Thanks....learned something there. The one I used at my grandparents farm or at Girl Scout camp must not have been one of the finer ones!!! So glad we have other options now!!!
This is why the rooms and houses of the wealthy were so big! To accommodate these clothes. Also, it was cold in these huge homes. Transportation wasn’t heated. Once you move away from the fire the cold/damp moves in.
Can just imagine people of those times their heads would spin to realise just how much is worn today, to then, so such a different era to now, the progress made
Can you imagine the weight she was carrying on her brain.
I had a Victorian wedding and my dress was gorgeous but it was heavy but I'm glad I was strong enough to wear it.
i would bet theres nothing more than a hoop under the dress to give it the look of fullness. the cape and the cap are real. oh yes and the muff is real. and her under wear.
She's very beautiful. Not sure of all the names if the underclothes but at the very least an under skirt, over skirt, some type of bodice/blouse (unless its a one piece dress), a beautiful cape, a muff and a hat...may have had gloves on too
Woman that could afford that outfit, would only have to stand there while her maids dressed her. Even with that said it would probably take at least 30-60 minutes.
When i worked at the sewing shop a woman brought in her era period dress simular to this one and it was so heavy.
Makes you think how strong the woman were back then.
I was a docent at an antebellum mansion. Yes, it’s a lot of clothing to take on and off! Then multiply all those items for costume changes multiple times during the day
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