S or D?	Category Colonial dress	Story one Ladies	Story two Men
Similarity	Headwear	Cap: for protection, not style, made out of linen and cotton	Hat: folded, fashionable, beaver felt and wool
Similarity	Outerwear	Cape: collar and hangs from neck, hung off shoulder, wool	Cloak: collar and hangs from neck, hung off shoulder, wool
Similarity	Shoes	Made with leather, have buckles or ties	Made with leather, have buckles or ties
Similarity	Warmth	Petticoat: wool or linen “added for warmth”	Underdrawers: wool or linen “an additional layer of warmth”
Similarity	Overshoes	Patterns: Overshoes with raised sole that lifted wearer’s shoes off ground= protection from soil and damage	Patterns: Overshoes with raised sole that lifted wearer’s shoes off ground= protection from soil and damage

S or D?	Category	Story one Ladies	Story two Men
Difference	Headwear	Cap: necessary for protection and cleanliness, linen and cotton	Hat: for fashion, wool and beaver felt
Difference	Main attire	Dresses/gowns: “Overall fashion for everyone”	Breeches: pants “most men wore breeches…”
Difference	Outerwear	Cape: “Shorter than cloak”	Cloak: Is long and “hangs to the knees”
Difference	Underclothes	Stays: “Foundation garment”, shaped body, trunk and torso, minimized waist	Underdrawers: for warmth and preserved breeches
Difference	Hair	Women primarily covered their own hair with caps, cloaks, or mob caps	Wigs: “Golden age of male wig wearing”, fashionable with cascades of curls, associated with a men’s place in society

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