From the late 1700s onward, navy blue became the color-of-choice for men's festive clothing. In contrast, workwear consisted of uncolored cotton or wool, which was somewhat gray in color.

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The Odense County costume, above, has the following elements:

a. the cut is influenced by late Empire fashion.

b. the jacket and trousers are made of wadmal, a coarse, dense woolen fabric.

c. the vest is made from worsted wool yarn.

​d. the tall hat first appeared in the early 1800s as an element of men's urban clothing. By 1830, it was popular with farmers.