Getting Dressed in the 18th Century - The Brunswick 

"Women commonly wore what was referred to as "booty shorts" to attract the male gaze" 😂😂

An absolutely wonderful idea!

That's a great idea.

Haha, I wonder how long they could stretch that out? Otherwise it may be a 30s video

"The shirt is made of a simple cotton blend that provides warmth but doesn't stifle her. She sniffs it first to make sure it hasn't been worn too many times already"

Is white skin your only idea of beauty?

What on earth would make you ask that question?

@@housewifehoneybee2784 what on Earth would make you think that skin like milk is the only idea of beauty?I'm just asking,just a general question.

Nobody said that though.

@@housewifehoneybee2784 ohk,I just asked.

🎶How could you leave me when I needed to possess you? I hated you, I loved you, too🎶 😄

And don't forget the trend of jeans with holes in them, and the more holes, the more money you pay. Would boggle the minds of those of earlier eras.

that is usually what pockets are for.

In the next few years we women wont have pockets at all

@@Mureirsa i am a young adult female c:

I read this comment the exact moment I heard it in the video

Carrying*

Clara Grace ikr 😢😢😢

and they're gorgeous! I would seriously tie them round the belt-loops of my jeans and be so happy!

I know right guys are so lucky!!!!😒

If you have some basic sewing skills and some scraps of fabric you can always extend your pockets!

Clara Grace I was almost thinking that those pockets need to be brought back. If designers nowadays don’t want to give us deep enough pockets, then at least give us slits in pants or skirts so we can use our own, thanks.

So we will buy purses to hold those things. As for me, I shop in the men's section for my trousers and short pants.

Because if they do, they can't sell you purses.

Bulkiness

One of the reasons is the popularity of slimness and clothes being form fitting. If you have pockets full of wallets and keys it makes everything bulky and ruins the whole form fitting visual. Things like dresses aren’t big/puffy/and multilayered like they used to be all those factors made pockets easy to hide, pockets on dresses are really obvious now-a-days, so therefore again pocket bulges ruins the look

Rae Smith well it just wouldn’t give the desired shape. In our time it’s unappealing (and uncomfortable) to have a big blocky thing sticking out of your behind or on your sides. Also capitalism.

and prior attire's videos, i appreciate the familiarity of it lol

Sooooo you wear a chemise and stockings? Neat. Doesn't that get warm?

That and the constant reference in the comments to not having pockets in modern day fashion LOL

And that no one wore underwear. When did we stop airing and start wearing?

and linen closed at the back with tapes

Lilydachile Paparika Bhahahaha true

😂 also I love your username (had to bring that up sorry 😂)

Yah, hahaha!!!Hello Draco from Slytherin~~

Sksksksksks and I oop

same

Right? I need an excuse to dress like this without looking crazy

Elise Scarpa not crazy!

I'm going to start wearing capes in the winter. I don't care what other people think of it.

Why not? I mean, if you can wear tattooos and piercings and all kinds of hairstyles and everything, then why not something old-fashioned? I do not mean the full thing, but why not alter some items in this direction? There is a vid on youtube somewhere, where a seamstress made a walking skirt for modern times, it was awesome, how it worked out, being old fashioned and not "crazy" at all at the same time.

i think i would die cause im the type of gal to take on and off my scarf on a hot summers day because a few seconds in the shadow with a breeze will make me cold, or when the indoor aircon is way hotter or colder than outside. i cant commit to a shirt let alone an entire outfit how do you do it?

Usually they just let it run or used pieces of cloth to stop the blood.

@@aestheticcat8976 but wouldn't that be uncomfortable to where or just let it go down your leg? and wouldn't it smell too?=_=

They didnt leave the house really during those times. for that reason. throught out history women have free bled, used rags, or sat on a pot. but for the longest of times, you just didnt do shit.

@@faflamingo2193 could you tell me more?

Melvin Sally well not just wombs. You’re really adding a feminist flare to it. But women during those times were pregnant all the time. Contraceptive pills are a quite new invention after all.

Bcz they always thought about convenience

Old skool pockets are where it’s at! Can you imagine the connivence of not having to carry a purse? I love a good bag but I hate that I NEED it

Maggie E I am seriously considering adding a belt and a drawstring pouch á la medieval fashion to the dresses that can’t have a pocket. Just need to make some suitable pouches in pretty fabrics first.

Nillie yea and figure out how to add the pocket opening without ruining your dress/ skirt

@@maggiee639 I have a couple of circle skirts that have shallow pockets that I am considering deepening. The challenge is that the pocket is between the top skirt and the lining/built-in petticoat.

Unless it was a reinforced wig, I'm curious to know what kinds of products they used back in the day to make her hair stand so rigidly, and how long the process actually took.

They already have a video for that. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nUmO7rBMdoU.html

@@karlijns4816 And the maid in this is the woman from that video! The Lore gets even deeper.

It depends on the weather , area and status . Any women from any status was able to be a working woman and actually was a working women and certain women no matter what status wasn't.... Cause they just wasn't . It also depends if they worked indoors/outdoors and the job they have.

They're girlfriends

@@personalpersonal9356 What are you talking about? High status ladies couldn't work. It was unheard of in polite company. They couldn't own property or businesses. That's why their economic position was so tenuous. Jobs were reserved for the poor, like working in a factory, or in the fields, at a mill, or as a servant. Wealthy women just didn't work, on average. There are exceptions to every rule, of course, but they are just that: exceptions.

Yes, look for her too in the summer version of 18th century working dress - haymaking!

that’s because she is lol.

I-

THE LORE GETS DEEPER

Anthony Malesys fabric back then was a lot more breathable as it was all natural and houses weren’t as well isolated as they are now, so it woudn’t be that hot

They wouldn't be. This is something you'd wear when it's colder

When it came to summer,they wore lighter materials and a bit less layers

I actually wear floor length skirts all the time, and if they’re natural fabric (cotton, linen, etc) they breathe really well. Also air circulated under them really well so you don’t get super hot. As long as you can cool your pulse points (for instance using a fan to evaporate any sweat around your face and neck) you still stay relatively cool. 😊

These are winter clothes! =)

Corsets aren't technically breathable since people used to pull them really right so they could hardly breathe in them

Yuri Gacha-Chan Tight lacing was actually very rare and quite shocking to the people of the time. Only very few aristocratic and high class women did it,but most,especially working class women,wore their corsets comfortably to give them a fashionable silhouette and support,much like bras today. I’m not an expert by the way,this is just what I’ve gathered.

Noor Azraq Even those few who did tightlace generally only did so for fancy occasions. There is at least one surviving example of a wardrobe where the lady’s morning gowns were four inches larger in the waist than her ball gowns.

@@yurigacha-san1367 tight-lacing then was like botox now: very very very few did it, and everyone talked about how ridiculous it was, and marveled that anyone would do it. It really wasn't common whatsoever. It's a shame that is so commonly-believed. :(

@@annedavis3340 I didn't know that... That's what I was taught but clearly the teacher was wrong. Guess it's not just doctors that suck in Poland :(

Miriam D Yessss!!!!

Omfg. I thought i was the only one to think that

Yess!

That's exactly why I watch them

Gummyqueen Doesstuff same!

Come now.. that's at least 3 outfits considering what folks wear now 😂

If you want to make modern clothes from the fabric you could get a full wardrobe

Simon Macomber yeah I thought that as well, same with the petticoats that tie in the back

@@laurarose8481 And unable to raise the upper arms due to the tight neckline.

@Expastelline ♡ yea she does

Grace good luck! Sewing clothes is fantastic! Check out Bernadette banner, and Catherine hat on RU-vid. They’re both inspirations! Don’t compare yourself, just watch and enjoy! You can do it for a living, I promise, I would pay for someone else to make me an outfit! 😜

I’m currently attempting to do a historically accurate colonial stays for my felicity American doll(I made one with a pattern I did without thought to accuracy, hotglue and no sewing, but it isn’t terrible ) it’s so difficult, but it’s not going terribly so far. I’ll then move onto a bum roll, and maybe a new dress(I have a lot of her dresses as well the dress my sisters it for her Elizabeth doll(they were friends in story so similar fashions, just higher class English fashion) that are for the most part accurate to fashion, class, political stance(English loyalists and colonial patriots), silhouettes, and fabrics

@@squidneythesquid2487 wow that's so neat! yes stays are so difficult! I made my own pair and they fit me okay but are a bit crooked. Pretty good for a first try. I'm finish my first English gown right now and I've sewn a petticoat, bum roll, and handmade 18th century chokers. at the moment (literally at I'm typing this, I am making an 18th century disk hat

@@kitdubhran2968 thank you! I am opening an Etsy shop to sell some of my clothing and hats so I really appreciate the encouragement!

Grace thank you, and good luck on your hat. The project I’m planning to do soon is my Halloween costume (Arya Stark), I figured it’d be cheaper or even equal in price to buy fabric and a pattern, and have it look, feel, and fit better than if I were to run to spirit Halloween and grab it. I even found a pattern that is literally the outfit I want to replicate. I can make a sword out of paper, I can go thrifting for anything that could be modified and turned into a good prop.

Clare Right? And I love red hair so much!

True!

You can’t buy that colour in a bottle she’s very lucky ❤️

@@fuzzyx2face Well, it is very beautiful, but her hair is definitely dyed, with henna.

ikrrrr

Iw as thinking the same thing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Pretty English rose, happy?

She is amazing!

Accidental ASMR...

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tUsZQobX3Uw.html ✌🏻

Heeehee.

That wouldn’t have been much of an issue back then. Females didn’t go to school.😢

@@marciawaldstreicher3966 They did in other countries. They didn't go in Europe that often. In Ancient Egypt a female could be a doctor

We plan to make a separate film on creating 18th Century hairstyles with Liv Free and model Kate Fenwick.

I think you meant striking.

Check out Priorattire channel on RU-vid. She is amazing ❤

I was LITERALLY just wondering the same thing! I need an explanation, how did they deal with that?

Yes please! I think you are pretty much the only people who could handle this tastefully, while giving us an information packed education at the same time. Please please please!

I have read that because the historians were mostly men they didn't bother recording such things and so not much is known. I know that rags were used but did women dare to leave the bedroom during that time of the month?

I think a sort of belt tied around the waist to hold a rag is pretty standard for a lot of historical dress that predates panties and modern period supplies. People still do that today across the world if they don’t have access to anything else.

Theres a red petticoat mentioned in some old movies about having one ehen your a woman , i guess they had that one so if they leaked past their ripped rags they w9uld have backup. I bet they would sew something like underwear for themselves and stuff rags into it . Also i imagine alot of women wouldnt hit puberty till later on then they would be pregnant all the time so less periods but yeah i think probably rags were worn and they would sew some type of holding device . Or stay indoors

Watching this from Brunswick (Germany) 😀😀👋

Brunswick, Ohio!

Watching this from the toilet in my bathroom

Brunswick gets around!

Pia Pips me too! Hi😊

You don't have to be of a specific religion to be a housewife! If that's the lifestyle you want to carry, go for it. 😊😊

It was a fashion thing during the regency era, to carry a small handbag. Pockets never really fully returned in fashionable dress

@@VicvicW That is most likely why woman started to wear men's jeans in the 50's. My said she would steal her brothers all the time.

@@VicvicW handbags used to be worn by men, but like high heels became a symbol of femininity...

@@debbieboring3422 I recently invested in a pair of Levi's jeans for the first time and while checking the fit in front of the mirror I put my hands to the pockets without thinking about it and HOLY SHIT

If you are wearing corsets, especially if there are multiple layers of petticoats, getting underpants up and down is a PITA, if not impossible. Leaving them off, or (later) wearing split drawers that didn't need to be pulled down was much more practical, and with so many layers, a lady's modesty wasn't at risk...

Same here✌🏻. My Grandmother was born on the 26th of May 1889. Sadly she Passed away in 1967, before I was born in 1971. But I bear her name💞.

They didn't have a problem with that. He undoes his fly, she tosses up her skirts, and they're good to go. The mistake you make is thinking you have to get undressed. (grin) The clothing was certainly no impediment to me conceiving my oldest son at a reenacting event.

Yeah! It was fine to wear, and was quite common at the time.

I think that hairstyle excludes most caps and hats.

You would be beheaded thinking you're a witch.

Get off My yard then I’ll play the part and cackle as they chop my head off

@@citlalliir You could start your own religion, lol.

Get off My yard i meannnn

😂👌🏻

Wealthy women would have stayed home in their private apartments.

A loincloth of wool was the typical solution. Absorbs well and can be washed easily for reuse.

@@suzbone wealthy women who are married most likely were pregeant consistently, so periods weren't as common for them. Harlots just the same

Tina Severinovna Me omg right?! I think most woman had to seclude themselves or like use cloth. But idk. They never address that in “period” dramas hahaha accidental pun there but it works lol.

Tina Severinovna Me true. I’ve never researched it but I have read reports about what happens with women in other counties nowadays. It’s very sad because so many young girls don’t get proper educations because they stay home during that time of the month. As for the working women of years ago, my guess would be cloth fashioned in some way but I’ve truly never seen or read anything to explain what they used to do.

They used either a very absorbent moss as a tampon, or as you said, a cotton cloth that would be tied around the waist and washed. There's a video somewhere in RU-vid where they show one of those in a museum. It's from the Elizabethan era.

We plan to, but would need support. To begin with we are going to recreate Dido Belle preparing for her portrait to be painted.

@@calicocloth thank you for answering my question! I look forward to seeing more diversity on this wonderful channel!

KM W That is something we are passionate about x