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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cat Schirf slipped off the cap and let her hair cascade down to her backside. She keeps her hair long because that's what a lady living in Colonial Pennsylvania would do. Schirf also doesn't paint her ...