How to Dress 18th Century: 1750 - 1770 Robe a la Francaise

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  • @wonderwend1
    @wonderwend1 4 года назад +1228

    " I'll be down in 5 minutes Darling "

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +92

      lol

    • @ennon4880
      @ennon4880 4 года назад +89

      “Then I shall wait in the living room, drinking tea.”

    • @pipitameruje
      @pipitameruje 4 года назад +47

      @pablo converse Eating macarrons, then. Fixed it.

    • @modge472
      @modge472 4 года назад +33

      It only took about 7 minutes anyways lol. It's faster than me getting ready in the morning in modern day qq

    • @bubblefish17
      @bubblefish17 4 года назад +8

      It takes a regular human 7 minutes to get dressed, but the Wardrobe in Beauty and the Beast dress up three men in few seconds lol!

  • @nemumami
    @nemumami 4 года назад +1487

    How to dress 18th century:
    Step one:
    Do not be broke

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +263

      for a gown like this, indeed it would have been far more expensive then that it was for me to buy the fabric and sew nowadays.

    • @mewmew8909
      @mewmew8909 4 года назад +21

      @@AmericanDuchess1 Nice work!

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 4 года назад +70

      I always remember the part in Mol Flanders where she spends her inheritance on the rich looking dress. She declares this is the best investment a woman can make, as she is husband hunting. LOL

    • @leafyplaysgames3744
      @leafyplaysgames3744 4 года назад +10

      @americanduchess where can you buy this stuff? Or do you have to make it all?

    • @Stricken-Zero
      @Stricken-Zero 3 года назад +9

      @@leafyplaysgames3744 There are Etsy sellers who make these kinds of dresses!

  • @maternalheart66
    @maternalheart66 4 года назад +1278

    Also, never realized how much of these outfits are actually pinned together in places

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +136

      yup! it's surprisingly to us in modern day

    • @samanthab3292
      @samanthab3292 3 года назад +44

      Pinned, tied, tucked!!

    • @oxanatarashchuk4598
      @oxanatarashchuk4598 3 года назад +28

      And then not to forget take it all off

    • @lilibetp
      @lilibetp 3 года назад +10

      Reminds me of Abigail's request for pins in the musical 1776.

    • @EH23831
      @EH23831 3 года назад +8

      I suppose they didn’t have press studs... they would’ve been handy!

  • @elsahennessy-barnes1849
    @elsahennessy-barnes1849 4 года назад +3646

    Imagine all the snacks you could fit in those pockets

    • @Silyah246
      @Silyah246 4 года назад +293

      I use my pocket hoops as snack and water bottle holders during conventions hahaha! They're so practical!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +584

      I've put all of my camera equipment in my pocket hoops before, lol

    • @carosamchwa3081
      @carosamchwa3081 4 года назад +167

      It’s a Minecraft chest but in a fashionable form 😂

    • @ar_tseg653
      @ar_tseg653 4 года назад +64

      Or a bottle of wine🤔

    • @Anastas1786
      @Anastas1786 4 года назад +42

      Finger sandwiches and cocktail wieners _for days!_

  • @rx500android
    @rx500android 4 года назад +713

    "Haha let's make the Halloween party vintage themed!"
    Me getting ready:

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +159

      I may have been accused of being overdressed at a Halloween party once... ;-) ;-)

    • @elenabenavides4146
      @elenabenavides4146 4 года назад +54

      @@AmericanDuchess1 No such thing

  • @helenluis5626
    @helenluis5626 4 года назад +981

    It just shows how wrong all those so-called historical films are - where the heroine falls into bed with her dashing male lover and all of a sudden she is half-naked... you'd need an appointment just to get to second base!! Beautiful dress and really informative too.

    • @EH23831
      @EH23831 3 года назад +90

      IKR! Imagine trying to get all those pins out in a hurry! 😂 ouch!!

    • @AlexandraLynch1
      @AlexandraLynch1 3 года назад +92

      Well, yes but she's also not wearing anything else against her skin but a chemise and stockings. So up with the skirt and there you are.

    • @bygonestales2171
      @bygonestales2171 3 года назад +124

      even worse,
      1. those corset scenes where a girl holds onto a bed post and flinches as she gets tight-laced despite that not being common
      2. girl gets undressed, is sexily in corset with no chemise or underlayer to protect her skin, ouch!

    • @myriamickx7969
      @myriamickx7969 3 года назад +13

      @@bygonestales2171 : The « corset scenes » are real, but a century later. Starting approx mid 19th century to WW1. After the war, corsets were progressively discarded.

    • @thetillerwiller4696
      @thetillerwiller4696 3 года назад +8

      @@bygonestales2171 they both happened in bridgerton 🤠

  • @CouvadeShark
    @CouvadeShark 4 года назад +2268

    This is what Belles dress should have looked like in the live action movie :(

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +233

      perhaps!

    • @thearchivemermaid2033
      @thearchivemermaid2033 4 года назад +196

      There is also a yellow Worth gown that has Belle vibes. Even though it isn't the right time period I would have accepted it.

    • @anaterka13
      @anaterka13 4 года назад +152

      But the corsets and stays are eeeviiil! 😉

    • @allyshih9259
      @allyshih9259 4 года назад +160

      @@anaterka13 lol! I personally like them because I have a bad back and it helps me keep straight. Smaller waist is merely a perk.

    • @hannahhester8376
      @hannahhester8376 4 года назад +8

      Yes!! Or similar.

  • @Vintagemermaid91
    @Vintagemermaid91 4 года назад +122

    The moment you realize the first stage undergarment is your regular fashion nowadays

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +53

      yes! Outlander used this concept to very good effect when Claire pops through time wearing her simple white 1940s dress, mistaken for her underwear in the 1740s!

    • @luissantiago8446
      @luissantiago8446 3 года назад +1

      And even that would be abbreviated.

    • @johanna5688
      @johanna5688 3 года назад +6

      These days women go out in their underwear. Teenagers go out wearing a short skirt and ordinary bra. Also it seems hip to go to K-mart and buy a nightie to wear for an evening out. To them, it's the best evening wear they have ever seen. OMG!
      I saw a woman recently go out in a girdle. She must think they are shorts! I think females need to be taught these days about the difference from outer wear to under wear, and bedroom wear. They seem not to know. They look ridiculous, stupid actually. No-one is teaching them how to properly attire themselves.

    • @randompikmin4103
      @randompikmin4103 3 года назад +20

      @@johanna5688 Let women wear what they want to wear, it is none of your business how much a woman decides to show of her body.

    • @thetillerwiller4696
      @thetillerwiller4696 3 года назад

      @@AmericanDuchess1 omg I love that part!

  • @Ellaodi
    @Ellaodi 4 года назад +464

    Thank you for explaining the pins! Everybody just acts like we should automatically know how and where they pin, and now the mystery is solved!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +74

      Yay! I'm glad it was clear in this video. I had several requests to show it closer up, so I'm glad it was visible this time.

    • @izromitea9578
      @izromitea9578 4 года назад

      Chlotes is code for body human. If chlotes is going to be pieces and you wear these piece by piece, so is it meaning that piwce of your chlotes is wear piece by piece?

    • @izromitea9578
      @izromitea9578 4 года назад

      Code :turn to the back full. So do you think,that you already guessing me will explain that all without people asking?

  • @KatieKruger8
    @KatieKruger8 4 года назад +155

    I had no idea the gowns of this era were basically acting like fancy long jackets. It’s so clever

  • @rosiemakes
    @rosiemakes 4 года назад +450

    Panniers were pockets? Mind blown! Why have I been carrying a backpack all these years when I could pop everything in my skirt. There's loads of room in there!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +92

      they could be, yes! Not all of them were made as pockets, but in that case you'd wear separate tie-on pockets beneath, still accessible through the pocket slits in the petticoat and gown.

    • @tatjanaschultz5697
      @tatjanaschultz5697 4 года назад +5

      American Duchess thank you very much for video! Beautiful Dress and so interesting to see how it was to wearing it

    • @michellecelesteNW
      @michellecelesteNW 4 года назад +6

      @@AmericanDuchess1 Now I just need to see a 17th c costumer wear that while sitting in a standard school deskchair.

    • @AllIsWellaus
      @AllIsWellaus 3 года назад +2

      Separate pockets were used and were usually heavily embroidered. I'm not saying that they are wrong, it is the first time I've heard them referenced as such.

    • @johanna5688
      @johanna5688 3 года назад

      Yes Rosie. But how would you get in onto buses? Or even cars?

  • @riveraariana26
    @riveraariana26 4 года назад +208

    How did women go from pockets like that to no pockets at all

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +71

      there is quite a long discussion going on about that right now...and a lot of other interesting and problematic bits about modern body ideals and fashion...

    • @TracyTheRed
      @TracyTheRed 3 года назад +20

      I hear men were worried about us spreading little "seeds of sedition". We should bring back pockets. I'm on the first steps to adding them to all my clothing.
      Spoiler alert: It's to spread sedition.

    • @beauchateau5943
      @beauchateau5943 3 года назад +1

      laziness

    • @Junkoost
      @Junkoost 3 года назад +2

      Bag

    • @breeinatree4811
      @breeinatree4811 3 года назад +11

      I think it's due to the purse industry.

  • @Vierge79
    @Vierge79 4 года назад +479

    Will have to admit, the Robe a la Francaise was the gown that made me fall in love with the period. There's definitely something alluring about the way the gown looks on someone.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +17

      thank you!

    • @cecillebarone9252
      @cecillebarone9252 3 года назад +2

      Yes there was no right or left shoe in those days

    • @cassandra_bonnet
      @cassandra_bonnet 2 года назад

      Me too !

    • @jonwiley2592
      @jonwiley2592 Год назад

      It's a very alluring feminine way to dress. The second season of "Outlander" is set in 18th century Paris. The action and intrigue of the season was great but the clothes were a treat for the eyes. Dior copied some variations literally in his New Look.

  • @hellothere274
    @hellothere274 4 года назад +142

    Can you imagine if one of the middle layers became untied? Lol!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +54

      it rarely happens, but I did have a quilted petticoat come unhooked during a presentation once...I should've used a tie instead of a hook, lol

    • @izromitea9578
      @izromitea9578 4 года назад

      How if we doing, scars on our tie chlotes? Ina diseases.

    • @samanthab3292
      @samanthab3292 3 года назад +4

      Have a good friend start digging under your skirts 🤣

    • @mariaborgvall7350
      @mariaborgvall7350 2 месяца назад

      Happened to me when I tied on a half finished pocket onto the under-petticoat strap. There is a reason pockets are separate. The stores opened just then, so I slipped into a changing room asap. The clerk was obviously sus of me and asked if I "needed any help" lol. "No, it's just my petticoat falling off"

  • @pbd7168
    @pbd7168 4 года назад +164

    That was amazing! I had no idea they pinned the gown on. I thought it was an entire dress that they just got in to after all of the undergarments.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +15

      glad it was helpful!

    • @johanna5688
      @johanna5688 3 года назад +2

      Same here. It's bcz since when in our life time does anybody dress like this? I have seen all the historical getups in books, but they don't tell how the clothes are made then put together. They are just books with pictures in them. I am a modern seamstress so don't know how clothes of hundreds of years were put together.

  • @michellecelesteNW
    @michellecelesteNW 4 года назад +119

    The pockets of my dreams. You can stick a leg of lamb in one and a knitting project in the other.

    • @helenaap2042
      @helenaap2042 3 года назад +4

      I hope its frozen lamb, for personal protection though!!

    • @jayneterry8701
      @jayneterry8701 2 года назад

      Hahaha

  • @mnels5214
    @mnels5214 4 года назад +173

    LOVELY. It's a surprise how easily such an elaborate garment is put on, not nearly as many pins as I thought it would take to keep everything in place.

  • @evacope1718
    @evacope1718 3 года назад +22

    When I was a kid I watched Marie Antoinette and found a book of 18th century fashion my mother owned and I was from then on obsessed with this dress. I cut a hole into a cardboard box and hopped into it and put a blanket around my waist to imitate the skirt lol... you're living my childhood dream

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад +5

      thank you! You are always welcome in the historical costuming community - come to the dark side!

  • @sistersamich2075
    @sistersamich2075 2 года назад +3

    Bruhhhhh the musiccc though I’m about to fall asleep it’s so peaceful…

  • @ThelouwseFD
    @ThelouwseFD 4 года назад +77

    Gorgeous !I'm French and I always loved these kinds of dresses from our past but I never knew that's how they had to be put on !Really thought the outer layer was only one piece ! Thank you so much for this beautiful video !
    I just subscribed !

  • @roadrunnercrazy
    @roadrunnercrazy 4 года назад +74

    Beautiful! You became exactly what I picture when I think of porcelain figurines.

  • @MPam1619
    @MPam1619 3 года назад +4

    I've really learned something. I had no idea the whole thing was precariously held together by pins. Incredible.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад

      thanks! glad to have shown the process clearly :-)

  • @elisetaylor532
    @elisetaylor532 3 года назад +7

    5:30 oh my goodness! She looks like one of the girls in the painting which i don't remember, I'm impressed! How i wish to go back in the ancient times and wear this beautiful dresses

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад

      thank you so much!

    • @reginabillotti
      @reginabillotti Год назад

      Look into museums and historical sites that may hire people to depict historical life. You may be able to find opportunities.

  • @johannax6653
    @johannax6653 4 года назад +17

    I once had the pleasure to be able to dress like this in my local museum, situated in a 17th century Dutch merchant house. An exhibition of antique clothing provided the visitors with copies of the pieces on show, to try for themselves. It was such fun but unimaginable wearing this elaborate and very heavy attire every single day.. But then again, the ladies who could afford such luxurious garments had servants for about everything... and didn't have to lift s finger..

  • @asiahkelley
    @asiahkelley 4 года назад +124

    Appreciate this so much as many dress up vids leave out how they pin the dress.
    Speaking of pins PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT PUT PINS IN YOUR MOUTH!
    Sadly ppl do inhale pins and can die that way. They have to be surgically removed from the lung. Please don’t put pins in the mouth!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +31

      thank you

    • @cecilyerker
      @cecilyerker 4 года назад +7

      I second this, my grandfather was a surgeon

    • @humaizierahman5996
      @humaizierahman5996 4 года назад +3

      Yes!

    • @Lostouille
      @Lostouille 4 года назад +8

      it's my anxiety when I see someone with pines or nails in the mouth.. D:

    • @stephh1149
      @stephh1149 4 года назад +6

      me, with pins in my mouth constantly: 👀

  • @shroomyk
    @shroomyk 4 года назад +2

    Using the panniers as pockets is pure genius!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад

      you can fit SO much in them too!

    • @shroomyk
      @shroomyk 4 года назад

      @@AmericanDuchess1 For some reason my first thought was "think of all the snacks and soda you could smuggle into the movie theater!" I only did it once because I was a good girl and it made me feel guilty. lol

  • @suzannedubois4576
    @suzannedubois4576 4 года назад +9

    Imagine having this dress during the summer. It would be so warm !

    • @richardsmith2879
      @richardsmith2879 4 года назад +9

      Actually quite cool. Silks and cottons, all light fabrics, and plenty of air circulation. No nylon or other man-made fabrics, and no underwear, just the linen shift, so no infections in the undergussetage area.

    • @silvateixeira8426
      @silvateixeira8426 4 года назад

      Poor husbands!!!🙄🙄

    • @333Laura
      @333Laura 4 года назад +1

      Well knowing that they didn’t bathe much .. I don’t wanna imagine 🙃

    • @sisuguillam5109
      @sisuguillam5109 4 года назад +5

      @@333Laura they might not have taken a bath often... but they did wash.

  • @lovisaoversidestarstable6116
    @lovisaoversidestarstable6116 3 года назад +2

    the pockets look like those things that you used to keep butterflies in

  • @christieintexas
    @christieintexas 3 года назад +3

    This dress is just stunning. I would walk around in it with a crown, playing dress up. It is just incredibly gorgeous!!!!

  • @2_thumbs_up_baby
    @2_thumbs_up_baby 3 года назад +5

    I wouldn't get out of bed if i had to wear all that clobber everyday ..as beautiful as it looks 🌷
    Beautiful music 🍂

  • @matrixiekitty2127
    @matrixiekitty2127 4 года назад +5

    It just makes it so cool that people truly dressed like this, and got ready like this!! Real people of the past! Just so cool!

  • @marielaamalia2857
    @marielaamalia2857 3 года назад +2

    Qr lindo ver estas Historias del pasado,how nice to see these stories from the past

  • @VenhedisKaffas
    @VenhedisKaffas 4 года назад +50

    I would be willing to still take that long to get dressed for one simple reason which I will state right now:
    They had pockets.

  • @SilverDawnArrow
    @SilverDawnArrow 4 года назад +1

    The lace on the sleeves is so beautiful

  • @ericalouise2008
    @ericalouise2008 4 года назад +30

    The was the style of dress that made me fall in love with the period . its the one period I keep going back too wether it be books movies or tv series I love it. I hope one day to try it on and see what it felt like .
    its from this period that I branched out to others and honesty going all the way to ancient times.
    no little bum wiggle this time !

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +4

      I'm so glad this inspires you! Ah, indeed, i did not wiggle...next time!

    • @ericalouise2008
      @ericalouise2008 4 года назад

      @@AmericanDuchess1 I'm pretty sure it was the TV series aristocrats that sealed the deal for me.

  • @believeinfaeries8713
    @believeinfaeries8713 4 года назад +2

    That silk is absolutely divine!

  • @TimesmithDressHistory
    @TimesmithDressHistory 4 года назад +57

    I love every single bit of this but will just say... purty shoes!

  • @taylorklonis2146
    @taylorklonis2146 3 года назад +16

    i wish we still wore these types of dresses and that they were normal i love them so much

    • @Beautycomesoutofashes
      @Beautycomesoutofashes 3 года назад +2

      No you don’t lol. You have to be of high rank and or fortune to afford dresses like this and women could not be comfortable because of the corset and many layers.

    • @angelosumugat6653
      @angelosumugat6653 3 года назад +3

      @@Beautycomesoutofashes Did you watch the video luv? Stays were cimfortable and fit for ones body and if you don't want layers, panniers and crinolines were a thing. You should do a little more research.

    • @Ladygeorgianaduchess
      @Ladygeorgianaduchess 3 года назад +1

      How could anything hurt under those layers

    • @EXO-L45
      @EXO-L45 3 года назад +1

      @@Beautycomesoutofashes you don't have to have immense wealth to wear something like this today. You need to know how to sew historical clothes and enough money to buy fabrics and undergarments. Everything was custom made so it fit like a glove and was certainly comfortable.

    • @susanmccormick6022
      @susanmccormick6022 Год назад +2

      Anything is better than those ghastly torn jeans & shaven heads!

  • @CelticRedhead09
    @CelticRedhead09 4 года назад +14

    Huzzah! Beautifully done, ladies! Brings back memories of getting dressed at French and Indian War reenactments. A lesson in how not to boil in a canvas tent and pass out before one is completely dressed! Forty-five minutes and 15 pounds later.... I hope nobody can hear those Ruffles potato chips in my panniers....

    • @susanmccormick6022
      @susanmccormick6022 Год назад

      And another thing,don't stand too close to the fire if you are wearing a crinoline!

  • @patriciawestcot2017
    @patriciawestcot2017 Год назад +1

    This is one of the best demonstrations that I have seen. Thankyou.

  • @moonsandstars3018
    @moonsandstars3018 4 года назад +3

    This gown gives me such Glenn close in dangerous liaisons vibes I'm in love

  • @fan2jnrc
    @fan2jnrc 4 года назад +3

    That's just a pastel by La Tour or a painting by Boucher become alive. A miracle. 🤩

  • @E_FoxSnowspirit
    @E_FoxSnowspirit 4 года назад +22

    That is so cool! After binging historical sewing videos and doing a report on the Baroque and Rococo Era I never knew that panier hoops could be used as pockets! That honesty makes so much sense though, a dual-purpose costume piece. I mean, I should of noticed since they are called pocket hoops lol.

  • @cap4life1
    @cap4life1 2 года назад +1

    Then pockets and trim are the best thing here. Really useful to see!

  • @jessieborrell1856
    @jessieborrell1856 4 года назад +7

    This is one of my favorite eras of history and fashion! So beautiful

  • @TessMArt
    @TessMArt 2 года назад +2

    So beautiful and informative. Thanks so very much. Obviously this garment was for rich people. I would like to see another video showing the dresses of the times, this time, for the middle class and the ones for the lower class people

  • @richardque1036
    @richardque1036 4 года назад +9

    Imagine sewing all the dress together by hand,it will take more than 30 days just make one.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +15

      yes, this one was sewn entirely by hand. It does take a long time. In the 18th century, gowns like this one were sewn by teams of women in a shop, not just one in the home on weekends like me, and could be made in as quick as just one day.

    • @richardque1036
      @richardque1036 4 года назад +1

      Putting together a dress like this is labor intensive,by standard of that time one has very rich in order to afford it.

    • @luissantiago8446
      @luissantiago8446 3 года назад

      Seamstresses were a dime a dozen in those days. One person, unless one was of the lower class, did not create a whole dress. Collective effort.

  • @janedoe9421
    @janedoe9421 4 года назад +2

    Very fascinating, however I'm thankful for today's dresses, one piece, pullover, zip-up!

  • @hahahihi4082
    @hahahihi4082 3 года назад +2

    That choker is so pretty

  • @aliharriman
    @aliharriman 4 года назад +5

    So interesting to watch the fashions change over the centuries. I used to wonder why packets of pins were popular gifts for women until I started learning how the clothing was put together.

  • @Almosthomeforever
    @Almosthomeforever Месяц назад

    Absolutely gorgeous! Those lace sleeves are to die for! 💕

  • @АлекпероваОльга
    @АлекпероваОльга 3 года назад +13

    !!!Вот какая конструкция у платьев 18 века! Очень красиво!

  • @cgj28ok
    @cgj28ok 4 года назад +1

    I'm loving the storage.

  • @courtneymcmeen1324
    @courtneymcmeen1324 4 года назад +14

    This is so pretty and inspiring! I want to make my own sacque now. Very well done as always.

  • @TimesmithDressHistory
    @TimesmithDressHistory 3 года назад +1

    Coming back to watch again because this is just so beautiful....

  • @zwarriorprince123
    @zwarriorprince123 4 года назад +6

    Beautiful dress and informative video! Thank you for showing how to pin this gown. It was as much a mystery as it was to some of your other viewers.

  • @barbaracockrell3247
    @barbaracockrell3247 3 года назад +2

    I'd love to go back in time and wear this dress simply beautiful

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад

      it would be fabulous to visit! (although I also encourage you to dress up in a gown like this now and visit a beautiful, immersive place like Colonial Williamsburg!)

  • @tinagriffith841
    @tinagriffith841 4 года назад +10

    The dress/grown is absolutely stunning! I need to make one for myself. ❤

  • @harukamier1604
    @harukamier1604 4 года назад +1

    Im a sucker for these type of fashion... ughh gorgeoussss

  • @rosehepworth3365
    @rosehepworth3365 3 года назад +8

    As much as I love looking at period costumes like this one, I’m just glad I was born in this century as it takes a minute to get dressed. 😂

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад +2

      true, we care much less about clothing these days. It no longer represents our status or wealth.

  • @vanzikky
    @vanzikky Год назад +1

    Wow even only with the shift on you already look like from an old painting!!❤️

  • @LadyB_20
    @LadyB_20 4 года назад +12

    Just beautiful! I thought those gowns were one and done growing up but it takes building to get the silhouette and look from multiple layers to create such lovely garments.

  • @czecherst
    @czecherst 3 года назад

    I love how she, every now and again addresses us (the viewers) with her eyes!

  • @trishasakamoto1234
    @trishasakamoto1234 4 года назад +8

    I can see myself sweating already in the middle of that corset HAHAHA

  • @hellndamnation9945
    @hellndamnation9945 Год назад

    I'm so impressed that the whole dressing was done in less than 10 minutes, without a ladies maid.

  • @alicetrejo1992
    @alicetrejo1992 4 года назад +3

    Absolutely love the shoes, so adorable!!!

  • @DaunLedford
    @DaunLedford 4 месяца назад +1

    Lovely fabric. I found some. Pink and green

  • @melithegamer
    @melithegamer 4 года назад +21

    Can someone please tell me what this song is? It’s so gorgeous and i could swear I’ve even played it

    • @TimesmithDressHistory
      @TimesmithDressHistory 4 года назад +5

      www.epidemicsound.com/track/kuqrBtUYj5/ (I've used it several times in my own videos - so calming.)

  • @fernandorodriguesfernandes7817
    @fernandorodriguesfernandes7817 2 года назад

    By far you gown is the most realistic and most beautiful one on the internet.
    The elegance and -esplendor-that dress has it’s amazing

  • @elfenhexchen
    @elfenhexchen 4 года назад +7

    Beautifully shot video! Love it way more than those 'I try to be funny but I'm not' videos from some others. And I love that you showed in detail how you pinned your dress! This will be extremley helpful for newbies who never pinned a dress before! When I started it took me quite some time to figure out how to pin my dress. :D
    And you reminded me that I wanted to do a dressing video of my Marie Antoinette court gown. So thanks for that!
    I would love to see more dressing videos from you and maybe also little DIY projects or more hairvideos - or more (new) podcasts! They were so amazing and I always listened to them when I was in fashion school sewing modern clothes which brought me no joy at all because I wanted to make costumes.

  • @Jilleyful
    @Jilleyful 2 года назад

    The whole outfit is gorgeous, but those shoes!! I love them!

  • @cdcaterham
    @cdcaterham 3 года назад +7

    Absolutely fascinating how it all comes together! So beautiful... pure artistry I love it!💓

  • @aallen8783
    @aallen8783 3 года назад +1

    The time and dedication it took to dress like this back then. Nowadays we just toss a tshirt and Jean's on. I wish we could go back to some 1800s styles.

    • @Almosthomeforever
      @Almosthomeforever Месяц назад

      Some people don’t even get out of their pajamas and just go out shopping smh

  • @allyshih9259
    @allyshih9259 4 года назад +5

    I would love to try to make a gown in this style. I'd cheat though, since I don't trust myself with so many pins, by hiding some snaps.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +7

      you should do it! also, there is a historically accurate way that avoids pins - you make a false stomacher stitched to the sides of the gown. It opens center front and closes with buttons or hooks. :-) Buttons were especially common.

    • @allyshih9259
      @allyshih9259 4 года назад +2

      @@AmericanDuchess1 That is so cool! Thanks for the tip :-)

  • @nuclear_vampire
    @nuclear_vampire 2 года назад

    It's amazing seeing the illusion of the silhouette build up, you don't really realize how much they change the lines of the body until you see the outfit put on piece by piece.

  • @jasondeeley797
    @jasondeeley797 4 года назад +8

    It's after years of working to dead lines and fittings dress runs for run through's on stage, my own work always got left till last or never got finished so I now make my self finish projects or plan a new project first so I am prepared from start to finish, it's a bit OCD, Jason, England

  • @AmberW28
    @AmberW28 3 года назад

    The fact you did this all alone is the most astonishing part!

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад +1

      hehehe, I filmed this in 2020 so it was all tripod and selfie camera due to plague

  • @laurence.h9525
    @laurence.h9525 4 года назад +3

    Please do a video of how to dress a riding habit! I would love to watch it!(big fan of 18th riding habits here :P)

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад

      Ah, thank you for reminding me! I do have a 1740s-50s riding habit...now, does it still fit? hrmmm....

  • @jasonlefabricantdejouets7273
    @jasonlefabricantdejouets7273 3 года назад +3

    Dios pero cuánto trabajo pero sin duda se veían hermosas en esos vestidos es fantástico ver cómo ah evolucionado la ropa ah el punto de que ahora es tan horrible pero que se puede hacer.... 😔exelente vídeo 🥰

  • @hanikazuha
    @hanikazuha 3 года назад +1

    I'm still amazed with the fact that 18th-19th century dress consists of many layers and was made separately

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад +1

      surprisingly versatile. We have to remember, too, that heat only came from fire and cooling only came from a breeze.

  • @melina500
    @melina500 4 года назад +16

    Robe à la française.
    The accent is pretty important, otherwise, it would mean "Dress have the French"

    • @RocLobo358
      @RocLobo358 4 года назад +3

      you figured it out just fine no one thinks that

    • @sabbb6091
      @sabbb6091 4 года назад +1

      @@RocLobo358 are you french ? how can you say that if you are not...

    • @keerya4179
      @keerya4179 3 года назад +1

      I don't care about the accent, it can go I won't complain. But the ç !
      I can't. It change the prononciation of the word, it's painful.

    • @Hunlover123601
      @Hunlover123601 3 года назад

      have you SEEN the dress. clearly this dress is using the woman inside to display itself beautifully lol, the dress has the woman

  • @melindaweasenforth1206
    @melindaweasenforth1206 3 года назад +1

    I just found your channel and subscribed.... I don't sew but I have a book for knitting undergarments and since I love long skirts I will now be making petticoats so I can enjoy my skirts I have crocheted.... I will be knitting the undergarments... for me the best of both worlds... hugs Lynn Weasenforth 💯💜💛💙🌹☮️ stay safe from the pandemic madness we are all going through

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  3 года назад

      Thanks for subbing! your knitted skirts sound amazing. stay safe as well

  • @TomoMomoDomo
    @TomoMomoDomo 4 года назад +5

    Huh...i guess japanese lolita fashion did take inspiration from this time period a bit. The fashion has a lot of inspiration from rococo and Victorian era clothing in design.
    And one of the things I love about them is that they usually have a lot of removable parts that are interchangable to give the same dress a very different look. I wish modern clothing had things like that.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +2

      yup! same idea! I've seen some *amazing* coords based on Francaise gowns

    • @TomoMomoDomo
      @TomoMomoDomo 3 года назад

      Surprised at the amount of pins for sure! Honestly expect more hook and eye closures for attaching the various pieces.

  • @KimKim-pp5fn
    @KimKim-pp5fn Год назад +1

    can you imagine to have to go to work each morning and to have to get dressed in this dress !!!!!!!!!!! you shouold have waked up each day at 2 am !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bchapman1234
    @bchapman1234 3 года назад +7

    What is not realistic is that she would not be dressing herself

  • @Boban1611
    @Boban1611 Год назад +1

    I imagine how time consuming getting dressed was.... when you were finished you probably took a glance to the clock and thought.... oh, is it time for the bed already. Gosh, how time flies by when you are enjoying yourself... 😂😁😃😅😄😃😆😀

  • @ameliakookoo831
    @ameliakookoo831 4 года назад +3

    Us girls really lucked out this century, imagine how much stuff u would put in those pockets

  • @jadeandwhizz3566
    @jadeandwhizz3566 3 года назад +1

    I am adding this to my little ones night music plus i love this 💕 the music is so soothing

  • @khadijaaghazade7795
    @khadijaaghazade7795 4 года назад +1

    This gown is just wonderful!!!!! The gown suits you just as well as the previous “ a la Polonaise” ❤️❤️❤️

  • @kiravanndrea
    @kiravanndrea 4 года назад +6

    Such a lovely video! Thank you for explaining everything! I do have a question: since the stomacher and gown are pinned to the stays, does using the pins cause damage to the fabric on the long term?

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +9

      In the long term, yes it does. There are small holes and scarring - it's actually one of the ways we know how gowns were closed in this period with pins, because many surviving gowns show the pin marks.

  • @pineapplejester7191
    @pineapplejester7191 4 года назад +2

    This outfit is just divine!!!!

  • @georgiebennett3336
    @georgiebennett3336 4 года назад +3

    Having panniers feels like Doraemon and his magical pocket 😂

  • @alaura3528
    @alaura3528 3 года назад +1

    I love that! I am a big fan of 18th century French fashion. My favorite historical figure is Marie Antoinette . But that is so beautiful and amazing!!

  • @sandrapicton6349
    @sandrapicton6349 Год назад

    You can see why they had personal maids to do it all - it looks lovely.

  • @outercyberia
    @outercyberia Год назад +1

    Love the the artistry and patience of putting on all these pieces to make a gorgeous robe à la Française.

  • @CountlessofDorchester
    @CountlessofDorchester 4 года назад +9

    Certainly wouldn’t have been able to get up ten minutes before having to leave for work :(

    • @Hunlover123601
      @Hunlover123601 3 года назад +2

      if you wore these clothes you didnt work lol

    • @Ladygeorgianaduchess
      @Ladygeorgianaduchess 3 года назад

      I guess back then it was like
      “FeMaLes dOnt wOrk aNd aRe sUpPosEd tO bE sUbmIsSive AnD wEaR oNly DrEsS aNd bE a PeRFeCt wIfE tO pLeAse tHeIr hUsbAnd” well idk much about the 1700s tbh thats just what I know

  • @conniekendall1056
    @conniekendall1056 3 месяца назад

    So beautiful! I was thinking about making one of these and this video helps me get an idea of all the parts involved.

  • @yannickdrmda5295
    @yannickdrmda5295 4 года назад +4

    And when you're done it's already 6 p.m.

  • @Cloudipy
    @Cloudipy 4 года назад +1

    As someone who was born in Paris and went to Versailles several times and know what kind of summer heat we have (you know the kind where you feel disgusting even if you took a shower 5min ago like you're in some kind of moist oven) I really can't understand how they handled this much layers in that climate and the fainting lady trope looks very understandable

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +1

      Well, it was cooler by a little bit back then, for one, but also, they wore different materials in hot weather. Linen, particularly, is fabulous in the heat. We're also all very used to air conditioning these days, whereas people were much more adapted to warm weather in the past just by being in it without another option. (one thing I learned in Anthropology!)

  • @billiebuffalo
    @billiebuffalo 4 года назад +3

    I’ve always wondered, was there a real purpose to the outer stomacher? From my uneducated POV it just looks like a filler piece because the gown doesn’t fully close.

    • @AmericanDuchess1
      @AmericanDuchess1  4 года назад +5

      It was there for decoration. You could switch out different ones to change the look of the gown - maybe one that is a contrasting color, perhaps has embroidery or metalwork on it, etc. Shortly after this period, in the 1770s, gowns did begin to close center front and stomachers disappeared.