Fast Fashion History: The Mantua Making Trade (History of Dressmakers!)
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2023
- The Mantua-Making trade began at the end of the 1600s and very early 1700s, and it fundamentally changed women's fashion, industry, economies, and the concept of female independence. While "ladies" - women born of higher social rank- could not enter the trades like mantua-making and millinery, it doesn't mean that these trades didn't ensure financial independence and success for middle and lower class women throughout the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
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I'll admit, when it's come up in other vids I was curious where 'Mantua Maker' came from as the terminology, this lays it out quite succinctly!
So…the start of listening to what women actually WANTED to wear rather than what men thought would look best on them? Very cool facts!!! I love how so much of fashion and art is tied up in social changes 🥰
To be fair, just because clothing is tailored doesnt mean its uncomfortable or that women dont want to wear it. One just has to look at the tight jeans and skirts women wear today to see that not all women want flowing and loose clothes. Also, if a garment is made specifically for your body, its usually insanely comfortable!
For most of history in the West, women's fashion trends were created for and by women. Men really didnt care about women's fashion unless when they were piping up complaining about it being a sign of loose morals or whatever. Men didnt dictate women's fashions, they were mostly baffled by it.
If you watch her full video you learn how pissed the men got women were making money that they started for "helping" women make their clothes at home. Which is why sewing machines and patterns became popular. Which is why women's dress shops are pretty much extinct... but men's suit shops... still exist. The men got us... AGAIN.
I'm really glad these videos are showing up because I've been obsessed with a mantua gown for the past few days. While I'm not making one per se, I'm trying to commit to a character redesign where the lady is dressed in a style that is sort of mantua gown meets wagner valkyrie costume with medieval Viking (or Norse, generally) influences and it's pretty tough. The silhouette is fun to play with so I just got to picture how it'd all come together because 1690s mantuas are almost criminally underrated!
That actually sounds really interesting!
@@henrikkjuus90Thanks! I'm also worldbuilding for her and the world that she's from is based on Scandinavia, especially the Swedish Empire. I'm inspired by LoZ: Twilight Princess and Skyrim, so it'd have a very early modern feel to it.
I guess you could say they were gown with the sickness of the mantua gown
Never heard about this before. Good to know.
This style looks more comfortable suitable yo to fifferent figures.😊
The seamstresses weren't the knitters either. Knitting was done by the tailors (the men), because they assumed the women would not be able to grasp the concept.
Very interesting!
I feel so smart because I actually already knew all of this! (From you and Bernadette!) hee hee 😂
Abby, thanks and love you!
Now I want a Mantua gown...
I know you are working at IU and I graduated from there in 2010. I’m sad I can’t take one of your classes now, I bet it is so interesting ❤
If you watch her full video you learn how pissed the men got women were making money that they started for "helping" women (not mantua makers) make their clothes at home. Which is why sewing machines and patterns became popular. Which is why women's dress shops are pretty much extinct... but men's suit shops... still exist. The men got us... AGAIN. Go watch her Abby's videos. They're the best.
Do you know who was responsible for the popularity of the mantua, the designer responsible, and the location of its origin? Inquiring minds want to know 😂
idk about origins, but it’s thought the name either comes from the italian city of Mantua (in italian Mantova) where expensive silks were produced, or from the french term for coat "manteau"
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