lovely. esp while i know how hard is to get nowadays men to show off their legs in pretty costumes. more bashful than victorian prudes, your average man. first i thought outfits kinda too late for purcell, but then realised those dances were in use for longest time, so tot possible. would be interesting to have some indication as to sources and time for those outfits? whatever they are, well done. and gentleman stepping a bit wrong direction, not to worry. adds this cosy things-done-just-for-fun charm; as opposed to some perfectly staged but less enjoyed by performers performances.
Based on the shape of the panniers, the sac back gowns, and the shape of the men's wigs specifically, this should be around 1720-1760s but I could be missing things. Earlier men's wigs were longer, like a "judge's wig" today, before getting the sideburn curls and ponytail look, and it was from then till the end of the century they moved from these lace cravats to having ruffles directly on the shirt and a plainer cravat/neck scarf thing. But those waistcoats are awfully short in my opinion. The robe de la francaise (sac back) was super popular, and it was around that time people starting moving from round hoop skirts to this more sideways, hip pads and panniers look. The men's wear gives more clues though as the women here are all basically wearing the same gown (in different colours and accessories) which was popular for most of the century. There's a bunch of other little costumes details that place it a bit earlier or later but idk how specifically period accurate this is meant to be. Just that people might incorporate past fashions into a current look while it would have been impossible to add a future fashion so I always assume the period is later if it contains multiple later styles. In this case, mid-1700s is absolutely correct as late 1600s would be impossible. That's as much as I can say for sure, personally.
Lovely! I so miss this kind of dancing.
What a wonderful way to celebrate the glories of the past and escape from the present. We’re envious. Very well performed. Perfect costumes. 👏🎉
Thank you very much!
Wonderful!
🌺👏👏👏
lovely. esp while i know how hard is to get nowadays men to show off their legs in pretty costumes. more bashful than victorian prudes, your average man. first i thought outfits kinda too late for purcell, but then realised those dances were in use for longest time, so tot possible. would be interesting to have some indication as to sources and time for those outfits? whatever they are, well done. and gentleman stepping a bit wrong direction, not to worry. adds this cosy things-done-just-for-fun charm; as opposed to some perfectly staged but less enjoyed by performers performances.
Based on the shape of the panniers, the sac back gowns, and the shape of the men's wigs specifically, this should be around 1720-1760s but I could be missing things.
Earlier men's wigs were longer, like a "judge's wig" today, before getting the sideburn curls and ponytail look, and it was from then till the end of the century they moved from these lace cravats to having ruffles directly on the shirt and a plainer cravat/neck scarf thing. But those waistcoats are awfully short in my opinion.
The robe de la francaise (sac back) was super popular, and it was around that time people starting moving from round hoop skirts to this more sideways, hip pads and panniers look. The men's wear gives more clues though as the women here are all basically wearing the same gown (in different colours and accessories) which was popular for most of the century.
There's a bunch of other little costumes details that place it a bit earlier or later but idk how specifically period accurate this is meant to be. Just that people might incorporate past fashions into a current look while it would have been impossible to add a future fashion so I always assume the period is later if it contains multiple later styles.
In this case, mid-1700s is absolutely correct as late 1600s would be impossible. That's as much as I can say for sure, personally.
Them when Mozart dropped: "What is all this trashy new pop music? Back in ny day we had music we could actually **dance** to 😤"
Love your dresses and the powdered wiga
So pretty ❤️🌸
volim ovakve haljine,bijeg u prošlost... super 👌👌👌👌
ohhhh god i remember learning this song (as a musician). it was so difficult as someone inexperienced 😭
Very pretty 😊