Civil War Fashion: King Cotton

A segment of the video tour of the KSU Museum exhibit "On the Home Front" narrated by the curator, Sara Hume. This segment focuses on the use of cotton in fashions of the 1860s.

[@edithransom9441]

To those making this exhibition about slavery instead of historically beautiful clothes -- get over it. CHINESE and Asian slave labor made that smart phone, computer, PC, iPad etc.you own. They also made your purse, shoes, dresses -- many work 7 days a week, do NOT go home but live in barracks and work 18 hour days for pennies a day. Suicide nets are placed in buildings with more than one floor because so many of these young kids JUMP -- In the Middle East slavery still exists and Africa is still regarded by UN as having the most number of slaves -- and their owners are not white. So spare the virtue signaling -- unless you plan on growing your own fiber to spin your own thread and weave your own clothes - not to mention give up your purses, shoes and electronic TOYS.

[@okimawilcox1550]

Diane Lang which of course justifies American slavery. You suppose people who point out American slavery approve of slavery in general. I guess you wrote your comments in smoke signals. Sit it down hypocrite 😂

[@clod8]

You make good points but that doesn’t make it ok. We should try to do things better, and in the US, the pain and legacy of slavery is real, and affects all of us.

[@fredrika27]

@Edith Rans Instead of grand standing, why don't you accept the truth: slaves most likely made these dresses! They picked the cotten, spun the cloth, made the patterns and sewed the clothes for little to nothing! Any why you're triggered by the mention of slavery, everything on your back and in your house was made from slave labor! Our consumption is other people's slavery! You're no better than the masters of old! You're a hypocrite for pointing out the wrongs of other countries while not wanting to hear about what went wrong in your own back yard! Those dresses are beautiful because of the whip and sweat of an oppressed people. The beauty of these dresses are tainted by their origins! Meanwhile, people are ahhing and ohhing at how they want to try them on and wear them!

[@emilinebelle7811]

fredrika27 you’re a fucking idiot. 😂😂

[@ednakelley814]

@@fredrika27 Instead of your virtue signaling, why don't you let people enjoy a historical documentary on period clothes. EVERYONE knows about slaves. You just want to attack innocent people who had nothing to do with slavery.

[@stephenoshea4207]

I love the dress at 2:03. I want to wear it so bad!

[@dalerowan9500]

These Women sewed all those clothes they did a GREAT JOB on their clothes. They were so talented back then 1800s sewing.

[@Delgen1951]

If you had been doing that for all your life, it shows, but even then there were pros.

[@elvinadhludhlu5380]

0:35 The white with blue belt is my favourite.

[@leonh67]

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[@stephenoshea4207]

I know right? I am a guy and even I would love to wear it.

[@emilinebelle7811]

I love history. 😍 absolutely gorgeous dresses! I hope a time machine is created eventually

[@leonh67]

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[@vickyvaughan5013]

History can not be erased.

[@ladym6738]

Vicky Vaughan The only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn from history.

[@Delgen1951]

@@ladym6738 and thus commended to repeat it.

[@emilysereni3619]

Tell that to Kim K

[@summerghost6551]

We went from ballgowns to oversized hoodies. Wow.

[@leonh67]

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[@32juancruz]

Simply lovely!

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

beautiful dresses. I would have preferred to see the silhouette of the wedding dress in total and not zoomed. It is a very interesting period where crinolines were to be replaced by bustles and this dress is made during the transition period. It shows that the way from crinoline to bustle was an evolution and not a revolution.

[@carlapina5115]

Amazing dresses!

[@joangalvin6578]

So beautiful

[@leonh67]

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[@heatherhillman1]

I HAVE to go to this museum someday!!

[@нинамихайлова-з1н]

Какие красивые платья очень нравится спасибо за показ видео сама бы такое одела бы

[@caspence56]

How beautiful.

[@DianaKazimiera-]

I love the history of clothes. This is something fascinating.

[@leonh67]

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[@wendyjones6077]

Thank you for uploading this. I enjoyed it very much. Personally, I dislike the dropped shoulder look of the 1860s but appreciate history very much.

[@leonh67]

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[@heatherhillman1]

I was so born in the wrong century. I absolutely adore the late antebellum period clothing.

[@kmterpin]

Would love to see how women stored away these dresses --but never do.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Impressed by those patterns on the blue dress.

[@leonh67]

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[@hoopskirtlover]

Beautiful! More, please!!

[@PancakeSally]

Very good & informative upload! Thank you!

[@LearnwithJanice]

Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸

[@joanpellillo2981]

Beautiful dresses

[@Linda-zv2rq]

Stripes, Kelly 💗

[@Linda-zv2rq]

Indigo, Kelly ❤

[@karenbartlett1307]

I'm sure these Northern women benefitted by the 2 million bales of cotton Sherman sent Lincoln for Christmas from one of the cities he burned to the ground-I believe it was Charleston.

[@MegaLivingIt]

One of those fashion eras where no matter what you wore, you looked bloated.

[@badkitty1285]

Great segment -wish that the camera would have zoomed in on the details of these dresses.

[@ednaperhach2769]

Love the white 😍 and blue one , but I would have to make a pair of jeans ,. 😘✌️

[@rodolfoayalajr.8589]

Beautiful 😍.

[@morevaseret]

Got me confused at first, I was looking for English civil war costumes. Please can you say in your header that it is US civil war, it would make my life easier. Thanks.

[@morevaseret]

That wasn't a whine, that was a request.

[@shammydammy2610]

+morevaseret In a way, they did...since cotton was not king in England during the 1600's.

[@morevaseret]

shammy dammy Manchester, England, was called Cottonopolis and King Cotton, so yes,, it was confusing...... Cotton was being woven in the early 1700's. Prior to that it had been made illegal to protect the woolen industry

[@shammydammy2610]

But that came later than the time period you are researching.

[@morevaseret]

shammy dammy I appreciate that,that's why I clicked in the first place. I just saw Civil War, the first thing to come to mind were Cavaliers and Roundheads.

[@ehurican]

I take it that little boys didn't wear clothing because I have been searching for a picture of boy's pants and cannot find boy's clothing of that period.

[@TheNemo65]

+Edith Kouns Yes, they did wore pants. www.flickr.com/photos/28085772@N06/4605790356/in/dateposted/

[@DemonOBrien]

Because boys & girls wore gowns/dresses 'til they were 3-5 years old. Made changing the "napkins" easier.

[@Stef.with.an.F]

Little boys wear dresses before reaching the “age of reason” which followed by their breaching ceremonies :) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeching_(boys)