Getting Dressed in 1816 - Mary Shelley

A Halloween special! How Mary Shelley dressed, and the story of how she created Frankenstein.
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Director/Cinematographer: Nicole Loven / crowseyeproductions
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Producer/Costumier: Pauline Loven / periodwardrobe
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Maid - Lucy Wakefield / lucyewakefield
Percy Bysshe Shelley - Stephen Gillard
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Lord Byron - Michael Whelbourne
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Voice-over: Martha Milne / machinequilter
Music: Chris Gordon www.chrisgordon.info/
Make-up/hair: Liv Free / livfreemakeup
Hair stylist: Anita Cudbertson
Costume Assistant: Jasmine Clark
Thanks to:
Eran and Linda Bauer, for their kind hospitality

[@wrlSivan16]

The summer that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted causing a volcanic winter around the world. It was called "The year without summer." This weather change influenced her writing and without it we may have never had Frankenstein.

[@rafaguelfand6615]

Seasonal depression on steroids

[@eileenmarie1652]

Rafaella Guelfand MOOD

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

If you bother to listen that information is included in the film.

[@rhiriz17]

Hi from indonesia

[@hierosgamosvibration2951]

Butterfly Effect.

[@uncuentofriki3635]

The mother of science fiction and postapocalyptic genre.

[@garlicgirl3149]

With a Grimm reality to it.

[@lalalalala9451]

Un cuento friki 420 likes lol I’m not about to ruin it

[@bethanyeschen-pipes3667]

Actually no, that's Margaret Cavendish.

[@pastelprincess2344]

666 likes xD

[@valenieexuan269]

i love this channel so interesting!

[@elainamccoulskey4976]

Please do French aristocrat!! I’ve got to know how the women made their skirts look like boxes!

[@EleonoraBrandenburg1762]

They had what were called "paniers"(French for basket) basically basket-type things on the hips attached to a belt that would go around the waist, under the petticoats. The bigger the paniers, the wider the shape . in the 19th century they used crinolines, which were circular rods that went all the way around and were attached to straps keeping each hoop aligned, going down from the waist in a rounded cone-like shape, . in the 1860s they had ones that went all the way from the waist to the floor, imagine trying to sit down in that!

[@curehead9877]

@@EleonoraBrandenburg1762 it wasn't hard to Sit on. Its extremely comfortable and would close up when you sat on them. There called crinolines

[@EleonoraBrandenburg1762]

@@curehead9877 Didn't I already say that THEY'RE called crinolines ? 😂😂😐😐

[@cocolime6496]

there's a video about how an 18th century woman would dress, but it's from another channel

[@TK-ij2xi]

@@EleonoraBrandenburg1762 Somewhere, sometime there was a funny sketch about this, i thought it was Carol Burnett but couldn't find it. Anyway, what I found was a KZbin video titled "We wore hoop skirts for a day" & I imagine it had some humor to it. Pretty sure sitting in a hoop skirts was a talent taught to young women.

[@embrenn365]

Seeing these dressing videos with an added element of diving into women's history, I think, brings forth the notion that there has always been amazing women who challenged, created, and broke through barriers. Peering into something so intimate as the clothes they wore gives us this tiny glimpse in their everyday lives, something which to us might seem eons away. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to this channel, I really enjoy every video you guys create!

[@krissi31]

Well put!

[@Pikadumpling]

so your telling me Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein from a nightmare she had, and read it to a gathering of people in the 18th century? You learn something new everyday.

[@Amphitera]

a lot of literature and art was conceived in a dream. Stoker's inspiration for "Dracula" was a nightmare, too.

[@Pikadumpling]

@@Amphitera Really? cool

[@belenmolero1159]

Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein in that gathering, she didn't finish it then. The inspiration came from a dream and from her life experiences. Another person who was at the gathering writing was Dr Polidori, he wrote "The Vampire", a future inspiration for Bram Stoker's "Dracula". Amazing 💜💜

[@isabellapaar9549]

Yep

[@malissahyatt2425]

She created a new genre...Sience Fiction. An 18 year old girl created Science Fiction.

[@magicalgirlmercury7420]

My family is so pumped! Mary is my great aunt, and we take pride in anything to do with her.

[@purplepepper2503]

That's awesome man

[@ChelsieFaulks]

Incredible! Hope I have done her justice for you!

[@naomiwalton9396]

Yooo, that’s pretty cool! Frankenstein is one of my all time favorite monsters and book, so it must be pretty cool to go around and say you’re related to an influential literature figure like Mary Freakin’ Shelley!

[@PurpleT3a]

Anyone in your family write? I would read their work.

[@nawadherabdullah2974]

Magical Boy Mercury wow

[@asingh5283]

Don't ever stop this series please!!!!!

[@susan1870]

I took a Literature by Women’s course in college years ago. We studied this. She always felt that the monster she had created was more than just fiction. She would say if she turned her head fast enough she might glimpse him behind her. He literally haunted her for the rest of her life. At least that is what we were told in the class. Fascinating if not extremely disturbing!!

[@TalorKingg]

That is pretty common when you hallucinate something. You can carry parts of that experience for the rest of your life.

[@Rose-ef2cm]

“What terrifies me will terrify others” Me: the creature is my Son and I Love Him

[@nicolelawless3199]

Rose Ghost stories? I write Auschwitz stories from survivors in my diary everyday

[@melveerainbow4657]

@@nicolelawless3199 huh

[@Cec2500]

Frankenstein is one of the most imaginative books I have read in my short life. A timeless tale.

[@oddeyes9413]

I actually wrote a comparison and contrast essay in college, between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Bram Stoker's Dracula. It turned out surprisingly well.

[@fionatanzer5270]

Regency clothing - empire line dresses - seem to be the most comfortable historical women's clothing between medieval and modern clothes. The stays looked small and practical for a start! I love this style of clothes. I used to have a few empire line long dresses when I was younger. Very flattering.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I wish regency waistlines and fabrics came back. They are very cute and they look comfortable too.

[@anjanunnenmacher344]

look around and you will find the high, empire waist has popped up in sun dresses in recent years because of how flowy the cut is

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

@@anjanunnenmacher344 I have one, but it's barely knee-length. Give me longer XD

[@anjanunnenmacher344]

@@akechijubeimitsuhide do you know how to sew? they're super easy to make yourself if you know how to, and there's plenty of tutorials on here to teach you if you don't

[@cocolime6496]

the fabric back then was made differently to how it is today. not only would it take a long time to make, it would be hella expensive!

[@Rose-ef2cm]

Best thing is that you can actually wear this if you know how to sew. Nothing is stopping you (other than the sewing maybe). Wear what makes you happy.

[@nataliak2953]

I love the narrators voice so much

[@curehead9877]

It so calming

[@alidahoogeveen7363]

Charlotte Louise nah it’s really annoying

[@Cluisanna]

"For modesty or warmth."

[@MissSwan16]

Why is it that these videos always have THE most tan actresses ever... It's totally unrealistic for the period and just ruins these otherwise very carefully authentic videos.

[@YT4Me57]

You do know that it was a common practice for aristocratic women (and men) to wear white powder to hide their true skin color? I don't see the actresses as "tan" anyway; they just aren't ghost-pale, blonds. Most of Europe wouldn't (and still doesn't) fall in that category.

[@thepepperpot3809]

That wardrobe in the room where Shelley gets dressed is gorgeous. I can't imagine who makes furniture like that anymore, and if some company out there does, they must charge tens of thousands of dollars for a piece like that one.

[@faithlesshound5621]

Their main customer must be Vladimir Putin, for his palace on the Black Sea.

[@andinarizkia]

Indonesia is located roughly 7000 miles from london. As an Indonesian, we've been told that our country is located in the ring of fire. Ancient Krakatoa (or Krakatau) eruption in 5th century caused the land that used to connect two islands to collapse, creating now a sea passage. I know Tambora was not as major as ancient Krakatoa, but to think that the effect traveled 7000 miles ad affected the whole world, it is pretty bone-shivering. I really wish there won't be more massive eruption in indonesia. We've had several smaller ones this decade, but it doesn't mean that there's no possibility of a massive one to happen. Great video, thank you!

[@gregtaylor9331]

As an interesting foot note one of the other participants in the scary story "contest" was John William Polidori whose story "The Vampyre" gave rise to that particular form of the horror novel.

[@DulceN]

Indeed. He was also Lord Byron’s physician, having earned his degree at the age of 19.

[@tobealostwanderer]

I love these videos with a story around the clothing. Same as with the Girl with the Pearl Earring. I actually learn alot by watching these videos. Like with the origin of when everything happened and thereby also look at what they wear, which I am facinated by. Great job on this video!!!

[@smp6565]

Incredible to think that a little weekend getaway for a group of friends, stuck inside cos of shitty weather would change the history of literature forever

[@dillancomtois]

Can you do a Bronte sisters video?

[@CrowsEyeProductions]

We're exploring ideas!

[@donnamariedemaio]

And Jane Austin, please?

[@camillaaston2495]

I would love this!

[@ravenzyblack]

CrowsEyeProductions- Emily Bronte ‘Wuthering Heights.’

[@emilyanne4802]

*I second this emotion!*

[@Jojomo564]

It's incredible that such a young mind could come up with such a story. Thank you so much!

[@jdeang3531]

It was when people had a keen imagination of their own doing and not one that is thrust upon them by Hollywood. Our minds have grown dull.

[@ellaisplotting]

This channel is an utter gem

[@estelledesigns]

Haha I read this comment as "This channel is utter gum" 😂Silly me!

[@isla2593]

A lot of historic clothes are so practical. Sleeves that can be short or long, functioning pockets, a layer underneath that protects clothes from sweat so you have to wash the precious fabrics left. Oh to live in a simpler time

[@allanaalberto9730]

Life wasn't so simple back then lol

[@tasnemoo1892]

I really love their fashion.. it’s the only thing i want to travel with the time to experience

[@SebAnders]

Just imagine the strange looks you'd get wearing all that now!

[@tasnemoo1892]

@@SebAnders it will be so awkward but i wanna try this actually 😂

[@SebAnders]

@@tasnemoo1892 You'd turn heads, a lot people would probably think you were part if some kind of street show 😂

[@tasnemoo1892]

@@SebAnders and i will be laughing secretly as they look 😂

[@Ghargr18]

It’d be great if you could do companion-videos showing how the servants dressed themselves: this seems very awkward to put in without help! Love this channel

[@nessuno1948]

Listening at the voice of Mrs Shelley is quite an experience..........

[@sFlapperGirl]

This was mystifying and ever so clam thank for for showing Mary Shelley she was quite a character

[@pigeonpower42]

*clam*

[@sFlapperGirl]

@@pigeonpower42 Mary Shelley seems very clam when she was speaking about her husband in her book

[@oldchickenlady]

+1920's Flapper Girl I have to ask, did you mean "clam" or "calm"? I didn't know if "clam" was a saying like "bees knees" or just a typo! Love your name!

[@sFlapperGirl]

@@oldchickenlady Calm sorry

[@parryyotter]

Ever so clam

[@rosaliecrawford1841]

I love this time period so much... the high-waisted silhouette is so pretty and elegant, in my opinion. I loved hearing about Mary’s dreams and inspiration for her writing.

[@lilymoo9613]

Excellent video! I would love to see a video from Jane Austen or from the characters from little women.

[@jmcmontanheiro]

Love this! Please consider doing a Jane Austen one! And an Anne Boleyn one! And a Mary queen of scots one!

[@TidBitOf]

These videos are like a portal to the past. Thank you so much!

[@emmab5035]

mary shelley is the most fantastic literary figure and this video brings me so much joy. i genuinely idolise her and to see her brought to life with that fantastic actor and the fascination of fashion history was just lovely. it was a really fantastic summary and such a fitting celebration of her achievements (although the existence of the inspiring 'dream' may have been fabricated by shelley herself). to go through so much death and tragedy, to go on to invent science fiction, transform the victorian gothic, and create the enduring, haunting archetypes of frankenstein's monster and the mad scientist: as only an outspoken teenage girl. god i love mary shelley thanks for listening

[@awesomekitty89]

This is magnificent. Hope you can also cover another dress from another place and culture.

[@calicocloth]

We would very much like to!

[@jelenanovikova9119]

What a beautiful and talented young actress playing Mary Shelley! And such sweet voice she has!

[@nuhaadavis8519]

Oh HELL yes

[@chelinfusco6403]

You guys have class. Wonderful video.

[@SebAnders]

By God! Don't start talking about class!

[@hestiapetrina9522]

They mentioned Indonesia. Greetings from Indonesia here! More than two hundred years of course

[@nickisalizzoni6026]

Halo!

[@eachandeverything4022]

Hello! Hope you're well!!

[@hafathimah_2136]

Hello from Indonesia too 😀

[@shrutialex1188]

3rd March 2021 23:17pm

[@elizabetha.zimmerman4780]

The Mount Tambora, eruption in April of 1815, was one of the most powerful ever recorded. It was on the island of Sumbara, Indonesia.

[@Tekix13]

I love all your videos! Watching these videos not only calms me, but fascinates me at the same time. Like catching a glimpse into past, and this way looking at present with different eyes. Thank you and please never stop producing these amazing artworks.

[@kroselavy]

Oh my god the long sleeve illusion is brilliant !! I am not really confortable in long sleeve and always wants to take those off when needed ! The solution is often in the past, you sometimes have to bring an idea back instead of inventing it !!

[@aaryakulkarni9658]

Her handwriting is so beautiful and calligraphic

[@teenelf]

I had never been brought to tears by a book until I read this book. I cried in sadness and trembled in fear. What an amazing work of fiction.

[@nicolelawless9942]

I’ve kept a diary for all the nightmares I’ve had and had many on a game called Call of Duty WW2 (2017) and I recalled the nightmares as “horrible and something I’d never recover from after playing this incredible game”

[@ouchmyvagooter7078]

sometimes if i have a hard time sleeping i’ll watch this, because the narrator’s voice plus the music is so soothing.

[@user-ep4yk3td2u]

GOD YES THANK YOU. The inventor of sci-fi. The mother of Goth. My ancestor.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Sophia Cierley She was technically predated- by another woman, Margaret Cavendish, in the 17th c- who wrote ‘The Blazing World’, but most don’t know about it.

[@malissahyatt2425]

Neither get the credit they deserve after the guys claimed the genre for their own.

[@supernewf21]

If you are descended directly, we may be faint cousins. 😁

[@raiknightshade3442]

Spoooooooky yet informative! I like it! Can't wait to see which time period you go with next!

[@OxXxNoodlexXxO]

I love how it's informative, but it also drags you into a story, I love it

[@SeaMonkey137]

How cool to incorporate such an historic literary event into a discussion on getting dressed in the period. Well done.

[@augustindie]

this is a really relaxing video

[@catwhisperer7655]

This story is one of the best books ever written! There's so many layers to it and each reading reveals more and more hidden gems within it. It's amazing. Do yourself a favor and read it at LEAST once.

[@sweatyskeleton7390]

“Ah, shit I gotta put on all those layers.” -John Mulaney

[@barbaramarbell9358]

Those shoes have come into fashion now.

[@grey_roses]

😱 Delightfully crafted...& executed... 😂 Ahem. Seriously, this was a beautiful melange of fashion & lifestyle history, literary history & simply striking production values. The images of those literary giants all gathered round the fire on a broody thunderstorm night...can you just imagine the heady discussions & flights of brilliant, terrible fancy that were never even written down later on? I love how transfixed & absorbed Byron & Shelley look as Mary reads! A perfect Halloween presentation. 🎃😱💙

[@thetiredworm2100]

That was awesome! Thank you for this

[@nocomment2468]

Mary is such a brilliant author. I still can’t believe that an 18 year old could create and spin a tale like that. Then again, as someone who had lost a child and was facing more pregnancies, the idea of giving life to being, and the ensuing responsibilities, must have been fresh in her mind.

[@lucyewakefield]

So much fun and an honour to be a part of this ♡ Thank you 🎉💕

[@CrowsEyeProductions]

Thanks, Lucy! You were great!

[@lindachilcott9080]

A wonderful production, thank you.

[@violetopal6264]

This was wonderfully done. Great job!

[@illeatyou]

This channel is very underrated

[@CamilleGuiang]

It's so interesting watching these videos. Thank you for these! The quality of your content just keeps getting better. Love from the Philippines!

[@AngelaGWillis]

Standing ovation!!! Bravo!

[@thevintageeffect4772]

I had been waiting for this period for so long. Loving this one!

[@queenhamster488]

I love how here I am on my bed with just a over sized T shirt and underwear. Why have we decreased in our brains. Jk it’s just me

[@Ostsol]

It's an interesting question: would a woman of 1816 feel liberated or naked in today's appropriate garb?

[@amastyn_1106]

Ostsol Probably a bit of both, though it would depend on the person

[@JeremiahWatkins-zv8bn]

Ostsol I would say it would lean towards the naked side. I think anybody from that time period would. Specifically in the “western world”. Not so much the East. Regarding the Middle East, it’s still that way.

[@andrealoll2220]

Ok but literally same

[@mirandaserratos3410]

Wow the quality of this is amazing

[@Wakeupgrandowl]

Gorgeous experience - thank you

[@Loretopo]

I'm so happy!! Thank you for this amazing video❤️

[@gorgonseye2447]

I cannot like this video enough. Thank you so much for filming it - it is pure delight!

[@dream_dealer]

This series is AMAZING

[@masuganut2082]

Wow!! This was wonderful!!

[@emilyanne5747]

A masterpiece of a video

[@epsereth]

Excellent, excellent video. Your work gets more wonderful with every upload.

[@k.j.lindsey3048]

Wow! What a well done episode. I didn’t see it 1st time around. And such an outstanding combination of your getting dressed series with the origins of Frankenstein. We’ll done!

[@MansoorZaki]

Wonderful piece of history recreated. Wonderfully!

[@nuhaadavis8519]

It was AMAZING. WONDERFUL WORK, I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT HALLOWEEN

[@charlisabeth]

I can't wait! I love these videos, especially the narration

[@lifeafterdisney8366]

Love this series so much!

[@Sarah-tu4bu]

Beautiful, you guys have done it again. Thank you. And I loved tying it all together with a famous historical figure, around Halloween, and a story that has endured.

[@katies6872]

Yes! I have been waiting to see this video. I love Mary Shelley, she was such a amazing intelligent woman!

[@hprestored5914]

I just rewatched the frankenstein again and I've founded this video. This is so much of a good quality video. I love this!

[@IIEchoII]

I'm so grateful I discovered your channel a few months ago. You're amazing, guys!

[@ghazalhabibi1085]

Excitementtt you guys are the actual best

[@hollyworkman7752]

Wow I loved this! Mary Shelley is such an inspirational woman

[@YT4Me57]

I truly enjoyed this video! I'm a fan of history, so the historical context that you wove so expertly through this short film was story-telling at its best.

[@nguiklian]

Absolutely stunning!

[@rosemarygustafson6631]

Literally just finished reading Frankenstein for the second time!! Loved this video so much, as I do with all your other videos!!!! Thank you :)

[@ladylaura8038]

Happy Halowe'en to us! Thank you for this perfect treat ! 🍬🍬

[@giggle_snort]

Came for the pretty dresses, stayed for the glimpse into Shelley's life. DUDE. I've never read the actual book, not being one for horror stories, but I might have to now!

[@jamesdewey3259]

I bet except for Mary no one sleeps that night after the reading. Great vid. Love the history and love Frankenstein.

[@pronouncedneev]

I was so excited for this video. You guys definitely did not disappoint!!

[@brookegarber817]

This is FANTASTIC!

[@katie4391]

The best Halloween treat a person could ask for 😍 these videos are always so pleasant and enjoyable to watch, keep up the amazing work

[@kasianawrocka1686]

Absolutely amazing channel and these series !!!!!!! I love to learn how previous generations were living in their day to day lives. Such a great piece of history not in school books. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@mylifeatrandomASMR]

This video is wonderful as it leads us to a lovely story

[@prangonpaul8067]

This should be a series. The production quality is really good. And I think you guys will be sucessfull in that.

[@Deltadivaix]

I love the music in this video. It really sets the scene.

[@berkleypearl2363]

Yessssss. This was the bomb! I love it so much!

[@Diana-Dee]

Great videos. Such an interesting way to talk about history. It reminds me of my literature teacher at the school who always linked history to the poetry and prose fiction.

[@aeea8318]

Your videos are always an out of time magic, they are so poetic 😍

[@CP-jh8jl]

I love these videos. They are so informative and more relaxing than ASMR!

[@baileymcmillian2249]

I just went to a broadcast of The National Theatre Production of Frankenstein so this is very appropriate, and very well done!

[@neiturelover]

I was really curious and wandered about what type of dresses Mary Shelley wore. Thank you so much for this video. You really read my mind 🤗😘

[@danaintern5349]

This made me really emotional I just love Mary Shelley so much.