Dressing up a regency lady

another one in the series - if you were ever wondering what Jane Austen's heroines were wearing underneath their cotton and silk frock, well, watch on.....
CREDITS
costumes and video - Prior Attire
www.priorattire.co.uk
photography -
Timelight Photographic
boots -
www.americanduchess.com
parasol and a hat -
Farthingale Historical Hats

[@jenniestevens1166]

My four-year-old son came over and asked me why I was watching a video of an angel. :)

[@yamyrm3687]

That’s cute

[@elizabethwells8893]

Aww... That's so sweet of him!

[@abigailwashere4299]

So precious!

[@timebomb4562]

sounds like a charmer in the making ;)

[@totoh82]

My favourite costume period is the Regency. I love what you've done! Very dreamy, thank you.

[@cattycorner8]

The coat is gorgeous! Your videos are perfectly lovely. thank you!

[@whitelotus1960]

Love these videos. It's barely been 100 years that women wore long dresses. I wish we still did because it was a beautiful era for women.

[@druidriley3163]

Roxane - Horrible for keeping clean. I wonder how they kept dirt off the train of their dresses.

[@christophernettles2468]

Fabulous absolutely fabulous! And you look like Elizabeth Bennet! Btw handsome man you have there, good looking! 😊 hahaha you two look so agreeable.

[@KellyfromMemphisDD214]

Best era for dress I think. Not my favorite look but very practical and almost athletic.

[@linda10989]

This video instantly brought to mind Pride and Prejudice (1995 Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle edition!)

[@ashlynnheller8400]

Linda Roy I agree.The outfits look so simple.It was great to see what goes into it.

[@Charlotte-gv8to]

(aka the superior version)

[@aprilmunday1152]

Wonderful. I've just spent a weekend in Bath walking in Jane Austen's footsteps, so this is very timely.

[@jamesandrobbie1]

Love your shows. I go through each one three times. First to read the captions and glance at the video; then to watch the video and glance at the captions; finally to watch for pure enjoyment and revel in day to day lives of bygone eras.

[@tobealostwanderer]

I love how all the eras are like ''SHowing your chemise? How preposterous! You can't just tease a man like that" and then you have the Regency era where its all basically a chemise

[@xxx-il9dv]

And almost see-through!

[@valeriavagapova]

The photo at 4:13 is just absolutely stunning, it looks like a painting. The place, the light, the dress, the pose - wow!

[@wildrabbit1314]

I love the soft leather shoes. They actually look really comfortable.

[@Mangalsews-sp5ux]

Adore the additional colours you selected for yr accessories. So many reenactors slip into 20thC colour coordination when building an ensemble.

[@trjames9042]

This has always been my favorite historical style. Very pretty!

[@daniellecharland-gruhzit7788]

Love this era's styles. Beautiful! Thank you so much for showing us and for your hard work.

[@elizagaskell7957]

same here. It looks beautiful and stunning.

[@therealJamieJoy]

You and Mr. Darcy, I see! Lovely.

[@foxwoods4964]

I absolutely adore Jane Austen's era!!! Love this video!! ♥ Thank you for hat you do ♥

[@kaly_ths_291]

Always remember! Shoes Before corset ;)

[@Stariana19]

Truly a beautiful era for women's fashion. Perhaps one of my favorites from the recent past. I adore the bonnets of the Regency period. The pom poms on the white coat, wow!

[@keanestar07]

You look like Elizabeth Bennett off Pride and Prejudice

[@eskimberly7424]

This is my favorite era in terms of dress. Thanks for making this video!

[@molotovmafia2406]

I love regency! I´m in love with the boots and empire waists and oh my gosh, THE COATS!

[@shashagirl11]

You look ready for a Jane Austin movie!! 😊

[@MsProudmamaof2boys]

i have always loved that style! reenactment would be so much fun if i had the money

[@priorattire]

not expensive if you are willing to sew yourself..... and lower/mid classes in that period are particularly affordable due to a widespread use of cheap cotton. if you love it, then save up and have fun in it - that's how i started...

[@christinecortese9973]

Although I love the clothing design I'd have to have button front everything to avoid my "clothes claustrophobia". Can barely stand pulling a sweater over my head. Heaven knows what I was in a prior lifetime! But these gowns are so lovely and romantic!

[@patriciaharrison]

The Jane Austen era, so beautiful!!!

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

I love the Regency Era fashions and I have a pattern to make a dress from that era (OK it's a modern pattern, but in the style of). It's my 25th wedding anniversary this year and I wanted to renew my vows - hubby didn't want to, but if he did, my dress was going to be from this period! Ho hum!

[@eb40ppp]

I adore regency fashion! It’s so simple yet so elegant. Thank you for posting!

[@euphoniacarstairs2955]

The marvelous thing about Regency fashion is, the Empire waist (just under the bust) is rather forgiving of a less-than-perfect natural waistline, hips, and legs. It draws the onlooker's eye and attention to the top-third of the body. For that reason, I almost wish this style would come back. The Regency style puts a graceful face on a lot of physical flaws.

[@MsAngelique]

It already has come back in different times. And it's not hard to find an empire waist dress or shirt.

[@fitzyfitz95]

@@MsAngelique didnt it comeback in the 1960s and 2000s ? (i think)

[@xxx-il9dv]

Tops and dresses with Empire waists would qualify today. That type of cut is my favorite; it hides a world of flaws!

[@lindakrause4597]

The Empire waist style came back in the 70s when I was in junior high and high school and was extremely popular Everyone wore this style, I wore it all the time and sewed my own dresses.

[@emmacantcomeupwithacreativ7506]

I just love everything about these videos.

[@taniaphillips3124]

I just love watching these... you're so graceful and feminine and the clothing is always just gorgeous...

[@lydiaderhake2532]

I love these videos! Thank you so much! Also, you are so adorable!

[@bunnymad5049]

Fabulous. Love the pom poms. Thanks. =)

[@jukthewise8776]

Thank you! The Regency period is one of my favorites.

[@lindamclean8809]

These clothes are so romantic and fit the female form beautifully

[@Andi-y8e]

The clothing and the music match just so perfectly together in the video! ❤

[@morganmarler3186]

This makes me really want to play dress up! Lovely and very relaxing. Thank you!

[@cometkatt]

and REALLY comfortable to wear

[@nancyvolker3342]

I love the details in both overcoats the pom poms on the walking overcoat and the gilt on the riding out fit were superb

[@uri4263]

No wonder why those Bridgerton actress were bleeding, they didn't wore their (wrong) corsets over their small clothes!

[@imakestuff3881]

I love how you said undergarments as small clothes! That's my new saying for that

[@melodysafo5437]

Were they really bleeding? If so, that must hurt

[@davriecaro3036]

@@melodysafo5437 At the start of one one of the episodes, you can see Daphne having sores on her bare skin. Where you can see where the stays rubbed, since she was not wearing any protective layers in between

[@melodysafo5437]

@@davriecaro3036 that must have been uncomfortable

[@davriecaro3036]

@@melodysafo5437 I mean just looking at it makes you feel some form of pain, I cannot imagine what the actress must have felt and thanks to that experience another actress has a bad experience wearing stays/corsets

[@flowertrue]

very interesting. Helps me visualize the clothes in the regency novels I like.

[@sueyee8747]

I finally understand why there needed to be help for the laundry!! Can't imagine 5 daughters Xs how many petticoats?

[@jstan4421]

Love your videos-you are funny at the right time

[@helens1717]

Great videos, I only found you this evening. Regency is my favourite style. Thank you.

[@lintu22al19]

Fine, I'm rewatching Pride and Prejudice again, if you insist

[@christinaskinner8282]

I think I would love this era of clothing.

[@sheep1ewe]

Me too, looks light, comfortable and pretty modern.

[@cuteologist82]

i cant imagine how after getting to this they could go back to the more uncomfortable ways of dressing. this looks comfier than some of the things we wear now

[@onyx_77777]

i think because we live in a very fast-paced era and this fashion requires more time to get ready. we dont have that much spare time in our hands

[@cuteologist82]

@@onyx_77777 oh I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. I meant going from this to the corseted tight crazy dresses of the 1890s

[@jaimeguerrero7320]

@@cuteologist82 There's quite a lot of time between 1816 and the 1890's, though. If you looked at a timeline of Victorian fashion you could see how every silhouette evolved into another.

[@elizabethclaiborne6461]

@@cuteologist82 You need to learn about corsets, which are not tight. The Regency’s boned stays and wooden busk are more uncomfortable and the thin clothes get chilly. You want uncomfortable? Put on a bra. You want hours of getting ready? Try modern hairstyles.

[@EspeonMistress00]

@@onyx_77777 I mean with practice this only takes 10-15 mins. The real answef is WW1 and 2 where Europeans had to cut down on fabrics.

[@katporter-dale5897]

I would love your job - past fashions had always intrigued me, as a 24 year old mum you would think fashion of today would be more my cup of tea!

[@bcaye]

These are fascinating, thank you.

[@allenbell3734]

This is so well done and well worth watching. Thank you for putting them in their environment. It’s really interesting!

[@cynthiacler9284]

That coat she put on over her dress was just lush, simply lush.

[@Chantlaura11]

So glad I found you! Hope to see videos on hairdressing, mourning attire, etc. soon.

[@thekingshussar1808]

Simple yet elegant.

[@thekingshussar1808]

Regency ladies fashion was also inspired by Roman ladies fashion (Ancient Rome.)

[@javencummins1426]

@@thekingshussar1808 Yeah. Ancient Greek fashion too.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thank you. That pompom coat is very cute.

[@priscalbert6105]

Simple and lovely. It's gives great look. I like it.

[@margotlth3371]

I fell in love with your channel =)

[@cara9592]

Thank you for posting! The regency period is my favorite.

[@jackiebayliss]

I love this channel...I could watch these all day..♥️🇬🇧

[@whyareallmynamestaken1382]

All day? I could watch these for years and not get tired of them! She's amazing!

[@THORMYN1]

Just watched Emma and absolutely love the fashion. Very pretty!

[@nakamopapina8889]

Emma? As in Emma a Victorian Romance?

[@nakamopapina8889]

@Karrie Dee oh...okay

[@spookymu1der]

my friend, in 1810: hey u wanna go for a walk me, laying in bed: ..... hold on lemme get ready

[@corsicanlulu]

that white coat is so gorgeous and the corset too. im kind of obsessed w/ corsets, so elegant and even sexy in a way

[@sunshinesue4131]

The coat is stunning in white, looks beautiful! In order to keep clothes looking pristine, I imagine there was something to wear for each activity, if one could afford to do so.

[@PLuMUK54]

In Pride and Prejudice, the older Bennett sisters scandalised polite society because the hems of their gowns were often muddied from their long country walks. Naturally, they were not concerned.

[@karenholt390]

Fantastic video! Also very useful for those getting into regency reenactment. Boots BEFORE corsets 👍, oh, and for SoundShenobiYuki - although there were warm cloaks and pellises (coats, like in this video) you could pull on when going outside in cold weather, the fashion for thin, gauzy fabrics DID apparently cause women to get sicker more often than usual. TB and other respiratory illnesses were gernerally referred to as 'Muslin Disease'

[@priorattire]

yes for cold weather wonderful cloaks, pelisses and a coats in warm wools and lined with fur!

[@doeeyedfaun4020]

This was my favorite time period for fashion I think. At least in reference to historical fashion. The overall look was simple and fresh and airy. At least from the outside, all the layers say otherwise. Still beautiful.

[@gladtidings4all]

I like the wrap around brassiere. Where can I find one?

[@priorattire]

We sell them - website in the credits

[@deenibeeniable]

Oh how I love the empire waist!

[@HosCreates]

I could very much wear this kind of attire

[@winsunn4759]

You have taught me how to dress in so many different styles. Thank you.

[@racheltheclumsy]

Would love to see some formal and evening Regency dresses if you’d show us!

[@breadandcircus1]

Uh, so gorgeous dress, everything is so beautiful. I'd like to have lived in that era. Sights....

[@beth9603]

I know!! its not fair, why was I born in today's era... sigh

[@breadandcircus1]

I'm glad you feel the same way.....we had been so happy living in those times.....sighs......

[@rosascrimshaw4354]

love the white coat and jacket simple stuning

[@mycrazyfamilyid]

I wish American Duchess would make those boots in a darker brown! 😍

[@spacecat_scribbles]

So beautiful 😻 that corset actually looks really comfortable, I would love to wear it in my everyday life. Actually, I would love to wear regency fashion in general in my everyday life but I have no sewing skill or confidence so I'll just adore it from afar.

[@lucyvlogandart5166]

Stays

[@spacecat_scribbles]

@@lucyvlogandart5166 thanks for the correction, I know better now :)

[@lucyvlogandart5166]

But besides that I agree with you I love victorian and 18th century fashion but I don't know how to sew and I don't have the confidence so I just have to admire it.

[@piscesrain8882]

I just wanna live life like this for just a day !

[@millennialdisposition]

I've been watching prior attire all morning

[@featherquill9476]

Welcome to the Binge Club/Study Group

[@WhyNot-zr5kl]

Now THIS I could do...comfortable and practical.

[@May_Sarocharm]

I'm looking for Mr.Darcy.

[@pasemacatukana7544]

Cassii Mayza amkskdjednddn. me too

[@priorattire]

sorry, Mr. darcy was manning the camera.....

[@aprilyoung5710]

Lovely but oh my gosh...I would never make it through a morning with all white on without staining some part of it with something...

[@lolabigcups7121]

I have a nightgown that looks exactly like the top gown. Also I love the coat!

[@daisanders82]

I remember having a conversation with a friend about regency corsetry/stays and talking about how high the bust was placed... they didn't believe me until I put them in mine... she ended up laughing at the "shelf" that was made...

[@blissgirl9052]

This made me happy!

[@jacobwheeler1348]

I wish we could get this into fashion again. I'd give anything..

[@zararoyce319]

Jacob Wheeler I know, it's so lovely, I feel so beautiful and feminine. I hope to get married to a guy who is also into this so I can fully live out my fantasy

[@bellesmith1582]

Iove this channel!

[@arianna19742000]

Love it, thanks for posting.

[@rcamels3042]

Regency is quite a similar silhouette to Edwardian styles, although for regency there is an empire line, no S-curve, and smaller hair!

[@AugustSideling]

It's actually VERY close to post-regency/ pre-war styles because in that time the grecian drapery influence was rolling around again.

[@jgw5491]

How did fashion make such a jump from Rococo to Regency/Empire? They seem light years apart, yet it all changed mostly between 1795 and 1810. Was it mostly the French Revolution?

[@cuddlepuppy1287]

Yes, people wanted to separate themselves from all the pomp of the french nobility.

[@VCYT]

France didn't influence England, the new middle-class did.

[@Aryamoony]

According to my fashion history book marie Antoinette introduced the chemise a la reine which was a very loose robe similar to regency dresses and a precursor to them. During and after the revolution women used those kind of dresses a lot, accompanied by red belts, cross strips on the bust or other red decorarions simbolysing the blood shed by noble innocent women caused by the revolution itself. So it was not a fashion used only after the revolution as a mean against nobles

[@Aryamoony]

Thought yes it was also used as contrast to the waste of money of rich people. But there is to be said that during napoleon reign napoleon used a lot of precious material for his women dresses (and his dresses too)- the dresses were still regency shaped but they were not poor at all, even tho they seemed modest

[@cocolime6496]

1:27 fascinating to see that transition between stays and corsets

[@ThereforeStand]

You are very talented and patient in your work.

[@olgaehernandez57]

I want to dress like that and just go to walk to the park..I m sure some people will take a picture..Lovely!

[@SkyeID]

I want that Redingote! I wear Goth fashion, and I think that would be perfect for the Gothic Subculture.. I would just dye it black!

[@missjeanferalcatsrmylife5335]

+JMJ...I love this! A friend and I spoke often about hosting a Tea and dressing in the same fashion as Jane Austen (my favorite author. Never happened. :-( And, you can guess that "Pride and Prejudice" is my favorite book. I have read it innumerable times; AND, have a collection of that particular book. Thanks to a friend, I have a copy of the "sequel" titled "Pemberley Shades." My! My! I just may have to break out a copy of P&P and reread it.) Thank you so much for your videos! I am now a new subbie.

[@MsZeldasaga]

Have you thought of making clothes for historical movies? A lot of movies don't do the era justice.

[@dbseamz]

That would be cool, but most movies don't have the budget for authentic natural-fiber fabric and most actors/actresses would rather do up a zipper rather than deal with lacing.

[@hopegoodwin2728]

I love the itty bitty jackets that went with this style.

[@Itsrainingsimmies]

Hope Goodwin they're called Spencers

[@kimquinn7728]

AshleyTheSimmer Yay! Have always wondered which type of coat a Spencers was.

[@TreeCurtis84]

I love the regency era. Even the mens fashion was so masculine and sexy!

[@TeacupAndRoses]

This is my favority old style :)

[@szabinahegyi831]

So amazing!

[@victoriabrevik5755]

How can you beat that complement! Love your videos. I don’t know how people survived wearing all those layers. I don’t need a coat till it hits 20 to30 degrees Fahrenheit where I live.

[@mildredchester]

Wow, I'm first to comment! Love all your videos and your amazing handiwork! It drives me nuts when people misidentify clothing styles and you are so knowledgeable. I curtsey before you!

[@jonellejones6368]

What is that piece of music? It's beautiful!

[@lorettatayor5840]

I instantly thought of the bbs pride and prejudice. very wonderful rendition.

[@clevaconley2221]

Very sweet!