The timing of this light-hearted video is unfortunate in some regards, due to the current war between Ukraine and Russia. I considered delaying the release of such a jovial video, however, I felt it necessary to upload as scheduled, for laughter can often serve as a welcome means of coping and distracting oneself from the difficulties we face in the world. I hope that this video can bring you some amusement and entertainment during these challenging moments. As a colonised ethnic minority of the Russian Federation, I stand united with the people of Ukraine. My heart breaks over what is happening and I hope that you and your loved ones stay safe and well during these uncertain times. Here are some wonderful Ukrainian small businesses that you can support (I'm not sure how shipping is going to look in the future, as so much is changing right now moment to moment): -My amazing corset maker! She’s outstanding: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/theboudoirkey?ref=shop_sugg -Traditional and modern Ukrainian clothing: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Cheremshyna?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=246933663 -Ukrainian shawls and various knitwear: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EtnoVyshyvanka?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=712877955 -Wool ethnic garments and various handmade knitted textiles and rugs: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WovenWoolArt?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=688888754 Some other Ukrainian brands: instagram.com/p/CZSaSazPVKG/? As well as Ukrainian aid organisations that you can donate to if you’d like to help in this way: www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/
Oh Kiddo, I am so sorry. This is a horrible situation. If that 'man' bombs Kiev he should face War Crime Charges. I'm Gen X, so Sarajevo was destroyed before our eyes while I was in university. I thought we were done with the heavy echo of war drums in Europe for at least a few decades, if ever again. There's still munitions in the ground of Flanders Fields - we're still coming to terms with the lasting scars from World War One. Stay safe. I hope your family is safe. Take care, - Cathy (& Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I appreciate the inclusion of knitwear and wool resources; the diversity of traditional or traditional motifs is fascinating to see and I am always eager to learn more about such dress and associated customs.
Oh man. I would have never expected Putin to actually go through with this. Way to start 2022. I'm so sorry. I was a teenager in Germany during the Balkan war and had classmates/friends, who were refugees from that region. Never thought, we would ever have a war so close to home again. You would think, any country that was in any way involved in WW2 would know better, then to start a war over territory ever again. We're all worried sick about what's going to happen now. Distraction is definitely welcome.
This game is so much more fun than a plain history lesson. It makes me want to be mindful of era when I expand my history bounding clothes for mid century Victorian events!
The 1890’s pink dress was. An example of the rational dress movement. I only know about it because I just finished researching rational dress and the earlier aesthetic movement.
Thank you! I'm sure your research was very fascinating. After the video I got curious about it too so looked it up, and I had read about the rational dress movement prior to filming the video too, just forgot completely about that period in fashion history and didn't connect two and two when seeing the garment 😂
And, here I was, before seeing the neckline & buttons, thinking it was one of the Greco-Victorian costumes for a model to wear while posing for, oh, say, one of the uh... I forget the era's name. Ophelia, odelesques, realistic and historical fantasy in photograph-quality representstion... romantics? Perhaps.
I've come across a few and I get such joy out of seeing them. I designed all my clothes n the 70s. The few pieces I still wear get compliments everywhere I go. I think people appreciate it when someone looks like they actually put some thought into what they're wearing and how they present themselves. So sick of graphic tee shirts and athletic wear. I don't even mind the jeans (I'm a 70s girl, denim is my first love) but the cartoon and logo tees and pajama pants or leggings stretched to the limits spandex can go should stay at home. Old comfy jeans and a sweater of any style, cowl neck, turtleneck, bold and bulky or fine gauge, is a classic these days. Or a button up. Tucked or untucked. So tired of grown women in SpongeBob apparel. And spandex.
There is nothing wrong with a serious personality. You seem light- hearted enough to me. It was fun to see all the different fashions and think about how they may have been constructed. Prayers for the Ukraine people and for you and your family.
Those were all beautiful garments! What a great game. I've never thought about you being overly serious. You have a great "smile voice" and it comes through in every video. Fun doesn't have to be riotous laughter. Fun is what I hear when you describe the process of your sewing, your mistakes, and your inspiration research. This was great. 💚👌As always, worth the wait!
Thank you so much! It was a bit nerve wracking to think on the spot about them like that hahaha. Perhaps we will need to revise the point system for future centuries!
It'll never stop fascinating me, how quickly and distinctly fashions changed during that time. And without modern communication methods and when every single garment was handmade at great cost, at that. Seeing the exceptions to the rule, of what we consider 'typical' for a given decade was very interesting.
It’s so fascinating right?! It’s amazing to imagine how styles would have been spread by word of mouth or from fashion house/dressmaker to fashion house/dressmaker
Ok, that was harder than i thought it would be, but fun to guess, which I was doing. That blue first dress was so beautiful, love that fabric and design.
Surprisingly difficult right?! So many fashion exceptions in this video that it really makes you question what you know about fashion history 😂 the silver undertones for that blue dress are so lovely!
I tried to guess them along with you haha, I was also mostly in the right decade just like you, I am very happy to have guessed the pink 1890s one right tho 😂🌸
The 1890s teagown is so much fun - the reform-dresses of the period really throws you off! Fun game, I got all the decades right, only a couple dead on years, just like you :p
If it makes you feel better, I’ve been studying 19th century dress for 20 years (I was a weird 10 year old) and I had trouble narrowing down the years on some of these! It’s especially hard when a lot of gowns were made, re-made, and re-made again… great video tho and I’m looking forward to more!!
Well this certainly was a relief to read! Lol. I guess Brittany really wanted to challenge us all, but that’s all the more fun 😊 glad you enjoyed the video! The 15th century one is going to be HARD hahaha.
I really enjoyed this so much. I learned a lot, was entertained and it was indeed a very welcomed distraction. It has been upsetting watching everything unfold today and my heart just like yours is with the people of Ukraine. My heart and My prayers. ❤️
I enjoyed this game. This era is not my era of choice but It was really fun to see you go over the details. It was a history lesson hidden in the explorations.
Well done on your guesses! It is such a challenging game. Natural form is such an underrated era but an absolutely beautiful one, and many of the walking length styles are quite wearable for day-to-day.
You did so great!!! I was studying Victorian fashion religiously for a while. And I got sooooo many wrong! So many dresses overlapped in years and decades, it's crazy!
Yess! I needed this happiness right now :) It was far more difficult than I expected, but I can proudly say that I guessed the 1852 one spot on! On another note, I sincerely hope that you and your loved ones stay safe through this whole…thing.
Well done Luna! And thank you very much, I really appreciate that. Sadly in wars the everyday citizens pay the price for the few elite politicians 😞 hopefully there will be peace swiftly.
You did really great! We are so used to fashions changing so rapidly. The winter season is being displayed in July and is done by the next year. You mentioned overlap and this is true. The fashions just lasted and seemed to slowly evolve so it would be difficult to pinpoint a year.
I get so distracted by the fashions that I miss half the movie! I've been like this since childhood. Mom sewed a lot so I knew what went into the construction of what I was seeing. Fascinated by it all. Always looked for who was the costume designer in the credits. I recreated a lot of pieces with movie and television images my only references.
Great! love this. So much fun. I Don't know exactly how many points I got, but I surprised myself with how many I was close to knowing only a general sense of the evolution of the gowns during this period. This is a great way to test your knowledge
@@VBirchwood 😁 When I play such silly games with friends, we're more liberal with the points, for enthusiastic support and encouragement of eachother. I kept wanting your friend to guess too. Will she(/they?) be inviting you to their channel to guess?
I think that’s very wise! Brittany doesn’t actually have a channel! She just has her own Instagram where she posts pics of some of the crafts she works on 😊 we thought about us both guessing in one of the centuries but then we’d need to find a third score keeper and moderator who would end up picking the pictures etc since neither of us would technically be allowed to see the dates
@@VBirchwood that makes more sense. Because, really, your periods are so close to one another, it would be difficult not to accidently refresh ones own memory while researching puzzles for the other person
I learned by guessing along that I can handle the earlier decades (10s-40s) quite well, but the later decades were incredibly tough to differentiate apart from the bussel eras! I still got about 7 right, yayy ^^
Wow, I can't believe I got 12 points and two stars! But then again I started to take costume history books out of the library when I was eight years old, so that's six decades of passionnante interest. You have many decades ahead of you of interest, pleasure, and hopefully sharing your knowledge with others. This was a lot of fun and my introduction to your site.
Good luck on the next game challenge! I loved the challenge and education. I was surprised at many of the years also. They really do evolve, just like ours really.
@@VBirchwood oh cool, i what material would you suggest and i wanted to tell you that i got my first corset and am excited and nervous about wearing it for the first time.
@@emilyparker4316 congrats!! For materials, I would suggest for Regency something lighter and more drapey as that was generally the aesthetic. So perhaps a lightweight cotton voile, lightweight linen, or perhaps a silk or a similar synthetic alternative.
As someone who loves the fashion of the 19th century and early 20th century I found it fun to do a test on how knowledgeable I was on the decades. I got everything right!
My grandparents were married in 1903. I wear her diamond solitaire. HUGE and flawless but worthless because the cut is so outdated. It has far fewer facets than modern cuts, the table is 1/8 inch across so you get an idea of the size of the stone. Mother had a ring guard built to surround the original to protect the thinning band. Added 6 more diamonds to it. The stone had been in Grandpa's family for who knows how long and it was put in this setting for Grandma. Imagining your relatives in these gowns brings them to life. Mom's people came to America in 1654 with seven strong sons and their families. The history lessons on what they wore, how they lived, how they made their meals is fascinating! Makes them come alive for me!
@@wendybutler1681 How lovely you have it and how absurd that it isn't valuable because of the cut. My ring is 100 years old and probably not that valuable, but I don't care!
This was kinda fun actually. I got 4 points. Nice little break from the normal content. Hopefully next video will have something fun inspired for spring. 😊
@@VBirchwood They really were all so hard, lol! I did better than I thought I would. Spring is on the air here in the desert. We get out garden tilled just before the last frost and now its time to start planting our seeds. Anyways hope you are well and see you in a couple weeks.
Enjoy the seed sowing! And the thread sewing 😄 the weather here isn’t sure whether it wants to be spring or winter still, so I’m glad you’re at least getting some spring bite. See you in a couple weeks!
I appreciate your comment about "brown" and how we were lied to. Same with the dark ages. We were taught through history lessons that when the Romans left, the lights were switched off and the people suffered. Agriculture diminished, no products such as soap. Film always showed the people in dull, grey/brown clothes, dirty, etc. Archeology is now proving that when the Romans left, the people thrived and carried on. Agriculture actually expanded, teeth were healthy, the clothes they wore were vibrant in colour.
im learning that i can't tell the difference between certain eras...yet. i can tell the different centuries apart but i want to learn more so that i can accurately guess the years and decades. its easier with 18th century but i would still probably be way off lol
Different centuries apart is still a great accomplishment though! I think recognises decades just comes with practice and even then, there are always shocking exceptions that throw you off lol
i knew the 13 was 1890 *proud* when i first saw it i was like "oh it's a fortuny" and then i remembered it's not possible but between the color, the flowered embroidery, the smocking and the the silhouette screamed aesthetic movement merging into art nouveau; Wierdly enough i think it's the way the skirt is placed that reminded me the most of 90s going on edwardian
Thank you Judith! Well done on the decades! It’s such a challenging game honestly and this round included so many “exception” examples, which is always fun to see
You did so well guessing the decades. Also, some dresses were based on previous styles, as this suited the taste if the wearer, so a dress sewn in 1878 may have been based on a 1872 style
Thanks so much! It’s very true, I suppose it’s much like today where one’s sense of style might be 5-6 years behind just due to personal preference haha. Or even further back as we see amongst vintage fashion and daily historical dress communities 😅
Guess: 1842 Answer: 1842!!!!!!!!! (My first real garment was a”Dickens” 1840’s garment and I did SO much research so I’m tickled that I guessed correctly when I don’t recall that exact gown from my research) Guess: 1888 Answer: 1882 - 1886 (not terrible!) Guess: 1860 Answer: 1875 (nope!) Guess: 1869 Answer: 1870 (haha! This was always one of my favorite brief moments in female Western fashion with the elliptical crinoline) Guess: 1866 Answer: 1865! Guess: 1890 Answer: 1835 😂 Guess: 1838 Answer: 1852 Guess: 1845 Answer: 1840 (SO close with the smocking/gathering!) Guess: 1814 Answer: 1820 (one of my other favorite microtrends-the elaborate chess piece look is just so lovely to me) Guess: 1833 Answer: 1826-1829 (she was ahead of her time that lady!) Guess: 1826 Answer: 1818 Guess: 1836 Answer: 1836!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Guess: 1897 Aesthetic Dress movement Answer: 1890’s!!! Called it!!! Guess: 1855 Answer: 1857!!!!!! Love the cage crinoline bell shape Guess: 1891 Answer: 1886 (she was ahead of her time ☺️) Guess: 1898 Answer: 1890 Guess:1899 Answer: 1898!!!!!! Guess: 1893 Answer: 1891-1893!!!!!!! Guess: 1879 Answer: 1880!!!!!!!!! Guess: Natural Form, 1877 Answer: 1881 Loved this!!!!! Such gorgeous examples ❤❤
Hello Ms. Vassi. I am so sorry for what is happening in Eastern Europe as I type. Keep your loved ones as close as you can. How close is your families Region to the lines being redrawn. You all are in my prayers (if that's not too intrusive...). As for the video, just popped out halfway to say thank you. This was wonderfully done. And we are all going to have to remind ourselves to laugh for the next while. This was a good and funny step, well done. You two making each other chuckle should be something that happens again, please & thankyou. Take care. - Cathy (&, mostly accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi {oh, and as for this weirdo of a town, the Emergencies Act has been rescinded and it's been quiet for 3 whole days - maybe this can be a trend for the year, please, no more 'let's try to be worse than 2020's dumpster fire' years...}
Thank you very much Cathy! My family are far from the lines of conflict thankfully but the war will impact the everyday citizens on both sides whether physically or financially, since there is bound to be shortages all around Eastern Europe. Many of my coworkers are Ukrainian and having to seek safety right now and that’s been the most heartbreaking part of this. I hope that there’s peace soon and an end to this violence. I’m glad things have settled down around you mostly in Canada. I heard the convoy was shut down in the downtown area of Ottawa and thought of you (and how you must have more peace now haha)
@@VBirchwood This is going to impact the world, I'm afraid to say. One of our Godkids, their friend at school (about 16 or 17 yrs old) just got a draft notice from the Hungarian Reservists - kid was born there and grew up here. That's the level of desperate governments we're dealing with. I hope your coworkers applications for Refugee Status are successful. I don't know which would be worse - seeking shelter in the subway from bombs, or being forced to watch it from afar. May we all get through this. May this not drag out into something truly horrific. As for here? Experiencing the occupation of Ottawa - four weeks of hate-crimes and assaults at the hands of people who love them some 'nazi' and 'confederate' swag. And then it somehow all rolled up and headed our of town. We're still all wondering if it's actually over, or if there's a second act. Absolutely surreal - in a matter of hours they had the city chopped up into zones and checkpoints...
Wow how bizarre! I hope their friend is okay and will be safe. It’s all such an awful situation definitely and in this case it’s coping somehow with the lesser of two atrocities, and some international students and expats from countries like Africa now too are sadly being denied border crossing into neighbouring countries like Poland etc. It’s awful that racism is prevailing even during a war. It’s just another dynamic to the already very difficult circumstances. I pray for everyone impacted by what‘s going on. I’m so sorry you had to go through all that but I’m glad you at least have done peace for now and hopefully it stays that way.
@@VBirchwood Well. That answers the question as to how the Refugees into Ukraine are dealing with this. Being turned back at the boarders just sounds like a slow moving war crime. May the Trickster Luck be with them in finding the back door out of there. Racism has the very bad habit of getting worse during a war, I'm afraid to say. As for the Godkids, teenage friends Hungarian Reservists draft notice. I don't think the Canadian government is going to be much help. Yes, he's a landed immigrant, but he's still subject to the laws back home. Canada traditionally take a hands off approach. I think this is one of those situations where the final power really rests with the clerk assigned to the file. As for here - we've just lived through almost a month of not being safe walking out our front door, crossing through checkpoints to get to the pharmacy, yadda-yadda. So. A tiny, miniscule, dip-your-toes-in-the-water sampler of what the people of Kiev are living through. And I honestly cannot begin to imagine the level of terror that has to be a constant heart beat of the city. Long guns and Molotov cocktails being issued to civilians by city government. Putin has absolutely *no* idea what he's just unleashed. If he's foolish enough to send in ground troops, they are about to be wiped out in a way that future historians will be studying for a very long time. God help us all. Prayers continuing, candles lit, incense curling it's way to heaven... In the meantime, stay safe. Stay well. Let your humour get as black as it needs to get - laughter is a distancing technique and people were cracking-wise all the way through WW2. What's the lesson of primary school? Laugh at the bully. And pray for a safe end.
I think the reason she's having a hard time nailing the dates is that she is probably correct about the date that the actual style was on trend, but the dates actually reflect individual women's style sense which was not necessarily timely in terms of fashion trends.
Sweet lady, we know it's just a game relax with the disclaimers. Just have some fun! 😊 My, I couldn't even guess which decades of the Victorian age those.garments were. I once saw a video of carolina zebrowska and she divided the victorian styles by decade.
this was interesting. you did good. but i think your scoring was too tough!! should have gotten a point for the right decade and an extra point if you were +- 5 years. can't wait for the next game...
I found my initial understanding of the thumbnail so silly that I thought maybe I would contribute to the merriment; I thought it was a clothing size, aka, perhaps 20, akin to XXL= Two sizes bigger than a large
Hahaha that's too funny! I was a little worried the thumbnail would get misinterpreted actually, but I couldn't think what else to put that would make sense!
@@VBirchwood absolutely agreed! And the words and introduction make it very clear what you're trying to convey! (Idk either... asterisks, perhaps? Like what people do for "c*nc*red" words?)
Question: I'm a little confused. Are these fashions reminiscent of Russian, European or North American. I know I'm late to the party but can someone let me know. I'm loving all the episodes. 😍
Thank you! These are mainly British/American, but there is a lot of European influence as well, and European/British fashions influenced Russian aristocracy, however there are over 100 ethnic minority groups in Russia that all have their own unique form of folk fashion (I’m a Tatar for example, and our fashion looks very different than what was happening in Britain, minus a bit of influence here and there). Hopefully that helps!
Yeah there have been regular wars in various regions of Ukraine for many years tragically, but this is the biggest one yet as over 5 major cities are getting bombed at the moment by the Russian military 😔 so heartbreaking. Well done nevertheless and thanks for playing! These gowns were mostly all exceptions to the general rules of the eras, which made them such a challenge.
@V. Birchwood - Historical Fashion I am so sorry Vasi. You are from there aren't you? I am pretty sure if thus continues it would be another world War. Russia controls the gasoline in Europe then China and NK will get involved probably 😔
Thank you!! My family are ethnic minorities of the Russian Federation. So very much on the side that was colonised. I think throughout all of this it’s so important for us all to bring humanity to the people of both countries. I just hope that all Russians don’t get blamed for the actions of the corrupt politicians (one in particular). Around 19% of Russian citizens are ethnic minorities actually, many of which don’t even identify as Russian ethnically, rather it’s the citizenship they hold and language they’ve had to learn. It’s such a diverse place and many Russians (everyone I know for example), whether ethnic minorities or not, don’t want war. It sucks that power hungry leaders can destroy the lives of innocents.
@V. Birchwood - Historical Fashion I don't hold grudges like that. Just like some people from other countries don't like the US from stereotypes and what they see on TV.
I feel like Brittany playfully tried to catch you out, but too much. It would have been so fun for the catches if they hadn’t been almost every dress. It’s a fun idea and a great introduction to your channel, but I wish Brittany had gone for more typical examples than using the fashions of women other women obviously copied for so many pieces.
The timing of this light-hearted video is unfortunate in some regards, due to the current war between Ukraine and Russia. I considered delaying the release of such a jovial video, however, I felt it necessary to upload as scheduled, for laughter can often serve as a welcome means of coping and distracting oneself from the difficulties we face in the world. I hope that this video can bring you some amusement and entertainment during these challenging moments.
As a colonised ethnic minority of the Russian Federation, I stand united with the people of Ukraine. My heart breaks over what is happening and I hope that you and your loved ones stay safe and well during these uncertain times.
Here are some wonderful Ukrainian small businesses that you can support (I'm not sure how shipping is going to look in the future, as so much is changing right now moment to moment):
-My amazing corset maker! She’s outstanding:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/theboudoirkey?ref=shop_sugg
-Traditional and modern Ukrainian clothing:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Cheremshyna?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=246933663
-Ukrainian shawls and various knitwear:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/EtnoVyshyvanka?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=712877955
-Wool ethnic garments and various handmade knitted textiles and rugs:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WovenWoolArt?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=688888754
Some other Ukrainian brands:
instagram.com/p/CZSaSazPVKG/?
As well as Ukrainian aid organisations that you can donate to if you’d like to help in this way:
www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/s6g5un/want_to_support_ukraine_heres_a_list_of_charities/
Same.... hugs! (or any other equivalent if you don't like hugs)
@@LualaDy Thank you Luala, I love hugs, so hugs! xx
Oh Kiddo, I am so sorry. This is a horrible situation. If that 'man' bombs Kiev he should face War Crime Charges. I'm Gen X, so Sarajevo was destroyed before our eyes while I was in university. I thought we were done with the heavy echo of war drums in Europe for at least a few decades, if ever again. There's still munitions in the ground of Flanders Fields - we're still coming to terms with the lasting scars from World War One. Stay safe. I hope your family is safe. Take care,
- Cathy (& Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I appreciate the inclusion of knitwear and wool resources; the diversity of traditional or traditional motifs is fascinating to see and I am always eager to learn more about such dress and associated customs.
Oh man. I would have never expected Putin to actually go through with this. Way to start 2022. I'm so sorry. I was a teenager in Germany during the Balkan war and had classmates/friends, who were refugees from that region. Never thought, we would ever have a war so close to home again. You would think, any country that was in any way involved in WW2 would know better, then to start a war over territory ever again.
We're all worried sick about what's going to happen now.
Distraction is definitely welcome.
This game is so much more fun than a plain history lesson. It makes me want to be mindful of era when I expand my history bounding clothes for mid century Victorian events!
Thanks so much!!
That pink "wrapper" at 15:35-ish just screamed Pre-Raphaelite to me. Definitely a product of the Aesthetic dress movement!
The 1890’s pink dress was. An example of the rational dress movement. I only know about it because I just finished researching rational dress and the earlier aesthetic movement.
Thank you! I'm sure your research was very fascinating. After the video I got curious about it too so looked it up, and I had read about the rational dress movement prior to filming the video too, just forgot completely about that period in fashion history and didn't connect two and two when seeing the garment 😂
And, here I was, before seeing the neckline & buttons, thinking it was one of the Greco-Victorian costumes for a model to wear while posing for, oh, say, one of the uh... I forget the era's name. Ophelia, odelesques, realistic and historical fantasy in photograph-quality representstion... romantics? Perhaps.
*YOUR CLOTHING* must bring SO MUCH joy to the people you meet and those who see you each day...!!!
Thank you! I sure do hope so!
@@VBirchwood - I'm sure they do. I'm sure you bring some joy into everyone's life.
I've come across a few and I get such joy out of seeing them. I designed all my clothes n the 70s. The few pieces I still wear get compliments everywhere I go. I think people appreciate it when someone looks like they actually put some thought into what they're wearing and how they present themselves. So sick of graphic tee shirts and athletic wear. I don't even mind the jeans (I'm a 70s girl, denim is my first love) but the cartoon and logo tees and pajama pants or leggings stretched to the limits spandex can go should stay at home. Old comfy jeans and a sweater of any style, cowl neck, turtleneck, bold and bulky or fine gauge, is a classic these days. Or a button up. Tucked or untucked. So tired of grown women in SpongeBob apparel. And spandex.
There is nothing wrong with a serious personality. You seem light- hearted enough to me.
It was fun to see all the different fashions and think about how they may have been constructed. Prayers for the Ukraine people and for you and your family.
Thank you very much Mel! 😊
Those were all beautiful garments! What a great game. I've never thought about you being overly serious. You have a great "smile voice" and it comes through in every video. Fun doesn't have to be riotous laughter. Fun is what I hear when you describe the process of your sewing, your mistakes, and your inspiration research. This was great. 💚👌As always, worth the wait!
Awww thank you so much Veronica! I really appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoyed this video too 😊
I think your guesses were very impressive. I agree with 1 point for correct decade, and 1 point for correct year. 😊
Thank you so much! It was a bit nerve wracking to think on the spot about them like that hahaha. Perhaps we will need to revise the point system for future centuries!
@@VBirchwood Thanks. I thought you did great. 😊
It'll never stop fascinating me, how quickly and distinctly fashions changed during that time. And without modern communication methods and when every single garment was handmade at great cost, at that.
Seeing the exceptions to the rule, of what we consider 'typical' for a given decade was very interesting.
It’s so fascinating right?! It’s amazing to imagine how styles would have been spread by word of mouth or from fashion house/dressmaker to fashion house/dressmaker
My take is, the fashion houses were pretty tight with one another, and widespread print media like Godey’s.
15:48 I knew it was 1890s, because these kind of tea gowns inspired the infamous Fortuni gowns in the later decades of 1920s.
Very cool! Once this video was done I went down a rabbit hole of these Liberty and Co. gowns and they’re all so gorgeous
Spot on. I'm interested in that time and in the Aesthetic Mouvement, so I actually got a star for it!
Ok, that was harder than i thought it would be, but fun to guess, which I was doing. That blue first dress was so beautiful, love that fabric and design.
Surprisingly difficult right?! So many fashion exceptions in this video that it really makes you question what you know about fashion history 😂 the silver undertones for that blue dress are so lovely!
I tried to guess them along with you haha, I was also mostly in the right decade just like you,
I am very happy to have guessed the pink 1890s one right tho 😂🌸
Hahahaha well done for guessing the pink one! They were all so hard 😅
The 1890s teagown is so much fun - the reform-dresses of the period really throws you off!
Fun game, I got all the decades right, only a couple dead on years, just like you :p
Hahaha they really are so fun! I’m glad you enjoyed playing the game and well done on your guesses 🥰
Can’t take my eyes off that Beautiful collar 🤩
If it makes you feel better, I’ve been studying 19th century dress for 20 years (I was a weird 10 year old) and I had trouble narrowing down the years on some of these! It’s especially hard when a lot of gowns were made, re-made, and re-made again… great video tho and I’m looking forward to more!!
Well this certainly was a relief to read! Lol. I guess Brittany really wanted to challenge us all, but that’s all the more fun 😊 glad you enjoyed the video! The 15th century one is going to be HARD hahaha.
I really enjoyed this so much. I learned a lot, was entertained and it was indeed a very welcomed distraction. It has been upsetting watching everything unfold today and my heart just like yours is with the people of Ukraine. My heart and My prayers. ❤️
Amen, Ms. Drew.
- Cathy (& Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Thanks so much for your lovely and kind words Drew ❤️ so much in the world feels so heavy right now 💕
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1890s was my first guess because of the aesthetic movement style smoking
I enjoyed this game. This era is not my era of choice but It was really fun to see you go over the details. It was a history lesson hidden in the explorations.
Thanks so much! 😊
That was a lot of fun! I ended up giving myself points for decade must to have a shot at a correct one every so often lol.
Awww I’m glad! And yes! Good thinking 😄
I was spot on for the re
Regency period, but the later Victorian stuff had me shrugging, mostly. But it was still fun to play along!
Haha well done! I’m so glad you had a fun time playing the game 🥰
I played along I only got two maybe three correct. Also that 1870s blue gown near the end is fabulous!! Makes me want to try natural firm.
Well done on your guesses! It is such a challenging game. Natural form is such an underrated era but an absolutely beautiful one, and many of the walking length styles are quite wearable for day-to-day.
9:15 looks like a raincoat! The shiny heavy fabric and the more utilitarian cut
You did so great!!!
I was studying Victorian fashion religiously for a while. And I got sooooo many wrong!
So many dresses overlapped in years and decades, it's crazy!
Thank you!! There were really some truly challenging ones!
Yess! I needed this happiness right now :) It was far more difficult than I expected, but I can proudly say that I guessed the 1852 one spot on!
On another note, I sincerely hope that you and your loved ones stay safe through this whole…thing.
Well done Luna!
And thank you very much, I really appreciate that. Sadly in wars the everyday citizens pay the price for the few elite politicians 😞 hopefully there will be peace swiftly.
You did really great! We are so used to fashions changing so rapidly. The winter season is being displayed in July and is done by the next year. You mentioned overlap and this is true. The fashions just lasted and seemed to slowly evolve so it would be difficult to pinpoint a year.
That was super fun y’all! That beautiful blue on the last dress- chef’s kiss 💋
Glad you enjoyed it! 🥰
Just now watching this - that was a challenge! Please do this again sometime, if you can. Entertain and educational. 💕
What a fun idea!
Thanks! Hope you enjoyed watching 😊
@@VBirchwood absolutely!
This was a lot of fun! Enjoyed playing along. 😊
Remember Anne of Green Gables dreamed of puff sleeves. Lol.
As others have posted: Great fun and a learning experience! More "Guess the Date."
Thanks so much!! Definitely more to come 😊
I play this with myself everytime I see an image of historical clothing!
I get so distracted by the fashions that I miss half the movie! I've been like this since childhood. Mom sewed a lot so I knew what went into the construction of what I was seeing. Fascinated by it all. Always looked for who was the costume designer in the credits. I recreated a lot of pieces with movie and television images my only references.
Great! love this. So much fun. I Don't know exactly how many points I got, but I surprised myself with how many I was close to knowing only a general sense of the evolution of the gowns during this period. This is a great way to test your knowledge
This was such fun! I impressed myself by how many I got right and learned A LOT! ❤
Yay lighthearted!
Looks like fun!
It was so much fun! Though scary hahaha 😂
@@VBirchwood 😁
When I play such silly games with friends, we're more liberal with the points, for enthusiastic support and encouragement of eachother. I kept wanting your friend to guess too. Will she(/they?) be inviting you to their channel to guess?
I think that’s very wise! Brittany doesn’t actually have a channel! She just has her own Instagram where she posts pics of some of the crafts she works on 😊 we thought about us both guessing in one of the centuries but then we’d need to find a third score keeper and moderator who would end up picking the pictures etc since neither of us would technically be allowed to see the dates
@@VBirchwood that makes more sense. Because, really, your periods are so close to one another, it would be difficult not to accidently refresh ones own memory while researching puzzles for the other person
This looks fun to play and I can't wait to play this with my friends and family
I hope you all enjoy!! It's a super fun family get-together game (as long as everyone in the group likes historical fashion lol 😂)
What a lovely way to learn about fashion. Very informative. Fun too.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I learned by guessing along that I can handle the earlier decades (10s-40s) quite well, but the later decades were incredibly tough to differentiate apart from the bussel eras! I still got about 7 right, yayy ^^
Wow, I can't believe I got 12 points and two stars! But then again I started to take costume history books out of the library when I was eight years old, so that's six decades of passionnante interest. You have many decades ahead of you of interest, pleasure, and hopefully sharing your knowledge with others. This was a lot of fun and my introduction to your site.
Thank you so much! And well done 😊
It’s really cool to see you trying out new things on the channel, i really enjoy your channel and love seeing it grow!
Thank you so much, that’s so very kind 🥰
Good luck on the next game challenge! I loved the challenge and education. I was surprised at many of the years also. They really do evolve, just like ours really.
Thank you so much Jeanie! So very much like ours, which always serves as a nice reminder that at the end of the day we’ve always been humans 😊
I loved this very much,and loved the clothes,you both rock,made me smile which I needed
Iam wondering about making a regency dress,high waisted,how difficult is it to do?
Awww thanks so much Emily! Glad it made you smile 😊
@@emilyparker4316 it’s one of the easier garments to sew I’d say especially if you choose a simpler pattern
@@VBirchwood oh cool, i what material would you suggest and i wanted to tell you that i got my first corset and am excited and nervous about wearing it for the first time.
@@emilyparker4316 congrats!! For materials, I would suggest for Regency something lighter and more drapey as that was generally the aesthetic. So perhaps a lightweight cotton voile, lightweight linen, or perhaps a silk or a similar synthetic alternative.
This was fun. I guessed the last and the regency ones.
Well done!! I'm glad you enjoyed playing 😊
As someone who loves the fashion of the 19th century and early 20th century I found it fun to do a test on how knowledgeable I was on the decades. I got everything right!
These Viedeos are sooooo delightful!! Thanks a lot and greetings from Switzerland!
So glad you like them 😊
I got 5! (no stars) But I surprised myself! I'm new to historical fashion so I wasn't really expecting to get any of them 😂
Well done!! And a lot of them were really challenging 😊
This is why I only focus on the years my grandmother was in high school - 1899-1903.
My grandparents were married in 1903. I wear her diamond solitaire. HUGE and flawless but worthless because the cut is so outdated. It has far fewer facets than modern cuts, the table is 1/8 inch across so you get an idea of the size of the stone. Mother had a ring guard built to surround the original to protect the thinning band. Added 6 more diamonds to it. The stone had been in Grandpa's family for who knows how long and it was put in this setting for Grandma. Imagining your relatives in these gowns brings them to life. Mom's people came to America in 1654 with seven strong sons and their families. The history lessons on what they wore, how they lived, how they made their meals is fascinating! Makes them come alive for me!
@@wendybutler1681 How lovely you have it and how absurd that it isn't valuable because of the cut. My ring is 100 years old and probably not that valuable, but I don't care!
This game was fun! Even I got some right or vary close, I can’t believe it! Now for the other periods I’m sure I won’t know anything. 😆
Awww well done!! The other decades will be much much more challenging for all us Victorian Fashion lovers 😅
Was super fun to guess together with you and I totally did not expect to score so well :-))))
I'm a Midwestern local historian who deals with a lot of old photographs, and I am *very* pleased with how well I did.
That’s so cool! I’d imagine studying all the old photos majorly comes in handy with a game like this.
You did awesome at that game, considering that there was considerable amount of overlap in styles, and early trendsetters in every society.
This was kinda fun actually. I got 4 points. Nice little break from the normal content. Hopefully next video will have something fun inspired for spring. 😊
Aww well done! They were so hard to guess! Next video could definitely be applied to spring 😄
@@VBirchwood They really were all so hard, lol! I did better than I thought I would. Spring is on the air here in the desert. We get out garden tilled just before the last frost and now its time to start planting our seeds. Anyways hope you are well and see you in a couple weeks.
Enjoy the seed sowing! And the thread sewing 😄 the weather here isn’t sure whether it wants to be spring or winter still, so I’m glad you’re at least getting some spring bite. See you in a couple weeks!
Loved your show, I feel like a young women again.Playing guessing and my favorite subject designing😁!New viewer!
Welcome to the channel! 🥰
I appreciate your comment about "brown" and how we were lied to. Same with the dark ages. We were taught through history lessons that when the Romans left, the lights were switched off and the people suffered. Agriculture diminished, no products such as soap. Film always showed the people in dull, grey/brown clothes, dirty, etc. Archeology is now proving that when the Romans left, the people thrived and carried on. Agriculture actually expanded, teeth were healthy, the clothes they wore were vibrant in colour.
im learning that i can't tell the difference between certain eras...yet. i can tell the different centuries apart but i want to learn more so that i can accurately guess the years and decades. its easier with 18th century but i would still probably be way off lol
Different centuries apart is still a great accomplishment though! I think recognises decades just comes with practice and even then, there are always shocking exceptions that throw you off lol
Just found your channel. I’m hooked! I just started sewing so one day I hope to make myself a gown like yours. ❤️😊
Aww thanks so much! Welcome to the channel 🥰
i knew the 13 was 1890 *proud* when i first saw it i was like "oh it's a fortuny" and then i remembered it's not possible but between the color, the flowered embroidery, the smocking and the the silhouette screamed aesthetic movement merging into art nouveau; Wierdly enough i think it's the way the skirt is placed that reminded me the most of 90s going on edwardian
I really like you ladies and it looks like you both have a really nice friendship. You would be a lot of fun just hang out with, create and drink tea.
This is such fun!
Loved this! I got a few decades but was wildly off the years.
Thank you Judith! Well done on the decades! It’s such a challenging game honestly and this round included so many “exception” examples, which is always fun to see
You did so well guessing the decades. Also, some dresses were based on previous styles, as this suited the taste if the wearer, so a dress sewn in 1878 may have been based on a 1872 style
Thanks so much! It’s very true, I suppose it’s much like today where one’s sense of style might be 5-6 years behind just due to personal preference haha. Or even further back as we see amongst vintage fashion and daily historical dress communities 😅
Guess: 1842
Answer: 1842!!!!!!!!!
(My first real garment was a”Dickens” 1840’s garment and I did SO much research so I’m tickled that I guessed correctly when I don’t recall that exact gown from my research)
Guess: 1888
Answer: 1882 - 1886 (not terrible!)
Guess: 1860
Answer: 1875 (nope!)
Guess: 1869
Answer: 1870 (haha! This was always one of my favorite brief moments in female Western fashion with the elliptical crinoline)
Guess: 1866
Answer: 1865!
Guess: 1890
Answer: 1835 😂
Guess: 1838
Answer: 1852
Guess: 1845
Answer: 1840 (SO close with the smocking/gathering!)
Guess: 1814
Answer: 1820 (one of my other favorite microtrends-the elaborate chess piece look is just so lovely to me)
Guess: 1833
Answer: 1826-1829 (she was ahead of her time that lady!)
Guess: 1826
Answer: 1818
Guess: 1836
Answer: 1836!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Guess: 1897 Aesthetic Dress movement
Answer: 1890’s!!! Called it!!!
Guess: 1855
Answer: 1857!!!!!! Love the cage crinoline bell shape
Guess: 1891
Answer: 1886 (she was ahead of her time ☺️)
Guess: 1898
Answer: 1890
Guess:1899
Answer: 1898!!!!!!
Guess: 1893
Answer: 1891-1893!!!!!!!
Guess: 1879
Answer: 1880!!!!!!!!!
Guess: Natural Form, 1877
Answer: 1881
Loved this!!!!! Such gorgeous examples ❤❤
Great game!
i really enjoyed playing this,, i also like review past fashion
That was impressive!
8 points here, I had so much fun!
This was fun - thanks.
Hello Ms. Vassi. I am so sorry for what is happening in Eastern Europe as I type. Keep your loved ones as close as you can. How close is your families Region to the lines being redrawn. You all are in my prayers (if that's not too intrusive...).
As for the video, just popped out halfway to say thank you. This was wonderfully done. And we are all going to have to remind ourselves to laugh for the next while. This was a good and funny step, well done. You two making each other chuckle should be something that happens again, please & thankyou.
Take care.
- Cathy (&, mostly accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
{oh, and as for this weirdo of a town, the Emergencies Act has been rescinded and it's been quiet for 3 whole days - maybe this can be a trend for the year, please, no more 'let's try to be worse than 2020's dumpster fire' years...}
Thank you very much Cathy! My family are far from the lines of conflict thankfully but the war will impact the everyday citizens on both sides whether physically or financially, since there is bound to be shortages all around Eastern Europe. Many of my coworkers are Ukrainian and having to seek safety right now and that’s been the most heartbreaking part of this. I hope that there’s peace soon and an end to this violence.
I’m glad things have settled down around you mostly in Canada. I heard the convoy was shut down in the downtown area of Ottawa and thought of you (and how you must have more peace now haha)
@@VBirchwood This is going to impact the world, I'm afraid to say. One of our Godkids, their friend at school (about 16 or 17 yrs old) just got a draft notice from the Hungarian Reservists - kid was born there and grew up here. That's the level of desperate governments we're dealing with.
I hope your coworkers applications for Refugee Status are successful. I don't know which would be worse - seeking shelter in the subway from bombs, or being forced to watch it from afar. May we all get through this. May this not drag out into something truly horrific.
As for here? Experiencing the occupation of Ottawa - four weeks of hate-crimes and assaults at the hands of people who love them some 'nazi' and 'confederate' swag. And then it somehow all rolled up and headed our of town. We're still all wondering if it's actually over, or if there's a second act. Absolutely surreal - in a matter of hours they had the city chopped up into zones and checkpoints...
Wow how bizarre! I hope their friend is okay and will be safe.
It’s all such an awful situation definitely and in this case it’s coping somehow with the lesser of two atrocities, and some international students and expats from countries like Africa now too are sadly being denied border crossing into neighbouring countries like Poland etc. It’s awful that racism is prevailing even during a war. It’s just another dynamic to the already very difficult circumstances. I pray for everyone impacted by what‘s going on.
I’m so sorry you had to go through all that but I’m glad you at least have done peace for now and hopefully it stays that way.
@@VBirchwood Well. That answers the question as to how the Refugees into Ukraine are dealing with this. Being turned back at the boarders just sounds like a slow moving war crime. May the Trickster Luck be with them in finding the back door out of there. Racism has the very bad habit of getting worse during a war, I'm afraid to say.
As for the Godkids, teenage friends Hungarian Reservists draft notice. I don't think the Canadian government is going to be much help. Yes, he's a landed immigrant, but he's still subject to the laws back home. Canada traditionally take a hands off approach. I think this is one of those situations where the final power really rests with the clerk assigned to the file.
As for here - we've just lived through almost a month of not being safe walking out our front door, crossing through checkpoints to get to the pharmacy, yadda-yadda. So. A tiny, miniscule, dip-your-toes-in-the-water sampler of what the people of Kiev are living through. And I honestly cannot begin to imagine the level of terror that has to be a constant heart beat of the city. Long guns and Molotov cocktails being issued to civilians by city government. Putin has absolutely *no* idea what he's just unleashed. If he's foolish enough to send in ground troops, they are about to be wiped out in a way that future historians will be studying for a very long time.
God help us all. Prayers continuing, candles lit, incense curling it's way to heaven...
In the meantime, stay safe. Stay well. Let your humour get as black as it needs to get - laughter is a distancing technique and people were cracking-wise all the way through WW2. What's the lesson of primary school? Laugh at the bully. And pray for a safe end.
Very nicely done video. Thanks
Thanks!!
Thank you for mentioning the Russia v Ukraine situation.
On a lighter note, I adore the beautiful lace collar!!
This was so enjoyable
I've been wanting to make a video game like this!! love the video :-)
What an awesome idea for a video game! It’d be super niche, but amazing!!
I think the reason she's having a hard time nailing the dates is that she is probably correct about the date that the actual style was on trend, but the dates actually reflect individual women's style sense which was not necessarily timely in terms of fashion trends.
Sweet lady, we know it's just a game relax with the disclaimers. Just have some fun! 😊
My, I couldn't even guess which decades of the Victorian age those.garments were. I once saw a video of carolina zebrowska and she divided the victorian styles by decade.
Oh, gosh! Six out if 20 😂
this was interesting. you did good. but i think your scoring was too tough!! should have gotten a point for the right decade and an extra point if you were +- 5 years. can't wait for the next game...
Thank you!! I think you’re right 😂 Brittany even said the same and thought we should change the scoring system to be a bit more fair on me hahaha
I did surprisingly better than I thought I would at guessing!
Well done! Some of them were really tricky!
I enjoyed it a lot. You did great. I was close!
I found my initial understanding of the thumbnail so silly that I thought maybe I would contribute to the merriment; I thought it was a clothing size, aka, perhaps 20, akin to XXL= Two sizes bigger than a large
Hahaha that's too funny! I was a little worried the thumbnail would get misinterpreted actually, but I couldn't think what else to put that would make sense!
@@VBirchwood absolutely agreed! And the words and introduction make it very clear what you're trying to convey! (Idk either... asterisks, perhaps? Like what people do for "c*nc*red" words?)
I got 9 points and two stars. 😊 This quiz broke my brain though.
I love pagoda sleeves
i really enjoyed playing this
Wow, I did terrible at this. Still, it was fun to watch.
It was such a hard game honestly! I’m glad it was fun nonetheless 🥰
I can only guess that the one with a bustle is the earliest of the three- although you don't show the other two in side views.
I believe the others didn’t have side views in the museum archives 😊
So gorgeous
Could the first gown be missing any kind of insert in the bodice?
Gorgeous
She should've gotten credit for being in the decade because they is so much overlap
Sorry, who should have?
@@VBirchwood you!❤😁
I’m over here guessing by decade range….she was off by FOUR YEARS for one. 😱 I wouldn’t have gotten any points; my guesses are too broad 🤣
It’s honestly such a hard game! Haha
The oldest 19th Century style clothing I've worn I would say 1870's.
So beutiful
I hear a Newfoundland accent!!
Oh cool
Question: I'm a little confused. Are these fashions reminiscent of Russian, European or North American. I know I'm late to the party but can someone let me know. I'm loving all the episodes. 😍
Thank you! These are mainly British/American, but there is a lot of European influence as well, and European/British fashions influenced Russian aristocracy, however there are over 100 ethnic minority groups in Russia that all have their own unique form of folk fashion (I’m a Tatar for example, and our fashion looks very different than what was happening in Britain, minus a bit of influence here and there). Hopefully that helps!
@@VBirchwood Thank you so much. 😍
I want them
Oh how beautiful
oh wow i didn't know about the war! Cant they just leave them alone...There was a war a few years back wasn't there?
0 of 20 for me :)
Yeah there have been regular wars in various regions of Ukraine for many years tragically, but this is the biggest one yet as over 5 major cities are getting bombed at the moment by the Russian military 😔 so heartbreaking.
Well done nevertheless and thanks for playing! These gowns were mostly all exceptions to the general rules of the eras, which made them such a challenge.
@V. Birchwood - Historical Fashion
I am so sorry Vasi. You are from there aren't you? I am pretty sure if thus continues it would be another world War. Russia controls the gasoline in Europe then China and NK will get involved probably 😔
Thank you!! My family are ethnic minorities of the Russian Federation. So very much on the side that was colonised. I think throughout all of this it’s so important for us all to bring humanity to the people of both countries. I just hope that all Russians don’t get blamed for the actions of the corrupt politicians (one in particular). Around 19% of Russian citizens are ethnic minorities actually, many of which don’t even identify as Russian ethnically, rather it’s the citizenship they hold and language they’ve had to learn. It’s such a diverse place and many Russians (everyone I know for example), whether ethnic minorities or not, don’t want war. It sucks that power hungry leaders can destroy the lives of innocents.
@V. Birchwood - Historical Fashion I don't hold grudges like that. Just like some people from other countries don't like the US from stereotypes and what they see on TV.
Thanks for that! I’m the same way. 💕
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I want it
I feel like Brittany playfully tried to catch you out, but too much. It would have been so fun for the catches if they hadn’t been almost every dress.
It’s a fun idea and a great introduction to your channel, but I wish Brittany had gone for more typical examples than using the fashions of women other women obviously copied for so many pieces.