WILLIAMSBURG — Much of the historic clothing that comes to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has a common thread: no one knows exactly who wore it. That’s not true of 20 garments donated ...

Now, creating authentic, custom clothing for colonial reenactors is her full-time job. “It’s fun. It’s a challenge a lot of times to do the research for different units, different regiments ...

“There are some people out there who know the numbers of stitches in every piece of (Colonial) clothing. We’re not stitch counters at the fort, but we do the best we can with our abilities and ...

Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the surprising details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America.