They never wear any kind of ornaments or jewelry, neither do they have buttons on their dresses. Buttons are considered a vanity. The women use straight pins or snaps to fasten their clothing. Amish women never cut their hair. They wear it in a bun at the back of their head and covered with a prayer cap.
Married women wear white prayer caps, single women wear black ones.
Men and boys wear plain, modest suits of a dark color. The jackets are cut straight with no lapels and are closed with hooks and eyes. Amish men wear either straw or black wide brimmed hats. Married men wear beards, while single men are clean shaven. The Amish plain way of dressing is a way for them to remain humble and separate from the rest of the world.