Dressing up a regency lady

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  • čas přidán 13. 01. 2017
  • another one in the series - if you were ever wondering what Jane Austen's heroines were wearing underneath their cotton and silk frock, well, watch on.....
    CREDITS
    costumes and video - Prior Attire
    www.priorattire.co.uk
    photography -
    Timelight Photographic
    boots -
    www.americanduchess.com
    parasol and a hat -
    Farthingale Historical Hats
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Komentáře • 605

  • @jenniestevens1166
    @jenniestevens1166 Před 6 lety +209

    My four-year-old son came over and asked me why I was watching a video of an angel. :)

  • @linda10989
    @linda10989 Před 7 lety +25

    This video instantly brought to mind Pride and Prejudice (1995 Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle edition!)

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 Před 7 lety +5

      Linda Roy
      I agree.The outfits look so simple.It was great to see what goes into it.

    • @Charlotte-gv8to
      @Charlotte-gv8to Před 3 lety +3

      (aka the superior version)

  • @tobealostwanderer
    @tobealostwanderer Před 4 lety +47

    I love how all the eras are like ''SHowing your chemise? How preposterous! You can't just tease a man like that" and then you have the Regency era where its all basically a chemise

    • @xxx-il9dv
      @xxx-il9dv Před 4 lety +3

      And almost see-through!

  • @keanestar07
    @keanestar07 Před 7 lety +18

    You look like Elizabeth Bennett off Pride and Prejudice

  • @KellyBurnett138
    @KellyBurnett138 Před 6 lety +16

    Best era for dress I think. Not my favorite look but very practical and almost athletic.

  • @christophernettles2468
    @christophernettles2468 Před 7 lety +16

    Fabulous absolutely fabulous! And you look like Elizabeth Bennet! Btw handsome man you have there, good looking! 😊 hahaha you two look so agreeable.

  • @euphoniacarstairs2955
    @euphoniacarstairs2955 Před 4 lety +20

    The marvelous thing about Regency fashion is, the Empire waist (just under the bust) is rather forgiving of a less-than-perfect natural waistline, hips, and legs. It draws the onlooker's eye and attention to the top-third of the body. For that reason, I almost wish this style would come back. The Regency style puts a graceful face on a lot of physical flaws.

    • @MsAngelique
      @MsAngelique Před 4 lety +3

      It already has come back in different times. And it's not hard to find an empire waist dress or shirt.

    • @eleonore59830
      @eleonore59830 Před 4 lety

      @@MsAngelique didnt it comeback in the 1960s and 2000s ? (i think)

    • @xxx-il9dv
      @xxx-il9dv Před 4 lety

      Tops and dresses with Empire waists would qualify today. That type of cut is my favorite; it hides a world of flaws!

    • @lindakrause4597
      @lindakrause4597 Před 2 lety +3

      The Empire waist style came back in the 70s when I was in junior high and high school and was extremely popular Everyone wore this style, I wore it all the time and sewed my own dresses.

  • @whitelotus1960
    @whitelotus1960 Před 6 lety +16

    Love these videos. It's barely been 100 years that women wore long dresses. I wish we still did because it was a beautiful era for women.

    • @druidriley3163
      @druidriley3163 Před 5 lety +3

      Roxane - Horrible for keeping clean. I wonder how they kept dirt off the train of their dresses.

  • @therealJamieJoy
    @therealJamieJoy Před 7 lety +13

    You and Mr. Darcy, I see! Lovely.

  • @MsProudmamaof2boys
    @MsProudmamaof2boys Před 7 lety +15

    i have always loved that style! reenactment would be so much fun if i had the money

    • @priorattire
      @priorattire  Před 7 lety +31

      not expensive if you are willing to sew yourself..... and lower/mid classes in that period are particularly affordable due to a widespread use of cheap cotton. if you love it, then save up and have fun in it - that's how i started...

  • @wildrabbit1314
    @wildrabbit1314 Před 5 lety +17

    I love the soft leather shoes. They actually look really comfortable.

  • @kaly_ths_291
    @kaly_ths_291 Před 6 lety +26

    Always remember!
    Shoes Before corset ;)

  • @totoh82
    @totoh82 Před 7 lety +9

    My favourite costume period is the Regency. I love what you've done! Very dreamy, thank you.

  • @rhyfelwrDuw
    @rhyfelwrDuw Před 6 lety +16

    I love the Regency Era fashions and I have a pattern to make a dress from that era (OK it's a modern pattern, but in the style of). It's my 25th wedding anniversary this year and I wanted to renew my vows - hubby didn't want to, but if he did, my dress was going to be from this period! Ho hum!

  • @uri4263
    @uri4263 Před 3 lety +23

    No wonder why those Bridgerton actress were bleeding, they didn't wore their (wrong) corsets over their small clothes!

    • @imakestuff3881
      @imakestuff3881 Před 3 lety +5

      I love how you said undergarments as small clothes! That's my new saying for that

    • @melodysafo5437
      @melodysafo5437 Před 2 lety

      Were they really bleeding? If so, that must hurt

    • @davriecaro3036
      @davriecaro3036 Před 2 lety +1

      @@melodysafo5437
      At the start of one one of the episodes, you can see Daphne having sores on her bare skin.
      Where you can see where the stays rubbed, since she was not wearing any protective layers in between

    • @melodysafo5437
      @melodysafo5437 Před 2 lety

      @@davriecaro3036 that must have been uncomfortable

    • @davriecaro3036
      @davriecaro3036 Před 2 lety

      @@melodysafo5437
      I mean just looking at it makes you feel some form of pain, I cannot imagine what the actress must have felt
      and thanks to that experience another actress has a bad experience wearing stays/corsets

  • @valeriavagapova
    @valeriavagapova Před 6 lety +13

    The photo at 4:13 is just absolutely stunning, it looks like a painting. The place, the light, the dress, the pose - wow!

  • @lindamclean8809
    @lindamclean8809 Před 3 lety +11

    These clothes are so romantic and fit the female form beautifully

  • @cattycorner8
    @cattycorner8 Před 7 lety +11

    The coat is gorgeous! Your videos are perfectly lovely. thank you!

  • @shashagirl11
    @shashagirl11 Před 7 lety +11

    You look ready for a Jane Austin movie!! 😊

  • @christinaskinner8282
    @christinaskinner8282 Před 6 lety +16

    I think I would love this era of clothing.

    • @sheep1ewe
      @sheep1ewe Před 6 lety +6

      Me too, looks light, comfortable and pretty modern.

  • @aprilmunday1152
    @aprilmunday1152 Před 7 lety +5

    Wonderful. I've just spent a weekend in Bath walking in Jane Austen's footsteps, so this is very timely.

  • @ProfessorSassypants
    @ProfessorSassypants Před 7 lety +9

    regency fashion is definitely my favourite - wish we could go back to dressing in this way

  • @patriciaharrison
    @patriciaharrison Před 4 lety +10

    The Jane Austen era, so beautiful!!!

  • @sueyee8747
    @sueyee8747 Před 5 lety +15

    I finally understand why there needed to be help for the laundry!! Can't imagine 5 daughters Xs how many petticoats?

  • @taniaphillips3124
    @taniaphillips3124 Před 6 lety +27

    I just love watching these... you're so graceful and feminine and the clothing is always just gorgeous...

  • @lintu22al19
    @lintu22al19 Před 3 lety +23

    Fine, I'm rewatching Pride and Prejudice again, if you insist

  • @molotovmafia2406
    @molotovmafia2406 Před 5 lety +9

    I love regency! I´m in love with the boots and empire waists and oh my gosh, THE COATS!

  • @trjames9042
    @trjames9042 Před 4 lety +7

    This has always been my favorite historical style. Very pretty!

  • @Stariana19
    @Stariana19 Před 3 lety +8

    Truly a beautiful era for women's fashion. Perhaps one of my favorites from the recent past. I adore the bonnets of the Regency period. The pom poms on the white coat, wow!

  • @foxwoods4964
    @foxwoods4964 Před 6 lety +13

    I absolutely adore Jane Austen's era!!! Love this video!! ♥ Thank you for hat you do ♥

  • @cuteologist82
    @cuteologist82 Před 3 lety +24

    i cant imagine how after getting to this they could go back to the more uncomfortable ways of dressing. this looks comfier than some of the things we wear now

    • @onyx_77777
      @onyx_77777 Před 3 lety +2

      i think because we live in a very fast-paced era and this fashion requires more time to get ready. we dont have that much spare time in our hands

    • @cuteologist82
      @cuteologist82 Před 3 lety +4

      @@onyx_77777 oh I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. I meant going from this to the corseted tight crazy dresses of the 1890s

    • @jaimeguerrero7320
      @jaimeguerrero7320 Před 3 lety +3

      @@cuteologist82 There's quite a lot of time between 1816 and the 1890's, though. If you looked at a timeline of Victorian fashion you could see how every silhouette evolved into another.

    • @elizabethclaiborne6461
      @elizabethclaiborne6461 Před 3 lety +5

      @@cuteologist82 You need to learn about corsets, which are not tight. The Regency’s boned stays and wooden busk are more uncomfortable and the thin clothes get chilly.
      You want uncomfortable? Put on a bra. You want hours of getting ready? Try modern hairstyles.

    • @EspeonMistress00
      @EspeonMistress00 Před rokem

      @@onyx_77777 I mean with practice this only takes 10-15 mins.
      The real answef is WW1 and 2 where Europeans had to cut down on fabrics.

  • @christinecortese9973
    @christinecortese9973 Před 7 lety +5

    Although I love the clothing design I'd have to have button front everything to avoid my "clothes claustrophobia". Can barely stand pulling a sweater over my head. Heaven knows what I was in a prior lifetime! But these gowns are so lovely and romantic!

  • @eskimberly7424
    @eskimberly7424 Před 4 lety +9

    This is my favorite era in terms of dress. Thanks for making this video!

  • @WobblesandBean
    @WobblesandBean Před 5 lety +6

    I like the versions of this with the short puff sleeves, it was so romantic and elegant 💜

  • @spookymu1der
    @spookymu1der Před 6 lety +24

    my friend, in 1810: hey u wanna go for a walk
    me, laying in bed: ..... hold on lemme get ready

  • @jamesandrobbie1
    @jamesandrobbie1 Před 3 lety +6

    Love your shows. I go through each one three times. First to read the captions and glance at the video; then to watch the video and glance at the captions; finally to watch for pure enjoyment and revel in day to day lives of bygone eras.

  • @daniellecharland-gruhzit7788

    Love this era's styles. Beautiful! Thank you so much for showing us and for your hard work.

  • @aprilyoung5710
    @aprilyoung5710 Před 4 lety +15

    Lovely but oh my gosh...I would never make it through a morning with all white on without staining some part of it with something...

  • @May_Sarocharm
    @May_Sarocharm Před 7 lety +17

    I'm looking for Mr.Darcy.

  • @eb40ppp
    @eb40ppp Před 6 lety +9

    I adore regency fashion! It’s so simple yet so elegant. Thank you for posting!

  • @breadandcircus1
    @breadandcircus1 Před 7 lety +6

    Uh, so gorgeous dress, everything is so beautiful. I'd like to have lived in that era. Sights....

    • @beth9603
      @beth9603 Před 7 lety +3

      I know!! its not fair, why was I born in today's era... sigh

    • @breadandcircus1
      @breadandcircus1 Před 7 lety +2

      I'm glad you feel the same way.....we had been so happy living in those times.....sighs......

  • @flowertrue
    @flowertrue Před 5 lety +11

    very interesting. Helps me visualize the clothes in the regency novels I like.

  • @daisanders82
    @daisanders82 Před 7 lety +5

    I remember having a conversation with a friend about regency corsetry/stays and talking about how high the bust was placed... they didn't believe me until I put them in mine... she ended up laughing at the "shelf" that was made...

  • @TreeCurtis84
    @TreeCurtis84 Před 5 lety +12

    I love the regency era. Even the mens fashion was so masculine and sexy!

  • @ah5721
    @ah5721 Před 6 lety +8

    I could very much wear this kind of attire

  • @olgaehernandez57
    @olgaehernandez57 Před 4 lety +8

    I want to dress like that and just go to walk to the park..I m sure some people will take a picture..Lovely!

  • @sunshinesue4131
    @sunshinesue4131 Před 5 lety +8

    The coat is stunning in white, looks beautiful! In order to keep clothes looking pristine, I imagine there was something to wear for each activity, if one could afford to do so.

    • @PLuMUK54
      @PLuMUK54 Před 5 lety

      In Pride and Prejudice, the older Bennett sisters scandalised polite society because the hems of their gowns were often muddied from their long country walks. Naturally, they were not concerned.

  • @thekingshussar1808
    @thekingshussar1808 Před 3 lety +10

    Simple yet elegant.

    • @thekingshussar1808
      @thekingshussar1808 Před 3 lety +1

      Regency ladies fashion was also inspired by Roman ladies fashion (Ancient Rome.)

    • @javencummins1426
      @javencummins1426 Před 3 lety +1

      @@thekingshussar1808 Yeah. Ancient Greek fashion too.

  • @nancyvolker3342
    @nancyvolker3342 Před 6 lety +6

    I love the details in both overcoats the pom poms on the walking overcoat and the gilt on the riding out fit were superb

  • @mycrazyfamilyid
    @mycrazyfamilyid Před 3 lety +5

    I wish American Duchess would make those boots in a darker brown! 😍

  • @katporter-dale5897
    @katporter-dale5897 Před 7 lety +2

    I would love your job - past fashions had always intrigued me, as a 24 year old mum you would think fashion of today would be more my cup of tea!

  • @cynthiacler9284
    @cynthiacler9284 Před 4 lety +4

    That coat she put on over her dress was just lush, simply lush.

  • @morganmarler3186
    @morganmarler3186 Před 6 lety +7

    This makes me really want to play dress up! Lovely and very relaxing. Thank you!

    • @cometkatt
      @cometkatt Před 6 lety

      and REALLY comfortable to wear

  • @rcamels3042
    @rcamels3042 Před 7 lety +10

    Regency is quite a similar silhouette to Edwardian styles, although for regency there is an empire line, no S-curve, and smaller hair!

    • @AugustSideling
      @AugustSideling Před 5 lety +1

      It's actually VERY close to post-regency/ pre-war styles because in that time the grecian drapery influence was rolling around again.

  • @spacecat_scribbles
    @spacecat_scribbles Před 4 lety +10

    So beautiful 😻 that corset actually looks really comfortable, I would love to wear it in my everyday life. Actually, I would love to wear regency fashion in general in my everyday life but I have no sewing skill or confidence so I'll just adore it from afar.

    • @lucyvlogandart5166
      @lucyvlogandart5166 Před 3 lety

      Stays

    • @spacecat_scribbles
      @spacecat_scribbles Před 3 lety

      @@lucyvlogandart5166 thanks for the correction, I know better now :)

    • @lucyvlogandart5166
      @lucyvlogandart5166 Před 3 lety +2

      But besides that I agree with you I love victorian and 18th century fashion but I don't know how to sew and I don't have the confidence so I just have to admire it.

  • @SkyeID
    @SkyeID Před 5 lety +9

    I want that Redingote! I wear Goth fashion, and I think that would be perfect for the Gothic Subculture.. I would just dye it black!

  • @doeeyedfaun4020
    @doeeyedfaun4020 Před 4 lety +3

    This was my favorite time period for fashion I think. At least in reference to historical fashion. The overall look was simple and fresh and airy. At least from the outside, all the layers say otherwise. Still beautiful.

  • @corsicanlulu
    @corsicanlulu Před 6 lety +5

    that white coat is so gorgeous and the corset too. im kind of obsessed w/ corsets, so elegant and even sexy in a way

  • @emmacantcomeupwithacreativ7506

    I just love everything about these videos.

  • @karenholt390
    @karenholt390 Před 7 lety +4

    Fantastic video! Also very useful for those getting into regency reenactment. Boots BEFORE corsets 👍, oh, and for SoundShenobiYuki - although there were warm cloaks and pellises (coats, like in this video) you could pull on when going outside in cold weather, the fashion for thin, gauzy fabrics DID apparently cause women to get sicker more often than usual. TB and other respiratory illnesses were gernerally referred to as 'Muslin Disease'

    • @priorattire
      @priorattire  Před 7 lety +3

      yes for cold weather wonderful cloaks, pelisses and a coats in warm wools and lined with fur!

  • @bunnymad5049
    @bunnymad5049 Před 7 lety +5

    Fabulous. Love the pom poms. Thanks. =)

  • @hollysmith7393
    @hollysmith7393 Před 4 lety +9

    I really should not be this obsessed with watching this woman get dressed in so many different century styles but I'm in awe of her collection and since I'm a huge history nerd and this has just become a part of it . my poor woman you should he glad you don't live in Ohio because I would be begging to come to your home on a regular basis and begging to be a model for her lol although I'm sure my 5'2 110 lb frame would be no fun to dress up and despite my 45 yr age and having 2 grown children I'm still patiently waiting for puberty and the promise of boobs that come with puberty lol my grown daughter is still waiting on puberty herself lol ( please people no stupid comments) I'm very much aware ive been through puberty and its a joke but sadly I've learned that peoples comprehension skills suck on CZcams and sadly I had to include my final stupid statement lol but bravo to this woman and her skills .

  • @jacobwheeler1348
    @jacobwheeler1348 Před 7 lety +7

    I wish we could get this into fashion again. I'd give anything..

    • @zararoyce319
      @zararoyce319 Před 7 lety +4

      Jacob Wheeler I know, it's so lovely, I feel so beautiful and feminine. I hope to get married to a guy who is also into this so I can fully live out my fantasy

  • @lydiaderhake2532
    @lydiaderhake2532 Před 6 lety +8

    I love these videos! Thank you so much! Also, you are so adorable!

  • @user-bg5im5kl7b
    @user-bg5im5kl7b Před rokem +3

    The clothing and the music match just so perfectly together in the video! ❤

  • @mildredchester
    @mildredchester Před 7 lety +8

    Wow, I'm first to comment! Love all your videos and your amazing handiwork! It drives me nuts when people misidentify clothing styles and you are so knowledgeable. I curtsey before you!

  • @allenbell3734
    @allenbell3734 Před 4 lety +3

    This is so well done and well worth watching. Thank you for putting them in their environment. It’s really interesting!

  • @jukthewise8776
    @jukthewise8776 Před 7 lety +3

    Thank you! The Regency period is one of my favorites.

  • @jackiebayliss
    @jackiebayliss Před 5 lety +5

    I love this channel...I could watch these all day..♥️🇬🇧

  • @lolabigcups7121
    @lolabigcups7121 Před 4 lety +6

    Imagine a world where you can go for a walk single and come back engaged!

  • @whitneysanders6996
    @whitneysanders6996 Před 4 lety +8

    Lol this is how i envision lizzy bennet

  • @deenibeeniable
    @deenibeeniable Před 5 lety +10

    Oh how I love the empire waist!

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you. That pompom coat is very cute.

  • @barbaravick5634
    @barbaravick5634 Před 5 lety +5

    I had no idea Emma wore so many layers. Haven't read the book yet. Only saw the film. LOL

  • @jstan4421
    @jstan4421 Před 6 lety +9

    Love your videos-you are funny at the right time

  • @piscesrain8882
    @piscesrain8882 Před 7 lety +4

    I just wanna live life like this for just a day !

  • @MsKathleenb
    @MsKathleenb Před 6 lety +5

    I would never be able to avoid spilling something on all that lovely white fabric...

  • @helens1717
    @helens1717 Před 5 lety +6

    Great videos, I only found you this evening. Regency is my favourite style. Thank you.

  • @bcaye
    @bcaye Před 7 lety +4

    These are fascinating, thank you.

  • @glamsky3257
    @glamsky3257 Před 6 lety +11

    waaayyy better than those dresses with ridiculous layers of petticoats.

  • @bonniehowell6604
    @bonniehowell6604 Před 5 lety +13

    Use have been quite a chore keeping all those white clothes clean.

    • @FletcherWolfe
      @FletcherWolfe Před 5 lety +6

      The other thing is if I am correct at the time small children were dressed in white because the clothes could easily be bleached.

  • @deenibeeniable
    @deenibeeniable Před 5 lety +13

    Back in the day, everyone must have had very flexible rotator cuff muscles! In particular the one that allows you to lace yourself up in the back. Now it's one of the first things to get injured as we age. Hmmmmm.

    • @priorattire
      @priorattire  Před 5 lety +6

      If your dress does up at he back, you ask your family or your servants for help..,

    • @deenibeeniable
      @deenibeeniable Před 5 lety +2

      @@priorattire There goes that theory.

  • @WhyNot-zr5kl
    @WhyNot-zr5kl Před 6 lety +5

    Now THIS I could do...comfortable and practical.

  • @cara9592
    @cara9592 Před 6 lety +4

    Thank you for posting! The regency period is my favorite.

  • @hopegoodwin2728
    @hopegoodwin2728 Před 6 lety +14

    I love the itty bitty jackets that went with this style.

    • @Itsrainingsimmies
      @Itsrainingsimmies Před 6 lety +4

      Hope Goodwin they're called Spencers

    • @kimquinn7728
      @kimquinn7728 Před 6 lety +1

      AshleyTheSimmer Yay! Have always wondered which type of coat a Spencers was.

  • @margotlth3371
    @margotlth3371 Před 6 lety +10

    I fell in love with your channel =)

  • @AltheaRose78
    @AltheaRose78 Před 6 lety +12

    How interesting that it's actually *this* era, late Regency, that you've found to have the least comfortable stays. (A tad less mobile and thus marginally less comfortable than other eras, you said on the 1690 thread.) It's funny that they wore long rigid ones in spite of the short waists and the generally loose, flowing look of the gowns. I'd have expected the long stays to have gone out of fashion when the styles changed in the 1790s, but I gather from your commentary that they were going for a push-up bosom look ... I'm wondering if that was a holdover from the 18th c.

    • @priorattire
      @priorattire  Před 6 lety +7

      you could still go for the brasierre or short stays - long stays work very well for the period, smoothing the line, all the odd bumps and lumps we tend to have!

  • @Chantlaura11
    @Chantlaura11 Před 7 lety +1

    So glad I found you! Hope to see videos on hairdressing, mourning attire, etc. soon.

  • @winsunn4759
    @winsunn4759 Před 3 lety +2

    You have taught me how to dress in so many different styles. Thank you.

  • @priscalbert6105
    @priscalbert6105 Před 4 lety +4

    Simple and lovely. It's gives great look. I like it.

  • @theanimuse1437
    @theanimuse1437 Před 7 lety +9

    this would have helped in November when my group was putting on sense and sensibility.😓

  • @Theduckwebcomics
    @Theduckwebcomics Před 7 lety +3

    The redingcote is in the style of a hussar dolman jacket. Much like the fur edged hussar pelisse style that also found its version in ladies fashions of the time.

    • @priorattire
      @priorattire  Před 7 lety +4

      yes, it is - it is a replica of the Redingote a la hussar from Kyoto Costume Institute :-)

  • @jonellejones6368
    @jonellejones6368 Před 7 měsíci +4

    What is that piece of music? It's beautiful!

  • @THORMYN1
    @THORMYN1 Před 5 lety +7

    Just watched Emma and absolutely love the fashion. Very pretty!

  • @dxmxo9427
    @dxmxo9427 Před 6 lety +10

    Why is the 1820s fashion often overlooked???,Please do a video on that thanks.Oh and also some looks from the 1790s THANK YOU ,IM A FAN

  • @blissgirl9052
    @blissgirl9052 Před 7 lety +7

    This made me happy!

  • @ThereforeStand
    @ThereforeStand Před 4 lety +2

    You are very talented and patient in your work.

  • @xinyisallypeng4837
    @xinyisallypeng4837 Před 6 lety +7

    in my opinion i think the regency gown looks simple and ordinary compares to the ones in 18th century, the 18th century ones look extravagant and exaggerating in some ways, and lots of unnecessary decorations are used (still i like 18th century dresses though). and after watching this video, i feel like regency dress is also supported by lots of layers inside haha

  • @rosascrimshaw4354
    @rosascrimshaw4354 Před 4 lety +4

    love the white coat and jacket simple stuning

  • @cocolime6496
    @cocolime6496 Před 5 lety +3

    1:27 fascinating to see that transition between stays and corsets