…particularly those with ties to the English before, during, and after the War, still wore the elaborate styles through the 1770’s. Women of middle and high class status continued to wear the elaborate French Court styles long past when they had gone out of fashion in Europe, although they backed off a bit from what the Queen of France was wearing.
(Left to right portraits: Queen Charlotte 1770’s, Martha Washington 1770’s First Lady, Hanna Tudway American lace maker 1863)