I am really enjoying how much thought and authenticity you put into each video. The outfits of old were truly stunning, but I am still grateful that I don't have to dress up like that everyday. Great series!
Thanks for pointing out that the stays were COMFORTABLE! So many people think that all fashion prior to the 1920s involved being suffocated by hideous corsetry.. Yes, the Victorians did have a period when the tight lacing got silly. But otherwise.. I've often worn my re-enactment (17th and 18th c) underwear at home, because it's so much more commfortable than modern bras! Sadly, it doesn't work with the cut of modern clothes, or it'd be all I'd ever wear.
thanks! even Victorians didnt go as far as modern tight lacing - and often the photographs were doctored. check our my other video on busting corset myths - or read more there - adamselindisdress.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/corsetted-victorians-and-others-myths-and-reality/
This dress is so amazingly beautiful! I love your dressing videos and I learn something new in everyone of them! Thanks for taking the time to make them!
This video, as well as all of your other videos, was wonderful! Thank you for all of the time and research that you put into your work. I am an aspiring fashion historian/seamstress/reenactor myself, and I have learned so much from this youtube channel. The Georgian era is my absolute favourite! In the future, I'd love to see a dressing up video of a middle-class Georgian lady circa 1760-1780 :)
So much history changed. From over the top hair, hoops, and robe dresses of the 18th century to the simple braids and simple neoclassical regency dress of the 1810s. Not just that, from the tightlaced corsets and long elaborate dresses of Victorian and Edwardian Era to a short flapper outfits of the Roaring 20s. From wide balloon dresses of the 50s to the miniskirts of the Swingin 60s. From over the top shoulder pads, acid wash denims and hair sprayed hair of the 80s to the minimal jeans, undershirts, straight hair, and goth look of 90s and the 21st century. History has many ups and downs went it comes to fashion.
When I first started to travel a little my grandmother made me a pair of pockets to wear. They're not embroidered and fancy like some of the older ones but they're very much like the one she wore when she was a child. Seeing you putting out a pair of pockets just brought back a whole bunch of memories for me. Thank you so much for sharing all of your beautiful costumes
Now, this is apparently more my style. That is stunningly gorgeous and seems a lot lighter than other styles in terms of layers - the hoops would allow for better airflow. This is probably the one I'd most fancy wearing. And boy do I love that fabric. I so appreciate these videos.
I never realised until seeing this that the panniers could be used as voluminous pockets and that the gaps at the side of the skirt were there to give access! Or maybe that was just a happy accident. Either way- great to see that there was a time in history when women had high fashion clothes with decent sized pockets. Unlike nowadays.
I've watched most of your videos, and are so educational. For years I thought dresses were already made with an specific sillhoute, and didn't imagine there were layers that created that. Also I think dresses in past centuries were so beautiful and elegants, and had so many details.
I've considered wearing a regency style simple dress - no padding underneath etc, but not brave enough to go out in it, although if my hubby would have agreed to us renewing our wedding vows for our 25th anniversary this year, I would have worn one :)
You only live once! I bet if you went out in the regency style dress, most people would just think it was really pretty, not odd. It's such a lovely look.
I love all your videos about getting dressed in gowns at medieval era, victorian era, etc! It really helps me a lot in History of Mode subject in my college. So,Thank You so much! Keep up the good work :D
I love Kelly's outfit! It shows, that people, who did not belong to the richest aristocracy, were wearing perfectly sensible clothes even back then! Kelly's jacket is especially nice,- I would not mind to order such one in marine color.
I've been to things in period costume (hoop skirt and corset), outside in a Texas summer and it was actually pretty cool. I made everything out of cotton and the breeze under the skirt was pretty nice. 😊
@@skippymagrue I can totally see that in dry climates, but the Carribean and India are a lot more humid. I think there must have been some changes according to the weather
I'm amazed by your incredible job and it's very interesting to see how wear those old dresses. I'm French and send you my admiration and my congratulations. Regards 🌹🌺🌹
Have you made a video on how to wear 13th century clothing? I'm really curious about them since I'm writing a story in a medieval-like setting. Lovely clothes, btw. 😊
Fascinating!!! I've just been watching the Victoria series (I recorded it and saved it in place of downtown) and have been looking at the costumes in a whole new way since watching your videos so thank you for such great videos!
I've been researching my family history, and a distant grandmother born 1728 was a farmer's wife with a few servants for cleaning, dairy and the nursery, would probably have worn simpler clothes. A long line of farmers, in fact. I suppose they would have helped each other with the lacing, Not a lady's maid, but family parties would go for more elaboration. Those huge skirts look as though they'd fit bigger people, but most people were not very tall. Hence the high heels and maybe galoshes for out of doors.
Beautiful raiment. I'm sure however that 'simpler' folks Passed-over aesthetics and were far more interested in function. Getting 'dressed-up' is so much fun, and you look great and feel great too. I think it would be so great if all of the clothing and styles all through history were all hanging in your closet !
stardustgirl .... In the United States, Home Economics used to teach, depending on the teacher, fashion history, while you were learning to sew.... gone now..... 👎 not Politically correct.... not enough people were minding the store😕
ElizaBeth Marshall-Smith that's not necessarily true. Getting rid of extras like home ec, shop and all of that freed up money for the sport teams. My home equity teacher told me there's no extra funds for home ec and it's not really needed any longer.
Why are sports more important than learning to cook, sew and deal with family finance+ household issues? Shouldn't H.E. be offered as an alternative to those that would rather not participate in sports after P.E.?
ElizaBeth Marshall-Smith Because capitalist society wants to make those things seem really challenging so that you pay other people to do them for you (like buying ready meals or other pre-prepared meals). And then in order to afford that, you end up having to work multiple jobs or just long hours in general and then don't have time to do those things yourself either. Remove the teaching of skills and you control a populace much more effectively.
This is fabulous! I would looove to design a georgian costume once I have the funds for it, can you show a regency style version of this? It would be so lovely!
So truth! Historic clothes are interesting to look at, but modern clothes are so much more comfortable! I like to watch beautiful dresses from the past, but modern slinky tops&short shorts stimulate me to train&keep fit, slim&strong. And I can't imagine climbing the tree to pick up some cherries, wearing stays+bustle+long skirts, made of several meters of textile. Also remember, that women in the past never could experience this wonderful feeling, when you run through the summer forest, and the warm wind is caressing your bare legs!
I am so fascinated by "old time" clothing. I thought I had preferences towards the later half of the 18th century but I'm not so sure anymore... I would love to have a stay, might solve the problems I have finding a bra with larger left than right cup... Bah! Other than that, I love watching your videos. They make me dream :-)
Dunno if it would work or not, and it would cost time and money, but you could always get fitted properly to make sure you find the correct band size and cup size for the larger breast and then work out what cup size you'd need for the smaller breast and then cut the two bras in half in the front, sew them together and bam! Franken-bra is born. But yes, stays could help. Unfortunately the shape isn't good for modern clothing. I've tried wearing a late Victorian midbust corset (or at least one based roughly on one, created by Vollers who have been making corsets since the 1800s) underneath modern day clothes and the bust shape you get is just not right at all - so you end up with loose fabric in some areas and snug fabric in others because they were designed expecting your boobs to live in a particular place in a particular shape. Obviously there is the option of just wearing the stays as outerwear.
wow did you mkae the dress, if so please for the love of god tell me how the pleated sack thing is made, i've studied many on-line photos but they only show them from a distance. It looks part of the main skirt at the back, but that is just weired, if only their were some instructions on-line and a pattern piece to download. I have a book with some instructions but I can't understand it as I have trouble understand diagrames and words trying to describe something. Things only make sense to me when it's pyiscally shown in front of my face with a piece of fabric. Any closes up's pn your dress woudl be appreciated. great videos though from Tracy Fletcher :)
+Traybuff i suggest getting janet Arnold book with patterns. Or attending a specific dressmaking course. We do provide consultation and tuition, please check out website for the rates
I have th ejean hunisette books, but stil can't make sense of patterns. I have no job and even when I did it was only part time in a shop on minimum wage, can't afford a course plus I learn very very slowly, i'm not a fast learner. My mum has been teaching me over 10 years and with working as well it was very hard to pick things up. There was only one course put on in shropshire where i live near wales, and it was for 2 hours a week in the evening when your getting very tired and light is not good. She had 8 students all wanting her attention an dit was £15 a 2 hour session. I only was able to learn 2 things which my mum alwasy skipped as she never has much patience. I find it very hard ot retain information. The other draw back with woring is when I found a course, it was 1 hour after I finihsed work and had ot rush out to it as what held in another village 20 minutes drive away. It's like swings and round abouts, you need a job for money but the courses are ond ays your at work. In retail as well it is very hard to swap shifts just as a one off, let alone for 6 weeks at a time. I had to leave work to look after my mum with cancer. I do many tutorial videos on my youtbe account if you want to look at them. Though mum would explain the complicated parts on the video, I would explain the parts I could jst about understand. This is why I think sewing should be bought back into schools when your education is free, my mum was taught form age in school and they did sewing nearyl every day for a whole morning or afternoon and by the time you were 12 years old, it was expected you were competnat on the sewing machine. The only courses we have local in colleges are textiles, which isn't proper dress making. If I private messaged you on here instead of commenting any chance I could pass my e-mail address to you and maybe you could at least forward me some pics of this georgian dress mainly the pleated sack at the back. I am researching georgian wear for something to do at home, as over the years I've collected many box's of fabric and scrap fabric, just wan to venture into something different. I remember making Scarlett o'Haras bbq dress form gone with the wind. I'd spent 3 months with mum making up the mian dress, then the final thing to do was the frill around the top. It was not an ordinary gathered frill and i was getting very upset at not being able to work it out, mum coudn't either. One lady i america made them to sell and I aksed her very kindly if she could provide some help on the frills, as the only infomration she gave on her wbesite was there are 32 serpentine circles, which meant nothing to us. I explained it was just my hobby and only needed some help on the final part, but no. anyway I watched the dvd fottage one final time and Dad siad maybe they look like spanish frills. So I had an idea, looked up on the internet spanish frills and how to make them, found a link to a link and a tutorial on making these circles you cut through the middle of about 30 or so up on side only and join each seam together. Mum & I do tutorials becuase of lack of information out there for people and people are ever so greatful for the help. It brings smiles on peoples faces when you can help them and you get much more appreciation, especially like me when you have worked everything else out excpet one part and you want to cry. So I progress everything from start to finish on every costume we make, which also helps me becuase we have never made anything the same way twice.
Traybuff I love your channel Tracy. I've referenced it a lot as I'm making the Cinderella 2015 dress. I never knew you guys went through so much! I've just discovered this channel and enjoy the fascinating display of layers. I hope you find what you are looking for, and that your mom will hopefully feel better.
Stunning outfits! How long would it take to make one (especially the first dress)? I think I commented on your regency video that I have a dress pattern for that era - I'd love to hand sew it in silk, but I dread to think how long it would take!
time depends on the skill and experience. for somebody to make a shift will take 4 days - for a more experienced person it can be 4 hours. you will only get faster when you practice!
In my opinion, Regency is one of the simpler/faster styles to make, but I've never hand sewed a garment for a person (doll clothes don't count) so I don't know. Depends on your experience, I guess.
I love this type of clothing it was so elegant and the fabrics where amazing Could you please tell me how much money it would cost then and now make all of these garments would love to know ?
Next year (if time allows us to) a friend and I wish to go to a ball at Versailles, where you aren't allowed admittance without a correct(ish) period costume. I have never in my life sewn anything this elaborate, and I find myself immediately drawn more towards the robe anglaise, but would the robe francaise be more appropriate? And is there any advice you can give me on creating my first 18th century costume?
i have been at that ball - dont worry much about costume, the attire varied from amazingly accurate stuff to a basic fancy dress from Tesco... i would suggest the book my American duchess on making your first costume
Priorattire is right on the recommendation. Also, if you aren't an experienced sewer, a Robe Francaise is substantially easier to make, as the fit is much more free.
I've been watching a few videos and I haven't seen my answer either their or in the comments, so I'm hoping you can help me: What are the differences between stays and corsets? Why did one change for the other? Thanks! Love learning about these outfits.
Stays were more lightly boned and were designed to lift and support the breasts and improve the posture. Corsets were worn from the Victorian era up until WW1. They were more heavily boned and tightly laced, and provided a lot of waist reduction, which stays didn't really do.
Stays evolved into corsets. Both in style and function and in name. Stays were often referred to as pairs of bodies (spelling varies as there was no standardised spelling) which evolved to bodice. They were called a pair because often they were made of two halves laced front and back. Corset comes from the old French cors (which means bodice) with -et added at the end. Both of them were designed to provide bust support and to give a fashionable silhouette and to provide a way to support the weight of the skirts and petticoats worn on top. The main difference is in the kinds of shape they provided. Stays provided a more conical shape then as fashions changed and higher waistlines on dresses were favoured, the shape of the stays changed and became more reminiscent of later corsets. During the Regency era, the stays were very lightly stiffened and were a lot shorter - often only covering the bust more like a bra or boob tube top does today. Then as wider skirts came back into fashion again, the waist position again changed. And this time there was more focus on making the waist smaller. Corsets started having split busks (two part busks which allow the wearer to dress themselves with ease). As to boning, its not strictly true that corsets had sturdier boning than stays. Both could be stiffened by a variety of different materials. In fact, the Pretty Housemaid corset style by Symmington Corset company was stiffened by lengths of tightly rolled pieces of paper! They had a steel spoon busk at the front with an underbusk to provide more support so the busk was less likely to snap if you were stooping a lot (as housemaids would do) and then one bone at the side seam and a couple supporting the eyelets. This gave a flexible corset whilst still being "sturdy" enough to give the fashionable silhouette. Both stays and corsets were boned with baleen (from the filters of the whale's mouth, so not strictly whale bone) which has this fantastic property where it warms up with body heat and can mold itself to your figure. Victorians took advantage of this and some corset companies would steam-mold the corsets to get the fashionable shape pre-broken in. And as for the steel bones which came later, they were actually very flexible and light weight too. Bones were usually between 3mm and 5mm wide and not very thick either. Modern corset bones are a lot wider and thicker and less flexible than the ones the Victorians used. And as the fabric quality we have now is just not as good as it used to be, modern corsets end up being made of far more layers just to prevent stretch of the corset. It makes them a lot heavier. Victorian corsets were often single layered or had maybe two layers of much finer quality fabric. I've probably given both too much and not enough detail here...
As someone who loves reenacting and went to prom, if I wanted to be accurate but pretty, I'd have to spend A LOT as I can't sew. A petticoat alone can easily go up to 100 just based on the material.
Challenge accepted! I have an everyday/"undress" outfit based on the 18th century (which I made), but not any of the accurate undergarments. I also made an 1830s-esque ballgown, would probably wear that.
I've now watched several of your videos. Seems to me that, since during the times that you're interpreting, there weren't any "off-the-rack" clothing pieces. So it seemed as though dresses were kind of put together, in pieces, onto the body. And since all of these pieces are adjustable, they could be (perhaps) passed down through the family. But I think I read somewhere that most women had their clothes made for them...?
clothes were made for people - but also made by them individually, not everyone s= could afford a personal dressmaker/ tailor. and yes, clothes were valuable items and passed on from one member of the family to the other, from the lady to the servant etc - it usually involved remaking and refitting the garment, either to the wearer's body or to make it more fashionable. often dresses would be completely stitched and reshaped. lots of evidence for that! i would suggest a better source next time ;-)
I am really enjoying how much thought and authenticity you put into each video. The outfits of old were truly stunning, but I am still grateful that I don't have to dress up like that everyday. Great series!
Thanks for pointing out that the stays were COMFORTABLE! So many people think that all fashion prior to the 1920s involved being suffocated by hideous corsetry.. Yes, the Victorians did have a period when the tight lacing got silly. But otherwise.. I've often worn my re-enactment (17th and 18th c) underwear at home, because it's so much more commfortable than modern bras! Sadly, it doesn't work with the cut of modern clothes, or it'd be all I'd ever wear.
thanks! even Victorians didnt go as far as modern tight lacing - and often the photographs were doctored. check our my other video on busting corset myths - or read more there - adamselindisdress.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/corsetted-victorians-and-others-myths-and-reality/
i think corsets look nice
"I love your dress!"
"Thanks, it has pockets"
What is the name of the song of roses in the end?
"Ugh too many layers, must be really uncomfortable."
*...but they had pockets*
This dress is so amazingly beautiful! I love your dressing videos and I learn something new in everyone of them! Thanks for taking the time to make them!
This video, as well as all of your other videos, was wonderful! Thank you for all of the time and research that you put into your work. I am an aspiring fashion historian/seamstress/reenactor myself, and I have learned so much from this youtube channel. The Georgian era is my absolute favourite! In the future, I'd love to see a dressing up video of a middle-class Georgian lady circa 1760-1780 :)
So much history changed. From over the top hair, hoops, and robe dresses of the 18th century to the simple braids and simple neoclassical regency dress of the 1810s. Not just that, from the tightlaced corsets and long elaborate dresses of Victorian and Edwardian Era to a short flapper outfits of the Roaring 20s. From wide balloon dresses of the 50s to the miniskirts of the Swingin 60s. From over the top shoulder pads, acid wash denims and hair sprayed hair of the 80s to the minimal jeans, undershirts, straight hair, and goth look of 90s and the 21st century. History has many ups and downs went it comes to fashion.
That dress's pattern is so beautiful!! I love the whole style of this era!
I love your videos. I'm really into history so this was really inspiring for me to see
When I first started to travel a little my grandmother made me a pair of pockets to wear. They're not embroidered and fancy like some of the older ones but they're very much like the one she wore when she was a child. Seeing you putting out a pair of pockets just brought back a whole bunch of memories for me. Thank you so much for sharing all of your beautiful costumes
Your dresses are beautiful! Even caught my daughter watching and admiring. Binging your videos tonight.
Beautiful dresses, fun video and lovely music. Thanks for making me smile!
Now, this is apparently more my style. That is stunningly gorgeous and seems a lot lighter than other styles in terms of layers - the hoops would allow for better airflow. This is probably the one I'd most fancy wearing. And boy do I love that fabric. I so appreciate these videos.
I never realised until seeing this that the panniers could be used as voluminous pockets and that the gaps at the side of the skirt were there to give access! Or maybe that was just a happy accident. Either way- great to see that there was a time in history when women had high fashion clothes with decent sized pockets. Unlike nowadays.
phoebephoebo .sydney that was definitely on purpose. Gowns and petticoats always had slits in the side so women could reach their pockets.
I've watched most of your videos, and are so educational. For years I thought dresses were already made with an specific sillhoute, and didn't imagine there were layers that created that.
Also I think dresses in past centuries were so beautiful and elegants, and had so many details.
brissallie I love old fashion better than modern :3
brissallie but it's not practical, so I wouldn't want to wear it, however I think it very beautiful and modest
I've considered wearing a regency style simple dress - no padding underneath etc, but not brave enough to go out in it, although if my hubby would have agreed to us renewing our wedding vows for our 25th anniversary this year, I would have worn one :)
You only live once! I bet if you went out in the regency style dress, most people would just think it was really pretty, not odd. It's such a lovely look.
during this era hips did lie
burningplumbranches this is honestly one of the funniest comments I’ve ever seen
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Dont forget the 1880s. That era had humungous derriers!
Wished we still this.......at least we would have POCKETS!!! I love this style of dress!
I love all your videos about getting dressed in gowns at medieval era, victorian era, etc! It really helps me a lot in History of Mode subject in my college. So,Thank You so much! Keep up the good work :D
Brin Z
I love Kelly's outfit! It shows, that people, who did not belong to the richest aristocracy, were wearing perfectly sensible clothes even back then! Kelly's jacket is especially nice,- I would not mind to order such one in marine color.
I swear i could watch these all day
i don't know why but i found your channel and I'm obsessed watching these videos
Amazing and beautiful. All these different videos look as if she stepped out of an historical painting. The detail is incredible!
Thank you so much for all of these videos! These are so fascinating to watch! And I love the music too!
How were the fashions altered for ladies who followed their husbands to warmer climates like the Caribbean or India?
I've been to things in period costume (hoop skirt and corset), outside in a Texas summer and it was actually pretty cool. I made everything out of cotton and the breeze under the skirt was pretty nice. 😊
Lighter fabrics like lightweight cotton and linen were used for warmer climates. :)
Ooh that would make a great vide
@@skippymagrue I can totally see that in dry climates, but the Carribean and India are a lot more humid. I think there must have been some changes according to the weather
What is the name of the song of roses in the end?
I can't get enough of your videos!!
it's so cool to actually visualise what the ladies looked like while studying history!
Love the Watteau back--very elegant!
just gorgeous! I'd love a dress from any of these periods♡
Pockets! That would be such a game changer! The dream!
I know! If any women's clothing manufacturers are reading this, WE WANT POCKETS!
Amazing how the puzzle pieces of clothing fit together to make a beautiful picture!! Such a delightful video!
Wonderful video! The authenticity of your outfits is truly impressive. Easier than dressing as a Victorian woman!
I love your channel: super music ,dresses - you have talent ! Congratulations from Poland
I love this channel! I enjoy how many decades and centuries you cover.
Such a beautiful dress. This is by far my favorite time period of clothing.
So amazing! I seriously want to model for you guys just because all the clothes you have are so beautiful!
Very Pretty Dress- Love the colors, floral pattern and style ☺️👗💕
Love these videos, thank you👏👏👏👏
I'm amazed by your incredible job and it's very interesting to see how wear those old dresses. I'm French and send you my admiration and my congratulations. Regards 🌹🌺🌹
I'm always amazed at the amount of clothes worn then. And the styles, beautiful🎈
Came across your Chanel trying to figure out how my antique button hook is used. Been "Hooked" ever since. Very lovely gowns girls.
Have you made a video on how to wear 13th century clothing? I'm really curious about them since I'm writing a story in a medieval-like setting. Lovely clothes, btw. 😊
see the 500 years of medieval fashion video!
Shame the music source doesn't seem to be included. Such a splendid accompaniment to such wonderful costuming.
Fascinating!!! I've just been watching the Victoria series (I recorded it and saved it in place of downtown) and have been looking at the costumes in a whole new way since watching your videos so thank you for such great videos!
I’m fascinated by the similarities between the farthingales, the panniers and the hard bustle ‘lobster tail’
Her ankles are exposed!::Faints:::
I love your videos. Very informative and entertaining
Such a beautiful look
I've been researching my family history, and a distant grandmother born 1728 was a farmer's wife with a few servants for cleaning, dairy and the nursery, would probably have worn simpler clothes. A long line of farmers, in fact. I suppose they would have helped each other with the lacing, Not a lady's maid, but family parties would go for more elaboration. Those huge skirts look as though they'd fit bigger people, but most people were not very tall. Hence the high heels and maybe galoshes for out of doors.
This dress was breathtaking! Do you make all of these clothes? Amazing! I am in total awe :)
as specified in the credits, yes, i do! :-)
Sorry, didn't stick around that long... had to get to your next video, lol
Beautiful dresses!
I looooove your channel!!!
I would wear this dress no matter how weird it would be in the 21st Century! I probably wouldn't get on public transit though...
dressin to see mozart live with the squad
I always want to applaud at the end of your videos. :)
Oh this period my favourite i think
That's a beautiful dress!!!
Beautiful raiment. I'm sure however that 'simpler' folks
Passed-over aesthetics and
were far more interested in
function.
Getting 'dressed-up' is so much fun, and you look great and feel great too. I think it would be so great if all of the clothing and styles all through history were all hanging in your closet !
Imagine if you had to do this on your own because there was no one else there or something, it must have been so hard!
Belfry Bat if you weren't rich enough to have help, you probably wouldn't dress like that, unless you had a family member to help you.
the fabric itself would have been expensive let alone the under clothes and the shoes.
Watching this is so much fun 😍👏
I love knowing the way are ancestors lived, this is important to know History but they don't teach it in school!!!
stardustgirl .... In the United States, Home Economics used to teach, depending on the teacher, fashion history, while you were learning to sew.... gone now..... 👎 not Politically correct.... not enough people were minding the store😕
ElizaBeth Marshall-Smith that's not necessarily true. Getting rid of extras like home ec, shop and all of that freed up money for the sport teams. My home equity teacher told me there's no extra funds for home ec and it's not really needed any longer.
Why are sports more important than learning to cook, sew and deal with family finance+ household issues? Shouldn't H.E. be offered as an alternative to those that would rather not participate in sports after P.E.?
ElizaBeth Marshall-Smith Because capitalist society wants to make those things seem really challenging so that you pay other people to do them for you (like buying ready meals or other pre-prepared meals). And then in order to afford that, you end up having to work multiple jobs or just long hours in general and then don't have time to do those things yourself either. Remove the teaching of skills and you control a populace much more effectively.
Love these videos! Thanks for sharing!
This is incredible!
This is fabulous! I would looove to design a georgian costume once I have the funds for it, can you show a regency style version of this? It would be so lovely!
I just want to sit and sew these for the rest of my life,
Im watching this in my pyjamas , and thanking the universe I was born in this age
So truth! Historic clothes are interesting to look at, but modern clothes are so much more comfortable! I like to watch beautiful dresses from the past, but modern slinky tops&short shorts stimulate me to train&keep fit, slim&strong. And I can't imagine climbing the tree to pick up some cherries, wearing stays+bustle+long skirts, made of several meters of textile. Also remember, that women in the past never could experience this wonderful feeling, when you run through the summer forest, and the warm wind is caressing your bare legs!
Beautiful dresses and so much easier to put on than the Elizabethan Era.
lovely! must be fun to play dress up for a living.
Crossdressers must have had lots of fun back then.
All of my Hamilton fanart is going to be so _accurate_
Thanks for these vids, btw, they are always so nicely made
Hamilton is awesome!
This is only for British fashion though...
I love your videos. Very fun, and educational too!
this video is one of my favourite videos
It look like time of Queen Marie Antoinette in France 1750 - 1780 so beautiful 💖
Beautiful!!!
Sooooo beautiful !!!
What is the name of the song of roses in the end? Lg
So this is what the Schuyler sisters would have been wearing in their opening song...
Fabulous, so informative
You actually went to Versailles wow
I am so fascinated by "old time" clothing. I thought I had preferences towards the later half of the 18th century but I'm not so sure anymore...
I would love to have a stay, might solve the problems I have finding a bra with larger left than right cup... Bah!
Other than that, I love watching your videos. They make me dream :-)
Dunno if it would work or not, and it would cost time and money, but you could always get fitted properly to make sure you find the correct band size and cup size for the larger breast and then work out what cup size you'd need for the smaller breast and then cut the two bras in half in the front, sew them together and bam! Franken-bra is born.
But yes, stays could help. Unfortunately the shape isn't good for modern clothing. I've tried wearing a late Victorian midbust corset (or at least one based roughly on one, created by Vollers who have been making corsets since the 1800s) underneath modern day clothes and the bust shape you get is just not right at all - so you end up with loose fabric in some areas and snug fabric in others because they were designed expecting your boobs to live in a particular place in a particular shape. Obviously there is the option of just wearing the stays as outerwear.
Can we bring back pocket hoops, please? I'm sick of those useless tiny/fake pockets on women's clothes 🙄😅
wow did you mkae the dress, if so please for the love of god tell me how the pleated sack thing is made, i've studied many on-line photos but they only show them from a distance. It looks part of the main skirt at the back, but that is just weired, if only their were some instructions on-line and a pattern piece to download. I have a book with some instructions but I can't understand it as I have trouble understand diagrames and words trying to describe something. Things only make sense to me when it's pyiscally shown in front of my face with a piece of fabric. Any closes up's pn your dress woudl be appreciated. great videos though from Tracy Fletcher :)
+Traybuff i suggest getting janet Arnold book with patterns. Or attending a specific dressmaking course. We do provide consultation and tuition, please check out website for the rates
I have th ejean hunisette books, but stil can't make sense of patterns. I have no job and even when I did it was only part time in a shop on minimum wage, can't afford a course plus I learn very very slowly, i'm not a fast learner. My mum has been teaching me over 10 years and with working as well it was very hard to pick things up. There was only one course put on in shropshire where i live near wales, and it was for 2 hours a week in the evening when your getting very tired and light is not good. She had 8 students all wanting her attention an dit was £15 a 2 hour session. I only was able to learn 2 things which my mum alwasy skipped as she never has much patience. I find it very hard ot retain information. The other draw back with woring is when I found a course, it was 1 hour after I finihsed work and had ot rush out to it as what held in another village 20 minutes drive away. It's like swings and round abouts, you need a job for money but the courses are ond ays your at work. In retail as well it is very hard to swap shifts just as a one off, let alone for 6 weeks at a time. I had to leave work to look after my mum with cancer. I do many tutorial videos on my youtbe account if you want to look at them. Though mum would explain the complicated parts on the video, I would explain the parts I could jst about understand. This is why I think sewing should be bought back into schools when your education is free, my mum was taught form age in school and they did sewing nearyl every day for a whole morning or afternoon and by the time you were 12 years old, it was expected you were competnat on the sewing machine. The only courses we have local in colleges are textiles, which isn't proper dress making. If I private messaged you on here instead of commenting any chance I could pass my e-mail address to you and maybe you could at least forward me some pics of this georgian dress mainly the pleated sack at the back. I am researching georgian wear for something to do at home, as over the years I've collected many box's of fabric and scrap fabric, just wan to venture into something different. I remember making Scarlett o'Haras bbq dress form gone with the wind. I'd spent 3 months with mum making up the mian dress, then the final thing to do was the frill around the top. It was not an ordinary gathered frill and i was getting very upset at not being able to work it out, mum coudn't either. One lady i america made them to sell and I aksed her very kindly if she could provide some help on the frills, as the only infomration she gave on her wbesite was there are 32 serpentine circles, which meant nothing to us. I explained it was just my hobby and only needed some help on the final part, but no. anyway I watched the dvd fottage one final time and Dad siad maybe they look like spanish frills. So I had an idea, looked up on the internet spanish frills and how to make them, found a link to a link and a tutorial on making these circles you cut through the middle of about 30 or so up on side only and join each seam together. Mum & I do tutorials becuase of lack of information out there for people and people are ever so greatful for the help. It brings smiles on peoples faces when you can help them and you get much more appreciation, especially like me when you have worked everything else out excpet one part and you want to cry. So I progress everything from start to finish on every costume we make, which also helps me becuase we have never made anything the same way twice.
Traybuff I love your channel Tracy. I've referenced it a lot as I'm making the Cinderella 2015 dress. I never knew you guys went through so much! I've just discovered this channel and enjoy the fascinating display of layers. I hope you find what you are looking for, and that your mom will hopefully feel better.
Wow thank you, it has been an amazing experience over the years.
Thank you so much. Entertaining and enlightening.
Can you make a video of the robe anglaise?
Really gorgeous dress! 👌 my friend. thanks for share. Have a pleasant time😀
Stunning outfits! How long would it take to make one (especially the first dress)? I think I commented on your regency video that I have a dress pattern for that era - I'd love to hand sew it in silk, but I dread to think how long it would take!
time depends on the skill and experience. for somebody to make a shift will take 4 days - for a more experienced person it can be 4 hours. you will only get faster when you practice!
Thanks for your reply :)
Was it hand stitched? Sounds fab though!
I am well impressed! I'm not brave enough to do it (yet). Well done, I expect you're so proud :D
In my opinion, Regency is one of the simpler/faster styles to make, but I've never hand sewed a garment for a person (doll clothes don't count) so I don't know. Depends on your experience, I guess.
What is the title/who is the composer of the woodwind quintet piece used in this video?
I love this type of clothing it was so elegant and the fabrics where amazing
Could you please tell me how much money it would cost then and now make all of these garments would love to know ?
lovely ♡
Next year (if time allows us to) a friend and I wish to go to a ball at Versailles, where you aren't allowed admittance without a correct(ish) period costume. I have never in my life sewn anything this elaborate, and I find myself immediately drawn more towards the robe anglaise, but would the robe francaise be more appropriate? And is there any advice you can give me on creating my first 18th century costume?
i have been at that ball - dont worry much about costume, the attire varied from amazingly accurate stuff to a basic fancy dress from Tesco... i would suggest the book my American duchess on making your first costume
priorattire alright!! Thank you very much for that! I'll look up the book!
Priorattire is right on the recommendation. Also, if you aren't an experienced sewer, a Robe Francaise is substantially easier to make, as the fit is much more free.
Did you get to visit Versailles in your dresses?
+Shawna Spadafore yes
I've been watching a few videos and I haven't seen my answer either their or in the comments, so I'm hoping you can help me:
What are the differences between stays and corsets? Why did one change for the other?
Thanks! Love learning about these outfits.
Stays were more lightly boned and were designed to lift and support the breasts and improve the posture. Corsets were worn from the Victorian era up until WW1. They were more heavily boned and tightly laced, and provided a lot of waist reduction, which stays didn't really do.
Mostly a name change, though like the garment known first as a smock, then a shift, then a chemise, the name is often helpful in dating the outfit.
Stays evolved into corsets. Both in style and function and in name. Stays were often referred to as pairs of bodies (spelling varies as there was no standardised spelling) which evolved to bodice. They were called a pair because often they were made of two halves laced front and back. Corset comes from the old French cors (which means bodice) with -et added at the end.
Both of them were designed to provide bust support and to give a fashionable silhouette and to provide a way to support the weight of the skirts and petticoats worn on top.
The main difference is in the kinds of shape they provided. Stays provided a more conical shape then as fashions changed and higher waistlines on dresses were favoured, the shape of the stays changed and became more reminiscent of later corsets. During the Regency era, the stays were very lightly stiffened and were a lot shorter - often only covering the bust more like a bra or boob tube top does today. Then as wider skirts came back into fashion again, the waist position again changed. And this time there was more focus on making the waist smaller. Corsets started having split busks (two part busks which allow the wearer to dress themselves with ease).
As to boning, its not strictly true that corsets had sturdier boning than stays. Both could be stiffened by a variety of different materials. In fact, the Pretty Housemaid corset style by Symmington Corset company was stiffened by lengths of tightly rolled pieces of paper! They had a steel spoon busk at the front with an underbusk to provide more support so the busk was less likely to snap if you were stooping a lot (as housemaids would do) and then one bone at the side seam and a couple supporting the eyelets. This gave a flexible corset whilst still being "sturdy" enough to give the fashionable silhouette.
Both stays and corsets were boned with baleen (from the filters of the whale's mouth, so not strictly whale bone) which has this fantastic property where it warms up with body heat and can mold itself to your figure. Victorians took advantage of this and some corset companies would steam-mold the corsets to get the fashionable shape pre-broken in. And as for the steel bones which came later, they were actually very flexible and light weight too. Bones were usually between 3mm and 5mm wide and not very thick either. Modern corset bones are a lot wider and thicker and less flexible than the ones the Victorians used. And as the fabric quality we have now is just not as good as it used to be, modern corsets end up being made of far more layers just to prevent stretch of the corset. It makes them a lot heavier. Victorian corsets were often single layered or had maybe two layers of much finer quality fabric.
I've probably given both too much and not enough detail here...
@@AlexaFaie Very interesting and nicely explained, thank you!
I’ve always wanted to wear historic dresses, but I’m afraid I can’t afford them
i would love to see a historically inclined young lady wear a gown like this to her prom
As someone who loves reenacting and went to prom, if I wanted to be accurate but pretty, I'd have to spend A LOT as I can't sew. A petticoat alone can easily go up to 100 just based on the material.
Challenge accepted! I have an everyday/"undress" outfit based on the 18th century (which I made), but not any of the accurate undergarments. I also made an 1830s-esque ballgown, would probably wear that.
Fascinating !!!
Did they always wear two sets of pockets?
How have i only just seen this lol. Well done - looks fab :) and Hmmm...I recognise those stays :) xxx
My husband saw I was in mock Georgian dress and said Bootylicious...
Beautiful. I suppose if this were your time you would be used to it-but I think I would go insane with all that on! Lol. Thankyou!😱😍
thank you so much for this.
They had better pockets then women do now!
I've now watched several of your videos. Seems to me that, since during the times that you're interpreting, there weren't any "off-the-rack" clothing pieces. So it seemed as though dresses were kind of put together, in pieces, onto the body. And since all of these pieces are adjustable, they could be (perhaps) passed down through the family. But I think I read somewhere that most women had their clothes made for them...?
clothes were made for people - but also made by them individually, not everyone s= could afford a personal dressmaker/ tailor. and yes, clothes were valuable items and passed on from one member of the family to the other, from the lady to the servant etc - it usually involved remaking and refitting the garment, either to the wearer's body or to make it more fashionable. often dresses would be completely stitched and reshaped. lots of evidence for that! i would suggest a better source next time ;-)
priorattire ...all those subscribers and I get a personal reply?? Cool...
I try to answer all interesting and genuine questions. it is the rude and stupid ones that i ignore.... ;-)