Dressing up in a 1914 fashion

Another one of the dressing up series - not my favourite period I must admit, as it goes too far into the 20th cetury, but since I made the kit a few years ago I thought i'd give it a go! Circa 1912-14...
Hope you enjoy it!
CREDITS
Presentation, clothing and corsetry:
www.priorattire.co.uk
Photography:
www.timelightphotographic.com
Shoes:
www.american-duchess.com
Music:
1812 overture, Tchaikovsky, from KZbin Audio Library

[@samanthamontgomery235]

The dramatic music made you sound like a villain getting ready for world domination or something. 😂

[@isammolina4842]

Es que se estaba por venir el fin del mundo...😑

[@starthelotus3453]

Getting ready to defeat Germany

[@skippymagrue]

The 1812 Overture is an interesting choice.

[@thatgrumpychick4928]

Isn't she?

[@misslady2639]

WW1......

[@beataoor8229]

People from 1914: let’s make our underwear nice and pretty, and add lace to it😃 Also people from 1914: *adds second layer of underwear to hide the lace details

[@ruthm4749]

my great grandmother was born in 1897, and she wore a corset just like this until her death in 1985. I remember her trying to repair it several times and telling me it was hard to find the bones(or stays) when they needed to be replaced. she also would never go out in public unless she was dressed properly. this meant a fancy dress, hose, heels, lipstick, earrings with a matching brooch,and a hat. she even wore a pair driving gloves while she drove her pink Caddilac with the fins on the back.

[@Carrival]

What a wonderful memory!!!

[@sodoffbaldrick3038]

My grandmother was born the same year, but pictures I have of her show that she was very happy to abandon the corset as soon as she was decently able to do that. I do recall seeing her put on a girdle if she was dressing up to go out, but I don't think she missed the old way of dressing at all. She always wore her pearls, however, and now I am lucky enough to own them.

[@barbarag.5521]

What a beautiful memory of your great grandmother! I remember my grandmother talking about corset stays too - and that they were made of whalebone. Yes, from whales!

[@thatgrumpychick4928]

She sounds like a great character

[@phoebe6588]

Is it me or are all the people in these comments just complaining and being a bit rude? Why can't we just appreciate the beauty of historical clothing and professionals like Priorattire keeping historical clothes alive? People complaining about that it took so long to get dressed, well, the time you'd spend on getting dressed, we nowadays spend on makeup. Modern fashion is lazy fashion... Ofcourse, wear whatever you want, but it's not because something is new and modern that it is better than something of the old days :] to each their own

[@NoMore-gc3gi]

The real problem was wearing so much clothing in the summer time. Women had fainting spells and probably were not able to eat to much because of the corset, no wonder you don't see fat people there.

[@phoebe6588]

@@NoMore-gc3gi actually, there were a lot of different sized women back in the edwardian era. Also, you might wanna check Karolina Żebrowska's video on edwardian clothes in summer

[@priorattire]

You were clothes suitable for the season. Women fainted exactly as much as nowadays, and you can eat a lot in a corset. And if you look st the photographs and extant garments, you would see people of all sizes there. Queen Victoria wore a corset all her life.... didn’t stop her eating and putting on weight st all

[@celeri6497]

@@NoMore-gc3gi Fainting spells were a literary device more than a common occurrence. Writers of the day would emphasize how delicate and romantic it was for a woman to pass out at any large emotional burst.

[@ArtemisScribe]

I've always wondered what modern fashion would have been like if we didn't have the world wars and the necessity for fashions to change in order to get women into the factories. We'd kept to a pretty similar clothing system for so long and then in just a century we basically did away with women's daywear as we knew it.

[@HattieMcDanielonaMoon]

I asked this question on Quora but it was combined with a question which had little to do with fashion.

[@barbarag.5521]

That's an interesting speculation - I don't know how WWI changed women's fashion, but WWII certainly got women wearing trousers. But post-war 1950's fashions were the antithesis of factory-wear with the wasp-waist and full skirts - very feminine! In the 1970's trousers re-emerged as pant-suits as a greater percentage of women entered the work-force - and it seems there's no turning back.

[@glamsky3257]

Thank God, I don't have suffer through this clothing system! Comfy in my boyfriend jeans and tshirt 😁

[@charlottekey8856]

Many, many women and girls worked in factories from the late1700s on. Long skirts could be lethal around fireplaces (the father of the Bronte sisters said there were so many funerals for people (esp children) whose clothes had caught on fire, that he forbade curtains in his house. There was more mechanization though, escalators, elevators, cars. More information type office jobs that were suitable for women with some education. Things were bound to change. In the zeitgeist.

[@marshaklein8425]

Fascinating and enlightening as ever. My own grandmother was 17 in 1914, there was a photograph of her taken of her at that age and, although the dress she's wearing is nowhere near as lovely as yours, there are similar elements. Her shoes looked to be very like the ones you wear and she wears the long, open and belted jacket with the wide sleeves over a skirt and a similar style of hat. She died at the age of 92 and still referred to underwear as undergarments and was scandalised that young women in the 1980s no longer wore foundation garments.

[@idiotsandwich4912]

This comment section sucks. This video was awesome. I love watching and find it super educational and well done. These people obviously don’t appreciate historical dress.

[@siletsahar]

I was thinking the same thing... A lot of stupid comments from people who clearly don't appreciate the subject...

[@gieselahorig3771]

Genau !!!

[@mystikalgoddess]

I really like the way women dressed back then, I wish we could see a return of it.

[@dsatt57]

Cheri Fulsebakke it looks cool but no thank you.

[@tiffanykershpalmer2143]

Cheri Fulsebakke I wear Victorian dresses when I go to fancy parties but that’s cuz I’m goth as fuck lol

[@carolinemaluca]

I guess we can if we want. 😊

[@eurolaclactatiekunde6998]

My grandmother was a young woman in that period, her first child, my father, was born in 1917. She kept wearing her corset and when she was living with us when she was in her late 70s I used to lace her corset and braid her hair. I remember needing to lace it quite tight, for her back couldn't support her on its own anymore.

[@FaithRosie]

Your continuing battle with anything that fastens is probably my favorite part of the videos. It always makes me chuckle (though I feel the frustration as I can’t put on necklaces anymore)

[@ZeldadragonBlade]

Yeesh. Can anybody say something nice without an additional derogatory comment about how someone dresses? Do I like the way modern women dress? No. Am I going to say a derogatory comment about them? No. Why should I? I like the old style clothing and would love to wear some of my own. Fun fact: I can. Because it's my choice. Just like it's other people's choices to wear as little clothes as they wish.

[@virgleo]

I have a photograph from 1912 of my grandmother and all her sisters in this clothing. I don't know how they had the time with little ones to dress like this. Truly amazing to watch! I have a beautiful diamond bar pin that my grandmother wore all of her life, she passed at age 95 in 1994. I would love to travel back to this era and experience it. Thank you for the videos!

[@PintoPassion]

Everyone complaining about the heat... it really doesn’t get that hot in England even during the height of summer (about 22°C/70°F), so wearing multiple layers of breathable cottons and linens, is actually going to be very comfortable. I’m sure the fashions were adapted for the area, e.g. the Southern states in the US

[@epiendless1128]

It's going to be 28C this weekend - just in time for all the Lincoln Steampunks to be decked out in our waistcoats, bustles, corsets and petticoats and gloves. Phew! Update post-event. I was wrong - it was 30C with no air conditioning!

[@emmabenuska699]

...you get a tan from standing in the English rain...

[@chrissiesbuchcocktail]

I love your dressing up videos! My great grandmother was born in 1885 (died at age of 94 and I knew her well) - now I can imagine what she might have looked like around 1914 (although she was poor and I guess her dress(es) were much more plain and most possibly in darker tones). Anyway - thank you for this great video :)

[@Jo1066milton]

That was my nan's era. She turned 13 in May 1914 and started work in a local "department store" the following May. She was apprenticed in the lingerie department and used to tell me how the ladies came to try on corsets.

[@mehitabel1290]

Those prototype bras look SO much more comfortable than anything available today.

[@imtired6104]

My grandmother was born in 1900, and worked on her parent's farm. I wonder how quickly styles changed in rural areas, and what they did to accommodate modern fashion with heavy work like farming, cooking for many farm hands, and all the household chores. I know she wore a corset her entire (adult) life till she passed in 1996. I wish I could ask her, but if anyone else knows, that would be interesting.

[@ah-nononoo]

Fashion didn't change nearly as quickly as for those who could afford it. She probably wore what was acceptable (corset, for instance) and easy to work in. She also could have gotten a lot of hand-me-downs

[@ashleybrabson6051]

My grandma grew up at a farm up north in Maryland. It was very rural at the time. My mom told me that my grandma would wear a dress, with a pettifor (I don’t know how to spell it but it looks like an apron) that matched the ribbons in her hair when she was a kid. Everything had to match, how ever the pettyfor is pretty practical for play time so the dress doesn’t get soiled.

[@ashleybrabson6051]

She was born 1927- so I’m speaking of the 30s.

[@snappylobster3118]

That sort of style for little girls was popular in the victorian era and saw resurgences all throughout the 20th century. In the 1930's most girls wore very simple dresses that were loose and straight, sort of like a chemise. Flour and feed companies started selling their products in floral printed sacks because often that was the only fabric mothers had available to clothe their daughters, especially in rural areas. Most likely your grandma wore a "feed sack" dress at some point!

[@suemarie11]

My Grandmother was born in the 1920s, also grew up on a farm, but I dont think she's ever worn a corset. Its amazing how much can change in such a short time.

[@kathleensturgis8525]

I remember watching my grandmother put on her corset in the 1950's. She would have been about 20 in 1915, so she was still wearing undergarments from her teens.,

[@jen.m.3781]

This comment section is HORRIBLE! I’m so sorry you have to deal with is. As someone who wants to dress historically inspired you are a huge inspiration and I truly appreciate that you take the time to do this. You should try to limit the comments to maybe get less horny pervs.

[@shelleyrambleson9198]

My grandmother was born in 1898. There is a large family portrait of her when she was about 5 with her parents and all of her older sisters and brother. The girls all stood so stiffly! No wonder! But they were farm people and I doubt they wore all the layers when they worked.....but up until her death in her mid nineties, my grandmother would not wear "panties" - she bought long drawers and wore them year-round.

[@potatoegirl31]

Thanks for this! The 1910's are such an underrated era!

[@Exactpie1]

This is so beautiful. I understand why we broke from all of the intricacy, but the little girl in me wants a petticoat, skirt, and that jacket. It's all so striking. Thank you for keeping these bits of history safe. I'm sure it's not the best answer at the party. "Oh, and what are your hobbies." "I like to wear garments that are historically accurate." Have you ever gone about a normal day in the attire?

[@priorattire]

often, as we work wearing that stuff - and play in it too!

[@slyster33]

This is looks alot like My Grandmother's wedding dress. But it was, including the undergarments, in 100% silk. You could hold the complete dress in the palm of Your hand. It was Beautiful and delicate. ❣

[@umbrastar]

I think it would be cool to see the difference between what the higher class woman would wear vs what a servant or factory worker would wear.

[@Karen-gh8gv]

So beautiful! To think that we've gone from this to yoga pants with "Juicy" written across the arse...

[@graup1309]

I feel like people who complain about modern styles are just looking in the wrong places. Current fashion is probably at a 40-50 year high. I mean, culottes, longer, more flowy dresses and overall more formal styles becoming more and more fashionable again. Which is of course not what you will find if you consider the Kardashians as style icons, but overall I'd say we just came out of the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Sweatpants are still objectively so much better than crop-tops paired with low-waist jeans. Now that was a true low point of fashion history. Way worse even than people deciding to dress like dolls in the 1820s or people deciding that bums should be shaped in a way that makes it possible for tea to be served on them. I guess the lesson here is: Fashion has its ups and downs. We are probably currently slowly getting back into an up, and some would consider the teens and twenties a down (which I don't get except for the wedding dresses. If you want a good laugh, Google 1920s wedding dresses because almost all of them just look like someone wrapped themselves in a mix between a curtain and a table cloth). Either way, please don't be that person that's always cranky about how horrible our modern times and how values and modesty are depleting.

[@Karen-gh8gv]

Your point is well taken, and I hope you're right. I love the 1920s, but the styles just are so unflattering on most women.

[@graup1309]

@@Karen-gh8gv Well, yes, but I feel like that's sort of the point of the 20s. The styles look sort of unflattering, but that's what they are supposed to do. With feminism having some of its strongest years and such. I always read it as 'Hey, look, we're wearing what we want and don't care whether you think it looks nice or modest or appropriate or not.' That of course doesn't mean it's how it was, but just let me dream. I personally absolutely love the late 20s/early 30s, because you do get some sort of waist again, but you still definitely get the whole 20s vibe.

[@Karen-gh8gv]

Yup... it was a reaction against the super-femininity and curves of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Don't know if you already know of Amanda Hallay, but she has a channel called The ultimate Fashion History where she actually uploaded lectures on the history of fashion from ancient times to today. It's really fascinating and fun, you'd probably enjoy it!

[@graup1309]

I think her videos have found their way into my recommended a few times, thanks for the recommendation. The 'it doesn't necessarily meany that that's how it was' was generally more of a hint to the fact that fashion, like all things societal, isn't just influenced by one thing, and especially the twenties always get so much of the 'Oh, look: feminism! Women dressed like men bc gender roles started to change.', you know, people tend to act like the 20s were this magical time when gender roles declinded rapidly and everybody was just equal, when in reality, the 20s were followed by the 30s, 40s and finally the 50s, all of which were just incredibly big on reinforcing these roles, which just shows that the 20s didn't bring the big social change everybody says they brought, but instead were more of a glorified phase. And yes, they did also bring some long lasting change and built a solid foundation for feminism (after all, voting rights for example were here to stay) but yeah, it's not like it was one world war with too little men at home suddenly we have gender equality. I'm sorry, as you can see, I get a bit too emotional about vintage fashion.

[@truecomplex1076]

These videos make me happy. I love history, fashion, and culture and these videos just teach me more and more in such a fun way.

[@amhunter9619]

Surely with clothes obviously as fine and quality as these, you'd have had a maid to help you dress in the morning - so all the buttons and studs wouldn't have been so difficult. Love it though! My mother was born in 1916, and I have photos of my grandmother dressed just like this, carelessly languishing in a chair with her hat and her parasol ... though how you could 'carelessly languish' anywhere in all that clobber beats me!

[@shaldana]

From binge-watching your channel in the past week or so (and subbed!), I've discovered one very important thing: Bras were the worst invention for women and pushed as progression. The clothing and support before brassieres look comfortable for the most part and supportive enough. Bras are hell on the shoulders and back!

[@crashofthemoons]

yes i bet a corset is more supportive for the back.

[@lauraoergel6003]

Im making a pair of stays for that reason!

[@silverfox1492]

And near impossible to find if you don't fit mainstream sizes

[@Aurora-dq4lt]

So do you think that corsets were more confortable than bras? 😂

[@OofusTwillip]

@@Aurora-dq4lt Yes. A corset distributes the weight of the breasts over the whole body, instead of placing it on the shoulders and a small band underneath them. Corset comfort depends on how well fitted it is, and how tightly you lace it. Most women laced snugly enough for support, but not tightly enough to be uncomfortable or restrict breathing. However, upper-class women (who didn't need to do anything requiring physical effort) tended to lace tighter, to enhance their beauty (which was all most of them had to offer to potential rich husbands, like the trophy wives of today). Also, bear in mind that girls wore corsets every day, from a fairly young age. So, they were used to wearing them, and their growing bodies adjusted to the corsets. Our grandmothers, who wore girdles while growing up in the 1950s, had curvier figures than we do, because their growing bodies adapted to the firm girdles. That's why true vintage dresses don't fit our modern bodies, unless we wear strong shapewear under them.

[@SweetMelodeeASMR]

I love history and these videos really show a perspective that is not generally discussed or seen. What kept going through my mind during this video is that the "Roaring 20's" are just around the corner and the swing fashion is getting ready to take. What decade would you consider to be the most revolutionary as far as fashion is concerned?

[@theunironicpeasant4266]

Thanks for doing these videos! Not only are they fun to watch and very educational, but as a historical fiction writer they help a lot.

[@sjm2726]

This all makes sense. My grandmother was born in 1908 in London and passed away in 2012. I always remember her wearing a ‘girdle’ never conventional underwear which was very reminiscent to the teen era underwear. Goodness knows where she bought them. Probably the original😉.

[@michelledalenaa]

As a kid I once watched my grandmother put on her girdle. It was a production. I decided that I never wanted to wear one.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Which meant they were made to last!

[@slvrangel22]

Who is up for a field trip to her closet??? 😂😂😂

[@yulialurye5948]

You are very beautiful and incredibly talented LADY ! I do Enjoyed every second in this ( and all others) video ! Keep running! Beautiful era of corsets, unfortunately, gone.. . But we have your videos to enjoy and dream...

[@clairedavis475]

You look like Tatiania Romanov in this outfit! I've been trying to find the correct layer order for this era for ages now! Thanks

[@johnf.kennedy5454]

Thanks for you videos. You bring back to life the grace and charms of those era's styles and show how a beautiful woman is still a beautiful woman.

[@meganb8012]

I wish (moderately) common clothes were still this beautiful. I’d wear this every day, it looks so comfy!

[@ebonyando9037]

Hi im a fan, but could you do a 1912 titanic era dresses ?

[@carolweaver3269]

My grandmother was thin ,but HAD to always use wear her Corset, and would not have it any other way! She had to do up her stockings like that too. She dressed very smart, always. She told me " to always wear a corset no matter what." Well I did not listen, and now have back pain. I think that would have made a big, difference!

[@felixthecat265]

I can remember "old ladies" wearing pretty much the same style of dresses in the 1950s, although they were invariably in black. I suppose we all tend to hang on to fashions of our teenage years..!

[@clod8]

I love those old ladies-the original vamps. They were really old by the time I came around

[@critterwriter]

My grandmother was in her early 30s in that era. We have photos of her dressed similarly. I never knew there were so many layers!

[@MJK1965]

I can somehow picture my great grandmother who in 1914 would have been 16 years old, getting dressed in this exact way.

[@swedish_granny3153]

Lovely! My granny (1887-1986) could well have looked like this in 1914 when she was 27.

[@sunnyedaize1262]

The foundations alone are a whole outfit by today's standards. Love it 🤗

[@samanthagiardihahne4123]

I might be from a different era... I think it's gorgeous and Oh! All the Layers! Seems so confortable! I would love to test all the different fashion through the centuries ! What a funny & educative video! I surely do love it.

[@karinscott1241]

That hat just made the outfit. Almost nobody can pull off a hat anymore. Love your videos.

[@NetherwingEgg]

Wow I'm so glad I can just throw on a tshirt, I'd be late for work constantly if I had to put on that many clothes in the morning haha

[@hattyburrow716]

My grandmother wore a corset like that, even though she’d grown tiny and it hung off her, until she died in the 1970’s

[@pompei1968]

so this is how my great grandmother would dress up in the morning

[@robinbird6279]

I just love the fashion and garments from those days... That must be why I love watching Downton Abbey so much! Thanks so much for sharing! 💖

[@hopefletcher9182]

You are an absolute timeless beauty! Thank you for another wonderful video, I love the fashion of this era

[@cydneyking7453]

Your face when the buttons won’t stay is an entire mood

[@ShannonRochon]

Amazing how the hat & gloves just completely elevated the outfit...:)

[@bornontotrouble]

I too enjoy the Victorian periods more for clothing, but the Edwardian era is so elegant. Great video! Also I love how the 1812 Overture swelled when you finished getting dressed. Quite the finale! ;)

[@alicat1564]

I fell in love with clothing and style of this era watching Downton Abbey , costumes were stunning.

[@tammyellison735]

Me too I love this era

[@hattywillmoth1432]

This is so cool!! I always struggled to imagine how the shift from early 1900 fashion to 1920s happened because it seemed so drastic, but now I feel like I understand it a lot better. Really interesting video and a beautiful outfit!

[@amhunter9619]

I have a photograph of my grandmother dressed exactly like this and lounging elegantly on a garden seat ... BUT she was your age then! I am now over seventy and I couldn't even BEGIN to get kitted out so beautifully - reaching behind to manage buttons, (a no-no) putting on white stocking whilst standing up (a definite no-no). Seems it was a great time to be young, but heaven help you if you were elderly and didn't have a personal maid!

[@racheltheclumsy]

Awesome!! You should do 1914 evening wear next!!

[@iseanmermaid1125]

People still consider historical corsets as lethal? The attire of these decades was usually if not nearly all of the time meant to fit YOU! The con of these garments was only that in extremely hot weather, the fabrics would get sticky, it is truly not as dangerous, considering you're able to climb and do push-ups in corsets lol

[@georgina3358]

Izabella says the fabric is very fine cotton,which doesn't get sticky even in very hot weather

[@funniful]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching these videos! Since birth, my passion has been clothes! I started sewing at 4. I love textiles of all sorts...yarn, knitting, crochet, macrame...and fabrics! Oh I love fabrics! As a wee child, I’d often dictate to my mother exactly how I wanted her to sew my clothes. She was a talented and accommodating mother, so I had adorable little outfits! At age 55, i currently have an embroidery design company. Your videos are like rays of sunshine to me! I thank you from the center of my heart for sharing your talents!

[@juliawirch2454]

My favorite fashion era...straight outta first season Downton Abbey...and the era in which my grandpa and grandma were born.

[@laurids2007]

I had an aunt who dressed like that. Always in white. Long dtesses, hat... she was very elegant. 💖

[@sarahdunworth9989]

So many layers! And that was the summer dress? Imagine winter.

[@priorattire]

very similar layers - just different fabrics used for winter! wool , flanels, furs etc, plus a coat for worn instead of silks and light cottons.

[@sarahdunworth9989]

Thank you.

[@marloncervantes2512]

You know this look is timeless. I mean aside for the underpinnings, I can definitely see women wearing something like this now. Very beautiful!

[@marloncervantes2512]

It’s very elegant

[@earlystrings1]

I have no idea why this turned up in my feed but absolutely fascinating. The changes in women's dress after WWI must have seemed utterly astonishing to those who learned to dress in the prewar era.

[@solinvictus39]

From this to Flappers in the span of 10 years...

[@pamelalennon9694]

Dear Izabela, thank you for another fascinating and instructive video. Fashion history is often overlooked but developments in dress are inevitably tied to broader social, economic and political changes in society and even occasionally to innovations in technology like nylon, elastic etc. In this particular video, the evolving nature of the corset, the embryonic bra and the coming of a war that would see women doing "men's" jobs meant that change would accelerate both for women as women and, relatedly, in the clothes they would were. Thank you again and kind regards, Pamela

[@anavah4yeshua580]

Excellent! My grandmother (though not a teen in 1914) considered “tanned” skin to be a mortal sin! A well bred lady had skin of milky white, whereas as tanned woman was viewed as a common laborer. Your costumes are lovely. Thank you!!

[@xlenaqz]

The 'tan skin is beautiful' thing started by accident in the 1920s 😂 And your grandma was kind of right. Tanning your skin is not a sin, but it can be mortal since you can easily develop skin cancer

[@esterelina]

@@xlenaqz It's true. I don't understand why tanning is still popular for light skinned people. When your skin tans it's your skin's way of protecting itself! So basically tanned skin is damaged. And it can be very dangerous to tan too much.

[@xlenaqz]

Yeah, exactly. A bit of sun is not bad, it's actually very good for the health, but people simply stay too long in the sun without any protection. In my country people go out for like... the entire day exposed to the sun without sunscreen (maybe that's why they think southern Europeans are darker when it's not true). They think they only need it when they are going to the pool/beach/lake (and even there some people only apply sunscreen once for the entire day).

[@frenchtoast5843]

I love the clothes. I wish we could wear such clothing now, but where I live, temps can be in triple digits F as early as April. By June, the heat is truly becoming brutal. July through October are miserably hot and humid months. The temperature does not become more bearable until around mid November. I just cannot imagine anyone where all of these undergarments for at least 5 months of the year here without suffering heat stroke and going mad. I envy those who live in colder climates.

[@bookmouse770]

In the 60s they still used garders to pin up the stockings when wearing a girdle. and you needed a hat pin to keep the hat from flying away. Very pretty clothing! Thank you so much for this video, it was great fun to watch & imagine how it was back then.

[@leonidasbranco1892]

bookmouse770 I think it was 50’s

[@pronkerpronker6708]

Nicely presented, thanks for posting what my gran, b. 1900, might have worn as a very young stylish lady. I broke into a sympathetic sweat watching you work so hard at getting dressed! Like the natural fibers. :)

[@gloriahanes6490]

The amount of care and research is astonishing for someone so young, but obviously one who has a passion for all things of the past. It is of enormous importance we not forget our past for it nurtures the future in so many ways. Few items of the Edwardian period survived as the majority were made from fine cotton and silk and were extremely fragile over the years.

[@priorattire]

So young?? I am 43, it so young any more/ and with a 20 years if experience :-)) thank you for your lovely comment:-)

[@luannpatterson3886]

I just happened across this video & am speechless. My Grandmother married in '14 & I have a photo of her in essentially the same outfit minus the hat. My mom did a redo & her outfit had the same lace. She had the white parasol too. Will have to find those photos.

[@SpiritBear12]

Kind of fun to see what my great grandmothers might have worn back in the day.

[@Mashkablue1]

I love all of your videos! I’m a history and fashion lover, so I greatly enjoy seeing the historically accurate clothing items. They are all simply stunning!

[@DoraG99]

lmao i'm sorry but i was cackling at that corset cover drama!!! the battle of the buttons! i love how you leave these things in - makes it feel so much more authentic. i don't know how many times even these days i go to put something on and at the last minute have to change my mind and swap something out cause the first option was a fiasco lol. i always love you're funny little comments on the side in these sorts of moments. keep up the good work! you're videos are so great and informative ^u^

[@angelslove5434]

I love this type of clothes not like what we see today. Everything was so elegant and clean back then

[@claudiaalmeida3171]

senpai is mine indeed

[@freckles3705]

I thank God for being born in the 50s. I was thrilled with the invention of pantyhose, tampons and adhesive panty liners. Dressing takes about two minutes.

[@beverlyarcher3744]

Took longer with the rich and nobles just imagine all those layers no wonder they were so lazy

[@leodoro8877]

I can appreciate the elegance and the attention to detail, much nicer than throwing on your Lululemon sports wear.

[@miaxandra198]

This is absolutely lovely!! It has a classic appeal from the 1910s while having an almost 1920s feel. This has to be my favorite so far!! ❤️

[@Hana-dp3wr]

The women dressed so elegantly in the old days😍

[@misslady2639]

They did it until the mid 60's......

[@mplight2941]

I love this! It brings old photos to life. I can imagine dressing like this and feeling quite comfortable.

[@spaceoddessy1]

Not comfortable at all.Thats why wemon passed out,from the heat.They used hand fans and held combersome umbrellas

[@seigeengine]

Using umbrellas to shield yourself from the sun is still common, and you have to contextualize this in the fact that air conditioning was not really a thing then.

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

@@spaceoddessy1 Wrong era, passing out was rarely an issue for these women. The 1910s were NOT the 1900s - for the first time ever a woman's dress went above her ankle, and dresses became far looser and corsets far less constricting. It's true they were still restrictive, but compared to just 5 or 6 years prior, 1914 was literally freedom.

[@Bluelilly40]

I would love to own-and wear- every one of these garments!! Each one is beautiful, with the fabric, lace, and flounces....I could feel myself sitting up straighter and crossing my legs in a more ladylike fashion as I watched this! Thank you for taking the time to make this video! I'm so glad there are more of them!

[@bronwynfloyd8252]

It sure does seem like a long time to us today. But I'm guessing when it's all you know, you get pretty fast at it! And 10 minutes getting ready isn't bad at all. Now I'm blessed to roll out the door every day in scrubs. When I'm getting ready to go out for something where I dress nicer, I still give myself at least an hour to get ready.

[@janedoe805]

Oh my goodness her smirky face @ 4:42, cracked me up! Pearls?!? No, no, no... She definitely needed a pop of color and should have gone with the Garnets! Thank You for your extremely enjoyable video. 😊👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@janettesinclair6279]

Even when stockings were thigh-high, that back suspender was always tricky! I remember the pre-tights era.....

[@JadeCanada237]

Interesting. From the outside it looks like they wore so much less clothes but really it's pretty much the same with all the layers. Curious: Which era do you find the most comfortable to wear?

[@lindasonger121]

1960's

[@kitt3h]

2010s

[@ashkennedy9789]

could you possibly do a video showing how lower and working class people would dress in history? this all seems like the style of the upper class, and i’ve always been curious about what everyone else wears

[@priorattire]

I make videos with my own clothing i use for work - and since we are usualy asked for upper class that is what i have . I can make videos on demand, with the clothing asked for, they start from 2k to cover the research, garment production, fimling etc....

[@ashkennedy9789]

priorattire oh wow ok! well that you for the quick response

[@beltlevel]

We should get a fund started! Do you have a patreon?

[@thetillerwiller4696]

Same I am wondering too!

[@StarlingofAzerath]

Yea start a patreon! Im sure people would contribute to keep your wonderful videos going! The craftsmanship and time is well appreciated

[@boburuncle1413]

Thank God woman no longer have to do this. I'm exhausted just watching this! Thanks for the video.

[@patriciabeharry7473]

I'm 76, I remember my grandmother holding on to the bedpost while her corset was being laced up. She was always elegant; and this was in the Caribbean! I love to dress up; will not be seen dead looking like a tourist off the boat!

[@pyroanie]

I'm glad you chose a white outfit, I love all the looks of the decade but people usually portray them as navy or black so its refreshing to see white or light colors! I'm going to have to watch the rest of your series.

[@hangin-in-thereawesome4245]

My mother was born in 1905. She never told me about split drawers! My great aunt Ollie was a seamstress and made clothes for the richer ladies in St. Joseph, Missouri. My mother and her sisters always dressed nicely made with left over materials!

[@paulhyde1834]

Hummm, my mum went to her wedding (1948) with the buttons on her cami knickers undone! XX

[@dionysuscreativellc7569]

I don't know what it is, but it is straight poetry to watch you dress. Call me mesmerized.

[@dionysuscreativellc7569]

Do you make all of this?

[@priorattire]

Yes- see the credits

[@truth.beauty.and.goodness]

Love, love, love it! Wish I had been born in that era to wear such beautiful garments!

[@cometkatt]

seriously no reason whatsoever not to do so. one lady i know wore this style/time period for a couple of weeks, including to work and had NO problems and i believe she said she only had two or 3 comments (all positive). if you love a time period Enjoy it. WEAR it.. 20s 30s 40s 50s are some of the most classic times for ladies clothing and TOTALLY wearable now.

[@Inkdraft]

Go ahead and wear what you want to! Heaven knows those clothes are much more attractive than the degrading rubbish they make now. People will probably love it. Besides people wear all kinds of styles now. Long dresses are quite popular right now so go ahead. Life is short wear what you want.

[@CapriciousCapricrn]

That corset is a work of art! Had to go find the Tchaikovsky so I could listen to the end. Found one with a lot of cannons and church bells!

[@pattym307]

Is it 1812 overture? It's a good 1

[@CapriciousCapricrn]

Oh yeah, the 1812 Overture!

[@ingriddubbel8468]

You didn't know how the 1812 Overture ended? What rock do you live under?

[@marthabenner6528]

I got on KZbin specifically to see if you had a video of the undergarments for the silhouette of this era. And on the home page this video popped up before I even started looking.

[@marthabenner6528]

I have been researching for years, trying to decide which corset I want to put the money and effort into making. This is the one. This and three different stays. I find corsets and stays very comfortable for everyday use.

[@bernadetteaislin9848]

Yes!! So delightful 👌👏 I Would love to modernize this style so I can use it in this era 💘

[@me-xx2gl]

Now I know why one grandma wore a corset. She died in about 1975. When I hugged her there was always the corset. In the summer in Kansas, it seemed too much. I don't know how she did not drip sweat! My other grandma wore a slip and a housedress with her stockings rolled around her ankles in the Nebraska summer. No bra unless company was coming. Both has borne children early 1900s and had nursed all those babies. Amazing

[@maryhamric]

The fashions changed so much from beginning of the Great War to the end. And we think fashion changes fast today....that's pretty fast for that era!

[@purplepepper2503]

Could you do 1935 lady's attire, just before the war? Their time was just so interesting because it was when the war was approaching (sorta) and I'd love to see how that affected their clothing.

[@priorattire]

As I mentioned d in the description even this one is a bit of a stretch for me- I have no interest in fashion after 1915 sorry!

[@stevenseagull753]

Respect to those chicks back in the day Mann was that a mission for just a walk to the park

[@Sofia-nc1tu]

gasp!! I've been watching and enjoying your videos for a while now, and somehow I hadn't realised that you were dressmakers and that you did _bespoke_ *historically accurate* garments!! I'm so very happy! I've been searching for this sort of dressmakers, but the ones I've seen didn't seem half so invested in historical accurateness as you are. Oh! For my 16th birthday, I hope to get a dress from my favourite epoch, the 1910s. I thought the prices for such things would be colossal, unaffordable! It's certainly not cheap though (not that it should be) but I asked my dad, and he agreed to get one made for me! After all, one doesn't always turn 16 😁 Oh, I can't wait!

[@SarahM-lw2gd]

How awesome! What an amazing birthday gift :) enjoy it!

[@Sofia-nc1tu]

Sarah M thank you-I definitely will! 😊

[@ameliaabney9234]

Congratulations!!! I've always wanted one of her gowns, but I couldn't make up my mind which period. I like them all!