From granny shoes to old-fashioned florals, Usha Vance is not the most fashion-forward second lady the country has seen. At ...

Servers wear Plain clothing—long-sleeved, modest dresses in solid colors, the women’s attire of most Amish and some Mennonite communities. It’s all part of the experience for those who want to enjoy a ...

Forget designer wedding gowns—the Amish bride makes her dress, often in shades of purple or blue instead of traditional white. The dress is simple, modest, and free from lace or embellishments.

Amish country in Pennsylvania. “We choose to use a horse and buggy because it makes us slow down,” says one local.Credit: Rob Locke This story is part of the November 30 edition of Good ...

Old Order Amish women wear modest dresses with long sleeves and a full skirt, a cape and an apron. They never cut their hair, but wear it in a bun on the back of the head. Men and boys wear ...

Women wear modest, solid-colored dresses, usually with long sleeves and a full skirt, a cape and apron. Hair is worn in a bun on the back of the head, concealed by a prayer covering.

Several of her non-Amish family members volunteered to drive her to the various homes where her children were staying, starting with her 9-year-old daughter in Lancaster County.

Amish women used new brooms to sweep the farmhouse and its porches. When brooms began to turn a bit ragged, men, women and children used them to sweep the barn and outbuildings.

Eating meals like this is the Amish way as the average Amish farmer needs 8,000 calories a day to sustain him as he works the farm by hand. Women about 4,000 calories.

Rhoda Schmuker has been living in one of MAP’s apartments since July of 2022. She left her Amish upbringing in Indiana just a few days before her 18th birthday. She said it’s freeing to wear patterned ...