Getting Dressed in 1665 Delft (You may recognize who she's supposed to be.)

[NurseJackie]

CrowsEyeProductions
Published on Sep 6, 2018

A young woman is dressed in the style of a wealthy woman in 1665 Delft.

[trueblue2007]

1. I LOVE HISTORY. This video is wonderful... thank you for posting.

[NurseJackie]

2. So do I! The demonstration of the clothes was interesting all by itself...

... and then the little bonus at the end was a fun surprise!

[BigmanPigman]

3. I wonder what the dressing process for men was like.

Judging from the paintings they were as involved as the women's process.

[NurseJackie]

4. Looks like it was also a tedious process...

I wonder what the dressing process for men was like.

Looks like it was also a tedious process. But it appears to be a bit easier (and infinitely more comfortable) than for women.

I just posted this: https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017520284

[Bayard]

5. Wonder how long all that would take?

Maybe done in time for dinner?

[Hekate]

6. Absolutely fascinating. All those layers and layers of clothing needed because houses were sub-zero!

I find myself wandering around that site in fascination. Just saw an extended thing on 10 ways to wear a medieval man's hood. Who knew?

[Staph]

7. One small disagreement...

I've done Civil War re-enacting. I've tried the Elizabethan period and the 1740s. I have never gotten halfway dressed and then put on my stockings! The stockings always go on after the chemise. The shoes could go on then, or later, though if you're wearing boots, you always lace them up before you put on a corset or bodice or "pair of bodies".

I can dress myself completely in any of those periods, generally in about 10 or 15 minutes. I need help at the end, to make sure that all of the layers are where they are supposed to be and the petticoats aren't showing. Unless they are supposed to show!

[sandensea]

8. Fascinating. Thanks for sharing that.

Always good to get first-person insights.

That said, I couldn't help but picture Sarah Hickabee Sanders in that predicament.

Remember the corset tightening scene with Cinderella's sisters? Something like that.

[GeoWilliam750]

9. Fascinating