Plain and Simple Clothing

Have You Thought
To Look here?

More stores here!
These are stores from people who have requested a link on my site, and I haven't gotten their links into the proper categories yet. Give them some business, too!

Women

Head Coverings

Girls

Boys

Men

Infants

Women’s Black Shoes

 

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Oldies But Goodies
Now On Display

I’ve got a new section in ‘Western style clothing’ that may interest you. I call it ‘Oldies But Goodies’ because those stores sell items that mainstream stores used to sell but don’t anymore…like culottes, muumuus, and dickeys. There are modest and simple dresses, skirts, and blouses in these stores and in AmeriMark in particular.

Updated Period Inspired Clothing Links

I have recently done a lot of work in the period clothing section. I believe the clothing links there will be of interest to you. I have three subsections there now:

• Authentic Historical Clothing Patterns

• Authentic Historical Clothing Sewn to Order

• Period Inspired Clothing for the Modern Day

Do you Like to Sew
Your Own Clothing?

If you like to sew, the authentic historical patterns may interest you. You can find many items similar to those you’re used to wearing in the historical patterns section. One of the neatest stores there is Past Patterns. In addition to the bulk of women’s patterns on that site, there are separate sections for children, men, and aprons.

An editor browsed through Past Patterns and chose these patterns to highlight.

Drawers and Petticoat
Victorian Sunbonnet
Tea Gown
Night Gown
Dorcas Apron

Classic Plain-Cut Summer Trousers
Overalls

Rare Infant Clothing
Pattern Set

A pattern set for babies’ clothing including a shirt, two styles of bedgowns, robe, blanket, frock, cap & under cap, girl’s cap, boy’s or night cap; directions for diapers, rollers, squares of flannel and suggestions for pilches/diaper covers. It’s at Kannik’s Korner.

Vintage Patterns Are
Fun to Look At

The vintage pattern sites are so much fun to browse. I don’t sew, but I loved looking at all the old styles (early 1900s are my favorites). If you sew and find something you like, all the better! You’ll find patterns for things you may like to wear but that have gone out of mainstream style like culottes, dickeys, snoods, aprons, nightgowns, bloomers…

A lot of these sites carry vintage crochet patterns and vintage knitting patterns as well.
 

Plain and Simple Clothing for
Christians Explained

The recent trend towards returning to more fundamental religious values has many women re-evaluating their clothing choices. With the influx of Web sites selling plain, simple, and modest clothing, many more Christian ladies are able to explore these style options. No longer considered exclusively the realm of the Amish, many sites now offer plain clothing, head coverings, aprons, and undergarments over the Internet. The variety of style and fabric choices increases daily and offers a much wider selection than was previously available. Many modern women have chosen to forego current clothing styles in favor of Amish- or Mennonite-styled clothing. Women from all denominations and walks of life are choosing to remove themselves from the world in favor of more Biblical-based apparel.

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Tips for Christian Ladies New
to Plain and Simple Dressing

Many of you will be coming to this Web site as a “newbie” (someone new to plain and simple dressing.) It is very helpful to have a starting point as throwing out everything you own and buying all new clothes can be a bit overwhelming! What you may want to do is start with just a few pieces and add on bit by bit as you discover what works for you.

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