suspenders not belts Married men have to let their beards grow but moustaches are forbidden because of their traditional association with the military Women usually wear plain-colored dresses with long sleeves or a long skirt and blouse with an apron Stockings are made of black cotton and shoes are also black Amish women are not permitted to wear patterned clothing or jewelry The women never cut their hair hair and they wear it in a braid or bun on the back of the head hidden under a small white cap or black bonnet