Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When you wear historical fashion every day (or even just regularly) a lot of misconceptions tend to come your way time and time again. I figured it'd be both fun and educational to talk about the misconceptions I hear the most throughout my experience of wearing historical fashion daily.
I should say that this is really only my experience and I can't speak for other historical fashion wearers. Additionally, those who perhaps wear other periods instead of Victorian fashion or Georgian fashion, are likely to have different experiences with misconceptions as well.
This is, however, what I tend to hear the most either when speaking with someone about wearing historical clothing, or what I've heard on the internet.
There are bound to certainly be other misconceptions, but these are the ones I could think of. I hope you also all enjoyed the title, I promise I'm not a time traveller 😊
If you like to wear historical clothing regularly out and about, what misconceptions have you heard?
Thank you so much for watching and see you all on Thursday for another video.
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Sources:
Working Class:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_of_Charlesbourg_-_1830.jpg
18th Century Shift:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senf-Variationen.jpg#/media/File:Senf-Variationen.jpg
19th c. Combinations and Split Drawers:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Combinations_(AM_1969.167-7).jpg
Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108984
Massive Crinoline:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108686
Walking Suit:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159303
Fencing Costume:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B%C3%A9raud_-_L%27ESCRIMEUSE,_Offenstadt_427.jpg
Cycling Sweater:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/155791
Cycling Bloomers:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:French_Racing_Cyclist_Marie_Tual_Wearing_Bloomers_on_a_Racing_Bike_in_1896_or_in_1897_(cropped).jpg
Archery Costume:
books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Court_Magazine_and_Belle_Assembl%C3%A9e.html?id=lkEFAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y
Via twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/08/fashions-for-august-1833.html
1830s Riding Habits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riding_habit_1830s.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pariser_Moden,_1830,_nr._20,_RP-P-2009-4097.jpg
1830s Evening Wear:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/174699
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelm_Bendz_-_Marie_Raffenberg,_the_Artist%27s_Betrothed_-_KMS1652_-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg
Wearable Upper Class Fashion:
collections.lacma.org/node/213748
collections.lacma.org/node/252716
collections.lacma.org/node/214430
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dress_MET_CI58.60.jpg
Workwear:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Chocolate_Girl_by_Jean-%C3%89tienne_Liotard.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anonymous_-_Farmers_-_NM_7237_-_Nationalmuseum.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cheesemakers,_Roquefort_-_A_book_of_the_Cevennes.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:THE_WOMEN%27S_WORK_IN_THE_WAR_INDUSTRY,_1914-1918_Q109947.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:THE_WOMEN%27S_WORK_IN_TRANSPORT_SERVICES,_1914-1918_Q109872.jpg
Walking Crinoline:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cage_crinoline_MET_CP547_CP4.jpg
Vectors:
pixabay.com/vectors/woman-victorian-english-wealthy-2023248
pixabay.com/vectors/gentleman-lady-victorian-bouquet-155849
pixabay.com/vectors/clothesline-washing-line-laundry-308496
pixabay.com/photos/washboard-to-wash-tub-old-formerly-982990
pixabay.com/illustrations/fashion-dolls-women-men-vintage-6404536
pixabay.com/vectors/bathroom-toilet-line-art-5192659
pixabay.com/illustrations/wc-toilet-abort-water-closet-1094945
pixabay.com/vectors/victorian-woman-line-art-tea-5319146
pixabay.com/vectors/woman-silhouette-book-woman-reading-5464547
Antique Footage:
archive.org/details/Suds_1920
archive.org/details/the-paris-e-xposition-universelle-1900-www.-etoile.-app/The+Paris+eXposition+Universelle+%5B1900%5D+%5BWWW.ETOILE.APP%5D.mp4
Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction and Misconception No. 1
1:42 No. 2
2:39 No. 3
3:38 No. 4
4:05 No. 5
4:57 No. 6
6:10 No. 7
7:25 No. 8
#historicalfashion #misconceptions
When you wear historical fashion every day (or even just regularly) a lot of misconceptions tend to come your way time and time again. I figured it'd be both fun and educational to talk about the misconceptions I hear the most throughout my experience of wearing historical fashion daily.
I should say that this is really only my experience and I can't speak for other historical fashion wearers. Additionally, those who perhaps wear other periods instead of Victorian fashion or Georgian fashion, are likely to have different experiences with misconceptions as well.
This is, however, what I tend to hear the most either when speaking with someone about wearing historical clothing, or what I've heard on the internet.
There are bound to certainly be other misconceptions, but these are the ones I could think of. I hope you also all enjoyed the title, I promise I'm not a time traveller 😊
If you like to wear historical clothing regularly out and about, what misconceptions have you heard?
Thank you so much for watching and see you all on Thursday for another video.
🕯 Support my art on Patreon: patreon.com/vbirchwood
✨ Leave a donation: ko-fi.com/vbirchwood
🌙 Books I read, supplies I use, gear I film with (affiliate links): amazon.com/shop/v.birchwood
🪡 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/vasibirchwood
📖 Business inquiries: sofie@helmtalentgroup.com
Sources:
Working Class:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Village_of_Charlesbourg_-_1830.jpg
18th Century Shift:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senf-Variationen.jpg#/media/File:Senf-Variationen.jpg
19th c. Combinations and Split Drawers:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Combinations_(AM_1969.167-7).jpg
Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108984
Massive Crinoline:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/108686
Walking Suit:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159303
Fencing Costume:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B%C3%A9raud_-_L%27ESCRIMEUSE,_Offenstadt_427.jpg
Cycling Sweater:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/155791
Cycling Bloomers:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:French_Racing_Cyclist_Marie_Tual_Wearing_Bloomers_on_a_Racing_Bike_in_1896_or_in_1897_(cropped).jpg
Archery Costume:
books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Court_Magazine_and_Belle_Assembl%C3%A9e.html?id=lkEFAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y
Via twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2013/08/fashions-for-august-1833.html
1830s Riding Habits:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riding_habit_1830s.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pariser_Moden,_1830,_nr._20,_RP-P-2009-4097.jpg
1830s Evening Wear:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/174699
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelm_Bendz_-_Marie_Raffenberg,_the_Artist%27s_Betrothed_-_KMS1652_-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg
Wearable Upper Class Fashion:
collections.lacma.org/node/213748
collections.lacma.org/node/252716
collections.lacma.org/node/214430
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dress_MET_CI58.60.jpg
Workwear:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Chocolate_Girl_by_Jean-%C3%89tienne_Liotard.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anonymous_-_Farmers_-_NM_7237_-_Nationalmuseum.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cheesemakers,_Roquefort_-_A_book_of_the_Cevennes.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:THE_WOMEN%27S_WORK_IN_THE_WAR_INDUSTRY,_1914-1918_Q109947.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:THE_WOMEN%27S_WORK_IN_TRANSPORT_SERVICES,_1914-1918_Q109872.jpg
Walking Crinoline:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cage_crinoline_MET_CP547_CP4.jpg
Vectors:
pixabay.com/vectors/woman-victorian-english-wealthy-2023248
pixabay.com/vectors/gentleman-lady-victorian-bouquet-155849
pixabay.com/vectors/clothesline-washing-line-laundry-308496
pixabay.com/photos/washboard-to-wash-tub-old-formerly-982990
pixabay.com/illustrations/fashion-dolls-women-men-vintage-6404536
pixabay.com/vectors/bathroom-toilet-line-art-5192659
pixabay.com/illustrations/wc-toilet-abort-water-closet-1094945
pixabay.com/vectors/victorian-woman-line-art-tea-5319146
pixabay.com/vectors/woman-silhouette-book-woman-reading-5464547
Antique Footage:
archive.org/details/Suds_1920
archive.org/details/the-paris-e-xposition-universelle-1900-www.-etoile.-app/The+Paris+eXposition+Universelle+%5B1900%5D+%5BWWW.ETOILE.APP%5D.mp4
Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction and Misconception No. 1
1:42 No. 2
2:39 No. 3
3:38 No. 4
4:05 No. 5
4:57 No. 6
6:10 No. 7
7:25 No. 8
#historicalfashion #misconceptions
