Getting Dressed - Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra (1810)
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- Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra Austen help each other to dress in the Regency fashions of 1810.
Jane Austen - Abigail Pidgeon
Cassandra Austen - Jessica Lawlor
Director/Cinematographer: Nicole Loven / crowseyeproductions
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Producer/Costumier: Pauline Loven / periodwardrobe
Producer/Assistant director - Liv Free / thelivfree
Make-up/hair - Liv Free / livfreemakeup
Voice-over: Liv Free / thelivfree
Production design - Liv Free / creationsbylivfree
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“...with ribbon tied below the knee.” That line will never get old!
Clearly there was one constant they could always depend on, even as fashion otherwise changed!
The actress you chose as Jane looks SO MUCH like her! The resemblance is uncanny!
What do you mean? Don't you know, Crow's Eye has a Delorean in their inventory? A quick 88MPH trip, and they filmed Jane and Cassandra! Hehe! (Just kidding of course)
Plot twist: she is Jane
Louhiatar :OO
Louhiatar coincidence? i think not
My first thought too. Perfect
"...I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never could have been surpassed..." that got me. Thanks for the feels, Crow
I so agree with you. That there is great love in many families today I don't doubt, but, this type of relationship takes effort to sustain. True affection, loyalty, selflessness and appreciation. To call her sister her true friend is so much more than the symbol BFF so many use today. How true is Pr. 17:17,
17,A true friend shows love at all times And is a brother who is born for times of distress.
This was a lovely video. You can imagine the quiet small talk. The serenity and easy bustle of getting ready to start the day. Please, do more with them in other settings.
Right in the feels! (Calls sister).
can you imagine if the sisters got in a fight? “lace up my stays.” “NO!” “lace up my stays or i swear to god i won’t close your dress” “then i GUESS i’ll be going out in my UNDERWEAR, jane”
We always think that the people in the past were this serious and proper people, but we fail to realize that no matter what era we are the same: dumb. Reading this I remembered a fight I had with my cousin about asking her to pull my back zipper and she was like, go like that to the street or change clothes.
HAHA
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I was dumb forgot my login password. I would love any help you can give me.
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Ha ha ha!
“Jane preferred to wear her handmade day caps to save time otherwise spent on hair dressing.”
*realizes I do the same thing with my handmade knitted beanies* So not much has changed, huh?
Zurgy Haha I thought the same...I’m actually wearing a hand knitted beanie right meow!🤓
Great minds blah blah. :D
I love NOT having to struggle with my hair. I put on a little scarf every day, and in winter, three scarves
You must be quite good at knitting?
@@TxcaBxbbles A "beanie" (by which I assume she means toque?) is among the easiest things to knit. Nearly anyone can.
Reading Emma during quarantine and illness. What a delight to see this! I would love to see Jane Erye and the Bronte sisters as I'm reading that as well!
I hope you feel better soon!
Very much hope you recover well 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Was about to comment the same! I'd love to see the process of getting dressed for the Brontes and/or their characters!
Sometimes the mind wanders just a moment and you miss something. I noticed that. I love to listen to books on audio, but I listen more than once or I read the book and study it first. The more familiar you are with the story and the characters, the easier it gets.
Hope you are doing well today 💐
I really wish Regency style stays would come back in style. They look much more comfortable and supportive than modern-day bras with all of their padding and underwires. Not to mention they were probably more breathable too due to all clothing being made from natural fabrics in those days which means there may not have been as much boob sweat going on for the bustier ladies. Also because of the lacing in the back you could get a more customized fit than you would with a modern-day bra.
I know what you mean. The more I learn about corsets and stays, the more I think that bras are impractical.
@@MizzKittyBichon Thank you. I was under the impression that the 1920s androgynous silhouette was what brought bras into prominence since bras at that time were meant to flatten, not really support the bust. How silly of me to forget wartime.
Ronin Elenion We have Howard Hughes to ‘thank’ for modern day under-wiring in bra’s. He wanted ‘uplift’ to an unnatural degree for Jane Russel in a film called ‘The Outlaw’ ( I think it was?).
For anyone interested there are a couple of books on traditional corsets and how to make them. Am so sick of the discomfort of modern bra’s as a big busted woman I’m going to have a go at making one - it can’t be any worse than what I’m wearing now.
@@roninelenion4805 Bras started to gradually become more mainstream in the 1910s - again because of wartime. This channel has a video explaining this as a matter of fact: th-cam.com/video/3GziwpqMZHs/w-d-xo.html
I often find that people that say modern bras aren't very supportive in reality aren't wearing the right bra size/style for them. I normally suggest the look up r/abrathatfits and learn how to measure and get help from the girls on there.
Part of why the regency stays work is they were made by hand and fitted to the individual. Bras can also be made to measure. Check out orangelingerie.com they have a book on how to make bras.
Here's a fun fact: Jane is exactly 200 years older than me, and Jack London is exactly 100 years older! They both died at the same age, but when 2017 passed, I outlived them (whew!) Just one of those oddities of history that fascinate me...
It’s like Anne Frank & Martin Luther King Jr were born the same year but you always see one as a child & the other as an adult.
@@ashleybohannon550 I think that is because Anne died as a child. If she lived to be an adult, and then became famous, then that would be how she would be remembered. On that same note, Colin Jeavons was born that same year as well, and he is still alive. I remember him as an older man playing Lestrade
I've always admired this style of dress. It's simple, soft, comfortable seeming. Hail to Jane, the queen of romance❤
The actress portraying "Jane Austen" is amazing in similar looks. Fascinating the hair dressing, undergarments, etc.
i always found it incredibly heartbreaking and bittersweet for Jane to have slipped away from this life in Cassandra's lap. Both were unmarried and she herself didnt pass until 28 years later. I can't imagine what it would have been like to have gone on with life alone without someone so dear to me :C
I swear it looked like Jane was about to open a laptop and begin writing!
I had same feeling 😆
Time travel
Lol the portable writing desk may as well had been. I imagine people also stored little books and information in there.
I was so excited to see this- as I learnt I’m a descendant of the Austens, via one of the brothers- I don’t have the research to hand, & I can’t name him off the top of my head.
Looking at the crisp, white dresses & shifts also made me think about my Irish & Scottish ancestors who lived at the same time, some of whom were weavers- Ireland (& Scotland, post-Clearances) also had an industry where people who did not have enough land to support themselves often took up kelp-gathering &/ or burning to make ends meet; the kelp was burnt to make soda ash, useful in the making of soap & glass- & its’ rich alkali content was excellent for bleaching all that lovely linen & cotton.
Unfortunately, for these kelp gatherers & burners; after the Napoleonic wars ended & peace restored to the Continent, advances made in France in soda ash manufacturing were taken back to England- & the industry collapsed, almost overnight... this made life harder & harder for people who were already struggling- & people either fell into crime, & were sentenced to transportation - or freely emigrated to America, or *Australia* in search of new opportunities.
Sorry for the long-winded comment that no one likely cares about, lol.
It was very interesting to read!
sanguinelynx
Oh, thank you!
No, your post is very interesting
Georgina
Thank you so much! 😊
My paternal grandmother was from a family of linen hand spinners, handweavers and then linen mill workers who lived in the county of Fife in Scotland in the 1800s.
Jane Austen had a beautiful soul that has brought happiness to so many over the centuries. May she and her beloved sister forever Rest In Peace.
Beautiful words.
Jane and Cassandra's relationship was the most important of her life (paraphrasing S&S95...sorry not sorry). This is so lovely. You all have captured something here...I love the dress designs of this era because they were so flexible. You didn't need to buy all new clothes if you gained or lost 10 pounds.
I love Cassandra's indigo dress. It's such a lovely pattern.
Thanks so much for this. I often think Regency was a very comfortable style for women.
It is very comfortable! I just finished my whole regency ensemble, and stays are much more comfy than a modern bra for larger-busted women like myself. But then I've always loved that snug feeling on my body with yards of fabric around my legs
I never liked the high waist style, even though that was called Empire, I think. Comfortable sure, but I always thought it might make one look a bit overweight/ pregnant. But I like that in the past the were no dresses as such, just tops and bottoms you could combine differently if you wanted to. Sure most things would have been made to be worn together, but if you weren't afraid of wearing different colours together, you'd have infinite variety.
@@misskitty285 while I somewhat like the style, I couldn't wear it without looking pregnant. Looks like maternity wear on me. One would need a flat stomach and a substantial bosom to pull that look off successfully.
@@thekingsdaughter4233 Corsets that went to the waist were still worn my women to flatten their real waist. But they were mire concerned with looking 'natural' like the ancients than looking slim.
I love Regency fashion! Everything is just so light and ethereal.
This was just as amazing as all the other getting dressed videos, but this one was so much sweeter because you can tell how much the sisters love each other
This is wonderful! More classic literature authors would be splendid! Like Luisa May Alcott or Oscar Wilde💕
Beautiful ending. It brought tears to my eyes.
Proudly without prejudice, showing great sense and sensibility, emmazing simplicity, a delightful walk in the park...
Awe God bless! I have two sisters but we are not close in age. I can only imagine how lovely to have a best friend living with you helping you get dressed every day. RIP Jane Austin. You are and will always be, one of the greats.
I love ittt!! One thing I really like about this video is the feather quill properly designed to look like what one would use as a pen, not as an accessory! CrowsEye always paying attention to the details!
THANK YOU!
So...idk if others have seen it, but if u google the Jane Austin wax statue...I LOOK EXACTLY LIKE IT!
Ive always LOVED Jane Austin, and when i saw that...i was EXTREMELY HAPPY!!!
TO THINK I MAY LOOK JUST LIKE ONE OF MY FAVORITE WOMEN IN HISTORY!
Anywho...THANKS FOR THIS! I LOVED IT!
I sooo wish we still dressed like this...
This is one of my favorite getting dressed videos. Part of what I love about dress history is that it's usually not about the huge events that changed the course of nations, but the real, everyday lives of people in the past, and this video captures that so well, right down to Jane wearing a cap because she can't be bothered to do something with her hair. I love that this shows Jane and Cassandra helping each other get dressed, even though their family would've been wealthy enough to afford servants, because no matter how rich you are, why wouldn't you just help your sister get dressed when you're already sharing a room together? The little detail of Jane tucking away the ties of Cassandra's dress is so familiar to me. I've done the same thing with my own sister, fixing the tag on her clothes or tugging up a sleeve to cover a strap while she's doing something else. Looking at history through this lens makes the past feel so much closer, and the people of the past so much less alien and different. They still got dressed together in the mornings and fixed their sisters' clothes without saying anything just like we do. They still put hats on when they were too lazy to fix their hair. People's lives back then were still just lives, exactly as ours are today!
What a beautiful tribute to love between sisters. Well done!
Why do y'all always make me cry at the end of your videos?? It's like "Call the Midwife" 😂
So many layers, No wonder they needed help dressing. Thanks for sharing. This was precious. Jane Austen remains my favourite author of all time.
'Getting dressed- Queen Isabella of castile' i would LOVE IT
Lovely video of the great Jane Austen - incredible there had to be a fight to get this woman on our bank notes! I love having a glimpse inside Jane’s life -this time through her wardrobe. This era’s aesthetic is one of my favourites, the clothes for men have to be the most flattering male costume ever devised. Thank you Beau Brummell et al. I would love to see a Beau Brummell video (plus the pile of discarded neck ties - ‘our failures’ as his manservant rather sadly called them 🥰🥰🥰) A Darcy and Bingham or a Willoughby video would be very welcome in these dark and trying times! Thanks for your efforts in keeping the show on the road and for reminding us to hang onto and appreciate the beauty in this world - wherever we may individually find it. 🙏🏻💐💕❤️🥰🥰🥰❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹✌🏻🏴🇬🇧( now have a pressing need to watch Sense and Sensibility! Emma Thompson’s version obvs!)
I love Sense and Sensibility (1995). Its worth a watch.
Apsara Rodrigo Yes me too, my favourite version ever, they are all sooo good in it, even Kate Winslet (never a favourite) is less annoying than usual because the character of Marianne is pretty annoying! Stay safe as you can, love from England ❤️💕🥰🌹✌🏻🏴🇬🇧
They remind me so much of Elizabeth and Jane Bennet ❤❤❤
I love Cassandra and Janes relationship it's so beautiful . 😭
Checking the figures it appears that following the death of Jane and then their mother Cassandra continued to live in the same house alone for 17 years till her own death.
A heavy cross to bear.
I have a question regarding the jeweled cross necklace you show in this video. I know this style of necklace is often associated with Austen, but is that because she actually owned a necklace like it, or because Elizabeth Bennet wore a similar necklace in the 90s Pride and Prejudice TV adaptation?
Kirsten Paff Have you seen the new Emma. Movie? Emma is always wearing one too. 🤔 I never noticed it in the TV adaptation of P&P.
Austen had one, iirc her brother gave it to her, and they were popular pendants at the time so it's never sure whether it's a reference to Austen in the films or just because it was a common accessory for those who could afford it.
Jane and Cassandra both owned topaz crosses given to them by their younger brother Charles, bought with prize money from his career in the navy. She wrote Fanny Price being given one in amber under similar circumstances in Mansfield Park and it's become something like a tradition/in-joke to give the main character of Austen movies an amber or topaz cross. I think it's nice.
The necklaces in the ‘95 BBC adaptation worn by Jane and Elizabeth Bennet were based on the crosses worn by Jane and Cassandra Austen
Omg, yes they do put that cross pendant necklace in just about every Austen movie!! In BBC's 2007 Northanger Abbey, Katherine Moreland wears one. Hers isn't amber or whatever, just plain. Makes sense as her family is poor.
Wonderful film❤️. I didn't know she passed away at such a young age. I love all your films--they are works of art.
I love these videos that show how women got dressed in each different time line! Another wonderful video! Thanks for sharing! ~Janet in Canada
Love Jane Austen. Thank you for doing a segment on her. Would you do one on the Bronte sisters?
I’m so addicted to these videos!!! They’re so interesting and cool to watch! Not to mention I love the authenticity to history:) can’t wait to see more!
I've been waiting for this! I love Jane Austen, and this video is lovely. Thank you❤
Regency era women's wear looks so much easier to move in and so much more cooling than what women wore later in the 19th century.
Man they were so close. Reminds me of my two older sisters.
I am in love with Cassandra's outfit. ❤️
Oh, I LOVE this one!! So beautiful to highlight their sister relationship!
These actually look very comfortable ❤ Their dresses seem quite practical as well and they are very cute. 👗 😊
Thank you so much for this ! I needed the peace and beauty that your videos always bring . ☺️♥️
Lovely! Thank you for continuing these. And, I didn’t know her sister’s name before! Cassandra is my name!
I wonder if you will do getting dressed - A 1912 lady on Titanic as it's the month of April. Especially seeing Lady Duff-Gordon's fashion. Anyway I love the regency period especially the fashion.
The clothing looks quite comfortable, and entirely with natural fibers. Very nice.
Sisterly love is precious ♥️
This was intimate and lovely. It makes me want to call my sister. Thank you.
I'd love to have a portable writing desk, those are so neat!
This was just delicious. The ending moved me to tears.
their videos are so satisfying, aren‘t they? i liked this one too.
I’ll never not be amazed at how tedious and complicated dressing was. “First put this on, then this, fasten this, then this...” *18 steps later* “And finally, put this on”.
kshiftkometh and so was Sweden Plus the rest of Northern Europe where the fashion of the time was also followed and who also wore one layer of clothing after another.
Put on bra, underwear, socks, shirt, jeans, shoes, jacket, coat, scarf, hat, bag... and thats for a casual day at the office. if you start describing every item, its materials and closures, so carefully, we save no time at all.
No makeup tho
@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 The styles were also followed by ladies here in the U.S. Bless their heart, I can't imagine how those living here in the south could've made it through the day with all those layers. Our summers can be insufferably hot & humid.
Really enjoy the channel posts. Gives me great insight how earlier generations of my family might've lived.
Compared to the clothing of the times before and after, the early 1800s were very light and airy!
The fabrics were all thin cotton or linen, light and cool on the summer, much more comfortable than jeans and a t-shirt.
I actually wonder how the women stayed warm enough in the winter!
I live for thissssss. I literally was just rewatching the Mary Shelly video just this morning😍
Cassandra's dress is awesome!
Beautiful.. am seeing this just as I am reading Emma.. I understand now the terms of dressing and getting ready in context
Jane Austen was so incredibly awesome!
Yay!!!! I feel I’ve been waiting for this particular video for a while but I didn’t even realize it until now. 😊
I love all books by Jane Austin😍
My favorite author! I was just watching the newest Emma. for the second time! 💙💙💙
I loved the video. 😊
Gorgeous video. Also: marveling that you listened to a track with that name for this vid - and *it worked*
I love that the two sisters are helping each other
This entire video was so calming.
As usual, SO gorgeous!!
Gah I love Jane Austen's books so much
love the regency era! the look was so simple.
This was a very feminine and comfortable fashion that did not require squishing breasts or squeezing the tummy in a corset. Empire waists also are flattering by helping to hide larger waists and also perfect for pregnancies.
I'm sweating just watching. So many layers.
Excellent and enjoyable production. Thank you so much for it!
I think around 100s of years from now our successors will watch getting dressed in 2000 maybem
Where are my fellow Janeites at?
Jocelyn W This one is in self imposed isolation in the U.K. - about to watch Sense and Sensibility (Alan Rickman may he rip) to make it more bearable! 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻 Hope you are staying safe and strong wherever you may be 👍🏻🥰❤️💕🌹🥰🏴🇬🇧
Iam a fan of Jane Austen's books and country home♥️
✌🏻 Since 2015!
I'm so happy right now!!!! I literally screamed when I saw this video on my feed!!!!
Very beautiful women, right from the 19th century
I love the regency style! I always love all the dresses!
What a video! Thanks. I loved it.
The fashions of the early 1800s are one my favorites. In the city of Bath,U.K., there is an exhibit of Laura Ashley's gowns...there are some that copy that Empire style of dress that became fashionable in the early 1970s. If you can do one of Madame Juliet Recamier, I would appreciate it!
would love for this dress to come back....love the style and think it would do me pretty good. :-)
This was lovely. Enjoyed it so much!
I haven't been this late since a global pandemic started. (We need your content more than ever CEP. Thank you!) ❤️
Oh my god I love that blue dress so much! q___q
Brilliantly interesting as usual. Thank you for sharing.
As always, beautifully done! Thank you ☺️
I have always loved Jane Austen and the clothing is so beautiful. I can call myself an Austenite for sure.
This is so beautiful!
I jumped with joy when I got notification for this video 🥰
Perfect, lovely, and touching video ♡
That actress is eerily similar to Jane as shown in that portrait! O.O
This, like all your other videos, was so beautifully done. Please make more regency-inspired videos, if possible!
Beautiful, insightful, and enjoyable!
As amazing as always!!!
Yay!!! Next maybe Jane Eyre?
Fantastic!
Gosh, getting dressed before was such a chore
Another wonderful video. 💟
Wow, beautiful British accent. I love it
Lovely, thank you ❤
This was a lovely vid 🌷
I love Jane Austen. ♥️👍
This was great! TY
Beautiful
Wow! Such beautiful videos