2:21 it's also worth pointing out that Sandy's original name in the stage production was Sandra Dombrowski, so "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" has a double meaning that gets lost with the name change of the film.
Did they change it because Olivia Newton John is Australian? And if so, couldn’t they have changed her surname to Daniels, Darwin, Dawson or some other English-sounding surname to keep the Sandra Dee/Sandra D. connection?
I think she were trying to say the Sandy was like Sandra Dee a very real well know actress of that time and was considered very virginal. Sandra Dee was in many movies and probably the most famous was- Gidget. So in my opinion Rizzo was criticizing Sandy by calling her Sandra Dee dripping with virginity. She mentions Doris Day and Rock Hudson also famous at the time.
Exactly. They're so fixated on sandy that they forget about Danny and the lettermans sweater. Plus, I don't think the change was more than superficial, anyway. They liked each other the way they were, in the end.
Sydney Hamann he joins a bunch of different sports teams so that he can “letter” in one of them. He’s wearing a letterman jacket in the end scene, but he takes it off during the song.
I thought the whole point of Grease was that both of them believed they had to change to appeal to the other. It wasn't just Sandy, the main message was that they could be together by being themselves... Haven't watched the movie in a while though...
that's true, Danny changed for Sandy, and Sandy for Danny. But since the most "drastic" look is sandy's, then they always say that the movie is about sandy changing for danny
unoriginal.uniqueness Danny had that track jacket on for like 2 minutes before literally throwing it away and going right back to his old ways after seeing Sandy’s new look.
@@alexdestler3059 I didn't remember that.. So, the problem was that Sandy was the one that ultimately changed? I remember Danny saying she didn't have to change. Maybe I made up my own movie haha
I love how the expert says how accurate the outfits are, and then the artist does their own thing. The expert explains the Peter Pan collar and how the pointed collar was more for "bad girls" and the artist proceeds to draw a pointed collar on the "accurate" version. And what is up with that weird button-up skirt after spending a few minutes going over the Poodle skirt?
fun fact: sandys name in the musical is sandy dumbrowski but they had to change it to olsen for the movie because of olivia’s australian accent!! *musical theatre nerd who played frenchy recently!*
@@audreygil_ You're thinking of Happy Days, a show set in the 1950's that was made in the 1970's. In the 1990's, a TV show was made called That 70's Show. Before naming the show the cast and crew called it "that 70's show," and it stuck and became the title.
12:22 I want to address/defend the "Sandy Transformation Controversy" part of the film- consider that all Sandy does is change her outfit to literally "let her hair down" compared to Danny's year long attempt to be "worthy" of the Good Girl- he stops hanging out with his friends as much (as evidenced in the final scene when he comments on their hubcap stealing outings), he embraces multiple extracurricular activities to the point that he gets a letter in track, he attempts to settle down and pin/ring her rather than play the field, and (presumably) his grades improve as a result of not skipping class with his friends. But yes, let's complain that Sandy had to "change herself for a man" just because she throws on some tight pants. Danny shaped up to actually be the guy she thought he was the previous summer, Sandy just proved she was still in love with him despite their social differences.
"Danny shaped up to actually be the guy she thought he was the previous summer, Sandy just proved she was still in love with him despite their social differences." hadn't even thought about him becoming who she thought he was, u make such a good point there
that would be a good one especially because of the distinctions between Tracy and Amber in how they dress. Amber is clinging onto the style of the 50s and Tracy is moving forward into looks of the later 60s. That movie's costuming does a really good job of showing the transition in style between the two decades.
Worth hitting the original John Walters film with Ricki Lake also. If I remember correctly, it's more accurate in some places and less in others. Worth combining the two versions as a larger video.
Craig Dolvey Those pants weren't accurate. Check ONJ's movie premiere outfit. Those were definately '70's disco pants! 1. they were too long; 50's pants were above the ankle, enough to be called "high waters". She'd also have to be able to move/dance in them. The costumets should have just put her in a tight skirt, below the knee ( tight skirts weren't allowed in a high school's dress code snyway...).
@@andreacarpenter8824 just because they werent popularized back then doesnt mean no one wore them in the 50s. there are so many people nowadays who dont always wear whats trendy and im sure those people existed back then too
@@marie-nm9jo I agree, the fashion expert is only comparing the outfits to things that were popular in the 50s or model/magazine photos, I think she should have looked at causal photos like family photos to see what was common between people who didn’t model or stuff like that.
My grandma said they DID wear tight pants in the 1950s, however they weren’t sold that way. My grandma (and other “bad girls”) would get the tightest fitting jeans they could find, then sit in a bath tub (fully dressed) of hot water then let the jeans dry to their figure. They also worse jeans so small on the waist they had to lay on their beds and pull the zipper up with wire hangers!
12:23 Warning Rant Ahead: This is a consistent critique I always hear about Grease. One of my friends actually says she hates the movie because of it. This saddens me because that is not what the movie is about. First of all we see Danny Zuko change himeself. He became an athlete just to impress her even though it was something he didn't like. He also became more nice and less of an eff boy. People change people. Second, she changed because she wanted to. She wasn't happy with her pure self. If you look at the scene where she is singing "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" she says to Frenchie " I'm not happy but I know how I can be (I'm paraphrasing)." So this shows that she changed not for Danny Zuko but for herself. I think that Danny is just a catalyst for this change. We have a lot of people around us that influence us to change or bring up hidden away feelings of wanting change. It is the same with Danny's and Sandy's relationship If you are still reading this I appreciate you 😊. This is something that has been bothering me forever and needed to get out of my chest. Thank for listening to my TedTalk 😊
You’re not the only one, I feel the same way. As a kid I always thought it was both of them trying to compromise so they could stay together. It always seemed to me as though everyone forgot about the scene right before she shows up in the final outfit. If anyone was changing themselves to “keep” their love interest, it was Danny who did it solely for that reason whereas Sandy had more than one reason for her transformation.
It’s basically a modern-day twist on tales of irony that go way back. Look up “gift of the magi“. You have two people that compromise themselves to please the one they love, but their gifts mutually cancel each other out because they each sacrifice the part that the y believe the other one loves the most about them.
Sandy's prom dress was also worn by Joanie in Happy Days in the episode where she turns 16 and falls in love with Potsie....... My fav prom dress was the one worn by Frenchy...….it was also used in a show where a girl is killed on her prom night and comes back to life....
Sandy's pants were in fact vintage according to Olivia Newton John. They sewed her in them due to a broken zipper. She currently owns them and last I heard was auctioning them off for her cancer center.
Please do Disney's Sleeping Beauty next. Narrator: "Where and when is it set?" Raissa: "14th century France." Narrator: "Why the 14th century?" Philip: "This is the 14th century."
Philip mentions it too when he tells his dad about Briar Rose, he tells his dad “you’re living in the past, this is the 14th century,”. I think King Herbert repeats the line when trying to King Stephen that Philip doesn’t want to marry Aurora later on in the movie.
i don't think there's a single accurate thing about the entire film i just suspended my belief for the full thing and pretended it was a fantasy or something lmao
As a historian, that movie, while absolutely epic, was soooo inaccurate in costuming. I know they did this on purpose, but it distracted me a lot because all I kept thinking throughout the movie was "When the heck is this movie suppose to be set in?!" because I'm usually really good at telling that based on the clothing. Greatest Showman had me so confused lol.
Beth Bowen i think if they do an episode on it, they should say it’s set in the 1840’s or 1850’s because queen Victoria is alive in one scene. i think the three main character costumes they should focus on are, P.T barnums circus outfit, Jenny Lind ‘never enough’ dress, and maybe, the bearded lady’s performance dress. i’m saying jenny’s dress because, it seemed very 1950’s glamour with the dress and hair despite being the mid victorian period. and the bearded lady’s dress, the purple seemed to synthetic coloured for the time period.
My grandfather kind of dressed like Danny back in the day and my grandmother was classified ‘good girl’ until after they were married. Then she started wearing tight pants lol.
Can you just leave a grease fandom to watch a grease video and leave an overrated show to another video?Its a bit annoying to push your opinions on others.
@@lh1681 It's because things that we associate with a decade aren't always accurate. We often have an exaggerated iconic image of a decade's look, rather than accurate one.
@@lh1681 Dude the brothers definitely cared about the accuracy, I mean their childhoods were during that era, how could they not. The show overall is accurate with some minor inaccuracies here and there. It's impossible to completely replicate another era without something being off.
so we’re gonna forget that whole scene of danny trying out sports to change for sandy? then, in the carnival scene he has a letterman jacket, and to top it all off, his attitude has been changing throughout the movie.
Well I always took it as that Danny was always that kind and nice guy he just pretended to be a jerk for his stupid friends. But he thought that he lost Sandy and that's why he tried hard to become like a jock to win her back. And Sandy knew that even though that Danny was a nice guy deep down because you know she knew him over the summer prior to the school year starting that the only way that she would be accepted by his crowd was to change. But in reality Danny was always a nice guy he just pretended to be A jerk.
It has already came back. It been around for several years now. I have a couple of fifties style dresses that I got online a couple of years ago. I have an crinoline skirt to go with it. I have also seen patchwork jeans, and tie dye shirts, bell bottoms as well. I also have a peasant top and a pair of patchwork jeans. You just have to pay attention to what people are wearing nowadays.
@@heylol4119 80's fashion came back this year. I have seen a lot of neon clothing. 50s-60s clothing came back about five ago. 70s clothing came back last year.
@Sinead Dowling he did more than that. He was trying to change his attitude. Unfortunately it was the bad image that they both ended up keeping by the end. So her change seems more permanent. But then again, after high school, Danny had no one he needed to impress so he probably ended up dropping the bad boy image for her and her parents.
@@JulsLittleBeirutAnarchy except he changed his personality and his outlook on life over multiple months. He tries out for sports starts hanging out with other groups, stops being ashamed of her, goes out of his way to impress her. Not only that but then he tells her that she doesn't have to change who she is and how she dresses even though it's hot she did. I mean he literally tells the boys that he's sorry to leave them permanently but she means too much for him to lose her and they support him. Who's lazy are the people who chose to not remember the most iconic part of grease. The bad boy gone good
Nitpick: Grease (the stage show) didn't premiere in 1972. It had a off-Broadway run in 1971 before coming to Broadway the next year. Also, in the Broadway show Sandy's name was actually "Sandra D(umbrowski)". They changed it by the time the movie was made, but in the original version the song made more sense.
People always have to say "She had to change herself to keep her man." But what about the fact that he tried to change himself to keep his woman? Trying to be an athlete? Getting a letter on his sweater? Oh, but none of that matters because "She had to change to keep her man." If it's a guy doing the exact same thing, though, it's okay, therefore, overlooked.
One of them had to change, given that she was a square that didn't really get along with her friends, it makes the most sense that she changed. Just logic
yeah I completely agree. and people don't talk about the fact that Sandy's transformation was supplemented by her friends. they were "bad girls" so they encouraged it. Danny on the other hand sacrificed fitting into his friendgroup to be able to be the man Sandy wanted him to be.
Relationships are about compromise. If you go into every one of them thinking "I'm never changing, I'm perfect as I am" you're gonna be unhappy and alone for a very long time.
Please note, that the denim worn in the movie is mostly stonewashed. In the 1950s there were early examples of that but raw denim was actually the norm. Pre-Washed denim came up later. Raw denim fades different and the jeans are more stiff. The look Brando wears shows a 1950s raw denim cut which was more the common style. Tapered legs like in 9:28 were not popular in the 1950s. One would rather buy a pair of very tight raw denim jeans and 'stretch' them to fit. Or buy a pair that fitted okay and later shrink them onto the body by getting in the tub with them - like our mothers (I was born in 1970s) used to tell us all about.
I really enjoy these videos, and look forward to them every time! I really love how she is incorporating the 50s in her own style, like her 50s nailpolish and the brooch😍
Have you ever tried a clip-on or screw-on ear ring? I tried some genuine 50s and 60s ones on as a teen because my mom bought and sold vintage jewelry, and they either hurt (if tight) or fell off repeatedly (if loose). Glad I missed this fashion item, but sweater clips were cool.
The one that I most notice/wonder about is the hair on the mother in The Christmas Story. Everything else seems to be accurate and then the mother has this wild hair that just seems out of place for a mother of two in that era.
I’m more shocked people thought Sandy’s name was actually Sandra Dee. She legit introduces herself as Sandy Olsen in the film. People don’t pay attention. 🤦🏼♀️
In high school, my sisters history teacher showed a popular Civil War TV to his class in the 80s, and asked the class to point out inaccuracies. He was not pleased that my sister, who loved vintage fashions and even wore 1920s dresses to class, spent her essay criticizing the 80s hair and make-up.
I’m 24 and I actually love dressing like a 1950s Greaser, like the T Bird guys did in Grease. I really admire the fashion of that era. Some people at school thought I was weird but I thought I looked cool 😎
Thank you so much for this series. Keep it going please!! It warms the cockles of my anthropology major's lonely heart. (My favorite genre of film/tv/books are historical fiction and period pieces and musicals so this is right up my alley.
Ah, the 1950s. I really love their fashion. The way we dress now, though... today's fashion can't stand a chance to the 50s in my opinion. *edit:* I never knew this would get 70 likes, wow. I'm sorry if I've offended you in any way, or insulted you by my comment. Growing up, I've been always amazed by the 1950s. If only I could travel back in time... and yes, I know that there are different time eras where fashion could've blew up in popularity.
You're both right. 50's was downright classy (minus those horrid pointy bras). 90's is the epitome of comfort. I just wish people hadn't chosen to revive the 80's, of all things.
Everyone always complains about Sandy changing herself at the end, when the point of that was kinda showing that she excepted him. And everyone forgets that a large portion of the movie is just watching Danny try to turn himself into a jock for her. That’s y he was wearing the letterman at the end instead of a leather jacket
I’ve never heard they originally belonged to Olivia; only that she owns them now. I have heard they were vintage, so only one pair existed. If they were made for the production, a back up pair would’ve been available. It is certainly well known that the zipper was broken, and that is why she was sewn in (not because they were too tight). They also weren’t Spandex. They were satin. So... where is this woman getting her facts?
Funny because I saw a documentary where she said that somebody gave them to her to wear. And then they ended up giving them to her because they had fitted them to her body. But who really knows the truth.
@@msf1967 They absolutely don't look satin in any way (look at the typical spandex wrinkles around her ankles and up her tights). They are 100% spandexy late 70's style disco garment, so as her hairstyle and the rest of the outfit besides leather jacket. You can see exactly the same style of outfit on many photos or in music videos form that era.
@@kateanddevinlindsay5478 me tooooo!!! All the cleavage and the hair that was always down! Even if you have a little budget! It's not that hard to put their hair up and design a dress with a higher neckline! I have nothing against a little ""nudity"" but if you are making a serie that sets place in the middle ages you have to try at least a little harder!
My grandmother was definitely a real life Rizzo. She had the short cropped hair. Black of course. She also mentioned that she used to wear "petal pushers". What she called those pants. She was a teen during the late 1940's and early 1950's. She had my mom 1951. She was around 17 to 18 then. She died at a young age of 54.
No mention of the men's belt buckles worn to one side. Sandy's rebel look is like disco with a 50s veneer. It looks great. Debbie Harry (Blondie) wore that style of shoe on the cover of Parallel Lines. The 50s revival was really big in 1970s Britain, and lingered on through the 1980s.
There’s one inaccuracy. The leather moto jacket was introduced by Schott. The ‘Perfecto’ style as worn by Brando can be instantly recognized by its star-shaped studs on the epaulets.
Just to be clear Schott is the original maker of the asymmetrical "cruiser' motorcycle jacket NOT Harley Davidson. The photo you show of Marlon Brand, he is wearing a Schott 613 AKA a "one star" Perfecto.
Fun fact that I noticed in this video with some costumes. Found commonly with ballerinas, the lead will have drastically different dress to their supporting. Hence the costuming decision to have Danny wearing a black T-shirt in Grease lighting mirrors this.
Just for the record. YES, Sandra Dee is a reference to SANDRA DEE, but the cleverness rests in the fact that Sandy's ACTUAL name in the musical is Sandy Dumbrowski. It was changed to Olsen for the film, killing half of the meaning of that song.
also her transformation makeup is less 50s and more 70s... as evidenced by her Princess Leia blush. (there's more, but that is the thing that stands out most). It's very bright, and 50s blush was most often almost non-existent. Great video though! I learned a lot :D
I think the date is slightly off. Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" was indeed released in 1958, but the release date is November 15, 1958. That sets the film in, at the earliest, the 1958-1959 school year.
I like how the historian wears things similar or in inspiration of what she's covering (even if it isn't done purposely)
Lynn Jones titanic she wore a modern version of what a first class might wear, snow white she wore a cute sweater with matching hair i love it
Lynn Jones I’ve noticed that too! It’s really cute.
Lynn Jones I love her so much she’s adorable.
It's clearly done on purpose
I know her. Clearly done on purpose and her other clothing are as cute.
Fact Check "That 70's Show"
Classic Rock Lover yes!!!!
YES!!!!
YES PLEASE
was just watching the show the other day and i think that the stylist for the show did a great job
YES!
2:21 it's also worth pointing out that Sandy's original name in the stage production was Sandra Dombrowski, so "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" has a double meaning that gets lost with the name change of the film.
Oh wow, "Sandra D."
it makes senses now lol
Dąbrowski
She was Eastern European? Cool!
Did they change it because Olivia Newton John is Australian? And if so, couldn’t they have changed her surname to Daniels, Darwin, Dawson or some other English-sounding surname to keep the Sandra Dee/Sandra D. connection?
I think she were trying to say the Sandy was like Sandra Dee a very real well know actress of that time and was considered very virginal. Sandra Dee was in many movies and probably the most famous was- Gidget. So in my opinion Rizzo was criticizing Sandy by calling her Sandra Dee dripping with virginity. She mentions Doris Day and Rock Hudson also famous at the time.
Yeah so can the historian just adopt me? Her style is impeccable
Maelle Safvet actually same
How old are you?
Ikr!
Imight Realperson her hair is so cute tho!
Is everyone forgetting that danny was changing for her too?? They met in the middle.
I've always thought this, finally someone that agrees with me
How?
Exactly. They're so fixated on sandy that they forget about Danny and the lettermans sweater. Plus, I don't think the change was more than superficial, anyway. They liked each other the way they were, in the end.
Sydney Hamann he joins a bunch of different sports teams so that he can “letter” in one of them. He’s wearing a letterman jacket in the end scene, but he takes it off during the song.
jmonta21 thanks
I thought the whole point of Grease was that both of them believed they had to change to appeal to the other. It wasn't just Sandy, the main message was that they could be together by being themselves... Haven't watched the movie in a while though...
that's true, Danny changed for Sandy, and Sandy for Danny. But since the most "drastic" look is sandy's, then they always say that the movie is about sandy changing for danny
unoriginal.uniqueness Danny had that track jacket on for like 2 minutes before literally throwing it away and going right back to his old ways after seeing Sandy’s new look.
@@alexdestler3059 I didn't remember that.. So, the problem was that Sandy was the one that ultimately changed? I remember Danny saying she didn't have to change. Maybe I made up my own movie haha
@@unouni2548 He said goodbye to the guys and everything, then Sandy showed up in sewed-on pants and he tossed the good-boy act right out the window.
That's what I've been saying! They literally changed themselves to be together and found they didn't really need to.
I love how the expert says how accurate the outfits are, and then the artist does their own thing. The expert explains the Peter Pan collar and how the pointed collar was more for "bad girls" and the artist proceeds to draw a pointed collar on the "accurate" version. And what is up with that weird button-up skirt after spending a few minutes going over the Poodle skirt?
usagi32211 she just wanted to cover the poodle skit. Sandy didn’t actually wear one.
fun fact: sandys name in the musical is sandy dumbrowski but they had to change it to olsen for the movie because of olivia’s australian accent!! *musical theatre nerd who played frenchy recently!*
Emily McPeak congrats on the role of Frenchy! I love her
Audrey. Hepburn thank you so much!!
I just played Marty!!
Korekiyo Shinguji really? In the script I had it said Dumbrowski!
Emily McPeak congrats on playing Frenchy! I played Sandy recently :))
I can't get enough of these fact checks. In the words of that famous song..."tell me more!"
Rhyas9 tell me more tell me more but you don't have to brag!
Tell me more?
Like does he have a car!?
Fact Check: That 70's Show
Angelie Pereyra yeesss
70s...?This is the late 50s lmao
@@audreygil_ That 70s Show is a TV show
@@audreygil_ You're thinking of Happy Days, a show set in the 1950's that was made in the 1970's. In the 1990's, a TV show was made called That 70's Show. Before naming the show the cast and crew called it "that 70's show," and it stuck and became the title.
Fact check Mad Men and The Great Gatsby please!
Mad men might be too accurate to be “fact checked”
@@diquanwashingbeard5175 and the great Gatsby didn't try to be period accurate. Through visuals, music and clothing it mixed modern and old styles
no way exactly, I would be interested to see what true period correct Gatsby clothing looked like
Yes please
Good suggestion, old sport!
Fact check “Stranger Things” please!!
It plays in the 80s, you can ask your parents about it
Implying my parents were stylish in any way lmao
Don't make the 80's sound so old.... 😰
It needs fact checked. As much as I love it, some of the looks are all over the place
Yes!!
12:22 I want to address/defend the "Sandy Transformation Controversy" part of the film- consider that all Sandy does is change her outfit to literally "let her hair down" compared to Danny's year long attempt to be "worthy" of the Good Girl- he stops hanging out with his friends as much (as evidenced in the final scene when he comments on their hubcap stealing outings), he embraces multiple extracurricular activities to the point that he gets a letter in track, he attempts to settle down and pin/ring her rather than play the field, and (presumably) his grades improve as a result of not skipping class with his friends. But yes, let's complain that Sandy had to "change herself for a man" just because she throws on some tight pants. Danny shaped up to actually be the guy she thought he was the previous summer, Sandy just proved she was still in love with him despite their social differences.
jenneli314 so true..
"Danny shaped up to actually be the guy she thought he was the previous summer, Sandy just proved she was still in love with him despite their social differences." hadn't even thought about him becoming who she thought he was, u make such a good point there
OH MY GOD thank you. I thought I was going crazy
jenneli314 I just wrote a comment I think you would enjoy. But I 💯% agree with the double standard.
Thank you! It was bothering me SO much how no one was really pointing that out lolol
Everyone teen knows a boy today who is DYING to be that rebel without a cause trop and lives in a leather jacket 😂
I’m a teen girl and I know two people. Me and one of my friends
im a wannabee varsity jacket even though i dont play varsity
wait fr that exists?
I don't know one but lol. Can imagine
oh so e-boys?
Please fact check Hairspray (2007)!
that would be a good one especially because of the distinctions between Tracy and Amber in how they dress. Amber is clinging onto the style of the 50s and Tracy is moving forward into looks of the later 60s. That movie's costuming does a really good job of showing the transition in style between the two decades.
YES! One of my favorites!
Worth hitting the original John Walters film with Ricki Lake also. If I remember correctly, it's more accurate in some places and less in others. Worth combining the two versions as a larger video.
yes please!!
Yes!! And I want her to fact-check the Afro-American dress style as well!
The black pants O.N.J wears were actually original 1950s she was sewn into them because the zipper was broken due to the age of the garment.
Craig Dolvey Those pants weren't accurate. Check ONJ's movie premiere outfit. Those were definately '70's disco pants! 1. they were too long; 50's pants were above the ankle, enough to be called "high waters". She'd also have to be able to move/dance in them. The costumets should have just put her in a tight skirt, below the knee ( tight skirts weren't allowed in a high school's dress code snyway...).
That's what I was thinking during this lol
@@andreacarpenter8824 just because they werent popularized back then doesnt mean no one wore them in the 50s. there are so many people nowadays who dont always wear whats trendy and im sure those people existed back then too
@@marie-nm9jo I agree, the fashion expert is only comparing the outfits to things that were popular in the 50s or model/magazine photos, I think she should have looked at causal photos like family photos to see what was common between people who didn’t model or stuff like that.
My grandma said they DID wear tight pants in the 1950s, however they weren’t sold that way. My grandma (and other “bad girls”) would get the tightest fitting jeans they could find, then sit in a bath tub (fully dressed) of hot water then let the jeans dry to their figure. They also worse jeans so small on the waist they had to lay on their beds and pull the zipper up with wire hangers!
I thought the film was made and released in the 50s I’m so dumb
Lol same
then the quality wouldn't have been so great haha
and john travolta would b a lOT older haha
Same
Family Tabak Redman the quality wouldn’t have changed
12:23
Warning Rant Ahead:
This is a consistent critique I always hear about Grease. One of my friends actually says she hates the movie because of it. This saddens me because that is not what the movie is about. First of all we see Danny Zuko change himeself. He became an athlete just to impress her even though it was something he didn't like. He also became more nice and less of an eff boy. People change people. Second, she changed because she wanted to. She wasn't happy with her pure self. If you look at the scene where she is singing "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" she says to Frenchie " I'm not happy but I know how I can be (I'm paraphrasing)." So this shows that she changed not for Danny Zuko but for herself. I think that Danny is just a catalyst for this change. We have a lot of people around us that influence us to change or bring up hidden away feelings of wanting change. It is the same with Danny's and Sandy's relationship
If you are still reading this I appreciate you 😊. This is something that has been bothering me forever and needed to get out of my chest. Thank for listening to my TedTalk 😊
Okay I can’t lie I thought this before but now I’m convinced that you’re correct about this. Well done rant 🙂
Mi amor, rant much?
You’re not the only one, I feel the same way. As a kid I always thought it was both of them trying to compromise so they could stay together. It always seemed to me as though everyone forgot about the scene right before she shows up in the final outfit. If anyone was changing themselves to “keep” their love interest, it was Danny who did it solely for that reason whereas Sandy had more than one reason for her transformation.
It’s basically a modern-day twist on tales of irony that go way back. Look up “gift of the magi“. You have two people that compromise themselves to please the one they love, but their gifts mutually cancel each other out because they each sacrifice the part that the y believe the other one loves the most about them.
THANK YOU
She is one of the most knowledgeable and eloquent fashion historians I've ever heard....get this woman a podcast!!!
Who else wish they checked out the historical accuracy of the prom dresses instead of the "good girl" look? Still a great vid though😊
Sandy's prom dress was also worn by Joanie in Happy Days in the episode where she turns 16 and falls in love with Potsie....... My fav prom dress was the one worn by Frenchy...….it was also used in a show where a girl is killed on her prom night and comes back to life....
Sandy's pants were in fact vintage according to Olivia Newton John. They sewed her in them due to a broken zipper. She currently owns them and last I heard was auctioning them off for her cancer center.
Yes they sold at auction early this month for $162,500.00. She still continued even in interviews for the auction that they actually were 1950s pants.
I really thought that said “Sandy’s parents” lmao 😂
vintaged a size (or more) too small then
so i'll say i'm surprised she didn't burst a seam during filming
Oh my God I misread things all the time too! I can't too seeing it as that now!!
But it's not really what they would wear
Fact check The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
God I love that show
Please!!
yesssssss!!!
dude yess
YESSS
Please do Disney's Sleeping Beauty next.
Narrator: "Where and when is it set?"
Raissa: "14th century France."
Narrator: "Why the 14th century?"
Philip: "This is the 14th century."
Rachel DeRosier wasn't Philip's father who said it to aurora's father? I mean, when the kings were talking about the wedding 😂
Philip mentions it too when he tells his dad about Briar Rose, he tells his dad “you’re living in the past, this is the 14th century,”. I think King Herbert repeats the line when trying to King Stephen that Philip doesn’t want to marry Aurora later on in the movie.
The historians hairstyle is on point. Shes soo classy and pretty!
why don’t you fact check The Greatest Showman next?! i think there’s plenty few inaccuracies in the film, despite being so good
i don't think there's a single accurate thing about the entire film i just suspended my belief for the full thing and pretended it was a fantasy or something lmao
As a historian, that movie, while absolutely epic, was soooo inaccurate in costuming. I know they did this on purpose, but it distracted me a lot because all I kept thinking throughout the movie was "When the heck is this movie suppose to be set in?!" because I'm usually really good at telling that based on the clothing. Greatest Showman had me so confused lol.
Yess I love that movie but it is so inaccurate 😂
@@bethbowen5903 saaaaaame. I couldnt watch it.
Beth Bowen i think if they do an episode on it, they should say it’s set in the 1840’s or 1850’s because queen Victoria is alive in one scene. i think the three main character costumes they should focus on are, P.T barnums circus outfit, Jenny Lind ‘never enough’ dress, and maybe, the bearded lady’s performance dress. i’m saying jenny’s dress because, it seemed very 1950’s glamour with the dress and hair despite being the mid victorian period. and the bearded lady’s dress, the purple seemed to synthetic coloured for the time period.
My grandfather kind of dressed like Danny back in the day and my grandmother was classified ‘good girl’ until after they were married.
Then she started wearing tight pants lol.
The "Grease" in real life for sure...
The movie actually takes place in the school year 1958-1959 because in the Broadway show they refer to the Rydell High graduating class of 1959.
Bradford Zuercher--THANK YOU.. This self--styled "expert" didn't bother to do her homework.
And La Bamba was released in October 1958, so also the school year 58-59
@@onemercilessming1342 chill out.
@@kek6403--I suggest you take your own advice.
17:34 it's also the same with stranger things, everyone but the main cast is accurate
Logan Harden I felt the same way about single serving bottled water. 😂
Can you just leave a grease fandom to watch a grease video and leave an overrated show to another video?Its a bit annoying to push your opinions on others.
@@emilydraws9522 ...what?? Chill out.
@@lh1681 It's because things that we associate with a decade aren't always accurate. We often have an exaggerated iconic image of a decade's look, rather than accurate one.
@@lh1681 Dude the brothers definitely cared about the accuracy, I mean their childhoods were during that era, how could they not. The show overall is accurate with some minor inaccuracies here and there. It's impossible to completely replicate another era without something being off.
I loved the "Beauty School Dropout" pin. Wonderful small touch.
Erst Wilder! I’ve seen her wear a few 😍
so we’re gonna forget that whole scene of danny trying out sports to change for sandy? then, in the carnival scene he has a letterman jacket, and to top it all off, his attitude has been changing throughout the movie.
she changed because he tried so much to change for her...
Grease is set in the 1958-1959 school year, not 1957-58
Thank you! You'd think they could have looked up such a simple fact.
Danny tried to change to suit Sandy too. He started doing gym and wearing letterman jackets.
12:20 didn't Danny change to keep his girl as well? or are we just going to look at the girl changed for the guy.
Yeah he was wearing a jock jacket to try to become what sandy would have wanted... But every just focused on Sandy's transformation...
Because not a moment later he went back to being himself
Yeah he tried to become an athlete jock and spends a lot of time in the film being berated for it
Well I always took it as that Danny was always that kind and nice guy he just pretended to be a jerk for his stupid friends. But he thought that he lost Sandy and that's why he tried hard to become like a jock to win her back. And Sandy knew that even though that Danny was a nice guy deep down because you know she knew him over the summer prior to the school year starting that the only way that she would be accepted by his crowd was to change. But in reality Danny was always a nice guy he just pretended to be A jerk.
@@RexTheDinosaur1 it could be that Sandy always wanted to be a bit of a bad girl. I mean every one once in a while wants to experience being bad.
R.I.P. Olivia Newton-John. You will always be Sandy. Nobody can ever take your place as such an iconic character as Sandy Olson.
i'd love to see an appearance of the 50s up to 70s make a return in fashion.
well, older fashion is coming back. bet 50's and 70's will come back more
No one's saying you can't wear such styles yourself. Who knows? People like you might bring that fashion back into the public consciousness.
Ryan Hazley fun fact: fashion recycles itself ☺️ fashion today is based off of 90’s fashion, so I think next will be the 80’s
It has already came back. It been around for several years now. I have a couple of fifties style dresses that I got online a couple of years ago. I have an crinoline skirt to go with it. I have also seen patchwork jeans, and tie dye shirts, bell bottoms as well. I also have a peasant top and a pair of patchwork jeans. You just have to pay attention to what people are wearing nowadays.
@@heylol4119 80's fashion came back this year. I have seen a lot of neon clothing. 50s-60s clothing came back about five ago. 70s clothing came back last year.
Sandy's name in the musical was Sandy Dumbrowski, AKA Sandy D as well.
I appreciate the depth your historian gives both to the clothing history but also to understanding the adaptations for costuming. Very insightful!
i love how the fashion expert always wears a pin that has something to do with the film
Dude, danny had to change, too. Why do people forget that?
Sinead Dowling .... bruh, he spent months trying to impress her and she just threw on some tight pants lmao
@Sinead Dowling he did more than that. He was trying to change his attitude. Unfortunately it was the bad image that they both ended up keeping by the end. So her change seems more permanent. But then again, after high school, Danny had no one he needed to impress so he probably ended up dropping the bad boy image for her and her parents.
fatalrob0t B/c boys are lazy! He just wore a sports blazer instead of his leather jacket. (In typical T’Bird style, like the bumper, it was stolen.)
@@JulsLittleBeirutAnarchy except he changed his personality and his outlook on life over multiple months. He tries out for sports starts hanging out with other groups, stops being ashamed of her, goes out of his way to impress her. Not only that but then he tells her that she doesn't have to change who she is and how she dresses even though it's hot she did. I mean he literally tells the boys that he's sorry to leave them permanently but she means too much for him to lose her and they support him.
Who's lazy are the people who chose to not remember the most iconic part of grease. The bad boy gone good
Yeah, kinda like Gift of the Magi. Sandy changed to be more like Danny while Danny changed to be more like Sandy, meeting in a happy medium.
John travolta looks totally different today
Kevin Pawl cause he’s 40 years older 😂
@@Thomas-my4yf haha 🤣
We all look totally different when we are 40 years older : )
@@Thomas-my4yf he is 65 years old
I mean... have you ever heard of aging?
Nitpick: Grease (the stage show) didn't premiere in 1972. It had a off-Broadway run in 1971 before coming to Broadway the next year.
Also, in the Broadway show Sandy's name was actually "Sandra D(umbrowski)". They changed it by the time the movie was made, but in the original version the song made more sense.
5:34
1950s: Ya know what I wanna make popular? Capes! But how to trick people into wearing them...?
"No capes!" - Edna Mode
I had the thought that it was definitely a clasp chain for a cape, not a sweater, lol.
Fact check Gone With the Wind!!
People always have to say "She had to change herself to keep her man." But what about the fact that he tried to change himself to keep his woman? Trying to be an athlete? Getting a letter on his sweater? Oh, but none of that matters because "She had to change to keep her man." If it's a guy doing the exact same thing, though, it's okay, therefore, overlooked.
One of them had to change, given that she was a square that didn't really get along with her friends, it makes the most sense that she changed. Just logic
yeah I completely agree. and people don't talk about the fact that Sandy's transformation was supplemented by her friends. they were "bad girls" so they encouraged it. Danny on the other hand sacrificed fitting into his friendgroup to be able to be the man Sandy wanted him to be.
@@haydenf4031 thank you!
Relationships are about compromise. If you go into every one of them thinking "I'm never changing, I'm perfect as I am" you're gonna be unhappy and alone for a very long time.
Eartha Kitt taught me other wise.
I was binge watching this all last night so I am so excited!!!
Please note, that the denim worn in the movie is mostly stonewashed. In the 1950s there were early examples of that but raw denim was actually the norm. Pre-Washed denim came up later. Raw denim fades different and the jeans are more stiff. The look Brando wears shows a 1950s raw denim cut which was more the common style. Tapered legs like in 9:28 were not popular in the 1950s. One would rather buy a pair of very tight raw denim jeans and 'stretch' them to fit. Or buy a pair that fitted okay and later shrink them onto the body by getting in the tub with them - like our mothers (I was born in 1970s) used to tell us all about.
Next:Fact Checks of Austin Powers International Man of Mystery
Yeah!!!!Groovy Baby!!!!🌈✌️❇️
I really enjoy these videos, and look forward to them every time! I really love how she is incorporating the 50s in her own style, like her 50s nailpolish and the brooch😍
Have you ever tried a clip-on or screw-on ear ring? I tried some genuine 50s and 60s ones on as a teen because my mom bought and sold vintage jewelry, and they either hurt (if tight) or fell off repeatedly (if loose). Glad I missed this fashion item, but sweater clips were cool.
This is genuinely my favorite series.
The Outsiders would be a fun one to do! The story took place in 1967 and I wondered if the Greasers and Socs fashion was the same or different.
You guys should do Cry-baby.(1990)
yeet yeet yes, I love that movie!
Sandy *and* Danny both changed for each other.
The one that I most notice/wonder about is the hair on the mother in The Christmas Story. Everything else seems to be accurate and then the mother has this wild hair that just seems out of place for a mother of two in that era.
I’m more shocked people thought Sandy’s name was actually Sandra Dee. She legit introduces herself as Sandy Olsen in the film. People don’t pay attention. 🤦🏼♀️
In high school, my sisters history teacher showed a popular Civil War TV to his class in the 80s, and asked the class to point out inaccuracies. He was not pleased that my sister, who loved vintage fashions and even wore 1920s dresses to class, spent her essay criticizing the 80s hair and make-up.
Best series on fashion, also her beauty school drop out pin is adorable!
I’m 24 and I actually love dressing like a 1950s Greaser, like the T Bird guys did in Grease. I really admire the fashion of that era. Some people at school thought I was weird but I thought I looked cool 😎
Thank you so much for this series. Keep it going please!! It warms the cockles of my anthropology major's lonely heart. (My favorite genre of film/tv/books are historical fiction and period pieces and musicals so this is right up my alley.
I got a bunch of my grandmother's costume jewelry when she passed and it's nice actually knowing what some of the previously unknown items were for.
She was only sewn into the pants because the zipper broke, according to the actress in the movie's "making of" featurette.
She should fact check "The Outsiders"!
katie w my favorite yeah Mustangs there tough
I love Raissa! Please do more videos with her
Ah, the 1950s. I really love their fashion. The way we dress now, though... today's fashion can't stand a chance to the 50s in my opinion.
*edit:* I never knew this would get 70 likes, wow. I'm sorry if I've offended you in any way, or insulted you by my comment. Growing up, I've been always amazed by the 1950s. If only I could travel back in time... and yes, I know that there are different time eras where fashion could've blew up in popularity.
I personally think that 90s grunge is great too.
You're both right. 50's was downright classy (minus those horrid pointy bras). 90's is the epitome of comfort. I just wish people hadn't chosen to revive the 80's, of all things.
@@sunriseschild yeah the my mom says that the 80s styles were great too
Yes! The 50s were so effortlessly colourful and fancy
70s and back are all great to me. I’m a 90s baby, so I do like some of the stuff but I don’t think it was the best decade fashion wise
Everyone always complains about Sandy changing herself at the end, when the point of that was kinda showing that she excepted him. And everyone forgets that a large portion of the movie is just watching Danny try to turn himself into a jock for her. That’s y he was wearing the letterman at the end instead of a leather jacket
The sweater clips!!!! I once held those things in my hands and I remember thinking: wtf is this???
Fun fact: the black pants were originally Olivia’s when she was younger.
Skylertracy anotherone the zipper broke before they filmed the scene. That is why they sew her in.
JustKell oh wow!
I’ve never heard they originally belonged to Olivia; only that she owns them now. I have heard they were vintage, so only one pair existed. If they were made for the production, a back up pair would’ve been available. It is certainly well known that the zipper was broken, and that is why she was sewn in (not because they were too tight). They also weren’t Spandex. They were satin. So... where is this woman getting her facts?
Funny because I saw a documentary where she said that somebody gave them to her to wear. And then they ended up giving them to her because they had fitted them to her body. But who really knows the truth.
@@msf1967 They absolutely don't look satin in any way (look at the typical spandex wrinkles around her ankles and up her tights). They are 100% spandexy late 70's style disco garment, so as her hairstyle and the rest of the outfit besides leather jacket. You can see exactly the same style of outfit on many photos or in music videos form that era.
I JUST FINISHED THE OTHER LIKE 5 VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES TO COME AND FIND THIS ONE! I LOVE ITTT!
I love this video so much! Can she come back to talk about the Rizzo?
They both had to change for each otherrr y'all this was a compromise
Pls can you next time do mary queen of scots or reign
Annie Courshon to be fair it wasn’t mean to be historically accurate plus the show had an extremely small budget
I had to stop watching it because it wasn't even trying to have even a touch of accuracy.
@@kateanddevinlindsay5478 me tooooo!!! All the cleavage and the hair that was always down! Even if you have a little budget! It's not that hard to put their hair up and design a dress with a higher neckline! I have nothing against a little ""nudity"" but if you are making a serie that sets place in the middle ages you have to try at least a little harder!
I actually got to try on John Travolta’s TBird jacket back in 1981 it had been donated for a fundraiser. It weighed about 10 pounds. 😊
It bothers me that the illustrator didn't draw a Peter Pan collar.
My grandmother was definitely a real life Rizzo. She had the short cropped hair. Black of course. She also mentioned that she used to wear "petal pushers". What she called those pants. She was a teen during the late 1940's and early 1950's. She had my mom 1951. She was around 17 to 18 then. She died at a young age of 54.
Pedal pushers 😄
Can you do pocahontas?
(Original dress and when she's in london)
Niky all of pocahontas, including the fashion, is fictional
@@camilladyrefrank Pocahontas was a real person.
sita1993m yes. but the disney film was fiction, simply using her name.
@@camilladyrefrank Haven't they "fact checked" other completely fiction-based disney films as well or am I thinking of a different channel on that?
The host sure did know her fashion! And could we please take a moment to mention her FANTASTIC look!! Gorgeous woman with astounding sense of fashion!
I'm a simple woman: I see Elvis, I click.
Respect
Same hahaha
Love love LOVE that movie! Grew up watching it! Thank you for the review and very interesting!! My Dad was born in 41 so this was EXACTLY his era!
is anymore gonna point that the art looks kinda better
Why'd they keep the lettering the same?
No mention of the men's belt buckles worn to one side.
Sandy's rebel look is like disco with a 50s veneer. It looks great. Debbie Harry (Blondie) wore that style of shoe on the cover of Parallel Lines. The 50s revival was really big in 1970s Britain, and lingered on through the 1980s.
You should do one of these on Happy Days since it's also about the 50's and made in the 70's.
There’s one inaccuracy. The leather moto jacket was introduced by Schott. The ‘Perfecto’ style as worn by Brando can be instantly recognized by its star-shaped studs on the epaulets.
FINALLY they got someone who can draw
My grandma was a teenager in the 1950’s, and she didn’t really care for ‘50s fashion. I, on the other hand, absolutely love it!
Just to be clear Schott is the original maker of the asymmetrical "cruiser' motorcycle jacket NOT Harley Davidson. The photo you show of Marlon Brand, he is wearing a Schott 613 AKA a "one star" Perfecto.
Wish I saw your comment before making my own about that supposed "fact check" haha
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.
Even though I think it’s pretty accurate already, I’d LOVE to see you do Outlander!!
Why is there a narrator included? Can we just have the historian only?
Fun fact that I noticed in this video with some costumes. Found commonly with ballerinas, the lead will have drastically different dress to their supporting. Hence the costuming decision to have Danny wearing a black T-shirt in Grease lighting mirrors this.
Just for the record. YES, Sandra Dee is a reference to SANDRA DEE, but the cleverness rests in the fact that Sandy's ACTUAL name in the musical is Sandy Dumbrowski. It was changed to Olsen for the film, killing half of the meaning of that song.
I’d say it killed way more than half.
Please do more of these! I LOVE them
I would lovveeee to see one of Pirates of the Caribbean, Elizabeth, Jack, Will, and Norrington
My school is doing a Greece musical next friday! We have been preparing for months, can't wait!
I love this historian and her Instagram is amazing!! It’s interesting they switched the musical setting of 1950s Chicago to Los Angeles in the movie.
also her transformation makeup is less 50s and more 70s... as evidenced by her Princess Leia blush. (there's more, but that is the thing that stands out most). It's very bright, and 50s blush was most often almost non-existent.
Great video though! I learned a lot :D
Sandy’s black outfit is inaccurate mainly bc Olivia Newton John picked it out herself
I think the date is slightly off. Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" was indeed released in 1958, but the release date is November 15, 1958. That sets the film in, at the earliest, the 1958-1959 school year.
Tbh I like the little touch of Danny’s ‘Elvis shoes’. It kind of hints that he’s not as tough and ‘bad’ as he portrays himself.
I love listening to this woman talk. Despite being so young, she definitely knows what she’s talking about.
Ignorance has nothing to do with youth