Rating Keira Knightley's Period Drama Dresses on Historical Accuracy 

Just a minor thing, “stays” is plural. I say “a stays” in the video, which is my bad 🥴🥴🥴

Keira Knightley when she's offered a film set in present day: 🤢🤮⁉️🚫

all of the inaccuracies in pride and prejudice 2005 can be excused because joe wright gave us the Hand Scene™

the atonement green dress lives in my head rent free

we’re eating good today 🍽

I just like to think of her costume at the start of pirates as her dad buying a dress that's too small for her and had to tightlace her so much insisting it was fashionable somewhere far away because he doesn't want to admit he made a mistake.

Even though the Bennett’s are class type wise, higher than the Bingley’s, it’s made very clear throughout the book that they still don’t have that money. Class is class, but it doesn’t inherently make you wealthy- unlike the American idea of it where class is wealth. Basically, the Bennett’s are middle class. Jane Austen herself was the daughter of a gentleman, but she was in no way wealthy.

I actually liked how the red dress in Pirates was sort of tacky because in my mind, I always imagined that it came from a lady of the night or something along those lines. Which is why I think it's sort of an insult for Barbosa to ask Elizabeth to wear it.

my pick for keira costumes have gotta be from the duchess (srry atonement 😔) i just adore a big skirt, other than the military-esque dress my favorite is the lighter blue one where she has the giant feather in her hair! and only because once upon a time i did a video on it, she wears 37 dresses throughout the film!

Lizzie is not a tomboy, she just likes to read more than she likes fawning over soldiers and is in good shape from lots of walking.

i was waiting for "The other Boleyn girl" and then i remembered that was Natalie Portman not Keira Knightley, i swear they're the same person

SAW KEIRA KNIGHTLEY AND IMMEDIATELY CLICKED

please do Anne With An E!!! i would love to see your take on it!

Karolina Zubrowska's video on corsets is a great watch for anyone wanting to learn more about corsets and their perceived oppressive nature lol

Can you do EMMA 2020 the costumes looked really pretty but I don't know how historically accurate they are

Please do a Sophia Copella “Marie Antoinette” costume analysis! Fabulous video as always xx

TIME STAMPS: 0:54 Pirates of the Caribbean (1720's) 4:13 Pride and Prejudice (1790's) 8:38 Atonement (1930's - 1940's) 10:32 The Duchess (1770's - 1790's) 15:54 A Dangerous Method (1900's) 17:55 Anna Karenina (1870's) 22:02 The Imitation Game (1939-1945, 1952) 24:37 Colette (1893-1910)

The thought of Mina making a deep dive video on Marie Antoinette's costume design just sparked the biggest joy 🎆

If you're open to suggestions lmao, I haven't seen anyone do analyses of historical costuming on Broadway (or musical theater in general but if we're talking musicals with a lot of information and images accessible.......... it's Broadway usually) and people have made some CHOICES.

Directors: Keira, please be in a movie set in the present day Keira: No❤️

I was so happy when you uploaded. Great video! My perspective on the “french* women must have learned not to breathe“ thing in Pirates of the Carribean: I always understood the scene as her dad having sent too small measurements to France*, so the dress he gifted her didn't actually fit. As in, he had the dress made for a 16 year old Elizabeth, but now she's 17 and grew a little. And she forgot to consider that fact when she critized the “corset“ or whatever. I most definately am rationalizing way way too much here 😌 Edit: *London in England, not France

don't be shy, drop the top 15 costume design video 👀

I can’t look at Keira Knightley now with out thinking about that account on TikTok that does impressions of her 😂

Mina is the D'Angelo Wallace of the costuming community and we love to see it

Not sure if youre taking suggestions but id love to see an analysis of the costumes in Outlander, Gone with the Wind, My Fair Lady, interview with a vampire, titanic, Moulin Rouge or phantom of the opera! Thanks for the amazing content as usual😊

Love how informative you are 😭MORE MORE MORE!

I feel like the Pirates of the Caribbean corset inaccuracy is somewhat justifiable because a) the corset being too tight for her to breathe in and causing her to fall is an actual plot point, not just a throwaway line b) the line 'you like pain? try wearing a corset' she says when she whacks that zombie pirate would not have had the same impact if she had said 'try wearing a pair of stays' c) most of her actual dresses are historically accurate and the thing I like about this movie is that the female characters are actually more accurate then the men (the British navy didn't have a standard uniform at that time I believe and of course Jack Sparrow's costume is based more on Keith Richards and the Edwardian influence on 70s rockstars than anything in the 18th century) which is unusual for a period piece as they normally try to sex up the women, but in POTC they do it with Jack rather than Elizabeth. Just my 2 cents though, great video :)

Off topic but anyone notice how gorgeous Mina looks with brown eye shadow?

this video should be called “rating the historical accuracy of keira knightley’s whole cinematography”

i've been on a complete keira knightly binge lately so this came at the perfect time

I love the Imitation game, but I will never stop being annoyed at the styling choices for Keira. I get if they wanted to go for a "Joan is not like other girls" stereotype, but keeping yourself fresh and in fashion became like a patriotic thing in England during ww2 (hence the name "Victory rolls" for the hairstyle). In this movie, every other woman is styled with 1940's makeup and hair, and Keira sticks out like a sore thumb with her more modern natural makeup and un-styled hair. The hair especially. Even just a long braid or a small bun in the nape of the neck would've looked more period accurate.

I know it’s historically inaccurate but I’m absolutely obsessed with the black ball gown from Anna Karenina - one day I’d love to recreate it for myself!

1992 Dracula has my favorite costume design ever, idk about the historical accuracy but that may be a fun one to do a video on!

I’m in LOVE with how the clothes in Anna Karenina have a part in the story themselves and symbolize sth. Keira said that you can see in the beginning she’s all dressed up and it shows her dignity and religious beliefs and loyalty to her husband but as the movie goes on her clothes start to look like they are falling down cause she’s falling for Vronsky. Such a good movie. I love the theatrical theme so much too.

me: barely learned what stays are rn also me: i can't believe they would call it a corset instead of stays i can't--

please could you do a video on the Mary's outfits in the show Reign? i think it would be really interesting to see your opinion on her fashion and how they put together the outfits with modern fashion pieces as well as the historical accuracy. i love all her dresses in the show because they are so beautiful.

You missed the straight to vhs and dvd "princess of thieves" in which kiera knightley plays the daughter of robin hood and cuts off her hair to lead the merry men. It's dope.

please do a video on the fashion in euphoria! When watching your "emily in paris" video, it made me think-- what is a show that DID actually influence fashion trends and give us relatable, modern fashion? Euphoria! Would be really cool to see a video on this from you :)

I love and completely relate to what you said about Joe Wright and watching his films with commentary. I often feel that any given shot could be an oil painting and that he always has a very clear vision of what he wants to convey visually.

I'm an aspiring director who's also way into film theory and I gotta say I LOVE the analyses you do. I think your eye is very similar to mine when it comes to analyzing these details that many, even some filmmakers, wouldn't give much thought to! Costume is so important to character, and especially important in period pieces. I would love to see your take on the costume design in The Favourite - It's a favorite of mine (no pun intended!) from an indie filmmaker/theorist perspective, and I'd love to see if they put as much thought and research into costumes as I hoped they did!

Can you please talk about how underwhelming the iconic “Belle dress” was in the live action because Emma Watson wouldn’t wear a corset (or stays lol) and historic undergarments

I’d love to hear your opinion on Little Women (2019). A lot of ppl say it doesn’t deserve its oscar. Love your channel ❤️

Bizarre to me that Keira still has this ahistorical take about corsetry when she's worn them in like 150 period costume dramas. Has she never in all this time been given one to wear that fit her properly? Highly unfortunate if so.

I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts on the costumes of Crimson Peak. I can’t imagine they are very historically accurate, but still. I’m curious what you’re opening is of them anyway. Lol

The Atonement dress is 90% of my personality at this point.

for lizzie bennet i totally see the reason they made her colour palette like that, let me explain- BARE IN MIND I HAVE NO BACKGROUND IN COSTUME DESIGN AND HAVE NOT READ THE WHOLE BOOK,as of now, SO DONT TAKE MY OPINION TO HEART, I JUST REALLY LOVE THE FILM AND COSTUME DESIGN lizzie is not meant to be the prettiest in her family, that's jane, so i feel it fit that her wardrobe emulates that. lizzie is seen wearing browns, beiges and earthy tones, as mentioned in the video, this ultimately draws ones eyes away from her, she blends into the background, allowing your eyes to go to one of her sisters, this secures in our mind that she is of neutral looks, she isn't meant to be the prettiest (keira is STUNNING, which lizzie is not meant to be), she doesn't over-compensate for her looks with beautiful gowns, and her hair is never the best, this allows us to focus on her traits more than her looks, she is smart, sassy and caring, which some of her sisters aren't, so she stands out in that sense. I KNOW THIS IS JUST ABOUT KEIRA BUT ILL SPEAK ABOUT THE OTHER SISTERS TOO kitty and lydia are seen to wear lots of greens, be it an emeraldy shade or a light green, this reflects their envy and jealousy of almost everyone they meet, particularly kitty, she is always in lydia's shadow, lydia is chosen to go to brighton, kitty is not, and so on and so on, so for her to wear greens, it keeps that theme of envy and jealousy. for both kitty and lydia, they are always fawning over someone, someone with money. in this adaptation they are not that well off, so it is understandable for them to be jealous of money, as they aren't 'that' rich. jane is constantly wearing baby blues, which are light and pure, to symbolise her innocence and natural beauty. she is effortlessly beautiful, perfect almost, with they way she holds herself, her class and elegance, she shines as the most 'acceptable' of the sisters, and her wardrobe emulates that, her wardrobe is sweet and fresh, like her. mary stands out as the one who doesn't care for looks, she cares about intelligence and character, so it is believable that her wardrobe is the worst of the 5 sisters, she wears greys and blacks, doesn't wear a lot of pattern, if any, as she doesn't care for it, she sticks to learning piano and reading books. i know this'll just get lost in the comments but if anyone sees it, hello! and just a reminder I DONT KNOW AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT COSTUME DESIGN THIS IS JUST WHAT I CAME UP WITH AFTER WATCHING THE FILM , all my knowledge comes from videos like these, so i hope it's not too crap lmao

I don't know if you would do an entire video about this movie but i'd love to hear your thoughts on the costumes in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)!! Unpopular opinion but this is one of my favorite movies and style wise it has some of my favorite looks (the masquerade dress😭). I love your takes and it'd be interesting to see what you think of the historical accuracies (& obvious inaccuracies).. also this is an amazing video!! I love Keira and her work and you did a great job as always 🖤🖤 ATONEMENT SUPREMACY

I found your videos this week and i been binge watching everything, your style is amazing, true main character energy! 👑

I literally jumped for joy when I saw that you added Colette in this video because it is one of the movies that help me realize that I was bi and it makes me feel very represented as a bisexual woman 😇🥰😍🥰😍 so thank you for adding it in there!!!😘

i've been waiting for a video on keira knighley oh lord.. love almsot every each of the movies mentioned.. especially anna karenina and pride and prejudice. i wish you'd do a deeper dive on the costumes in anna karenina but i understand they're not historically accurate.. i just thought all the characters wore something that fit them like a glove, really made them stand out. no wonder the costumes got an oscar, well deserved for once

I’ve been waiting for you to post forever, and the you chose one of my favorite movies!! You’re the reason my quarantine has been so good 💖💖

I adore your fashion style and would really love another lookbook/personal style video ! xx

Would you be interested in analyzing the dresses from “Titanic”?

love hearing you talk about historical fashion and i love keira knightley i feel like this video was made for me 💖

I was just watching the new EMMA and wishing you would do a video about those costumes. Always enjoy these

GAH I have been in such a mood for this, thank you!! I would love to see a vid ranking your top 10 costume designs some day!

Your greeting is literally the best thing ever. It always makes me smile.

Not really a Keira stan but this would be a cool series, covering period dresses for certain actors that tend to dominate the genre

only semi related but i would love to hear your thoughts on the dior fall 2004 haute couture collection by john galliano. it's so over the top opulent that it makes my head spin. i am curious about the historical accuracy because i know galliano does his research thoroughly.

i just want to say, i love your videos and you have made me become super interested in learning fashion history. even tho i'm not super into clothing i love history and movies and so i've been loving your channel! opened my eyes a lot about costume design and now i enjoy it much more.

YAAAAS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS ONE also congrats on being verified queen

I would love to see you rank historical accuracy of anne with an E. There's a lot of beautiful costumes in there

So, I hadn't considered previous to watching videos like this trying to watch historical works, I tend to be more of an action adventure fan but, I've been inspired by your videos, and one of my streaming platforms putting up pride and prejudice, and now I'm trying to figure out who's netflix I can borrow to watch Bridgerton. Thank you for helping me expand my interests, and for helping us all have a little context with our media!

i really love your channel. you're so skilled, i can literally see the hard work and love put intoo every video. scripting, editing, research, it's amazing! :)

My mom has always said peacock feathers are bad luck!! No one ever knows what im talking about thank you for validating me n my mom

Just a request, but would you ever consider doing a video on a popular actress/actor’s style evolution throughout their life and what the some of the styles seem to be inspired by? I think it may be difficult, but maybe actresses/actors who are known for their fashion sense?

It’s clear you did so much work and research for this! Love it!

Mina's my new favourite youtuber - the dedication to research makes me feel so happy

If you were my fashion history lecturer I’d be there every week tbh

You are literally the most gorgeous🥺 I also love what you talk about. Gives me so much confidence/inspiration🥺 Love you🤍

Oooh I loved this video! Colette was definitely my favorite! I could see myself wearing her bolero jackets. I can’t wait to see you do doing a more in-depth video on the rest of the movies! ✨ oh and I love your blouse! So pretty!

loved this ! It is so interesting seeing all these costume choices

You should review Reign or Enola Holmes!

yes!!! keira knightley is MY QUEEN. one of my dreams is meeting her in person

I've been binging your videos for about a week now and I love them! I love your editing and the content so much!

the specifically content I needed but I didn't knew it. We have nothing to do but stan you're channel

I absolutely loved LOVED the green dress in Atonement!! Its one of my absolute favourites, and one of the most iconic in film history. And, that is saying multitudes! I would love to own a replica of that green dress. *sigh*

is everyone just going to ignore her eyebrows? I swear it's something I've never seen, and won't try ever, but it actually looks good on her. Damn.

absolutely anxiously waiting the day you do a marie antoinette fashion analysis video >_< loved your takes on keira's costumes, i'm going to have to check out some of these movies i've missed!

The only imperfect thing about these videos that I wish more photos/videos from the films were included :)

Pride and Prejudice has such beautiful cinematography and acting, that I forgive it any sins. I believe the wardrobe because I believe in the Keira's version of Lizzie. It works for me

Even at 11 years old, I knew that "it's the latest fashion" was bs Women had been wearing stays for a century and pairs of bodies for quite some time before that. Also you can't even really tightlace until metal grommets are invented, and tightlacing even then was for fashion photos, not all day wear.

Wow this is absolutely the kind of content I’m here for👏🏼👏🏼 I love Keira

Oh my! your video made me want to rewatch The Duchess, Anna Karenina, and watch Collette too!!! I know what I'm doing on my day off Wednesday ;) That green dress in Atonement is absolutely FAB! I'm not usually a bias cut slender dress person...I like more the 40s, and the 00s and 10s menswear and laundry dresses, but that jewel tone and swimming silk was an art piece!! Edit- Did you ever discuss The Favourite's costumes? I love where the art design went with the proper silhouettes but modern laser cut designs or fabric and colour choices; the best in both worlds!

The word stays is plural like shoes, so it is not "a stays" but "a pair of stays" or simply "stays". Just as you wouldn't say "a shoes". Nice video!

Love this video! I’m curious how historically accurate the mens costumes are in the Peaky Blinders drama. As well as the women’s costume!

The way you give us knowledge AND looks😭🥺💞

i'm not into historical movies or historical fashion at all but always watch your videos and i absolutely love them!! thanks for the time and research you put into your videos and thank you for making historical fashion understandable and interesting, even for me who isn't usually interested in it! :) could you do a video on the historical accuracy of the outfits in "portrait of the girl on fire" if you think it could be interesting and relevant?

omg hell yeah, you better know im watching this immediately ahahha

Do Carol 2015 it was set in the 50’s and I think there costumes was so gorgeous

I love your videos so much, you've really inspired me fashion-wise and your content is always amazing. I was just wondering one day would you do a makeup tutorial? You always look amazing xx

i love your videos sooooo much. I learn a lot with them and you have made me interested in costume design and historical fashion. Love your content.

girl you know what you should do (if possible), you should review the outfits in the escape the night series (the decades being 1920s 1890s 1970s and 1940s)

The emphasis on how much you wouldn't dress like Kiera in The imitation Game implies that you would dress like the others... ... which leads me to say, When we gon see u in a robe a la Frances

I love your videos! Thank you for mentioning the corset slander! Drives me nuuuuuuuuts

I love your videos so much !! It inspires me to be more interested in historical fashion!

oh heck i’m early! love you mina! love keira too ❤️

you could do an analysis of marie antoinette, i'd love it

please make a video on your top 15 period drama dresses!!

Uuuuh I'd love to watch a video of you naming your top 10 movies with historical accuracy costumes