can you talk about the changing necklines of this era? I noticed how different they were among the dresses in your last short and I find it intriguing!
Evening gowns often had VERY low necklines than daywear for many eras. Which sort of defies logic bc houses were colder, not insulated, not as tight as today. Wraps were often a lacey, light shawl for evening gown use. In The ballad of Sweet Charlotte, she insists on going with her beau on a sleigh ride at night with a bare neck & only took a light wrap despite her mother's warnings. He drove on as long as she answered him " I am getting very warm"... When he brought her on home, she was indeed frozen stiff. My guess is teens have long done this shedding of wraps !. PS I had a muff when I was small in the 1960's, but ladies were not seen with them as much as kids. Many late Victorian fur muffs had the animal's head on them. Wish I still had mine. I do have the purse and matching gloves from when I was 5.
@Whiteowls4532 I haven’t watched it yet but another historical RUclipsr made a video on that and the title seems to imply ankles were not actually scandalous
That's so cool! Bellbottom pajamas. I've been wearing bell-bottoms for years. So excited that they're back. I had a hard time finding them before and my sewing machine just can't handle denim. So I'm hoping for a better machine. I'm really wanting to sew again. I also need to make another cover for my couch. I need a better machine for that too.
Bell bottoms... I love them. As a teen, the bells got enormous " elephant bells". I never had elephant bells. The hip hugger idea lowered the rise too. I never wanted a belt buckle on my who- ha. My school outlawed those. I must say very short legs look longer in flared legs, but elephant bells swooshed as they walked. Just not very flattering.
Those belts came back with a 1990s Victorian craze. Didn't catch on, bc they aren't comfortable for our sitting down life styles. I got a blue and a black one back then, bc I had the high necked, full sleeved, "tucked" blouses. Taking heirloom sewing classes were all the rage. They taught me to hot rod my machine to mimic serger tucks !.
I don't know what it is but I absolutely looove these fancy clothes with the fur stoles or fur trims. This would be even better with furry cuffs instead or as well as a muff! Maybe I'm biased because imma furry and I love outfits with fur involved
Love, Love, Love this outfit! Your precision skill on this Walking Suit is amazing. The very early 1900's are my favorite era. I believe the advent of automobiles had a lot to do with the shift to slimmer, more managable skirts! 😍
@@donnajohnson3334 copyrights have to be kept up, so a lot of it might be available. Not to mention, she could make a collection of types of features, what they are called, perhaps some historical facts about them, and how to make these features. I've seen a book like that for costume design, very informative
also I'd love to know what they would've done for dresses damaged or stained from ground muck that gets on longer dresses that touched ground or even dragged. ❤😊
the start is a "dust muffler" if I am remembering correctly. Fabric on the underside of the skirt that comes into contact with the ground instead. Can be taken out to be washed then sewn back in, or replaced. But generally if you had an impractical gown that you were wearing outside and not just indoors at the ball or whatever you had the money to replace it when grossness couldn't be washed out. Some people might've replaced the bottom inches of the dress with another fabric in a way that looked like an intentional accent, or had it remade for someone shorter, or had enough extra fabric to replace parts but those last bits are just me guessing based on what I would do in that situation.
Like I said elsewhere, I do love those trains! It's like the one thing they left "big" when everything else got slim and fitted, and the train adds so much to the elegance of the outfit. It's comparable to the bustle, I suppose (when they were taking in the huge crinoline skirts), but looks so much better. Impractical, sure, but I wouldn't care lol
Something that isn’t talked about very often is the impact that celebrities had on fashion. We can see it in today’s society in that celebrities help boost the popularity of certain trends, it was of course also a thing in history. Royalty, actors/actresses, artists, etc. If you were able to be put into a newspaper or general form of widespread communication or were seen in public on the regular, then it was very often that how you presented yourself influenced how others chose to present themselves too.
OMG you have the biggest prettiest green eyes I have ever seen. Keep up the good work I’m loving the history that you are we making all smiles over here❤ watching you from Chicago
there has GOT to be a large class component to this, at least with skirts. I can see a poorer woman making over the sleeves of her dresses to be more fashionable-sleeves would wear out quicker and need replacing anyway. But the yardage for a wider skirt if her old one was fine? I just can't see it.
yes, there was definitely a class component. lower classes would likely have clothing made from less desirable fabrics, with not as many expensive fabrics so they could keep the full silhouette in place.
Well it was easier for an affluent woman of the time to remake/replace all 5 of her dresses than it is to completely change the 50+ items we have now at once, its impressive we can keep up at the same pace
that’s gorgeous. love the muff. i always wanted one of those when i was little. ☺️ funny how some things never really change. the fashion industry is still doing the same stuff today.
When tying a bow, wrap the last free end over, not under, and you will have it finish perfectly balanced. Also make that first loop with the ribbon under.
For me what helps me envision the fashion change is to literally think of the time frame spanning, QV's life vs. the day AFTER she died (in 1901). It was almost as if people were afraid to budge or move an inch. However, the minute she died it was like BOOM a massive explosion took place. Then, all of a sudden people started wearing things that looked nothing like what had been worn before. I would even go further to say that the, massive fashion shift took place all w / in, the blink of an eye during King Edward's short reign. Does anyone else agree?
While rummaging through Wikipedia about First Ladies of the USA recently, for a completely different historical curiosity, I happened to learn that Frances Cleveland had a huge role in how fashion changed in that era. People bought whatever cosmetics and clothes she used. To quote directly from her Wikipedia page “An article published by the Atlanta Constitution falsely stated that she no longer purchased bustles, causing a decline in their popularity.” Fascinating
Fashion shift was slower prior to the Industrial Revolution. The ability to make fabric in large amounts quickly was groundbreaking. Then the invention of the sewing machine made it even easier to replace clothing and the "modern" fashion industry was born.
I’m doing a project for NHD (National History Day) and it’s a group performance on Elizabeth Blackwell the first Female doctor in the United States I was wondering if you could show off some dresses from that time period 1840-1890 so that we can accurately portray her !
That fur colar is so beautiful, I love it and try to find some for so many years. Can I ask you where you found it? PS: Sorry for the possible mistakes I'm French and still learning English.
I think the idea of fashion changing slower may have come from the lower classes, maybe, as they tended to hand down and mend clothes rather than change them every year as the upper classes did.
Question: do you starch your petticoats, princess slips, shirtwaists, aprons, or other white things? If so or if not, why or why not? I'm developing a historybounding wardrobe for around 1909 and the benefits of starching cotton fabric seem to outway the drawbacks when it comes to aprons, oversleeves, petticoats, and other garments which must be stiff and stain resistant, but not for chemises, combinations, drawers, or other garments next to the skin.
My great-grandmother used to deliver all linen: bedlinen, tablecloth, nightgowns, shirts and so on, - to the good laundry, where all that was washed, starched, dried & ironed. As much as I remember, tablecloth & bedlinen was starched a lot, and nightgowns & shirts, - just a bit. Thin layer of starch was still protecting them from getting dirty quickly & loosing shape, but was not making them hard & harsh to skin.
It's really lovely. Where did you get that pretty little belt? You are a great seamstress obviously. I am longing for a sewing machine that will sew anything. ❤
Silly question here, but I don’t think they had walk-in closets to store all of those layers of different clothing back in the day. Where were all of their dresses stored seeing as they were four different dresses during an average day. Where did they hang all of these clothes? And what they change their shoes four times to correspond with their outfits on average?
Isn't that what the shifaeobe was used for? There weren't closets in those houses back then normally. I know that's not spelled right. Shifarobe? My spell check doesn't know! Lol it's confused! Haha.
can you talk about the changing necklines of this era? I noticed how different they were among the dresses in your last short and I find it intriguing!
I'm pretty sure a lot of those neckline differences are just between evening wear and day wear.
@@sophielophey8686 that makes sense!
Evening gowns often had VERY low necklines than daywear for many eras. Which sort of defies logic bc houses were colder, not insulated, not as tight as today. Wraps were often a lacey, light shawl for evening gown use. In
The ballad of Sweet Charlotte, she insists on going with her beau on a sleigh ride at night with a bare neck & only took a light wrap despite her mother's warnings.
He drove on as long as she answered him " I am getting very warm"...
When he brought her on home, she was indeed frozen stiff. My guess is teens have long done this shedding of wraps !.
PS I had a muff when I was small in the 1960's, but ladies were not seen with them as much as kids. Many late Victorian fur muffs had the animal's head on them. Wish I still had mine. I do have the purse and matching gloves from when I was 5.
Was it true that showing ankles was scandalous, but those evening “neck”-lines 😆 (replace ‘neck’ with the actual anatomy showing) was not??
@Whiteowls4532 I haven’t watched it yet but another historical RUclipsr made a video on that and the title seems to imply ankles were not actually scandalous
ohhh the floofy versus fitted makes me think about the current return to wiiiiiiide leg pants
All for the 1970's bellbottoms coming back. I made bellbottom pjs. 😎😎
That's so cool! Bellbottom pajamas.
I've been wearing bell-bottoms for years. So excited that they're back. I had a hard time finding them before and my sewing machine just can't handle denim. So I'm hoping for a better machine. I'm really wanting to sew again. I also need to make another cover for my couch. I need a better machine for that too.
Bell bottoms... I love them. As a teen, the bells got enormous " elephant bells". I never had elephant bells. The hip hugger idea lowered the rise too. I never wanted a belt buckle on my who- ha. My school outlawed those. I must say very short legs look longer in flared legs, but elephant bells swooshed as they walked. Just not very flattering.
whut? they're back O_O ?
It seems like the 70s are coming back
I feel like the belt makes the dress
And the fur collar and muff!!!
The belt really does. My shirts get all scrunched and a big belt would definitely smooth it out.
Yeahhhhh I NEED that belt, it's a must 😍😍😍😍😍
Those belts came back with a 1990s Victorian craze. Didn't catch on, bc they aren't comfortable for our sitting down life styles. I got a blue and a black one back then, bc I had the high necked, full sleeved, "tucked" blouses. Taking heirloom sewing classes were all the rage. They taught me to hot rod my machine to mimic serger tucks !.
@@donnajohnson3334 a corset would protect from the belt. Bras and corsets aren't supposed to hurt and should keep pinching to a minimum.
That belt maker was fond of cellos.
It's really pretty isn't it?
I know! As a cellist I think I need it
Such a beautiful, elegant outfit!
I LOVE that viola belt, its so simple and so beautiful
I don't know what it is but I absolutely looove these fancy clothes with the fur stoles or fur trims. This would be even better with furry cuffs instead or as well as a muff! Maybe I'm biased because imma furry and I love outfits with fur involved
Looks like a good dress for Christmas services.
Love, Love, Love this outfit! Your precision skill on this Walking Suit is amazing. The very early 1900's are my favorite era. I believe the advent of automobiles had a lot to do with the shift to slimmer, more managable skirts! 😍
You should put together a book of your favorite patterns for next Christmas! I would buy it and I can't be the only one.
Or a calendar?
Yeah, unless she drafts her own patterns, there are copyright laws, ladies.
@@donnajohnson3334 copyrights have to be kept up, so a lot of it might be available. Not to mention, she could make a collection of types of features, what they are called, perhaps some historical facts about them, and how to make these features.
I've seen a book like that for costume design, very informative
also I'd love to know what they would've done for dresses damaged or stained from ground muck that gets on longer dresses that touched ground or even dragged. ❤😊
the start is a "dust muffler" if I am remembering correctly. Fabric on the underside of the skirt that comes into contact with the ground instead. Can be taken out to be washed then sewn back in, or replaced. But generally if you had an impractical gown that you were wearing outside and not just indoors at the ball or whatever you had the money to replace it when grossness couldn't be washed out. Some people might've replaced the bottom inches of the dress with another fabric in a way that looked like an intentional accent, or had it remade for someone shorter, or had enough extra fabric to replace parts but those last bits are just me guessing based on what I would do in that situation.
Like I said elsewhere, I do love those trains! It's like the one thing they left "big" when everything else got slim and fitted, and the train adds so much to the elegance of the outfit. It's comparable to the bustle, I suppose (when they were taking in the huge crinoline skirts), but looks so much better.
Impractical, sure, but I wouldn't care lol
Me too! ❤
Love that color. Would be nice to see them side by side.
I think warm colors suit you. Those colors make you radiant!
Merry Christmas! Fascinating fashion history! Thanks so much.
What an elegant dress!
So elegant and graceful. I love thst shade of green and with trim, it is absolutely gorgeous. That belt rocks!
Ohh, the smile at the end. Going from solemn teacher to happy reveler?
I feel like I learn something new and find something delightful with every video you post.
But also that belt is EVERYTHING!!!!!
I imagine one's economic standing played a role.
Something that isn’t talked about very often is the impact that celebrities had on fashion. We can see it in today’s society in that celebrities help boost the popularity of certain trends, it was of course also a thing in history. Royalty, actors/actresses, artists, etc. If you were able to be put into a newspaper or general form of widespread communication or were seen in public on the regular, then it was very often that how you presented yourself influenced how others chose to present themselves too.
Such a lovely ensemble! 😍
Is this what a Christmas miracle looks like? Merry Christmas to all!
my favorite so far!
Ugh, LOVE that walking suit
I love the dress and the belt
Love the violin‐style f holes on the belt!
So cute. That needs to be a modern update. Love the colors and the belt
Love that green. So perfect for your complexion.
OMG you have the biggest prettiest green eyes I have ever seen. Keep up the good work I’m loving the history that you are we making all smiles over here❤ watching you from Chicago
Got really satisfied watching her do the 3 corset hooks at the same time and the lil click it made
I have 2 great-aunts who were born in 1899 and 1902. I didn't realize Edwardian and Victorian fashion was so "recent."
Your waist looks TINY in that! Like, Scarlet O'Hara tiny!😂❤ That's so pretty! Love the belt!
there has GOT to be a large class component to this, at least with skirts. I can see a poorer woman making over the sleeves of her dresses to be more fashionable-sleeves would wear out quicker and need replacing anyway. But the yardage for a wider skirt if her old one was fine? I just can't see it.
yes, there was definitely a class component. lower classes would likely have clothing made from less desirable fabrics, with not as many expensive fabrics so they could keep the full silhouette in place.
You’re beautiful and so charming. Born 100 years too late. Love everything you do.
So pretty
Those dresses are so beautiful
I love your channel, your outfits are always so beautiful❤
Well it was easier for an affluent woman of the time to remake/replace all 5 of her dresses than it is to completely change the 50+ items we have now at once, its impressive we can keep up at the same pace
I love it. It’s gorgeous and you wear it so well
that’s gorgeous. love the muff. i always wanted one of those when i was little. ☺️
funny how some things never really change. the fashion industry is still doing the same stuff today.
Beautiful color combination!
I want that belt so badly, you don't even know.
That belt is astounding! It reminds us of our cello ♥️
-Zee
i love this outfit!!!
When people say "the past" they're typically referring to the pre-industrial era, not the 1900s 😅
so beautiful
Lovely. I do think that outfits from this period were very flattering. I love watching the movie Titanic and the outfits.
When tying a bow, wrap the last free end over, not under, and you will have it finish perfectly balanced. Also make that first loop with the ribbon under.
please do a pirate outfit you would look so cool in it!!!
Things I need before the end of this year: hoopskirt, corset, silk fabric, more variety’s of sewing needles, a crown, beautiful ball gowns.
Beautiful! This is my favorite! I Would have loved to have warn this!!! 😊❤
I'm in love with your outfit
Beautiful!!!! Congratulations.
Omg when I was younger I had a porcelain doll that had the exact same outfit!
This outfit is wonderful :)
Wow love all the detail...Respect! Merry Christmas! 🎄
Very beautiful dress
Beautiful !!! Love it, love the fur piece and fur muff.
I just swooned at this outfit 😍😍
It's really lovely and you wear it well.❤️ Thank you for sharing.
How much does fashion change geographically?
The Industrial Revolution was rooted in textiles, thus creating fast fashion.
Merry Christmas to you too! Super nice dress!
For me what helps me envision the fashion change is to literally think of the time frame spanning, QV's life vs. the day AFTER she died (in 1901).
It was almost as if people were afraid to budge or move an inch. However, the minute she died it was like BOOM a massive explosion took place. Then, all of a sudden people started wearing things that looked nothing like what had been worn before.
I would even go further to say that the, massive fashion shift took place all w / in, the blink of an eye during King Edward's short reign.
Does anyone else agree?
Your an absolute genius ❤
Ha, the muff!! I was born in 1946. Muffs became a popular fashion for young girls when i was young. Loved it, had one or two. ( )___)
Such a cute outfit!!
While rummaging through Wikipedia about First Ladies of the USA recently, for a completely different historical curiosity, I happened to learn that Frances Cleveland had a huge role in how fashion changed in that era. People bought whatever cosmetics and clothes she used. To quote directly from her Wikipedia page “An article published by the Atlanta Constitution falsely stated that she no longer purchased bustles, causing a decline in their popularity.” Fascinating
So beautiful! I absolutely love the more luxurious details like the fur accessories & that beautiful belt
I love your work.
Merry Christmas and thank you for such a wonderful video ❤
I LOVE this. The belt reminds me of a violin. Do you have any links to purchase these pieces?
Would you say that the Enola Holmes movies were accurate to the 1884 and 1885 victorian era?
Pretty ❄️
I love this !!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Beautiful! I adore this one! 😍🥰
That’s adorable.
Fashion shift was slower prior to the Industrial Revolution. The ability to make fabric in large amounts quickly was groundbreaking. Then the invention of the sewing machine made it even easier to replace clothing and the "modern" fashion industry was born.
Wow,beautiful!
Beautiful.
I’m doing a project for NHD (National History Day) and it’s a group performance on Elizabeth Blackwell the first Female doctor in the United States I was wondering if you could show off some dresses from that time period 1840-1890 so that we can accurately portray her !
There are several historical costume makers who have such videos :)
Priorattire, Ninonella, CrowsEyeProductions and others...
That fur colar is so beautiful, I love it and try to find some for so many years. Can I ask you where you found it?
PS: Sorry for the possible mistakes I'm French and still learning English.
I think the idea of fashion changing slower may have come from the lower classes, maybe, as they tended to hand down and mend clothes rather than change them every year as the upper classes did.
Gorgeous 💚
Question: do you starch your petticoats, princess slips, shirtwaists, aprons, or other white things? If so or if not, why or why not? I'm developing a historybounding wardrobe for around 1909 and the benefits of starching cotton fabric seem to outway the drawbacks when it comes to aprons, oversleeves, petticoats, and other garments which must be stiff and stain resistant, but not for chemises, combinations, drawers, or other garments next to the skin.
I think you just answered your own question perfectly! Happy Holidays! 🌟
My great-grandmother used to deliver all linen: bedlinen, tablecloth, nightgowns, shirts and so on, - to the good laundry, where all that was washed, starched, dried & ironed. As much as I remember, tablecloth & bedlinen was starched a lot, and nightgowns & shirts, - just a bit. Thin layer of starch was still protecting them from getting dirty quickly & loosing shape, but was not making them hard & harsh to skin.
Hope you had a great Christmas
I love a muff *sigh* 😊
Wait…did that sound dirty? 😂
I'm curious what they did with the out of fashion dresses -
that is so pretty❤
I love your channel 😊
Merry Christmas. I hope your festivities fill your heart with memories that will make you smile free long time to come. Blessings.
It's really lovely. Where did you get that pretty little belt? You are a great seamstress obviously. I am longing for a sewing machine that will sew anything. ❤
if that's a walking/shopping outfit, what do you do about the long bit that drags in the back?
Your creations are stunning, you have been blessed with amazing talent. What do you do with all the outfits you make?
I love the belt. Where did you get it?
I noticed that, its really interesting
Beautiful!!!😮😮
Silly question here, but I don’t think they had walk-in closets to store all of those layers of different clothing back in the day. Where were all of their dresses stored seeing as they were four different dresses during an average day. Where did they hang all of these clothes? And what they change their shoes four times to correspond with their outfits on average?
Isn't that what the shifaeobe was used for? There weren't closets in those houses back then normally. I know that's not spelled right. Shifarobe? My spell check doesn't know! Lol it's confused! Haha.
I need the belt!