Thank you for that quote. I was intrigued by it and so searched the name of the prof which led me to her YT channel and the sad news of her passing. She was a year younger than me. I’ll be watching her videos and wishing that I’d known about her before she died. So sad.
@@CatherineSews I exchanged some dm's with her a while before her death. A fabulous person. Her dad is David Wolfe, the "father" of fashion forcasting.
@@CatherineSews yes. I somehow found her youtube channel and then I found her facebook group. Her dm was in response to I post I made after I was retrenched due to covid. Her message was very encouraging to a complete stranger in another country. Never met her, yet I miss her.
One of the best reviews of fashion I've seen ...ever! Though I think I might have been looking the other way during the 'ME' generation part of the baby boomers .🤔🤪👀 And strongest memory of the mini skirt trend was kneeling to prove that your skirt covered your knees during high school!! 😝🤣🤣🤣Thanks again for the great history review! Brought back some funny memories!!
Excellent review of fashion through the decades. I'm well versed, having spent a couple of decades in New York's fashion biz during the 70s and 80s, but your editorial was beyond reproach. Thank you.
"Clap Clap Clap"- me if this was an in person lecture Thanks! Just finished this, it was exactly what i was looking for love, efforts definitely appreciated
Catherine, very interesting, particularly the second section, which you entitled 18th century, where you talk about Marie Antoinette’s chemise de reine, I believe it is called. I got the impression from what you said that the muslin dress was “all the rage” before the revolution. Is that accurate? And that the muslin dress led to what is called the Empire or Regency style with a higher “waist.” Is that accurate? Thank you for posting the video. Tom,
Yes, that's right! It was quite controversial at first for a Queen to dress in a chemise, but ironically it became THE fashion after the French revolution. Here's an interesting article on how the chemise a la reine came into being and how it also impacted the slave trade. www.racked.com/2018/1/10/16854076/marie-antoinette-dress-slave-trade-chemise-a-la-reine
@@CatherineSews Catherine, thank you for replying so quickly and thanks for the link to the article. I found it interesting. My idea is that styles and fashions rarely change abruptly, although following drastic events such as the French Revolution and the First World War, they may change quicker than at other times. So, the chemise de reine was part of the somewhat gradual shift, a quicker gradual shift, to the Empire or Regency style. I think of those styles as being the Jane Austen style as they chronologically fit better with her adulthood. Fashions of the post Revolutionary period, 1791 to 1820 and the post WWI period 1919 to 1929 are similar in that the styles deemphasized the natural waist, came after a period of turmoil and after political change, the revolution in France and women being allowed to vote in the US and UK. In both cases it seems to me that women were assertively adopting a simpler and more comfortable style of dress. Tom,
@@endymion2730 Yes, I absolutely agree on all counts. There are definitely some pivotal moments, but changes in fashion do tend to be gradual, even now in times of fast fashion and social media. If you look at fashion from 10 or 15 years ago, it's not drastically different from now, with some minor exceptions.
Two of the pictures you credited as Douglas Fairbanks are actually of his son Douglas Jr. The second one is actually signed as such. Junior was married to Joan Crawford for a few years, not Mary Pickford. Crawford was also a major fashion icon of the era.
Oh, thank you for that correction! I didn’t realize that. I won’t be able to make a correction on this video but I’ll know for any future videos on the subject.
You're right, the history of fashion is not just about what was in style when, but WHY it was in style. To really understand the significance of changing styles, you have to understand the zeitgeist of an era, and the social, political, and economic factors of the time.
"Fashion is not an island. It's a response." Prof. Amanda Halley Heath
Thank you for that quote. I was intrigued by it and so searched the name of the prof which led me to her YT channel and the sad news of her passing. She was a year younger than me. I’ll be watching her videos and wishing that I’d known about her before she died. So sad.
@@CatherineSews I exchanged some dm's with her a while before her death. A fabulous person. Her dad is David Wolfe, the "father" of fashion forcasting.
@@altaroberts5105 oh, how interesting. How did you first encounter her, through her YT channel?
@@CatherineSews yes. I somehow found her youtube channel and then I found her facebook group. Her dm was in response to I post I made after I was retrenched due to covid. Her message was very encouraging to a complete stranger in another country. Never met her, yet I miss her.
Catherine, this was very well done, educational, as well as entertaining. Thank you for your hard work.
One of the best reviews of fashion I've seen ...ever! Though I think I might have been looking the other way during the 'ME' generation part of the baby boomers .🤔🤪👀 And strongest memory of the mini skirt trend was kneeling to prove that your skirt covered your knees during high school!! 😝🤣🤣🤣Thanks again for the great history review! Brought back some funny memories!!
Thanks so much. Very gratifying!
Boomers are the most selfish and entitled generation on the planet, look the other way all you want, doesn’t change anything.
Wow! That was so interesting! I really enjoyed learning about all this. Thanks Catherine!
Thanks! The history of fashion is one of my passions so this video was a labour of love. So glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent review of fashion through the decades. I'm well versed, having spent a couple of decades in New York's fashion biz during the 70s and 80s, but your editorial was beyond reproach. Thank you.
Thank you. That really means a lot to me!
So interesting - I'll be watching this again. Thank you!🌷
"Clap Clap Clap"- me if this was an in person lecture
Thanks! Just finished this, it was exactly what i was looking for love, efforts definitely appreciated
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Thank you so much for making this omg, I loved it :O
Thanks for watching and commenting. You sound like you love the history of fashion as much as I do!
@@CatherineSews I do, but I've only started learning about it a few days ago, so I'm not that good yet ^^
@@salts5692 oh, well you will love the journey!
Brilliant presentation. Something for everyone. Thank you.
Thank you for narrating this history. It was enlightening and very interesting.😊
Incredible feat of research. Thank you Catherine.
Such a nice acknowledgement! Thank you, Anna!
Super awesome! Do more of this...thank you for sharing it!
That is a very interesting presentation. Thank you
This was well made.
Thanks for watching!
That was great! Enjoyed it very much
Wonderful!👏🏻
Awesome 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 thank u so much
You are so welcome!
Catherine, very interesting, particularly the second section, which you entitled 18th century, where you talk about Marie Antoinette’s chemise de reine, I believe it is called. I got the impression from what you said that the muslin dress was “all the rage” before the revolution. Is that accurate? And that the muslin dress led to what is called the Empire or Regency style with a higher “waist.” Is that accurate? Thank you for posting the video.
Tom,
Yes, that's right! It was quite controversial at first for a Queen to dress in a chemise, but ironically it became THE fashion after the French revolution. Here's an interesting article on how the chemise a la reine came into being and how it also impacted the slave trade. www.racked.com/2018/1/10/16854076/marie-antoinette-dress-slave-trade-chemise-a-la-reine
@@CatherineSews Catherine, thank you for replying so quickly and thanks for the link to the article. I found it interesting. My idea is that styles and fashions rarely change abruptly, although following drastic events such as the French Revolution and the First World War, they may change quicker than at other times. So, the chemise de reine was part of the somewhat gradual shift, a quicker gradual shift, to the Empire or Regency style. I think of those styles as being the Jane Austen style as they chronologically fit better with her adulthood. Fashions of the post Revolutionary period, 1791 to 1820 and the post WWI period 1919 to 1929 are similar in that the styles deemphasized the natural waist, came after a period of turmoil and after political change, the revolution in France and women being allowed to vote in the US and UK. In both cases it seems to me that women were assertively adopting a simpler and more comfortable style of dress.
Tom,
@@endymion2730 Yes, I absolutely agree on all counts. There are definitely some pivotal moments, but changes in fashion do tend to be gradual, even now in times of fast fashion and social media. If you look at fashion from 10 or 15 years ago, it's not drastically different from now, with some minor exceptions.
@@CatherineSews Thank you for your opinions.
Tom,
Two of the pictures you credited as Douglas Fairbanks are actually of his son Douglas Jr. The second one is actually signed as such. Junior was married to Joan Crawford for a few years, not Mary Pickford. Crawford was also a major fashion icon of the era.
Oh, thank you for that correction! I didn’t realize that. I won’t be able to make a correction on this video but I’ll know for any future videos on the subject.
Great video !
Great, thanks for watching!
JLO is why we have Google images??? Dayum!
I know, right!? The impact of fashion is amazing. And thanks for watching right till the end!! U da best!!
20% about fashion. Odd
You're right, the history of fashion is not just about what was in style when, but WHY it was in style. To really understand the significance of changing styles, you have to understand the zeitgeist of an era, and the social, political, and economic factors of the time.