The Amish, I do believe, wear poly doubleknit almost exclusively...certainly easy to ascertain if you hang out in Lancaster Co. PA long enough! It is easy to care for. There is nothing quite as fragrant as an Amish adolescent boy in a violet poly shirt. Candace Perry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane Sheridan Chabot Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [h-cost] Modest clothing (Was FLDS Clothing) Where I grew up in the Canadian prairies there are numerous Hutterite communities that have a similar modest dress code. You can often tell which colony they came from by the colors they wear. Predominantly blues, navy and black were the most common in my area, and others have a bit more variety in color especially for their youth. Boys wear dark slacks, white or light colored (blue or grey) shirts and suspenders. Old fashioned Hats in felt or straw also very common. Girls are either in a full skirted lower calf or ankle length dress or a full skirt and very modest blouse. All of the ladies wore a black or navy kerchief that always had white polkadots on their head and often aprons - I think mostly for the married women. Little girls wore bonnets. Very germanic in feel, in fact most of them still speak German. As a kid I always got a kick out of the fact most of the girls wore white running shoes - very anachronistic. :0) The Mennonites were much more open to modern clothing, but many of the women adopt a simple modest style - jumper style dresses and blouses, long skirts, very specific hairstyles and sometimes a simple head cover/bonnet. Sheridan P _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
