Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
These are the many reasons why I find historical fashion more comfortable than modern fashion.
The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/vbirchwood08221
With the recent release of some get ready with me style short-form content, I received hundreds of comments along the lines of "you must be so hot" or "that looks so uncomfortable." As a daily wearer of historical fashion, I felt it was time to express why exactly I find historical fashion more comfortable than modern fashion, in order to break down some myths and misconceptions.
Comfort isn't necessarily just a physical thing. For me, it goes so far beyond convenience or the ability to shop for my clothing in stores. I express what exactly comfort means to me and what drives me to hand stitch my own wardrobe and wear historical clothing.
As always, all of these are just my own opinions and I have nothing against modern fashion or anyone that wears it. We all deserve to wear the clothes that work for us, regardless of whether they're historical, vintage, modern, or anything in between.
Thank you so much for watching and for supporting this channel, and I'll see you all in two weeks 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:
Market Shopping:
pixabay.com/videos/banana-fruit-market-cambridge-uk-18091
Working Class Clothing:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Christian_Koefoed_-_En_fiskerpige_p%C3%A5_stranden_-_1880.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Fisherfolk_on_the_Beach_at_Cullercoats.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_On_the_Beach,_Tynemouth_-_1881.jpg
Historical Inventions:
pixabay.com/vectors/penny-farthing-vintage-bicycle-bike-3631286
pixabay.com/vectors/telephone-instrument-antique-42134
pixabay.com/vectors/camera-film-kodak-old-retro-1295866
pixabay.com/vectors/lantern-lamp-light-electric-light-294336
pixabay.com/vectors/sewing-machine-sewing-line-art-yarn-7321609
Shift and Chemise:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chemise_MET_2005.369_F.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chemise_MET_CI43.126.49_F.jpg
Historical Laundry:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey_Wringing_Machine_Co._(2921844987).jpg
Cravat:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437499
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman%27s_Riding_Habit_LACMA_M.82.16.2a-c.jpg
Stays and Corsets:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset_MET_DT200606.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset,_1770-1790._MoMu_-_Fashion_Museum_Province_of_Antwerp,_www.momu.be._Photo_by_Hugo_Maertens,_Bruges..jpg
Corset, 1770-1790. Jacoba de Jonge Collection in MoMu - Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp, momu.be / Photo by Hugo Maertens, Bruges, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Working Class Shorter Hems:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_haymaking,_by_Pieter_Bruegel_(I).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Octavius_Hill_-_Newhaven_Fishwives,_Jeanie_Wilson_and_Annie_Linton_-_1987.18_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tif
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Fisher_Girls_on_the_Beach,_Cullercoats_(1881).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laurits_Tuxen_-_Strandparti_fra_Bretagne_med_en_fiskerpige_der_skuer_ud_over_havet_-_1880.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Four_Fishwives_on_the_Beach_(1881).jpg
Bedouin:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Bedouin_life_in_Trans-Jordan._Bedouin_woman_and_child_on_a_camel._Snugly_seated_in_a_%27khudduj%27_LOC_matpc.15665.jpg
Seasons:
pixabay.com/videos/wave-of-fog-fog-mist-flow-flow-7102
pixabay.com/videos/tree-blossoms-spring-branch-37036
pixabay.com/videos/fall-autumn-season-nature-leaves-23881
pixabay.com/videos/lavender-flowers-nectar-field-80421
#skillshare #historicalfashion
These are the many reasons why I find historical fashion more comfortable than modern fashion.
The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/vbirchwood08221
With the recent release of some get ready with me style short-form content, I received hundreds of comments along the lines of "you must be so hot" or "that looks so uncomfortable." As a daily wearer of historical fashion, I felt it was time to express why exactly I find historical fashion more comfortable than modern fashion, in order to break down some myths and misconceptions.
Comfort isn't necessarily just a physical thing. For me, it goes so far beyond convenience or the ability to shop for my clothing in stores. I express what exactly comfort means to me and what drives me to hand stitch my own wardrobe and wear historical clothing.
As always, all of these are just my own opinions and I have nothing against modern fashion or anyone that wears it. We all deserve to wear the clothes that work for us, regardless of whether they're historical, vintage, modern, or anything in between.
Thank you so much for watching and for supporting this channel, and I'll see you all in two weeks 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:
Market Shopping:
pixabay.com/videos/banana-fruit-market-cambridge-uk-18091
Working Class Clothing:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Christian_Koefoed_-_En_fiskerpige_p%C3%A5_stranden_-_1880.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Fisherfolk_on_the_Beach_at_Cullercoats.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_On_the_Beach,_Tynemouth_-_1881.jpg
Historical Inventions:
pixabay.com/vectors/penny-farthing-vintage-bicycle-bike-3631286
pixabay.com/vectors/telephone-instrument-antique-42134
pixabay.com/vectors/camera-film-kodak-old-retro-1295866
pixabay.com/vectors/lantern-lamp-light-electric-light-294336
pixabay.com/vectors/sewing-machine-sewing-line-art-yarn-7321609
Shift and Chemise:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chemise_MET_2005.369_F.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chemise_MET_CI43.126.49_F.jpg
Historical Laundry:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailey_Wringing_Machine_Co._(2921844987).jpg
Cravat:
metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437499
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman%27s_Riding_Habit_LACMA_M.82.16.2a-c.jpg
Stays and Corsets:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset_MET_DT200606.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corset,_1770-1790._MoMu_-_Fashion_Museum_Province_of_Antwerp,_www.momu.be._Photo_by_Hugo_Maertens,_Bruges..jpg
Corset, 1770-1790. Jacoba de Jonge Collection in MoMu - Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp, momu.be / Photo by Hugo Maertens, Bruges, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Working Class Shorter Hems:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_haymaking,_by_Pieter_Bruegel_(I).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Octavius_Hill_-_Newhaven_Fishwives,_Jeanie_Wilson_and_Annie_Linton_-_1987.18_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tif
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Fisher_Girls_on_the_Beach,_Cullercoats_(1881).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laurits_Tuxen_-_Strandparti_fra_Bretagne_med_en_fiskerpige_der_skuer_ud_over_havet_-_1880.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winslow_Homer_-_Four_Fishwives_on_the_Beach_(1881).jpg
Bedouin:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Bedouin_life_in_Trans-Jordan._Bedouin_woman_and_child_on_a_camel._Snugly_seated_in_a_%27khudduj%27_LOC_matpc.15665.jpg
Seasons:
pixabay.com/videos/wave-of-fog-fog-mist-flow-flow-7102
pixabay.com/videos/tree-blossoms-spring-branch-37036
pixabay.com/videos/fall-autumn-season-nature-leaves-23881
pixabay.com/videos/lavender-flowers-nectar-field-80421
#skillshare #historicalfashion
