I love the arm "floaties" added to the dress. If a pool party breaks out, you're ready to go!
@dbseamz7 жыл бұрын
That's what I was missing when I made my Romantic-inspired ballgown! I thought the sleeves looked funny.
@thekingshussar18084 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@fairlyvague823 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I was trying to imagine how anyone could possibly think those awful sleeves were a great idea and then I saw your pool party comment and nearly choked! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@clod87 жыл бұрын
I've heard people complain about this silhouette but I find the doll-like look charming. I also like the shorter hemlines. Needlesss to say, at the time, I'd probably would have been an old spinster still wearing the Regency fashions of my tragic and misspent youth.
@generaltso69145 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Hitty her first 100 years, original illustrations by Rachel Field
@jakobraahauge72993 жыл бұрын
If you were insisting to wear that you would be considered lewd and undecent.
@xenodochialx8104 жыл бұрын
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I absolutely adore the fashions of this decade! They seem so over-the-top and cutesy, which for some reason is why many people dislike it.
@LightsOfAmber6 жыл бұрын
Capes should totally make a comeback.
@garlicgirl31496 жыл бұрын
Funny people say they are glad they don't have to do all that to get dressed but I feel I do some mornings to go to work. LOL! But back then it was not seen as a bother...it is the same way we get ready now...you just get up and do it.
@angelar.williams9516 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same think... I'm glad being hotter climate I don't have to wear all of that, and how did they make it when it was close to 100 F 37.8 C, but they were use to no Air-conditioning, just what air steered through the house when the Windows were open. Now Our Bodies go crazy without the a/c, but then like you said they were use to it. I know one thing, going to the bathroom ugh I don't want to even think...
@ceciliavaldes31594 жыл бұрын
Totally agree... if you think about it, maybe they would see all the layers of make up many women wear today as a tedious task. We talk about their fake bums and arm floaties but I wonder what they would have to say about us sticking fake lashes on our eyelids. 😝
@68halima5 жыл бұрын
Unlike many of the other people commenting here I actually find this era very interesting. Must be down to many years of watching Dickens adaptations 😉 In many ways this period is a dressmakers and milliner's dream. And the hairstyles are so elaborate and fantastical. It all may look alien and strange to contemporary eyes but you have to appreciate and understand the aesthetic. The shot silk is lovely IMHO- bronze and olive is perfect for autumn. 👍
@janedoe8055 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness the faces and jiggly jumps you do are hysterically funny! I’m hooked on your Channel. I love your Musical choices and you could hide a variety of things in those sleeves.
@anavah4yeshua5806 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your sharing all your hard work to bring period fashion to reality. I have always loved fashion of bygone eras & you do a wonderful job with all your videos. 💖
@rachel_sj5 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else watching this a fan of Gentleman Jack? I love everything about the series: the acting, attire, story, history, everything!
@mayling1415 жыл бұрын
Here Here!
@RD02045 жыл бұрын
Anne Lister obviously doesn't wear the sleeve padding or corded petticoat, her skirts/ sleeves are a lot slimmer than the other women's. Same with the hair. If you look at different hair styles at different periods the general rule of thumb is "the wider the skirt the wider the hair.". Lister's side curls are slimmer than Ann Walker's etc. The fake hair makes sense for Anne since she doesn't have Eugenie to help her in the morning if she has stayed over and her hair always appears perfect.
@strangekat28404 жыл бұрын
@@RD0204 Anne Lister genuinely did dress as she did in the film. I've been to her house, it's a fantastic day out.
@RD02044 жыл бұрын
@@strangekat2840 well "Gentleman Jack" clearly took a few creative liberties with Lister's attire then. Still it works with Suranne Jones' portrayal.
@richardsmith28795 жыл бұрын
‘I’m just going out for a walk, I may be some time.’ Brilliant as always. I find this wacky fashion period strangely attractive. What always shocks me is how many of the wonderful fabrics have just gone, without Lycra and polyester modern woman would be no more able to dress than a woman in the age of corsets.
@jenniferbrewer53707 жыл бұрын
Now, at long last, I understand what the term "shot silk" means. Thank you.
@LottamaBunMom6 жыл бұрын
I was living for a short while in Northern Arizona and had to do laundry at a shared laundromat where Navajo and Zuni Native American families did their laundry. I was interested to note that most of the older ladies wore wool petticoats made of old green army blankets. Sometimes they would just slip out of one right there to wash it. I am not sure how many those ladies wore under their velvet long skirts. I was a learning experience for me and one I treasure.
@brigantiagirl5 жыл бұрын
I love that they include information on menstruation in this video. It's a topic so rarely discussed, but of course it was a fact of life then like now, despite modern media pretending as if women shaved all their body hair and never got their periods in the previous centuries.
@StarOnTheWater5 жыл бұрын
I love how you call the fashion what it really is - totally bonkers - and still have an appreciation for it.
@marikastewart27306 жыл бұрын
Wonderful job. Your attention to detail is marvelous!
@125ams5 жыл бұрын
The dress is beautiful with the way the fabric changes along with the lighting angle.
@crisscateyes5 жыл бұрын
This lady does a wonderful job representing that era. It's as if she has teleported from the past.
@breadandcircus17 жыл бұрын
Absolutely marvelous dress. Thank you for posting this new video, I really missed your videos. Each of them is a treasure
@ceciliavaldes31594 жыл бұрын
Hi! I used your book, The Victorian Dressmaker, to make pantalettes, chemise, corded petticoat and plain petticoat like the ones you are wearing in the video and they came out very nice! I’m also working on the corded corset like the one you are wearing from the book but it is a next-level endeavor 🤩. I truly recommend your book even for begginers like me. Awesome video!
@priorattire4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@princessvenus91087 жыл бұрын
i'm addicted to these videos, they're so interesting and satisfying to watch and she seems like such a sweet person
@priorattire7 жыл бұрын
+venus irix thank you- but the impressions can be misleading. I can be sweet but I can be just the opposite as well. Especially in the mornings :-)
@robertneal42445 жыл бұрын
I so enjoyed your sense of humor on this one. The look on your face during the second petticoat, your 7 second remark about your natural hairs curl holding ability, and the cat video-bombs.
@karinscott12416 жыл бұрын
I love the way she hops up and down to get everything settled. Love this series.
@lolajl6 жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@uriahpeep90366 жыл бұрын
That sweet kitty I saw at 6:12 also helped out......dressing the lady took the entire household!
@LassiePlayDead4 жыл бұрын
My favorite Era right now. Reading “the Murder of Helen Jewett” - who looked similar to this. You look so realistic! Very well researched and executed.
@vickypappa55655 жыл бұрын
I watch most of all your videos and they are really incredible. You transfer us back in time and we get an idea for many things of that season! Keep up in good work! Thank you!
@arielmcgowan28485 жыл бұрын
You are an incredible seamstress. Thank you for sharing with us! Super interesting.
@starlinguk7 жыл бұрын
1830, the eighties of the nineteenth century.
@iamrandom24985 жыл бұрын
The duo chrome effect the dress has is just mesmerizing
@unknownposterr7 жыл бұрын
What a gorgeous color on the taffeta
@nadokabunny5 жыл бұрын
Tbh, I can't believe cloaks went out of style. They're so cute😍
@cometkatt6 жыл бұрын
wow- Really well done - quite enjoyed seeing the era presented so well!! most impressive..
@silvertbird15 жыл бұрын
Brava Madame! I so enjoy your videos. How interesting to see the styles change so dramatically during these decades. Clothing from 1790, to 1810, to 1830 - what a transformation.
@Zemmawesth7 жыл бұрын
Your comments are great. They really make the outfits come alive across a screen.
@nancyvolker33426 жыл бұрын
That cat photo bomb was a hoot! I'm so glad I found this sight!
@zoerayne1016 жыл бұрын
I really wish I could do this and dress for different eras. Fashion through history amazes me. But unfortunately I am claustrophobic when it comes to restrictive fabric or even better, too many layers. Just watching these videos makes me almost have a psychotic break but it truly amazes me.
@alnsubuga7 жыл бұрын
I came for the historically accurate outfit. I stayed for the kitty photobomb. 😹
@mastersadvocate5 жыл бұрын
I loved the music you chose for this video. Schubert is really nice to listen to, I think. : ) Loved seeing your cat stroll through, too. >^..^< The dress was gorgeous, and those sleeve puffs to wear inside the dress's sleeves looked a bit like water wings! LOL! Thanks so much for sharing the secret of what lurks beneath the gown! ~Janet in Canada
@rochoa74085 жыл бұрын
mastersadvocate actually that was Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2. The orchestral version. But I do agree the music choices for these videos is superb.
@amierikke62254 жыл бұрын
Wow, a real cat from the 1830’s! 🐱😹😻😸. You look fabulous.
@MsFeleyra6 жыл бұрын
Loved the cat photo bomb. 😂. Otherwise, very informative. I am glad I don’t have to do all that just to get dressed.
@1949chefjojo4 жыл бұрын
I noticed the Bobbin 🧵 Lace work done on a pillow. That is very intricate and elegant. This tells me when Bobbin Lace was useful.
@alinaroata20056 жыл бұрын
love the cat photobomb! ☺️
@tracywilson57326 жыл бұрын
love watching your videos... Oh the layers! Theres so much mystery and romance in the attire of days gone by! TFS.....I would feel a bit..claustrophobic?? Having to be cinched up in all of that especially in the summer!
@elsakristina26897 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! My favourite fashion decade!!!
@sampison7 жыл бұрын
me too
@m.k.94055 жыл бұрын
This looks great, so authentic! I wonder how difficult was it to use a restroom in this attire? It's so amazing to see just how elaborate those dresses were.
@gretiesmom7 жыл бұрын
I'd be exhausted by the time I got dressed! Can't imagine supporting all of those layers, as elegant as they are. I'm very comfortable sitting here in my shorts and T-shirt, thank you!
@UYTRELLO4 жыл бұрын
This romantic fashion was so important to our civilization that the use of different petticoats like yours is still seen on the folkloric costumes of Europe and America ( I mean Spanish America).
@megatexification5 жыл бұрын
If I had to go through all that, I'd just have to take a nap before I went out.
@jblosser877 жыл бұрын
I got so excited when I saw you had put out a new video! lovely as always!
@canucknancy42575 жыл бұрын
I'm amused that they used to basically wear kids water wings under to keep those sleeves so poofy. Lovely video. Thanks.
@xyzaslimetoyoutubepadoodle17817 жыл бұрын
I'm a fan of Victorian era because of their beautiful dresses. How I wish I have at least 1 set from undergarments to accessories. For sure, it's going to cost a lot.. I love your videos. Seeing you dressing up, I imagine myself wearing those.. thank you
@cometkatt6 жыл бұрын
you can make them as she has done - there are wonderful patterns out there if you dont do your own draping. :)
@globe1globe16 жыл бұрын
Yeah ready for an autumn walk... just let add some 100 layers to my outfit 😂 Great video! Thank u!
@SimpleDesertRose7 жыл бұрын
I just love watching your videos they are so much fun. I get a little giggle every time you say you are going in. Your furry photobomer is cute too.
@TarHeelBrit5 жыл бұрын
Good video thanks so much. I always thought the lace trim in hats was part of the hat, sewn in. I never realised it was a separate cap.
@niklauswillembruinwilfredl93146 жыл бұрын
Hungarian Rhapsody No2 in the background. A lovely fit!
@terrijudisch28605 жыл бұрын
Love how the cat always shows up
@ekaterinazelenova4415 жыл бұрын
I love your videos! Special thanks for revealing the secret of what women did during their periods. I have always wondered how they dealt with that issue in previous epochs.
@francenegoulding50536 жыл бұрын
Im loving that greenish purple glazed effect dress
@ValyTraveler6 жыл бұрын
I have watched your prior videos and I am just amazed at the level of detail that goes / went into dressing women for those eras... So glad we women or men do not dress like this - on purpose or daily... Can't wait to see whats next...
@vanessaholbert59856 жыл бұрын
I’m impressed she did that by herself
@amhunter96194 жыл бұрын
Being a naturally warm individual (I didn't even have a long sleeved jumper until I was over sixty) I cannot help thinking how unbearably hot one must have been under all that padding. Summer certainly and winter as well. Thick petticoat, thin petticoat and a corset that looks as if it could have stopped a bullet, never mind the huge sleeve pads and heavy dress material! I'm suspicious that if one could go back and ask, you'd find all the ladies who were prone to the 'vapours' had over-enthusiastic natural thermostats, like me!
@sheri19733 жыл бұрын
I agree! I never wear long sleeves or sweaters, not even when it's - 20C. I also hate the bulk and restriction of multiple layers of clothing. Ideally, I'd never wear anything but shorts and Tshirts, but the Canadian winters don't allow for that.
@carolynallisee24634 жыл бұрын
Another phrase for the gigot style of sleeve was 'leg of mutton'- probably means the same thing! The colour of the gown was an eye opener, too: I had a cushion cover of a similar material, though the colours were green and blue. I actually thought it was a modern style of material too, until I watched this!
@candicefrost45614 жыл бұрын
Carolyn Allisee I think leg of mutton was more commonly used in 1890s
@CapriciousCapricrn5 жыл бұрын
Hey, the credits say music by Schubert! It's Franz List's Hungarian Rapsody #2! I love the 1830s; the styles were so crazy good; every woman must have looked like a doll!
@AlexYorim5 жыл бұрын
Ah, so that's what Tom and Jerry play at the "Cat Concerto".
@Flynbrd686 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness clothing fashions have gotten easier to put on! So many layers! Thoroughly enjoying these videos! A time machine to the past. ☺👍💖
@purpleheart30007 жыл бұрын
I smile uncontrollably every time you do the Victorian Hop to smooth out your skirt, it's so cute!
@JokerzPrincezz7 жыл бұрын
purpleheart3000 ayyyye what up my texas fam!
@AdirondackRuby7 жыл бұрын
LOL! Same. That's always my favorite part of her Dressing Up videos.
@Dennden7 жыл бұрын
How lovely! I wish clothing like this was still readily available.
@priorattire7 жыл бұрын
we do sell them....
@Dennden7 жыл бұрын
Oh wow really?
@BelleFlower156 жыл бұрын
I love these videos so much!! I'm trying to ration them so I don't run out anytime soon. 😂 You are living my dream life! I love historical dresses so so so much.
@gabriellacatalini12207 жыл бұрын
That is a gorgeously literary dress, a Dickens love interest brought to life (perhaps Mary or Ruth Pinch from Martin Chuzzlewit). Not my favourite fashion decade, but the colours make it beautiful. Bravissima
@doreenardourel9245 жыл бұрын
It seems like a lot of clothing, but it was cold in the winter in those larger homes and they only had fireplaces in the rooms to keep warm. Still, I like the simpler clothing we have now! I love watching these videos of period clothing! Thank goodness for Spanx!
@TheRivrPrncess7 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. I wish fashion would go back to these times or something similar to them. Casual and overly casual styles have their place, but it is done too much, I think.
@sjm27265 жыл бұрын
Love all these videos. What interests me is how much one complete outfit would have cost. In relation to day to day cost of living. Some appear so complicated with multiple layers for even the middle to lower classes that worked hard compared to ‘ladies’ of the landed gentry.
@averygeorge41925 жыл бұрын
well, it was probably be expensive, but they didn't just throw away clothes within a year, clothes where a lot more precious and well made then today. And people didn't have as many clothes as well.
@sjm27265 жыл бұрын
adrianna love the idea of the corset. Unlike today’s fashion with an extra weight gain clothes are resigned to the back of the wardrobe. Back in time you would just tighten the old corset and carry on regardless. 😊. Beautifully made but I bet the hemline would receive some battering
@monikakurunczi28226 жыл бұрын
A really great video. Like it a lot. Victorian fashion was so beautiful. Apart from the use of poisonous pigments, especially in green and purple dye. (been reading on this subject lately. still shocked.) PS. The music is not Schubert though. It's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 from Liszt.
@horseenthusiast12506 жыл бұрын
Mónika Kurunczi thanks for the music name
@snugbug50674 жыл бұрын
I like this period in fashion. The silhouette reminds me of the Duchess of Kent, Queen Victoria's mother.
@launicayoly27 жыл бұрын
I saw a past life in that era, wearing those darn clothes ...no wonder I hate layering clothes now hahaha..loved ur videos!
@devyncabral21987 жыл бұрын
launicayoly2 I had a past life in around the 1880s, I still get claustrophobic around corsets. But that may be the reason why I wear skirts often.
@merylslabbert35704 жыл бұрын
Socks/stockings feature widely through the centuries, as all your marvellous clips reflect, and made of such a variety of threads perhaps with clocks..! My query -- how were they made? ...hand work or machine? Surely very labour intensive, and easily worn out; holes etc? ...especially silk, say... and the laundry aspects? Fascinating, this insight you're giving us -- many thanks!
@priorattire4 жыл бұрын
knitted!
@doreenardourel9245 жыл бұрын
I'd love those lace caps for bad hair days!
@bigbearfuzzums70275 жыл бұрын
I love the way even stockings meet their match she shows them no mercy!
@gizelliedunson7 жыл бұрын
I love these videos they are so informative when it comes to how historical clothing worked. Right now I'm in the process of making a webcomic and the story takes place in the 1880's so a lot of your videos are helpful in knowing how women got dressed and how their clothing worked. Even the videos spotlighting fashion from other time periods are really nice. Thank you for being such a great source of inspiration and information! I'm reading your blog as well just to collect more Victorian info since you seem to know your stuff when it comes to historical fashion. Your videos are really great and the dresses you wear are just gorgeous! Keep up the good work!
@smuj4046 жыл бұрын
I think the fiddling with the cape demonstrated the reason women are offered assistance with putting on and taking off their coats! Lovely colours, and I'm surprised if overcoats and so on were ever needed with all those layers on!
@cometkatt6 жыл бұрын
no central heat :) so overcoats were very welcomed
@elsakristina26896 жыл бұрын
My favourite decade for fashion!
@LemonScentedSharpie7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos so much, I binge-watched all of them about a month ago. They're super informative and entertaining.
@monmothma33587 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. You even managed to make the lace cap look good. Usually I find them so unflattering (you know, in period series/movies), almost to the point where they ruin outfits. Too bad they were apparently so common.
@TheDodgerReid7 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting for this video, and you certainly didn't disappoint!
@AA-hy6nb6 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT! Thank you very much for this interesting&informative video!
@hypermobilehistorygal5 жыл бұрын
I do wish you had more outfits from this time period available in your shop. I work at a historic house (in the US) that depicts the year 1837 and I would love to look as authentic as you do!
@priorattire5 жыл бұрын
more on the way in the next few months!
@donnamedinajoya75775 жыл бұрын
@@priorattire where?
@Trillidotia7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I've always wondered about exactly what women wore way back when. It's fascinating!
@anthonyhargis68557 жыл бұрын
As fantastic and interesting as always. I really enjoy your presentations.
@Elemiriel7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I loved the last shot of you making lace with the little bobbins! Reminds me of "Lark Rise To Candleford"
@themurrrr6 жыл бұрын
“Hair could be quite bonkers too” This cracked m up 🤣🤣🤣
@TheMollyPitchers7 жыл бұрын
The way you do those tiny hops is so cool.....
@OcarinaSapphr-7 жыл бұрын
I always love watching these- Hello from Australia!
@sabrinasjourney5 жыл бұрын
Funny, I don't love this decade, but you look great. Beautiful dress fabric and very smart accesorizing!
@josephinewinter5 жыл бұрын
i have to admit, bar the hat, i'm not sold on any of it, but it's amazing how effective mere ribbing is on that petticoat, and only recently have socks that decorative again become available
@emilyfrost82405 жыл бұрын
I just finished reading Les Miserables a few months ago and I'm trying to picture Cosette is this get-up, but with black damask instead of red-green shot-weave silk.
@dawncheriewoodworth34495 жыл бұрын
I've watched a few of your videos and I think you REALLY like this dress. You acted like a little girl in her new Easter dress. Again, beautiful dress. You're very talented.
@dawncheriewoodworth34495 жыл бұрын
Just watched it again! You arw just so cute the way you bounce up and down with every girly layer. Thank you for these videos!
@rosrychaplet6 жыл бұрын
i love your videos. the cat photo bombing was an added bonus. your presentation technique gives it a touch of positive nostalgia. sometimes i feel like it's a replica of silent movies.
@rubizelmurgatroyd78937 жыл бұрын
Gosh it gives me a claustrophobic feeling to think of putting on all those layers lol...but the end result looks so nice!
@astrinymris99535 жыл бұрын
I love how that gown is red and green at once, which shouldn't even be possible.
@priorattire5 жыл бұрын
Called changeable/ shot weave/ weft and warp are different colour threads
@Canadianbatgirl627 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Would love to see dressing a 1912-1914 lady. Thanks
@MauiQuestR7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showcasing this era. It's very understated and misunderstood. Been reading up on the Beidermeier epoch.
@AdirondackRuby7 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Nice to see the new corset. I have been following along on Instagram. And hurrah for that Merlin cameo!