public with friends. Photo from Nahia Lloren MANILA — In today’s fast-changing fashion scene where people compete to hop ...