Amish Women

Another culture I wanted to focus on was the Amish culture. Amish dress for men and women is also very conservative, like Mormon clothing. Amish sacred dress allows the women to be easily recognized with any additional information (Arthur, 39). Not every Amish women dresses alike for every Amish culture might have different colors or styles of dress, but for the most part they all include a long, plain dress. The pattern of the dress is an open front bodice, elbow-length sleeves (long sleeves in the winter), and a fitted bodice with a narrow band-style collar (39). The skirt always comes to just below the knee on young girls and unmarried women (40). All dresses are pattern-less and include a cape and an apron, usually the same color as the dress (My Journey to the Amish). The colors of the dress can vary. Married women wear darker colors such as burgundy, brown, navy blues and black while unmarried girls wear lighter values of rose, greens, and blues (Arthur, 40). Another thing that married women wear is a kaap while in the home and at church (My Journey to the Amish). A kaap is the bonnet that Amish women wear on their heads. The Amish and Mormon style of dress are very similar to each other in the fact that both are very conservative. These cultures take pride in the fact that a women's body is sacred and should be covered. 

Bibliography

*The citation for Arthur is in my previous blog about Mormon clothing

"Amish Clothes." My Journey To the Amish. 02 Jul 2010. Web. 5 Mar 2011. <http://journeytoamish.blogspot.com/2010/07/amish-clothes.html>.