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Many communities host annual Pioneering events honoring the traditions and styles of the era. This is a perfect opportunity to dress for the occasion. These festivals encourage people to take part in recreating the scene, enhancing everyone’s experience. Let’s take a look at what dressing up as a pioneer entails.
Pioneering Families
The settling of the western frontier of America occurred during 1865-1900. Horse drawn wagons and carriages carried families through the rockies to a new land. Pioneering families worked hard and survived tough times with very little. Their attire would reflect that reality.
Women would wear long dresses, from the neck to the wrists and ankles. Their hair would be tied up in a bun with a bonnet covering their hair. Pioneering women worked hard and would often be wearing an apron and or a shawl. Little girls wore skirts and dresses that weren’t as long as their mothers – usually just below the knee. Modest attire was common for these often struggling people. Handmade dresses were treasured and only worn for special occasions.
Men would wear loose trousers with or without suspenders, a linen or cotton buttoned down shirt, sturdy boots and a straw or felt hat. Many men wore a bandana around their necks. The lads would wear the same. More well-to-do settlers wore sleeve garters to keep the long, loose sleeves of their shirts up while they worked in the fields or mills.
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