Honestly, I really love this and would gladly take the time to dress like this every day. It’s absolutely gorgeous. It takes no more time than putting on makeup or doing hair (in some cases less) and looks amazing!
I was going to say the same thing! This video is only 7 minutes long. She only fast forwarded through lacing up the second set of laces, so what 10-15 minutes to get dressed. So long as you knew what you were going to wear with what accessories! XD Add another 10 minutes to and hour for the hairstyle and is WAY easier than the make up a lot of women be doing!
@@Julesb2183 - Ms Prior Attire addresses that in this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tY_IP4DrKb4.html Bear in mind that many of the outfits displayed would have been worn by a woman with money and servants. Hence, no need to scrub floors in your damask kirtle and wool petticoat. Women who worked hard wore fewer layers. They would tie up their overskirts, as seen in many illustrations, and may have worn only one light layer over the stays or perhaps may not have worn any layers over the stays. Very wealthy women lived in huge houses and stone castles. Without central heating or large expanses of window glass, these buildings may never have warmed up during the day. So overheating would not be a problem in those cases.
You just saw her get dressed in 7 1/2 minutes. Admittedly the footage was sped up, but I would say it probably didn’t take her much more than 15 minutes to get dressed.
I always thought old-type of dresses were a single (or 2) layers and everything was just a part of a big heavy dress, but now I see how intrincate these clothes are!
Ikr, I was just looking at Elizabethan era paintings and I was mortified by the fashion, I searched up irl videos of these types of dresses to see if that’s how they actually dress, this definitely looks nicer lol!
Dear Lord: as much as I admire the beautiful clothing and fashion of the time: I can't imagine the effort: I struggle to look groomed just to make it in time for School drop off lol
Kas I think they got up at least an hour an half before going to school or doing morning chores BTW: the cat makes video even more similar to royal medieval portraits 😂 😂
I love the cat photobombing. When he went under the skirt it looked like he was checking that your legs are still there. But definitely a fun place to hide. Also loved your explanation that the stays were actually pretty comfortable and were actually a means of support well before bras.
As a reenactor, I find your videos to be quite wonderful and a treat to watch. Having to dress like this on your own really makes you appreciate the finer points of historical costuming. Also I love the photobombing kitty. Mine liked to play with my laces whenever I leaned over to do a bit of "adjusting", haha!
Reminds me of the time Laura had a kitten climb up her hoopskirt in church (These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder)! That's one of my favorite chapters!
Hey, love your videos, and as a person who can barely do a basic bun, I would love to see you make tutorials on some common hairstyles from these different eras to go along with the beautiful fashion.
she isn't very good at hair, but there are plenty of hairstyling tutorials on youtube. If you want to learn the basics of braiding and styling, I suggest the channel Silvousplaits. She has a bunch of videos on different braids, using pins, and other things like that.
I've always been fascinated with Tudor and Victorian clothing (esp. in portraits); but it is exhausting to watch, let alone put on. Though I highly appreciate people like you who keep the culture and legacy alive!
Enjoy this video? More than words could ever convey, m'lady! Your way of displaying historical fashion from foundation garments to finished finery, while putting to rest many of the myths about how unweildy and uncomfortable these garments are, is nothing less than breathtaking!
The cat reminds me of a story by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was wearing a hoop skirt and sitting in church. A stray kitten wandered in through the open door of the church and sauntered up the aisle as if he owned the place. The next thing LIW knew, there was a scratching and clawing at her feet and looking down, the tip of the kitten's tail disappeared under her hoop skirt. She had to sit there, quiet, in her pew in this prim and proper, 19th-century church while the kitten climbs up the hoops and plays inside of her skirt.
you've inspired me to create my own late victorian style dress, though I doubt it'll be as historically accurate as yours. you have such a wonderful talent and your dresses are so beautiful!
The time spent lacing those stays makes me VERY glad for nice easy split busks on Victorian corsets! Also, I agree wholeheartedly on cats loving any form of hooped skirt. A few of my costuming friends have learned that cats need to be locked in another room if you don't want them in there while dressing... my theory is that it's a perfect hybrid of a box and a bag for playing in.
ever read "These Happy Golden Years" by Laura Ingalls Wilder? It's part of the Little House series, near the end there's a chapter when Laura is at church and a kitten comes up the aisle, a little dog sees it and starts barking and the kitten hides inside Laura's hoopskirt. She manages to keep a straight face until the dog comes her way and she just cracks up thinking what might happen if the dog discovers the kitten...later her family tells her off for laughing in church but once she tells them what happened they laugh too.
Oh my goodness! So many layers! So many things to lace up! I only suffered something similar on my wedding day, with a LONG row of buttons with tight loops to hook over them, all down the back of the dress. My sister did those; I didn't have to. I just had to stand and wait, and that was hard enough. I did wear a crinoline under the dress, and had a very long train to maneuver. For dancing, the train was bustled up. I felt like a princess, but I cannot imagine having to deal with even that every day, let alone the procedure shown in this video! Wow!
Sara Petersen heehee I have a hoopskirt too (a more modern one made of polyester with wire hoops) and my dog (who is about cat sized) stood there sniffing it like "what the heck is this, how did you get so big around?"
Seriously, well done. It's a chore to get dressed in all of that. I know the servants of the era wore less complicated clothing, but the middle class had to look turned out and didn't always have help dressing. Thank goodness for maids!
I love how the video always show how imposing she looks in the dress and then cuts directly to how petite she is underneath. That really proves why the dress(es) was made that way back then. Expertly done!
Violet DK I'm thinking the same i love all the vintage and antique items but mostly the lives and clothing of past era's I'm glad that I'm not the only one always think that i born in the wrong years...😬
given the fact that there was no central heating, all the layers really helped keeping warm in the fall, winter and early spring:) it saved some extra wood in the fireplace:)
So unique that literally every dressing from before this era here and onward, begins with the longish cotton nighty that they slept in. That would feel odd these days wouldn't it? Just getting up, doing a wash, and then just layering on all your outerwear over the nightgown you had just woken up wearing! I'm aware most of us girls would've had a few of the cotton nighty's, not just the one but still. I love love your channel! It's so exciting to see all the outfits, and I've always admired corsets. They're like art to me. I've got a trunk full of around 75 unique corsets of this day as well as historical! I always have a few hanging or displayed in my dressing area just because I love to gaze upon them every day. 💜💕 Also the bloomers - split and plain or adorned with ribbons and lace (the beautiful French lace!💓)! I've always just had a thing for all the different under pinnings. Your channel is like a drug for me lol. Thank you for sharing all of your amazing special things as well as the interesting facts. Lovely..
The outer fabrics look gorgeous! Very interesting to learn that the undergarments were not nearly as uncomfortable as I'd been led to believe. This was fun to watch! Thank you! :D
@@ellefleming5113 sounds more like women nowadays. that only took that women 10 minutes to put on. i added an extra 3 longer than the video because she fast forwarded through the second set of laces. add about an extra 10 minutes to and hour for the hairstyle.
Nursie : I had three sisters, and they were named Donald, Eric and Basil. Queen Elizabeth I : Then why's your name Nursie? Nursie : That ain't my real name. Queen Elizabeth I : Isn't it? Nursie : No. Queen Elizabeth I : What's your real name? Nursie : Bernard
Thank you for this video. It helped me in my research to re-create an Elizabethan lady and create a OOAK Barbie doll as an Elizabethan lady for my collection. She turned out beautifully!!!
Thanks! Very interesting to see what went into these costumes. It's interesting that they are both wearing more and less than we expect. Despite modern opinion, most of it does not look so bad or torturous. (Granted, in this one, the neck ruffs look irritating, but that's probably my personal preference. lol I have trouble with neckscarves around my face, never mind something like that! Loved the fact the kitty joined you for awhile. Too cute! Animals make videos better. :D
about the neck ruffs...i read a comment in a fashion history book along the lines of "they gave the wearer's head the unsightly appearance of being served on a platter"...I thought it was funny yet true. Yes they look annoying to wear and rather silly, but there is a certain charm to them as well.
I love this period very much, as I worked a dew seasons at the Renaissance Faire in Southern California. When you sign up to be a part of the Faire you must go to classes and learn everything Elizabethan, they were very strict, you had to talk, walk, sing, dance, eat and dress in perfect period style. Unless you were on break backstage where you could relax for a while. I worked on the main stage 4 times a day and was part of a group of actors called Lovers, Liars and Fools. We did short excerpts from plays by Shakespeare which included sword fighting scenes and bits of comedy. We would wear traditional masks as we played different characters. We had to audition to get hired. The stage shows were roughly 45 minutes each and when we were not on stage we were free to do as we wished adding ambience to the park and entertaining the guests. Everyone who worked at the Faire had to become a member of a guild and we were part of the Guild of St. Boniface the patron saint of the arts. There were many guilds for different groups, and everyone was placed in a class, I was middle class. I had to(as well as everyone) create a fully detailed character that I portrayed and had to be able at any time be approached by the public and answer questions as to where I was from, what’s my name, when was I born, etc. and my character name was Thomas Witten, which is the actual name of my ancestor who lived in England at the time of the Renaissance. I was a theatre major in college with a minor in costume design. So I got to design my costume and I had a seamstress make the entire thing. I first went to the garment district and bought all the fabrics and trim and buttons. My outfit was green and burgundy. I had a beautiful white Cotten undershirt with voluminous sleeves, pleated all around, at the neck and the cuffs there were box pleats and silk ribbons to tie them shut. I learned how to tie the ribbons on my wrists with perfect bows, it takes some skill as you know. I wore grey cotton leggings that had ribbons to tie them shut. On top of my leggings I wore a pair of burgundy corded velvet pants that had silver buttons at the knee and a matching codpiece that had silver buttons to keep it closed all of the buttons had corded loops to go through. My vest was a lovely green heavy cotton weave with burgundy piping and it buttoned down the front with so many silver buttons that matched all the other buttons on my outfit. I had padded rolled shoulders like you do in this video, however my sleeves were laced into the roll through metal agrets and had very long burgundy satin ribbons that you would attach the sleeves with and tie in big bows they had silver tips that weighted them down and there was if I can remember, six laces on each shoulder. The sleeves we’re the same color as my vest with burgundy piping and light green Cotten lining , the vest had white muslin lining. My sleeves had buttons all along the side and you would button through a loop and pull out a puff of the white cotton undershirt in between each button all the way down the arm. You also had the option of lacing the sleeves so as they would lay behind your back and just have the puffy white sleeves showing. I had a big black leather belt with a silver buckle around my waist and it had a small black pouch with a silver button in the shape of a sleeping dragon where I could keep my papers and money. Long black leather knee boots that laced all the way up with leather cords and black calves skin leather gloves with gauntlets of matching burgundy suede. My hat was a round felt tan color with corded ribbon branding and 3 5’ long ringtail pheasant feathers that trailed behind me that I used to tickle the ladies when I was walking. And last was a grey wool cape that buttoned at the neckline and had slits for my sleeves to go through and was floor length. It was perfect on a cold misty morning and doubled as a blanket on which to lie down and nap on the grass or use as a ground cover to eat picnic lunch that we had every afternoon in front of the public. We carried large reed baskets with our lunch in it and only ate fruits and nuts and bread and cheese and some smoked fish, exactly what would be period. And let us not forget the best accessory of all was a pewter flagon that had a length of thick black silk cord tied to its handle so as to carry it around your waist. And I had a small silver dagger in a. Leather sheath that i kept in the top of my boot. The knife came in handy to peel fruit and cut cheese and we drank so much beer all throughout the day. It was my favorite time of my life so many years ago, me and my best friends playing all weekend long. Though the costume was many layers and heavy fabrics I was always cool in the heat and warm in the cold.. Thanks for bringing back to life my memories of my youth, I have a picture of myself laying down asleep on the grass of a hill under the shade of a tall tree, dressed fully in my costume. I look so peaceful just taking a nap, my long golden curls of hair shining in the sun. How i do miss my full head of golden curls long and flowing.this was 30 years ago and I was a young man in my late twenties. A much simpler life we had back then without cell phones to tie us down.
Such glorious clothes but I tell you I get a ruddy panic attack every time I watch layer after layer go on - and the lacing! - my anxiety hits the roof! How on earth did they stand being so buried in fabric all day! Even such glorious stuff is still restrictive.
not restrictive at all - these are all silks, very light, breathable, and the clothes are made to fit me - something nowadays we rarely have an occasion to experience. a pleasure to wear
I've lived for years in a country without central heating or reliable electricity, and my reaction, to be honest, is "looks nice and warm!" You don't even need a mini ice age to need lots of layers if you don't have central heating, because whether you're indoor or outdoors, it's pretty much the same. I dress in multiple layers all winter. (And don't wear coats, because why? It's not as if I can take them off anywhere. Many layers is the way to go! Much more comfortable.)
Thank you ladies for weighing in. Yes, I do grasp layering as a great way to stay warm...but for my (apparently extreme) clothing claustrophobia being "trapped" via lacing or things going over my head gives me a bit of panic. I have been known to kick off laced trainers when my feet feel confined! I make no pretense of being normal!
+Avery Mileu "Stone buildings, uninsulated wood buildings." Good point. I live in a "small brick barn" which sits in the garden of a house and my kitchen has a tiled floor directly on the ground. It is COLD and that can be felt through my felt slippers. So an important part is the shoes one wore in addition to this dress, because most rooms would not have been heated during the time.
Sorry but I gotta say it caused I thought it!there weren't any showers then lol! Only running water was the maid trying to get water to before you freeze!!lol Man I just barely get dressed now if I had to do all that .I be in the bed for days resting!!lol
Your patience and skill in putting on these gowns is admirable. I could never do it, but boy do I love watching. I've been binging on your videos all day, lol. And please don't think we're bored when it's taking you awhile to lace or button something.... it's relaxing and a joy to watch! :)
priorattire if you know what you are doing. I’m guessing that even seeing your examples it would take me at the very least half an hour. Still i would love to own one period gown to dress up every once in a while. It looks beautiful
People exaggerate too much, it’s not even that long of a process, they’re just not use to it cause they actually covered themselves back then compared to most people now lol
Thank you for showing this, really demystifies the period gowns, it is really hard to understand how these clothes were constructed and worn in real life. Awesome!
