That is perfect! It's funny...when I saw the top picture, I thought, "that is so 18th century." Then I scrolled…
And I don't care which side it's on--a riding habit with a military bent gets my vote! Now I want…
This might help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states
you might want to double check that. I live in a very red part of my state too, but in…
Rowenna, there is one painting that springs to mind showing colonial color/uniform association in civilian clothing - http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2010/10/costume-analytics-american-redingote.html - and…
Interesting, too, that if I recall correctly, black and purple are more expensive dyes from the period, whereas reds and…
Thanks Lauren, another great resource for info about color meanings during the revolution is "Fashion in the French Revolution" by…
Kitak, have a read through that book, you'll find it fascinating.
I admit I know nothing at all about Canadian dress :-
I wish I knew, since I'm Canadian myself. But now you've given me something to look up 🙂