Skirts and Dresses

Top: Your top should have long sleeves. A cotton blouse that buttons up would be perfect. Authentic blouses had full long sleeves and high necklines. Your blouse can be solid (bright colors are acceptable if desired), or small calico type prints. Skirts: Your skirt should be long, but not floor length. Ideally the skirt would hit you just above the ankle. Too long and you will be tripping over it as you hike and pull the handcart. Either a solid or a print is fine. Skirts can be plain or have a ruffle. Make sure your skirt is quite full, hiking in a skirt can be very difficult if the skirt is not full enough. Dresses are also great, they should follow the guidelines above (long sleeves, ankle length skirt, high neckline) The following links have patterns and instructions if you want to make your own skirt: http://howtodresslikeapioneer.blogspot.com/2010/06/not-so-pioneer-skirt-tutorial.html http://showtellshare.blogspot.com/2012/04/how-to-make-easy-pioneer-trek-skirt.html

Overview

Our pioneer ancestors were very resourceful and able to dress for their journey spending very little money. Our experience should be much the same. There are many resources available to us to help find/make what we need for our trek. As you are preparing for the trek, keep these general suggestions in mind: 1. Bring a pair of shoes that you are already comfortable wearing. Breaking in new shoes on a trek will leave you with sore, blistered feet 2. Wear light colors. 3. Cotton and Linen are more breathable and comfortable. Try to stay away from man-made fibers such as polyester, Rayon, and fleece. 4. Make sure and bring all the items on the clothing list. Have fun preparing your wardrobe for the trek. Trying to be as authentic as possible will help you have a true pioneer experience.