people in the 1880s imagine 1950s the way the 1950s present the 1880s in movies

@KazWinchester

Жыл бұрын

I was just going to say that 😆

@theoneandonlykyle9800

6 ай бұрын

If the people of the 1880s knew about Elvis they'd call him the spawn of Satan that's the devil's music. If they think rock and roll is the devil's music what would they say about rap.

I think the worst thing the victorians predicted wrongly was women’s clothing having pockets 😂

To be fair, if cellphones required a wearable antenna, we would all be wearing them.

@frenchfriar

Жыл бұрын

And there would be an attempt to make them attractive and fashionable: look at earbuds or headphones.

@BartdeBoisblanc

Жыл бұрын

@@frenchfriar The present phones being 5G have such a short wavelength they would blend right in to the fabric of your clothing.

Back when I was a kid, in the late 60s/ early 70s, Life Magazine had a spread on future fashion that involved really bizarre outfits and, as I recall, bald women. BALD! . I was so traumatized by the thought of having my fashion future laid out in those hideous outfits and bald-headed-ness that I started sobbing, “I don’t wanna grow up if I have to be bald!” My family thought that was hilarious.

@fernstone7850

Жыл бұрын

This is so interesting because during the pandemic when us Gen Z were experimenting with cutting and dying our own hair it wasn't uncommon to see girls shaving their hair for the first time and loving it

@kjmav10135

Жыл бұрын

@@fernstone7850 Yeah! I guess when I was 9, I just couldn’t handle the concept! LOL!

@aimee-lynndonovan6077

Жыл бұрын

Sorry they had no sympathy.

@tlockerk

Жыл бұрын

Lots of clear plastic and throw away stuff as I recall.

I have to say, the future predictions of the Victorian era reminded me so much of Steampunk and of the characters people have developed.

@teleriferchnyfain

Жыл бұрын

I had the same thought

@daryakulishina1272

Жыл бұрын

it's basically is, how Steampunk was invented

"I don't know what this means but it gives me great concern." Thank you Nicole for the first contender for quote of the year! I also adore the sausage curls in Antennae Man's beard! Almost like a Babylonian king found himself in a Buck Rogers episode. 😆

@euansmith3699

Жыл бұрын

My name is Ozmandius; King of Kings, Look upon my Antenna Hat, ye might; and tremble.

The comment about how climate control will mean that we won't need to dress for the weather is kind of accurate, in my observation. At school pickup, I am one of only two parents who walks or rides a bike. Everyone else drives their car, parks, and then stands around shivering in the winter because they are dressed for being indoors. Conversely, I'm typically over warm in most places if I've ridden my bike or walked. It's not the exertion, it's because I'm dressed for outside. If I know I'm going to be in the grocery store for a while, I have to get the big cart to hold all the layers I'll need to strip off.

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

I think shopping centres in the part of Norway where I live may be setting their thermostats to slightly cooler than room temperature in the winter, because while it’s definitely warmer than outside it’s not so warm that you have to take your coat off completely in order to not be excessively warm. Just opening the coat (and taking off the hat and mittens and loosening the scarf) is enough in my experience. Then again I tend to get cold more easily than hot.

@lenabreijer1311

Жыл бұрын

Yes, years of waiting for a bus and then spending 45 minutes in the metro had me calculating layers that can be removed. Also in Montreal if you lived and worked in the right places you would never have to go outside in the winter, just go down to the metro from your apartment, take the metro to your office building, after work shop in one of the underground shopping centres to get what you needed. And never experience snow, slush, rain...

@raraavis7782

Жыл бұрын

Story of my life. And one of my favorites pet peeves, to complain about in winter - other then the weather in general 😉 It rarely gets cold enough, so you couldn't walk or ride a bike places in Germany, so I do...but man. Do I regret that every time, I have to be inside a shop for more then 5 minutes. It's the one positive thing about the whole energy crisis thing for me. FINALLY, shops aren't heated to the point, where the employees walk around in a t-shirt in mid winter anymore. It's usually enough, to take off my shawl and gloves now...I don't have to take off my jacket and carry it around the whole time

The 1910s prediction of a woman aviator is absolutely iconic and I need to recreate it now.

@annasolovyeva1013

Жыл бұрын

There were female aviatrixes in early XX century. It was outstanding, but still

I love that you are producing essentially academic articles in video format. That "knit jumpsuit" reminds me of Stephen Maturin's "rational garment" and I fully support it 🤣

@kagitsune

Жыл бұрын

And to this I reply: Fashion Brand Company's "Jumpsuit of the Future" 😂

@sircharlesmormont9300

Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for the Aubrey-Maturin reference in an unexpected place!

@debbylou5729

Жыл бұрын

Academics never has been about education. A main reason I don’t pretend that someone with a PhD, or Piled hip Deep is a doctor

@AJ-oy5iv

Жыл бұрын

It's the winter version of what Harry Styles wore a while ago. And at 14:56 it looks like Bella Hadid's outfit at the Met(?) a few years ago.

Watch in thirty years as we have budding fashion historians waxing rhapsodic about t-shirts with their infinite variability, ease of wear and economic construction. (I say this lovingly as I wear a draw string chemise with all rectangular construction made out of a curtain)

What are you wearing!? Me? Oh I'm wearing 1893 prediction for 1922, I call it "if Princess Knight and Rose of Versailles had a lovely child" 😂😍 No, but seriously, jokes apart I would really LOVE to see youtubers make their own versions of past predictions for the future!!

@chrish2277

Жыл бұрын

I can see a Rachel Maksy crossover here.

@jaybee4118

Жыл бұрын

@@chrish2277 I think it’s more of a Morgan Donner thing, but both would be good

Well... they weren't wrong about the tunics. A t-shirt after all is very much an updated version of the Roman tunica: some types don't even have inset sleeves, exactly like the tunicas of old. But, they couldn't have predicted the tight fits achievable with synthetic fabrics.

The dress at 14:59 is basically Star Wars slave Leia with a lot more skirt. It seems like that could have been a reference photo for them.

@SusanYeske701

Жыл бұрын

I saw a few that looked like they could've been the inspiration for Leia's costume design

I think your point about homogenization (jeans and a t-shirt) and individualization is really insightful! I’d like to add that it’s interesting how jeans and a t-shirt isn’t really considered “fashion” these days. They’re clothes, but not fashion - there seems to be a separation between the two ideas. I wonder if that’s always been the case to some degree or if that split if newer or more pronounced now than in the past 🤔

The French one from the 1880's, in some of the prints, kind of nailed the 1950's wiggle dress, including the hat! Take away the bloomers and some of the frippery, and it's pretty much Marilyn circa 1956. And! the print that showed "1978", was totally wearing bell bottoms!

In the 1939 movie, The Women, in the middle of the black and white film there is a color fashion show. They do a "Fashions From the Future" segment that is so brilliant.

This was a great video! I would have never guessed how much people in the past thought about clothes in the future. And how they all basicaly agreed on us leading much more active lives and funcionality of the cloaths having to adapt do that. Also that bit about people finding a nude form boring and using fabric to spice things up reminded me of the saying that everyone looks sexier in a suit than naked.

@lenabreijer1311

Жыл бұрын

This is so true. As someone who has spent time in "clothing optional " places, people without any adornment tend to be boring unless they are spectacularly attractive. Most of us need something to draw the eyes away from the flaws, or as a friend who made adult videos said " accent the selling bits"

@johannageisel5390

Жыл бұрын

I remember reading an article or watching a documentary about some people in the tropics who wear very little clothing at all, because it's not necessary where they live. But they do have a decorative string crossed over their torso and although this string covers exactly nothing, i.e. the female breasts, they still feel embarrassed to take that string off because it's what makes them feel "civilized". I find that absolutely fascinating. This string has no function that clothing usually has (protection, modesty), but it is very important culturally and socially.

@lenabreijer1311

Жыл бұрын

@@johannageisel5390 but modesty is completely cultural. Various parts of the body have been deemed immodest in various places and times. Pubic area, back of the neck, elbows, hair, nipples, knees, ankles, teeth...

@johannageisel5390

Жыл бұрын

@@lenabreijer1311 You're right. I just meant that this garment does not cover anything and therefor cannot contribute to "modesty" as it is understood in many other cultures.

@lenabreijer1311

Жыл бұрын

@@johannageisel5390 yes but it probably signals her status and place in the tribe. Without she loses that. Like a wedding ring of my mother's generation made a woman virtuous and higher status then one without, especially if there were children.

The prediction of metal fabrics being a thing in 1978 was not that far off from Versace designing clothes in a metal fabric he patented in 1982. I saw some of those metallic dresses in a museum recently, and they looked really cool.

As both a history and sci-fi nerd, I am so here for this video 👏

@dismurrart6648

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't some of those designs make for a great steampunk space opera?

@cronajj

Жыл бұрын

@@dismurrart6648 yessss!!! My comic creator brain is eating these designs UP

@johnpjones182

Жыл бұрын

@@cronajj Isn't Lady Gaga partly inspired by "Barbarella"?

This was so cool!!! The 60s & 70s predictions put Star Trek's original series' costume designs into perspective - iirc, there are no pockets on anyone's clothing because the creator, Gene Roddenberry, thought that the future (on earth at least) would be utopian and no-one would need to carry money or keys etc. Also, it's so cool to see the one at 15:36 and finally get an explanation for that halo! Danny Gonzalez did a video a little while back ('Becoming the man of the future') where he watched a video of those same Vogue costumes (which had a lot less context) and attempted to recreate that man's outfit! (Un)fortunately, he didn't copy the beard XD

@emilyhedgehog547

Жыл бұрын

You can also see some extras in star treks wearing the mini dress of all genders which fits into the idea of unisex clothing

10:43 I don’t think it’s likely to have a major impact on fashion per se, but I do think that the synthesizer has effectively replaced the pipe organ in our culture as the all-in-one impactful sonic bed of popular music, and it’s true that it’s only gained popularity in recent years!

@kathyjohnson2043

Жыл бұрын

Modern pipe organs are almost always as much digital as they are mechanical; a synthesizer/computer with perhaps some sounds still being produced by air forced through pipes. Of course, you can now get digital samples of famous pipe organs from around the world

@Tadfafty

Жыл бұрын

I think the height in popularity for the organ, in recent memory, was the late 1950s. As an organ enthusiast (and beginner organist) I hope to see that prediction come true!

@SIC647

Жыл бұрын

That is a really good point. The original idea of the organ was that it should be able to sound like all instruments, and like a whole orchestra at once.

@Tadfafty

Жыл бұрын

The synthesizer really is a direct evolution of the organ. It all started with making electric organs.

Okay, this Canadian is wondering where my futuristic heated coat is!

@HarryLovesRuth

Жыл бұрын

Try Canadian Tire. Most of the cordless tool brands have jackets with resistive coils in them and connection points for 12 volt batteries.

What a fun topic! It reminds me of a book I bought my grandfather in the 80's. It was called something like the future that never was and was full of predictions that he had heard over his life time that hadn't come true. It was great fun to look at past predictions of our now

Retrofuturistic fashion is one of my favorite things, so I LOVE EVERYTHING about this video! I’m a bit inspired to make my own version of the 1880s meets 1950s bloomer minidress now.

Absolutely loved this video -- so many crazy ideas, and some not so crazy. I agree with you that there will probably be more individualism in our clothing in the near future. I would go on to say that with the uptick of small craft movements (knitting, sewing, cosplay, etc.) which is obvious with the popularity of Etsy and the like, we are in what might be the early stages of a new Arts and Crafts Movement, with an emphasis on small businesses and handcrafted/artisanal pieces.

Wild to see that they foresaw us not needing clothing to alter our body shapes or makeup to cover blemishes. I already see us moving towards altering our bodies directly instead of using things applied on top.

Antennahatman is bascially a Star Trek character. Adding to that we kinda have that vest since tech wear is a thing with their rigs.

I swear the men's knit jumpsuit belongs in Star Trek Next Gen/DS9 as casual wear. It's interesting to see how their 1980s/1990s view of the world imagines what a 23rd century world might look like. The fashion is particularly noticeable in its influences. I think we will always predict the future and someone will have the pleasure of seeing how right or wrong that past generation would be. Curiosity and wanting to progress as a society are universal no matter the era.

@lmburchfiel1506

Жыл бұрын

I know, right? I dunno why TNG and DS9 thought we would all be wearing ugly onesies in the future, but no thank.

@sarahtaylor4264

Жыл бұрын

@@lmburchfiel1506 And SO. MANY. SYNTHETICS.

Love me some retrofuturism. Vintage sci-fi is all kinds of fun (provided one can take the social attitudes with a hefty grain of salt)

I don’t know about clothes that look like pipe organs but certainly men’s ties that look like piano keyboards had a moment

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

Organ keyboards look the same, except that the keys tend to be very slightly narrower (my small hands can barely reach one octave on a typical piano, but a ninth on the organs I’ve tried), and each manual tends to have fewer keys than a piano.

The expanding tiny t-shirt that you showed has been very practical when I broke my collar bone, it was so easy to slip on. To this day I still keep it, I never know but it could be useful again.

I visited the Design Museum in London in 2018. The exhibit was future design of the past. As much as people deride the 1970s, I think people forget (or aren't aware) what an interesting and groundbreaking decade it was. Most of the designs from the 70s predicted a minimalistic, homogenized, anti-capitalistic future. I was a bit disappointed that the museum didn't have much from the 1930s as it was another groundbreaking decade in my opinion. As an American I was surprised that Buckminster Fuller got only one tiny mention. Although the museum, is, of course, British.

This is fascinating, and I'm always struck by both how similar and how wildly different reality versus the predicted future house/technology/garments ends up being (And personally I'm thrilled that jeans and a tee (or hoodie) makes all of those things nearly undeterminable, I'd much rather blend into the background in public as much as I'm able)

7:10 -- Well, they got the bellbottoms right! 8:22 -- WILL WE NEVER GET THE POCKETS WE NEED?! 14:22 -- That is kind of an 80s wedding gown, though. (And the fabric of those will probably outlast a nuclear blast.) I often think that in 500 years, nondescript blue pants will be like renfaire garb is for us now, in an attempt to mimic jeans. I love what I call "yesterday's tomorrow," what the past thought of the future. This was a really neat video -- thanks for the upload. 🙂

@SIC647

Жыл бұрын

Many people who make historical garments, like to make fancy ballgowns or expensive visiting outfits, which only rich people wore. I think about how 200-300 year into the future reenactment of our present will be in the form of gala dresses from Cannes movie festival, Kardashian style, and something from adult movies, because "That was what they wore" because the most abundant research material is women's magazines and adult movies.......

I’m kind of all in on 1880s does 1950s! How fun would it be to make one of those evening gowns?

@SusanYeske701

Жыл бұрын

I like the purple one with the crescent moon shapes!

Here's to seeing the future you speak of at the end!🍾 I've always felt (after my teenage hangup years) we Americans made much too much out of gender-assigned clothing that it lead to damaged hearts and minds - still does. The tunic is, to me, a wonderfully comfortable leveler in fashion. Have a fabulous new year!

I found the prediction strangely accurate. The mens knit jumpsuit is like the track suits some men wear. But I think the more casual fashions and lifestyles of the average middle american is underestimated. Work wear (field not office) is more popular because of durability, comfort, and ease of care. Or maybe I just think that because of the population segment I come from.

After all that talk about futuristic technologies to regulate temperature linen and wool still remain the best.

Wow, so interesting! It makes sense that prognosticators would refer to the most sophisticated technology of the day to project the future. On the other hand, it also illustrates how difficult it is for most people to be innovative and think beyond the styles of the present and the past. Mad respect to the designers of the 1920's through the 70's, who came up with truly inventive style and created what we think of as our modern silhouettes. P.S. I love that a common thread seemed to be the advancement of women in society ❤.

@m.maclellan7147

Жыл бұрын

What really struck me, aside from the Women's Liberation aspect, was the Androgynous clothes. As a 60 year old woman who feels more comfortable in Androgynous clothes, think THAT is very forward thinking.

@aksez2u

Жыл бұрын

@@m.maclellan7147 Yes, I agree! So many interesting ideas. And we shouldn't make fun of the weirder ones, they may still be in our future!

I want to see fashions of the past mixed and matched with other periods of fashion, from all over the world.

As someone who runs very hot, having temperature control in my clothing would be a life saver.

@mirandarensberger6919

Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine got a hoodie for Christmas that has a rechargeable battery and warms up like an electric blanket. Seems like it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to make something that could switch from warm mode to cool mode.

i love seeing what the past thought future fashion was going to be like! you can definitely see what was popular back then and what they thought would keep in style.

Love seeing what the past thought of the future. So fun! I do think the belt for the men from 1939 Vogue future look was similar to a fanny pack. Also, where is my antenna hat along with my Jetson's rocket?

It's intriguing what people in the past thought about what fashion in the future would be like, just as in early science fiction some authors would try to predict what advances we would have in the next fifty or so years.

This topic kind of reminds me of how kids see fashion and takes me back to when lots of girls I knew loved to sketch and "design" clothes. No limits to the imagination whatsoever. Or even the total opposite - the current trends, but with colour twists and weird prints.

What always strikes me is that clothing for the most part has gotten so slovenly-in some cases one would be hard pressed to say if a person were going to church or out to wash their car. That being said, I advocate a return to simple tunics, or something like a toga, comfortable and practical! 😊

Ohhh, this is about retrofuturism. After reading the title I had the expectation you would be analyzing historical patterns (sleeve get big, skirts get wide, hair gets high or the opposite) and identify frequencies for these developments and then predict what we can expect in the next few decades!

Antenna/halo man reminded me of all the 'maker' styles that came out a few years ago when electrically conductive fabric hit the stores. People were knitting conductive wire into hats, gloves, sweaters, etc. Others were using the fabric to light up their clothing. All very fun and odd at the same time.

"Wings for the purpose of easier shopping" 😆 Absolutely perfect quote. Going to snatch it and use it everyday, inappropriate ir not😃👍♥️

@judithabliss

Жыл бұрын

I’m basically in the comments hoping “Whiskey Grandpa” was recognized by others as a shoutout to Rachel Maksy.

My predictions: I feel like our future fashions are going to have to become more sustainable in terms of environmental impact, whether that's an increase in using biodegradable fabrics for fast fashion or recycling materials such as plastics into new fabrics (as we're already somewhat doing). The silhouettes themselves will probably continue to come down to individual taste, purpose & climate.

Just by its title, I am immediately reminded of Bladerunner's Rachael; her wardrobe was enviable.

I love future predictions about the past honestly, it makes me feel connected to the people of the past.

I love the pictures! Re: nudity. 99.9% of people look less than optimal in a swimsuit. Even 'ugly' people look better naked. Swimwear seems designed to heighten awareness of every awkward proportion or protrusion. :)

@m.maclellan7147

Жыл бұрын

Let's face it, most swimwear is designed as a "tease" to nudity versus function.

@annasolovyeva1013

Жыл бұрын

Probably they're not wearing the right swimwear. I personally opt for swimsuit bottoms with high waist and shorts or "skirt shirts", it's way better than the default bikini bottom, and wear an uncommon model of tops too, one with better support, and often opt for a SPF t-shirt over that.

@annasolovyeva1013

Жыл бұрын

@@m.maclellan7147 most swimwear, at least, the default bikini, is designed to be cheap to make and adjustable in size to be mass-produced

The organ being the instrument of choice just made think that Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera was jumping the gun by a few decades.

At 10:56 you said we have only 5 years to make pipe organs really popular in the future, but Gilbert(?), AZ there already is a place where the pipe organ really is the coolest thing thing every. It called “Organ Stop Pizza”. My family was introduced while on a vacation there (that’s why I’m terribly sure of the exact), and it was the coolest organ performance I’ve ever seen 😮

I love looking at the delightfully wacky fashion predictions of the future, especially the ones from the French 1880s text! 😂 Who cares if they weren't able to exceed their contemporary frame of mind, the resulting prediction looks interesting! Fabric/cloth with active control (eg. for temperature regulation purpose) is still a thing of the future, though it might come sooner than we predict. A colleague of mine had his PhD in textile technology and engineering, specifically about textile with active heating element. If we could manufacture this, it would be highly useful for winter wear and other clothing for cold climate (think of ski clothing etc.). Also your last words (ie. the return of individualization in style) feels so hopeful, I love that it helps me (...us? 😉) start the new year with a positive note 😺)

I can only think of that one time Danny Gonzalez recreated the 50's "Man of the future" which lives rent free in my head.

"I don't know what this means, but it gives me great concern." Single best quote.

I am in love with everything in Le Vingtieme Siecle.

I, for one, would happily rock an antenna hat like that guy was wearing!

“Whiskey grandpa.” I LOLed. Insert Captain America I understood that reference dot gif.

This was a fantastic video Nicole. I didn’t get to watch all of your livestream the other day but I’m looking forward to finishing it today. I hope you do more videos like this.

I absolutely do think that pipe organs are the coolest thing ever! Gimme that organ-dress!

Great job, Nicole. Thank you for including snippets of the actual articles/books. I paused at 8:50, en l'an 2000 (in the year 2000), and admired, yes, the fashion, but also the flying carriage. Stage coach-esque with pilot on the buck board, and a very large rudder. It appears to hover at the loading dock. What great fun, looking back at the future!

I agree with the predictions, I think it will only get harder to establish periods in art/fashion/archictecture/etc

What I find interesting is, that while they often were off the mark, there is one thing that´s common witgh many of these, and it´s simplicity and practicability. And thats pretty on point. Modern clothes, while not extreamly by our standards, are very simplistic and functional for the most part. I had to laugth a bit about the changable and adaptable dress. That one was actually on point with much more traveling and even the light baggage. But we did go a differnt direction. Instead of making removable and changeable clothes, we just removed and changed to need to do it in the first place for most situations.

Interesting takes on the future from the past. Thanks and Happy New Year's!

Thanks for another great video; and Happy New Year. Also, many thanks for the lint to Le Vingtieme Siecle; what a great source for Scientific Romance Roleplaying illustrations.

This whole compilation was awesome! Such careful detail too with how you presented the material and moved us forward. I love it thanks!

Superb, Nicole. This one will interest friends who don’t sew. Off to share!

I look forward to your videos. There are some amazing creators and content that I love and you are on the top with the best. I have seen everyone of your videos. It doesn't matter to me what you give or the format. It is just you and your style of presenting information and visuals.. just the whole package. Thank you for again, making my Sunday morning a delight.

What a great video, I loved seeing all of these futuristic clothes! I would personally LOVE temperature control garments (and bedsheets), since I am too cold for 75% of the year and too hot for the rest.

Wow. A truly awesome video! I’ve got to tell you Nicole I honestly never set out to watch your channel. I always watched a lot of the other KZreadrs in your genre but never really heard much about you outside of American Duchess. But geez. Over the past year or two or three somehow your videos have just been so consistently good and entertaining!! I have really become very excited each time a new video comes out and I’m quite invested in everything you have to tell us! You find the good stories and always, always have the best researched essays that I have seen in the historical fashion genre, by far!

You need to see LookMumNoComputer's pipe organ restoration, we are definitely headed more towards making organs kewl again than you'd think haha

The future is far more disappointing as people get more lazy and self absorbed. Humans have lost an appreciation for beautiful things so much so they will discuss how a toilet is art. Also, on a different thought, many of the future predictions of technology has happened but we’re kept for it for stupid reasons. We used to have access to air planes that would take us from NYC to London in less than 3 hours. This ended somewhere around 2003

This is such an interesting video! I've always been fascinated by the retro-futurism of the 1950s, and this video hit on many of those themes.

I know I am going to like this, even before I watch it. Settling in with my coffee now. Happy New Year!

What an utterly brilliant idea to explore! Thank you so much for thinking of it, it’s absolutely fascinating xx

Loved your closing comment, Nicole, and so hope you are right. Happy New Year to yoj and yours!

This has been such a fascinating lecture! I love how you demonstrated the different imaginings from different eras. It's easy to see how their present views shaped their perception of the future. Loved this!

🥳 Happy New Year! Great video! 👍 👍

Such an original idea for a video! Loved how you presented the facts and gave us your own conclusions.

Wow, I was surprised to see a 1910s article use the term "hobble skirt", I thought that was a much more recent term. This is why I love historical channels!

Thanks for the book tip! I'm going to read that one it sounds hilarious :) Merci et bonne année !

Great video! I LOVE that you started with the fabulous illustrations of Albert Robida's The Twentieth Century! His view of "life in the future" is quite forgotten in the world of early science fiction. This is evident as I've searched for an English translation of his Twentieth Century trilogy and there does not seem to be any. You highlighted a great example of how his books and illustrations focus on how technology in daily life, especially functional fashion, is important to the average person. It's really the opposite of Jules Verne and H G Wells who viewed technological invention as belonging only to scientists, adventurers and the military. The whole video was really interesting and informing. Thank you! 😊

Seeing how old predictions of future compare to reality is fascinating. There are always so many surprises in both the predictions and the reality. People have such amazing imagination that we constantly surpass ourselves. It will be interesting to see how today's visions compare to the actual future.

Very interesting topic! Love your thoughts on future fashion. Great video.

Love your concluding thoughts on the future of fashion moving towards including more Whimsy!! People are realizing they can have fun and also be an adult with a job and I cant wait to see more of that on the streets going forward!

Thank you for the shoutout! I’ve always been fascinated by what people thought the future would be like. I never really thought about how those predictions shift in mood as the times change!

What a fascinating topic, presnted in such a delightful manner!

A really enjoyable and thoughtful video. Thank you.

💮They semi predicted the genius fashions of Bjork. 🌸By the way, her new album "Fossora" is brilliant. 🌺

Loved this video! I will now be dreaming up wacky retrofuturist outfits for the next few weeks

What an interesting -- and fun-- look at fashion. So hoping we won't be headed for tunics and boots!

Oh, Nicole, this was such a treat! I enjoy your presentations immensely, as you take us along in your fashion time machine to different eras. Your expertise is so appreciated, and you combine that with such talent and elan, they always seem to kick-start my own creativity. This look at how the past imagined the future is a hoot, and I remember very well when Rudi Gernreich was prognosticating (as well as his infamous monokini). Furthermore, when you use terms like "swanning around", I always feel an instant twinge of kinship. Many thanks for enriching our lives in such a thoroughly delightful manner.

I loved this video so so much, it'saking me even more excited to try making my own clothes and costume pieces (to wear both with my fursuit, I also made myself, and without).

Every other prediction: lifestyle and culture and even tech will change, so clothing will change to adapt! A handful of people at the World Fair: who even wants to wear clothes? I wish i could be naked right now

I love that a hundred years from now someone will use this video in their fashion predictions.

We will always need BIG pockets! We have to have a place to carry candy and snacks! 😎🍪🍭🍫🍬

Totally wild! I chuckled at the end because I was sewing the finishing touches on a self designed quite whimsical dress!