HISTORY OF WESTERN FASHION:1700s to 2000s

This is a bit different for me. In this video you'll learn about the zeitgeist, key designers, menswear, womenswear, and fashion icons of each era. Putting this together was a HUGE project, but the history of fashion is one of my passions, so I hope you enjoy it.

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[sherrelstroot]

Catherine, this was very well done, educational, as well as entertaining. Thank you for your hard work.

[silentnerve]

exactly what i searched for, for university its one of my projects. u kept it short and informative. thanks u!

[vivianramsay]

One of the best reviews of fashion I've seen ...ever! Though I think I might have been looking the other way during the 'ME' generation part of the baby boomers .🤔🤪👀 And strongest memory of the mini skirt trend was kneeling to prove that your skirt covered your knees during high school!! 😝🤣🤣🤣Thanks again for the great history review! Brought back some funny memories!!

[kerstinshadbolt]

So interesting - I'll be watching this again. Thank you!🌷

[mary-louw]

Wow! That was so interesting! I really enjoyed learning about all this. Thanks Catherine!

[NE_Scene]

"Clap Clap Clap"- me if this was an in person lecture

Thanks! Just finished this, it was exactly what i was looking for love, efforts definitely appreciated <3

[AllieCasey]

Excellent review of fashion through the decades. I'm well versed, having spent a couple of decades in New York's fashion biz during the 70s and 80s, but your editorial was beyond reproach. Thank you.

[salts]

Thank you so much for making this omg, I loved it :O

[lillianbowen]

Bravo Catherine. Excellent video. I myself repurpose and wear thrifted clothes. Sometimes I wear a clothing from another century entirely . This video taught me the why fashion evolved.Thank you

[AnnaP-qkqm]

Incredible feat of research. Thank you Catherine.

[williamkazak]

Brilliant presentation. Something for everyone. Thank you.

[judithritner]

Thank you for narrating this history. It was enlightening and very interesting.😊

[altaroberts]

"Fashion is not an island. It's a response." Prof. Amanda Halley Heath

[sandraeaton]

Super awesome! Do more of this...thank you for sharing it!

[vonnie]

2024 here. Best review of fashion and culture.

[MistySlocomb]

That is a very interesting presentation. Thank you

[csm]

The other issue with Marie Antoinette's muslin chemise was that the queen was seemingly turning her back on the extremely important silk weaving industry in Lyons. So--the queen was criticized for her spending--and then criticized for wearing the less expensive cotton and linen.

[endymion]

Catherine, very interesting, particularly the second section, which you entitled 18th century, where you talk about Marie Antoinette’s chemise de reine, I believe it is called. I got the impression from what you said that the muslin dress was “all the rage” before the revolution. Is that accurate? And that the muslin dress led to what is called the Empire or Regency style with a higher “waist.” Is that accurate? Thank you for posting the video.

Tom,

[johnb]

In the 18th century women didn’t where corsets. They wore a pair of stays, which was actually worn throughout the regency era. I personally would have touched up on the quintessential garment of the 18th century, the robe à la francaise. The romantic era (1830’s) is very different than the regency era. Women wore multiple starched petticoats throughout the 1840’s up until 1856 where the cage crinoline was invented. The 1860’s fashionable silhouette marked a more elliptical shape in the back. Corsets were not tight laced. They were not uncomfortable. Every woman wore one. Padding was used to help achieve the fashionable silhouette. The 1870’s marked the first bustle era followed by the natural form era of 1878-1883 followed by the return of the bustle. The corsets of the Edwardian era were called straight front corsets. They along with padding in bust and behind was used to achieve the fashionable silhouette. Late Edwardian fashion is marked by the empire silhouette. Women of 1st class were often seen in dresses with layers of sheer fabrics. Corset shape changes. Fashion does indeed change during the 1910’s. WWI did indeed contribute towards rise in hem length and silhouette changes. Flapper fashion wasn’t a part of life until mid 1920’s. Early 1920’s fashion was similar to 1910’s. Women didn’t just all of a sudden abandoned the corset. Many still wore one. Corset evolved into girdle, which was a common item of clothing in all women’s dressers. I’m going to stop there. These are some things I would have highlighted. Those are important to the evolution of dress history. I also would have touched up more on Diors new look of 1947 and how it impacted fashionable shape and the undergarments used to achieve that shape. Early 1960’s fashion was very similar to 1950’s until 1965 where the hem line begins to rise. Okay I’m done

[trevorstevens]

Two of the pictures you credited as Douglas Fairbanks are actually of his son Douglas Jr. The second one is actually signed as such. Junior was married to Joan Crawford for a few years, not Mary Pickford. Crawford was also a major fashion icon of the era.