Making a Lower Class 18th Century Outfit

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[@josephineisgay141]

HI KAROLINAAA

[@kevinjewell233]

18th century women didn't have access to linen as much as cheap unbleached muslin...that was the basis of their wardrobe year round... In Poland the poor had easier access to linen, but in England or France there were much cheaper fabrics and they were less rare....burlap was a common winter fabric along with cheap wools.

[@sannabengtsson3044]

Victoria ,Regency Next time❤🙏

[@TrollOfReason]

If I might offer a name for that puffy peasant shirt? The "poufont"

[@siralexandersequeira3rdcou12]

what is the music that you used in the vid plsss

[@GaladorHelm]

Can you imagine Betty’s horror to see you doing this on purpose

[@adriannegentleman83]

I was thinking the exact same thing lol

[@christinareynolds8179]

It’s probably equivalent to my own horror.

[@bluewren65]

@@christinareynolds8179 Yep, I really felt it.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

I came here to say exactly that 😱

[@Madiannereid]

I am sure she’d appreciate Karolina educating people about her plight (including how little access she had to dignity even in her hygiene) rather than romanticizing the time period.

[@missheniki]

I loved the necklace as a real humanising touch: it’s easy to forget that someone like Betty would still have wanted to look her best, would still have trinkets she cherished, hopes and dreams, disappointments and fears. She would have taken care of the few items she owned and taken pride in her appearance when possible. Thanks for sharing this!

[@krism.9363]

Agreed

[@jayleevt]

I thought about that the entire video. Where did she get it? Was it a gift? Did she save up for it? Did someone make it for her? It would have been the cleanest and most taken care of item she wore. Maybe she wore it even in the worst of weather and grungiest parts of town because she couldn't trust to leave it at home, and the best way to protect it was to keep it on her person.

[@maxonite]

Imagine in 200 years from now they’re gonna make videos showing off my baggy ass 2nd hand adidas sweater, cheap yoga pants and crocs and call it 21st century peasantwear 😭😭😭

[@AngelavengerL]

lol no kidding. It's totally trippy.

[@julieheath6335]

Changes the way we think about dressing that way, doesn't it? The future might judge us...

[@maxonite]

@@julieheath6335 nah, i really don't care. i wear whatever is comfortable, especially at home

[@CrazyPangolinLady]

If society doesn’t collapse or something, I can’t imagine T-shirts becoming unpopular, just cause they’re so handy and easy to wear. Thrifted t-shirts are probably what the poorest in the western world wear most often (plus jackets in layers if they’re homeless). Maybe even jeans too, since they’ve already lasted so long, though the cut might change. They tend to be more expensive, though I imagine most poor people prioritize a thrifted pair, if they can get it, cause of the durability. (I notice most poor people wear sweatpants, I imagine cause of cheap cost and comfort, again in layers if it’s cold). I can imagine longish skirts and dresses becoming popular for similar ease and comfort reasons, for both sexes. Nice fashion will change a lot for sure. But basic fashion seems to be mostly dictated by practicality and modesty that’s acceptable for the time. Who knows? Maybe being almost naked will become acceptable day-to-day. We certainly wear much less than Betty.

[@lovelasnow]

@@CrazyPangolinLadyjust imagining tshirts becoming described as 21st century shifts

[@icychill105]

She may be dressed lower class but she is still our queen

[@wincentywiewiorczak4114]

Queen and pauper

[@meganmcarthur899]

Maybe Betty’s skirt was lined to make it reversible, two skirts in one. Betty is a versatile women!

[@winterwolfie6582]

Actually, while that is a good thought and what we wouldve done now, in the 18th century linings were folded over and sewn on top of the inside of the fabric. If you are interested in 18th century sewing techniques i recomend Bernadette Banner's videos.

[@suleman-M2x]

I'd love to see you recreate this but for a "lady of the night" with like second-hand outdated "fancy" clothes

[@latronqui]

i love that idea

[@keyholes]

This would be amazing!

[@raraavis7782]

Let's get raunchy 😅👍

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

Yes, hooker fashion!

[@sophiebean2610]

this is such a great idea!

[@oliviamatheson5601]

"So while the skirt is marinating" - sentences you never thought you'd hear

[@EddaDiggs]

I am obsessed!! Working class dress is hugely underrepresented in historic costuming, and I think it's a tremendous shame. Working women in history are invisible enough as is, and we really need to bring their experiences back into focus.

[@classyhistoricalsewing]

I love lower class fashion because it's more practical and what 90% of us would have worn anyways

[@skzanarchist]

Imagine if Betty sees Karolina purposefully mess up the layers of clothes with soy sauce oil and tea 😭

[@Extravidrigt]

Read for filth. Poor girl.

[@mariagordanier3404]

She would weep and curse!

[@Carbon2861996]

Karolina: *marinades skirt in tea* Betty: Just what do you imagine I was doing with it?

[@ludwigvanbeethoven5176]

​@@Carbon2861996I CAN'T WITH THE MARINADE 😭😭😭😭

[@jimjimgl3]

Betty: "WTF is soy sauce!"...

[@mikamekaze]

nobody commits to the bit like karolina carrying around an actual basket of raw shrimps

[@belleophile]

This is “GRWM for the revolution 💋👄”

[@myladycasagrande863]

... and left bystanders wondering which theater had Les Miserables playing...

[@josephineisgay141]

HEY GABS

[@belleophile]

@@josephineisgay141 HEYY

[@bloomwiththestars]

✊🏻

[@tymanung6382]

Which one? Which countries?

[@okej3619]

I trust Betty with my LIFE

[@Widdekuu91]

Would you then eat the shrimp that were in the sun for hours?

[@GraniteLazy]

how i feel when i have to walk without music:

[@adak5805]

Karolina be like "sometimes my own genius scares me" after she decided to destroy the skirt😂

[@27oranges]

I often think about how to people of this era a ribbon was a cherished luxury item.

[@judithcollins3744]

Imagine the thrill if they had a chance to have a nice long hot bath, or clean clothes, fresh out of the dryer .

[@pansepot1490]

@@judithcollins3744 Reminds me of “Pygmalion”. (Pygmalion is a 1938 British film based on the 1913 George Bernard Shaw play of the same name, and adapted by him for the screen. It stars Leslie Howard as Professor Henry Higgins and Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle.) The scene where Eliza has a “nice long hot bath and clean clothes” is hilarious. The film can be found on KZbin for free and it’s still an entertaining watch notwithstanding the age. Imo better than the musical wit Audrey Hepburn.

[@emilydefrances5981]

That’s why it was such a common item for men to give as a courting gift! Olde Timey dudes were giving each other advice like “give her a ribbon in her favorite color bro. She’ll be your wife next week. Get that Wench a ribbon! Wenches love ribbons!!”

[@MG-dd9kj]

Remember: in Jane Austen novels the girls are shopping for ribbons

[@Felix-ee7ni]

imagine actually meeting Karolina in a historically accurate outfit on the streets 😳

[@AW-uv3cb]

I bumped into her last year (but in a modern aka her usual 40-ish style haha) in Warsaw. I said hello and I think I came across a bit silly as we were both walking in the opposite directions and in a hurry so I just blurted out "Hi, I'm a huge fan" sort of stuff haha

[@hundurhundur3135]

The fact that i walk these exact streets everyday... seeing her in this costume would be so magical!

[@KlaraL-_-]

Exactly what I thought of! She looked like a confused time traveler before my brain caught up realising it was her!

[@moi1310]

Basicly this is Karolina looking back at her bad time in life but with nostalgia.

[@argusfleibeit1165]

Finally! Some reality on a fashion channel. When you know how expensive it was to make fabric, and how hard it was to launder it, you KNOW people weren't going around being that cute. Not to mention all the horse-poop in the streets.

[@arachnidlupus7625]

So...my casual everyday outfit...?

[@sasvkeee._]

ok pretty princess.

[@stonersiren]

the final dress could legit be used in a live action version of cinderella

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

I actually read once about members of movie costume design teams called ager-dyers whose specific job it is to realistically break down/damage garments

[@noniesundstrom119]

My friends here in Canada have this job, working in Wardrobe for film, tv, stage. They are soooo creative. Recently one crocheted wire armour for MacBeth opera.

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

@@noniesundstrom119 oh my god that’s SO COOLLLLLLLLL (I am now so inspired by the possibilities of crochet)

[@mrsmmoose6775]

This is SO GOOD. I feel I know Betty now! Imagine if Karolina became a costume director. How awesome would period dramas be?

[@Sarahofthewoods]

Very fun! I think you should appear in this outfit at twilight every year in the same woods and let a legend develop about you.

[@PurelyCoincidental]

This was fun! A couple of reconstruction thoughts: I'm wondering if the skirt was either some weave that was a slightly different color on the back, or was thin or woodgy enough that it was flat-lined for body. Both of which could say, "this was a really nice skirt till it got worn out." Also, remember that aprons are not just for keeping your outfit clean! It's very normal to tie or hold up the front corners to create a pouch. What could she have been holding there?

[@petrichorbones]

thats what i was wondering too!!! what kind of tools and handy things are in that pouch!!

[@ether4211]

Coins! The payment for the shrimp.

[@ettaz]

​@@ether4211coins are valuable tho. Those go in the pocket under the skirt, accessible via the slits. The pouch is probs for a knife for cleaning shrimp (and self defense if someone tries to steal her coins), a cotton rag to wipe her hands, or a piece of bread for a snack during the long hours on the street.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

For some reason I want to say more shrimp...

[@ether4211]

@@ettaz makes sense, I was thinking it's basically a purse or backpack..so a couple of low value coins for change (or to drop if someone tries to mug her), a knife, a rag to clean her hands/face and the usual bits and bobs that you need to grab or stash quickly! I know I used to do the same trick with a oversized t-shirt when collecting eggs.

[@crowdedsubwaystation]

This is so amazing. Thank you for this! It always feels a bit weird only seeing big fancy dresses when that was such a small portion of the population.

[@benzaiten933]

same here! especially since during a most of history (and even today in some places) the class divide was huge and what the rich/aristocracy wore and everyday folks was vastly different.

[@Niobesnuppa]

A big reason for it is that fancy clothing was better taken care of and rarely worn, so it was way more likely to survive until present day than the everyday stuff, so we tend to know more about upper class fashion because of it. Another factor is just that peasant culture wasn't really valued much until the romanticism movement of the 1800's. There's almost no surviving images of what peasants wore in my home country (Norway) before the 1800's, because they were rarely ever depicted in paintings or drawings, and their clothing would get torn up and used for rags once they got worn out enough. I've actually only found a single image of peasant fashion here from the 1600's, and nothing for any older eras, just a bunch of nobles and royals.

[@HughMiller98]

I should wear this next time I open my fridge so I can really feel the fantasy

[@dolphin7282]

This coment is exactly what i felt like after reading about preserving fish in salt and fireplaces and going to the fridge to get a plastic packaged salmon to place in the electric oven

[@elisa.llew-send]

This felt so accurate, I got aggravated for a sec that people weren’t answering your knock at their doors. Lol. I always think to myself that I’d love a linen-based wardrobe. And for comfort and practicality, I’d especially like my clothes based on the working classes. A housekeeper wardrobe would be perfect.

[@dpedaci]

I find lower class/working class clothing so interesting, I really enjoyed this video! There is a book called Making Working Women's Clothing that covers mid 15th to mid-2oth that you might like, it does something similar with paintings and photos

[@fluffydragon84]

Hey Karolina! If you ever want to super distress some fabric, I highly recommend a rasp commonly used for wood and plaster shaping. I used one before on a cosplay for a friend of a Nazgul/Sith type situation on medium-weight linen and it worked beautifully! Just dragging stuff down a sidewalk works too, eventually, but you'll get funny looks.

[@helenahsson1697]

@fluffydragon84 I've tried both rasp and dragging stuff down the street but I live in a small village so people are used to me doing weird things so they just say hi and continue walking 😂 Having a friend that train racehorses (harness-racers) helps too. Sometimes she agrees to drag something behind the sulky, works wonders 😁

[@LauraJdogmom]

@@helenahsson1697 I wonder if dragging would work faster if you put a weight on top of the fabric?

[@karowolkenschaufler7659]

I love this. truely. from what I know, common people, working class, poor people in the past get way too little attention.

[@froggirl96]

please do more peasant wear, they deserve more recognition lmao this was great!!!

[@Erlrantandrage]

Ummm is it weird to say you make a really pretty peasant? Honestly the soft curls framing your face and your clear bright skin shining out from your disheveled garments was really striking. Anywhoozles, excellent creation and your weathering was truly magnificent, so carefully produced!

[@estherhinds6314]

Honestly I was thinking the same. She's never looked prettier, honestly the contrast made her stunning

[@pinkpanda5696]

Thank you for bringing her to life for us. What a difficult life she must have had! I think it's like honoring them to show us their story/reality. They were also relevant human beings just like those above them in society. I'd like to see other time frames.

[@tsukikage]

I'm always amazed at just how many layers of skirts women wore. Like, I get how some of them were for practicality as they served as pockets or to keep the lower layers clean, or in the winter they would even provide insulation from the cold, but in the summer... Damn, I'd much rather go for a Regency outfit.

[@x_.mizuki._x3231]

Polyester makes us a lot hotter, and they didn't wear polyester in the 18th century, they had natural fabrics and those doesn't make us as hot.

[@Cameratanuit]

​@@x_.mizuki._x3231also climate change lol

[@adriannaconnor6471]

Also, it was during the "little ice age," which was also the title of an excellent book about climate ("The Little Ice Age").

[@AlexaFaie]

The number of layers of petticoats worn varied per season. So you wore less if it was hotter out. Though having experienced both, its actually way more comfortable to be wearing long loose fitting layers of a natural fibre fabric during hot weather than just a single layer of something with lots of skin exposed to the heat of the sun.

[@tsukikage]

@@AlexaFaie That's useful to know! Would they sometimes wear a wool layer on the inside if they could afford it when going outside in the winter?

[@Luca_Meier]

Karolina is actually the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.

[@magathax1587]

I totally agree. She has a face with a view. (That's from the Talking Heads song, "This Must Be The Place.")

[@roxannlegg750]

i agree. so jealous!

[@ambds1975]

I watch her for the interesting historical costume information, but every now and then I am struck by how lovely she is.

[@jl2280]

Agreed, outside and inside.

[@Luca_Meier]

​@@magathax1587I know that Song Well. I absolutely Love it.

[@lspthrattan]

One can't help but be struck by the amount of care and effort that you put into not just making an amazing period outfit to near perfection, but also the great makeup, acting, camera and editing skills that showcase it all. Thank you, I particularly enjoyed this one!

[@justlola417]

Yeeeeess i love the big nobility dresses but i want to see the practical everyday stuff too!!!

[@alexp.d3689]

Coincidentally, I'm currently working on an adaptation of the Grimm's version of Cinderella, and it's set in the 1720's , and thanks to your video I have an idea as to how she would have realistically looked like in her servant cloths based on the time period

[@Mono-Theme]

I love how Karolina made her own oc. I hope for more named characters like Betty

[@moonbasket]

My hobbyist instinct from looking at the double layered skirt is that it was perhaps a reversible petticoat/skirt for extra warmth in the winter and to last looking good longer in between washes. When the outer side gets dirty, she could just flip that side in against her petticoat and still look her best.

[@surusweet]

I absolutely adore when people pay attention to the not so well off. History is my everything (including my major) and they want you to focus on “important events” not me I’m all about the little guy.

[@jUQMtDmf]

Krakow is such a pretty city and compliments the outfit reveals so well always🥺

[@HeisenbergFam]

Cant believe Karolina teleported to 18th century just to make this video, respect

[@kellimbt]

I loved this! Could be a series of bringing paintings to life! Did anyone else think of Rachel Maksy when Karolina was weathering? lol

[@mpea1043]

Absolutely. It was the chaotic crafting that Rachel always brings.

[@judithcollins3744]

Yep. Sure did.

[@athag1]

You mean, when Karolina was weathering ... the fabric

[@RealCheeseOnly]

Yup

[@craickiller6025]

I love Betty and her definitely deadly shrimps

[@samtbenjamin]

Wouldn't it be amazing if you and the other members of the Catherine De Medici's Time Travel Society did a recreation of Barbie's The Princess and the Pauper? Micarah Tewers or Bernadette Banner could play Anneliese/Erica, Abby Cox could play The Queen, Mina Le and you could be the narrators etc.

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

Okay, but now I need this in my life.

[@kattetzlaff4051]

Someone get rachel maksy!

[@kittymowmow12]

Rachel Maksy could play PREMINGER

[@samtbenjamin]

@@kittymowmow12 YASSS!!!! Genius casting!

[@thevintagepastry]

I LOVE this. I think this is my favourite historical garment recreation I've ever seen, and I've seen A LOT. I need people to do more working class outfits👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@judithcollins3744]

Me too.

[@lesacapatate2949]

I find it beautiful that the lives of people who truly made history, lived history are not lost in the past and that artists did picture them. I believe studying history means also being interested in common people's lives

[@vernieplummer5148]

I just love that you're wearing a snood. You never see those. Very fetching!

[@skzanarchist]

stop trying to make fetch happen !

[@vernieplummer5148]

@@skzanarchist I was just trying to use the terminology that matched the era of the snood. LOL

[@maxadhdking]

I like that you pulled a Rachel Maksy with the paint and the apron *chef's kiss*

[@vixless]

This was so amazing. The weathering and aging actually gave the clothing such dimension and realness.

[@CollaborativeDog]

I love aging items! I'm fascinated by how things wear over time, whether it is clothing or homes. For your scenario, the clothing might be older than the person, as there was a rag trade, and she could have bought used items. So fun. Thank you!

[@Rue4You2]

I love historical representations of everyday clothes. The gowns and fancy dresses are fun but there's something that makes me feel more connected to history making stuff the masses would have worn.

[@ShearGenius88]

Okay I love Betty & your recreation of her! I’d love to see any other “real” working class styles.

[@noheterotho179]

This was great! Love to see more appreciation for working class outfits in history, they may not be as pretty but I agree that they're interesting because of how practical they were! They tell a story of how people used to live day to day

[@samanthab3292]

But in this economy, Betty be for real.

[@gulnazsharifyanova7950]

This made me emotional. Kinda teared up looking at you and thinking about Betty.

[@melowlw8638]

gonna have to cosplay that one day at a weeb convention i can make felted shrimps to put in the basket

[@m.maclellan7147]

Won't have that "authentic" smell ! Lol !

[@martakuu606]

such a cute idea!🦐

[@auldthymer]

sounds delicious!

[@magiv4205]

@@m.maclellan7147 Don't worry, weeb conventions already smell "authentic" enough😂

[@melowlw8638]

@@magiv4205 FOUL!! (but so true)

[@Siansonea]

I would love to see more of these from different eras, like 19th Century but also medieval and maybe even early 20th Century.

[@Shamanized]

Seeing you walk down the street transported me. Seeing the clothing more worn out made it feel like I was getting a glimpse of someone actually living in this time and not just a clean portrayal of what we want them to look like. Bravo!!!

[@asudebirtane8243]

I was on an Outlander binge again and this came just in time ❤

[@calihhan4706]

Karolina can smell my homemade dinner in poland and uploaded just in the right second ❤

[@thecreativebohemian4927]

You are talented enough to do costumes for period movies. It came out perfect.

[@Brodobaby]

This would be fun to see in other centuries. I'd love to see a working class 1920s look!

[@rebeccaaugustine8628]

I believe that your take on an 18th century London street vendor was most likely pretty authentic. BTW I LOVE what you did with your apartment, and your cat is ADORABLE!

[@kathrynthompson6664]

I loved this! I would love to see you do a lower class/peasant outfit for literally any other era, too!

[@aubreyackermann8432]

It's like behind the scenes footage for a movie Imagine a bunch of historical costumers each doing this for a character and making a short film

[@brittanyagm]

Dang girl this is so cool. Thanks for your hard work to entertain and teach us.

[@majcios-zt5ci]

Obudź się, Karolina właśnie zapostowała

[@melowlw8638]

wake up new polish vocab acquired for memes!!!!

[@latronqui]

I love the kind of questions you're asking, love to see this kind of experimentation. I would've expected some darning and patching of her clothes too.

[@jcasillas78]

Great outfit! You look like a pastoral painting.

[@Sburbanjumble]

This is literally my favorite era clothing and style, i guess because i too am a peasant. You have motivated me to start back on my sewing journey. I love your videos karolina!

[@kfries1282]

This demonstrates my favourite thing about costube, exploring historical clothing to learn more about how people actually lived

[@InkHeart17]

I love recognizing the rooms of your apartment as you've been so nicely sharing decor updates with us this past year.

[@tavfinkner5464]

So cool to see an “everyday” middle class outfit! It looked amazing.

[@newchapterasmr]

Your talent for this is amazing. You even tattered the clothes to make it very realistic

[@nonnon-et-non8601]

I really loved how you created the character, imagined how she would have get dirt on the clothes, that definitely brought her to live. Also you looked like you really enjoyed this part, as a decorative painter definitely get how joyfull it is to create something from scratches and just messed it up !

[@atuvera9021]

There is something to this era of fashion that looks so good on anybody. ❤

[@MissMeganBeckett]

I would suggest finding worn out bed sheets for the next one, they would require much less weathering to look old and raggedy and might already come with stains that are mostly bleached away but that has made the cloth thin and easily accidentally torn if it catches on a bit of rough wood or something like that, I don’t know if a second hand store would sell sheets that are in that bad a condition but I know that I still have sheets in my closet that are 25 years old and falling to pieces so if you asked around I bet you could find a good variety of fabrics and patterns that are suitable.

[@Chloroplastspectrum]

This played to your strengths so well! One of my favorite videos of yours, so fun, so well executed, gorgeous cinematography, 10/10

[@manicantsettleonausername6789]

Really enjoyed this video! It's great that you pay attention to those who would've lived in poverty and at the bottom of the social ladder. I was especially overjoyed to see you put on a pocket in the end, since it wasn't included in the animation at the beginning and it is often forgotten altogether.

[@Ipomoea_Alba]

So glad you’re highlighting the parts of historical fashion that aren’t as romanticized as wealthy surface level stereotypes

[@outfitmadeofawesome]

YES! Thank you for doing this! I'm so interested in historical poverty (like, as a research topic in uni) and I can never find videos like this that really do it justice in the youtube community. So awesome!

[@Iliana_9339]

Finally Queen Karolina is back let’s go!

[@mixxstix]

I’d love to see more historic vernacular fashion! Totally underrepresented

[@bhelliom3]

I honestly wanna see you recreate whatever inspires you, you’re more likely to be invested in it and that’s what I would prefer to see: your enthusiasm, skills, knowledge and research shine. This was an awesome video, and I’d def love to see more like it. Finding references is the hard part, and obvi the further back you go the harder it’ll be to get the details, but letting your imagination take over and putting yourself in the right context helps fill in the gaps, which you also know.

[@neatodude3339]

this style is so cute

[@ameliaagusi228]

Always love the classical photoshoot that turns into a rap music video at the end! Always appreciated the vibes 👌😂

[@e4mi]

My early modern English historian heart is so happy by this project! Amazing job

[@jennyrichardson4744]

i so hope this becomes a series!

[@Outback0423]

The aging of the fabric was brilliant; you did Betty proud. Thank you for sharing

[@talosheeg]

I love this! I have to make a new pair of stays since now that ive lost 75 lbs mine are WAY too big, so i cant wait to watch this while i cry and hand sew loads of boning channels 😂

[@markwilliams2620]

Yay for you 😁!!!

[@bradwatson7324]

Outstanding! The 18th century is my favorite time period for clothing.

[@AntaresSelket]

That outfit turned out so well. Truly a great job!

[@afquan9211]

Thanks! I love it when you recreate historical clothing. It's seeing real history and understanding what a woman of that time, was like.

thank you! ❤️

[@GuilhermePalacio]

Are you telling me... A shrimp sewed this dress?

[@julieyoung3815]

Wow . Amazing transformation. It’s so cool to see what people looked like back then . You bring fashion in pictures to life again. Thank you .

[@chemina8541]

I love your approach and your videos, thank you so much for sharing! Just a revelation I had when watching you distress the fabric: THIS. THIS is how it should be. This is why I do not like the new London Les MIsérables costumes: compared to the old ones (which I liked) they do not look worn enough, more like cheap Carneval dress up than costumes that should transport the audience to 1805 - 1835. Yours is an earlier period and country, but it looks so authentic and made with love and care. I wish the costume designers for a high-end production would have shown so much love and thought for what they were (re-)creating.