I was in the metro today and I saw a cluster of people who appeared to be on some kind of tour or outing. All the women, and only the women, were wearing what appeared to be large black yarmulkes. What religion is this, if indeed it is a religious group? (If it helps, the people in the group were Caucasian, and several of the women were blonde.)
And now for 20 questions. . . .
Could the yarmulkes have been berets?
(In which case I still would have no clue who they were, although I would guess a private school.)
Did they actually have small brims/visors at the front (as in bonnet caps)? (In which case they might have been Amish or Mennonite). Among the Amish, the women tend to wear solid color dresses, blues, muted yellows, dark greens. Among the Mennonites (that I have known) they tend to wear brown or black, but they may wear more complicated outfits including skirts and blouses. Amish men favor denim.
What headwear (if any) did the men have?
Tom~
Some Jewish sects (forgive me if that is not the right word) also require women to wear a head covering in public.
“The dawn of a new era is felt and not measured.” Walter Lord
I recently saw a group where the women had odd looking bonnets that could have been mistaken for a yarmulke. Rather than being on top or on the crown they covered the back of the head with the cap lined up vertically.
Shrewish?
(I am so sorry.)
Now that you mention it, the women were dressed very “traditionally”… Padeye, that’s exactly what they were wearing, but that’s also always where I’ve seen a yarmulke worn.