Kinda sad if you think about it. Underwear in the 1700’s for women covered more than todays clothes in 2023. Chicks today are pretty much naked in public
@@calypsokiosko9067 Like what? What is the damn problem? Apart from that statement being totally exaggerated because no, girls aren't "naked" in public, nowadays (by the way, the hotpants era was rather the 2010s), everyone can wear what they like. Humans only wear clothes due to cold weather and pudency. And if the weather is warm and they don't have that pudency this much, today, because we don't live in a hyper-religious conservative world anymore, why shouldn't they wear clothes that show more skin? If they like it and it looks good, let them. Of course it's a bit of a different topic with underaged girls and such, but apart from that: No issue... unless you're a religious fanatic.
It depends a little on what era you’re talking about but yes they definitely existed although they were not at all the norm. The Victorian and Edwardian combinations are both split drawers that I pinned closed for the video :)
Depends on the era. Edwardian combinations had a button at the crotch, but Victorian ones were usually left open for convenience since it wouldn’t be seen (although some did have buttons if the lady wearing them wanted one)
Lack of crotches was for ventilation. But Havelock did record a few women admitting to peeing standing up in public without wetting their clothes thanks to the crotchless underwear and puffy skirts. Maybe for working class women that's the public toilet. For higher class ladies only for absolute emergency.
I made myself a set of 1940s underwear, very similar to your 30s set, for a reenactment event, and it was the comfiest thing ever. I felt completely covered below, but still didn’t feel like I was even wearing anything
Non-open combinations must've been awful to wear. I'm just saying, it's hard enough using the bathroom in modern-day rompers and jumpsuits. Now imagine that with an entire outfit on top of it. I'm just saying, there's a reason why legged undergarments were open down the middle for a lot of the 1800s.
Man, all I can think of is the chafing with just the shift. No bloomers or anything. Nearly all my skirts are long but shorts under is still a must for me!
when did underwear (not the red shorts you showed of early 1900s) that was in non-shorts form, like the first actual underwear style after the red shorts came about? would it be like 1930s or…? sorry just curious! i love your channel and i have learned so much! it’s really inspired so many pieces for my costume streams online (and even in my irl life) and everyone loves them! and i get to repeat historical clothing facts you tell us in your videos and look super smart lol never change darling. my mom saved all her clothes from the 60s-90s and i never truly appreciated her doing that until i watched your videos, so thank you also for making my mom happy when i started taking an interest and wearing them due to your historical clothing videos :)
I just love learning about clothes from the past. Especially "unmentionables". It tells us so much about a lot of things. Unmentionables during the Victorian era could fill a book, right? Tell us all about it. 👍
Corsets would have been worn over the combinations during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The chemise or combination is not a support garment like a bra.
Who told you you're forced to !!??!? Be no bra is not a political mouvement do whatever you want it's your body if you are uncomfortable with a bra take it off
Im a fan of Outlander and I have always been messed up about the fact it seems there were no panties. Like we women know what our lady parts do. We have healthy discharge, periods, and if intimacy has happened.. stuff from that too. Did they just go head and have things running down legs soiling all those various undergarments that were alot more hard to wash than a pair of panties would have been. Not saying I assune Outlander is perfectly accurate btw
I can bet 90% of guys had scrolled past onto the next video right as she said the word "underwear" making them all immediately scroll back to this video lol
I'm glad you mentioned red being racy back then. My Grandma is 93 and still hives side eye at red items. She hated when Grandpa wore red even a maroon tie. I also worked with a lady who was probably in her late 30s/early 40s at the time, so probably in her late 50s/early 60s now, who thought red was too bold for a woman to wear.
At 73 years young, I would love to have the combination & that GORGEOUS RED BRA & TAP PANT set... Now, I start surfing ETSY.. Thank You for the suggestions 😊
And I love that for them 👏 yes, I choose to wear fun historical clothes that happen to be modest because it’s what *I* like. If women in 2023 want to go out dressed only in their underwear then that’s what they should do. Sick to death of people trying to shame women for their clothes. Wear what you want whether that’s petticoats or booty shorts.
@@ejandadThats not common sense that is simply your opinion which is shaped by your upbringing and environment. if it was common sense to be fully covered then there wouldn't be entire cultures that have worn less since ancient times. Are you gonna say the Mayans weren't using common sense because they chose to be topless year round?
@ejandaa the amount of coverage on clothing is more so affected by weather than money. poverty existed in the western world too, that just meant they'd wear less quality clothing and had fewer outfits. I know you wanna have your gotcha moment but the Mayans (whom i was using as example) were incredibly wealthy and had plenty of resources, they were by no means poor until they came in contact with spanish conquistadors, their clothes were light and provided little coverage because it was hot asf
@ejandaa Look up the Himba tribe in Nambia, the women will go topless because for them the chest is not a sexual part of the body. Modesty is subjective and based on your responses you have a very small view of the world. I dont need to spoon feed you basic geographical knowledge to convince you that there are indeed cultures where it is not taboo for women to dress provocatively. it makes no sense for women living below the equator to unnecessarily cover themselves just because it offends your sensibilities 🙄
Please make a video explaining menstruation pads or whatever they used for their periods in the past. I imagine it must have been so nasty cause we all know people back then didnt shower every day and they didnt have disposable menstruation pads, did they? What did they use? Im curious!
Oh my! Once again discovering terms retained in many french speaking areas that were once commonly used in English! Combination (“combinaison”’in French) is still used for that waffled winter underwear, even though they’ve generally become a 2pc whose top part is often completely absent (rendering the term a complete oxymoron in not one, but TWO ways compared to its origin 😄!) _ETA: Just remembered that the English “[pair of] pants/trousers” pluralization is also often needlessly applied colloquially to what SHOULD be “A pant/trouser” in French, resulting in the term “combinationS” (deS combinaisonS) to describe one, SINGLE garment, combined with absolutely NOTHING. Absurd! Lol!_
How were periods etc dealt with while wearing split drawers etc... I hate not wearing modern undies so this would make me so paranoid. modern undies make taking care of hygeine much easier. I dont even sleep without undies. so I am curious how periods or things like urine leakage for women with weak pelvic floor muscles after birth were taken care of. Because free bleeding or leaking seems extremely messy. I have seen the garters used to hold pads up, but they seem to be quite modern as in 20th century (1900's). So what was done in the 19th century 1800's and earlier?
I wish we could still buy pretty underwear like that. Wait, can we!? 🤔
Etsy has a TON of options for vintage underwear recreations
@@lauriechan1426 great suggestion, thank you!
We can also make it. Maybe not quite as fancy as first
A shop in the French quarter New Orleans, Louisiana sells replica style garments.
For further reading: The History of Under Clothes (Dover fashions and costumes), chapters 4 through 13.
These first underwears have more cloth than today's clothes lol
Kinda sad if you think about it. Underwear in the 1700’s for women covered more than todays clothes in 2023. Chicks today are pretty much naked in public
@@dragoncum67why is that sad, fashion changes
@@dragoncum67It's what you call freedom.
@@Ambar42
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@@calypsokiosko9067 Like what? What is the damn problem? Apart from that statement being totally exaggerated because no, girls aren't "naked" in public, nowadays (by the way, the hotpants era was rather the 2010s), everyone can wear what they like. Humans only wear clothes due to cold weather and pudency. And if the weather is warm and they don't have that pudency this much, today, because we don't live in a hyper-religious conservative world anymore, why shouldn't they wear clothes that show more skin? If they like it and it looks good, let them. Of course it's a bit of a different topic with underaged girls and such, but apart from that: No issue... unless you're a religious fanatic.
Wait, so covered crotches _did_ exist in womens’ underwear?
It depends a little on what era you’re talking about but yes they definitely existed although they were not at all the norm. The Victorian and Edwardian combinations are both split drawers that I pinned closed for the video :)
@@thesewloartist and split drawers are *so* much more practical for the day to day.
My Granny (born in 1913) remembered having a housemaid come to London from the country, and she was SEWN into woollen combinations.😱😱😱
Depends on the era. Edwardian combinations had a button at the crotch, but Victorian ones were usually left open for convenience since it wouldn’t be seen (although some did have buttons if the lady wearing them wanted one)
Lack of crotches was for ventilation. But Havelock did record a few women admitting to peeing standing up in public without wetting their clothes thanks to the crotchless underwear and puffy skirts. Maybe for working class women that's the public toilet. For higher class ladies only for absolute emergency.
I made myself a set of 1940s underwear, very similar to your 30s set, for a reenactment event, and it was the comfiest thing ever. I felt completely covered below, but still didn’t feel like I was even wearing anything
OMG I NEED THIS
Does that include an underpants too? I mean the once who covers pelvis area?
@@faeezparkar9731 the ones I’ve made are sort of similar to a pair of boxer shorts. And when I wear them it’s all I wear
Non-open combinations must've been awful to wear. I'm just saying, it's hard enough using the bathroom in modern-day rompers and jumpsuits. Now imagine that with an entire outfit on top of it. I'm just saying, there's a reason why legged undergarments were open down the middle for a lot of the 1800s.
Man, all I can think of is the chafing with just the shift. No bloomers or anything. Nearly all my skirts are long but shorts under is still a must for me!
when did underwear (not the red shorts you showed of early 1900s) that was in non-shorts form, like the first actual underwear style after the red shorts came about? would it be like 1930s or…? sorry just curious! i love your channel and i have learned so much! it’s really inspired so many pieces for my costume streams online (and even in my irl life) and everyone loves them! and i get to repeat historical clothing facts you tell us in your videos and look super smart lol never change darling. my mom saved all her clothes from the 60s-90s and i never truly appreciated her doing that until i watched your videos, so thank you also for making my mom happy when i started taking an interest and wearing them due to your historical clothing videos :)
The third one is something I would wear today though, why is it so cute😂
Why does early 1900's underwear just look like today's cute little sundress lol
I just love learning about clothes from the past. Especially "unmentionables". It tells us so much about a lot of things. Unmentionables during the Victorian era could fill a book, right? Tell us all about it. 👍
I love the onesie from the Victorian era so much. But I wish bras had never been invented I hate feeling forced to wear one all the time
I actually hate the feeling of my boobs moving around. Guess we all have our preferences.
@Gigi77431 Same here oml. I feel like my bra props my boobs up when they start feeling heavy 😫
I actually love the combination for the early 1900s. It actually looks like a skirt I had as a teenager😮
Corsets would have been worn over the combinations during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The chemise or combination is not a support garment like a bra.
Who told you you're forced to !!??!? Be no bra is not a political mouvement do whatever you want it's your body if you are uncomfortable with a bra take it off
I miss flow-ey things
I love your hair on your really inspire and you’re beautiful x
Im a fan of Outlander and I have always been messed up about the fact it seems there were no panties. Like we women know what our lady parts do. We have healthy discharge, periods, and if intimacy has happened.. stuff from that too. Did they just go head and have things running down legs soiling all those various undergarments that were alot more hard to wash than a pair of panties would have been. Not saying I assune Outlander is perfectly accurate btw
Wondering this as well!
Drawers or panties weren’t really worn, but when you had you period you would wear a period apron. Abby cox has a really good video on this
@astridhannestad8323 oh yeah I remember that one now that you said it. Good vid!
@@astridhannestad8323Great video. Although "period apron" is just a polite way of saying cloth diapers.
@@cruelangel7737 exactly. Literally an adult cloth diaper
I love the third example. The combination with the flowy fabric in the legs.
Combinations are some of the most COMFY underwear ever
I can bet 90% of guys had scrolled past onto the next video right as she said the word "underwear" making them all immediately scroll back to this video lol
I’m a little jealous of your clothing collection…just had to say! lol
For further reading: The History of Under Clothes (Dover fashions and costumes), chapters 4 through 13.
Cool demonstration. It’s fun seeing the different iterations of function and style. Wish you would’ve kept going to modern day.
Ok , I'm subscribed, your dedication to information is commendable
Thank you! I’ve been trying to find out what Combinations were since I watched the Corpse Bride when it first came out on DVD!
I would love a longer format video on this subject. The evolution of clothing in general fascinates me.
Was the combination also split in the middle? Seems like otherwise it would be pretty difficult to go to bathroom
yes, they were split drawers that she pinned shut for the video
I absolutely adore edwardian combinations
Please, PLEASE make a tutorial on how to make all this! also, gowns
Really cool tattoo
The last set looks like some of the underwear they show in Peaky Blinders. The insane Russian dutchess had some lovely unmentionables 😂
I'm glad you mentioned red being racy back then. My Grandma is 93 and still hives side eye at red items. She hated when Grandpa wore red even a maroon tie.
I also worked with a lady who was probably in her late 30s/early 40s at the time, so probably in her late 50s/early 60s now, who thought red was too bold for a woman to wear.
Please tell me how you learnt to sew clothes like these, id love to learn but i dont know where to start, patterns maybe?
"Let's learn about the history of underwear"
Usually when I try to study it I am called a pervert
Riding side saddle makes a lot more sense now too 😅
What is your opinion on the ancient Roman "Bikini girls"? Those girls are on the mosaic in Villa Romana del Casale. The villa is from 300s AD.
Amazing! 😍
Ok but where can I get a combination ? It seems great !
Love the red combo.
Still using the first one xD it's freaking cozy xD
I love the first one actually
I can picture us snuggled under an oil lamp reading the latest parchment. ❤
Hmm? May I ask just how tall you are? The camera angle used to shoot this video makes you much taller than others videos I’ve watched.
You had me at "under.....,"
The last one was Cutee
I love that skort romper! I want to make one! ❤❤❤
my toxic trait is thinking i could style both those combinations as outerwear and look good in it
I don't think it's toxic
Thats not very modest of you
Honestly same for the victorian combinations, they're just so pretty and look cool for summer
I like the onesie
Love tap pants. Fenty apparently has some for sale.
I bet combinations got popular because it's good chub defense. Longer tap pants too.
Cool.🙂
The combinations look like cute sun dresses
At 73 years young, I would love to have the combination & that GORGEOUS RED BRA & TAP PANT
set... Now, I start surfing ETSY.. Thank You for the suggestions 😊
Not guna lie, i just fast forwarded a short for the first time ever....guilty your honor
2023: Women go out only wearing their underwear
And I love that for them 👏 yes, I choose to wear fun historical clothes that happen to be modest because it’s what *I* like. If women in 2023 want to go out dressed only in their underwear then that’s what they should do. Sick to death of people trying to shame women for their clothes. Wear what you want whether that’s petticoats or booty shorts.
@@ejandadThats not common sense that is simply your opinion which is shaped by your upbringing and environment. if it was common sense to be fully covered then there wouldn't be entire cultures that have worn less since ancient times. Are you gonna say the Mayans weren't using common sense because they chose to be topless year round?
@ejandaa that has nothing to do with what they wore tho??? you're mixing up causation and correlation
@ejandaa the amount of coverage on clothing is more so affected by weather than money. poverty existed in the western world too, that just meant they'd wear less quality clothing and had fewer outfits. I know you wanna have your gotcha moment but the Mayans (whom i was using as example) were incredibly wealthy and had plenty of resources, they were by no means poor until they came in contact with spanish conquistadors, their clothes were light and provided little coverage because it was hot asf
@ejandaa Look up the Himba tribe in Nambia, the women will go topless because for them the chest is not a sexual part of the body. Modesty is subjective and based on your responses you have a very small view of the world. I dont need to spoon feed you basic geographical knowledge to convince you that there are indeed cultures where it is not taboo for women to dress provocatively. it makes no sense for women living below the equator to unnecessarily cover themselves just because it offends your sensibilities 🙄
I love all the clothing❤❤❤❤ isn’t it weird that everything so simple we still like everything from back in the day
Ooh, Victorian shows ankles😅
I always wondered what they did for discharge 😭 I know what they do for periods, but I am really curious
What about underpants? I mean the pelvic region wasnt coverved with v shaped covervings? 😮
I kept expecting her to show the male versions for some reason
People before 1700, all commando!
The first one is like a dress today
Scandalous! 🔥
So when undies were basically variations on coulottes, is that right?
You can thank World War 1 for the last one.
Need a vid for 1940-2023
Вы сама сшили это?
Ya missed slip drawers during 1850-1860s. Hard to use a chamber pot with hoops
So the combination underwear existed for as long as modern underwear.
Where do we buy the second one jc
so beautiful
Buried Lede: Buncha dirty commandos in the 1700s!
You’re so pretty.
I would love to see you make a riding habit. Most women would have ridden sidesaddle in a (woolen?) two piece garment!
I can't imagine having to go to the bathroom in the onesie ones
They actually typically had split drawers hers are just pinned closed bc she's showing us
Ooh, I can see your ankles!
I LOVE the third one. What do I need to search to find out how to get it made?
Probably Edwardian combinations?
@@Teajay21 i found it by searching edwardian underwear. Its around 1902
I want the linens 😮
What closure was used on the red bottoms? Hooke and eye? Buttons? Snaps?
Hook n eyes!
Can we go back to turn-of-the-century underwear?
I wish you'd gone back earlier. Fun
historian, seamstress, model- an epitome of the modern woman.
But.. but what about periods….
Ok now do modern 😍
How did they handled a period back then?
No way to have a quick 5min before the 1900s 😂
I thought those were nightgowns
Gorgeous !
Damn…
I can see why it was such a big deal.
Please make a video explaining menstruation pads or whatever they used for their periods in the past.
I imagine it must have been so nasty cause we all know people back then didnt shower every day and they didnt have disposable menstruation pads, did they?
What did they use? Im curious!
Homemade tampons, the Egyptians specifically used a stick wrapped in cotton
You should work at greenfield village
The first few you could probably wear on the street and people would look back once and move on
Victorian had decency and modesty atleast
So how does the woman use the loo while wearing the Victorian one? It looks like a one-piece?
You are gorgeous 😮
Oh my! Once again discovering terms retained in many french speaking areas that were once commonly used in English! Combination (“combinaison”’in French) is still used for that waffled winter underwear, even though they’ve generally become a 2pc whose top part is often completely absent (rendering the term a complete oxymoron in not one, but TWO ways compared to its origin 😄!)
_ETA: Just remembered that the English “[pair of] pants/trousers” pluralization is also often needlessly applied colloquially to what SHOULD be “A pant/trouser” in French, resulting in the term “combinationS” (deS combinaisonS) to describe one, SINGLE garment, combined with absolutely NOTHING. Absurd! Lol!_
How were periods etc dealt with while wearing split drawers etc... I hate not wearing modern undies so this would make me so paranoid. modern undies make taking care of hygeine much easier. I dont even sleep without undies. so I am curious how periods or things like urine leakage for women with weak pelvic floor muscles after birth were taken care of. Because free bleeding or leaking seems extremely messy. I have seen the garters used to hold pads up, but they seem to be quite modern as in 20th century (1900's). So what was done in the 19th century 1800's and earlier?
Ancient people’s watching this woman display underwear for research: 🤯🤯🤯
Okay, did they wear anything under that….i see straps?
next episode: the evolution of the no underwear..
Horse back riding, it seems there's horse head ride also in the US that's why they really have to differentiate😂😂😂
What what about coats and shoes
The only difference from 1700s & 2000s is their underwear was more covered than the normal outfits of "Modern Women"
Wait did you say pat pants? 😅
Tap 👯♂️
@thesewloartist
That makes so much more sense! But pat is way funnier.