On the subject of corset or more accurately they are called stays or a pair of pair of stays in the 18th century isn’t actually made to contort and disfigure the rib cage, the practice of tight lacing wasn’t popular until the late Victorian era or the Edwardian era at the earliest and of course tight lacing was most popular in the 1950s and such, but in history it really isn’t about waist reduction it’s about bust support and just something to help with the weight of the gowns, the idea of corset or stay’s being an instrument of torture is a rather modern adaptation and popularised more by Hollywood etc, we must never think that woman in history torture themselves for beauty because they simply didn’t know and god forbid the doctors of the time recommending arsenic medication and poisonous creams
I was lucky enough to have seen this exhibition in person. What struck me most was how tiny the women were, and how thick and heavy the fabrics were, like they were made with today's furniture upholstery fabric. The shoes were delicate and flimsy looking. I don't know how they wore them more than once. Very interesting to see.
See Nicole Rudolph's videos on 18th century shoes, she explains, why they look smaller (On short these shoes hug your feet closer, and differently than modern shoes).
80s documentaries the best! My childhood. Treasured memories
This was a delicious treat. Thank you so much for sharing. Absolutely loved the segments with Diana Vreeland.
I watching this amazing documentary after watching last night "Diana Vreeland - The Eye Has to Travel" which is awesome and highly recommended.
Thank you so much for making this accessible. Have seen bits used in other things and always wanted to see in full!
I would love for this exhibit to recreated after COVID is done. I would come to visit.
Met had an exhibition called Dangerous Liaisons last 2004
Oh thank you for uploading. I've been wanting to see this for a long time. Thanks.
Diana Vreeland love this!!! thanks for this MET
Oooh, thank you for this!
Thank you for this video
so interesting. thank you for sharing.
Marvelous presentation.
EVERY AGE is a sweet time to be alive providing one was lucky to be among the 1%.
Yes, sweet life only for the super rich.
This … was definitely a different time in terms of museum curation and fashion history study. Glad we’ve progressed a bit since the 80’s.
On the subject of corset or more accurately they are called stays or a pair of pair of stays in the 18th century isn’t actually made to contort and disfigure the rib cage, the practice of tight lacing wasn’t popular until the late Victorian era or the Edwardian era at the earliest and of course tight lacing was most popular in the 1950s and such, but in history it really isn’t about waist reduction it’s about bust support and just something to help with the weight of the gowns, the idea of corset or stay’s being an instrument of torture is a rather modern adaptation and popularised more by Hollywood etc, we must never think that woman in history torture themselves for beauty because they simply didn’t know and god forbid the doctors of the time recommending arsenic medication and poisonous creams
diana vreeland's tone deaf way of speaking said "what class inequality?"
what tone deaf way of speaking? 😉
I was lucky enough to have seen this exhibition in person. What struck me most was how tiny the women were, and how thick and heavy the fabrics were, like they were made with today's furniture upholstery fabric. The shoes were delicate and flimsy looking. I don't know how they wore them more than once. Very interesting to see.
See Nicole Rudolph's videos on 18th century shoes, she explains, why they look smaller (On short these shoes hug your feet closer, and differently than modern shoes).
If we think about the world in the 18th century.... We can only be left wondering
It is a little difficult to know how to take Philippe de Montebello's appearance in this; a self deprecating humorist or a bit of a cad, tough call.
Doesn’t sound like he does much lol.
46:00 an Austrian princess speaking English with a distinctly French accent...
Beautiful
All these narrators seem to be trained in the Mid Atlantic Accent.
4:35 what an unpleasant lady ...
Well they took from the poor take from starving kids to have the latest fashion those times were brutal anyway
💯💯💯🎯this
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