I’m not busty but I just LOVE my longline bra from Freya. Most of my bra bands are nice and tight to give the most support (and even more important for me, stop the bra from moving around and needing adjustment), but the longline feels like a nice hug as it wraps around your whole ribs! I’d love another one.
I think it came out if fashion with the end of the corset era, though the safety pin continued on as a way to fix clothing in certain arrangements without stabbing yourself all day. Straight pins were no big deal to use against your body when you had several layers of thick, sturdy, or tightly woven fabric to shield you from them, you just make sure to affix them in the correct direction and bury the ends snugly between two layers.
Thanks for posting this underrepresented example of clothing from a neglected period. The contrast between this and your "Dressing the Tudor lady" video is quite telling. It strikes me that this is a transitional style between late medieval and early renaissance clothing. I love the predecessor to the gable home.
Fashion from 1480s up to 1510s, is neglected indeed. Just recently I found on pinterest brass depicting lady which wears fashion, which is between style of portraits of Elizabeth Woodville(70s) and Elizabeth of York (late 90s), so it is most likely 1480s fashion. And such intriquing headwear! The transitional piece between short henin and gable hood. I've seen hundreds of brasses on PInterest, yet it is the only one I'd say is from 1480s, and proving almost unbelievable theory that gable hoods evolved from henin.
This was a wonderful twist on your usual getting dressed video. I love not only seeing all the layers, but also seeing how accessories were used to give variety to their wardrobes.
I believe Mariah Pattie has some videos about historical capsule wardrobes, and also one of about this time period! You might be interested in watching those
I fondly remember finding your videos in late 2016/early 2017 when I had just given birth to my daughter. Watching you dress in gorgeous historical attire was a great way to pass the time while nursing or rocking her to sleep. Now she's four years old and runs around in dresses like a little princess 🥰. So glad to see you still dressing up! Love all the context and explanations!
At last, someone covers this period in fashion. We all know the mid and late Tudor/Elizabethan styles, but we never see the early period. When I binged The White Princess, I was disappointed that none of the costumes remotely looked like yours. Well done and beautiful choice of fabrics and colors!
Yeah, I've seen some other people do 14th century and earlier and late 16th century and later and almost nothing in 15th century or early 16th (especially outside of England) so always nice to see late 1400s-early 1500s, would love seeing more (especially Italy)
I watched this for the headdressing, and you surpassed my wildest expectations (as usual). My biggest takeaway lay elsewhere, though. I would never in a million years have thought of stuffing the back pleats, and the effect is so striking. I may have to borrow that for my own (non-historical) designs.
I love that kirtle! I would wear that everyday. I actually prefer dresses. I'm short and pants just do not fit in the crotch or the length. The fabrics are just do die for and that metal belt, wow. You looked amazing in this. The headpieces are so flexible in what you make them depending on the occasion. Really loved the video!!!!
I'm with you. For medical reasons, I change weight frequently (with over a seventy pound range, back and forth) - so trousers, with their dependence on stable and normative proportions, are almost an impossibility.
Loved this information, especially about how the headwear was changed up for different looks. Also thank you for the comment on how supportive the kirtle was as a well endowed woman, I also find support from underneath and not pulling on my shoulders much more comfortable.
One of things I deeply appreciate about you is your sense of humor and your truly lovely smile! All of your information and your demonstrations are also terrific. Thank you.
One of the reasons I watch your videos is honestly because we're nearly the same size (I'm a 34G), so it's wonderful to see that we chesty ladies can look amazing in every era. (I'm also here for Merlin content lol)
I love this video! I wondered for years how they went from regular medieval front-lacing Kirtles with just wool lined with some linen, to all of a sudden full tudor super stiff bodices with buckram etc. Most reënactors I come across choose one or the other, medieval period or full tudor, but never this weird transitional era from 1490-1500. I always wondered how the transition happened. These bodices with a few layers of stiff thick linen makes so much sense! And this in-between early tudor-like hood that slowly transitioned from the medieval woolen hoods. It makes me so happy that the puzzle is more complete now in my head! :D
I really like your more recent videos where you talk, like this one (though there is some strange interference in this one, like wind noise?). My favorite videos are the ones that have both - where you talk & have words on the screen at the same time. I really like how you went into detail about everything, and showed some of the different variations.
That wool satin is gorgeous! I had no idea it was a thing - though I imagine anything can be made into satin - and the colour in particular is stunning. PS: You'll find those rings much later like you found those stockings in some pockets a while back :))
I absolutely love you. It feels like a friend and I are playing dress-up together and you're telling me about life back in the day. I hope you have time for many more of these. You are appreciated.
This is such a great and informative video!👍👍👍 Thank you!!! ❤️ And the outfit with all its possible varieties to wear turned out absolutely stunning!!! 😍😍😍 The period around 1500 is really interesting and your video made me very much aware of the fact that it was a time of transition, i.e. the link between the medieval Burgundian gowns and hennins and the later Tudor/ Elizabethan fashion. Especially the "pixie hat"/veil combination reminded me of the hennin+veil looks. It's really fascinating! ✨🤩
Wonderful, as always. I can't believe that it's five (or possibly six) years since the first one. I've enjoyed them all and learn something every time.
Another great video! though whomever was the camera opperator seemed to like to bash the microphone quite a bit which made it hard to hear in points. Something to keep in mind for next time
This is why it's advised to have a mic separate from the body of the camera! Usually it's better for the audio anyway to have the mic closer to the speaker/subject. In some camera models even the zoom makes enough noise that travels the camera body to be heard over all the audio from the body mic
Bravo! As usual you have done a great job of not only showing your hand at making a lovely dress, but showing us how the period look is achieved. I would have have thought there was a precursor to a bum roll or a bustle. And did you call them Sausage Rolls? lol too perfect. Thank you for another informative and beautiful video. Your location looks great.
Thank you so much for this lovely video! I really loved reading The Queen's Servants and it's wonderful to see the sort of early Tudor gowns they described leap off the page into reality and motion. The entire ensemble is so gorgeous and well made, it's such a delight to see how it all comes together. Thank you for sharing your work!
I applaud you, not just for the dress but for headwear too. Too many times we see frontlets and bonnet, without actual bonnet part. (I don't know if bonnet was separate from paste or if it is a synonym, however, the way you have it, it creates the desired shape at the back, so thumbs up!) By 1500, unless you were an older lady keeping to old-style, or child, you would wear bonnet, and not have flat back as with French hood. And so many TV shows and recreators never bother to create the correct shape at the back. Just a little note, yes timeframe for the dress is correct, however, in c.1505-7, ladies started to pin back the veil under the bonnet(under paste). And that style of gable hood continued to be most popular for the entire 1510s. The best example of that style is the Westminster Tournament roll from 1511, depicting Catherine of Aragon, probably Princess Mary Rose Tudor(Henry VIII's sister) next to her, and then a bunch of court ladies. And some of them have their hoods with a colourful back veil. But it is the only example I've seen. I also sympathize with you about the fabric available for recreation. With how it is hard with getting high enough quality of linen, how hard it would be to get such a thing as gold brocaded velvet?
I love this version of things, though i always liked you dressing ups even if other people did them as well. One request I have, you used to have written commentary before you had voice recording, any chance you would be willing to add it back in? It just helps a lot for people with hearing difficulties.
I'm a 32g and I love my kirtle! I can jump up and down, run up and down stairs, bend over... A normal or sports bra is no where near as good for any of those
Huh, I had just assumed that the hoods would be pinned onto a cap to protect them from hair oils. Neat! As I always do anytime you post a video for the older fashions, now I want to expand to this period, lol!
Lovely video! I love that you started filming in landscape, so the whole frame is filled. Something I noticed though: instead of zooming in, (which was a little shaky at times) you could shoot the entire video in a wider angle, and later crop parts of the video, where you want a more close-up effect. Anyway, I really love all of your dressing up videos!
I didn’t realize that tawny was orange, I had always assumed it was a sort of light golden brown, as in an animal's fur (or my hair, come to think of it, often described as a pale mink color).
Was watching Britain's Tudor Treasure A Night at Hampton Court and I think you might have been the one carrying Princess Mary's robe. (Hopefully I haven't confused you for someone else if I did my bad). Your outfit was splendid!
Beautiful outfit ...have you ever thought of dressing as one of the Turkish women like the ones in Ertrugal the series? The beaded veiled caps and stuff, that would be interesting.
So lovely! I heard you mention that the climate was quite different and a lady would not overheat. I am in the US and live in a region that gets very cold, in Fall and Winter, with lots of snowfall. I welcome layers!!
Would you be interested in creating a 1480s gown and headwear? I found great inspiration! St. Mary in the Marsh, in Kent: Matilda Jamys brass. She died 1499, but without doubt, she ordered her brass years prior. The headwear is a transitional piece between henin and an early gable hood. Marvelous to look at. Would not be surprised if it was in style when Henry VII became King.
Wonderful video. I enjoyed all of the detailed information you gave on each piece! I also love The Tudor Tailor! Oh, and I adored your background for the video. The Unicorn tapestries are breathtaking! I had the privilege of seeing the reproductions at Stirling in 2019. They are awe inspiring!
Love this! And can I comment on that fabulously full skirt? I wanted to say “clasp your shift betweenyour knees so it doesn’t rise up” as you shimmied out of the kirtle.
I think your "dressing up medieval lady" was the first of your videos I ever saw and I've loved learning bits about historical dress with you ever since. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into these videos! I really enjoyed this video as well, though the microphone fondling is frustrating and detracts from the experience
I love how the dress moves and the form of it (love panniers, crinolines etc. as well) and its definetly a weird like in some aspects, but its my favourite thing about the dresses, but I just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Also generally, enjoyed the video, it is lovely with such interesting information, especially the furs, though I would've loved if you had displayed the first belt for a bit, is it just 2 different pieces of cloth? is it two pieces connected to the 1 piece with hooks on, didn't get to see that one as much, but besides that wonderful, I always enjoy your videos :)
Oh my gosh, the pointed bonnet is absolutely adorable! I've half a mind to make one to use as a winter hat. Is the pattern included in the Queen's Servants book? Thank you!
I also found the constant and shaky zooming in and out to be quite disorienting, but I'm probably more prone to motion sickness than the average person
After hearing how comfortable the inner dress layer is, I wish there was a modern version of these dresses with lace up on the sides! Are there similar but more modern garments for sale out there?
I have two questions, the first regarding the headwear. without the border there is a lot more hair on show than with the border, would this be considered scandalous as the main objective, I believe, was to conceal the hair? If so how would that have been fixed? the second question is regarding the chemise. you mention that is was washed regularly but I am curious how often that was. today we change our undergarments daily would it be a daily change for them as well or more like every other day/week/month?? thank you for the lovely video I especially loved the extra bit on the hood and accurately showing the insides love to see something like that for the french hood as well!
Actually, this little hair was totally appropriate and this is actually how much hair gable hood is supposed to show. (So many tv shows or exhibitions hide hair completely and do that by changing proportions of the hood and it then looks totally wrong!) Historical illuminations and portraits prove, this hood was worn with this small triangle of hair above the head, and sometimes a bit of hair could be seen on the sides(you can see that in Holbein's portraits of Tudor courtiers.) In the late 15th century, more and more paintings of saints depicted women with their hair totally loose, and I think slowly people in Europe started to change their ideas about hair and morality. Catherine of Aragon when she came to England probably wore Spanish headwear called cofia-which shows way more hair than even French hood! She was described as lovely! Not as scandalous and odd. (It was actually described as an Italian hat, but one type of Italian headwear looked really similar-so I get why somebody mistook it in past.) Cofia in portraits is almost invisible and it looks as if the woman had shoulder-length hair loose. In all 3 portraits of CoA by Sittow(done c.1503), her hair are prominent feature. Those portraits were done to appeal to English court, and make her see as a desirable bride. If she sensed English disliked showing hair-why do 2 show her with loose hair and one in French hood? I don't think by 1500 it would be scandalous in England if you showed this much hair, as we're lead to believe. ... As for the chemise I remember in one documentary they said that nobles tried to have fresh chemise every day(if the situation allowed-knight during war campaign wouldn't expect such high standard, even though laundresses were allowed to follow armies). But I imagine those who had to do their own laundry or weren't that well off and didn't have chemise for each day of the week, wouldn't change it as often.
I love the undressing aspect and that you talk about all the layers and all the options for each layer! Thank you! As always amazing work and videos, but no Merlin :(
This was fantastic! As a busty lady, I support the notion of bringing back reinforced kirtles as daily wear!
I’m not busty but I just LOVE my longline bra from Freya. Most of my bra bands are nice and tight to give the most support (and even more important for me, stop the bra from moving around and needing adjustment), but the longline feels like a nice hug as it wraps around your whole ribs! I’d love another one.
@@twobluestripes I've got a Freya Longline as well, and I absolutely LOVE it!! Looks great, stays in place, and super supportive.
I never knew, until I started watching this channel, how much they relied on pins in the old days to hold their clothes together. Really surprising.
That's why money for a woman's personal use was called "pin money".
Sounds dangerous too lol!
I think it came out if fashion with the end of the corset era, though the safety pin continued on as a way to fix clothing in certain arrangements without stabbing yourself all day. Straight pins were no big deal to use against your body when you had several layers of thick, sturdy, or tightly woven fabric to shield you from them, you just make sure to affix them in the correct direction and bury the ends snugly between two layers.
I still do use safety pins to hold my handmade winter skirts. And it works as a charm... No problems of stuck Zipper, Or lost button...
Pins and wire. Pins I get, but amount of wire used for woman's headwear in Tudor times-it's unbelievable!
I love the dark green colour. It's really pretty.
That was so interesting, thank you. You know what they say, "often copied, never beaten"!
Thanks for posting this underrepresented example of clothing from a neglected period. The contrast between this and your "Dressing the Tudor lady" video is quite telling. It strikes me that this is a transitional style between late medieval and early renaissance clothing. I love the predecessor to the gable home.
Ok, love you Chris
Fashion from 1480s up to 1510s, is neglected indeed.
Just recently I found on pinterest brass depicting lady which wears fashion, which is between style of portraits of Elizabeth Woodville(70s) and Elizabeth of York (late 90s), so it is most likely 1480s fashion. And such intriquing headwear! The transitional piece between short henin and gable hood.
I've seen hundreds of brasses on PInterest, yet it is the only one I'd say is from 1480s, and proving almost unbelievable theory that gable hoods evolved from henin.
This was a wonderful twist on your usual getting dressed video.
I love not only seeing all the layers, but also seeing how accessories were used to give variety to their wardrobes.
Please show us your tudor capsule wardrobe and how many outfits you can make by mixing all you kirtle sand gowns!
I believe Mariah Pattie has some videos about historical capsule wardrobes, and also one of about this time period! You might be interested in watching those
it's a "historybounding" capsule wardrobe if that's what you're looking for!
I fondly remember finding your videos in late 2016/early 2017 when I had just given birth to my daughter. Watching you dress in gorgeous historical attire was a great way to pass the time while nursing or rocking her to sleep. Now she's four years old and runs around in dresses like a little princess 🥰. So glad to see you still dressing up! Love all the context and explanations!
At last, someone covers this period in fashion. We all know the mid and late Tudor/Elizabethan styles, but we never see the early period. When I binged The White Princess, I was disappointed that none of the costumes remotely looked like yours. Well done and beautiful choice of fabrics and colors!
Yeah, I've seen some other people do 14th century and earlier and late 16th century and later and almost nothing in 15th century or early 16th (especially outside of England) so always nice to see late 1400s-early 1500s, would love seeing more (especially Italy)
I watched this for the headdressing, and you surpassed my wildest expectations (as usual). My biggest takeaway lay elsewhere, though. I would never in a million years have thought of stuffing the back pleats, and the effect is so striking. I may have to borrow that for my own (non-historical) designs.
I love that kirtle! I would wear that everyday. I actually prefer dresses. I'm short and pants just do not fit in the crotch or the length. The fabrics are just do die for and that metal belt, wow. You looked amazing in this. The headpieces are so flexible in what you make them depending on the occasion. Really loved the video!!!!
I'm with you. For medical reasons, I change weight frequently (with over a seventy pound range, back and forth) - so trousers, with their dependence on stable and normative proportions, are almost an impossibility.
Loved this information, especially about how the headwear was changed up for different looks.
Also thank you for the comment on how supportive the kirtle was as a well endowed woman, I also find support from underneath and not pulling on my shoulders much more comfortable.
That dress is an absolutely lovely shade of green.
One of things I deeply appreciate about you is your sense of humor and your truly lovely smile! All of your information and your demonstrations are also terrific. Thank you.
One of the reasons I watch your videos is honestly because we're nearly the same size (I'm a 34G), so it's wonderful to see that we chesty ladies can look amazing in every era.
(I'm also here for Merlin content lol)
I love this video! I wondered for years how they went from regular medieval front-lacing Kirtles with just wool lined with some linen, to all of a sudden full tudor super stiff bodices with buckram etc. Most reënactors I come across choose one or the other, medieval period or full tudor, but never this weird transitional era from 1490-1500. I always wondered how the transition happened. These bodices with a few layers of stiff thick linen makes so much sense! And this in-between early tudor-like hood that slowly transitioned from the medieval woolen hoods. It makes me so happy that the puzzle is more complete now in my head! :D
I love the red gablehood ❤❤❤ the clothing from this time period is simply lovely
It's nice to see a depiction of early Tudor style. Movies and TV shows rarely get this right. ~ Anastacia in Cleveland
No one does the "dressing up as" historical period videos like you Ms. Isabela aka Prior attire! :)
I really like your more recent videos where you talk, like this one (though there is some strange interference in this one, like wind noise?). My favorite videos are the ones that have both - where you talk & have words on the screen at the same time. I really like how you went into detail about everything, and showed some of the different variations.
You can switch on the captions on them if you want text too :-)
That wool satin is gorgeous! I had no idea it was a thing - though I imagine anything can be made into satin - and the colour in particular is stunning. PS: You'll find those rings much later like you found those stockings in some pockets a while back :))
it's always incredible how much this channel feels like walking into a painting
"It's much heavier to hold than to wear." I have said the exact same thing about my plate armour : )
I enjoyed your take on tudor undergarments accomodating your figure , better than today's .
I second bringing back the kirtle!
I absolutely love you. It feels like a friend and I are playing dress-up together and you're telling me about life back in the day. I hope you have time for many more of these. You are appreciated.
Thank you so much for the stills at the end. The understructure of the rounded pleats at the back were especially interesting.
I can see ehy noble ladies had such fair skin! So many layers...
This is such a great and informative video!👍👍👍 Thank you!!! ❤️ And the outfit with all its possible varieties to wear turned out absolutely stunning!!! 😍😍😍 The period around 1500 is really interesting and your video made me very much aware of the fact that it was a time of transition, i.e. the link between the medieval Burgundian gowns and hennins and the later Tudor/ Elizabethan fashion. Especially the "pixie hat"/veil combination reminded me of the hennin+veil looks. It's really fascinating! ✨🤩
I loved the kirtle fabric. Beautiful!
Wonderful, as always. I can't believe that it's five (or possibly six) years since the first one. I've enjoyed them all and learn something every time.
Thanks for sharing love the colours. The spin at the end is my favorite part
Oh my gosh, I’ve been hoping for an early Tudor video 😁
I am currently working on a design for an early Tudor Selkie costume and this has BY FAR been the most helpful video in the design process!!!
Like the designer or the mythical creature? Either way I am fascinated and need to know if you succeeded!!!
Another great video! though whomever was the camera opperator seemed to like to bash the microphone quite a bit which made it hard to hear in points.
Something to keep in mind for next time
This is why it's advised to have a mic separate from the body of the camera! Usually it's better for the audio anyway to have the mic closer to the speaker/subject. In some camera models even the zoom makes enough noise that travels the camera body to be heard over all the audio from the body mic
16:09 yes, please, let's bring this back 🙏😂
You might wanna look into a longline bra, i love those for that reason
Agreed! Let’s make this happen!
8:30 that orange shade frontlet is so gorgeous
wool satin you say? Well thank you, now I want some gown made from that material.
The dress and the fabric are really awesome and you look amazing!
Lovely video...just had to pause to buy the book!
Bravo! As usual you have done a great job of not only showing your hand at making a lovely dress, but showing us how the period look is achieved. I would have have thought there was a precursor to a bum roll or a bustle. And did you call them Sausage Rolls? lol too perfect. Thank you for another informative and beautiful video. Your location looks great.
Total aside, but whatever you are using for skin care is fantastic. You look so fresh!
Thank you so much for this lovely video! I really loved reading The Queen's Servants and it's wonderful to see the sort of early Tudor gowns they described leap off the page into reality and motion. The entire ensemble is so gorgeous and well made, it's such a delight to see how it all comes together. Thank you for sharing your work!
Wonderful video. The "getting ready for bed" format is so clever and refreshing!
I applaud you, not just for the dress but for headwear too. Too many times we see frontlets and bonnet, without actual bonnet part. (I don't know if bonnet was separate from paste or if it is a synonym, however, the way you have it, it creates the desired shape at the back, so thumbs up!)
By 1500, unless you were an older lady keeping to old-style, or child, you would wear bonnet, and not have flat back as with French hood. And so many TV shows and recreators never bother to create the correct shape at the back.
Just a little note, yes timeframe for the dress is correct, however, in c.1505-7, ladies started to pin back the veil under the bonnet(under paste). And that style of gable hood continued to be most popular for the entire 1510s. The best example of that style is the Westminster Tournament roll from 1511, depicting Catherine of Aragon, probably Princess Mary Rose Tudor(Henry VIII's sister) next to her, and then a bunch of court ladies. And some of them have their hoods with a colourful back veil. But it is the only example I've seen.
I also sympathize with you about the fabric available for recreation. With how it is hard with getting high enough quality of linen, how hard it would be to get such a thing as gold brocaded velvet?
Your videos are fascinating, you bring those old pictures alive. Thank you.
Imagine this kirtle in historybounding. Would love to try out this type of bust support.
We say that imitation is the truest for of compliment
The combination of pink and green in this dress is amazing!
Stunning green gown! well done you!
Thank you! This was fun, but I like your dressing up videos, too. They're the best ones out there!
Just ordered their Early Tudor Commercial Patterns! Drafting oatterns is difficult for me but I’m using their book for construction refrences.
Lovely as always. The green is beautiful, and the choice to use the wrong side of the brocade was spot on!
For some reason this reignites the desire to create Merida's dress
Very lovely. I really like the pointy hood aka pixie hat,it is cute. See you next time,take care.
Oh, how I love your videos! Please keep them coming! And, don't wait so long to offer them! KUDOS to you & your channel!!!👋🤗🥰
I love this version of things, though i always liked you dressing ups even if other people did them as well. One request I have, you used to have written commentary before you had voice recording, any chance you would be willing to add it back in? It just helps a lot for people with hearing difficulties.
just switch the caption on, everything is written down :-)
@@priorattire
The captions were a bit weird when I watched, as if you’d just put the automatic transcript as the captions.
What a wonderful presentation! Thank you so very much for explaining it all such detail!
I learn so much from your work! Thank you! What a great idea to alternate the hooks and eyes!
I'm a 32g and I love my kirtle! I can jump up and down, run up and down stairs, bend over... A normal or sports bra is no where near as good for any of those
I have made now three outfits from that same book! I love it!
The fabric for the kirtle is gorgeous! Thanks for the information on the hairdo, too! 👩🦰
Huh, I had just assumed that the hoods would be pinned onto a cap to protect them from hair oils. Neat! As I always do anytime you post a video for the older fashions, now I want to expand to this period, lol!
Lovely video! I love that you started filming in landscape, so the whole frame is filled. Something I noticed though: instead of zooming in, (which was a little shaky at times) you could shoot the entire video in a wider angle, and later crop parts of the video, where you want a more close-up effect. Anyway, I really love all of your dressing up videos!
That deep green color is so beautiful!
I didn’t realize that tawny was orange, I had always assumed it was a sort of light golden brown, as in an animal's fur (or my hair, come to think of it, often described as a pale mink color).
I always get SO excited when I see you posting a new video! Thank you so much for doing what you do!! You make my day! 🥰
Oh, I love that dress soooo much!
I love, love the little.the fabric (yes that side best!) The reinforced bodice (I need that!) And just, the overall look. I'd wear that. Fun outfit.
Was watching Britain's Tudor Treasure A Night at Hampton Court and I think you might have been the one carrying Princess Mary's robe. (Hopefully I haven't confused you for someone else if I did my bad). Your outfit was splendid!
I was working there , yes:-)
Beautiful outfit ...have you ever thought of dressing as one of the Turkish women like the ones in Ertrugal the series? The beaded veiled caps and stuff, that would be interesting.
If you designed that comfy dress with side ties and post it on your site I would CERTAINLY buy it.
Yup! Let's bring back the kirtle! I think 21st century women are ready for it!
Yeah they are fat
Beautiful dress and so many layers
Loved the head dressings too
Thanks for sharing video
The interior is very beautiful,thanks a lot!
The camera upgrade! The quality is BEAUTIFUL!
Ready to bestow your colors upon some brave knight as he enters the lists!
Loved the video! I was especially drawn to the shoes worn during this period. ❤️
I like this different concept..
Loved this! So informative, especially the section about all the different styles of headwear. Thank you!!
If I were going to are a gown made, I think I’d like this style as I too am “well endowed”.
So lovely! I heard you mention that the climate was quite different and a lady would not overheat. I am in the US and live in a region that gets very cold, in Fall and Winter, with lots of snowfall. I welcome layers!!
Would you be interested in creating a 1480s gown and headwear? I found great inspiration!
St. Mary in the Marsh, in Kent: Matilda Jamys brass. She died 1499, but without doubt, she ordered her brass years prior. The headwear is a transitional piece between henin and an early gable hood. Marvelous to look at. Would not be surprised if it was in style when Henry VII became King.
Wonderful video. I enjoyed all of the detailed information you gave on each piece! I also love The Tudor Tailor! Oh, and I adored your background for the video. The Unicorn tapestries are breathtaking! I had the privilege of seeing the reproductions at Stirling in 2019. They are awe inspiring!
Love this! And can I comment on that fabulously full skirt? I wanted to say “clasp your shift betweenyour knees so it doesn’t rise up” as you shimmied out of the kirtle.
I think your "dressing up medieval lady" was the first of your videos I ever saw and I've loved learning bits about historical dress with you ever since. Thank you for all of the hard work you put into these videos! I really enjoyed this video as well, though the microphone fondling is frustrating and detracts from the experience
This is by far your best filmed video
I love how the dress moves and the form of it (love panniers, crinolines etc. as well) and its definetly a weird like in some aspects, but its my favourite thing about the dresses, but I just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Also generally, enjoyed the video, it is lovely with such interesting information, especially the furs, though I would've loved if you had displayed the first belt for a bit, is it just 2 different pieces of cloth? is it two pieces connected to the 1 piece with hooks on, didn't get to see that one as much, but besides that wonderful, I always enjoy your videos :)
Oh my gosh, the pointed bonnet is absolutely adorable! I've half a mind to make one to use as a winter hat. Is the pattern included in the Queen's Servants book? Thank you!
Yeah, I've always found Gable hoods so striking, and am always sad they aren't used enough in historical dramas.
Yes! Love the Tudor era outfits, and that dress is beautiful!
I also found the constant and shaky zooming in and out to be quite disorienting, but I'm probably more prone to motion sickness than the average person
After hearing how comfortable the inner dress layer is, I wish there was a modern version of these dresses with lace up on the sides! Are there similar but more modern garments for sale out there?
Try Holyclothing!
Try Armstreet.
Thank you for very, very interesting films, as usually 👗👑
Bless you! Beautiful gown!💖
The twirl is necessary to see the entire look.
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Head gear closet was interesting.
I love those gable hoods
I have two questions, the first regarding the headwear. without the border there is a lot more hair on show than with the border, would this be considered scandalous as the main objective, I believe, was to conceal the hair? If so how would that have been fixed?
the second question is regarding the chemise. you mention that is was washed regularly but I am curious how often that was. today we change our undergarments daily would it be a daily change for them as well or more like every other day/week/month??
thank you for the lovely video I especially loved the extra bit on the hood and accurately showing the insides love to see something like that for the french hood as well!
Actually, this little hair was totally appropriate and this is actually how much hair gable hood is supposed to show. (So many tv shows or exhibitions hide hair completely and do that by changing proportions of the hood and it then looks totally wrong!)
Historical illuminations and portraits prove, this hood was worn with this small triangle of hair above the head, and sometimes a bit of hair could be seen on the sides(you can see that in Holbein's portraits of Tudor courtiers.)
In the late 15th century, more and more paintings of saints depicted women with their hair totally loose, and I think slowly people in Europe started to change their ideas about hair and morality.
Catherine of Aragon when she came to England probably wore Spanish headwear called cofia-which shows way more hair than even French hood! She was described as lovely! Not as scandalous and odd.
(It was actually described as an Italian hat, but one type of Italian headwear looked really similar-so I get why somebody mistook it in past.)
Cofia in portraits is almost invisible and it looks as if the woman had shoulder-length hair loose.
In all 3 portraits of CoA by Sittow(done c.1503), her hair are prominent feature. Those portraits were done to appeal to English court, and make her see as a desirable bride. If she sensed English disliked showing hair-why do 2 show her with loose hair and one in French hood?
I don't think by 1500 it would be scandalous in England if you showed this much hair, as we're lead to believe.
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As for the chemise I remember in one documentary they said that nobles tried to have fresh chemise every day(if the situation allowed-knight during war campaign wouldn't expect such high standard, even though laundresses were allowed to follow armies). But I imagine those who had to do their own laundry or weren't that well off and didn't have chemise for each day of the week, wouldn't change it as often.
@@maearcher4721 wow sorry for noticing this late but thank you so so much for this detailed information! I have learned a lot thank you so much!
I really love the gable hood, so pretty and you don’t have to have a hairdo
I love the undressing aspect and that you talk about all the layers and all the options for each layer! Thank you! As always amazing work and videos, but no Merlin :(
So well done.
I agree- I love my Kirtle. I wear it all the time!
Love your work!