But of course, what grabbed my interest was the cockades!
Shortly after South Carolina seceded, striking cockades appeared across the South of red, or red-and-white.
Fannie Beers wrote in her memories of the war, "Hats and bonnets of all sorts and sizes were made of straw or palmetto, and trimmed with the same. Most of them bore cockades of bright red and white (the "red, white, and red"), fashioned of strips knitted to resemble ribbons. Some used emblems denoting the State or city of the wearer, others a small Confederate battle-flag."
I love this sharp looking color combo! I've been inspired to re-create several of these gorgeous cockades, such as this one.