#1940s style 1900s fashion

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

#fashion #20th century #1920s fashion #1930s fashion #1940s fashion #1900s fashion #1910s fashion #1950s fashion #1960s fashion #1970s fashion #1980s fashion #1990s fashion #clothing #fashion history #vintage style #vintage fashion

[antiquebee]

1939 - 1940

#1939 #1940 #history #historical #fashion history #fashion #historical fashion #1900s #1930s #1940s #1930s fashion #1930s style #1940s fashion #1940s style #40s #black and white #history tag #1900s photography #vintage photos #vintage #vintage fashion #vintage photography #vintage beauty #20th century fashion #20th century #early 20th century #antiquebee

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Week Challenge

June: Grey

In the Good Old Summertime / Judy Garland as Veronica Fisher

I love the diamond decorations and the smart little hat that goes with this jacket-and-skirt combination. The bell-shaped sleeves are also a nice look. She wears a pleated white shirt with black tie underneath the jacket.

I'm very puzzled by why the diamond decorations are yellow in the display photos, though. They must have faded, but they look as if they've always been that color! Maybe they were originally blue and the color filter in the movie makes them look dark grey?

#one dress a day challenge #in the good old summertime #one dress a week challenge #grey dresses #judy garland #gray dresses #movie costumes #period film #musical costumes #1949 films #1949 movies #1900s style #old hollywood #grey dress #gray dress #1940s tries to do 1900s #1900s fashion #20th century costumes #elevated by a suitable hat

[plumbob-pudding]

For much of human history, children were dressed similarly or identical to adults and this was true for the Victorian era which saw children dressed in stiff heavy layers that didn't allow for play. By the 1900s, in line with adult styles, children clothing became much less elaborate. Little girls emulated the elongated silhouette fashionable for adult women with drop waist dresses while boys' clothing became increasingly sailor inspired.

The 1910s established children's clothing as separate to adult styles. Sailor outfits were all the rage, particularly for young boys. WW1 meant rationing so hemlines crept up and clothing became less ornate in construction and embellishments.

After the war, in the 1920s, children's fashion remained simple, gone were the velvets and silk of the Victorians, instead sturdy textiles like cotton were used. Layering had also become a thing of the past, outfits were now often simple one pieces.

The Great depression occured in the 1930s and it left many families destitute. Children's clothing was handmade and sturdy fabrics like denim were favoured; "flour sack" dresses also became common place.

By the 1940s, many families had recovered from the depression but WW2 and rationing still meant that clothing had to be handmade with what was available. Many magazines at the time included simple patterns and any fabric was used even old curtains.

The 1950s are defined by the baby boom. Lots more children around increased demand for children's clothing and for a majority of families, life and finances improved after the war therefore they had money to spend. This lead to mass-manufacture of clothing using synthetic fibres..Young girls fashions were increasingly feminine:full skirt dresses,similar to their mothers, with bows and other hair accessories.

Boys' clothing became sturdier to allow for increased physical activity as the government of many countries began to mandate compulsory phys ed due to high levels of poor fitness exposed by the draft.

#sims 4 decades challenge #ts4 decades challenge #sims 4 simblr #resources #sims 4 lookbook #decades challenge cc #kids lookbook #tried to make this as accurate as I could 🤧 #too much cc to link so feel free to send a wcif if there's something you'd like

[dead-lights]

portraits of the vatore siblings [in-game wall art]

I'm having a lot of fun putting the Vatores in period clothes, so I made some renders of them dressed up in 1890s-1940s clothing and threw them into that big frame from Vampires.

download [sfs]

This was a pretty big project: 3 cc wall art pieces covering 6 decades of fashion with 12 separate outfits, which resulted in 18 individual renders and 144 total swatches. Also, the frame itself is huge. I prefer them sized down (shift + [ in buy mode) but they are 100% the type to own larger-than-life portraits of themselves.

My hc is that the Vatores were born in the late 1930s/early 1940s, so imo they aren't actually old enough to have worn any of these clothes when they were first in style. I think they dressed up like it’s old times and took a buncha pictures just to confuse people trying to figure out how old they really are. Sibling bonding!

Included below are all 18 renders, with cc and full color below the cut.

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

I'm a little obsessed with Lilith's 1940s look ngl

lilith

1890s

hair: granny bun by @saurusness

hat: fine feathered hat by @gilded-ghosts

earrings: rose in the garden earrings by @rustys-cc

dress: the ida dress by retro-pixels (direct link)

pose: from mademoiselle by @blackpanda-ts4

1900s

hat: striped bow hat by @lilis-palace

hair: bertha by @buzzardly28

earrings: arthur earrings by @yakfarm

outfit: dress: edwardian huntress dress by @elfdor

pose: also from mademoiselle

1910s

hair and flower accessory: gibson curl updo by @the-melancholy-maiden

earrings: arthur earrings by yakfarm

dress: rose lunch dress by @happylifesims

pose: also from mademoiselle

1920s

hair: maxie by @raindropsoncowplants

lipstick: clara by @chere-indolente

dress: 1920s evening dress 06 by happylifesims

pose: from the louise brooks posepack

1930s

hair: gigi by @simadelics

coat: 1930s female coat 02 by happylifesims

pose: from barstool poses ii by @katverse

1940s

hair & dress from forties film noir by gilded-ghosts

pose: from monday poses by @ratboysims

caleb

1890

hat: 1920s top hat by happylifesims

1900

outfit: men's casual edwardian suit by @historicalsimslife

hat: 1920s bowler hat by happylifesims

1910

hat: 1920s fedora hat by happylifesims

1920

hat/coat: dmitri hat & coat by happylifesims

1930

fedora shape no. 2 by happylifesims

1930s male trench coat 01 by happylifesims

1940

hat: fedora shape no. 1 by happylifesims

suit: paper, ink, & sorrow suit by @anachrosims

sibling poses

jane austen poses by @atashi77 (both 1890)

model poses 32 (lilith 1900, 1920, 1930, 1940) and male poses 11 (caleb 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940) by @helgatisha

edwardian socialite by @funkyllama (lilith 1910)

@occult-cc-finds

#lilith vatore #caleb vatore #ts4cc #ts4 cc #ts4 buy #ts4 lookbook #ts4 vampires #ts4 wall art #ts4 decor #ts4 historical #ts4 premades #dead-lights cc #deadit #ts4 victorian #ts4 edwardian

[thesimline]

Hi, I'm Amy AKA The Simline.

From the first time I saw Singin' in the Rain as a kid I've been costume obsessed, and The Sims helps me channel that nerdery into CC curation and lookbooks influenced by history, television, movies, current events and all manner of creative inspiration. Because I cover such a broad range of styles I thought I'd gather everything into a pinned master post for ease of navigation.

I'm really happy to have you here and I hope you enjoy your stay!

Medieval ✺ Renaissance ✺ Tudor ✺ Baroque

1300s ✺ 1400s ✺ 1500s ✺ 1600s ✺ 1800s

1890s ✺ 1920s ✺ 1930s ✺ 1940s ✺ 1950s

1960s ✺ 1970s ✺ 1980s ✺ 1990s

HISTORICAL (1300s to 1800s)

Historical CC Finds ✺ Historical Lookbooks

DECADES (1900s to 1990s)

Decades CC Finds ✺ Decades Lookbooks

MISCELLANEOUS

Portraits ✺ Magazine Covers ✺ No CC

Modern CC Finds ✺ Modern Lookbooks

Adventure ✺ Barbiecore ✺ Halloween

Movie Inspired ✺ Pop Culture ✺ Sci-Fi

CAS LIGHTING

CAS Overhaul v2 by Luumia

CAS BACKGROUNDS

Photos - CAS Backgrounds by Shasims

Cutouts - Chroma Green Background by Luumia

CAS ANIMATION CONTROL

Stand Still In CAS by Helgatisha

CAS Tuning - Controlled Position Mod

SIMS APPEARANCE

Matte Smooth by Emmi Bouquet

EA Eyelashes Remover by Kijiko

IMAGES

Photo Editing - Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom

Graphics - Adobe Illustrator

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

The Chronicle of Western Costume by John Peacock

Fashion History Timeline

DEAD LINKS

I check all my posts for dead links every three months (deleted files, deactivated creators, etc) as I personally find it really frustrating when I find some great CC, only to discover the download link no longer works. If you find a dead link in any of my posts please feel free to shoot me a message so I can update the post and provide you with a working download link (if I can find one).

[telekinetictrait]

"I was pretending that I did not speak their language; on the moon we spoke a soft, liquid tongue, and sang in the starlight, looking down on the dead dried world." (We Have Always Lived In The Castle – Shirley Jackson, 1962)

the 1960s were also known as the swingin' sixties, and that name could not be more appropriate. while some other decades had moved towards comfort, the 1960's truly embraced it. some of the youth simply threw on a tunic and stepped into some pants and walked out the door! the popularity of television broadcasted different styles and trends across the country and the world. new materials like acrylics and polyesters were cheap to produce and to buy, and made fashion more accessible than it ever had been. the swingin' sixties brought the youth miniskirts, striped sweaters, the boxy "mod" look, and the bright, fun makeup associated with famous artists like twiggy. some older women tended towards the skirt + suit jacket combination worn by first lady jackie kennedy, but the comfort of the youth was appealing to all ages. beatnik fashion was also popular, with trim black trousers and dark sweaters. in 1964, hairspray was the most popular beauty product on the market – and it showed in the elaborate updos of the era. as the decade drew to a close, the "hippie" style was a popular look among the youth, with loose fitting tops and baggy pants, as well as maxi skirts. many of the hippies incorporated crafts into their fashion, with patchwork and beadings becoming popular.

this is only a very brief summary – the trends and influences of the 1960s are vast and complex, just as the 1960s themselves were. the social revolutions mirrored the revolutions in fashion, and i could write essays about it. but i am tired and i moved in today.

1800’s / 1900-1909 / 1910-1919 / 1920-1929 / 1930-1939 / 1940-1949 / 1950-1959

cc links under the cut!!

see my resources page for genetics

rachel : birksche's pam hair / fuckyeahunbichobolita's valentines dress / laundry day socks / renorasims' not so flat flats

remington : cats and dogs hair / dissia's retro fur coat accessory (tsr download) / get famous outfit / discover university socks / linzlu's 1960's shoes (download here)

rhiannon : buzzardly28's linda hair / needleworkreve's 1960s eyeshadow / gilded-ghosts' simply sweet dress / blueraptorsden’s vintage stockings / paranormal shoes

river : jools-simming's deborah beret / simadelics' curtain call hair / cottage living sweater / linzlu's 1960's pants (download here) / base game stockings / get together loafers

rjúpa : historysims4's 1960's coiffure / needleworkreve's 1960s eyeshadow / nords' retro reboot 60's hoop earrings (tsr downloads) / dzifasims' daisy dress / base game stockings / linzlu's 1960's shoes (download here)

roxanne : simduction's karen hair (updated by cyclopfrog) / fukkiemon's star pin / georgiapeachsims' mod madness makeup / get together outfit / base game bracelets / renorasims' leather wedge boots

ruslana : ravensim's terri hair / needleworkreve's 1960s eyeshadow / cottage living earrings / happylifesims' short one piece with scarf / get famous socks / serenity-cc's back to the sixties shoes

r'veena : kismet-sims' rosemary hair / needleworkreve's 1960s eyeshadow / get famous earrings / mysteriousoo's bright pants + tunic set (tsr download) / jius-sims' flower mary jane pumps

ryan : simduction's twiggy hair (updated by cyclopfrog) / needleworkreve's 1960s eyeshadow / liliili-sims' earrings #19 / marsmerizing-sims' lesley sweater / linzlu's 1960's skirt (download here) / base game stockings / cottage living lace-up heels

rzenia : marsosims' hita hair / brianitesims' nicks sunglasses / paranormal top / huiernxoxo's roxy pants / jius-sims' retro flower boots

thank you to @birksche @fuckyeahunbichobolita @renorasims @dissiasims @linzlu @buzzardly28 @needleworkreve @gilded-ghosts @blueraptorsden @jools-simming @simadelics @historysims4 @nords-sims @dzifasims @simduction @fukkiemon @georgiapeachsims @ravensim @happylifesimsreblogs @serenity-cc @kismet-sims @jius-sims @marsmerizing-sims @marsosims and @huiernxoxo !!

#my sims #sims 4 lookbook #ts4 lookbook #ts4lookbook #sims 4 retro lookbook #ts4 retro lookbook #sims 4 1960s lookbook #ts4 1960s lookbook #223 years #historical #1960s

[rrlexchange]

"HOW ONE PAIR OF RRL DENIM JEANS MAKES IT FROM A COTTON FIELD TO YOUR CLOSET" - by Ikhtier Rustamov

When Ralph Lauren founded Double RL in 1993, he was inspired by the heritage of the American West and the train-hopping, steer-wrangling, gold-panning men who helped to settle it. “It’s not fashion, it’s real stuff,” Ralph has been known to say about the line in the years since. Nothing better embodies that uniquely American quality than a pair of blue jeans (made in the first place for the hard-wearing needs of miners and cowboys). American made jeans have always been a staple in the Double RL wardrobe, but the jeans made with the “East-West” denim, which crosses the globe in pursuit of perfection, just may be the gold standard. Here’s how a single pair comes together.

All denim is made from cotton, but not all cotton is created equal: the material can vary vastly in quality depending on where it’s sourced. RRL’s East-West denim is fabricated using premium grade cotton harvested in the state of Tennessee. The crop that grows there is renowned for its extra long, uneven fibers. When eventually spun and woven, that will translate into denim that’s supremely resilient, with a unique texture that sets it apart from the pack.

From Tennessee, the cotton is flown across the ocean to Japan. To Okayama, specifically, a city that is to denim what Memphis is to the blues. Today, some of the world’s best American denim is made in Japan, where a centuries-old tradition for indigo-dying and fabric weaving is combined with a dedication to maintaining and using vintage narrow shuttle looms which were largely dispensed with half a century ago. In the 1900s, all denim was made on these narrow shuttle looms: slow, noisy, and costly to maintain these looms created a narrow fabric with low-tension, resulting in strong and dynamic denim, rich in texture and finished on either end with a closed selvedge edge. By the 1950s, the fabric had grown so popular that most factories switched to more efficient air-jet looms, creating more product, faster, cheaper and at a lower quality.

To create our East-West denim, we partnered with a small Okayama denim mill that is a standard-bearer in a nearly lost art. The long-staple cotton is deftly ring-spun into a soft, lofty yarn, and rope dyed a red-blue shade of indigo inspired by jeans from the 1930s. Spun and dyed, the yarn is finally woven into bolts of fabric on wooden hanger-style shuttle looms, finished with an iconic red-line of yarn through the selvedge fabric edges. Off the loom, the fabric is then Sanforized, to reduce shrinkage, and finished with a proprietary process that retains the natural “loomstate” characteristics of the denim, creating a true “hand of quality”.

From one denim mecca to the next, the finished bolts are shipped over to California — the state where jeans got their start. Here the product really takes shape: the denim is cut and sewn into finished jeans manually using methods that were common from the 1940s-1960s, but have become rare today: chain-stitching, washer burrs, hidden rivets, and handset pockets and waistbands.

American-made thread and rivets hold it all together, while an open “busted” outseam on the outside of each pant leg leaves the selvedge edge visible as a hallmark of quality. For a finishing touch, the signature RRL leather patch is applied by hand.

Once assembled, the jeans are given a final once-over for detailing and distressing. A team of artisans in Los Angeles fits each individual pair onto a special form and rough them up just a bit. Hand-sanding is one of the best ways to give a patina of age, but that’s just one piece of the tool-kit: a finished pair of pants can undergo up to 50 steps before they head out the door, and that’s without even considering the variety of vintage-inspired washes that change with every season.

With this last step, East-West Denim goes from uniform fabric to a wear-ready pair of RRL jeans.

From field to factory to weekly rotation, East-West Denim comes to life when the jeans take on the life of the wearer, weathered by the elements and the inevitable abrasions that come from daily use. Eventually, whiskers above the legs and “honeycombs” behind the knees appear. The tell-tale “track” on the outer inseam manifests. A phantom outline appears on the pocket where you always put your wallet. And then they’re not just “real stuff.” They’re really yours.

#double rl #rrl exchange #rrl #ralph lauren #doublerl #rrldenim #rrlexchange

[marzipanandminutiae]

Why did the early-mid century culture hate the victorians so much? Was it just "my grandparents lived through it so I associate growing up around this stuff with being outdated and yucky" kinda like how I've seen the 1970s-80s regarded? Or was there something else going on there culturally?

I suspect it's partially that, and partially just. How much everything changed aesthetically in a relatively short span of time.

I mean, if you look at the feminine fashion differences between 1860 and 1880, the trim and silhouette obviously differ greatly but the basic composition of the outfit is the same. Same under-layers, same general bodice-and-skirt format for most dresses, same hemlines, same broad expectation for the hair (long, mostly one-length, natural colors) even though the popular styling of women's updos changed.

and then you look at, say, 1905- Edwardian, but that same general outfit format -to 1925.

(Le Costume Moderne, 1905.)

(The Delineator, 1925.)

There had been radical aesthetic shifts over relatively short periods before- see also: 1780 vs. 1800 -but to my knowledge few of them involved changing the composition of outfits so radically. The 1920s saw the beginning of the now-familiar bra and panties model of conventionally feminine undergarments, for example, as opposed to the immediately prior "chemise and drawers, or combinations, and corset" model. In a very real way, that decade seems to me to have introduced the way we wear clothing today. Obviously some things like girdles and slips have mostly fallen by the wayside, but. It's the beginning of a clothing system that seems vastly more familiar to most of us now than what came before. And with that shift came a lack of understanding of how the earlier model actually worked in everyday life. Combined with new strides being made in women's rights compared to the previous status quo, it could be all too easy to see such totally foreign fashions as awkward and oppressive.

Also it was very much a time that emphasized all things new and exciting, as humans are often wont to do. So the past, and all it represented, cut very little ice. Especially the relatively recent past.

I mean, look at Art Deco and Midcentury Modern. They're basically the polar opposite of Victorian styles that emphasize heavy ornamentation, natural materials, maximalist decor, organic lines, historical inspiration, etc. It's not hard to see that someone raised in that environment might look on the very alien houses- and clothing -of the past and recoil a bit.

And yeah, I think there may have been a bit of a Granny Effect going on- something you grew up associating with fusty old people is bound to have less romance than something you've no direct connection to. Indeed, we do see a bit of Colonial Revival architecture popping up in the 1940s-50s U.S., suggesting that it wasn't necessarily the past as a whole that people of the early-mid 1900s objected to.

(Also, you do occasionally get bits of Victorian nostalgia. Often in the form of art depicting earlier times with varying degrees of accuracy, dolls costumed in past styles ditto, movies set in the mid-late 19th century, recommendations about how to make one or two bits of Victorian furniture into "quaint" statement pieces for a room, etc. Still, it's often a general damnation with faint praise.)

So those are my rough thoughts on the subject!

#ask #xoxogothicgirl #history #long post #victorian #midcentury #20th century

[themuseumwithoutwalls]

MWW Artwork of the Day (11/10/23) Guy Pène du Bois (American, 1884-1958) At the Soda Fountain (c. 1930) Oil on canvas, 50.2 x 38.7 cm. The Boca Raton (LA) Museum of Art (Gift of Jane & Jay Braus)

American Realist painter Guy Pène du Bois’ main focus was on the fashion and "manners of his time" middle and upper-class of the early 1900s through the 1940s. His style was dominated by stylized figures. Even with three figures making up "At the Soda Fountain," there is a palpable feeling of detachment and visual tension, similar to the dramatic pause in a play or a movie. The soda fountain server is definitively isolated behind the bar and to the back; the women are engaged but standing awkwardly as one has her eyes closed as she brings her hand to the side of her face (Is she fixing her hat?) and the other gracefully bends slightly from the waist (To adjust her stockings or dress?) and looks directly into the other’s closed eyes.

#american artist

[space-feminist]

according to my (admittedly limited) knowledge of historical fashion, a league of their own is pretty decent on accuracy -

the first scene with carson in the button up dress and bra, i was immediately struck by how accurate the bra looked. the '40s wasn't full on bullet-bra era, but you can see the slight cone shape. i thought her hair looked a little long, especially to be down like that, but then greta cut it so the implication is that she's out of style. but '40s hair wasn't as short as '50s, so even if she hadn't cut it i would've let it slide

id: a page from a 1940s catalog showcasing a variety of bras. the top of the page reads "Nationally Known Bras in Flattering Styles"

greta's tied up shirts exposing the midriff are actually historically accurate, it would be a more casual look but the 1940s did the crop tops and high-waisted pants thing first. i could see greta in a 1940s two-piece swimsuit or playsuit, and for all i know this show does a beach episode and we do get to see it

id: a black-and-white page from a 1940s catalog. the 4 models wear two piece playsuits, a style consisting of a crop top and high waisted shorts. the caption reads "Sweet New Play Styles"

i love the representation of butch 1940s. obviously it wasn't totally mainstream for women to be butch (as the show makes clear) but with the war a lot of menswear/military-esque stuff started showing up in women's wear. wearing a button-down shirt and a pair of big trousers was an acceptable women's look in the '40s. it was generally a more casual look, and paired with the curls and red lip, but it's not like women wearing pants was super taboo. boxy jackets with shoulderpads were also popular, and they came back in the '80s with such a vengeance that people don't know that the '40s did it first.

id: a page from a 1940s catalog, depicting teenagers in a variety of shirt-and-pants outfits. of note are one girl on the top left wearing a broad-shouldered red jacket, and a girl in the inset wearing jeans cuffed to her knees. the caption reads "Teen-age Sportswear"

also, "butch" looks were more okay if you were working a job that required them, e.g. max's job at the factory, whereas the peaches are entertainers. so they're dressed like entertainers, in miniskirts that wouldn't have been considered appropriate for regular wear until the '60s or later. the peaches uniforms are the equivalent of female sports players today having to play in bikinis.

id: a page from a 1940s catalog depicting women in various work jumpsuits, two of which are denim. the caption reads "Sturdy Work Clothes"

specifically, jo mentions the ziegfeld follies, a theater revue show that ran on broadway in the early 1900s. it's mostly associated with the '10s and '20s, but this photo is from the '30s and there was a follies show that ran in 1943, the year that aloto is set. there was also a 1941 film called Ziegfeld Girl and a 1946 film called the Ziegfeld Follies, so it was clearly still on people's minds.

id: a 1931 photo of Florenz Zeigfeld of the Zeigfeld Follies, surrounded by a group of women who performed in his shows. many of them wear extremely short skirts

source

i mean, i haven't even seen Ziegfeld Girl and hedy lamarr in this outfit lives rent free in my brain so, y'know, i can relate to jo here

id: hedy lamarr wearing a gauzy flowy white gown patterned with stars and a crown of stars radiating out of her head.

there's probably more that i'm not thinking of right now and i'm not done with the show yet but i am really enjoying this show from a historical fashion perspective

also all the vintage catalog images are sourced from the closet historian on pinterest, and you can watch the videos of her going through vintage catalogs here

#god my fashion special interest has hit me hard lately #aloto #nina's personal log

[redvanillabee]

Dress history thought of the day:

We've got to start rethinking what 'sustainable' fashion looks like.

2020s 'sustainable/slow' fashion has a very distinct look that is created in direct opposition to fast/ultra-fast fashion. You know that one—clothes that come in fifty shades of beige, boxy tees, shapeless dresses. Whereas fast fashion comes in many colours and patterns that may clash and fall out of fashion, 'sustainable' fashion comes in neutral palettes. Whereas fast fashion boasts fashionable cuts and silhouettes, slow fashion is supposed to be neutral in shape.

The overarching idea is that slow, sustainable fashion should be timeless. They should withstand the whims of trends. And to achieve that timelessness, many have opted for featurelessness.

Thing is, featurelessness is boring as heck.

Slow fashion only works if more fast fashion shoppers are willing to make the change. And fast fashion offers things that are interesting. How would someone be tempted to make that change, if what waits for them on the other side are potato sacks?

And then you look at historical fashion, at times when people were comparatively more sustainable with fashion than we are today, but still manage to have distinct styles. Mid-Victorians with their wide crinoline-supported skirts. 1890s with their bustle gowns. 1900s with the lingerie dress. 1920s with the flapper dresses. 1940s and their utility suits. 1950s and their Dior New Look. Fashion wasn't ultra fast then; they were sustainable with fashion compared to our modern shopping patterns. Yet they were interesting.

I just feel that for fashion to really slow down again, what's needed isn't the umpteenth conceptual brand boasting shapeless clothes made of organic linen or bamboo silk or something. It's making interesting and fashionable garment that can last through some time—at least a few years, say. And when that trend is over, people are given the opportunity to rework that into something new—what comes to mind first is more readily available altering services, as well as more sewing tutorials.

And sure, this is easier said than done. This definitely isn't going to make anyone a millionaire. But if the majority of sustainable fashion available to me are shapeless potato sacks...damn, maybe I will be tempted to shop at H&M again.

#personal #dress history #like i know there are interesting slow fashion brands #but sooo many are literally just the ugliest A-line dresses #it's like worse than walking around in a medieval shift

[shiny-jr]

i just.... (squimshes warde and kurse) my boys. my Silly Littleman slaughterers. i miss them. since reqs are open -- mayhaps you would be willing to spare a sap of a soul some content about Them? maybe... maybe something like our MC wearing partly revealing clothes? perhaps they'd both be pleasantly shocked because wow!! in their era (and this world) they have never seen this robust fashion style! (and they can't deny how jawdropping it looks on our MC)

Warning: Yandere thing (like none, really). Gender-neutral reader.

Characters: Warde, Kurse.

Note: The lads. The boys. I think this is the first time anyone has actually sent something in about them. Oh, btw, you sent this ask in like three times. I don't know if that was an error on Tumblr's end or you did it purposefully, but please refrain from sending in repetitive asks. Thank you. Also, I'm gonna write the clothes as not really super revealing. Probably just shorts and sleeveless shirts, normal clothes. It makes more sense that way, because the MC of that story is the equivalent of a broke and tired college student from a modern world while Warde comes from a very early 1900s period (loosely based off the Edwardian Era) and Kurse comes from a 1920's-1940's period (inspired by Roaring 20's and after).

WARDE, CREATION OF DARKNESS

At first when he was summoned, Warde is truly taken aback. You have to remember, Warde was a powerful figure in his last life. He was surrounded by war. So hardly anyone wore anything revealing, because it was best to be fully covered when danger was lurking around ever corner.

So imagine his horror when he's making you morning tea/coffee and sees you stumbling into the kitchen in shorts and an oversized t-shirt (your pjs). It nearly causes him to loose his composure, as his overprotective mind immediately questioned, what if they were stabbed? Those clothes provide no protection!

But then he remembers, wait... this world is different. There's no active war he plays a main part of. Still, he is constantly concerned. Eventually he'll grow accustomed to your outfit choices, but when you inquire his opinion on what clothes you should wear for the day, he always subtly suggests the clothes with most protection and enough layers.

It's not that he wants to control how you dress, he has no right to do that. It's merely a suggestion. After all, you are technically wanted in this magic world, and at any moment you could actually be stabbed or attacked. It's why he always carries around a change of clothes for you. Something that's breathable in, something that covers nearly every inch of your lower body.

Warde is still deeply paranoid that the worst can happen, but he won't ever argue with you if you wish to wear something else. Your happiness and comfort are still highly important to him. Now it just looks like he'll have to be more vigilant and protective, should someone even look at you wrong.

KURSE, THE CREATION OF LIGHTNING

Kurse is vastly different compared to his calm and orderly counterpart Warde. Yes, he too came from an early time period where wearing particular clothes may have been frowned upon. But in his time, people were changing and trying new styles, revealing more skin. Kurse took it to another level.

As an incredibly famous celebrity, Kurse got away with a lot. He dressed in some ways not seen as acceptable until years later, he acted in similar ways too. The creation is fond of clothing and fashion, since he sees it as a form of expression. He’s by far the best dressed creation (of the four there will eventually be). 

Probably even helps you decide on your outfit for the day, since his taste is impeccable. Enjoys it because it’s fun and he likes to give Warde a heart attack every once in while just to spite the older creation. You once taught him the word “slay” and that’s now his favorite word. You’ll often receive it in compliments from him.

He’s not really worried about people looking at you. He has enough confidence in himself and his skills, plus he believes people should dress as they please. The trouble you’ll have with him is not overprotectiveness like Warde, but sometimes when you make a wrong decision with your outfit, Kurse will flat-out tell you, and he does not kindly mince words. 

But anyways, he enjoys dressing you up just to steal you away from his counterpart. If you ask him for advice on an outfit, expect at least an hour or more of looking through the wardrobes or going out to buy more clothes. He’s going to make the most out of this time, and he’s not letting you go for a couple of hours.

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‘Baking Yesteryear’ cookbook takes a stroll down memory lane

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Christmas Crack, from the 1970s chapter, is a confection that longs to sit patiently in a glass jar, eager to offer yet another reason for joy during the season. Dylan indulges here. (Courtesy of Lauren Jones)

‘Tis the season for indulging in our favorite foods, especially decadent desserts, and confections. It’s the time families gather in the kitchen baking their favorite recipes, many handed down through the generations.

These vintage recipes, often written on index cards, tattered and stained from years of use, provoke warm memories of baking with loved ones when we were young. What better way to embrace the season and bring warmth, nostalgia, joy and togetherness to a home. Holiday baking brings back fond memories of simpler and calmer times. It is an escape as well as a connection to the past.

One of the top cookbook titles this year is “Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900’s to the 1980’s,” by B. Dylan Hollis (2023, DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, $32). Hollis’ book will take you down memory lane. The chapters are broken down by decade, beginning with the 1900s and ending with the 1980s.

Hollis shares his favorites from each decade.

1900s: Food for the Gods

1910s: Chocolate Potato Cake

1920s: Ricciarelli

1930s: Whipped Cream Cake

1940s: Applesauce Graham Cracker Torte

1950s: Kiskadee Fantasy

1960s: Haystacks

1970s: Christmas Crack

1980s: The Buster

The final chapter “Worst of the Worst,” is where he writes, “these creations are the kind that make you ponder the sobriety of the recipe developer.” You might be thinking, why were these recipes included? He writes, “I resolved to do so, since the bad experiences of what I do play such a big part in my overall journey of exploring cooking past, and not including them would ignore the fact that some bona fide, published recipes are simply bad — horrendous bad.”

So, what are a few of the recipes included here? Pickle Cheesecake, jellied meatloaf and SpaghettiOs Jell-O Ring (watch these videos at your own risk! https://bit.ly/3Np0cY6 https://bit.ly/48dPage). If you are a fan of these recipes, don’t fret, food is personal, like fashion.

The headnotes to each recipe are intriguing … some history with a good measure of humor as you will see in the recipes shared below.

I had the opportunity to interview Hollis, a larger-than-life personality. The conversation could have gone on and on. Both of us share an interest in vintage cookbooks. I asked how his delight in vintage recipes came about. From a career as a jazz pianist, I thought it was quite a diversion to becoming a baker. Well, he is not just a baker, he is a social media phenomenon with millions of followers patiently (or perhaps impatiently) waiting for his next video showcasing his unique style and humor while cooking. He said it was happenstance.

“During the pandemic I had too much time on my hands and the quarantine caused boredom,” he said.

Hollis always collected old things, including vintage cookbooks. They came in handy to fill the time. One day he looked through a 1912 Canadian cookbook and came across a recipe for pork cake.

“I just stared at it,” he said.

His experiment making the cake on video went viral and the rest is history.

Perhaps these recipes will become part of your holiday repertoire. As Hollis writes in the conclusion of his book, “The experience of putting together Baking Yesterday for you was a pleasure unmatched. Not only as an opportunity to breathe new life into dishes that once held the hearts of those in the old world, but as a celebration of the fact that while the cakes might change, the joys of baking remain timeless. … I sincerely hope that Baking Yesteryear serves you well, and offers you the opportunity to taste just a sliver of the past’s ingenuity, and the magic that I feel comes with it.”

Until my next column, Happy Baking and Happy Holidays!

For the recipe for Potato Chip Cookies from the 1970s visit stephenfries.com/recipes.

Admiral’s Gingerbread, from the 1910s, is a surprisingly soft, light, and buttery ginger loaf, setting itself apart from traditional dense, dark gingerbreads of yuletide. (Courtesy of Kelley Jordan-Schuyler)

Admiral’s Gingerbread (1910s chapter)

The headnote says, “This is a most peculiar variety of gingerbread, and its bizarre method of preparation seems to have been quite popular along the East Coast cities of the United States in the early 1910s under names like New York Gingerbread and Providence Gingerbread. Bakers will notice that it has an impressively backwards order of operation, but despite this (or because of it), the result is surprisingly soft, light, and buttery ginger loaf, setting itself apart from traditional dense, dark gingerbreads of yuletide.”

9 x 5-inch loaf quick bread

1 cup (225g) butter, softened

1½ cups (210g) all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons ground ginger

3 tablespoons molasses or treacle

Yolks of 5 large eggs, reserve whites

½ teaspoon salt

1½ cups (180g) powdered sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth and light. Gradually beat in the flour, ginger, and molasses. Beat until smooth. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the salt. Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, or in a large bowl with which an electric hand mixer is to be used, beat the reserved egg whites to stiff peaks. Beat in the baking powder.

Mix the egg yolk mixture into the creamed mixture, before adding the egg white mixture. Beat thoroughly.

Turn into the prepared pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center can be removed cleanly.

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

Christmas Crack (1970s chapter)

The headnote says, “I’ve never before beheld such a perfect meeting of caramel, chocolate, and salty crunch as I did the day I made Christmas Crack. I remember it vividly and has since become my #1 homemade candy. Beginning this recipe by counting and arranging soda crackers in a grid may seem unorthodox, but since the 1970s the making of crack has become a popular yuletide activity for families in the United States…And, just as stockings and candle-glow punctuate the quiet midwinter home, Christmas Crack longs to sit patiently in a glass jar, eager to offer yet another reason for joy during the season.”

40 saltine crackers

1 cup (225g) butter, softened

1 cup (220g) packed light brown sugar

2 cups (340g) semisweet, or milk chocolate chips (one 12oz bag)

Chopped nuts, peppermint candy pieces, M&M’s candies, chocolate bar pieces, or sprinkles, for topping

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line a large baking sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Arrange a grid of saltine crackers in five rows of eight on the baking sheet. The crackers should all be touching.

Vertically crease the sides of the aluminum foil to create a dam that borders the crackers. In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine the butter and the brown sugar, stirring occasionally until it reaches a boil.

Once the mixture reaches a full boil, boil for 5 minutes without stirring.

Carefully pour the mixture evenly over the saltine crackers. The foil dam will prevent the syrup from spilling .Immediately bake for 7 minutes.

Remove from the oven and quickly sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over the hot crackers. Allow to sit for 2 minutes, or until the chips appear glossy, indicating they have melted.

Carefully spread the melted chips in a thin, even layer over the crackers.

While the chocolate is still hot, sprinkle on any desired toppings. Chopped walnuts or green and red sprinkles are my favorite options to use.

Midnight Mallowmalt Cake from the 1960s has a deep chocolate, marshmallow sweetness, and hints of malt and sour cream tartness. With a snowy blanket of marshmallows and boiled frosting, it is a winner if there’s ever been one. (Courtesy of Kelley Jordan-Schuyler)

Midnight Mallowmalt Cake (1960s chapter)

Makes two 9-inch layers

The headnote says, “Chocolate cakes are an entire world waiting to be explored, and this 1960s example is just as badass as its name. With deep chocolate, marshmallow sweetness, and hints of malt and sour cream tartness, all needed a snowy blanket of marshmallows and boiled frosting, it is a winner if there’s ever been one.”

CAKE

18 marshmallows, or 2 1/3 cups mini marshmallows (¼ lb, 113g)

4 ounces (113g) bittersweet chocolate

¾ cup (180ml) boiling water

3 large eggs

1¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1½ cups (375g) sour cream

2¼ cups (350g) all-purpose flour

¼ cup (36g) malted milk powder

1½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

FROSTING

Whites of 2 large eggs

¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar

1⁄3 cup (80ml) light corn syrup

1 tablespoon white vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mini marshmallows, for garnish

Cake Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9-inch cake pans.

Melt together the marshmallows and the chocolate in a double boiler.

Add in the boiling water and beat the mixture smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla until thick and foamy. Blend in the sour cream and the cooled chocolate mixture.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, malted milk powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the wet ingredients. Mix until well combined.

Turn into the prepared pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center can be removed cleanly. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting Method

In a large bowl that can be placed atop a double boiler, combine the egg whites, sugar, corn syrup, and vinegar.

Over boiling water, beat the mixture with an electric hand mixer until it thickens and soft peaks form. Remove from heat and beat in the vanilla.

Away from the heat, continue beating until the frosting has cooled and is thick enough to spread onto the cake. This will take some time, about 5 to 6 minutes.

Spread a suitable amount of frosting evenly atop the first cake. Invert the second cake atop the filling to form the second layer.

Frost the assembled cake with the remaining frosting. Decorate the top of the cake with marshmallows.

Recipes excerpted from “Baking Yesteryear,” reprinted by permission of DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2023 by B. Dylan Hollis.)

Stephen Fries, is Professor Emeritus and former coordinator of the Hospitality Management Programs at Gateway Community College, in New Haven, Conn. He has been a food and culinary travel columnist for the past 15 years and is co-founder of and host of “Worth Tasting,” a culinary walking tour of downtown New Haven. He is a board member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Email him at [email protected]. For more, go to stephenfries.com.

#baking yesteryear #B. Dylan Hollis #baking #holiday baking #vintage recipes

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When is ‘Cinderella’ set, anyway?

An unnecessary fashion history dissection of the 1950 Disney film  

There are two large obstacles in the way of identifying a particular year. 

The first, of course, is that the studio was not particularly concerned with setting the film in a specific year (and in fact had some incentive not to, in order to make the story ‘more timeless’). 

The second is that the dress designs, particularly for Cinderella’s enchanted ballgown, were based largely on what was considered fashionable in the late 1940s, when the movie was being made. 

The clocktower cannot be used to conclusively date the film, as the oldest clocktower still functioning today dates back to at least 1386 (the St Andrew’s Tower in Chioggia, Italy), and the fashions of the movie appear to be based on fashions of the 1800s. 

Cinderella’s mother’s dress confuses me, particularly the skirt and how it gathers at the bottom. It looks, to me, like there used to be an overskirt but the material for it has been repurposed, leaving only the underskirt. The puffed shoulders and rounded skirt (almost a bubble skirt), suggest that this silhouette was in fashion when her mother was a young woman and has come back into fashion in Cinderella’s adulthood, as we see sleeve puffs and dome skirts in many other dresses throughout the film.

Assuming we can use the sequels for clues, the story must occur after 1866. There is a sequence in the second movie where Cinderella wears a cage crinoline or ‘hoop skirt’, which was invented in 1856, while the third movie includes the waltz The Blue Danube (da-da-da-da-da, da-da, da-da) which was composed in 1866. 

The stepsisters’ ballgowns appear to use shelf bustles, popular in the mid- to late-1880s. 

The guests at the ball wear a mix of dome skirts and bustle skirts, suggesting either that bustles are a new fashion or that Drizella and Anastasia’s dresses are slightly out of style. 

Supporting the 'new fashion’ interpretation, dome skirts had their heyday in the 1850s and 1860s, prior to what historical costumers typically refer to as the bustle era. It is possible that the dome skirt silhouette has simply lingered in the fashions of the “tiny kingdom [...] rich in romance and tradition” wherein the story is set. 

The 'out of style’ interpretation is supported by the dialogue just before the mice steal the sash and beads for Cinderella’s dress. Anastasia declares “I always end up in these old rags,” before throwing her sash to the floor. When the stepsisters are talking over one another while storming out of the room, one of Drizella’s lines that can be picked out is “I don’t see why I can’t have something new!” 

Furthermore, part of the opening narration says, “The chateau fell into disrepair, for the family fortunes were squandered upon the vain and selfish stepsisters,” indicating that by the time the main story begins, they are starting to face financial trouble due to living beyond their means in the years before, and thus would not be able to keep up with the latest fashions. 

Then there are the sleeves. 

Sleeve puffs were popular in the 1830s and 1890s. Lady Tremaine’s regular dress in particular looks like something from 1892 (as the upper sleeves started to inflate) or 1897 (as the puffs were raised more deliberately above the elbow and started to deflate). Her dress for the ball has much more fitted sleeves, with just a slight puff at the shoulder, as one might see at the end of the 1890s or the first few years of the 1900s.

Anastasia and Drizella both wear short sleeves all the time, which were far more common in evening gowns than daily wear. 

This could be seen as a comment on their vanity and pretentiousness, or as further evidence that the Tremaines are living beyond their means and wear their ‘best clothes’ all the time to conceal how few clothes they own.

The combination of sleeve puff and dome skirt looks like it takes influence from 1830s fashion. The childhood sequence at the opening of the movie shows Cinderella and her stepsisters each wearing dome skirts, Cinderella in puffy sleeves and Drizella and Anastasia in short sleeves with lace cuffs. 

These look very 1830s to me, which implies that, if the bulk of the film is set in the 1860s, the three women are in their thirties or forties. This is in turn unlikely as, if this were the case, some comment would have been made about Anastasia and Drizella still being unmarried at that age. They are more likely to be in their twenties. 

(Also, now that I know more about underpinnings, it’s so weird how Anastasia is visibly wearing zero petticoats in the childhood opening scene and yet her skirt still sticks out like that.)

If their childhood garb is in fact the dome skirts of the late 1860s, then the majority of the movie could be set in the 1880s, with the costumers throwing puffed sleeves on a little early. There should, in that time period, be considerably more trims and decoration embellishing each dress, and printed fabric was also fashionable at the time, but this can be explained as a limit of the medium - animators were still having to draw each film cell by hand, after all. This also makes it plausible for Cinderella’s mother’s dress, with its puff sleeves and odd skirt, to be from the 1830s, and perhaps having lost some pieces over time.

#Cinderella #Disney #fashion history #analysis #screenshots #from the movie

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The Met Gala this year nearly gave me an aneurysm: A historical reenactor violently rips apart looks for not being period (or even kind of close to what the theme was)

Hello. 

For those who do not know me I will make my introduction quick: I am a historical Interpreter (who also does reenactments, museum work, and other things of that nature) primarily in the 1880s-1890s time frame. Victorian if you will. Needless to say I am extremely familiar with Gilded Age costuming and dress mostly because that is an integral part of my literal job. And watching the Met Gala nearly made me and all of my coworkers have a collective stroke. This is mostly because not only do we dress in this style of dress EVERY SINGLE DAY for work, doing so is also not that expensive. If you buy everything and don't make any articles of clothing yourself the cost usually comes out to around 300 dollars for an outfit (which might sound like a lot but a lot of that money goes into things like a corset since most of them are custom made to the wearer). For celebrities with millions of dollars, they can just throw at shit as they please this should not be an issue. However, for whatever reason this was an issue since almost NO OUTFITS I SAW were period (or even something resembling the Gilded Age). Instead, it was like Zara meets historical-inspired fashion but in a bad way. That or it was something not even relating to the theme AT ALL which was rather disappointing since most of the looks were just your run-of-the-mill red carpet dresses we have seen 40,000 times before.

And because I am still in physical pain from watching that shit: Join me in bullying the shit out of celebrities for not remotely understanding the assignment.

Vanessa Nadal and Lin-Manuel Miranda

This was more or less what I was expecting when I heard the theme of the Met Gala was Gilded Age. Shawn Mendes and Evan Mock were also pretty ok as far as the theme went. I mostly just used Vanessa Nadal and Lin-Manuel Miranda for this first entry and not those other 2 since both Lin and Vanessa were in the same picture. Even though Vanessa’s outfit was more leaning towards the regency era (which is from 1811-1820, and yes there is a difference between it and the Gilded Age) you can still argue that with the sleeves it KIND OF fits the theme. Plus Regency is the era right BEFORE the Victorian Era so sometimes thing can get confused with each other since a lot of traits of Regency fashion work themselves into Victorian fashion as things evolve. Its at least historically inspired by something. But Lin-Manuel Miranda, even though I am still sure the costume lady I work with would not let him walk around outside with that suit on, it looks CLOSE ENOUGH what most people think of when they think “Victorian” that I would not classify this as a total faliure. Men’s fashion does not really change THAT much once you get into the 1800s. There are noticable changes as time goes on but  the fact that I am not ripping into this look like a stitch counter rips into a FARB should tell you there are MUCH WORSE looks to bully. 

Overall ranking: Not terrible but not passable either. Would still get you yelled at for several minutes by the costume lady.

Maude Apatow

This is where things start to fall apart. 

As you can see here this is very much NOT Gilded age inspired whatsoever. Even though the Gilded age ended in 1900 and 1940 is not that far away from 1900, I do not think many people can easily mistake Victorian dress for 1940s formal wear. Even if you wanted to argue that this was more 1930s inspired my point still remains the same. Even though mens fashion does not generally change a lot when it comes to formal wear between the 1800s and 1900s, womens formal wear does A LOT. And the very fact Maude’s hair is styled the way it is and the fact she is wearing this style of dress that contains 0 reference to ANYTHING victorian at all tells me that she did not dress “gilded age”, she dressed ‘historical’. This would be fine if the theme were not that specific however its hard to confuse 1870 for 1940 (or even 1890 and 1940 for that matter). 

Overall ranking: Wrong time period and I dont even know how you can even confuse these 2 very distinct times in fashion history. The costume lady would laugh at you then kick you out of the building because she thinks this is some sort of sick joke and she is too old for your bullshit.

Billie Eilish

For any of my Hamilton fans this should look somewhat familiar to you. Why you might ask? Because this very much looks like Hamilton costuming from the look of the neckline (which does NOT appear in Gilded Age fashion at all anywhere) and the fact that the skirt once looked to be the size to accommodate a hoop skirt but was modified to look somewhat like a bustle because Hamilton was not the theme. I understand that there is some creative freedom at play with events like these so not everything is going to be to period perfectly. But this is just lazy. Like with all the research in the world and all of the google which is a free site: THIS is what you could come up with? This? Something that looks like it was from a musical that took place in the revolutionary war but was hastily modified because it was too late to rent another dress? For shame. 

Overall ranking: Lazy as shit and the wrong era again. Costume lady would get physically angry at you and you would probaby go on a rant about how Broadway costuming and actual historical costuming are not the same thing.

Bella Hadid

This is just Belle’s Dominatrix outfit. That is what this looks like. This is not Gilded Age, this is a weird Disney fanfic found within the depths on AO3. 

Overall ranking: your physical appearance will physically kill the costume lady. She will have a heart attack and it is all your fault.

Anderson .Paak

The only thing Victorian about this look is the pattern on the jacket. It actually looks like a wallpaper that can be found within one of the buildings in the village I work in. Everything else reek of 1970s (or 60s if you want to debate details). Which, to be fair, the guilded age did occure during a 70s. But that 70s (being the 1870s) is very much removed aesthetically from the 1960s-70s which this look seems to belong to. 

Overall ranking: There was an attempt but that does not mean it was a good attempt. 

Emma Chamberlain

This was the look that made me get irrationally angry at the TV. Much like a middle-aged man screams at the TV when his favorite sportsball team is losing, I screamed at the TV with disappointment and sheer anger upon seeing this. The only thing Gilded age about the top was the sleeves, kind of. It very much looks like a cropped version of your generic ren fair top paired with a victorian high-waist fishtail skirt and what APPEARS to be a dicky. A lot of skin is showing (which would be fine in most other circumstances but in regards to victorian times specifically is not something you would see or find in period themed clothes because of how anti-victorian revealing clothing is). And the tiara does not make sense given how little effort is put into the outfit itself. Victoria was a lavish woman. If you want to wear a crown, do it justice but leaning into the whole “victorian wealthman” style of fashion. Add some bows, flowers, a massive train with ornate details, SOMETHING. 

Overall ranking: Another lazy attempt at gilded age fashion, this time featuring shit that looks like it was found in the back of my closet laying on the floor and looks kind of historical separate but when put together it becomes an abomination of confusing fashion choices and lack of effort. This just looks like scraps found in the costume lady’s workshop thrown together as a look. 

Sebastian Stan

This man either totally missed what the theme was or just did not give enough of a shit to care. 

Overall ranking: Pantone that is not even historically themed to any period. 

Kylie Jenner

This was not even an attempt. This is literally just regular red carpet wear we have seen before dozens and dozens of times. Nothing about this is historical other than the fact sewing machines also existed in the Gilded age. Nothing about this is even on theme or special. 

Overall ranking: Lazy, not even the theme, and with as much money as she has she should be able to at least pay for a person to research what the gilded age is for her. I have no words in regard for what the costume lady would do because this is not even historical and cannot even be related to my job. 

Irina Shayk

No.

Overall ranking: This is not even a little close to what the theme was and I am starting to think very few people actually read their invites or emails. 

Dove Cameron

At first I thought this was Grimes because this looks like something she would wear. Grimes is the only person I would excuse for going off-theme since she more or less lives by the space alien future aesthetic and if she stopped dressing in it she probably collapse into a black hole and kill us all. This however is not Grimes. This is another person who from what I know is capable of other fashion choices. And this has nothing to do with what the theme was whatsoever. There is nothing Gilded age about this. And her “Romeo and Juliet” inspired hair is several hundred years out of date if that is the ONLY thing about her outfit that is supposed to be historical.

Once again I am aware people take creative liberties but this literally has no elements of victorian fashion or fashion elements in it whatsoever other than it being a color. If you are going to have a theme for an event: FOLLOW IT. Dont just say “oh yeah here is the theme for our event” and then have nobody dress in that theme. 

Overall ranking: Grimes is not Gilded age fashion.

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr

This is yet more genetic red carpet wear. 

This does not even get a ranking because it was lazy and so not on theme the only thing that connects it to the Victorian era is it being made of fabric and being a color. 

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There are obviously more people to rip apart but I am beginning to get tired since they either fall into “wrong time period” or “did not even go in the theme at all”. Overall this year’s Met Gala was so off-theme and lazy that most historical drama made with a budget of fewer than 200 dollars could probably replicate the gilded age better than what we saw here. Very little effort was actually put into making period clothing or making modern clothing with period elements. Very few people understood the assignment. And I struggle to understand why people would even create an event with a set theme only to not enforce it whatsoever and to instead just kind of let whatever be whatever. Either don't have a theme or use the literal millions of dollars of disposable income you have to make good on it. Money is no object here, this shit is not really all that excusable. 

Is the Met 2022 the end of the world? No. Why? Because there are much better things to do than to worry about celebs not understanding what time periods are and that fashion exists outside of 2022. There are plenty of actual world issues to pay attention to, and in the history community specifically, there are much more pressing matters also. But at the same time, they took something I enjoy and shat on it so I might as well point out how all of their outfits make me physically cringe into myself. 

Remember kids: If you can do it for less than 300 dollars a celebrity should be able to do it with 10x the budget and an entire team of designers, seamstresses, and researchers behind them. If they cant they are just being lazy. And thats just lame. 

#the met gala #the met gala 2022 #history #historians #historian #historical reenactment #historical interpreter #historical interpretation #historical costuming #historical clothing #gilded age #rant #met gala #museum work