Some Common Myths Thought to be True - Myth 9
Myth 9: Pilgrim Father's Hats and All Black Dress Attire
Contrary to the popular image of the Pilgrim Fathers, the early settlers of the
Plymouth Colony did not wear all black, and their capotains (hats) were shorter
and rounder than the widely depicted tall hat with a buckle on it. Instead,
their fashion was based on that of the late Elizabethan era: doublets, jerkins
and ruffs. Both men and women wore the same style of shoes, stockings, capes,
coats and hats in a range of colors including reds, yellows, purples, and
greens.
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The capotain is especially associated with Puritan costume in England in the
years leading up to the English Civil War and during the years of the
Commonwealth. It is also commonly called a Flat Topped Hat and a Pilgrim hat,
the latter for its association with the Pilgrims that settled Plymouth Colony
in the 1620s. Contrary to popular humor12-myth, capotains never included buckles on the
front of them; this image was created in the 19th century
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