Getting Dressed in 1910s London - Working Class Suffragette

[@terrfomp92]

“And they had deep pockets” Okay, you don’t have to rub it in 😆

[@P3891]

Ha lol

[@jocelynecupcake]

Why do you want pocket's so bad LOL so you could steal hotdogs form the grocery stores? (yeah I've seen it happen) ^u^ I mean, they look cool but I they don't have to be DEEP pockets.

[@Anna_M_numbers]

@@jocelynecupcake Yes! Pockets must be deep!

[@erin2819]

Jocelyne cupcake so i can hold my damn phone and wallet without having to carry around a whole ass bag

[@bonnytymepyrate4345]

I just add pockets to every pair of trousers and skirts since it's easier than hunting for ones that already have them and are comfortable.

[@coykoi5128]

these working-class videos are my favourite by far. there's so much on youtube about upper-class fashion but these windows into the lives of working women is just amazing, this one and the 14th century one and the volunteer nurse one all all my favourites.

[@spacewolfcub]

Ooooh, yes, I loved the nurse video as well.

[@clod8]

I’m much more interested in practical clothing of the eras rather than the elaborate frou frou architectual monstrosities upper class women wore to demonstrate their “superiority”, although they can be fascinating

[@HJKelley47]

Coykoi: I could not agree more. I have seen so many who specialize in the clothes of the wealthy, however, to me that presents a warped history. The majority of the population was not wealthy or royalty. It is so interesting to see how those who were in service dressed. It would also be interesting to see how the poor dressed, which would give us a true representation of clothing history.

[@aliciabrillante]

Me too

[@FaeChild8478]

This and the VAD Nurse are my favourite to watch

[@fantasyfiction101]

We need deep pockets like that again.

[@Joy-wi1dd]

I saw how the skirt was design and immediately thought "If that was how skirts were designed nowadays, I would actually wear them". Better than constantly searching for pants with reasonable pockets.

[@erenjaeger1738]

Wear guys pants

[@writerforever7474]

10th: a hole in yoh pocket 14th: veryyyyyyyyyyyy deep pockets 15th: very very very very very very very very deep pockets 16th: very very very very deep pockets 17th: very very deep pockets 18th: very deep pockets 19th: deep pockets 20th: fake pockets in woman's jeans

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

@Joy Hershberger As a gal who grew up wearing skirts and dresses, I can confirm that they're criminally underrated. I didn't realize what I had until I started taking taekwondo, and even those super-loose pants are so restrictive compared to what I'm used to :( They're also scandalously comfortable in the summer -- they're basically a super-long floppy hat for your legs :)

[@taritangeo4948]

@@erenjaeger1738 Guys pants suck as well, even if they have pockets theyre uncomfortale and unfitting

[@Naharu.]

Idk why, but l just love the idea of a bunch of edwardian woman learning jiu jitsu.

[@thebrewtifullife]

the mermaid prince I don't remember that from the history books in school! I'd have paid more attention in class

[@elizabethh8579]

Drunk History does a fun video about this

[@ImpetuousPorkus]

the mermaid prince don’t forget carrying a little toffee hammer to break some windows as well LOL

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

So much of women’s history has been lost,either by being ignored or simply not researched because it was unfashionable amongst predominately male historians. It’s only in the last few decades that women’s history has been revived and social history (which I love) has been taken seriously as a topic for academic research.

[@jamesricker3997]

With 6" long razor sharp steel hat pins.

[@brendawhitehead7575]

I'm very thankful to the brave women who fought for our rights. This fight still continues in parts of the world today and I feel lucky for the rights I enjoy, thanks to those who fought for women's suffrage.

[@brendawhitehead7575]

@@zerotodona1495 I disagree. The only way to change things is by voting. If you don't like what those in power are doing, vote them out! If you don't vote, you don't have a voice.

[@Oberkommando]

This fight has become obsolete in western society since women and men are treated 100% equally nowadays. Sadly there are way too many feminazis out there attacking women and men who disagree with their leftist and anti-men opinions. Instead of focusing on the struggles of middle-eastern women they create double-standards here in the west and when called out turn into aggressive beasts.

[@lisathuban8969]

@@Oberkommando "Since women and men are treated 100% equally..." No, they are not. On both sides. Go back to the simple life you need, and stop trying to weigh in on complex issues, K?

[@Oberkommando]

@@lisathuban8969 of course not in every aspect of life and thats because, like it or not, men and women are different and they have different strenghts amd weaknesses. It is impossible to say that two different things will ever be 100% equal. They do however have exactly the same rights as men do

[@lisathuban8969]

@@Oberkommando Women do not get the same pay as men. Go ask literally any woman you know, and ask if they know a woman who is paid less for the same job.

[@rafaguelfand6615]

Jujitsu edwardian sufragettes sounds like a name of a riot grrrl punk band

Also would sound like the kind of rad people nobody would try to fuck with ! :D

[@lavenderlabrys3479]

Would like to join said mythical band. Play drums, bass, flute but prefer the air tamborine.

[@louise-yo7kz]

👍🏽😂😂😂

[@strivingformindfulness2356]

I'd go see 'em. I saw a post on Pinterest about women in Edwardian times defending themselves with hatpins, and they were called The Hatpin Brigade, and as a supposed insult, Petticoated Swashbucklers. Someone else posted that "Petticoated Swashbucklers" sounds like an all-girl steampunk band. I think they should tour with the Jujitsu Edwardian Suffragettes.

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

Lmao

[@leanna7185]

Why can't we have blouses with ties today?!? Ugh. It'd make my life easier

[@bookworm_braider3008]

I sewed a length of string/lacing to the side seams of a few blouses to cinch them in and keep them tucked in. It works a treat

[@VicvicW]

This is a genius idea!

[@desiree2086]

Would also love a pair of these beautiful gloves! And pockets YES.

[@mallorykane2843]

Wrap blouses exist, they pop in and out of fashion every few years. Don't work very well for the big chested though unless you don't mind ample cleavage showing.

[@P3891]

Leanna Long I mean you could always sew your own clothes. Working class women of those days did it themselves and still managed to get their work done and we have the luxury and convenience of modern technology so🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gothgirlgraveyard3539]

I love how they showed the actual corset style instead of modern influence of it. No tight pulling on the strings, no extremely dangerous boning, no unrealistic hourglass shape. Just a normal straight corset fitted to the natural torso🖤

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Because this was how the corset had evolved by the 1910s. For example, those of the early 1900s did aid in unrealistic hourglass shapes, which were in vogue at the time.

[@luriello02]

It's because in the 1910s the hourglass wasn't the fashionable body shape. Go watch a "getting dressed" of other decades like 1900s or 1890s and you'll see the hourglass shape

[@pb7199]

a working class woman's corset should support her throughout the day, you couldn't really work as a kitchen hand if you were tight laced. corsets were worn by everyone so they came in lots of different shapes and designs. they are underwear first and foremost, it's just that they've become a fashion accessory now.

[@annika066]

Even in the past when an extreme hourglass was en vogue the waist wouldn't be reduced dangerously or uncomfortably for the vast majority of women. Lots of padding and illusions were used to make the waist appear small.

[@annams12345]

This is how they evolved at this Point. However, unfortunately in the 18th-19th century, many women suffered from premature organ failure due to constant trauma from the corsets :(

[@pooppoo8379]

"She then dons her hand knitted cardigan. :) A small hammer, perfect for breaking windows, goes into her pocket :) Then, she puts on her delicate white gloves. :) "

[@josephstevens9888]

Those were some brave and resourceful ladies!

[@JestersPrivilege18]

Hell yea we need to do that now

[@berkleypearl2363]

We’re marching shoulder to shoulder into the fray! Our daughters’ daughters will adore us and they’ll sing in grateful chorus ‘Well done, sister suffragette’!

[@Ella-ut6mi]

That’s my favorite song on the movie

[@alto.cosplay5384]

@Ordinary Sessel Have you ever picked up a history textbook..? Mary Poppins is nowhere near historically accurate, and back then, women, by law, couldn't do "whatever they wish, whenever they wish." Women had very few rights and were technically still considered property. Also, please fix your grammar. It sounds unprofessional. People call you a misogynist because you act like one.

[@katiebayliss9887]

Berkley Pearl I honestly don’t like that part. Honestly the mom in Mary Poppins is a hypocrite, she’s a rich woman having poor women clean and cook for her, there’s a definite class difference. Although I could also just be “eat the rich”.

[@katiebayliss9887]

Ordinary Sessel oh I think neither are victims, the mom’s a hypocrite.

[@StephanieLand1]

Berkley Pearl, Well done!

[@ungodlysponge]

I’d like a tutorial on how to do those hairstyles!

[@Nzie]

Check Bernadette Banner's channel. She does her hair in a similar style and I think she has a video about how she does it.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

Nzie Just about to post the same thing 👍🏻✌🏻✌🏻🇬🇧

[@Lucy-fn9rj]

suffragettes: we don’t want to seem militant also suffragettes: *learn jujitsu, carry two different weapons at all times*

[@werelemur1138]

Respectability politics are still a thing even today.

[@werelemur1138]

Respectability politics are still a thing even today.

[@AshHeaven]

👀

[@sergeantbigmac]

Respectability politics are still a thing even today.

[@krdiaz8026]

They didn't want to SEEM militant. It was for appearances' sake to avoid being dismissed as masculine spinsters. They wanted the vote FOR women, not for women trying to be like men. Not like the feminists today who want to be like men.

[@mishabear703]

i love how they wanted to make sure that you can be feminine and still be strong with a voice, with the white shirt waist and delicate details in the clothing

[@dhanadhana8892]

Now doctor s are wearing like that to treat corona patients..🤔

[@102483989]

Me too :) I love that they weren't trying to be men, they wanted to be women, as well as have rights!

[@ahumanistpotato]

This is what I want to see as a woman. We don't have to cut our hair or wear men's clothing to be "strong". How you look doesn't take away from your inner strength.

[@cmhughes8057]

Agreed, look beautiful but still able to stand up for one’s self.

[@Morrigan_le_fey]

But that’s NOT the point- it was essentially a PR thing, not an ideological stance. The image of them as sweet, gentle ladies made them look better to the press and the court if they were jailed or assaulted, made it easier to hide intentions (or harder to profile), and they were more likely to be respected if people thought they otherwise conformed to societal standards.

[@mandyhull127]

Really admire these brave and strong women who risked prison or worse.

[@ChupeTTe]

Real heroines

[@christiandahms8846]

I know of one such woman and that would be Joan of Arc. She was a martyr and became a saint for fighting for her homeland

[@user-oj5bw7sl8p]

We must always remember these women, to whom we owe all our rights.

[@queenannesrevenge1437]

💯 They deserve our utmost respect and honour.

[@martinbond5166]

It's good to remember the suffragists, but not the suffragettes. The suffragettes, who are referred to here, were opposed to working class girls, like housemaid, getting the vote. There is a good reason that the recently erected statue to women's suffrage in Parliament Square is Millicent Fawcett and not Emiline Pankhurst.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

Martin Bond good point. Few people realise Pankhurst was an incorrigible snob.

[@martinbond5166]

What amazes me is that there are so many women responding positively to this portrail of the suffragettes, but it takes a man to point out the truth.

[@darlagoddesshate]

@@martinbond5166 I can do you one better...the suffragettes across the world relied on white supremacy as part of their narrative. So literally not all women

[@vivianetirone762]

4:25 did they call it... suffrajitsu??

[@Katerina-kqkq]

Jennifer Adams it was a joke.

[@thegirlwitheeyes1232]

HAHAHAHAHA nice pun 😂

[@harrietennis4046]

They actually did! Or at least some journalists did. More info at en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Margaret_Garrud, 3rd paragraph in the training of bodyguards section gives some of the names for it.

[@spacewolfcub]

Genius pun!

[@onionypeach6304]

Goodness

[@user-tl9ji5pd7t]

Why does this outfit seem so much more comfortable and cute than women's clothing today? It seems like today you have to choose to be either comfortable or cute but back then they had long feminine skirts with big pockets and low heeled boots and thick cardigans. It's pretty but practical too

[@paullytle246]

Also a corset

[@CocoTheSpookyLibrarian]

@@paullytle246 corsets (of that era and fit to the individual) are waaaaay more comfortable than bras. (As someone that wanders around in corsets often but often sans bra (if not in a corset)tmi I know)

[@paullytle246]

@@CocoTheSpookyLibrarian good to know

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

@@CocoTheSpookyLibrarian may I ask where you got your corset? All those history-minded seamstresses here on KZbin have me very nearly convinced to give it a try... 😉😊

[@Izzy41630]

@@CocoTheSpookyLibrarian I mean, it depends on the body, and the corset. I had to wear one for our production of A Christmas Carol, and it fit properly and everything, but I had SEVERE lower back issues once the show was finished and I was no longer wearing it. While it was on, it was fine (Although I could not touch my toes, which sucked if I dropped anything onstage), but it really screwed up my lower back muscles for a bit there.

[@LixiaWinter]

My heart skipped a beat when she put on corset before lacing her shoes

[@MiljaHahto]

Well the corsets of the time, especially the ones working women used, were probably more practical than most modern ones. I suggest you look for Bernadette Banners video about how she visited the Symington collection of Victorian corsets. Or priorattire and her corset videos.

[@LixiaWinter]

@@MiljaHahto I watch them all. Still, she wears a pretty long corset, which is not the most comfortable thing to bend in, unlike sports corset of that era

[@cobraqueen89]

her corset, while long, would have been made of reeds or cording so she could bend over the stove or in the kitchen. So yes while long, it was more similar to a pair of spanx

[@MiljaHahto]

The Symington collection also showed a special "Pretty Handmaid" corset, which was very popular, as it permitted all kinds of heavy work. They had hardly forgotten how to do such things in one generation, as the market certainly did not cease to exist.

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

@@MiljaHahto the lady of priorattire makes a point of "shoes before corset; always", though.

[@fionatanzer5270]

We still owe so much to these our ancestors. Such brave women. We cannot fully appreciate their bravery in going against everything that they had learned about the accepted role of women in society for many hundreds of years. Never let anyone erode the rights of women!

[@annalisavajda252]

Yes I despise how ignorant some are about how fought for our rights were won because they could easily be lost that way just being taken for granted.

[@olivia-rm2yk]

the dainty feminine hat pin turned self defense knife is literally my favorite thing to ever happen in history edit: spelling mistakes whoops

[@adityas3587]

@@luisalvarez7466 it's HER opinion

[@rolandoberbon7523]

do you guys remember that movie, Mary poppins. that scene when mrs banks is singing about woman suffrage.

[@SarahElisabethJoyal]

Cast off the shackles of yesterday, shoulder to shoulder into the fray!

[@katr_i_na]

@@SarahElisabethJoyal What an absolute tune. Well done, Sister Suffragette!

[@aimeelee76]

@@SarahElisabethJoyal Our daughter's daughters will adore us, and they'll sing in grateful chorus...

[@deesanchez6417]

I now have a yearning to take out my "Mary Poppins" DVD and make some butter popcorn with "Good & Plenty" Licorice candy. 😁😋🍬📺🎬

[@erindurkin4441]

Yes I do!

[@stevenh1195]

A fascinating time for history. Your handling was so respectful and informative. I truly enjoy every episode you all produce.

[@MargieMedina]

That cardigan is absolutely beautiful! Great content today! 👌🏽💪🏽

[@choirkitty]

Yes!!! That cardigan looked soft and cozy, I loved it :)

[@spacewolfcub]

@The22726 Someone else here commented that this might be the sweater pattern: www.knitting-crochet.com/knisweofang.html

[@amuletangeldevil]

I hope the focus on the underwear in this video will lead to less "but how did they pee???" comments this time 😂😂😂.

[@lucasmcinnis5045]

We can only hope 😥

[@HenryVIape]

But, how DID they pee?

[@lucasmcinnis5045]

@@HenryVIape Well you see, women weren't given bladders or uretheras until 1945

[@HenryVIape]

@@lucasmcinnis5045Thank you for this knowledge. One should always strive to learn something new every day. It does raise new questions though. Like where babies come from, or why women were given bladders and/or urethereas in 1945.

[@MorganChaos]

@@HenryVIape all to do with rationing, you see. peeing was a vital part of late war efforts.

[@ringwe]

Her boots are beautiful.

[@doris_1325]

You can buy them at american dutches dot com .. you can see them under the victorian tab .. hers look like the bernhardt theatrical boots but you should look around..

[@ringwe]

@@doris_1325 oh, that's a great tip, I'll take a look for sure!

[@ChupeTTe]

Everything is absolutely sweet about this women. Love their style

[@e.urbach7780]

In the western part of the United States, gold -- specifically sunflower yellow -- replaced the purple-white-green colors of the English suffrage workers. The suffrage memorabilia from the area west of the Missouri River is predominantly sunflower gold with black lettering.

[@shammydammy2610]

They mention it.

[@kohakuaiko]

@@shammydammy2610 they mentioned green being replaced by gold not the whole color scheme becoming gold.

[@lindzann]

Do you know what the gold/yellow represented?

[@e.urbach7780]

@@lindzann As far as I know, it represented the state flower of Kansas (the sunflower), which, if I remember correctly, is where the women's suffrage movement really took off and spread to the West, including the rural areas, instead of remaining centered around the urban areas in the East, where English suffragists had visited and lectured. In the memorabilia from the Western U.S. a lot of emphasis is put on the fact that women had to do all the same things that men did, as well as all the cooking, etc., in order to settle the land. The fact that the West got settled to the extent that it did is a testament to the work of women, who couldn't be brushed off as "fragile flowers" like some of the urban women were.

[@talosheeg]

@@e.urbach7780 sort of, yes! But women in the West already had voting rights. CA women had the right to vote from the 1880s, but many came to the marches to show their support for their sisters who couldn't

[@eileenmarie1652]

I'm actually going to cry. These women gave so much both in the US and the UK so we women could have the right to vote. Thank you for making these videos :D

[@bookcrazy001]

Can we bring back 1910s fashion? It is beautiful.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

CreoleFaerie Look up Bernadette Banners KZbin channel.

[@bookcrazy001]

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 oh im aware of her. I love her channel! ❤

[@inmydarkesthour2278]

Yes but too many layers geez

[@antaradas9958]

Too many layers to wear

[@josieschutt7868]

Or at least bring back dresses and pockets

[@spaghettiappletaterghost1009]

You know, I kinda want a day where we can wear old fashioned sort of clothes and not seem weird

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

It really makes me sad to hear/read what kind of intolerance, hatred and actual violence "Yesteryear People" face just for wearing clothing from another century. 😦

[@KassieJane]

The trick is to simply not care what other idiots think. It's your life and you only got one. You can adapt styles like these to have a modern twist, passable as just a "vintage style" or something but still very period influenced. It's getting popular nowadays.

[@BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow]

@Lord Farquaad Not everyonw comes from such an accepting community. I got yelled at for being a prude by wearing my and-sewn '50s inspired skirt and blouse. So please show a little sympathy to those who don't feel comfortable, or feel oppressed or looked down upon, because your reaction literally proved OP's point, just from the other extreme point of view. Not every country/region is as accepting as where you're from apparently, and you need to know that and respect that. As for OP. It's difficult, but start with things that seem close to historical fashion, but are not screaming historical. So that the people around you have time to get used to it. I started with longer skirts (knee-length) and blouses from stores like H&M. Then when one blouse gets old/ratty, cut it up and sew your own, made from a pattern you can make from that old blouse, and maybe start sewing some of your own skirts, that way you can play around with the drape and the length, and by then all the people around will be used to you wearing skirts. From then on it's just a slow process of slowly lengthening all the skirts and learning how to knit and slowly but surely evolving into the fashion that you want :)

[@102483989]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 Isn't it crazy we are so worried to wear a long skirt with a blouse for fear of being ridiculed, and are expected to wear skin tight jean short shorts with our bums showing, a crop top with tummy showing and no one will bat an eye.......how backwards. Though I have to say I have taken the plunge and dressed like this on occasion and you know what most people complement and say they wish they could dress like that, ive never been made fun of for dressing modestly, I am sure it happens but I think overall most people admire this kind of dressing. We need to overhaul the fashion industry haha!

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

People who think it's weird for someone to wear historical clothing are just boring losers who have no respect for history. Go and live your life! Dress up in historic clothing and shame those assholes who try to attack you for no reason.

[@Clara1717]

❤️There is so much we can thank the for suffragette today❤️ ❤️Thank you for all you sacrifice suffragette's thank you❤️

[@michaelanilsson1473]

She literally put her arm up to her elbow in that pocket. My jeans pockets that I can fit my whole hand in are considered deep for women now. I wish I could have that deep of pockets

[@zubetp]

that's one of my favorite things about the 18th century, too - pockets were separate garments tied about the waist under the skirt, and the skirt had slits in the sides to reach them. the pockets were the size of a modern small purse. most of the time they only needed one to carry their money, sewing scissors, a pincushion and pins, keys to the house and the cellar, measuring tape, and their iphone 13, but if you worked outside the home and needed to carry more stuff, you could wear two, one on each side. and if you wanted to carry something stupid huge, you could just make yourself bigger ones. carry around a carriage with a footman if you need one. they were cute, too - you could make them out of different prints of fabric. whatever you wanted.

[@canucknancy4257]

An excellent historical lesson to go along with the showing of the clothing. Makes a powerful point.

[@jadealexandrawaldeburg1093]

Y'all really are doing the most, crow's eye, you're awesome. This is what helps keep history alive.

[@FoxglovedLove]

This video lives rent free in my head. I watch it when Im stressed or need fashion ideas.

[@Marialla.]

I love her outfit so much! I would wear every bit of that today and be pleased as punch doing normal modern life in it. I especially love the sweater with oversized buttons!

[@blank371]

I have an great uncle grandpa that is about to turn 111 years old and he was born in 1910. Believe it or not, he's still healthy and very active great uncle grandpa that still work. Lol

[@Lady_dromeda]

These videos are so relaxing! I could watch them a million times. They’re also educational, which I like, i love historical fashion

[@KellyMcnelly333]

My partners mother said to me "protesting doesn't make a difference" I almost lost my shit. How could she say that as a woman? To another woman?? I was gobsmacked and couldn't even muster up something to day back.

[@CFinch360]

"Never doubt the ability of one person to make a difference" ~Pearl S. Buck

[@PlannerMemaw]

I can't imagine having to buy, wear and launder so many pieces.

[@VicvicW]

Well, I’m reality you would probably only be laundering some of the white garments with any regularity. Specifically you would launder your Combinations, Stockings, oversleeves, caps and perhaps apron. You might also launder collars if you had any. Dress of this period was still designed such that the parts liable to get dirtiest were removable from the main garment. So the shirts, dresses, skirts and such would not be laundered regularly.

[@feliciastich1235]

But you wouldn't have had to buy and launder all of them - if you were a working class woman, you probably would have still made most of your undergarments yourself, especially petticoats and the sorts. Depending and your or your family member's skills, even your skirt and/or blouse might be homemade. And knitting was an essential technique at the time, and also a popular pastime - you would have probably produced that yourself, too. Your corset would have been one major investment, but mass production was already available in the 1910s, so it might not have been super expensive. As for laundering - outerwear wouldn't have been washed very often, if at all. Most fabrics were natural (esp. wool) and very sensitive to water and/or the coarse soap used as a detergent at the time. The only things you'd wash regularly were your linens - the layers that came into the most direct contact with your skin. For all dirtier work, there were outer layers like aprons that protected the actual dress or skirt. Plus, all of these layers weren't actually that hot - bear in mind that (1) with less isolated buildings and poorer heating methods available, rooms were actually colder in winter than nowadays; and (2) since these fabrics were all natural, they were much more breathable and did not make you sweat as much as modern synthetics even in summer.

[@PlannerMemaw]

@@feliciastich1235Thank you very informative. I really enjoy these videos. But at the end of the day I am just a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl. I can't imagine wearing a dress every day.

[@FreyasHeathen9123]

Many of the items worn were handmade.

[@JavieraScarratt]

So many pieces in a single outfit, tho - if you think about how many different outfits people today wear every week, that's at least the same amount of washing, if not more. Same with buying them - all of these clothes would've lasted for years and years, unlike how today we just chuck things away as soon as they've got a stain or a tiny hole and then buy new stuff.

[@MrSunlander]

Great series, I started using these in my world history classes before I retired. Well done. This tells me what my grandmother went through about the time she had my mother.

[@cap4life1]

Her waist is snatched!! And her outfit is true to the period. Well done CEP!

[@psib8552]

I give my like before even watching because I know it’s gonna be amazing :D

[@OxanaKlachkova]

me too!!

[@professionalpainthuffer]

Show of hands, who here knows Bernadette Banner and who immediately dialed in on the combinations? Edit: I didn't know there was a walking skirt too, good heavens.

[@lucyvlogandart5166]

i can definitely see bernadette banner wearing this outfit

[@rebeccawood6034]

I attended Edge Hill University, the UK's first, female-only non-denominational teaching college. I graduated with a hood made of green and purple silk. These women paved the way to equality and their efforts will never be forgotten.

[@kirstenirwin9084]

I wondered how much it cost a kitchen maid to have clothing like that. I get that they didn't wear their work clothes all the time, but their wages weren't so great in the 1910's. I started Downton Abbey and I get to see Sybil fighting for the vote, so thank you for showing how a working class woman would do it.

[@GM-wq6kq]

Actually this video has made me wonder about DA a bit... gave you noticed that almost none of the kitchen maids (Daisy and later on Ivy) wore caps and sleeves as they mentioned here for hygene? And yes, Sybil! She and Branson are my favourite characters in the series!!

[@kirstenirwin9084]

It is true that Daisy never wears sleeves over her dress. I didn't notice that. You would think Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes would want everything held to the highest standard.

[@bee2022]

They'd have had a nice set of clothes for sunday's

[@verybarebones]

A lot would be homemade, maybe from scraps from the household? Like a ripped curtain or a stained tablecloth

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

It formed part of their wages; in England, I know from research, that a regular housemaid in the mid-19th c got like £6/ year, plus bed, board & 2 full uniforms a year, or the material to make them. They had regular & ‘dress’ uniforms- less affluent households didn’t have footmen, so maids would sometimes wait at table, or at a tea. I don’t know what their wages were like by this time, but servants’ wages were paid out at four times a year- what were known as ‘quarter days’- this goes back to at least Tudor/ Elizabethan times. It’s kind of remarkable that Australian women got the vote with Federation, but in England & America, they had to wait til after the war.

[@calipigenia]

Having a delicate but strong gold miniature hammer to break windows if needed is so punk from the suffragettes, I love them

[@SK22520]

If I ever timetravel, I will be perfectly up to date on the latest fashion because of this amazing collection of videos 💕

[@Essuna]

I actually saw a movie were they showed sufragettes (I suposed, it was never specified) being taught jujitsu and I was like "omg, is ok that they want to make it more modern but wtf?" I had no idea it was real!! You always learn something new! Thanks! Wonderful video!

[@idkanymore790]

I love those sweaters more than anything else in life

[@valentinacruz6326]

I'm in love with the layering in this era, and the underlayer clothes ♥

[@maikebaier8004]

For those who say everything was bad then: THEY HAD POCKETS IN THEIR CLOTHING

[@uncivilisedpink]

These delicate layers of cotton..the history of the soufragettes, the narration, the music I dont know which one of these mini documentaries to love more.

[@chefkdowg]

My wife loves the skirt with pockets and fasteners in the front. She's pissed this went away

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

chef souffle Tell her to look up Bernadette Banner who has her own channel on Historical dress and a brilliant video on how to make a walking skirt with a deep pocket that could be worn now.

[@chefkdowg]

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 thank you. I will look this up. I'm the one who does the sowing in the family.

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

chef souffle my pleasure ✌🏻✌🏻🇬🇧

[@emjenkins464]

@@chefkdowg there's a quick drafting pattern maxi skirt as well that has 4 seams including the hem and can be made out of a double duvet with fabric to spare. I recommend trying it first as it's a 3 hour job with a good machine and you can design the fastening and pocket size yourself.

[@chefkdowg]

@@emjenkins464 I don't own a machine. We just don't have the room. I hand sew everything. Plus, she's a rather tall, big woman 6'2" 280lbs. We have trouble finding pants in her size.

[@milagrosb.8230]

4:44 I love the little gesture of her hand, it's so delicate and beautiful. Such a small detail but still.

[@lunalimited]

What they accomplished is amazing!! That they continued to demand the vote even under threat of imprisonment and brutal treatment is awe inspiring. Thank you ladies!

[@spacewolfcub]

That they managed to break anything at all, much less a window, with those teeny hammers is amazing. Also: running in kitten heels. Also: jujitsu in long skirts. Nothing could stop them. They were unstoppable.

[@abook_addict]

Thank you to these women who fought for our right, as women, to vote and have a voice.

[@uofc57]

My only quibble is that her apron and sleeves would not have been so clean at the end of a working day

[@spacewolfcub]

LOL! Oh, you're so right!

[@saneisamazing]

They said they were changed frequently throughout the day to maintain cleanliness and hygiene. That could be the reason

[@haelotny6523]

I think they avoided showing stains on clothing because many people don't want to see dirty clothes, they want to take in how the clothes looked in their best condition.

[@Picking.a.name.is.hard1]

I mean I think that is deliberate, as you don't want to go through the trouble of making all these clothes (as replicas) just to then dirty them.

[@thetillerwiller4696]

saane price they only owned so much aprons. Maybe four? Maids work was dirty, realistically they would had been stains but they didn’t want to mess up there clothing for reenactment purpose I suppose

[@deannastevens1217]

What a beautiful ensemble. So Practical yet So Delightful and Delicate.

[@lizcademy4809]

Is there an extant pattern for the cardigan? I studied history of hand knitting ... and the stitch gauge seems very large for the early 1900s. This would have been considered a heavy weight sweater back then, though 100+ years later, we consider it fairly fine gauge! Tech: the sweater on the actress looks like it was knit at 5 stitches per inch. 7 or even 8 sts per inch was more typical of early 20th century knitwear.

[@Akixkisu]

Interesting.

[@LanguageExpert-hg8do]

You r right .. my grandma actually used to knit those... its not that old a style

[@nerdgirl7363]

Its a fairly simple pattern to knit. Marie green has a few cardigan patterns that could easily have a basketweave pattern added to it, though I am sure it wouldn't be hard to find a basketweave cardigan pattern out there.

[@spacewolfcub]

That is fascinating and also completely over my head. But at least I understand the math of numbers-per-inch. Maybe new knitters would use larger needles? Or maids with tired hands from work all day? What are modern reasons for choosing less stitches per inch -- faster completion?

[@spacewolfcub]

By "extant", do you mean surviving authentic pattern in use at that time?

Love these videos so much. Such great quality of every aspect in them, great and inspiring work. Thank you for sharing! ☺️💜💚

[@gothgirlgraveyard3539]

I honestly would love to be one of these women

[@CuentA-uk2ws]

Ok that cardigan looks super confy.

[@haileyalice2763]

she's got the most lovely hair!

[@meganlange6254]

I wish we could go back to this silhouette. Comfortable and practical, but still so elegant.

[@disappearintothesea]

nowadays, my pockets aren't even deep enough to carry hand lotion let alone a hammer for breaking windows lol

[@rachelkanode2063]

This whole ensemble is amazing! That cardigan is so beautiful!! And the oversized buttons make it so cute and feminine. My knitting is sub-par and I would love to get my hands on somethings so well made.

[@spacewolfcub]

Someone else here commented that this might be the sweater pattern: www.knitting-crochet.com/knisweofang.html Worth a try? Maybe?

[@SailorGamer]

Simply beautiful, thank you for sharing. :D

[@LittleWaffle]

As always, lovely videos with much appreciated background information!

[@vaniaduarte4412]

Beautiful lady, beautiful clothes (the cardigan is a dream) ... The video is completely lovely. Good work!

[@cassie.G]

Love this! I think these videos are so valuable. You all do such an amazing job. Thank you!

[@MizzKittyBichon]

Well done, sister suffragette! On a side note, that is the sweetest yellow dress I ever did see. The lacy collar just adds to its sweetness. But I think all the outfits she wears in this video are so adorable. Oh and thank you for showing the model putting the corset back on before getting into her suffragette outfit. I'm so tired of mass media perpetuating the false stereotype that corsets=patriarchal oppression. Why can't we still dress like this?

[@loftyradish6972]

I find it deliciously ironic that corsets were traditionally designed and made by and for women, and were sold and worn by women. The false stereotypes about them were perpetuated by men during the suffragette movement in an attempt to discredit women. So, the clothes that were designed, made, sold and worn by and for women have been turned into a symbol of the patriarchy and are therefore abhorred by society. But actually, they weren't a symbol of the patriarchy, but something the patriarchy hated and ridiculed because they were symbols of female emancipation and feminine expression....

[@katanah3195]

@@loftyradish6972 Exactly. Men got rid of them because they gave women power, both symbolic power as fashion and physical support that modern bras simply cannot match from a pure physics perspective, and men who were afraid of women's suffrage and eventually true equality thought that they could make the bottom fall out of the movement by getting rid of a very physical form of feminine power, and blame it all on suffragettes, dress reformers, and women's liberation in general, so that we would get rid of these things ourselves, blame ourselves, and believe that nothing of value was lost. I often refer to the rise of 20th century myths about corsets as one of the greatest tricks the patriarchy has pulled on women in the last two centuries. Of course, whether it worked is questionable. We still ended up with the vote, but when we entered the workplace it caused a further devaluation of the unpaid domestic labor once done by housewives and young girls, placing ever more burden on the average working class woman, and in getting a world where we are somewhat equal to men at least on paper, we lost a lot of the small liberties and quiet power that we once had off official record but were very real in practice. We lost "women's work" being valued as important labour, if it ever really was, we lost styles of dress designed by women to fit women, we lost permission to be feminine, to get by in today's perilous equality you have to sometimes behave like a man, sometimes like a lady, and the rules are constantly changing any you're expected to just know them without ever being told. So did the bottom fall out of women's liberation because of dress reform? I'd argue no. The movement simply focused on the wrong things, and didn't think about preserving their existing small liberties and quiet power in forms men rarely noticed, because to them those things were givens. They failed to realize that those things would have to be expressly fought over to keep them. Dress reform was simply the first particular method the men used to exploit that poor planning.

[@mastersadvocate]

This is a good description of how the lower class women dressed and what some did with their spare time, if they had it. Thank you for a look at this important era! ~Janet in Canada

[@jamiehiggerson9719]

I love her yellow dress without the apron

[@gabriela1490]

Bring this back! This looks comfy af

[@brokenandcraked]

I've watch so many of these and am so used to the video starting with them in their undergarments and putting on the clothes. That when the video started with her fully clothed and her slowly undressing, it almost felt dirty

[@els1f]

It's amazing how recent this was. It sounds like something that should have been 100's of years ago

[@NikiY]

That cardigan is beautiful! I'd love one, where do your source from? Also green, white, violet = give women votes! 🙂

[@spacewolfcub]

Someone else here commented that this might be the sweater pattern: www.knitting-crochet.com/knisweofang.html Maybe find a local knitter?

[@aywancfc]

Wow, was that on purpose I wonder

[@NikiY]

@@spacewolfcub I may have to! It's lovely, and I can't knit at all!😂😂

[@NikiY]

@@aywancfc it actually was! That's why the colours were chosen and used in that order 🙂

[@cobraqueen89]

its interesting that those are also the colors of the genderqueer pride flag. I wonder if that was on purpose

[@armagreggen6681]

Her blue cardigan is gorgeous!

[@pinkmagicali]

I’d like to see a vid that covers some of the classic 1940s styles for women. I love that era. Ahhh...deep pockets! When did this stop being a thing?!

[@geekweek9673]

There was a brief stint in the fifties were pants didn’t have pockets for some reason. But they really stuck around when designer purses came around. I did an essay (rant) on it for English class. It was a whole thing.

[@102483989]

I want this outfit!!! Beautiful

[@nancyjohnson7147]

I dont know if you take requests but I would love to see a 1880's or 1890's prairie dress.

[@frank7411]

I love the "getting dressed" videos so much!

[@HelloThere-zd8uw]

Can we go back to everyone wearing nicely made, simple, elegant clothing again

[@LondonLite02]

This video is lovely - quietly moving

[@PrincePeridot]

"why do women want deep pockets?" I dunno maybe because the ones we have are either for decoration or go knuckle deep.

[@ren5067]

to keep my tiny hammer in case the girls are up for a wee bit of delinquency :)

[@102483989]

I wonder if its the fashion industry wanting us to buy purses ?

[@akaneh1989]

@@102483989 Well that and formfitting fashion. That tends to hate pockets cos actually putting stuff in them messes up the designer's dream silhouette

[@sheep1ewe]

Awsome! Thank You for making those great videos!

[@joannemae.carreon]

imagine having a "getting dressed in the 2000's" video 😂

[@moniponi2176]

So pretty! 🌷 Many layers takes a lot of time to get ready.

[@nono-fo5ls]

This could be the most beautiful shirt I have ever seen

[@quincycurlz]

I was watching texted version. Silence. Then suddenly I started imagining David Attenbouroughs nice voice haha. We have had his voice to accompany a wallpaint you see decoration commercial in my country. The paint is called Lady and supposed to give that same refinery style as in Britain or this Edwardian style you know also like the Evergood coffee commercial. Petticoat is such a british word. And then with Attenbouroughs voice. Haha just like any nature study.. this and that very curious and fascinating species and all peculiarities. It's so unfamiliar and fascinating today. Imagine did they really have all this. Could everyone afford it? It looks so darn expensive to me..

[@OJITOS1FLO]

Imagine waking up late for work

[@chadalastairalmodovar9223]

Disease hahaha

[@BlitzsieLDiscoLSnow]

Well, seen as the video is only six minutes long, I usually take about the same amount of time putting on underpants, socks, pants, bra, and shirt. So it's really just what you're used to and how well you know your clothing :)

[@sewmuchjoy]

Anyone know where I can get this lovely blue cardigan?!? I simply must add it to my wardrobe!

[@insertcheesypunhere]

gotta say...as a person who wears clothing with no or shallow pockets, seeing this lady reach *down to the elbow* in her pockets makes me want this skirt with a fervor.

[@loftyradish6972]

You can insert pockets into your clothing, there are lots of youtube tutorials on it :)

[@insertcheesypunhere]

@@loftyradish6972 i know, but i dont have any sewing skills or fabric

[@loftyradish6972]

@@insertcheesypunhere ahhh, I understand. If you ever do want to try, you could get a cheap dress or skirt second hand and have a go at putting a pocket on that just hand sewing. You could use a scrap from an old sheet to make the pocket. Could be a fun and relatively risk free way to practice.

[@ricardofranco9946]

Liv Free is so beautiful 😍. A timeless beauty

[@marylong17]

What great women! I feel quite ashamed that in my country, Switzerland, the first women voted only in 1971, and that Canton Appenzell was only forced by the government to let women vote in 1991!! I'm 29, and when I was born some women didn't yet had that right!

[@peacefulleopard8016]

I really appreciate the subtitles.

[@niyu4218]

I love the blouse ❤️

[@kaitlinski493]

I genuinely enjoyed this video 🙂 thank you

[@alberttetley]

excellent video as always its good to show people the struggles others went through in the past so people today the freedom to vote.

[@Agaettis]

I love this outfit so much and aside from all the layers would wear it today