"I need to go to the postoffice, so I have to undo this so I can actually go outside" girl just stroll into the post office in a complete 18th century outfit, like an absolute power move
"My petticoat is messed up so I just stole my sister's!" Legit got me thinkin ur a 1700s lady that somehow got UA-cam. "Pretty sure this one was left at my house by someone who slept at my place after a ball." Scandalous.
Yeah I was born then. July 9, 1768. I never met my mother or father. My father left me on a door step of a magistrates house after my mother died. The magistrates and his wife raised me as their own, along with their 3 other children. The rest of the town treated me as a bastard, which I guess in a way, I was. When I was 17 I met my first wife, Anna. She died after our first child was born, Thomas. I met my second, and last, wife in 1794,Elizabeth. She gave birth to twins on May 21st 1796, Elizabeth and Caleb. In 1800, Elizabeth, my wife, died due to the flu. I continued to raise our children the best I could. Thomas became a magistrate and married a woman from France, she failed to be with child.. Elizabeth married a continental congressman and had 2 daughters. Caleb grew cabbage and raised hogs, he married a former prostitute and had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
I'm a middle aged guy and I watch this channel because of her relatability and sense of humour, the depth of analysis and integrity in a topic that is so harmless, (contrast with politics, COVID, etc) delivered in an honest dialogue. Also, reassuring to see that really pretty women are ordinary people making the same stupid mistakes like the rest. Seeing the normal life of a really pretty lady is rare in the days of oversexualised media and instagram. This is just refreshingly authentic.
I'm not sure if somebody else already mentioned it, but some people would wear two watches because their loved ones are at sea or in a foreign country and they wanted to know, what time it is where they are, so when they think about them, they roughly know, what they are doing at that time. Kind of like today, when you've got somebody be abroad and you think "Hey, it's morning where [X] is, so he/she's probably having breakfast right now" =)
Hm pretty sure it was way less romantic and had to do with the fact most places didn't have fix time zones, so in Europe at least even cities in one country, even neighbouring cities you would frequently visit would have a completely different time. I was guessing it would make for needing two watches rather than some romantic tale, you do get if someone is at sea you will have no clue what time they'd be living in the 17th century since ships would not have fixed trails and would have to depend on weather conditions which as you might know, are not fixed, so having a watch for that whilst not even being on said ship would make no sense, but even on the ship it would even make a lot of sense to keep time, since you'd be slowly time traveling in a way the whole time.
Also I think that because in early modern times watches were quite expensive it was a status symbol for the rich because as far as I know, the exact time wasn’t that important back then and people still used to mainly go after the standing of the sun
“I suck at 18th century.” Has created a 99.9% historically accurate 18th century outfit and puts it on without the help of a maid... you might be pretty good at it actually.
I always envied all the super long hair from disney channel stars like early/mid 2000s and I found out recently they were all extensions!! (Jokes on them tho now I have actual waist length wavy hair so)
@ᴘᴇᴀᴄʜʏʙᴀɴɢᴛᴀɴ Who cares whether you gather attention or not? I have crippling anxiety, but when it comes to how I dress, I give zero fucks what people think of me. lol You can't live your life giving a fuck what others think, or you'll live with too many regrets and remain insecure.
I'm glad to know there are people out there like me, who secretly get dressed up in different period costumes for absolutely no reason at all. I live out in the country so I can take a stroll in my 18th century garb and the only people to look at me funny are my son and husband....sometimes a deer or turkey.
Lucky I live in a town with mostly blacks and you know how they like to call and shame white people now for being weird. Maybe some other time in my life I suppose.
Putting that pillow thing on your head reminded me of this one time i went to a concert with this artist who was mostly active in the 70's and she talked about going out in the 60's and she said???? She literally used?? Bread? To make her hair appear taller? I went ballistic
i've been subscribed forever, but i just started work at a historical site (Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, so we're in 1773), and the wardrobe department was like "oh you have to watch karolina zebrowska's 18th century video to learn how to get dressed properly or it's going to take you forever to get ready" and i was like ... i'm being told to watch meme mom... for my job.
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Omg that’s amazing! Say hi to the wardrobe department!
I choked on my tea when you said "anyone coming to Poland?" what the heeeeeeeeck. How did I not know you were Polish. Your accent. The Fieranki (i see you lace) and uhhh YOUR NAME IS RIGHT THERE. I'm Polish, too, just from Canada, BC. This is the first time I've come across a Polish youtuber that speaks english who loves old shit. I'm so down for this channel. Subscribinggggggggg
This is a really cool idea, but if opera singers wore proper stays or corsets, would you folks be able to sing properly? That is a lot of lung capacity being held back.
keyholes historically, opera singers wore corsets anyway, and corsets were more like bras so it wouldn’t have effected singing *that* much. also i bet there’s historically accurate costuming at an opera house somewhere already that uses real corsets!
"someone probably left it at my house after they slept over after a ball or something" at this point i'm 100% convinced that she genuinely lives in 1784 but is a time traveler sending videos to the future
the fact that you just used ficking ZIP TIES as boning has inspired me to sew my own corset. I had plans to do so a few years ago but was like "aw man the boning is like legit it looks too expensive to try and make" but!!! ZIP TIES! ahahaha, thank you
@@rubythebitch46 I have made so many cosplays mainly from cardboard and people asked me where I bought it. I see Amazon boxes and thing about what i can papier mache then attach fabric/fur to it immediately.
After I found out how to make 18th century petticoat, I've been making all my everyday skirts like that too. There's no buttons or zipper or snaps to sew and it will fit me even after a huge meal. My friends in all waist sizes can borrow them too. I don't know why this is not taught in beginner sewing classes.
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great idea! and you don’t have to worry about a zipper 😂
That's what I thought as well at first but given that many things weren't really finished or secured properly, I totally understand that she didn't want to take the risk. I remember the first time I tried the Gibson girl hairstyle and went outside only to see it fall pathetically...
1784 is the year when Catherine The Great founded my home town Võru. Also, you even chose the music in the correct decade, wow. An you voiced your cat, wow. Your dedication is admirable.
“My herpes” you made me laugh so hard when you grabbed your hairpiece and flashed that on the screen!! I love your videos, and you look lovely!! Keep up the beautiful, humorous videos love!! 💜💜💜💜
A child maybe? She could foster a kid and make them help her then when they dont listen to her she just fosters a new kid, but then again kids are costly
My daughter walked by when you had only one piece of hair over the hair net thing and she stopped stunned, looking almost horrified. I said 'she's Polish' and she cracked a big smile and said 'oh, I love her then'. Her best friend at school is also Polish (we live in Australia).
Arianna Bonardi SAME!!! I loooooovvvveeeddd it!!! 😂 and this WONDERFUL VIDEO!!! I am sooo hooked, pinned and completely tied to watching all of her videos!!!! Love love love 💕 so beautiful!!!
I was hooked immediately from your Jenna marbles video. Just gonna say I love your channel and your accent and I’ve always been interested in fashion history but I’m too lazy to do my own research lol
I love that she is very honest about the parts of her clothes that is not historically accurate instead of trying to pass it off as correct. Very entertaining and funny. I love her videos!
I love your self-depreciating humour. Your attitude makes me think historical costuming isn't just for perfect people who always get everything right. Keep rocking!
You totally should have worn that to the post office!!! GURL I absolutely love your videos. You work so insanely hard, and your passion is so enjoyable to watch. However frustrating and inconvenient little things can be sometimes, you're doing AWESOME
About the two watches: It seems it was just a trend, no real particular practical reason. It was started by men around the late 1770's and lasted for around ten years. Somewhere in the middle women started to do the same. Now, like everything related to fashion in high society in Europe at that time, it is an indicator of wealth and status: watches were tremendously expensive. Having two of them was a huge luxury. As always, love your videos :)
They could. The first city clocks (placed on churches or official buildings) were invented during the 14th century in northern Italy, each city showing (in a relative, non-precise way) the time of the day. After a couple centuries and the apparition of smaller clocks, heads of states (kings, emperors etc) had several clocks in a room indicating different hours for several places (based on those city clocks). It had a diplomatic and military interest. But it was in no way as precise as the actual time-zones, created during the 19th century. As an anecdote (even if it was in the 20th century), my great-grand parents had two watches during the war. My great-grand mother was a refugee in the U.K and my great-grand father a soldier in France, Belgium, then Germany (with the front moving). They used that to know the time it was for each other.
The two cities thing was my thought as well. The city tower clock were generally timed so that noon was when the sun was highest in the sky (very precise as we know), but by that time minutes started to be important, so maybe having two clocks actually helped being functional when visiting (one to keep the home time and one to be set to wherever you were atm time). Also because they were just kinda expensive and well to do people found it indispensable, like some today find the newest iPhone a must have. Or maybe it was just some saccharine shit over how one clock is set to the time my heart beats with - if the fiancée was foreign and away at home.
At that point, clockwork mechanisms were all handmade and weren't perfect enough to keep what we would consider to be "good time". A big clock in your front hall? sure, you could certainly tell the time with that. But a teeny pocket watch, with such fine-tooth gears, that was being SWUNG AROUND all day? Nah. It will quickly go out of synch. As a result, pocket watches were more ornamental than anything else-- as you said, a symbol of wealth and status. They were fashionable, but they weren't very practical-- there's actually a trend of little clocks/watches being set into jewelry around this same time period, which is pretty telling, I think. So yeah, the point of wearing two watches was about showing off your wealth-- and as a bonus, maybe between the two of them you could get something closer to accurate time. :)
I read a poem one time about a woman carrying two watches because one was for her husband away at war or like how much time they have been apart or something like that. Probably not historically accurate but that's why I thought they wore two watches. But after reading the bit about wealth and knowing how people like to show that off I can imagine why they were two watches because they were handmade back in the day and expensive
For not being completely "finished" as you call it the dress looks really good. And I love your simple and honest talk about makeup, clothes, the times - just everything. Always enjoy your videos lots.
15:37 "wait till I sue you for animal abuse" 😂😂😂I couldn't help but laugh at the conversation between you and the cat. I was entertained for the entire video.
I love your videos! I live in Canada and I have always been interested in historic clothing. I like how you combine professionalism with a light touch and a sense of humour. You also look great in a lot of vintage looks. Keep up the good work!
They often wore two watches because the watches in 18th century needed to be wound up very often, so they might occasionally stop working, if you had forgotten it, if you had two you could wind them up alternating, so you always had one that told you the exact time. And the other thing shureley was, that you could show them off, they often were quite bling, bling ;)
I loooove your videos. Your sense of humour always makes me giggle and your costumes / vintage looks are always gorgeous. Thankyou so much for all the work and time you put into what you do. Much love from Liverpool, UK.
I'm a south korean. I don't know what you said in this video...but I like your work. I don't know why... But you reminds me Virginia woolf. I mean.. you have a big individuality. Very cool !!
They wore two watches because one was stopped at the time of death of Marie Antoinette as a tribute and as a way to remember her. A lot of self proclaimed french "aristocrats" still wear two watches and do it today. :)
I don't think that it is true because she was killed in October of 1793 so it seems late to characterize the clothing of this time and no French noble would have shown a tribute to her because of the Terror. I don't know everything so maybe i'm wrong but it seems incorrect.
She wasn’t dead yet, and the trend of multiple watches happened all over, nor just in France. Guys, in actuality the reasoning for have 2 watches was likely 1. To show your possessions and 2. Practicality if you travel to a different time zone. Not much more.
Wait wait wait...... did she just say ball. My dream was to go in a time machine and go to one in the 1700s and you’re saying that they have them now!!! Point me towards the nearest one now!😂
IKR. You just have to know the right people tbh. If you’re in the local art or fashion scene you can make friends and they might host or know when balls are happening, they’re very fun to attend! Once my husband rented a horse and carriage for us to drive to the ball in and it was the best date ever
Love you humor so much, you could make a vid about brown paper bags and I'd watch the crap out of it hahaha Also, your outfit is beautiful! Also also, the W in "bow" is silent when you're talking about a garment accessory. I KNOW, WTF. But it's not silent for the verb. Like: "I bow down in front of your meme references" = "bow" "Imma put this bow on my breasteses to make 'em real cute" = "bo" What even is language.
Éliane Blanchard its actually the o that changes, for bow noun it would be a long o for bowverb you would do a short o The w doesnt change that much actually.
I love, how fashion becomes alive in Your videos. I see You experiencing the garments, or even making them, and suddenly a person from the past steps out of the dusty and gilded picture. I love it! Even the things, that You criticise as not accurate, illuminate details! It's a shame, You hadn't been around, when I was at school. Congratulations to Your remarkable work! Dziękuję bardzo :-)
I'm a new subscriber, and I really like your work. I do think you may be a bit too hard on yourself. Your English is impeccable, and you know enough about the Nineteenth Century to know how to fudge the things you can't do right now. Besides, the video was incredibly enjoyable. It's always a treat to see someone so familiar with such minutiae actually take the time to talk about the steps involved in this kind of thing.
Ahaha hilarious! I actually burst out laughing at the ‘herpes’ part. I wonder if you’d do a video (if you haven’t already, I had a quick look but I could have missed it) on how you got started with historical fashion and stuff, and maybe some tips for people to get started.
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I think I did actually, something like “How to start with historical costumes”! Check it out
I love your dedication to the hair and clothing accuracy and mentioning the pins, so many pins I've only tried this with 1800's so I learned a lot for how to do the hair😉🙂
I don't know if it is just you or part of being Polish, but I love your haze of nihilism throughout your videos, you don't care about us or adding more subscribers, you are 100% real and authentically you and you post what you want. THANK YOU so much for that!
"I legit look like an onion now".. Can't believe I missed that when I last watched this video. Haha, you are hilarious, interesting, and fun to follow! You rock Karolina!
Didn't they use huge, rumoured highly lethal pins to hold the hat in place? Supposedly they had to make a law to cover the tips of them because ladies were using them to stab people.
She had a good sized pin for her hat when she was putting it in. I’ve seen bigger ones with elaborate end pieces that were part of the decor on top of the hat.
You're a real inspiration to me. I'm a gentleman, but I really enjoy your videos. I love Victorian/Edwardian menswear but it's so rare to find and expensive and delicate when you do, you've convinced me to create my own clothes! 😁 It would be great to see some sewing tutorials! ☺
I'm so glad to have come across this channel. Not only do I love the topic of the content you create, but you're also very funny lol I love your editing.
Ok, i'll be honest i've never thought about using that wig thing to make the hair look bigger, i always thought women in that era just had a lot of hair to make those hairstyles real, a lot of different tricks to achieve the style. love it.
Oh My Gosh!!! I finally understand the giant pins they say they used to use for their hats and hair. And I looked at the pins, like, what did they do, stick the pins into their scalp!! But, it’s the ‘hair rat’ thingy that the pins go into!!! You look marvelous!
Dear Karolina, the music volume is perfect! I did not hear your previous videos with louder background music but I can say that so many other videos on the historical theme do have TOO LOUD MUSIC! So it was very relaxing in listening to you talk, it feels like you are a good friend of mine and louder sparks of music when you are silent are such a lovely accent! Good editing! You are also very very funny and honest and smart! You should keep on doing these videos! They go with your personality. I am happy to sub to it! I hope you will do well and be happy!
You're awesome and funny; I imagine the ladies of the 1780s be shocked with delight and lavishing in your sense of humour (if there was UA-cam in their time). Thanks always for sharing, makes my day!
I love how she like, fumbles and stubbles and hacks her way through but the end result is amazing, I wonder if people from that time did the same like: "I haven't finished mending this petticoat but I can just pin it in place so I have something nice to wear on my date" or "My hair won't do what I want it to today so I'm just going to pin it all under my hat"
I was listening to the American Duchess podcast, and one of the ladies had examined original whalebone corsets during her research. She said zip ties are probably the closest of common materials that replicates the light, malleable spring of actual baleen.
nartyteek I wonder, is there a reason to not use spring steel? I don’t mean the flat, sturdy variety that’s sold for corsetry, but rather the thin, round ones, you would get in a hardware store. It starts at 0,1mm thickness, so there would be excellent control over the degree of flexibility. I‘ve never dabbled in 18th century corsetry, but it would seem like a good replacement for reed/canes.
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Hmm, maybe because steel is heavy? Some stays are fully boned (literally boning tunnel next to a boning tunnel) and require a looot of boning. I think even if the steel is lighter than regular boning, it can steel affect the weight of a corset when a lot of pieces are applied
I have fully-boned stays and used German plastic. It's probably the thickest stuff you can get, and it still molds under body heat. That's another advantage plastics have is they mold in the style of baleen, whereas steels will warp instead. Spring steel is made to retain its shape so once it stops doing that it is probably doing something it's not made for.
Flexibility isn't always a good idea, funnily enough! If you want a corset that will "remember" your body, the way a well-used corset will, using spring steel might keep that from happening. I think spring steel's best use is in costuming that will be worn by different people, like in period theatre, or in outer wear. But that's one tailor's opinion! Others have better luck than me with spring steels.
I admire the edwardian & victorian fashions, but I am thankful to be more of a medieval nerd. Much respect to you for all the effort made into recreating historical clothing
Pastaa Animates yes im still binding, even when you get a binder that fits 100% properly you have to break it in, itll be a bit hard to put on for the first week, reminder not to bind for longer than 8 hours and to take frequent breaks
Just ran across your channel and I'm in LOVE!! Did women in the 1700's use hairpieces or was their hair so long that they could actually use it to do the elaborate parts of the style like that back hairpiece? I've always wondered that, particularly about some of the Victorian hairstyles
I really appreciate seeing all the diffferent aspects of your process, including frustration. It brings a lot of your personality into it as well as making you feel more human.
"I need to go to the postoffice, so I have to undo this so I can actually go outside" girl just stroll into the post office in a complete 18th century outfit, like an absolute power move
That would be great with a hidden camera
When you walk in you should shout “IT WORKED!”
@@Laura-e6f5l lolol best comment!!!!
@@Laura-e6f5l Time traveller. LOL
You are soooo elegant!
"My petticoat is messed up so I just stole my sister's!" Legit got me thinkin ur a 1700s lady that somehow got UA-cam. "Pretty sure this one was left at my house by someone who slept at my place after a ball." Scandalous.
I know I was (and still) confused like I literally thought she was working as something like dressing up
Legit that’s something I’d say because me and my sister both wear Victorian fashion.
And both are true.
@@gothgirlgraveyard3539 LIVING THE LIFE!
Sometimes I forget that you’re not actually from a different era. You make meme references......and my brain........doesn’t comprehend.
Maybe she’s a time traveler or a vampire
She’s immortal. Just accept it.
@@bluelol4843 AND HIS RIGHT HAND MAN
@@ew4915 Son, we are outgunned, outplanned
well she isn't and I'm glad she is in the same era as us
Only 1768's kids will remember
Yeah I was born then. July 9, 1768. I never met my mother or father. My father left me on a door step of a magistrates house after my mother died. The magistrates and his wife raised me as their own, along with their 3 other children. The rest of the town treated me as a bastard, which I guess in a way, I was. When I was 17 I met my first wife, Anna. She died after our first child was born, Thomas. I met my second, and last, wife in 1794,Elizabeth. She gave birth to twins on May 21st 1796, Elizabeth and Caleb. In 1800, Elizabeth, my wife, died due to the flu. I continued to raise our children the best I could. Thomas became a magistrate and married a woman from France, she failed to be with child.. Elizabeth married a continental congressman and had 2 daughters. Caleb grew cabbage and raised hogs, he married a former prostitute and had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
I love that I just wrote a story for you.
@@connersuxx thats beautiful
Conner this story is better than any Shit I’ve seen recently
*1760s
She cracks me up. I watch half for historical fashion, half for her hilarity.
Ditto.
same
I don’t care for historical fashion, but I come here for the memes.
I'm a middle aged guy and I watch this channel because of her relatability and sense of humour, the depth of analysis and integrity in a topic that is so harmless, (contrast with politics, COVID, etc) delivered in an honest dialogue. Also, reassuring to see that really pretty women are ordinary people making the same stupid mistakes like the rest. Seeing the normal life of a really pretty lady is rare in the days of oversexualised media and instagram. This is just refreshingly authentic.
should be sleeping BUT I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET DRESSED IN THE 17TH HUNDREDS
SAME LMFAO
OMG TWINING!
Dude same. It's 1:30am and here I am.
should be learning BUT... yeah you know..
Me too!!!!
I'm not sure if somebody else already mentioned it, but some people would wear two watches because their loved ones are at sea or in a foreign country and they wanted to know, what time it is where they are, so when they think about them, they roughly know, what they are doing at that time. Kind of like today, when you've got somebody be abroad and you think "Hey, it's morning where [X] is, so he/she's probably having breakfast right now" =)
Yee thats cute
Hm pretty sure it was way less romantic and had to do with the fact most places didn't have fix time zones, so in Europe at least even cities in one country, even neighbouring cities you would frequently visit would have a completely different time. I was guessing it would make for needing two watches rather than some romantic tale, you do get if someone is at sea you will have no clue what time they'd be living in the 17th century since ships would not have fixed trails and would have to depend on weather conditions which as you might know, are not fixed, so having a watch for that whilst not even being on said ship would make no sense, but even on the ship it would even make a lot of sense to keep time, since you'd be slowly time traveling in a way the whole time.
My husband has to travel for work. SO I do this all the time.
Or maybe it's just one watch, the other is a timer for horse races!
Also I think that because in early modern times watches were quite expensive it was a status symbol for the rich because as far as I know, the exact time wasn’t that important back then and people still used to mainly go after the standing of the sun
“I suck at 18th century.”
Has created a 99.9% historically accurate 18th century outfit and puts it on without the help of a maid... you might be pretty good at it actually.
It’s not really a 18th century’s gown if a maid did not help /j (what she does is amazing)
I mean, it’s more like 75% accurate?
"might"?
All these years I've tried for hair fullness like the famous portraits
Unbeknownst to me they were cheating
It blew my mind when I realized (once I got into cosplay) that Princess Leia's hair was fake LOL all my childhood dreams destroyed
I always envied all the super long hair from disney channel stars like early/mid 2000s and I found out recently they were all extensions!! (Jokes on them tho now I have actual waist length wavy hair so)
bonbons Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Bear Grylls would be proud 😂
I'm proud to be your like #800 lol
@@maryj7423 wow I'm proud you are to😊😊😊
I had no idea this was at 800. You tube never made one peep about any number. 😕
Anyone else wish we could still dress like this but with a modern twist or is it just me :/
We can wear this. You can literally wear whatever you want
@ᴘᴇᴀᴄʜʏʙᴀɴɢᴛᴀɴ Who cares whether you gather attention or not? I have crippling anxiety, but when it comes to how I dress, I give zero fucks what people think of me. lol You can't live your life giving a fuck what others think, or you'll live with too many regrets and remain insecure.
another youtuber named Bernadette Banner did a couple of videos adapting 18th/19th century clothing for modern times, I highly recommend those
Actually me but for fun. It's just time consuming.
Guess what girl you can
I'm glad to know there are people out there like me, who secretly get dressed up in different period costumes for absolutely no reason at all. I live out in the country so I can take a stroll in my 18th century garb and the only people to look at me funny are my son and husband....sometimes a deer or turkey.
i have a weird urge to do that as well but there's no way i could do this without being seen :/
I want to be friends with you so we can go on strolls in period garb!
Your childhood sounds perfect.
Lucky I live in a town with mostly blacks and you know how they like to call and shame white people now for being weird. Maybe some other time in my life I suppose.
Just Me - What the heck?
"When you're 100% sure you did not make your petticoat, but it somehow mysteriously made it to your house" - just1784things
Probably left by someone who sleptover after a ball - Great!
L. Luve 😂😂😂😂😂
your channel is just a mixture of memes and history and i love it.
What if one day we all just start dressing like this again
I wish
If we did, I'm sure it would be a little at a time not all at once
Now is the time, go for it!
if that time comes, women should not work full time!
Can't wait
Putting that pillow thing on your head reminded me of this one time i went to a concert with this artist who was mostly active in the 70's and she talked about going out in the 60's and she said???? She literally used?? Bread? To make her hair appear taller? I went ballistic
Imagine someone from the late 1700s watching this video being completely shocked by you showing your underwear😂😂😂
Pfffff...😂
They didn't wear underwear in those days, just the chemise😹🙊
Oh i can certainly Imagine someone from that very time watching this video right now :>}
Yip shes hilarious
@@lilisanger well that was their underwear. Karolina is quite courageous!
“Kind of like the later days of your period.”
*subscribed*
my 7 year old child want's me to leave a comment letting you know how excited she is about your talking cat. also i really enjoy your videos!
Thats so cute- your daughter must be 8 by now :00
That’s so wholesome awww lmao
i've been subscribed forever, but i just started work at a historical site (Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, so we're in 1773), and the wardrobe department was like "oh you have to watch karolina zebrowska's 18th century video to learn how to get dressed properly or it's going to take you forever to get ready" and i was like ... i'm being told to watch meme mom... for my job.
Omg that’s amazing! Say hi to the wardrobe department!
"I don't know why I feel like singing fergalicous whenever I put my corset on" -Meme Mom.
I choked on my tea when you said "anyone coming to Poland?" what the heeeeeeeeck. How did I not know you were Polish. Your accent. The Fieranki (i see you lace) and uhhh YOUR NAME IS RIGHT THERE.
I'm Polish, too, just from Canada, BC. This is the first time I've come across a Polish youtuber that speaks english who loves old shit. I'm so down for this channel.
Subscribinggggggggg
You should work in an opera house. We singers would really benefit from someone who knows everything so accurately
When I started to read your comment I just thought you were referencing to "Voi che sapete" that she sang in the video and I was like WHAAAT? 😂
This is a really cool idea, but if opera singers wore proper stays or corsets, would you folks be able to sing properly? That is a lot of lung capacity being held back.
keyholes historically, opera singers wore corsets anyway, and corsets were more like bras so it wouldn’t have effected singing *that* much. also i bet there’s historically accurate costuming at an opera house somewhere already that uses real corsets!
damn so people were just chilling in the revolutionary war wearing chokers and fingerless gloves? 90s power move
💀
80s* 💀
"someone probably left it at my house after they slept over after a ball or something" at this point i'm 100% convinced that she genuinely lives in 1784 but is a time traveler sending videos to the future
i wasn’t even slightly interested in vintage fashion until i found you
Same
Same
the fact that you just used ficking ZIP TIES as boning has inspired me to sew my own corset. I had plans to do so a few years ago but was like "aw man the boning is like legit it looks too expensive to try and make" but!!! ZIP TIES! ahahaha, thank you
I’m EXTRA cheap and I just used plastic from packaging that I had lying around. It worked ok it’s just not as strong
I'm the type of person who would probably just use cardboard lol
@@rubythebitch46 I have made so many cosplays mainly from cardboard and people asked me where I bought it. I see Amazon boxes and thing about what i can papier mache then attach fabric/fur to it immediately.
I used the plastic handles from those gallon paint cans. I got them for free, the local paint store just throws them away. 😂
I’ve used strips I cut from plastic milk jugs. But it I were making stays, I think I’d level up to zip ties, lol.
After I found out how to make 18th century petticoat, I've been making all my everyday skirts like that too. There's no buttons or zipper or snaps to sew and it will fit me even after a huge meal. My friends in all waist sizes can borrow them too. I don't know why this is not taught in beginner sewing classes.
great idea! and you don’t have to worry about a zipper 😂
Do you know if any patterns are available online? :)
I’m intrigued. I’m new to period fashion... I’m going on a Google dive. Brb
You just make me imagine the 18th century people having Internet... And ladies making videos and putting them on youtube :D I love your videos!
I love how you cover up anything unfinished with historical facts
Hot weather aside, you should have totally gone to the post office like this. 🙌🏻💘
LOVE the look!
Yes. She should.
That's what I thought as well at first but given that many things weren't really finished or secured properly, I totally understand that she didn't want to take the risk.
I remember the first time I tried the Gibson girl hairstyle and went outside only to see it fall pathetically...
Good point about the whales. How ironic
stella I would.
1784 is the year when Catherine The Great founded my home town Võru.
Also, you even chose the music in the correct decade, wow. An you voiced your cat, wow.
Your dedication is admirable.
Oh god it's the first time I see someone who is estonian commenting under videos. I'm from Estonia too.
CATHERINE the Great eh?
Sorry, bad Joke.
@@ancientlemon4200 Same! I don't live in Estonia but I'm from there, I wasn't expecting this at all
Meme Mom I will come to Poland to do all of your corseting for five dollars a day. Just please feed me.
sending the contract over tomorrow
Karolina Żebrowska Heck yeah.
I would have done it for four. Just saying... lol
noneof yourbusiness ew no one wants a 4 dollar corseter (futurama reference )
“My herpes” you made me laugh so hard when you grabbed your hairpiece and flashed that on the screen!! I love your videos, and you look lovely!! Keep up the beautiful, humorous videos love!! 💜💜💜💜
This is the funniest thing I've seen all day
@@classicnowaar AHAAHHAHAH XXDD
I'm always impressed by the way you're so vintage and so dank at the same time
She needs a maid
Me too!!!
"preferably a cheap one" LOL
A child maybe? She could foster a kid and make them help her then when they dont listen to her she just fosters a new kid, but then again kids are costly
If she starts a patreon we can pay for her servants. LOL
If only I was in poland, I totally would
My daughter walked by when you had only one piece of hair over the hair net thing and she stopped stunned, looking almost horrified. I said 'she's Polish' and she cracked a big smile and said 'oh, I love her then'. Her best friend at school is also Polish (we live in Australia).
awww this is so sweet hahah ❤️
The "boubage" actually killed me XD
And the "cleavange" minced our corpses.
Arianna Bonardi SAME!!! I loooooovvvveeeddd it!!! 😂 and this WONDERFUL VIDEO!!! I am sooo hooked, pinned and completely tied to watching all of her videos!!!! Love love love 💕 so beautiful!!!
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Yeah, I've never heard such a word before! 🤣
I was hooked immediately from your Jenna marbles video. Just gonna say I love your channel and your accent and I’ve always been interested in fashion history but I’m too lazy to do my own research lol
Exact same 😊
I love that she is very honest about the parts of her clothes that is not historically accurate instead of trying to pass it off as correct. Very entertaining and funny. I love her videos!
oh my god 😂😂😂 I'm a civil war reenactor so I kind of understand your pain.
...especially dropping something in a corset that you now have to pick up
You bend at the knees and not with the back.
@@southernhippie9058 or ask your maid or husband to pick it up.
10 seconds in and I'm already subscribed...
I know, right? Me too.
KathaMaker pretty entertaining,huh?
ME TO WOW
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I love your self-depreciating humour. Your attitude makes me think historical costuming isn't just for perfect people who always get everything right. Keep rocking!
*self-deprecating ...although im sure your self worth could depreciate through too much deprecation.
Goddammit, someone beat me to the pedantry.
You totally should have worn that to the post office!!!
GURL I absolutely love your videos. You work so insanely hard, and your passion is so enjoyable to watch. However frustrating and inconvenient little things can be sometimes, you're doing AWESOME
"Don't worry. I'm still here. JUST A PHASE." 😂
This makes me want to make a whole wardrobe of 18th century clothing including hats and just walk around nonchalantly
"They love you"
"I don't care"
Me when my parents try to coerce me into going to a family gathering 😂
wtf wtf oh yeah good ol' Charlie
About the two watches: It seems it was just a trend, no real particular practical reason. It was started by men around the late 1770's and lasted for around ten years. Somewhere in the middle women started to do the same. Now, like everything related to fashion in high society in Europe at that time, it is an indicator of wealth and status: watches were tremendously expensive. Having two of them was a huge luxury. As always, love your videos :)
Dumb question, but time zones weren't around before trains arrived, so could 2 watches also have been used to know the time in another city?
They could. The first city clocks (placed on churches or official buildings) were invented during the 14th century in northern Italy, each city showing (in a relative, non-precise way) the time of the day. After a couple centuries and the apparition of smaller clocks, heads of states (kings, emperors etc) had several clocks in a room indicating different hours for several places (based on those city clocks). It had a diplomatic and military interest. But it was in no way as precise as the actual time-zones, created during the 19th century. As an anecdote (even if it was in the 20th century), my great-grand parents had two watches during the war. My great-grand mother was a refugee in the U.K and my great-grand father a soldier in France, Belgium, then Germany (with the front moving). They used that to know the time it was for each other.
The two cities thing was my thought as well. The city tower clock were generally timed so that noon was when the sun was highest in the sky (very precise as we know), but by that time minutes started to be important, so maybe having two clocks actually helped being functional when visiting (one to keep the home time and one to be set to wherever you were atm time). Also because they were just kinda expensive and well to do people found it indispensable, like some today find the newest iPhone a must have.
Or maybe it was just some saccharine shit over how one clock is set to the time my heart beats with - if the fiancée was foreign and away at home.
At that point, clockwork mechanisms were all handmade and weren't perfect enough to keep what we would consider to be "good time". A big clock in your front hall? sure, you could certainly tell the time with that. But a teeny pocket watch, with such fine-tooth gears, that was being SWUNG AROUND all day? Nah. It will quickly go out of synch. As a result, pocket watches were more ornamental than anything else-- as you said, a symbol of wealth and status. They were fashionable, but they weren't very practical-- there's actually a trend of little clocks/watches being set into jewelry around this same time period, which is pretty telling, I think. So yeah, the point of wearing two watches was about showing off your wealth-- and as a bonus, maybe between the two of them you could get something closer to accurate time. :)
I read a poem one time about a woman carrying two watches because one was for her husband away at war or like how much time they have been apart or something like that. Probably not historically accurate but that's why I thought they wore two watches. But after reading the bit about wealth and knowing how people like to show that off I can imagine why they were two watches because they were handmade back in the day and expensive
For not being completely "finished" as you call it the dress looks really good. And I love your simple and honest talk about makeup, clothes, the times - just everything. Always enjoy your videos lots.
15:37 "wait till I sue you for animal abuse" 😂😂😂I couldn't help but laugh at the conversation between you and the cat. I was entertained for the entire video.
I love your videos! I live in Canada and I have always been interested in historic clothing. I like how you combine professionalism with a light touch and a sense of humour. You also look great in a lot of vintage looks. Keep up the good work!
They often wore two watches because the watches in 18th century needed to be wound up very often, so they might occasionally stop working, if you had forgotten it, if you had two you could wind them up alternating, so you always had one that told you the exact time. And the other thing shureley was, that you could show them off, they often were quite bling, bling ;)
sounds reasonable!
If was showing wealth to get portraied with a watch... and more wealth with more watches.
I loooove your videos. Your sense of humour always makes me giggle and your costumes / vintage looks are always gorgeous. Thankyou so much for all the work and time you put into what you do. Much love from Liverpool, UK.
I'm a south korean. I don't know what you said in this video...but I like your work.
I don't know why... But you reminds me Virginia woolf. I mean.. you have a big individuality. Very cool !!
They wore two watches because one was stopped at the time of death of Marie Antoinette as a tribute and as a way to remember her. A lot of self proclaimed french "aristocrats" still wear two watches and do it today. :)
TheBoredBulgarian this is the third explanation of the two watches and each one I’ve seen has been different
I don't think that it is true because she was killed in October of 1793 so it seems late to characterize the clothing of this time and no French noble would have shown a tribute to her because of the Terror.
I don't know everything so maybe i'm wrong but it seems incorrect.
She wasn’t dead yet, and the trend of multiple watches happened all over, nor just in France. Guys, in actuality the reasoning for have 2 watches was likely 1. To show your possessions and 2. Practicality if you travel to a different time zone. Not much more.
@@moonfish3638 no time zones yet, not until railroad travel necessitated them.
"Mozart Mode Activated"
This is the kind of relatable content I'm here for.
Wait wait wait...... did she just say ball. My dream was to go in a time machine and go to one in the 1700s and you’re saying that they have them now!!! Point me towards the nearest one now!😂
IKR. You just have to know the right people tbh. If you’re in the local art or fashion scene you can make friends and they might host or know when balls are happening, they’re very fun to attend! Once my husband rented a horse and carriage for us to drive to the ball in and it was the best date ever
@Moon Fish Oh my gosh, that sounds amazing! :D
'Here is my HeRpEs ' haahhahahahahaha
Love you humor so much, you could make a vid about brown paper bags and I'd watch the crap out of it hahaha
Also, your outfit is beautiful!
Also also, the W in "bow" is silent when you're talking about a garment accessory. I KNOW, WTF.
But it's not silent for the verb.
Like:
"I bow down in front of your meme references" = "bow"
"Imma put this bow on my breasteses to make 'em real cute" = "bo"
What even is language.
i'd say "bOH" for pronunciation guide.
You learn something new every day. Thank you
MiauxCatterie Yeah, that's very good, I didn't think of it!
Éliane Blanchard its actually the o that changes, for bow noun it would be a long o for bowverb you would do a short o
The w doesnt change that much actually.
I never thought about it that way before!
I love, how fashion becomes alive in Your videos. I see You experiencing the garments, or even making them, and suddenly a person from the past steps out of the dusty and gilded picture. I love it! Even the things, that You criticise as not accurate, illuminate details! It's a shame, You hadn't been around, when I was at school. Congratulations to Your remarkable work! Dziękuję bardzo :-)
im dead, the end look is so gorgeous
why can’t we dress this fabulously today
12:27 the 1700s are not a phase meme mom this is who I am
I have two daughters. Both of them have uttered various things of this nature. I can't stop laughing. You are so funny!
So lovely!!! I'm so happy I found your videos now I'm an addict!
ps you should do a "victorian girl on tinder" video, it'd be funny.
Why am I watching the Grand Duchess of Krakow getting ready?
I'm a new subscriber, and I really like your work. I do think you may be a bit too hard on yourself. Your English is impeccable, and you know enough about the Nineteenth Century to know how to fudge the things you can't do right now. Besides, the video was incredibly enjoyable. It's always a treat to see someone so familiar with such minutiae actually take the time to talk about the steps involved in this kind of thing.
Victorian vines part two featuring the cat
"I want to see my little boi"
"here he comes"
"I want to see my little BOOOI"
Watching this video at 6am, and doing my hair for a Victorian costume and being blessed by meme mom. Keep on back combing.
“If someone comes to your house at 6am and says you’re best friend is dying ‘sure give me 3 hours and I’m ready to go’” LOL! You are super funny
Gotta say, the John Cena intro was unexpected, lol.
I never knew there was a vintage community on UA-cam- I’m so excited I found ur channel. Great content & u make things so interesting
"these mittens aren't very well made but you won't see it"
*> PUTS A CLOSE UP SHOT OF IT*
Ahaha hilarious! I actually burst out laughing at the ‘herpes’ part. I wonder if you’d do a video (if you haven’t already, I had a quick look but I could have missed it) on how you got started with historical fashion and stuff, and maybe some tips for people to get started.
I think I did actually, something like “How to start with historical costumes”! Check it out
I love your dedication to the hair and clothing accuracy and mentioning the pins, so many pins I've only tried this with 1800's so I learned a lot for how to do the hair😉🙂
I don't know if it is just you or part of being Polish, but I love your haze of nihilism throughout your videos, you don't care about us or adding more subscribers, you are 100% real and authentically you and you post what you want. THANK YOU so much for that!
It's a Polish thing. A bit caustic
"I legit look like an onion now".. Can't believe I missed that when I last watched this video.
Haha, you are hilarious, interesting, and fun to follow! You rock Karolina!
Didn't they use huge, rumoured highly lethal pins to hold the hat in place? Supposedly they had to make a law to cover the tips of them because ladies were using them to stab people.
I'll take 2
"Oh no, the hatpins worn by the ladies are being used as self defense! Let's come up with some thin excuse to ban them!"
@@scouttyra they cant ban knitting needles or sharpened crochet hooks. ;)
She had a good sized pin for her hat when she was putting it in. I’ve seen bigger ones with elaborate end pieces that were part of the decor on top of the hat.
I thought that was in the Edwardian Era...
*Click on the video*
*Gets Felix reference*
God, I'm proud to have this girl in my country.
Same:)
i never saw vintage and memes mixed together
You're a real inspiration to me. I'm a gentleman, but I really enjoy your videos. I love Victorian/Edwardian menswear but it's so rare to find and expensive and delicate when you do, you've convinced me to create my own clothes! 😁 It would be great to see some sewing tutorials! ☺
captain0ldy0da omg I love how you said “gentleman” idk why it’s just cute. Lmao.
I'm so glad to have come across this channel. Not only do I love the topic of the content you create, but you're also very funny lol I love your editing.
I just watched a woman being transformed into a vampire
Ok, i'll be honest i've never thought about using that wig thing to make the hair look bigger, i always thought women in that era just had a lot of hair to make those hairstyles real, a lot of different tricks to achieve the style. love it.
I wonder how many of the problems you have with your historical recreations are also problems women had in those eras with their clothing?
12:22 - Cousin It.
Wow the final look is amazing. You are very beautiful. You really look like you belong in that time.
Oh My Gosh!!! I finally understand the giant pins they say they used to use for their hats and hair. And I looked at the pins, like, what did they do, stick the pins into their scalp!! But, it’s the ‘hair rat’ thingy that the pins go into!!! You look marvelous!
The hair part cracked me up. I found your videos and can't stop watching. I love it. Thank you for existing.
Dear Karolina, the music volume is perfect! I did not hear your previous videos with louder background music but I can say that so many other videos on the historical theme do have TOO LOUD MUSIC! So it was very relaxing in listening to you talk, it feels like you are a good friend of mine and louder sparks of music when you are silent are such a lovely accent! Good editing! You are also very very funny and honest and smart! You should keep on doing these videos! They go with your personality. I am happy to sub to it! I hope you will do well and be happy!
You're awesome and funny; I imagine the ladies of the 1780s be shocked with delight and lavishing in your sense of humour (if there was UA-cam in their time). Thanks always for sharing, makes my day!
"Mozart Mode Activated" 😂 I love this girl lmao
They were so extra back then
especially when affairs happened
Who??
@@ktportalproductions7815 *THE REYNOLDS PAMPHLET* HAVE YOU READ THIS
Bald Eliza ah, Hamilton references. The true gold of the internet.
@@ktportalproductions7815 😂😂😂
I'm having a hard time placing your accent.
Edit; never mind. She's Polish. Got it. Awesome!
The little 10 second timers for the eyebrows cracked me up 😂💖
I love how she like, fumbles and stubbles and hacks her way through but the end result is amazing, I wonder if people from that time did the same like: "I haven't finished mending this petticoat but I can just pin it in place so I have something nice to wear on my date" or "My hair won't do what I want it to today so I'm just going to pin it all under my hat"
I was listening to the American Duchess podcast, and one of the ladies had examined original whalebone corsets during her research. She said zip ties are probably the closest of common materials that replicates the light, malleable spring of actual baleen.
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I wonder, is there a reason to not use spring steel? I don’t mean the flat, sturdy variety that’s sold for corsetry, but rather the thin, round ones, you would get in a hardware store. It starts at 0,1mm thickness, so there would be excellent control over the degree of flexibility.
I‘ve never dabbled in 18th century corsetry, but it would seem like a good replacement for reed/canes.
Hmm, maybe because steel is heavy? Some stays are fully boned (literally boning tunnel next to a boning tunnel) and require a looot of boning. I think even if the steel is lighter than regular boning, it can steel affect the weight of a corset when a lot of pieces are applied
Karolina Żebrowska
Ah, true! Didn't consider that.
Those outfits look heavy enough as it is, no need to add a steelcage for underwear ☺
I have fully-boned stays and used German plastic. It's probably the thickest stuff you can get, and it still molds under body heat. That's another advantage plastics have is they mold in the style of baleen, whereas steels will warp instead. Spring steel is made to retain its shape so once it stops doing that it is probably doing something it's not made for.
Flexibility isn't always a good idea, funnily enough! If you want a corset that will "remember" your body, the way a well-used corset will, using spring steel might keep that from happening. I think spring steel's best use is in costuming that will be worn by different people, like in period theatre, or in outer wear. But that's one tailor's opinion! Others have better luck than me with spring steels.
I admire the edwardian & victorian fashions, but I am thankful to be more of a medieval nerd. Much respect to you for all the effort made into recreating historical clothing
I went down a crazy UA-cam rabbit hole and then I ended here and I’m not mad
When you put on the corset you looked exactly how i did when I first put on my binder
How's it going now? Are you still binding? I'm just curious because I want to bind sorry if this comes across as invasive.
Pastaa Animates yes im still binding, even when you get a binder that fits 100% properly you have to break it in, itll be a bit hard to put on for the first week, reminder not to bind for longer than 8 hours and to take frequent breaks
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Just ran across your channel and I'm in LOVE!! Did women in the 1700's use hairpieces or was their hair so long that they could actually use it to do the elaborate parts of the style like that back hairpiece? I've always wondered that, particularly about some of the Victorian hairstyles
Almost all of them used hairpieces of human or horse hair. A fair few used full wigs.
Shawna Johnson wigs were big back in the seventeenth century
I love your history themed grwm ❤️❤️❤️
Loved your hair in that historical style. Great job! You looked so beautiful.
I really appreciate seeing all the diffferent aspects of your process, including frustration. It brings a lot of your personality into it as well as making you feel more human.
Mr. Darcy might bring this young lady to the post office 🏤
What are you implying!? Mr Darcy is *taken*