Deadly Victorian fashion lets talk about it
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video, I break down deadly Victorian fashion trends and go through how dangerous they actually were.
I talk about arsenic green used to dye fabric for both clothing and upholstery and in wallpaper and about how deadly was it.
I talk about uranium glass used both in jewelry and in dishware, how to recognize it and how dangerous is it.
I talk about hoops skirts catching fire and how big of a problem it actually was.
And lastly I discuss the deadly corset. I talk about how the myth of the corset being dangerous came about and why.
my video on the history of the corset:
• Why did women wear cor...
further reading:
www.orau.org/h...
www.theatlanti...
lucycorsetry.c...
Just wanted to say thank you for pointing out the biggest risk of toxins in clothing and household items really was borne by the people who worked on the manufacturing side of things! I feel like sometimes that gets lost when myth-busting because the focus is so often placed squarely on the risk to the consumer.
At one time in my life, I had a HUGE hat collection!
I had a beautiful 1920s Cloche Hat. It was a Bright Green in color.
Every time I wore it, I got a headache. If I perspired a little, I would have a trace of the green on my forehead...
So I stopped wearing it.
I finally asked a friend who was an old Milliner, why I had a headache after wearing it?
That's when he explained to me about the green dyes that were used in fabrics and hats!
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I now watch out for antique hats and clothing that are green in color...
Great Vid..
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Oh no! I love 20s clouches but I have such a big noggin +the hair that antiques never fit me 🤣
I always love your videos - I also enjoy reading about the practical history behind fashion design as it applies to everyday life - I think one point that you really presented well is that people in the past weren’t stupid - they had common sense just like ordinary people do today - 💖
Glad you enjoy them 😊
Love your videos. I'm an amateur "historian." It's a hobby with me.
Love the video. Very informative. 😊
love your videos!!
but I've seen antique newspaper articles and references of kids and even whole families who died back then in green rooms .. fireplaces heating the nearby wallpaper and putting particles in the air ( maybe it had been damp in the house before the fire was started .. who knows )
Move over lead paint! Arsenic wallpaper is the new (old) trend! As fun and beautiful as radium tipped watch hand dials! Not deadly to the end user, just those pesky under paid people handling it in the factory. On the subject of arsenic wallpaper and not doing well with water I wonder how well they did for scrubbing the wallpaper as it got suet covered from fire place and candle smoke.. and let’s not forget the gentlemen of the house having a smoke as well.
edited to correct element, thank you sewthroughtime
That's radium though not uranium 😏
@@sewthroughtime pfft your right.. close (but really not), fixed post