Living in the 1890s in 2020: What I Have Learned
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Interesting. I am sure you know this but one thing I learned being a tour guide in NYC is that (from studying the millinery industry) - is that netting on hats was a practical and decorative application. Netting helped block flying debris, (hay strewn on horse manure in the streets) so that it did not stick to the waxier foundations of face make up used at the time.
This is so sensible. People today do not wear the same outfit for a formal dinner as they do for hiking, nor is that the same thing they wear for shopping with friends, nor is that the same thing they wear for lounging around the house. Activewear is specialized, as is workwear. I’m not sure why modern society so often seems to think that Victorians wore silk bustle gowns with trains all day, every day.
I’m reminded of that story in the Little House books when Almonzo shows up after lunch one Sunday to see if Laura would like to go for a buggy ride, and Carrie (I think) comments that Laura must be glad she hadn’t changed out of her nice church dress as she usually did when they were back home.
I work in a historic house, and my favorite was when I was struggling to light a fire in our fireplace in an historically accurate way for over an hour. A man walked in audibly playing a video game on his phone, and the first thing he says to me was, “It was so simple back then.”
*Sigh*
Oh my people these days
😂🤣😅
Was the damper open?
@@eattravellovejoy20 it’s a poorly built fireplace and given the right kind of weather, it doesn’t draw well. It doesn’t have a damper.
Actually being in a car with a bun is just annoying, even in modern clothing
Yeah...since I wear a bun all the time and have a large chest, cars are ridiculously uncomfortable for me. It feels like the seatbelt is trying to choke me to death!
@@horseenthusiast1250 Not particularly gifted front-wise, but I am short in the torso and constantly fight the seat belt. Also, I drive for work so that's fun. (Along with the hair fight. I've given up and wear a plait any time I have to drive.)
T R U T H. Anything lower than a top knot, and my neck hates me.
Mood.
I strongly dislike modern car seats. Pro-tip-take the headrest off and turn it around. It’s much more comfortable for foofy hair and makes the seat less uncomfortably slouchy.
I love that you touched on how often people think people in the past were just idiots, especially women. I've given impromptu lectures on how women in the past may have worn things that may have been somewhat impractical, but they have never been stupid.
Today we are still wearing impractical clothes but no one cares 😂
@@wenkachan6180 Exactly! Women today really think it's normal to go around with absolutely no pockets in their pants, carrying a giant, inconvenient bag because fashion companies say so, but theres people who look at crinolines or bustles and say "oh my gosh, could they even sit down?" And I'm like, "yeah, they could, pretty easily, they thought of that y'know, they would've have put up with something that meant they couldn't sit down..." We don't give women in the past enough credit.
Yes and please world give us pocket. And people today always say yes you can dress how you like, that's not true, today people (young mostly cause grown people already have their style) prefer fashion to what they personally like. I said to my sister I want to dress in 1890 fashion in winter cause I hate the way I look in winter (I wear like a lot of layers in winter but I am still still freezing cause polyester make you sweat and at the end of the day I'm sick) and she said me but people would look you if you do that, I was like the fuck sis, I use to people looking at me nothing is going to happen.
But I still love bags, High fashion bags (I go to school with a Chanel bag who has a big Chanel written on so everyone see it) and I still love high heels even if there not practical, I still love them and I wish people can understand that we should dress how we love and not how fashion tell us to do.
Women actually invented :central heating, windshield wipers and more..
I used to do American Civil War re-enacting, as a US Sanitary Commission volunteer. I sewed everything from the skin out by myself, save for the slat bonnet. It was quite revealing how every part of the ensemble had a practical purpose (collar and cuffs were detachable for laundering and were basted on), and that it was not only quite comfortable to wear, but not too hot in the Summer re-enactment season. If anything the layers and natural fibers kept me cool and the sun off. I made my corset not as work stays, but they still allowed plenty of mobility. Driving was difficult because of the upright posture the undergarments hold you to, but the period hairstyle was not as much of a problem. I also volunteered in a living history museum, with people asking very odd (but good) questions. I did get the "Are you Amish?" comments when out in public in period dress.
Well, there's always Zack Pinsent for someone who wears historical clothing every day, although that's men's clothing, so somewhat different. I think part of the disbelief about comfort comes from the fact that a lot of today's clothing (especially women's clothing) is radically uncomfortable, and we're expected to wear it anyway. High-heeled shoes are horrific, but a lot of modern business/business-formal workplaces expect women to wear them every day. Most bras are very uncomfortable--really hard to fit, and they can still find ways to hurt even when they are the right size (yes I know how to size a bra correctly, I am not wearing the wrong size, don't @ me). For me, things like pencil skirts are awful because they force a type of motion that prevents my hip joints from articulating in the range and kind of motion that's natural. Also unless you're slim with a medium (not too small, not too large) waist-to-hip ratio, modern pants for women are a damn nightmare too, they either ride right up your butt or they drop and you get crotch expansion and thigh chafing, or the waistband digs uncomfortably in the wrong places but if you go up a size they fall off when you bend over. I think a lot of women probably assume it was the same in the past--there was socially mandated clothing for various purposes, and you had to wear it or face consequences, even if you didn't like it or it wasn't comfortable.
Yes, to all the above!!! I stopped wearing modern clothing because it's just. Ridiculously uncomfortable...
Um, preach! Today I had to wear a bra instead of a corset, and I literally don’t know how women these days can put up with it every day. It feels so tight around my lungs that if I were inclined to hysterics, I would say that I couldn’t breath.
I agree, Bras are uncomfortable AF and good fitted Jeans are a nightmare to find 😂 But I still love high heels cause if you find good ones they can be comfortable (but they aren't the cheapest)
Would like to second good, well-fitting, etc heels can be pretty okay, heck I almost never wear anything other than my favourite heeled ankle boots where straight up the only difference is feet tiring in different locations.
Have had .. one(?) comfortable bra so far but yeah .. really hard to find, especially where they tend to be boned (when they are boned), I still really like the short stays I've made for myself when I have the extra time to lace them (aka am for once not horribly late)
Never had the misfortune of pencil skirts, or pants being too weird (apart from needing a belt at the waist to not be too wide)
@@wenkachan6180 yes to good fitting heels! I have a pair of 1920's reproduction heels and they are the most comfy things * - * i wear them as often as i can and i'm definatly going to order more shoes from that brand (memery shoes btw, haven't tried american duchess yet. Mainly because memery is a eu based brand and since i'm also in the eu i don't pay extra for the import)
I wear a bun and the headrest gives me no end of trouble too.
You mentioned that you sometimes take the headrest off. Please, please don't do that. In an accident the headrest will protect your neck from snapping backward over the seat. Removing the headrest is very dangerous neck injuries are no joke.
You might try a cushion for your seatback so that you will be pushed a little further forward in the seat and have more room for your bun.
Julia Chase - Sage advice. I shall find a cushion forthwith.
Take the headrest off and put it back on the other way. It still protects you from whiplash, but it doesn’t curve so far forward as to force you to hunch over and give you a neck ache.
Amen on the headrests! I spent 24 years in the US military and a bun was part of the daily wear. I can totally relate to how hard it is to find a comfortable position with a headrest.
I remove and rotate my headrest around 180 degrees, so it tilts back. Then I put a small pillow on the headrest (they're easy to find) to pad it out so it still works as a whiplash guard. It's straighter and much more comfortable because it doesn't push your neck forward.
Your point about formal dress vs practical dress reminded me very much of the Little House books. The way that Laura describes her mother's daily garments compared to her special-occasion garments. For daily life on the farm, it was a simple calico dress with maybe a petticoat or two under it. But when the occasion came to dress up, then the hoops or the bustle came out to give the gown an appropriate silhouette.
I love when people say they wish they could dress like that. I am always so baffled...but they can! We have much more freedom to dress as we wish than ever before.
I really like that you mentioned "the ignorant past". The more I read and learn about the peasantry in the dark ages and as i learn more about how slaves communicated throughout the American South during slavery times, it is amazing to me how often people in the past are casually brushed off as a bunch of ignorant dum-dums. Not to hijack, but your comment reminded me how having an ahistorical attitude about technology, "nowness" modernity and progress can perpetuate ignorance as well and lead to some really bizarre colonialist type ideologies.
Thank you for a lovely video. We call what you were talking about is experiential archaeology. We are in the SCA, and we have discovered that our garb is often much more comfortable and practical than modern clothing. It also makes it difficult to 'return' to the modern world at times.
I’m no longer active and I just wear garb because 12C garb with pockets rock. ::wink::
2 more questions, I'd really like answers to: Why have you chosen to dress in 1890 style (as opposed to any other era)? Do you plan to stick this era, or do you expect that in 10 years, you will be dressing in 1900 styles and so forth? By the way, it's fun to think of snarky answers to these sorts of questions, believe me I've been there! But whenever you march to your own tune, you will get loads of questions from the general public. It's human nature to understand what's going on, and it drives people crazy to not know the anwers to stuff. I used to live in a small Chinese city with my young daughter, and I often wished we could just print up a T shirt for her to wear with all the answers to the same 6 questions that came up over and over and over again. Maybe you can hand out FAQ cards? By the way, this was a fascinating talk. Thank you very much!
I’m not quite sure why I chose 1890s. Part of the reason is that I think that the styles of the time are very flattering on me (the beauty ideal in the 1890s was tall and statuesque) as opposed to, say, the 1910s (when a shorter, more androgynous frame was generally thought more desirable). I am 6’1”, so it makes sense for me to gravitate to a time period when height was valued. I also think that the full skirts and leg-o-mutton sleeves flatter me. The time period in general is also very interesting to me. I think that the world that we know today really started (for better or for worse) in the 1890s. I don’t have any plans to change decades, but anything is possible, I suppose...
@@AdelaideBeemanWhite - so interesting! You always look so tiny to me against the glorious backgrounds you set up for your videos.
@@lisettegarcia - People are often surprised when they find out how tall I am. I guess I give off petite vibes 😁
@@AdelaideBeemanWhite Foreshortened by the high camera angle (for this video, anyway; haven’t gotten to your others yet). My 6’1’ friend took photos of me from that angle (not on purpose, she’s just tall), and my almost 5’4” height shrank down to hobbit-size. 😄😄
This was such a fascinating discussion Adelaide! I did appreciate the connection between the “uncomfortable” furniture at the time and the clothes of the era. I love how you addressed the matter of dressing in a odd manner. I usually portray my Edwardian fashions that were a mixture of eastern and western styles. It shows how Asians during the period would have worn their clothes in the Edwardian style. I currently dress in Edwardian on a daily basis as well it was a long time getting used too and it is important to be practical. I teach afternoon tea etiquette to those who wish to work in the butler style at cafés and tea rooms. I throughly enjoyed listening to your discoveries!
The end cracked me up, I think I scared the cat-lol! As a reenactor I've heard sooo many of those before. Loved the monkey comment-lol!!!!!!!!
I like to hike in a long skirt ( it makes potty breaks a bit less undignified). One time when hiking in Virginia I ducked into town for some supplies and was stopped by a tour group. They wanted to know where I was from so they could "go see that thing I was doing." I told them I was from the woods, and that thing wasn't much fun to watch 😏
Very funny.
For myself, I do dress the way I do because of my religious beliefs, but also because it's comfortable for me. I wear a line skirts and dresses on a regular basis that cover my knees, arms to at least the elbow, and up to my collar bone. I am not hot in my dresses anymore than I used to be in short shorts and a tank top when I was younger. I am just required to cover those areas of my body. Unfortunately, it's very hard to find affordable dresses that meet the standards that I have to follow.
I think I would like to have a more historical wardrobe because I enjoy that style of dress, but what I am concerned with is the cost of such clothes, especially a bespoke corset. The off the rack corsets like to ride up uncomfortably and I end up finding my underbust corset over my bust and digging into my underarms from normal activities like riding in a car. Also, I have trouble finding historical sewing patterns in my size because I am 5'9" and have a 44" waist uncorseted. I also found that ready made "historical" clothes are usually made with elastic waists and for an uncorseted figure, so it's actually modern clothes made to look somewhat historical. I would rather wear something that has a waistband with the hook and eye fasteners, rather than elastic. I would also appreciate natural fibers, but most of these are quite expensive to buy and difficult to find at fabric stores. The other problem I have is my sewing ability is limited. I can sew a modern pattern, but it takes me months instead of days... and that's with a modern sewing machine. Okay, maybe not entirely a modern sewing machine because I prefer my old Singer from 1955 because it's taken a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. I have a new sewing machine from a reputable brand, but I find that it doesn't work as well as my old Singer.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one that does this😁 I wear mostly 1830s 1840s and 1890s with some regency and edwardian mixed in! People usually just stare and not really say anything, but a lot of people think it's okay to visibly film you going about your day which is probably the only big downside
I know, right!? So annoying! Like, I’m just trying to take a walk with my mom, not star in home movie.
Don't discount your lived experiences. There's SO MUCH in this video that I never even thought about the why. I chalked most of it up to just differences in aesthetic
Aha Moment ..clothing and furniture modern versus historical,makes sense now.
The first part of this was informative, the second one was simply hilarious! Thank you for brightening my evening!
You’re welcome!
There was a lady in our small town who dressed Victorian and walked around town like that. One thing she wore was a floor-length white coat with a huge hood and she used a parasol in the spring and summer. We didn’t know her but we referred to her as “ the Victorian lady”.😊
Ugh, actually, being in a modern car WITHOUT a bun is annoying. I find that I always have to raise the seat up and recline it back . Everyone knows when "Mom drove the car" because it is set "like a race car." Modern car seats expect you to be a slouching, head forward, lump of a human being. Oh, Adelaide! I am SO HAPPY that you have a video in CoCoVid!!! YAY!! I hope your channel gets so much more attention! I love you, and I love your work!! Stay well! I can't wait for your next video!
I lost it at the Laundry Day comment. And what a pretty Corona portable!
Thanks, it was my aunt’s. She gave it to me a few years ago and I had it restored.
Oh my goodness!! The skits were AMAZING! :D Also, you made some really good points, like the couches! I've always heard that Victorian style couches are just soooo uncomfortable, but when I wear my corset I have always appreciated a firmer seat. Never really thought why until you made the connection!
You looked fantastically like you’ve been transported from the 1800s to now . I love your style!
Cheers to hating car seats. I don't wear period dress, but between band and wanting to be taller than my brothers I have straight posture. The angled headrest is the bane of my existance.
Much like how the best corsets are the ones made specific to yourself, the seats truly need to be made special. In the case of my sister, back and neck damage required special padding and very specific cars. I wish we could make towns inviting the families who all are 24/7 costumers for different times. It is annoying when I go to "historical sites" and you can tell that the reenactors are only "dressing up" and don't understand the time, fashions and life.
I’m doing a bit of multi-post on this response because I want to save everyone neck pain. 😄 On many cars, you can take the head rest off and put it back on the other way. It’s still there to prevent whiplash, but it doesn’t force your head down and forward in an uncomfortable manner when you’re just sitting in the seat.
I love how unpolished your videos are, although I'm sure they take a lot of preparation and work. It feels as if I'm having a chat with someone who knows so much more than me.
My hat is off to your delivery of the Truth of Norther New England
I think people thinking the clothing was so hot are forgetting that people back then were climatized to heat because they didn’t have air conditioning like we to today. I would get so over heated in the hot summer months but then I started working at a factory with no air and where it can easily get to 115 plus. Now after so many years of that heat that used to practically kill me isn’t even an issue
This was a super interesting talk and I was fascinated by your descriptions of how we find Victorian furniture uncomfortable because we don't wear the same kind of clothes they did.
I have been watching and reading Anne Of Green Gables otherwise known as Anne with an E, that has captured my attention of how much i love the dresses. I just think they are so pretty of how long they are. I would love to wear a dress like those but would not be accepted in modern day time because almost all women(girls)hate dresses now but I LOVE them.
I love dresses and skirts! No need for uncomfy pants, pockets can be easily added in and made as big as you want, the flowyness
Just dresses and skirta
Wonderful you feel this way! I am so used to pants, having worn them almost exclusively for more than 30 years of my life, I feel NAKED in a dress! Nothing to "shield" my nether-regions from the outside world! Not to mention I feel my chest sticks out WAY too prominently, regardless of he style or fitting of the garment.
I'm catching this video late but enjoying it now as a bright spot in my work day. I wear historically adequate renaissance clothing when working renaissance fairs all summer, and this winter it occurred to me that I have plenty of fabric and some very nice Victorian style clothing patterns to use. I found some images of actual Victorian patchwork outfits and so I am making clothes like them but in my size... I now find myself wondering if Extinction Rebellion has any job openings in or near Portland Oregon!
They might. I stopped working for them when I went to law school, but they are still active.
@@AdelaideBeemanWhite thank you for the encouragement.
I found your observations extremely interesting and quite enlightening, Adelaide - and you should give yourself (and us) more credit! I never, never would’ve correlated furniture style with clothing structure, restrictions and effects - I just thought they created something fashionable that reflected the aesthetic of the time.
If anything, I was under the impression that furniture, automobiles, etc. were manufactured the way they were to be visually flattering to those using the item, to encourage “good form” if you will, to be sufficiently durable in an age when handcrafting items were more costly to replace, to make them easier to repair, and/or in keeping with the characteristics of the materials available at the time (stiff because horsehair was stiff, for example). I also believed high-back sofas deterred drafts and kept the heat closer to where a person was seated.
I love learning from others’ experience with things I likely will never have the chance to try out for myself, and found your video quite enjoyable!
the furniture connection was mind blowing to me 😂
The ending was perfectly creepy (that is, if creepiness can be perfected).
It's funny how "Amish" seems to be the only word people know to describe someone who isn't dressed like they just robbed a K-mart. (no offense, K-mart shoppers) (I've gotten that, too, even though I was not dressed anything like the Amish.)
Speaking of being hot, is there any way you could do an episode on how Victorians dealt with really hot and humid weather, like in Florida or the south? I am researching for a book and would love to know how they did things differently in really hot and sweaty weather🙂
@abigailpearce7309 I grew up in the South and my family and I still marvel at how they managed. It must not have been that difficult, however. My father and his brother and sister used to sleep out on the screened-in porch during the summers. Large houses had tall double hung windows that could be opened from the top down and also inside doors had the transom windows above that could be opened to allow ventilation. My grandmother lived her entire life with no air conditioning. She just seemed to be more used to it than we are. When she would come to stay with us, she was always too cold from our central air conditioner.
I’ve always wondered this too. I’m from Georgia but now live in Florida. I just can’t imagine living in Florida in all those clothes.
I tend to dress oddly (to the modern eye, of course), but mostly wear antique clothes and footwear which I usually make by myself, because you know… obviously :) lol
sometimes I adjust them a little bit to modernity, sometimes go really hardcore, depending on mood :)
I love looking like a walking anachronism and a museum runaway, teasing the public, but unfortunately, I live in a very hot country and mostly can’t afford myself to dress-up in other epochs’ costumes (it’s mid November now, and the weather just started to be nice), but antiquity is the best for our biblical place and feels, and looks wonderful :) lol
This is very very interesting, don't say those things are "obvious" - because it took you a year in victorian clothes for a year to realize those things and I must say that me too, I've never thought about most of those things before (and I'm sure many people feel the same). So thank you a lot!
I'm always fascinated by those who live their best life. As far as clothing from history goes, I believe most of it was made of natural fibers which really do breathe better than modern materials which are pretty but made with plastics.
Great video, You have a lot of education/entertainment to offer and I think you self yourself short. I've definitely been guilty of saying a few ignorant things, like the fear of being too hot, or being uncomfortable, especially with undergarments. Btw I LOVE your job, i need to get involved with that.💋🙌
I've been watching your videos. And specifically looked for a video explaining whether you dressed and lived this way daily. Glad I found this one.
This is fantastic! I love hearing your insights
The chest of drawers behind you looks like it could be identical to one I have which belonged to my great aunt. I say "could be" because your video doesn't show the mirror above or the brackets, but all else is identical.
Yes, I was struck by this , too. My grandmother had one that looks to be almost exactly this -- also with a mirror.
This is great! Thank you for sharing in such an insightful and humourous way
Check out Zack Pinsent for someone else who dresses historically every day. His daily look is more Regency, but he has done Victorian, too.
Also, people didn't wear the fanciest gown every day all day. There were clothes for daytime, and clothing for dinner, and most of those ultra-fancy fashion plates are 1.) like today's runway fashions, showing you 5 or 6 elements at ONE time that would often get divided up between 3 or 4 ACTUAL dresses, and 2.) whenever you see one of those dripping with lace and flounces, it is almost always an evening dress. [general rule of thumb is that short sleeves and bare arms are almost always evening wear]
Ur not alone in dressing that way. I dress around 1893-95 on a daily. I do tend to stay in my tea gown tho since I don't go out much.
The last several minutes of the video are such fun! Thank you for an interesting information!
The whole video is really informative and the ending was unexpectedly hilarious! I learned a lot from this and I love your sense of humour. Thank you very much for sharing with us.
Thank you so much for sharing! Loved your video!
The responces are so funny : ) Keep up the good work (Here and at your work, your "work, work".
🤣 omg I laughed so hard at the end of this video, I started crying. I really loved this video! Thank you!
This was really interesting especially about the furniture!
I don't even think it's assumptions about the past that make us think it's hot - it's just that even today we wouldn't wear modern dresses out because they are hot and heavy, and we dress down with less layers, etc. Like even you saying that it's not that hot is hard to believe, lol.
It's mostly because a lot of our modern clothing is polyester, which is literally garbage plastic, which makes you sweat because it doesn't breathe. From what I've heard, wearing a long-sleeved dress made of a light and breathable material such as cotton or linen with a summer mesh corset isn't that uncomfortable in the summer because it keeps you cool. Even modern summer dresses are uncomfortable because they're made of polyester.
31:09 omg I'm 💀 at the response with the arm movements! 🤣🤣🤣 The ridiculous questions must get so old. 🙃
The end of your video was ABSOLUTELY GREAT. I laughed so hard. And yes it’s hard not to be snarky when people ask ridiculous questions.
Excellent video as always. Amused to discover you’re a neighbor albeit on the other side of that big river. Haha.
Just found your channel and am enjoying myself immensely. Loved the skits at the end. The information about death by misadventure in the past is really interesting, especially considering some of the Darwin Awards being handed out to “modern and enlightened” people today. Would love to hear about your, apparently, *multiple* instances of unintentional bush wracking adventures while in historical dress.
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it was the first thing that struck me immediately after I put on a corsette for the first time and sat on a modern chair :) lol
I love your commitment and thank you for sharing your life and information! ❤
Thank you so much!
I love your videos! I would love to find a watch fob like yours! Thanks for all of this!
Glad you like them!
I do not dress historically on a daily basis but I often have to for my work at fairs and festivals and I have learned that hoop skirts and driving a compact car is not a comfortable comination.
This was a very interesting talk. Thanks for deciding to participate in Cocovid. It's the arrogance of youth. People of the past were dumb, older people are dumb, etc...
Loved the 'skits'. Want more of that!! :)
Had waist length hair for years. If you are able, wearing a bun a few inches higher or lower than middle of the back of the head, helps a lot with the pesky car headrest.
this is weird hearing about ipad in the middle of victorian conversation ahah :D
also with internet and all :D
But very interesting video, thanks I liked it !
Oh my GOODNESS, I am late to this party, but this is my favorite video of CocoVid, most especially for the end: I am DEAD, girl 🤣💜
P.S. I typed my comment before I finished your video, and you just now answered one of my questions.
modern furniture can suck! I loathe the slouchy sofas that don't have abit of firmness to them and low backs.! However the seats of historical chaise and settees are to springy and lack the cush for my tush . Your outro is hillarious "have I tuned into a monkey? and the yes path to salvation🤣 "
I don't like modern head rests either. It's very difficult to wear a stetson\cowboy hat with those. Those hats give great protection from the sun and are great in the rain too.
I wish there was a laugh button! Thank you!
Helped explain the pictures of families traveling to Yosemite, etc. in Victorian time.
Thanks to you dear Adelaide I am giving blouses a go and underarm shields. I used to think blouses were awkward to wear but I think they are more comfy than a T-shirt :D
I had really tou laugh hard at the end with all the questions... So true.... I don't wear these clothes everyday, but when I do I get some of them as well. But what I mostly get are huge smiles and compliments.
What I find extremely funny is that often people assume that everything that is not modern is from the middle ages, maybe because in my country middle age festivals are pretty popular, so anything that doesn't fit must be from that time. We all know the middle ages where veeeeeery long 😂
Hi Adelaide, I love your channel, and I'm sure you get this all the time, and I'm sorry if you've mentioned it before in a previous video, but could I ask where you got the pattern for the shirtwaist you're wearing in this video?
I'm desperately trying to find a shirtwaist with that separate yoke and puckered, gathered bodice area above the bust. So far you're the only person I've seen who has one in that style, I didn't want to bother you by asking but I can't find a term for that style.
Either way, another fantastic video as always :)
Lucas McInnis - It was originally the Truly Victorian 1894 shirtwaist pattern, but I altered it extensively to give it a fitted back and that curved yolk shape. I could try to figure out how to send you a copy of it if you want. I can’t promise I’ll be able to, but I can try if you want.
Thank you!
Years ago, I was cosplaying a Victorian undertaker and someone thought I was a wizard... Very good video! P.S. I don't like very soft furniture either, that's anything but comfortable. 😅
Awesome channel
I love looking like an upside down turtle trying to get out of a modern couch/sofa in historical clothing lol. Also, I've been called a nun before, because 1890's/Early Edwardian reads nun for some reason.
Hehe, I have the same struggles with modern furniture...my mother has a couple of very deep, wingback chairs from Ikea with sloped seats, and I almost feel like they were made specifically to be uncomfortable! When I'm sitting, I must bend my neck in a weird way, and when I'm getting up, I have to scoot forward with my tiny short person legs flailing everywhere until I reach the floor! I much prefer the wooden bench or my rocking chair.
Most people look like upside down turtles trying to get out of those things. 😄😁😄😁 And what’s with the sofas so deep your legs just stick out in front of you like you’re five? And why do they make the sofa all deep and then for the back, have a pile of a bunch of pillows to bring you forward (partially) to normal distance. The pillows don’t stay in place, so they’re either oddly lumpy behind you, or you fall backwards in-between the crevices. I have a strong dislike for most modern couches.
Sister. Nuns are usually cloistered. I have had the experience of being referred to as Sister. Very sweet but I suspect it was not the period of my clothing as much as, at my age and stoutness, I looked frumpy. 😂
Experience is a great teacher I always say.
I know of 2 you tubers that wear historical clothes. They are Eagle and Rue, and V Birchwood. They have great videos. I also wear Edwardian and Victorian clothes everyday. I love how I look in long skirts and I find them so much more comfortable than pants. I just found your videos and I love them. Mona from Saint Louis
I loved your skits ! The monkey comment made me snort out loud XD
Also, I'm sad that the Extinction Rebellion link does not work :/
Oh goodness, thank you for letting me know. I will work on fixing that.
It should be in working order now.
“People back then dressed so I’m practically” and I mean people nowadays have to be sewn and glued into their outfits for red carpets and spend 12 hours on hair and makeup, but sure. I’m sure those outlier stories about historical outfits really are representative of everyone’s lifestyle back then.
I could totally live this way
I kept wondering how old the dresser behind you is. It looks exactly like the dressers in my great-grandfather's home and it wouldn't surprise me if it would be over a century old today.
Yes! Like walking in long skirts is different. Living in long skirts teaches you a great deal.
I actually want to make and wear dresses from 1700's styles, and actually wear them on a daily basis. I would use natural fibers.
The thumbnail is just too funny, Je meurs MDR😂😂😂😂😂
expound upon "the fly scare" I am unable to find anything other than a T-shirt about this.
In the 1890s people were terrified of flies. It was when they first realize the flies were carrying disease. People of known for centuries it flies and disease go hand-in-hand, but they didn’t know which one caused which until the 1880s/90s.
I have scoliosis and I believe you mentioned in an older video that you wore a brace due to scoliosis...I’m thinking Victorian clothing and furniture is prob much better for the spine...keeping it straight and rigid.
If I could afford to- I would buy tons of Victorian dresses (some 40s and 50s too) and mainly wear just those.
Sigh....
“You must join us” 💀😂😂😂
In the near future I plan to dress this way every day. Way more comfortable than modern clothes.
WAY more comfortable. The comfort factor cannot be over emphasized.
Please do a video on how and what made you decide to live your everyday life as a Victorian Woman. I am new to your channel and love it. I am also very interested in people and what makes them tick. I am so interested as to how long and why you have been like this. Do you live and cook Victorian as well?
I do as much as I can. Truth is, I’m not quite sure why I do this. Just feels right.
Considering that I am slowly working up my late Victorian clothes so I CAN dress this way every day eventually, this is still interesting haha
ALSO I am already tall for my car so my corset is like.... chin to boobs to even SEE the lights lol
Also omg the Maine comments LOL I live in New Brunswick so I feel you :-P
I live in Montmagny, Qc. Canada, and I dress in 1890's clothing as my chosen everyday style. I do get a lot of comments, mostly nice ones. People are very curious as of why I do dress like this. I do get a lot of the same comments you mention in your video. I think the funiest one is: Are you Amish? lol. Thank you for letting me know that I am not alone in my journey, interesting journey, must I say! :)
I think it’s cool! More people should wear what they like. Be who you are! 😃
You are so funny lol!
Hey, I’m from Maine, I totally agree with you about lack of fashion here. I imagine women wearing work dresses with aprons and no help
I can't picture you in modern day clothing. What you're wearing is you. It's fascinating.