An extravagant and impractical gown

[@momof2momof2]

The fabric is stunning

[@kristine6996]

WoW What a Magnifiscent job ❣️

[@michelledishon4714]

Hello

[@wilhelminamarquart240]

Loved this absolutely stunning

[@gulfgypsy]

When I see how these magnificent gowns are put together I think the women who wore them must have been stronger than one might think. The weight of the necessary foundation to hold the ornate and wide skirting alone, would be daunting, then add in the weight of the yards and yards of richly embellished fabrics and it must have been extraordinarily heavy. The price paid, I suppose to achieve the beauty aesthetics of the era.

[@voraciousreader3341]

Aristocratic women were decorative objects, so they did a lot of nothing….perhaps a turn in the garden, or danced at court, but that is it. Even the dancing-especially in the French court-wasn’t going to cause much exertion, just a lot of gesturing and a bit of elegant hopping. Some aristocratic women rode horses, and therefore could get out of their panniers for that, but most of the time they stood around a room or sat. The panniers were much lighter than the fabrics of the time, as well, so that assumption is incorrect. Women obviously didn’t have to wear them when they weren’t expecting visitors, either, but they did no work of any kind. That’s why each estate had hordes of servants.

[@c.s.7266]

How did they not get pinched with all of those pins??

[@stefanwild326]

👍

[@eaglesoars7481]

Good Lord! How much did that thing weigh?

[@azabujuban-hito8085]

Back in those days, when there was no acrylic available, what were that jutting out thing made of ?

[@Dlt814]

A very similar structure to what the conservator made, only with whale bone (baleen)…I think, panniers but very wide ones. These extra wide court gowns are not my specialty. Hopefully someone else will comment further.

[@michelledishon4714]

I really want to see the top of edge the inside petticoat that goes the main under the

[@argusfleibeit1165]

Couldn't go very far wearing that.

[@rondifrankel]

Who did this dress belong to?

[@lazygardens]

thought to have belonged to the Countess of Haddington, probably the wife of the 7th Earl of Haddington en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hamilton,_7th_Earl_of_Haddington en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Haddington

[@rondifrankel]

@@lazygardens Thank you!

[@rondifrankel]

@@lazygardens Thank you!

[@5mnz7fg]

It must have been torturous to wear such a dress, especially on a hot summer day.

[@Traybuff]

I really want to see the top edge of the inside petticoat that goes under the main bodice, the part near te pocket slits, it's frustrating me to bits thta vdeos like these are just about to shit then go onto another part and show about 2 seconds. :(

[@michelledishon4714]

Hi

[@michelledishon4714]

Video

[@egparis18]

I always have to mute these videos and read the subtitles because every last woman in them uses vocal fry. If you don't know what vocal fry is, it's that horrible creaking voice that they end every sentence with. On purpose.

[@voraciousreader3341]

2.5 minutes are not enough. Not even _nearly_ enough.

[@simonetta8762]

The lady wearing this mantua was not very tall

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

This is an extremely practical dress. It had a very specific purpose, to project a families wealth and power at court. It was the private jet if its age. This headline acts like the maids were wearing these when it was only the five inch stiletto class. Maybe a few dozen women ever wore these huge panniers, during Marie Antoinette’s time. Do better.

[@dIxIklo85]

Also the comment about the "very very rigid stays"... they are clothing historicans for gods sake! DO. BETTER.

[@thespaceshuttlechallenger7882]

In most of the English speaking world, "display purposes" are considered distinct from "practical purposes," so calling this gown impractical makes perfect sense. And I fail to see any part where they acted like maids are wearing these dresses. In fact, the title very clearly calls it "extravagant," the description calls it "opulent," it's labelled as a "court gown," you know, for being worn in the presence of royalty, and its original ownership is attributed to a countess. Read better, and then check your ego.

[@lmo7724]

Women have been torturing themselves for fashion forever 😢

[@myriamickx7969]

These dresses were not made to be "practical". This video is extremely disappointing. I could name half a dozen YT channels dealing interestingly with fashion and clothing in past centuries, where you actually learn something. This is not one of them.