I love both. I am a daily corset wearer and have been for over a decade. I enjoy the simple beauty of reform dress and also the silhouette of traditional dress.
both so lovely! but based on my personality, I would most likely be a reform dresser if I lived in that era, being an artistic type that likes to be different 😊
I haven’t heard of reform dress. Very interesting. Both are very nice but the reform dress doesn’t seem too practical to wear out and about. It might be nice in the salon or art studio. Your videos are so interesting, and I love how you explain what all the different items of clothing are called and their function.
I've never seen a reform dress but it makes sense that countercultural fashion was around then as well! I will always be a sucker for the more structured mainstream silhouettes but the reform outfit looks really comfy.
I've never heard of a Reform Corset before, thank you for doing ths comparison. Have you done a tutorial on the Reform Corset previously? I'd love to know how to make one.
I am a former state certified Art Teacher, but I am drawn to feminine styles(I consider myself a bit of a girly girl even at 54), so I like them both. I do find it a bit strange how the artistic reform style covers the shape that has inspired many an artist, the female form. The reformed thoughts about health and less restriction sound very familiar. When you described the reform dresser even the name I thought of the 60’s and some of the hippie styles. But those were celebratory of the female form. Thank you, enjoying that I stumbled upon your channel looking up a different period in fashion history.
They are both pretty. I can't believe all the layers worn and you still look thin and shapely. I think I would melt in 4 layers of clothing on my top half. Although I like the idea of the reform style of corset. It looks comfortable and still supportive.
It really isn't all that hot, the layers insulate you so your temp stays much more even. But as far as corsets go I'll choose the fashionable one if I'm doing more than lounging 😅 I prefer proper back support 😜
Im a daily wearer [and maker] of men's historical clothing 1890 - 1940, you would be shock how comfortable I am all day every day from -10ºC to +30ºC. In fact MY tolerance for being uncomfortable has dropped to near zero. I wear the correct number of layers fo the correct fabric all of which is natural and breathable but insulating. In modern clothes, you have to put up with being too hot or too cold if the temperature changes whereas historical clothes were made for a NON climate-controlled world.
I love the reform dress! Both are very interesting and beautiful looks. I'm so curious about the reform corset, did you make it? Do you have a pattern? I'd love to make one!
I actually like the silohette and shape the reformer underwear gives but the fashionable skirt and top. Thank you and God bless you for sharing this- I have a terrible real life situation in which i have chronic health conditions and chemical sensitivity as well as injuries and the reformer corset idea may be helpful to design something for me to wear! I managed to fashion a longline corset style bra with bra cups using only cotton and the cups had incredible structural support because i used the 50s circle stitching technique but the weight of the breasts pull on my shoulders and flair up my upper back and neck injury causing terrible pain. The health corset of the reformer may be something that may work a bit better because the weight of the breasts is spread across the body instead of pulling on two little straps, or perhapsits something i could mix with some kind of stay underneath it. I honestly think womens clothing has gone backwards - historical clothing was in fact more healthy due to design and materials used and more practical in so many ways, unlike the toxic synthetic garments today that are not good nor do they last nor are they anywhere as practical for us women.
I wear corsets often due to a back injury, they provide much better support both bust and back. I agree fashion most definitely has gone backwards,my video on why women wore corsets goes into much more detail on that subject
Would women have been able to wear reform dress to the opera? In say Vienna or Moscow on the 3rd of November 1900? Or st Petersburg in 1902 or 14th September in Kiev 1911? Also would it be possible to add pockets by wearing an under dress (Moscow is cold anyway), slitting the sides of the overdress, and tying those 18th century pockets around the waist?
First instinct: No pockets?! This seems like the non-sense of some "think they're progressive" male artists "saving women from themselves". And from a purely logistical perspective... how am I going to anchor the pocket bags to prevent sag without a waist seam? Hmmm..
I love both. I am a daily corset wearer and have been for over a decade. I enjoy the simple beauty of reform dress and also the silhouette of traditional dress.
both so lovely! but based on my personality, I would most likely be a reform dresser if I lived in that era, being an artistic type that likes to be different 😊
Your period clothes are so gorgeous!
I had never seen or heard of the reform dress movement. Looks very caftan-like.
Reform/artistic dress is my fave era ever!
I haven’t heard of reform dress. Very interesting. Both are very nice but the reform dress doesn’t seem too practical to wear out and about. It might be nice in the salon or art studio. Your videos are so interesting, and I love how you explain what all the different items of clothing are called and their function.
I've never seen a reform dress but it makes sense that countercultural fashion was around then as well! I will always be a sucker for the more structured mainstream silhouettes but the reform outfit looks really comfy.
If you are interested in learning more about reform dress I have a video on making it and I go into much more detail about the styles origins 😊
@@sewthroughtime thanks, I'll check it out 😊
Great video. Beautiful dresses.😊
I've never heard of a Reform Corset before, thank you for doing ths comparison. Have you done a tutorial on the Reform Corset previously? I'd love to know how to make one.
It's an antique so no, I haven't made one 😅 but I probably will some time in the future 😊
@@sewthroughtime please do!❤❤❤
I am a former state certified Art Teacher, but I am drawn to feminine styles(I consider myself a bit of a girly girl even at 54), so I like them both. I do find it a bit strange how the artistic reform style covers the shape that has inspired many an artist, the female form. The reformed thoughts about health and less restriction sound very familiar. When you described the reform dresser even the name I thought of the 60’s and some of the hippie styles. But those were celebratory of the female form. Thank you, enjoying that I stumbled upon your channel looking up a different period in fashion history.
I loved everything about reform dressing EXCEPT for the lack of pockets.
Thank you for your videos!
I like the reform underwear, but not the whole loose look. I'd probably go out in fashionable outlook.
I love them both. I dress a bit like the reform style sometimes :P
I wear the reform instead of sweats at home all the time 😜
Cool!
They are both pretty. I can't believe all the layers worn and you still look thin and shapely.
I think I would melt in 4 layers of clothing on my top half. Although I like the idea of the reform style of corset. It looks comfortable and still supportive.
It really isn't all that hot, the layers insulate you so your temp stays much more even. But as far as corsets go I'll choose the fashionable one if I'm doing more than lounging 😅 I prefer proper back support 😜
Im a daily wearer [and maker] of men's historical clothing 1890 - 1940, you would be shock how comfortable I am all day every day from -10ºC to +30ºC.
In fact MY tolerance for being uncomfortable has dropped to near zero. I wear the correct number of layers fo the correct fabric all of which is natural and breathable but insulating. In modern clothes, you have to put up with being too hot or too cold if the temperature changes whereas historical clothes were made for a NON climate-controlled world.
The reform corset looks like it supports well without stomach restriction. Did they work well for "well-endowed" ladies? I would almost try one.
I love the reform dress! Both are very interesting and beautiful looks. I'm so curious about the reform corset, did you make it? Do you have a pattern? I'd love to make one!
@@themotherbeeco it's an antique. I will make one in the future though
Wow, never heard of the reform dress. Im guessing that all the slightly more “healthy” women preferred the looser gown.
Health enthusiasts and artistic types
I actually like the silohette and shape the reformer underwear gives but the fashionable skirt and top. Thank you and God bless you for sharing this- I have a terrible real life situation in which i have chronic health conditions and chemical sensitivity as well as injuries and the reformer corset idea may be helpful to design something for me to wear! I managed to fashion a longline corset style bra with bra cups using only cotton and the cups had incredible structural support because i used the 50s circle stitching technique but the weight of the breasts pull on my shoulders and flair up my upper back and neck injury causing terrible pain. The health corset of the reformer may be something that may work a bit better because the weight of the breasts is spread across the body instead of pulling on two little straps, or perhapsits something i could mix with some kind of stay underneath it. I honestly think womens clothing has gone backwards - historical clothing was in fact more healthy due to design and materials used and more practical in so many ways, unlike the toxic synthetic garments today that are not good nor do they last nor are they anywhere as practical for us women.
I wear corsets often due to a back injury, they provide much better support both bust and back. I agree fashion most definitely has gone backwards,my video on why women wore corsets goes into much more detail on that subject
Would women have been able to wear reform dress to the opera? In say Vienna or Moscow on the 3rd of November 1900? Or st Petersburg in 1902 or 14th September in Kiev 1911?
Also would it be possible to add pockets by wearing an under dress (Moscow is cold anyway), slitting the sides of the overdress, and tying those 18th century pockets around the waist?
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First instinct: No pockets?! This seems like the non-sense of some "think they're progressive" male artists "saving women from themselves".
And from a purely logistical perspective... how am I going to anchor the pocket bags to prevent sag without a waist seam? Hmmm..
I mean the entire movement to get women not to wear a corset was male led 😏