Testing A 150 Years Old Victorian Crinoline

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  •  5 лет назад +3312

    guys, regarding whether this belonged to a child: I thought about this, but after some consideration I think it's less likely than it just having belonged to someone really small. I've examined 1870s photographs and fashion plates of kids and teenagers and here's what I've noticed:
    1) Their dresses usually end way above the ankle, around 10 cm below the knees. The crinoline would have to be a little bit shorter than that, which means it would probably reach the knee. Keeping in mind this would be a young girl of a, let's say, 150 cm (4 ft 11) height, the longest crinoline a kid/teenager could wear would have to be around 37 cm. This one is about twice as long. If I wore it, it would probably be the right length for a 14 years old - except I'm a tall-ass grown up, so for an actual 14 years old it might be way too long.
    2) The photographs of girls wearing transitional crinolines (around 1870) look like they weren't super wide - and though this one is quite narrow, I still can't imagine a child running around in an almost 2 m (78 in) wide crinoline. Pic: bit.ly/2X9ulxw
    3) The back curve (the bottom 3-4 hoops) to me indicates the dress worn over it would be worn with a train/longer skirt, something that is not featured in teen's clothing at the time because, well, it didn't even reach the ground.
    4) Petite women were a thing. I've seen Charlotte Bronte's dress, and it looks like it was made for a 10 year old. Queen Victoria was 152 cm (4 ft 11). I've seen stuff in museums that was clearly made for grown ups, but it could barely fit a modern kid. That's also one of the reasons it survived - it was so tiny it couldn't have been worn by other members of the family.
    THAT BEING SAID it could have been worn by a child, it could've been worn by a teenager, it could've been worn by a small middle-aged man, we will probably never know and when it comes to fashion history, nothing is certain.

    • @missygugu
      @missygugu 5 лет назад +182

      and that's #research 💃

    • @ladyboywonder9139
      @ladyboywonder9139 5 лет назад +73

      Karolina Żebrowska NO! what you have to realize and obviously most of the young people today don’t know about
      People were considerably smaller even only 100 years ago than they are today mostly because of nutrition
      You only need to see a replica of the mayflower to see how small it was or to see other pieces of antique clothing to slowly realize there’s nothing of the sizes that we have today from those times because people didn’t get that big, their food and nutrition was entirely different
      Often in the Victorian era eating meat was something that was done only once a week, and a List of other elements
      I’m A great fan of vintage and antique clothing and I am over 50 years old, and I’ve had a lot of personal experience With people older than me and with auntie clothing and with people older than me and with antique clothing and the like
      If you go to a few museums and start looking at anti-clothing you will see how small the adults were at that time they are like children to us today

    • @jusdorange4720
      @jusdorange4720 5 лет назад

      goals i agree

    •  5 лет назад +151

      sonia castaneda oh that’s far from research, it’s just having a look at some pictures. research would be reading contemporary sources, like diaries and magazines, looking a patents, maybe measuring other extant examples, having a look at statistics regarding average measurements. might do it one day but this has to do for now!

    • @missygugu
      @missygugu 5 лет назад +7

      😎 content I'm looking forward to😁

  • @이이-m6h
    @이이-m6h 5 лет назад +2226

    “welcome back to another episode of me spending a crap ton of money on vintage stuff” can relate so much to that fjdjsnnd

    • @celestehernandez7852
      @celestehernandez7852 5 лет назад +10

      이이 hey I like ur profile pic :)

    • @prairiekittycat
      @prairiekittycat 4 года назад +3

      @That One it's "Bibble" from a Barbie movie

    • @mangledsav
      @mangledsav 3 года назад

      @@prairiekittycat bibble is the power house of the cell

  • @valeriavagapova
    @valeriavagapova 5 лет назад +3938

    Imagine somebody in 2150 doing this with a modern bra

    • @kazm.3932
      @kazm.3932 5 лет назад +657

      Valeria Vagapova bold of u to assume the earth would survive until 2150

    • @voidpriestess8339
      @voidpriestess8339 5 лет назад +152

      I feel like modern bras would be the same as 2150 bras except maybe the ones from 2150 have some kind of fancy scanning tech in them or they're just the same-

    • @laetitiasales3527
      @laetitiasales3527 5 лет назад +21

      @@kazm.3932 I was thinking the same lol

    • @Naharu.
      @Naharu. 5 лет назад +227

      @@voidpriestess8339 bold of you to assume women will still wear bras.

    • @strangekat2840
      @strangekat2840 5 лет назад +101

      @@Naharu. well I'm sure there will still be women with big boobs.

  • @edenj124
    @edenj124 5 лет назад +873

    Never skip a Meme Mom ad. She needs the AdSense to buy more vintage stuff.

    • @shoshimp1309
      @shoshimp1309 5 лет назад +16

      Omg I'm never gonna skip her ads ever again!

    • @Emgee78
      @Emgee78 5 лет назад +15

      I will gladly sit through the ads if it enables her to afford more of the good vintage shit.

    • @echsemia
      @echsemia 4 года назад +1

      I sadly never get ads until the second time I watch a video. So I guess I'm gonna rewatch 😃

    • @kynahjai
      @kynahjai 4 года назад +8

      Wait skipping ads stops commision?!?!

  • @lilyp4376
    @lilyp4376 5 лет назад +1761

    Meme mother, does Medusa have tiny snakes instead of leg hair?

    • @Louariell
      @Louariell 5 лет назад +229

      what about armpits ??? and pubic hair ????????

    • @snowiiiiie
      @snowiiiiie 5 лет назад +289

      Trying to figure out if I'm delighted or horrified by this comment

    • @i.cs.z
      @i.cs.z 5 лет назад +152

      Medusa doesn't have body hair, she has scales.

    • @jaimiemorue2133
      @jaimiemorue2133 5 лет назад +103

      Well, her hair became snakes because it was too beautiful, so I don't think the goddess who turned her this way would give her body hair snakes as well - for they're not considered a seduction weapon

    • @lilyp4376
      @lilyp4376 5 лет назад +16

      Way to ruin the magic

  • @ilovecorpseparty8930
    @ilovecorpseparty8930 5 лет назад +903

    Meme mom looking beautiful as always. Also you holding the crinoline gave me major anxiety

    • @Claire18Hi
      @Claire18Hi 5 лет назад +1

      Why?

    • @honeymelon_b
      @honeymelon_b 5 лет назад +52

      EvieLions because it’s 150 years old and any piece of clothing that old is going to be very fragile

    • @ilovecorpseparty8930
      @ilovecorpseparty8930 5 лет назад +5

      Meli Rayne exactly

    • @bethbowen5903
      @bethbowen5903 5 лет назад +26

      Pretty sure she knew that though and was clearly being careful with it. It's nice to see something old get held and used again so long as it's done in a careful manner.

    • @ilovecorpseparty8930
      @ilovecorpseparty8930 5 лет назад +4

      Beth Bowen yeah, she was being careful in the video

  • @mariaw222
    @mariaw222 5 лет назад +50

    I love how collapsable and flexible this crinoline is! You mencioned in a video before that crinolines were thought to be very modern when compared to petitcoats and I can really see this here. A true product of the industrial age! Loved the video, love your channel!

  • @shaylajohnson1796
    @shaylajohnson1796 5 лет назад +74

    First off, your hair is stunning! Secondly, " I hate having an international audience." Lol But we love you! And you're the most accurate historic RUclipsr I know of! ♥️

  • @ayumihonda223
    @ayumihonda223 5 лет назад +64

    I really appreciate these types of video because it makes the clothing of back then so much more understandable. As a costume maker it's hard to recreate something that I've only seen in pictures or in a museum where you can't touch and turn them (understandable!) but you make them really come to live. Thank you! :-)

  • @CrisSelene
    @CrisSelene 5 лет назад +29

    These historical pieces are very interesting because they actually kinda mythbust some of the stereotypes mass culture has imposed on them (like the fact that it is actually flexible) and we can see living / and lived in history with the alterations made to it, and the wear and tear. Keep doing such good work!

  • @mariannetalbot9384
    @mariannetalbot9384 5 лет назад +236

    New to your channel via the Jenna Marbles Victorian Lady video and have to say I find you absolutely delightful. Love your realness in a very artificial world.

    • @eirrac
      @eirrac 5 лет назад +6

      I found her the same way. Now I can't stop watching!

    • @__-qo4ci
      @__-qo4ci 5 лет назад

      @@eirrac same!

  • @KiraAkaike
    @KiraAkaike 5 лет назад +375

    Meme Mother channelling true slav spirit. 'Tis but a blessed day

    • @thegrandberry4418
      @thegrandberry4418 5 лет назад +12

      •Xx DaCollieLPS xX• poles are Slavic

    • @idk-oe7tk
      @idk-oe7tk 5 лет назад

      @Thegrandberry
      Good point, but their cultures r different but whateva

    • @thegrandberry4418
      @thegrandberry4418 5 лет назад +25

      •Xx DaCollieLPS xX• Slavic refers to a larger group that include multiple groups such as Poles, Russians, Bulgarians, and Ukrainians

    • @idk-oe7tk
      @idk-oe7tk 5 лет назад

      @Thegrandberry
      Ik, but their cultures have differences and 'Slav' mainly refers to Russians but yes, these other ethnicities count as well. You have a good point anyway so I'll leave it at there.
      P.S ty for not lashing out and expressing anger :)

    • @YourWaywardDestiny
      @YourWaywardDestiny 5 лет назад +1

      The Polish are Germanic, from a genetic, historical, and cultural standpoint. Of course, there's a lot of blending in from both sides (that happens when you're in the middle of a land mass) but the majority are not all that Slavic. Most things are more in line with traditions of old Germania than they are with the culturally establishing empires of northern or western Europe.

  • @pay1370
    @pay1370 5 лет назад +79

    tag yourself, i'm that tape hanging on for dear life

  • @abbeycase143
    @abbeycase143 5 лет назад +120

    you are CRIMINALLY under subscribed and under viewed! you are a RUclips treasure Meme Maternal Unit

  • @flibbertygibbette
    @flibbertygibbette 5 лет назад +387

    My first thought on that crinoline is that it was made for an older child, and was damaged over time (because kids have always been hard on clothes). But then again, I have no idea whether children were wearing crinolines day to day.

    • @trekadouble757
      @trekadouble757 5 лет назад +28

      Even if they didn't wear it everyday, maybe they only wore it for special occasions

    • @ViolentAurora
      @ViolentAurora 5 лет назад +21

      A more wealthy family who were very concerned about appearances?

    • @Fey3690
      @Fey3690 5 лет назад +22

      I thought the same thing: made for a child and adjusted as she grew.

    • @strangekat2840
      @strangekat2840 5 лет назад +21

      More likely just for a short woman. I'd easily fit into it.

    • @vivianc.c.3379
      @vivianc.c.3379 5 лет назад +5

      I think that maybe it was a teen?

  • @AlexYorim
    @AlexYorim 5 лет назад +796

    And given by the size, the crinoline was either made for a small woman or for a teenager.

    • @AnidHarker
      @AnidHarker 5 лет назад +71

      I thought of a teenager too tbh

    • @miazapien3380
      @miazapien3380 5 лет назад +88

      Or maybe even a child? just because of how short/small it is

    • @himeroos911
      @himeroos911 5 лет назад +51

      I thought the same, or maybe it was for a child or preeteen.

    • @miazapien3380
      @miazapien3380 5 лет назад +1

      @@himeroos911 yah I could see that

    • @bluebird41978
      @bluebird41978 5 лет назад +61

      Mia Macadamia No need to go that far lol. I'm an adult woman and "small" enough (apparently) to wear that crinoline with little-to-no struggle.

  • @annettep6928
    @annettep6928 5 лет назад +397

    Make a video about "vintage"- type modern bridal gowns! I feel like the term is so overused...

    • @6thgraderfriends
      @6thgraderfriends 5 лет назад +48

      YES. Queen Victoria and her stupid white wedding dress. That's the real reason why we wear white at weddings now, you know. Before that blue was worn because that's the color of virginity (Mary is always wearing blue in old painting, that's why!). If women could afford them they'd wear blue wedding dresses, if not, they wore the best outfit they had. So much for "traditional wedding attire."

    • @MirasaurusRex
      @MirasaurusRex 5 лет назад +38

      SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE
      It all makes sense now.

    • @PixelBlue11913
      @PixelBlue11913 5 лет назад +30

      So true, lol, the whole white dress and fancy party thing was all started to show off how much money you had. A white dress would not be practical to wear regularly, especially not for work(as it would stain easily), so the gesture was really all about showing how you could waste money on a dress you’d never wear again 😂

    • @pyruvicac.id_
      @pyruvicac.id_ 5 лет назад +15

      well no "Countries to Go" red was a very common color in loads of places in Europe, like in Poland and Germany if I'm correct, a color you still see in a lot of Asian coutries been worn as wedding clothing.

    • @pyruvicac.id_
      @pyruvicac.id_ 5 лет назад +12

      Sarah Ford ``so the gesture was really all about showing how you could waste money on a dress you’d never wear again`` isn't it still?

  • @oldasyouromens
    @oldasyouromens 5 лет назад +176

    Yeah, that looks like it would fit me. I'm 5 foot nothing with a 23.5-inch waist (34 inches from my waist to the floor), and for almost all of my teenage years I was between 22 and 23 inches, and that's uncorseted. Corseted it would be even smaller. So yeah, extremely petite women exist, and they were slightly more common back then, but even now it's not unfeasible.

    • @rachaelaltice6226
      @rachaelaltice6226 5 лет назад +19

      it's really interesting, imo!! I am 5'4" and my waist is 22" uncorseted. I buy a lot of vintage clothing and I've found juniors clothing to work best in 40's and 50's pieces (if I don't want to get it altered).

    • @oldasyouromens
      @oldasyouromens 5 лет назад +8

      @@rachaelaltice6226 Where do you find vintage clothing that small? I can't find anything with a waist under 24 inches to save my life, and then it's often not made for petite people and can be too long, etc. I'll have to hunt around for specifically Juniors clothing, thanks for the tip!

    • @meganesimpson3709
      @meganesimpson3709 5 лет назад +12

      There’s a place called Via’s Vintage in Minneapolis MN USA that sells high quality vintage pieces. She organizes everything in the store by waist size and has a lot of small pieces. If you can’t go in person she posts a lot on Instagram and Facebook and can sell through there. She said one time that she has a ton of tiny pieces she doesn’t even put out in the store because they can’t be tried on by the vast majority of people without being damaged. I bet she would pull some pieces in your size if you were interested in purchasing 😊

    • @helmaschine1885
      @helmaschine1885 5 лет назад +16

      @@danyg1400 People are just insecure. Anytime someone talks of petite women someone has to call them childish and un-womanly. Call it toxic femininity.

    • @gypsypath1
      @gypsypath1 5 лет назад +6

      Even not petite. When I was 18, I was (and still am) 5’ 6”, with a 24” uncorsetted waist (which it is now very far from). So a slim woman, but maybe one shorter (especially if growing up with less consistent protein/relatively consistent malnutrition).

  • @HannahU10
    @HannahU10 5 лет назад +406

    I think I would cry for hours if I was given permission to touch something as old as that. Just thinking about the life of the person who’d have worn it makes me emotional. I hope she was happy, whoever she was. 🖤
    EDIT: I'm aware that old things are easy to find, I think I maybe misspoke! I just mean that the history of clothing, homes, belongings, etc, is wonderful. I have a brooch from my grandmother that is probably no older than 50 years old but I still think it's wonderful that I'm not the first woman to wear it and appreciate it!
    Also, there's no need to be so rude about my silly little comment. If you've touched old things, good for you.

    • @tomasvrabec1845
      @tomasvrabec1845 5 лет назад +2

      :I dno how about anyone else but if i walk down the street or few hours (about 2) I can touch as old and older things? I mean there is so many old houses around in Europe.

    • @belaayya5094
      @belaayya5094 5 лет назад +39

      @@tomasvrabec1845 - I'm from the US, and you have to remember that out entire *country* is less than 300 years old. When I moved to England, I had an emotional experience when I touched a road, nevermind the castle at the end of the road. My husband and I were on our knees crying and overwhelmed that we could touch such a thing. We then spent every weekend going to castles, cathedrals, churches, stone circles, etc., and we never did take it for granted.

    • @earsybun
      @earsybun 5 лет назад +7

      it's really not that hard to find something this old. I have multiple collectibles from the 1840's-60's and I'm not some rich antiques collector, I'm a millennial college drop out. Small things like hairpins and ladies' almanacs are easy to find and quite cheap! If you feel this strongly about it, you should try to find something for yourself.

    • @HannahU10
      @HannahU10 5 лет назад +20

      I'm aware that old things are easy to find, I think I maybe misspoke! I just mean that the history of clothing, homes, belongings, etc, is wonderful. I have a brooch from my grandmother that is probably no older than 50 years old but I still think it's wonderful that I'm not the first woman to wear it and appreciate it!

    • @christinash2235
      @christinash2235 5 лет назад

      Seriously? I just touched a newspaper from WWI yesterday. In my early 20s I rented a real Victorian dress, it's not exactly difficult. Maybe you should travel a bit.

  • @haallew7373
    @haallew7373 5 лет назад +64

    it's 4am and i need to sleep to go to school for my finals but i need to watch this first

  • @atinysoftbean1645
    @atinysoftbean1645 5 лет назад +19

    What I find cool is that this is constructed very similarly to the base of Adam Savage's Totoro cosplay.
    It's a nifty technique. Somehow I never realised before that this is how Crinolines were constructed too.

  • @annicat648
    @annicat648 5 лет назад +3

    It's so exciting to see an original piece from this era! To preserve something well you sometimes do need to do some repairs to make it stable. If you contact a local gallery or museum they will have restorers at conservators who could give you some advice.

  • @peiithos
    @peiithos 5 лет назад +17

    Me: *hears the word 'vintage'*
    My mind: *"Those 100 year old glasses that you have up in that one cabinet"*
    Me, to mind: *Shut up.*

  • @brennathompson1855
    @brennathompson1855 4 года назад +6

    I'm 5' 3" and have a 23 inch (60 cm) waist, so it's not inhumanly small even today. My great-grandmother was shorter than me with the same small bone frame, and her waist was tinier than mine when she was in her 80s.

  • @cate3097
    @cate3097 5 лет назад +101

    Actually people were much shorter centuries ago, for example, the medium height in Italy for women in 1914 was 154cm, while now is 165cm

    • @clarisacalderon9555
      @clarisacalderon9555 5 лет назад

      whats that in feet/inches?

    • @julyxart_
      @julyxart_ 5 лет назад +37

      @@clarisacalderon9555 use google. we always have to use that too when you americans use your crazy system

    • @chevimae
      @chevimae 5 лет назад +2

      I am Asian and I can still see ladies in their late teens (17-19) in 149cm height. I am only 157cm myself and I am 17 years old yet my classmates who are a little bit older say I am tall.

    • @mortisCZ
      @mortisCZ 4 года назад +7

      @@chevimae Height is so weird. I'm 185 and I some of my female friends are taller than me whilst others aren't even to my shoulders.
      The main change came here in Czech Republic mostly after WW2. My grandpa and grandma were both between 155 and 165cm but my father used to be almost 190cm and he was first in our family to be that tall. It has a lot to do with much more meat and just much more calories in his diet when growing up in the 1950s than his parents growing up before or during WW1.

  • @Twiggy76493
    @Twiggy76493 5 лет назад +1

    I'm obsessed with your outfit and seeing these historic pieces is SO fascinating. Your videos are inspiring me to try to get back into sewing! :)

  • @mrpurple11
    @mrpurple11 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the close ups its nice to see something like this is such detail. Also It surprised me that it can be so flexible, like it can be bent, adaptable and so easily folded to be keep saved. Like I imagine it was once its original owner wanted to undress to go to sleep

  • @hmigatrcrtttt
    @hmigatrcrtttt 5 лет назад +1

    I'm reminded of the Cranford episode where one of the ladies orders what she thinks is a bird cage from Paris; turns out it's a crinoline! she sews cloth to the bottom to keep the bird in and proudly displays her parrot in it's Parisian cage. Eventualy she figures out she's been displaying an undergarment.

  • @leahyoung5250
    @leahyoung5250 5 лет назад +16

    Your hair and outfit! 💕💕 you look so elegant and refined. 💕🌸

  • @Sha-Ne-Ru
    @Sha-Ne-Ru 5 лет назад +1

    i'm just facinated that people have these items just around their house or wherever... i would LOVE to find an antique piece of history !

  • @Moist_Plinth
    @Moist_Plinth 5 лет назад +97

    No views
    52 likes
    I can’t trust anybody anymore,I really love her outfit today 💞

    • @berlineczka
      @berlineczka 5 лет назад +6

      RUclips counts views after a specified time (1 minute I believe, not sure though). People might have liked the video at the beginning of watching (being happy a new video is out), so the likes got counted before the views were.

    • @patrickmccurry1563
      @patrickmccurry1563 5 лет назад +4

      I often like a video of those I am subscribed to the moment I click it. It keeps me from forgetting to by the end. If they say or do something horrible, I retract the thumbs up, but I can't remember the last time that happened.

  • @damonopera4760
    @damonopera4760 5 лет назад +44

    Hi there, I'm watching from New Zealand.
    Just wondering what your thoughts were on the costumes worn in Gone With the Wind?

  • @TheseastarTV
    @TheseastarTV 5 лет назад +1

    Idea! I know you've already done a 100 years of Polish fashion video thing, but I would be interested in even older fashion! It would be super cool if you could talk about Polish fashion from, say, middle ages to 1800s, or invite someone who can.

  • @sarahc8862
    @sarahc8862 5 лет назад +2

    I love the outfit you are wearing today, and i love seeing the old clothes you buy it's like i get to shop without spending my money lol

  • @tomasvrabec1845
    @tomasvrabec1845 5 лет назад +2

    :DD I love those random editing cuts like: "why is it so low all of a sudden??" and then carries on seriously educating :DD

  • @tiredthesbian
    @tiredthesbian 5 лет назад

    We have an 1860s corset at work but the hoops are definitely made out of a different kind of metal because they’re pretty stiff. It’s also not in great condition (very very rusty) but seeing the construction of this one with the little metal bits holding the boning into the tapes is fascinating-I’m definitely gonna pull ours back out again and have a closer look!

  • @Ninacska93
    @Ninacska93 5 лет назад +1

    I think this is from the 1870s, maybe altered when the natural form era started and used as a support for trained or even for round skirts. Believe me, even the sleek skirts of the natural form era needs support, or else the weight of the trimmed skirts will collapse at knee level.
    As for the size, it could fit an adult woman. It would definitely fit my sister (expect the waist, but the waistband sems to be torn, maybe worn out?) and would give a nice shape to her early 1880s dress.
    It wouldn't fit me, I'm 173 cm tall with a 76 cm corseted waist, but I have no problem to find period patterns to fit me, I don't even have to search for something intended for a pattern aimed at well developed or stout ladis, as it was called.
    Anyhow, it is a wonderful find, I hope you enjoy it!

  • @vivianc.c.3379
    @vivianc.c.3379 5 лет назад +26

    No views but a ton of likes.
    Clearly the ghosts of the victorian ladies are here appreciating your review.

    • @samh3305
      @samh3305 5 лет назад

      Vivian Cristina Cosentino haha

  • @bonelessblob8236
    @bonelessblob8236 5 лет назад +14

    Meme mum is best mum, she’s a meme historian, she has seen all the memes, he holds all the knowledge 😦😦SHE WILL TALK OVER THE WORLD WITH THIS MEME KNOWLEDGE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    I’m tired ok 😂
    Anyways I love your content

  • @raelaash4759
    @raelaash4759 4 года назад +4

    I'm imagining the original owner watching this video and holding her stomach from laughing about how you're trying to figure it out

  • @rexphiles
    @rexphiles 5 лет назад

    Have you read Laura Ingalls Wilder? She wrote this great description. “Then carefully over her under-petticoats she put on her hoops. She liked these new hoops. They were the very latest style in the east, and these were the first of the kind that Miss Bell had got. Instead of wires, there were wide tapes across the front, almost to her knees, holding the petticoats so that her dress would lie flat. These tapes held the wire bustle in place at the back, and it was an adjustable bustle. Short lengths of tape were fastened to either end of it; these could be buckled together underneath the bustle, to puff it out, either large or small. Or they could be buckled together in front, drawing the bustle down close in back, so that a dress rounded smoothly over it. Laura did not like a large bustle, so she buckled the tapes in front.” LIW These Happy Golden Years.

  • @alextheasparagus6675
    @alextheasparagus6675 5 лет назад +4

    So nice to see a video where someone is using measurements I can actually understand instead of just saying inches this and feet that. Anyways interesting video as always!

    • @Kete2121
      @Kete2121 4 года назад

      Feel you man

    • @Yan-ri2jg
      @Yan-ri2jg 4 года назад

      Bruh i forced myself to learn how different measurements and currencies work so I would understand lmao

  • @augustevarkalaite321
    @augustevarkalaite321 5 лет назад +1

    Omg your hairstyle! It’s just immaculate and your hair is so shiny.😊 I wish I could do my hair like that.

  • @MathieuStern
    @MathieuStern 5 лет назад +16

    I spend all my money on vintage stuff ( lenses ) and contrary to you I still look like crap.

  • @crimsonrose51
    @crimsonrose51 5 лет назад +1

    I wonder if the "missing" back hoops were removed due to damage from everyday use. It seems that's the area that would get the most wear from sitting. And then also it was an added bonus that the silhouette was changing so the modification of removing those back hoops was apropriate. Love these videos! Love that you gave the measurements in inches because I had my phone ready to convert it myself lol

  • @valentinaivorciuc8319
    @valentinaivorciuc8319 5 лет назад +172

    i'm really curious what you really do for a living vecause you're always so mysterious about work

    • @hiimcallie
      @hiimcallie 5 лет назад +34

      Vale she’d be so cute in a lil antique shop or somethin

    • @goldogwolly
      @goldogwolly 5 лет назад +18

      She does something related to film doesn't she?

    • @katherinemargeson8082
      @katherinemargeson8082 5 лет назад +28

      It’d be cool if she does something awesome in historical costumes for the entertainment industry, theater, TV. I show a few of her videos for history class and the students enjoy it.

    • @valentinaivorciuc8319
      @valentinaivorciuc8319 5 лет назад

      i guess we'll never know

    • @zoehannah6278
      @zoehannah6278 5 лет назад +3

      Obviously nothing she is proud of.

  • @weeaboo_weirdo
    @weeaboo_weirdo 5 лет назад +3

    Your hair looks so good in this video!

  • @stormofconquest
    @stormofconquest 5 лет назад

    The fact that it was made 150 years ago but still functions like it was supposed to (not warped or broken) blows my mind. Where is that kind of craftsmanship today

  • @MaterialMenteNo
    @MaterialMenteNo 3 года назад +1

    My best guess about the ghost boning is that the crinoline originally belonged to someone taller, then it was adjusted to fit another person. They removed the boning, cut away part of the vertical bands and then put in place the waistband.

  • @jenoola
    @jenoola 5 лет назад

    gosh, this is so cool! there are no places easily accessible to me where I could see historical garments, so thank you so much for making this video! the crinoline is much lighter than I imagined, never thought all those petticoat layers could be supported by a pretty thin wire

  • @erikafrostl7820
    @erikafrostl7820 5 лет назад +1

    I love your content, I find you super charismatic and you seem super passionated about what you do, also I learn a lot watching your videos and they are super entertaining. Love from Argentina

  • @koshmarrrrr
    @koshmarrrrr 5 лет назад +4

    Love this video! About the absence of boning, do you think it would be possible a reason for it to be removed was if a woman was pregnant? I am not at all familiar with "maternal" fashion, but I guess they would alter their clothing to adjust to the woman's changing body. Even if this isn't the case, I think it would be cool to talk about fashion of pregnant woman because I feel there had to be many different styles and tricks seamstresses used to alter/make dresses.

  • @Spacekitty666
    @Spacekitty666 5 лет назад +8

    It would be interesting for you to talk about how historically accurate the Titanic was! (Love your vids❤️)

  • @unrulycrow6299
    @unrulycrow6299 5 лет назад +3

    "60cm for someone petite is not a huge deal" Can confirm, I'm 58cm at the waist and I'm the "smolest bean in the room" type (1.58m for 50kg, waist: 58cm, hips: 88cm, with a fairly athletic build). Being a curator and Art restorer, I vividly remember seeing old dresses during one of my internships, the type of dresses that probably wouldn't fit your average teen in our times. However, the other interns kept telling me I was small enough to potentially fit in them. It felt strange but it's true that one of the dresses left me thinking "hey I could wear that" as soon as I saw it exposed on a mannequin.

    • @Rosalie1775
      @Rosalie1775 4 года назад

      I also have 58 cm in waist and 88 cm in hips :)

  • @kristyw89
    @kristyw89 5 лет назад +26

    I have not murdered people and keep them.... in my room.... ok Karolina... sure *wink* lol

  • @kathrynh685
    @kathrynh685 5 лет назад +4

    Love those victory rolls! Could you maybe do a vintage hair tutorial?

  • @JeddieMPB
    @JeddieMPB 5 лет назад +29

    Please please pretty please do a video about the clothing in outlander, especially season two when they are in France in the early 1740's. I'd die to see you react to it.

    • @quieteyes307
      @quieteyes307 5 лет назад +1

      Jeddie Biggers that show emotionally fucks with me. Ugh I blocked it out and you just made all the mems come rushing back lol.

    • @JeddieMPB
      @JeddieMPB 5 лет назад +1

      @@quieteyes307 same here, but in a good way?? its like I know that im in emotional distress 95% of the time but im too hooked on it to care

    • @Nygaard33
      @Nygaard33 5 лет назад

      Yaaaaaas

  • @arzzzzzzzz
    @arzzzzzzzz 5 лет назад

    bro this is the best series ever

  • @maisie2730
    @maisie2730 5 лет назад +7

    I've been waiting for another video like this, it looks so amazing 😍

  • @miriamgillham6701
    @miriamgillham6701 3 года назад

    A thought Karolina, is it possible that it is so small because a very young (our idea of a teenager of 13 or so) may have been the wearer. It’s ver exciting actually to own such a special garment! So happy for you on this latest acquisition.

  • @rebekahlundin8401
    @rebekahlundin8401 5 лет назад +3

    "Welcome to another episode of 'I spent a lot of money on old stuff'!"
    I died!!!!!!

  • @JoannaHenwood
    @JoannaHenwood 5 лет назад +14

    I think you're right, this looks like an 1870s crinoline; an 1860s crinoline would have been wider.

  • @jensenh.6301
    @jensenh.6301 5 лет назад

    This is probably one of my most favorite videos on RUclips. Period.

  • @jasmineshelton759
    @jasmineshelton759 5 лет назад

    You are honestly so cute, and I mean that in the best way possible. I love your knowledge of vintage and antique costuming combined with your unique personality and demeanor. Love your videos!

  • @kim7990
    @kim7990 5 лет назад +1

    Karolin, please make a tutorial of that hairstyle please please you look stunning!!! 😍

  • @genericmannequin
    @genericmannequin 5 лет назад

    This was so cool to see! I've seen pictures of similar crinolines but seeing how it moves is an added bonus. It seems like when people make reproduction versions now they tend to use around 7-10 1/2 inch (approximately 1 cm) bones and they just don't look the same.

  • @theabominableuwu5880
    @theabominableuwu5880 5 лет назад +7

    Omg the hair is super cute! Do you have a tutorial for it?❤️

  • @AlbinoAxolotl
    @AlbinoAxolotl 5 лет назад

    Please buy all the antique and vintage clothing you can find so you can share it all with us and we can imagine the history behind the pieces! So cool!

  • @sheeshabambeesha7258
    @sheeshabambeesha7258 5 лет назад +15

    Meme mom! Please do a reaction video to the costumes in gentleman jack!
    Love love 💕 💕💕💕

  • @elzbietaczerniak7529
    @elzbietaczerniak7529 5 лет назад +1

    This hairstyle is to die for! Could you make a tutorial for us?

  • @Haileyb613
    @Haileyb613 5 лет назад +1

    I’m obsessed with your channel. I learn so much every time 😍

  • @cal2100
    @cal2100 5 лет назад

    your voice is so nice to listen to!! idk how to explain it, it’s just nice.

  • @gluegunassassincreativepol9803
    @gluegunassassincreativepol9803 4 года назад

    Hi. Thank you for making these videos. I feel like i'm learning a lot from them and they are fun to watch and listen to. I studied fashion design and fashion history in undergraduate, but there is so much that the classes couldn't cover.

  • @rikkihateseverything
    @rikkihateseverything 5 лет назад +6

    Oh my god , MEME MOM UPLOADED !!
    my day is instantly better 👏🏻

  • @jezzy3399
    @jezzy3399 5 лет назад +3

    The hair and earrings!!!

  • @hannaverlie6747
    @hannaverlie6747 5 лет назад +2

    I would love the backstories of how you get these items and what they cost and how you find them and everything related! =D

  • @martynkal.1248
    @martynkal.1248 5 лет назад

    Love the mix of your modern humour and vintage content!

  • @NZ_Man124
    @NZ_Man124 5 лет назад

    Why do you always have such iconic looks????

  • @bobbybobster7595
    @bobbybobster7595 5 лет назад +1

    After seeing Victorian costumes at the costume museum, it’s always surprising to see how small they were. I do think this is an adults dress, they just weren’t very tall back then.

  • @juliecramer7768
    @juliecramer7768 5 лет назад +2

    So interesting! My, what a small person she was! From the USA here so thank you for the conversion to inches!

  • @jillianelizabeth7804
    @jillianelizabeth7804 5 лет назад +1

    I found this so interesting because I'm only 5' tall (150cm) and my waist is about 22"-23" (~58cm) in a corset, but my hips would NOT fit into a traditional crinoline for that waist size, which makes me think that that was why the hoops around the hips (of the mannequin, at least) were removed, either at the time, or by a relative trying to wear it later on.

  • @artemismoon1083
    @artemismoon1083 5 лет назад +1

    As a 5ft tall woman, I can assure you that I'd feel like a serious shortie next to Karolina! She has to be at least 6ft tall!

  • @sarahschmidt4217
    @sarahschmidt4217 5 лет назад +1

    It was you that inspired me to spend a lot of money on some vintage yearbooks. Thank you meme mom for inspiring me to empty my bank account. No for real though, I just spent $75 on yearbooks from the early 20th century...no regrets.

  • @kittikat4124
    @kittikat4124 5 лет назад +3

    “Welcome to another episode of I spent too much money on old stuff” MOOD

  • @louiselill1528
    @louiselill1528 5 лет назад +1

    Sadly I have never had the pleasure of seeing a crinoline . It's amazing to see something that has lasted has long has this has enjoy your new purchase I love it

  • @bruisedmagic
    @bruisedmagic 3 года назад

    I really like that desk lamp

  • @bloop5337
    @bloop5337 5 лет назад +1

    “sit on the floor like a true slav” ahahahahahahaha i love you don’t ever change

  • @I_am_Lauren
    @I_am_Lauren 5 лет назад

    I'm a historian and a curator and I freaking love old things! Old things get me riled up! And the older the better, like give me things that are pre written history and I'm freaking in heaven!

  • @myrmyr118
    @myrmyr118 4 года назад

    your hairstyle is soooooo beautiful

  • @jtkesler164
    @jtkesler164 5 лет назад

    The original upper boning was probably destroyed by wear from sitting/standing; but there is definitely a good possibility that it was removed for changing silhouette styles of the period also. Very lovely and most fascinating, Thank you so much for sharing

  • @preciousnjoku4834
    @preciousnjoku4834 5 лет назад +1

    It's 4:45 am and let me tell you the only good things about staying up this late are webtoons, the brownies I made and this video. Love your content!

  • @lorieharris2776
    @lorieharris2776 5 лет назад

    It was also not too uncommon for the more frugal (at least in North America. Idk about the rest of the world.) To take the least needed boning from preordered crinolines and utilize them into dresses/corsets and other sewing needs. It was also easier to wear a crinoline with those bones taken out during the natural forms fashion times. Also easier while pregnant. And in general for a person who labored physically. I'm fairly short, 5'2 (the '2 counts! Barely but by cheese it counts!lol) and have worn a similar wire hoop support crinoline during a few re-enactment events. The top bones had to go. They bunched up and twisted in and really became a bother when standing at the work table preparing stuff.

    •  5 лет назад

      Interesting!

  • @sdrcow
    @sdrcow 5 лет назад

    "I hate having international following" I LOVED THIS - I was thinking it must be so annoying to stop and figure out the conversion / but i appreciate it. :) Love your channel!

    • @bridgetthewench
      @bridgetthewench 4 года назад

      I was in the process of googling a cm to inch conversion for the waist measurement when she mentioned it 🤣

  • @illepu
    @illepu 5 лет назад +1

    Your hair is stunning.

  • @keepcalmyouexist358
    @keepcalmyouexist358 5 лет назад +3

    My mathematician's heart is singing over its shape.

  • @progqueen5952
    @progqueen5952 5 лет назад +1

    “I’m just gonna sit on the floor like a true Slav.” Lololol! Greetings from Illinois!

  • @racheltrammell7843
    @racheltrammell7843 3 года назад

    I always learn something new from u and the skirt hoop is really cool 🤗

  • @Grams0ren
    @Grams0ren 5 лет назад +6

    Your hair is gorgeus. Pd i have the same shirt i love it!

  • @gretchenguimarin7601
    @gretchenguimarin7601 5 лет назад

    I love your videos so much!!! I have a ‘tip’ I guess about how native english speakers talk, although I’m not saying non-native speakers have to follow it, it’s just something I’ve noticed a lot as a native speaker that never really gets addressed. At least where I live (USA), when we are describing something, we say “[noun] is 150 years old” but when we are mentioning it we say “a 150 year old [noun]” dropping the S. I don’t really know why we do this and it’s definitely not necessary to speak fluent English- but as a fluent, non-native Spanish speaker, I always want to know what changes in speech patterns signal me as a native or non-native speaker. Your English is amazing and even if it wasn’t, you still would be. Thanks meme mom

  • @Desiderata77
    @Desiderata77 5 лет назад +8

    Love your videos... keep 'em coming! Love from the Netherlands!