This video is so educational and fascinating. Thank you. Keep up the good work sis. Love from your Ugandan sis.

You did an amazing job 🤎✨

I love your videos and the connections you make! I honestly never consider history much in my day-to-day life, so seeing you so hyped and passionate was a real treat, and makes me think I should invest more time in the past lol. It would be a really special thing if the African diaspora found similar ways to protest against their oppression in similar ways, especially considering that they wouldn't be connected as we are now. Brava on the video again!

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! history is so cool, and it always helps me understand the present a little bit.

YESS I'M OBSESSED!

the dress and colour look so good on you Khensani! i completely agree with you that Dido would of most likely known and understood the system of race and slavery and her position in her home. i doubt she was as naïve as the film depicted her. great video as always! the way you teach us about history and fashion using clothing is so great. i learn a lot and have a good time every time! also sidenote, have you ever made a chemise de la reine? i feel like you have but i might just be making it up

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! I have made a chemise a la reine before and it was a total flop haha, it actually requires a bit of engineering to come out flattering. it's still on my redo list!

@dadamniki5063

Жыл бұрын

@@Khensani I completely get it! I can’t wait to see what you do next!

What if you accidentally respect that person 14:51 I’m so dead 😭💀💀

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

slippery slope I tell you!

So happy Tik tok brought me to you. As a second gen Zimbabwean, just seeing anything close to my culture in history (especially in fashion) on here is amazing! Please never stop pathing the way. You’re very gifted with all the connections you make. What a blessing

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

🥳🥳🥳 can't wait to watch later

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think it is strange when people say 'you wouldn't have been able to wear rhat.' It is such a strange thing to constantly point out. This is also a really cool concept, I enjoyed learning about fashion during the time.

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

yes, like what do you gain from saying this lmaoooo thanks for watching!

Young lady, live your life to the fullest. Don't allow anybody to limit your horizons. Ignore them. One question, what are your thoughts as to the reasons why black women's hair is usually covered. I know the gele is part of the African woman's costume. Is it because their hair is considered ugly? Since no other group has hair like black people, is it an attempt to look like everybody else. The billion dollar wig business is mainly supported by black women today. Your thoughts?

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

thank you! re: hair covering, it's a myriad of reasons. I know that once africans were removed from the continent, they lost access to products, tools and communities which led to a lot hair damage and loss so covering hair became an alternative. but also hair and hair coverings are often tied to cultural and spiritual practice so like certain hats are reserved for married women, or someone might have to protect their head to avoid bad spirits or for certain ceremonies. I think wigs, hair straightening and extensions primarily arose due to the need to assimilate to white beauty standards but its use today is a combination of historical, cultural expression, the legacy of those beauty standards and also the need for convenience and preference in modern lives. a lot of precolonial societies dedicated a lot of time and human resources to hair care, which for modern people with 40 hr jobs and stuff often have to do by themselves or spend quite a bit of money to have done by professionals.

@lindabrown0

Жыл бұрын

@@Khensani Great reply. Thank you for taking the time. Best wishes.

i dont have anything interesting to add to what you say in this video, altho i have always loved that painting of dido & how the end gown looked, but the descrioption of spanish sumpturary laws being in response to black women having "too much luxury in their bearing" did make me think about the book wayward lives, beautiful experiments by saidiya hartman which (altho a different later era & location !!) talks about the way that collective/anti-authoratarian luxury & beauty were used by black women and girls to live anarchically, and free-ly - as a way to create and survive in the face of intense racial and gendered (and classed!) violence, so idk if u have read that but it might be interesting!! i dont remember that it speaks massively about clothing but that obviously is part of their decadent commitment to luxurious being.... idk if this comment makes sense, i hope it does. always love ur videos !

@Khensani

Жыл бұрын

thank you for this book recommendation! I love that perspective because you can definitely see it in how black women across the world have been able to lead trends, fashion and style because of the energy, effort and time they put into their appearance.

She was dressed up for this portrait. She was a servant…her normal clothes did nit look like this. Her condition was far better than that of other slaves but it was NOT equal to that of her cousin.

@neffyg35

Ай бұрын

That is not true. There is plenty of letters and accounting documents to show she was well loved and cared for. She wasn't treated the same as her cousin but she wasn't a servant

@sharonkaczorowski8690

Ай бұрын

@@neffyg35 I’ve been studying oppression for 73 years and have read hundreds of letters and diaries of slave owners. Most people who had slaves claimed they loved them or at least cared about their welfare. Some did love individuals. That love was very similar to the idea of “separate but equal” education in that it was not equal by any stretch of the imagination to the love received by relatives and friends of white owners. There are advantages that come with love. She was NOT treated equally when she was property or later. She was an intelligent human being and deserved better.