Imagine if you were a child in that era and your mom was reading you a bedtime story while you were resting your head on one of her sleeves ☺️

When one realizes how much work and detail work goes into one of these outfits ... from undergarments to hats and such ... no wonder clothing was so dear to get for those of limited means. Fantastic dress!

Would you ever do a video where you show us all the pieces you have from a certain era? I think it would be very interesting to see that.

Gosh, how I wish I could wear clothes like this in public without the judgement of other people. I love your confidence and your channel!!! ❤❤❤

@LadyoftheDreamless14

3 жыл бұрын

I fully encourage you to do so. As someone who expresses herself heavily through her fashion I say wear what you want and let them gock! They most likely have never seen someone with taste ;)

I think people from before 1910 would have a heart attack if they saw what we wear now.

@tymanung6382

Жыл бұрын

Their reactions were probably similar to.their reactions when they saw people from.Tropics.

Just the fact that you can get buttoned and laced up all on your own without assistance is very impressive.

This era is when Anne of Green Gables was written, and I love the romance of it! Much patience was needed, but look at the puffs!!! So elegant.

@joylumley6858

3 жыл бұрын

I've been watch "Murdock Mysteries" and the just did a show where on of the characters met the author of "Anne of Green Gables".

Every time I see these videos that show late 1900s fashion I think how in the 1920s and 1930s how scandalized the older ladies must have been by the lack of corsets and the new short length of dresses and hair. It was an amazing amount of change in a short time! Lovely video. Thank you.

@beckstheimpatient4135

3 жыл бұрын

Well, lack of an actual laced corset doesn't mean lack of structured undergarment - those were actually still in everyday use until about the 40s, until the final proper splitting of the bra and garter-belt. The 20's silhouette emphasized a flat chest and straight, rectangular figure. This meant that the waist was no longer cinched and that the breasts were flattened instead of lifted. But it was indeed a vastly different figure and scandalous nonetheless. The 30s then returned to a more feminine figure, but instead hugged the body a lot more - which arguably looks sexier (at least by modern standards).

@johannax6653

3 жыл бұрын

@@beckstheimpatient4135 Oh yes, and the hair!! From a long plait halfway the back or labourous updo's to a short Bob with heavy fringe, just under the ears! My other gran, born in 1906, married 1927, shows a sleek silhouette with lower waistline, but still wore her hair in a bun... So did her sister. I still have a photo of her and her siblings on the beach, around 1920, wearing the bottines, corset and at least one petticoat!! In those years, when one wanted to swim into the sea, one hired a horse and carriage, which was closed and doubled as a sort of changing room. Very discrete! The driver drove the horse forward into the sea, and the swimmer got into the water by means of a small set of steps. After the sea bath, this process took place in reverse, and the swimmer arrived back onto the beach fully clothed. This was Holland, early last century....

I love how this outfit is art, not just clothing. I find it frustrating that modern undergarment makers don't make something similar to a corset that would use the hips rather than shoulders to support the weight of the bosom.

@susannem3526

3 жыл бұрын

Dannie N I actually wrote to an undergarment making company here in Sweden, asking them to please consider manufacturing modern corsets.

As lovely as the still photos are, there's nothing quite like seeing the dress in motion, and I got the same idea from your video on how to move with a big ol' crinoline (that white layered dress? dreamy!). Really makes us remember that these aren't just costumes, or restrictive red carpet outfits made for the designer to show off. This is everyday clothing, worn by real people doing regular life things. You're lovely as always!

@emmapeterson730

3 жыл бұрын

I love seeing the dresses in motion. You totally have the right idea

Until I started following you, I didn't realise how much I needed the sound of rustling silk in my life

The structure in this particular skirt reminded me of a line I read years ago from a book from around the time of this outfit: “The fall of the Roman empire seems no great thing to a woman who must dismantle a fashionable hairstyle before retiring.” The actual quote was more eloquently put. I’m just remembering the gist.

I love the entire outfit but the skirt is an architectural marvel, the way the fullness is so controlled and the way the tapes keep the folds so perfect. Lovely!

1890s hats are just inherently hilarious. Flock of seagulls isn't just a band. Its a hat from the 1890s

Careful, you are almost mooning us with the deep split in those combinations!

@itsjustme1020

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta appreciate the dedication to detail though lol

Lovely skirt! Also I think a video of packing a trunk like you were going on a trip or a video on how you store all your lovely clothes would be fun🙏

I've been doing a lot of research into 1890s styles, and I'm excited to start work on a lovely floral summer dress. I've never delved into this late of a period before, so I'm just upcyling some old cotton curtains and bedsheets to avoid destroying my more expensive fabric with my learning antics. But upcycling is always period (my great grandma was very guilty of this), so let the experimentation begin!

Glad I watched this just to see those hook & bar closures down the side of the shirt. I love that kind of overlapping design that looks like two layers, and I'd never considered having it close there - much easier than trying to make an invisible split in the back! It's this kind of thing you just can't get from looking at photos of period pieces.

I love your passion for your work - you take it so very seriously - yet your playful ways and humor are just the thing! Thank you Isabella for your inspiring entertainment! I’m in awe of what you have accomplished.

Already interesting. The dress looks great and I can't wait to see what is underneath it. Thanks for the educational side of what these kinds of clothes were like with their proper undergarments.

This is like, the perfect outfit to wear to see a suitor you like, so that when that collar inevitably comes undone, they have an excuse to lean in close to you, to fix it

I really do wish being so dressed up was more normal again! When did everyone stop wearing hats?? I say we bring it back!

@alertaidiota6227

3 жыл бұрын

After WW2

@lizcademy4809

3 жыл бұрын

In the 1960s ... Jackie Kennedy's pillbox was iconic, but when the boomers rebelled, they lost the hats and gloves.

@Nikki-tx6kh

3 жыл бұрын

I do wear hats. I like them. And scarves and headbands.

@rwboa22

3 жыл бұрын

@@lizcademy4809, for the men, it was seeing Jack Kennedy in a suit without the usual fedora that changed things for men.

@joylumley6858

3 жыл бұрын

I have several hats (due to health reasons I need them). I find I don't get as hot wearing them.

I always love your subtle hatred of buttons!

I absolutely love the 1890s fashion, it's definitely my favorite but I prefer the mid 1890s over the later 90s where its more Edwardian

@JB-vd8bi

3 жыл бұрын

Edwardian doesn't start until 1901

@paulinetrivago.7540

3 жыл бұрын

Its safe to say that if one is aware of the Edwardian period instead of calling it Victorian they also know when it takes place. I they meant that that silhouette is more associated with Edwardian clothing than it is Victorian. Last 3 years of the Victorian Era compared to the 7 years of a 9 year period

I do like the silhouette of the 1890's clothes.

@d14551

3 жыл бұрын

Forgot to add that I also like that the skirt doesn't quite touch the ground.

I love hearing you explain rather than trying to read at the same time. I love having the information as well though.

Spectacular as always, Izabela! Two things came to mind as I watched this. One was how shocking an innocent glimpse of skin could be at a time when clothing covered every inch! And the second is the idea of how concealed and therefore comforting it must've been to have your clothes dictate bodily form. Modern fashion is so revealing as to be punishing to self-confidence. When all society fit the mould determined by outer (& inner) garments, it must've been a big boost to self-confidence (albeit, according to one's pocketbook.)

@beckstheimpatient4135

3 жыл бұрын

Bernadette Banner had a video about this a while ago, and I agree 100%. You get to dictate your own shape through clothing, and insecurities can be fixed with padding and a corset. But today's fashion leaves so little to the imagination we end up carving into our own BODIES to fit the fashionable shape. I'm not afraid of showing skin (I'm European, I sunbathe topless when I can), but I prefer the comfort of dressing up and just... covering my pale skinny legs that grow hair much too fast. I'd like to never worry about my bikini like ever again, or about being judged for not removing my arm hair (which I never do, and I'm basically Snow-White when it comes to skin and hair colour).

LOVE the combinations! Sexy things, peek-a-boo bottom! The term "froufrou" was a French word for the rustling sounds that silk garments made. That dress has all the right sounds. Three months ago I thought the second book was due out THIS SUMMER!! My heart is broken! I would REALLY like that swim corset pattern made up in my size to wear *before* I die of old age (currently 70) or the plague.

@priorattire

3 жыл бұрын

The book 2 was supposed to be released. In spring 2022. So it is coming early / one perk of Covid!

@lizcademy4809

3 жыл бұрын

@@priorattire Let us know when we can pre-order! [I want to make the swim corset too.]

My my! The silhouette of that decade was the peak of fashion history! I'm in love with the promotional art in magazines of the 1890s, and it's always a wonderful sight to see them in real life! They look so unreal...

I love Victorian era clothing, especially late era! My favorite dresses are the ones where they started to add "fluff" in the rear to make the dresses a bit bigger/higher (not too big/high though) and some of the dress fabric would be pulled back and lifted up towards the top of the shirt (just above the bum or sort of in the middle of it), the fabric would then be bunched up and held there by bows. Not all the time though, sometimes it was just pinned there or had more of a wrapping or twisting (while slightly lifting) effect. However, I like the ones with the bows! I love it so much in fact, that when I was in high school my date and I dressed up in Victorian era clothing! My mother had found a costume shop that had the outfits and it was amazing, let me tell you, no one was dressed like us ha ha ha. I was nervous my classmates would tease us (we were generally teased a lot to begin with), however, the opposite happened, everyone loved the dress and my dates outfit (especially the top hat and cane) and thought the idea was so unique and cute. I still love that dress, I wish I could have bought it.

The rain made those stills just so beautiful.

Corsets in movies- omg my corset is too tight oow😫 Her corsets-oh no it’s too big wonder when that happened 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Muck006

3 жыл бұрын

Its the problem of PROPAGANDA and the "shifting perception" which they give. Just think about it ... *WHAT WOULD THE NEWSPAPER HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT at the time?* SCANDALS ... Stuff like "Dozens of women fainted during this fashionable ball" which are negative examples of JUST A FEW who completely overshadowed the 99,999% of women where it was ok, just because these "fashionable" women wore a TOO tight corset. If you look at the "Farm videos" created by Goodman/Ginn/Langlands ... Ruth Goodman always wears a corset as a farmers wife and does her work ... and they made series about farms from the 1500s to WWII (where the corset is gone). kzread.info/head/PL6LJQOAaGj2magtWkqqRQOUKF9SOK-IIt Just think what "people in 200 years" would think about our time ... "All the women got implants to increase their breast size and they were totally awful, killing some of them in the process" Scandalous headlines might suggest that (although I exaggerate that number a bit ... it was a common topic 10-20 years ago).

@sl33py_kitt3n

3 жыл бұрын

Corsets are actually pretty comfortable in my opinion

This dress is absolutely fantastic! The shape and cut, but most importantly the GLORIOUS aubergine colour, in combination with that lovely green and the white lace. That purple is my favourite colour, and the purple + green combination is to DIE for. I may have just found the dress I'd like to recreate....

The voice commentary makes me so happy, your voice is so calming. Plus the rustle of the clothing.

I never even thought of there being Victorian houses in Sweden. Shows how little I know about Scandinavia.

@HattieMcDanielonaMoon

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@sheep1ewe

3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather worked as a construction engineer/master carpenter in the early 1900, i got some books and drawings after him, some of those patterns where impored from the US as the modern styles in the late 1880-90s until the 1930s, so probably they had their roots in old, traditional Brotish styles (except for the windows wich always are of the vertical hinged "inverted French" style here because of the could climate). On the other side Everything here built after the 1920s looks like a pile of concrete bricks or a pile of wooden boxes that felt from a flatbed truck and smashed into the ground to speak frankly, and it only getting worse... Nedless to say i am certanly no friend at allf of our modern design, those cat litterbox blocks directly make me feel ashamed of my country to say the least. However this style where popular in the old towns on the south west coust, as well as in rural areas in the whole northern side country, and If You go north i can highly reccomend wisiting the heart of Sundsvall, but maybe not travel the whole way only to see the city, but if one are passing by and not mind the smog too much it's in my opinion worth the little extra trip from the mainroad for the nerdfactor of seeing some pretty well preserved blocks from the 1880s after the fire.

@rwboa22

3 жыл бұрын

In that time period, some of the Bernadotte (Sweden and Norway) and Glucksburg (Denmark + the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland) monarchs or their issue were married to members of the British Royal Family. Princess Alexandra of Denmark, the daughter of King Christian XI of Denmark, married Edward, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), whose daughter, Princess Maud of Wales, would marry Prince Carl of Denmark (the grandson of Charles XV, King of Sweden and Norway), who would be elected as King of Norway upon Norwegian independence from Sweden in 1905, becoming Hakkon VII upon taking the throne. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, the grandson of Christian IX and son of George I, King of the Hellenes, would marry Princess Alice of Battenberg in 1903; their son, Prince Philip, would marry Princess Elizabeth and become the Duke of Edinburgh. So seeing late Victorian/early Edwardian fashion was commonplace in Scandinavia. (The only oddity seen to this day in Scandinavia, particularly in Denmark, would the black gowns and clerical ruffs worn by the bishops and priests in the Church of Denmark, the Church of the Faroe Islands, and the Church of Iceland.)

@sheep1ewe

3 жыл бұрын

Cities like for example Göteborg (Gotenburg) haw also a deep history of trading and comunikation with the British islands (i think at least since the Iron age, probably even earlier), that would probably also explain a lot of the arcitecture in the south west areas i think.

The puffiest of puffed sleeves! :)

Wow it’s insane how everyone back in that time period put so much attention to detail

looking at your dress I can imagine my great grandmother dressing in a similar style (cut down to 5 feet even and size 30 US equivalent) and taking all 5 of her girls for a Sunday walk after church.

When you were pinning the underskirt, I noticed the gapping at the top of the corset, and thought, oh, she wasn't kidding about the corset being too big! That dress is gorgeous! And those sleeves! They bring to mind Anne Shirley! "Marilla, look at the PUFFS!" Love it all so much!

I laughed at you making sure you had your button hook. Then you sat to put on your boots and it was one little button between you and an R rated video! You and buttons don't have a good relationship and I certainly wouldn't trust one little button on keeping me clothed. Wonderful video!

This is one of my favorite styles. So pretty and feminine.

Hey! I was wondering if you could make a video explaining how you learned so much about historical fashion? I'm really curious!

@fernlintner65

3 жыл бұрын

She has written an extraordinary book the Victorian dressmaker and it is extraordinary.

@rosannaberckley5515

3 жыл бұрын

@@fernlintner65 Nice! I'll check it out!

before videos like yours, i used to wonder why women of means needed a dressing maid. watching these, i fully understand!

@junecooper

3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother used long bras, that reached the waist, closed with lots of hooks and eyes. I spent my whole childhood and teenage years helping her every single morning. I still don't know how she put those on when I went to study away.

Got to the safety pin saving the day and began to wonder if there is a button shortage in England.

@emmacarter6033

3 жыл бұрын

Probably not. She probably just didn't have the time/ materials to sew on a new button.

@nathenewendzel1825

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was pretty funny.

Beautiful. Eagerly anticipating your book!

That is one outrageous hat. 😄 I guess the fashion motto was "the bigger the better"

Oh man. The swoosh in that skirt is AMAZING.

Your videos are always charming. Thank you for sharing!

I initially hated the color palette but it grew on me tbh

I think the Gibson Girl hairstyles are likely the most flattering of all time. I love long curly hair, but there is something about the way the GG frames the face that is simply beautiful, with or without a splendid hat!

I just ordered and received a custom made hunt coat and can appreciate high quality materials and construction!! These ladies garments, (the sheer number required for an out fit!) seem overwhelming! No wonder there were fewer pieces and they were mixed and matched! Being rather lazy I would look much the same for days!!😄

Absolutely stunning! My heart is swooning with longing for something like it (I have plans to make a victorian inpired dress with all the frills and pintucks and puffy sleeves my heart desires)

I am hopelessly in love with this entire outfit! However, I would look ridiculous in it. But I still want it!

@beckstheimpatient4135

3 жыл бұрын

Nonsense! A version of that outfit tailored specifically to you would probably look very flattering. Don't sell yourself short! I've seen women of all shapes, sizes, and ages in period dress and they have all looked marvelous when costuming was done right. That's the most important aspect of vintage clothes - they're made to fit the specific wearer. It's why people in old photos look so good - their clothes were made to fit them. Today we have 6 available sizes with maybe a 'petite' or 'tall' option thrown in, but that will never fit everyone properly!

I need a gif of Izabela weilding the buttonhook! LOL You were fierce there!

The safety pin as we recognize it was patented in 1849. So this 1890s lady could’ve had a safety pin. Yes watching you pin it inspired me look it up. Hahaha.

I don’t think I could’ve lived in this era, I get up in the morning, put on my shorts/T-shirts and I’m good for the day!! Very pretty but not for me!

I´m watching this not only realising you were taiking a walk in Sweden, but in my neighbouring town! Hjo is so beautiful and their town slogan is the best one; "I love Hjo". Hjo is pronunced "you".

@bethe192

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, how darling is that! 👋😄😶🇺🇸

@bellosh123

2 жыл бұрын

Is she from Sweden? I am from Sweden too.

I wonder if my great-grandmother had something like that when my great-grandfather was courting her.

I loved the stockings. Didn't thought they could be so colorful back then.

@priorattire

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of variety in stocking collars and patterns- these are based on an extant pair!

Absolutely stunning dress, really love it !!

I love that style of skirt SO MUCH

The volume on your voice is so much nicer! I love all your videos, and I am super happy whenever I see a new one. :D

Isabella, only you can manage to make such ostentatious hats look ladylike. I keep looking at all the ridiculous big feathers and accoutrements and start giggling like a mad lady when I imagine it on myself.

So many layers ! I feel exhausted just watching this! I’d need to have a nap before I even reach the front door

@tompeled6193

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't skirt cages exist then?

I can feel the pain of that collar closure through the screen...

Lol- Yay! You remembered boots first! Lovely as always :)

@ushere5791

3 жыл бұрын

yes! our dear prior attire lady remembered her boots and her button hook! :)

Beautiful petticoat with pintucks and ribbon. Also, the color of the skirt is lovely.

That skirt crinkling ASMR though...😌

I’ve been binging these videos!! Very, very interesting. Thanks for all your hard work!!

The structure of that skirt is pure genius!

Love this. This video got a little "cheeky" 😁

That is just lovely - the colors so nice together. Thanks so much for sharing! ❤️❤️

I luv the fuller skirts, it's a must to always do a bit of twirling when a fuller skirt is the choice of the day. Very beautiful

Beautiful creation as well as the sound of all that rustling silk!

Cold and rainy July....gotta love English weather. 😂

Loving the colour combination.

A lot of the clothes you wear are not quite to my taste colour/friffery wise, but I would kill for this outfit!!!! You look absolutely stunning in it, and the lines of lace and the cut and everything all as one is finer art than anything by the old masters!

Ravishing, dahhling! Simply exquisite. And the dress looks good, too!

Finally, a proper 1890s dress. Very nice, as always!

HUZZAH!! You remembered your buttonhook!!

Heavens! And I think getting ready to go out is a bit of a hassel right now. I'm literally trying to match a mask with my outfits. Safe and fashionable.

All I could think when you picked up the skirt and put it on was it looked and sounded as if you were attempting to put on a couch slipcover. Very bad of me! It really is lovely. I wish we had a touch of that type of fashion today. I still remember wearing gloves to church and dressing up nicely to get on a plane.

I like how subtle the fastenings are. The seam of the closure blends perfectly in with the seam of the lace.

That moment you talked about Henry Cavill was the moment I realized I had been so fully immersed in you being a lady of olden times, because my immersion broke 🤣

@biblicallyaccuratecockroach

3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea who that guy is; for all I cared she could be talking about some old timey general who liked getting into fistfists and I would have accepted it 😂 (after a quick Google search: OOOOOOOOOH the guy that played Superman alrighty)

@jillniemczynski5517

3 жыл бұрын

Henry Cavill 🔥🔥🔥😋😋😋 Charles Brandon in The Tudors!! 💜💜💜

@Nikki-tx6kh

3 жыл бұрын

Henry Cavill. I might be married but he's yeah, yeah yeah Fuego 🔥🔥🔥

I LOVE your videos. My 21 year old daughter watched one with me and commented, “very relaxing”.

Beautiful outfit,just can’t get my head around those puffy sleeves that were so fashionable then🤔😝😊

Pretty! 👏👏👏 I have been wondering, because people in historic costume videos sometimes speak about the "silhouette of the era" that changes, has anyone ever done an extensive "female silhouettes through the eras". Like with a side and front view 🚶‍♀️🕴️ because that is what I want every time someone says it. I imagine you could see the evolution of different parts of fashion. Like, for example, this one was 1890, right? It had ruffles on the chest and it's, in my view, a preshape of the edwardian chest cage thingy (sorry, don't know the correct terminology). It needn't even be that detailed, just the basic shape, like the shadow. All I have found when looking around is pretty little drawings for like 1810-1880 or some such. With all the frills and add-ons. And the basic shape of the corset and the bum and side humps are hard to make out.

@im_an_oyster

3 жыл бұрын

The chest cage thing was called a bust bodice. As far as I know, no one's done a video showing just the silhouette of the times, but she's done a Victorian fashion through the ages which is about as close as one can get.

@user-ud7rf6ft5r

3 жыл бұрын

never saw a video, but i'm sure there are a lot of pictures like this www.deviantart.com/terrizae/art/19th-Century-Fashion-Timeline-462575158

@julieritt

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, Isabella has done a video that covers what (I think) you're asking. I don't have the link, but if you check her videos, I'm sure you'll find it.

@SarahBent

3 жыл бұрын

Also Karolina has done a video on the Victorian era silhouettes.

Pale green and puce. Seems like a color combination that could be very period.

i... am far too in love with that skirt 😍

Lovely vid! Always wonderful content... get my gorgeous vintage fashion fix.

Sorry for another comment, but I love how real it feels. The clothes aren’t perfect, nor her means of putting them on...a couple of missing buttons, putting her corset cover on inside out...its so charming, these little mistakes/issues a woman of the day probably would’ve dealt with while dressing. Thank you so so much for these videos, it’s all so engrossing :)

So lovely! I enjoy your narrations very much. The mix of speech and text is just right.

Your videos bring me so much joy.

To be fair, I do quite wish to see how the Victorian's got ready for bed. I wonder what they wore to bed and what they didn't, something like that. ^^

@Polinka198

3 жыл бұрын

They wore linen shift, dressing-gown... it's shown in the begining here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYGElpmpkdjaj8o.html

@kiravaughan1426

3 жыл бұрын

Not a video, but Ruth Goodman's book "How to be a Victotian" has some cool insight into this!

@eddie9420

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiravaughan1426 Okay

I am in the process of making a kind of Anne with an e/1890s dress. I just attached the sleeves with are similar to the ones in the video but not as much puff. I must say they feel so magical and they look a lot bigger when I attached them to the main garment.

Gorgeous gown and undergarments!, those 1890s fashions we love them do much!

I just love all of these old fashions they are truly amazing

I like when you speak in your videos. Love your accent. Gorgeous dress! (But all of those layers! I have too many hot flashes. I was sweating just watching you put everything on! 😜)

@deyliramirez382

3 жыл бұрын

All the clothing is light and very breathable.

@tiffinyboulet8694

3 жыл бұрын

@@deyliramirez382 that is fine, but even naked is too hot when I have a flash! 😜

What a lovely dress!

I love the colors!!! This is my favorite dress thus far!!!