The Bridgerton Costumes Make No Sense 

I watched a different video on the costumes in this show, and she mentioned that the tight corsets didn’t make much sense and that it wasn’t historically accurate, since that era was more about the relaxed silhouette. Also, the waist didn’t have to be accentuated, so that doesn’t make sense. But apparently a period drama wouldn’t be a period drama without a corset being painfully tightened in an opening scene.

The featheringtons were absolutely dressed that way to show they were “nouveau riche” compared to the Bridgertons who were old money

Time to join regencytube babe! 🥰

I don't think the show is made to be historically accurate, personally I feel it's more of a historical fanfic. I read a lot of these historical romance novels. I love the modern aspects of it even down to the music, it was fun personally. Edit : The fact that people are upset about POC casting really urks me. Take your racist ideology elsewhere

They played string quartet arianna grande at the ball in the first ep. after i noticed that my expectations for accuracy in this show was 0 lol

The first scene is very confusing and adds to the (especially for this time period) confusion and stereotypes of corsets. It is the regency era, what was the point in having a small waist? Stays at the time rarely had bones even, so tight-lacing like that would have destroyed the corset. It was a pointless scene that wasn’t an accurate representation of undergarments back then. The Bridgerton wouldn’t have fainted because, just like the empire waistline, stays at the time where rarely full stays, but rather shortened as there was no point in having full length stays. They where more like bras cut with a stays pattern

"Lady Whistledown, yee old gossip girl" This BROKE me. Had to pause the video lol

The people spreading the Truth about Corsetry and Stays in the comments section, girl i- 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

Bridgerton: shows tight lacing in the regency period Fashion RU-vid: ughhhhhhh

Who else wants to see Luke review Schitt’s Cteek fashion? Moira Rose.... truly an icon and Luke needs to give us the tea

NOOO!! Not the corset scene! It’s fuucking blasphemy, no one, and I mean No One was tight lacing in that era

I think tho that “Emma”, which was from last year and played during the same fashion period in England, had much better costume design!! It was very historically accurate and at the same time every single outfit was much more intricate, beautiful and the fabrics looked more expensive!! But I still enjoyed the show a lot!! and I do understand the colour choices and establishment contrast between the families. I just didn’t understand why Simon’s wardrobe didn’t evolve into different colours. I would have loved to see him transform his colour into more purple, pastels like Daphne’s blue involved to purple after the wedding..

I’m so tired of the use of corsets in this way in movies and television. It’s borderline sexist that they keep insisting on using the “fainting from a corset being too tight” bit. It’s not interesting, funny or even sensical.

I think some people don’t understand why people don’t like Bridgerton fashion. It’s not necessarily because it’s historically inaccurate (which it’s shouldn’t be 100% accurate anyway) But it’s because it’s not cohesive which makes the world seem fake and unprofessional. There are movies like Marie-Antoinette and the live action Cinderella which are not 100% historical accurate at all but they had rules on what they were inspired by and on what rules to keep and what rules the break. These guidelines makes the costumes from the cast more cohesive which makes the more believable in their own alternate reality. (Take the Cinderella movie it was actually mixed with 50’s haute couture gowns which is also what the animated movie did. This keeps the fashion cohesive because they broke the rules only by adding 50s inspiration. So everything was still a fantasy but still believable in their own world)

I expected more from the male costumes, I was hoping for more dramatic shoes and scarves.

The corsetry in the first scene is so inaccurate. Ladies at the time would not be tightlacing like that because the waist would not be visible. Also, I don’t understand why she’s wearing her corset on bare skin.

I watch it as a historical fantasy so the costumes work for me. Also, I feel spoilt, first Karolina then Mina now you, I can't wait for Micarah to make a video next.

I never thought of the show of ever intending to be historically accurate. The diversity of the cast and costumes...I always thought it was meant to be a love story and exploration of characters with the colours, costumes and setting of England used just for aesthetics and background? It feels very theatrical to me. I don’t think the creators intended to be historically accurate...I mean, just look at the casting 🤷‍♀️ I like it.

The movie Marie Antoinette did non-accuracy so much better. Bridgerton's dresses weren't cohesive, they felt cheap and ill-fitting imo. They just felt wrong, not artistic.

It bothered me so much women wearing short sleeved dresses no overcoat, months in London weather, that I couldn't pay attention to the show. Every dress same cut and boring although we know the era was so over the top it could give amazing creative ideas to the costume designer. Overall a huge disappointment.

You should watch Reign. I was like “ooo these costumes are pretty” and then I was like “but they make NO DAMN SENSE”

Nooo not the tightlaced stays ... :(((( with no chemise underneath. :( preposterous

I’m so upset they’re still doing these tired old corset scenes where they’re tight-lacing them up as if that was normal 🙄

The show is like a mix of pride and prejudice meets gossip girl

i legit am having bridgeton withdrawals i watched it too fast

I can live with a more fantasy take on historical accuracy, the bright and over the top dresses fit with the ✨aesthetic✨ of the show. HOWEVER, what I can not live with is the gross misrepresentation of corsets and the lack of bonnets! Especially the first tight lacing scene is, while not surprising (movies/shows have shown corsets in a bad light for a long time now), so infuriating and unnecessary. Why would someone tightlace a corset if they then wear a loose dress over it??? Also corsets of the time couldn’t even be tightlaced. There was no boning and woman mostly wore stays (more like a half corset).

all i could concentrate on was daphne’s bangs WHY TF WERE THEY SO SHORT

Queen Charlotte actually did wear the fashionable empire-line dresses. Idk why everyone seems to think she didn't because we still have some of these dresses today.

I think you should do a collab with Karolina Żebrowska, Mina Le, or Bernadette Banner for historical fashion since they know a lot about the topic

the first scene being the tightlacing of STAYS literally there me off so bad i couldn't focus on anything else after that (for those who don't know its not even possible to tightlace stays)

Y’all heard the music played during the balls and expected it to be historically accurate???

The only major pet peeve I had about the costumes was the inaccuracy in the corsetry. Yes corsets could be painful and restrictive in the eras either side of Regency, but the column-style dresses didn't require a synched waist and the actual corsets worn were not often boned and were mostly for support. There is a scene where it shows cuts on a character's back from her tight corset, which would never happen. Women always wore a chemise under the corset but modern Hollywood doesn't seem to think that chemises are 'sexy'. That's another thing that baffles me about Hollywood and corsets, they're seen as super sexy in some cases but awful in others, I think they are used in scenes like in the first episode for a nod to feminism, which can be done in much more effective and historically accurate ways. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. P.S. I do really love Bridgerton, though.

One of the details I love about Marina’s clothing is her necklace which is a lover’s eye. It’s basically a necklace with a illustration of the eye of your lover. A lot of lovers in secret would wear these, which totally fits with Marina’s storyline.

Please do Queens Gambit next! I love how Beth's fashion sense evolved through the episodes

The corset part is bullshit :) you should have a look at Bernadette Banner's channel for insights Cool stuff otherwise tho

I loved Eloise's coming out dress, it was gorgeous. Even though there was a lot of yellow, Penelope gowns were so cute especially the embroidery on them.

Just fyi at 11:06 when you're talking about Mrs. Bridgerton you show a picture of Mrs. Featherington

Being a follower of the book serie myself I can say I don't mind at all the artistic licenses they took in both the costumes and the black representation. It actually fits well, it doesn't feel forced and it makes the story lighter and more enjoyable. Maybe Disney can learn a thing or two from this.

I adore seeing everyone's take on Bridgeton, this is the third clothing review I've watched and so far all the videos have been so unique in the information given! Love this!!

WHO WANTS LUKE TO DO MOIRA ROSE FROM SCHITT’S CREEK NEXT? 🤩

when he showed the first picture of the show....I was deeply disappointed and hurt to see her first of all not wearing a shift under the corset and second of all this scene existing at all because tight-lacing was unpopular. but modern society just HAS to show corsets as a method of female oppression, which they aren’t!!!

I've never been this early in my life 😂

Regency corsets didn't look like that. there was no reason to have a tight corset on with an empire waistline. ALSO, Corsets were not tight laced like movies would have you believe and this show did not put their actresses in a shift, which historically would be a MUST. They would NEVER wear a corset against their skin.

The Prussian Prince is wearing a Prussian blue Jacket.

7:05 this looks like it was shot in Bath. Bath was a city at the centre of fashion at the time. They tried to imitate the ancient Greeks and Romans with neoclassical architecture. Hence the clothing style to match. The fashion museum in Bath is a must see for anyone who's visiting the UK and interested in fashion.

The picture mixup from 11:06 to 11:22 was so confusing for a second lol

I HATE those costumes personally. Historical inaccuracies and how weird they tried to convey embroidery really did it for me

I'm sick of shows using the excuse that "it's not meant to be historically accurate" as a way to not be creative and just be lazy and rely on clichés and inaccuracies erg

all of my favorite fashion youtubers are doing videos on bridgerton and im absolutely *living* for it

I mean... the costumes aren't the only thing that doesn't make sense...

Was I only one who thought it was boring as hell 😅

I loved Mina le's video about the costumes it was really interesting, I'm glad you did a video on it too!

Luke I just read your interview for the greek vogue!! I was shocked to see you on greek media, so happy to see you evolving and conquering 🤍

4:00 NO NO NO NO For the last damned time stays and corsets did not hurt and were not tight laced. Plus the stays shes wear would not have even been tighted to that extreme seeing as they were only fabric, a busk, and cording. No boning. Just... Can we stop stereotyping corsets.

This is great! I might watch this for the fashion alone. Please do “reign” next. It is NOT historically accurate in any way but there’s some weird fashion I can’t decide if I love or hate. I think you’d have a ball.

Having Billie Eilish played classically in the background in this series doesn't make sense to argue about historical authenticity.

I feel like there should be a vocabulary quiz after this video lol I googled terms like robe a l'anglaise every 3 minutes! Learned so much!!!

Your enthusiasm is infectious. Loved this!

Hey Luke, I enjoy your videos a lot. Could you maybe do the "5th element" movie costumes designed by Mugler or the early "Star wars" costumes? I find your movie costume reviews super interesting.

I loved this! You did a really good job with the breakdown of styles. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

You and the meme mother need to talk about this. Also a few films have done 1700s for elders and 1800s for the younger people. But yeah we as viewers are like yeah whats going on? When is this?

I love that you covered the fashions in this show, because I just watched Karolina Zebrowska's critique on Bridgerton's costumes a few days ago. 😃 I was fascinated, and amused, to learn about Queen Charlotte's dislike of the Empire style, which resulted in those bizarre Empire waist/hoop skirt mash-ups. Those pictures were a little yikes. 😂

I would love if u could make fashion house history videos ! Like a video on Alexander McQueen, Dior etc cause I have no idea of the context of most of them and you’re so knowledgeable!! Xx

*the Duchess isn’t Regency* but it is a guilty pleasure

I just binged this show you are so on time also to help my sanity in these crazy times ❤️

You did it on this piece!!! Love the break down. Reposting!!!!

If you are looking for really stunning and historically accurate Regency era clothing that show off the amazing details and care given to clothes at the time, I recommend you to make a review of the costumes in "Emma" with Anya Taylor-Joy.

Am I the only one that didn’t like this show 😅

It's on purpose, it's a parallel reality. You can tell from the hair styles too

I love the fact you talked about head wraps 🥰

I loved this video, it was really considerate and talked about historical costumes but also apreciated the aesthetic value and fantasy that went into the show. After your video I was happy and felt more educated. 10/10

You are so knowledgeable! I always look forward to your uploads ☺️

As a knitter, I just love your top so much. Gorg colour and cable work.💙

Im so happy you posted😢 tears of joy

I hope I don’t get crucified for saying this because I do love this channel and your commentary. However, I think the whole “longer videos for channel members” model is flawed and I do think it hurts you in the long run. 1) you already get paid from youtube for views (but that is not a lot of money I get it) 2) you can get sponsors and make money that way (and you have in the past) 3) channels mean that new people won’t be able to see the FULL brilliance of your videos and analysis which is a shame because it’s the content that drives people to like your channel to begin with. You are constricting your own growth by making this channel dynamic occurs IMO. Either way, you are great and good luck, I’ll keep supporting you in other ways . And before people say it’s only 1$ or whatever, it’s not about the money, it’s about the fact that having a channel does impact your influence and growth and it does exclude a % of people who would have liked your content had they seen it. And yes people will also say that “he does still upload shorter videos here” but knowing that there are longer videos behind a paywall leaves a bad taste in the mouth nonetheless. That said, again, I still love your content and your personally and I will continue to support you. I’m just throwing in my 2 cents. No hate please, I’m not here to argue or shade, just wanted to respectfully share my opinion with the hautelamode! P.s. I do have marketing experience if anyone is thinking that my opinion is uninformed. Hautelamode may have a different strategy in mind with this and if so I just don’t see the point. It complicates things and complications on social media are bad because of the inherent nature of these platforms.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSS

I love love looooooove when you do these videos. Thank you so much !

The show was fabulous escapism and given the crappy times I’m living for it 😊💖

The thing that really annoys me about the costumes is that none of them fit properly! Every dress pretended to have an empire waist, but the waist was cut on top of the underboob. Netflix spent so much money on the costumes, but the designer just made 100 almost identical ill-fitting dresses for Daphne and the rest of the cast. They could have made half that amount and at least made them to fit the actors. Also, no corset would have been worn. Instead, they would have had the chill, non-conforming, and comfortable stays.

I am so your target audience for THIS! I love period pieces, and I LOVED these fantastical, glittered, inspired-by-period pieces. Perhaps oddly, I especially liked the most over-the-top ones worn by the social climbers and Mother Featherington... there's one with pops of lime green... I love love love these should-be-ugly, 1970's couch flower-printed disasters.

Love the show, but ughhhh I hate when they show tight lacing when it wasn't even a thing yet!!!!

I am new to your channel, this is only like the third video I've watched so just wondering if you've ever reviewed Legally Blonde costume design or if you want to, I would LOVE to see your take on this classic film

Love the how you brought up the head wrap and it’s link to African culture especially I’m Nigerian and didn’t even link the two when I saw marina. Shout out to you we Stan!!

Omg just seen a comment saying it already but PLEASE we need a Moira Rose fashion review from you!!!! ❤️

Thank you for sharing!Hope everybody here becomes successful on RU-vid.

You should do a video on my fair lady and older movies! The fashion in my fair lady is so fun to look at

This show reminded me of Riverdale. I could not even get past the first 15 min. The acting was horrible. Especially when the queen praised her for literally nothing.

Please, oh please, oh please, give us a video on the extraordinary regency costumes and art design of the most recent Emma. It so deserves you.

Hey Luke at 11:06 you got two of the characters name / outfits / pictures incorrect just thought I’d point it out ☺️ love this show!!!

Okay, but Queen Charlotte’s wigs SLAY!

Ok honestly this is the best fashion history check that I have come across. No offense to the experts on the tube but like this super helpful and realistic in explaining the fashion choices.

Totally off topic, however important: Any chance about you reviewing the fashion choices on RuPaul´s Drag Race S13?

girl who gives af about costume accuracy when the clothes are beautiful and Simon is hot? we need to talk about daphne's crispy hair tho 💀

I love your analysis videos!

At 11:06 you talk about Violet Bridgerton but mistakenly show pictures of Lady Featherington. Great video as always X

I really like the sweater. Excuse me if I missed it; but where is it from?

I wish there was a video for the Queens Gambit, the styles on that show!!

SPOILERS: I'm absolutely obsessed with the little butterfly details in Penelope's accessories (and the very giant butterfly on her dress in episode 1). Seeing as butterflies are used as a symbol for transformation, I think it's a great hint at both her Lady Whistledown alter ego and her future growth on the show. There's even a scene where she's wearing a butterfly necklace and butterfly pin in her hair, and Eloise discusses how much she admires Lady Whistledown because she is not tied down by society. "She is able to fly." It's super clever. Also Marina is seen wearing a lover's eye necklace. "In 1785, when Maria Anne Fitzherbert opened a love letter from her admirer, Prince George of Wales, she wasn’t expecting to find an eye, gazing intently back at her." Marina's lover's name is George.

Muslin was a actually a very fine and expensive fabric during the regency period as it was still hand spun and hand woven by specialists in India who worked with fibers from a pretty specific plant. It's only "trash fabric" today because british colonialists destroyed the production lines so they could produce muslin more cheaply, and machine weaving is less tightly woven in general

I have been dying to see you reviews on drama fashion!