Punch magazine regularly satirised the crinoline. However, it had no effect on the crinoline's popularity. It didn't go out of fashion until Empress Eugenie stopped wearing it and introduced the bustle.

I always knew the thing about black dress for a wedding because, in victorian era a woman wouldn't wear all black or heavy black clothes unless she was in mourning

I picked up tips from historical haircare so I would need to was my hair less often since it's too tiring to do it more than once a week. I switched all my plastic brushes and combs for wooden or horn ones and I constanly wear my hair braided, brushing it once a day. I noticed just how drastically this method helped me with all the fatigue generated by haircare and now I can use that energy doing other things. Also keeping my hair long requires so much less care than when I briefly had short hair, I was very surprised.

I have hair that mattes at the drop of a hat. As a child i was a candidate for uncombable hair syndrome. So this is basically my hair routine, but with weekly or fortnightly washes and hats.

Hey there! German here, so grew up with all the prejudice of deeds that went down a few generations in the past. My two cents on the topic of cultural appropriation: Don't, and i mean that in the sense of denying people styles purely based on their upbringing and background. Just tolerate it. Learn to not victimize, as that is one of the biggest cancellations of evolution in any aspect. One of the examples in my mind is the Kimono wearing where japanese people were asked whether they'd be affronted, answer: no, spreading, adapting and evolving the knowledge is good for mankind. However in communities where "cultural appropriation" and victim culture is big, mind you not japanese in that context, verablly attacked non-japanese people "on behalf" of japan. See the issue here? Also: yes i know of the examples of black people getting attacked for their hair style and mythbusting around the locks. However in "cultural appropriation"-blocking you only uphold these issues for every generation, making a fully new level of segregation possible. Simple as that: don't attack anyone for their style/background/upbringing. If you do not like someones style, ignore it, if it's to your liking, compliment it. Break the trauma chain!

Won-der-ful !!! Thank you

“Older, lazier, and started wearing colours sometimes” I feel seen and it is a mortifying ordeal.

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Carolina had green hair?

Great video, thanks so much!

So according to the whole video she has no proof that they "DID NOT" have dreadlocks. Personally not saying they did but the bold claim of the title had no proof in the video.

Yeah long flowy fabrics can be a safety issue. First thing you learn when working with machines/power tools is to wear tight clothes, tie up and cover your hair, and _no gloves_ with anything that spins. But these days that's only really an issue when you're working directly with the tool yourself. Walking around a modern factory in a hoop skirt would probably be safe, since all moving or dangerous parts _should_ generally be covered. I wouldn't want to wear a crinoline at home since most of my apartment's quite narrow lol.

This is in the book as well, but the fact that The Essex Serpent not only goes the lazy and inaccurate route of corsets being a symbol of female oppression (Cora's late husband wanted to make her like other girls and a lady and she doesn't wear a corset after being a widow-saying she "wouldn't wear anything that restricted her waist"), but the fact that it not only goes that route of corset=female oppression but corset = domestic abuse is very....yikes (thanks, I hate it)

That’s gorgeous

I like your hair!

Always a good reminder that even hard numbers can contain biases in how they're presented and what is left out, thank you for such an interesting video!

Omg the illustration of Miss Havisham the Human Torch in my great illustrated classics childhood copy literally haunts me to this day. That was the single most impactful scene in the book when I was a kid.

This is a great video. I’ve been voluntarily reducing my time spent on social media for the past 2-3 years now but hit a block when it comes to screen time per day this year. Between 4-5 hours is what I was spending on my phone. I then went into my settings and set hard time limits on Instagram, which REALLY helped as I wasn’t conscious of how much time I’d spend on it. I think I’ll try out the new app!

Omg I hate washing my hair in the winter cause then I'm freezing until my hair dries. Also this topic reminded me of that horrible scene at the end of Great Expectations.

Damn what a self loathing annoying sack of desperation for attention. Vikings were described as having dry coarse braids and “snakes for hair” in journals written by the English. Sure they probably didn’t call them dreads back then, but they are the same concept. Stop gatekeeping so you can desperately fit in with your POC friends it’s pathetic.

Just discovered you. We are so on the same wavelength. Do you have a video on Viking braids?

14:25 Not me listening to this as I’m working on figuring out a crinoline for Padme’s Delegation Dress (green dress she wore when she’s pregnant… and kinda hiding it from everyone) 😂

I don't need to have my chimney inspected. A previous owner of my house kindly filled it with concrete, rendering it unusable, and I can't even install a gas version without a huge expense. Thanks for that, whoever you were 😢

i independently discovered some aspects of this when I started layering my early attempt crude wizard robes in an attempt to make them less... well, crude.

Amazing job!

There isnt 1000 years of hanukah. It was invented in the 19th century to address foreign Jewish salt over Yule

Brush your teeth

First, the argument that because a piece of clothing was worn for centuries it should continue to be worn is incorrect in my opinion. For millennia humans (men and women) wore animal furs but now it is unthinkable to wear mink or leopard furs, for example. As for the argument that we should celebrate everything about ancient cultures, I remind you that the Mexicas of Mesoamerica wore human skins as clothing. Should we follow their example or reject such customs forever? In your video you also ignore an invention that revolutionized men's fashion: denim and the overall. This piece of clothing made work easier for farmers, miners, factory workers and ranchers. In these cases the skirt is totally impractical. And a very high percentage of men work in these industries. Finally, it is ironic that while more and more women choose to wear pants and reject skirts, there is now a huge insistence that men wear skirts. By the way, have you seen Hilary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Kathleen Kennedy or other female executives or politicians wearing skirts recently? Just asking for a friend.

Do you train? I wanna try this but since I sweat when I train i dunno so I was wondering if you trained when you did this? Thankssa

"Getting in a fluff" hahaha us Aussies say "getting in a tizz"

Number one place I don't want big skirts is in a portapotty because EEEEW. I actually did take off my overskirt once and hang it on a tree before using the portapotty, and when wearing something like a broomstick skirt, I'm not shy about holding up the hem or flipping it over my shoulder before I even open the door to get in the thing. I'm kind of a walking disaster. I don't know how Lady Rebecca does her yardwork in a dress and I hear of people who do barnwork in dresses and skirts. I can't even reliably navigate stairs in a long skirt. I tend to go for more form-fitting clothing in general because I have a knack for getting hung up on things and tripping over stuff, I'm bad in pants but way worse in skirts and dresses. My work pants are cargo pants with the pockets full of tools and for some jobs that have me climbing over things I will actually empty my pockets before I start... I get mistaken for a guy somewhat regularly (presumably) because of my clothing, I cannot concieve of going out to shovel snow (part of my employment in winter) in a skirt, no matter how many layers I put under it. I have a big wooly winter overskirt I made myself as an experiment and driving in it in winter is awful because the hem will sit in the dirty puddle that accumulates in the footwell unless I bunch the whole thing into my lap while I"m trying to drive and there's not as much room as I might like under the steering wheel. I put both my boot heels on my wedding dress hem (despite the hoop skirt I was wearing that should have prevented this) and went down on my arse on the dancefloor (my husband swept me right back up and nobody but him even saw it). Some of us are just not meant for fancy clothing. And I can't do the nice long sleeves that go past my wristwatch, I end up dragging them through everything and getting stuff on them, I can't even wash my hands without wetting the cuffs if they're past my wrist. All the fashion historians are always on with the pretty skirts and corsetry and lovely jackets and I can barely function in a skirt that's longer than about 6" off the floor. I need more historical men's workwear if I'm going to incorporate historical fashion into my everyday wardrobe. That said, I've finally found a clothing element that makes me feel good about myself in my clothing, so am now experimenting with adding it to everyday clothing. I'm built like a brick with boobs (or as one commenter described herself on another video, an unenthusiastic cylinder), and puffy shouldered sleeves make me feel cute. And so far I haven't caught myself on anything like I usually do in my skirts. I'm going to try experimenting with hip padding eventually since I don't have much there thanks to my anatomy, but I have a sneaking suspicion that will result in me knocking stuff over with my butt a lot. And having my hip padding falling down cause nothing wants to stay up on my waist and something that measures 5" smaller than my hip measurement can still slither its way down off my body if given the opportunity, so I'm also working on incorporating curved waistbands into anything that needs to be loadbearing, as those seem to try to work themselves up as I move instead of working themselves down...

Just out of curiosity, the word kirtle sounds and means similar to the yiddish word kittel . A kittel is a ceremonial white over jacket worn by Jewish males at their wedding as a groom, on Yom Kippur, at the passover seder, and eventually wrapped in it when they pass away. Very intriguing as to how Yiddish is derived from a mix of German and Hebrew.

When I did 1860s living history, the number 1 question was, "Isn't that a fire hazard?" Yes. Yes, it was. That is why the museum won't let us have open flames or put lit candles on the Christmas tree.😂

I used to only buy plain undies & bras. (Of course, I usually look at the price tag of the pretty things and decide I don't want them -that- much.) Then someone told me it was OK to buy slinky things just for my own pleasure at wearing them. I thought about that for awhile and did end up buying a couple nighties online, which felt lovely to wear.

In my humble, mixed race opinion: if your hair Freeforms, you can dread dat shit and sucker punch anyone who tells you it’s appropriation.

The gang of lady shoplifters and their special skirts, yes, please!

I would love a video about big skirt crimes.

7:49 this part makes me so happy because I too am an American accent have her who calls rain boots wellies, and this brings me endless amounts of happiness!

Hi great to see you videos again you haven’t been coming up in my feed for months… annoying!

What did these women use for bust support? Cause a well fitted dress is not enough for some of us.

Women laid a wool blanket over their skirts facing the fire. Wool is naturally fire retardant and an ember is more likely to go out than burn through.

For years, I was self-conscious about my Mediterranean features (curly hair and olive skin), but this video has helped me embrace these traits. Thank you so much for enlightening me. I hadn’t realized that such stereotypes may have been subconsciously affecting my self-esteem.

Did you... Allow yourself to be seen with beither bonnet nor cap, apron, and gloves? Great scandal does not secure strength in character m'lady, i hope bo fine gentlemen bachelor's were out marketing at that hour

yes smuggling video

I would NEVER want to wear a crinoline! When I was 8 years old, my mom had me wear a hoop skirt under my "Sunday" dresses! First, I bent the ring trying to keep the d*mn thing down until I learned to sit in it! Even after I learned, I always despised it! In H.S. I would NOT wear full skirts. (I lived in the S.F. Bay Area where there is constant gale force winds. At this time slacks were "verboten" in school -- although micro-minis were permitted!) My mom thought I was being rebellious! I was just being modest! FINALLY, in the 1970s slacks were permitted not only in school but in HOUSES OF WORSHIP! How sensible! How SAFE! How WARM during winter months! Even the church elders approved! (How could they not?)

I'd love to see a Mythbusters-style test/demo of this

Oscar Wilde's two half sisters died from their dresses catching fire in 1871.

I was going to say I wouldn't want to wear a crinoline on the subway, but then again, if it kept people away.... I certainly wouldn't want to wear one while doing any of the jobs I have held (bounced between various food service and office work).

I used to be childminder and had to have a fire blanket, extinguisher and fire guard, plus the usual alarms and co2 monitors, it's still surprising how many people still remove the batteries. 😢 last year in my town several people died from this, new years resolutions folks "check the smoke detectors are working." Happy New year to everyone. ❤

Heating bills is why I'm currently sewing a smock out of an old fluffy blanket. Part of the reason I made sure I could roll the sleeves up is that we have a gas hob