Hi there meme children, it's your meme mom
I haven't used that one for a while in case you were wondering no
This is not how I walk around my home though. It is today. I'm basically wearing something like Edwardian
undergarment because I bought this
Hundred and eleven years old dress that I want to try on
I kind of have a feeling it's not gonna fit I've tried it once before
Without any undergarments and I have a feeling my corset is gonna add that extra like couple of millimeters
Which is gonna make it impossible to wear it. Usually I don't do it
I don't wear garments that are more than 100 years old neither should you. Not a good idea.
Did someone just open a window? but this one is so good and it's in such a good condition that I thought
I'm just gonna give it a try. I'm gonna be very delicate with it
If I hear anything breaking I'm gonna stop and this video's gonna be pointless. So the dress I got is it was labelled as
1905 but
judging by the shape of the skirt and the shape of the
I'm thinking it's closer to like 9
1908 or 1909
It also has a matching cape which is kind of also
The reason why I decided to spend an obscene amount of money on this and also it's in a really good condition
It's a little bit dusty, but I didn't have the nerve to try and clean it. I'd rather have it
Dirty did not have it at all. This is the dress. I'm dying. It's so beautifully made
Basically, it just makes me want to wear edwardian clothing every single day. Can you see the cape?
Oh my god
If I ever do get excited over stuff it it's antique clothing because damn this girl is fine
Like just look at the tiny details on the cape who in the world like who in their right mind
Would care about things like that. No one I'm telling you, No one. Can you imagine someone at
H&M or Zara going like well
We might need to have some hand-sewn details here and there because otherwise this dress is like too plain
No, no one cares anymore
With this one though. Oh my goodness. And also what totally sold me this dress
Is the fact that it has a kind of under layer
with like a tiny frill on the bust to make the bust look fuller and I was like
Am I really going to spend that much money because of it? Yes I am. So here it is!
Here is my dress and I'm broke. But who cares I invest in art.
So basically I'm gonna take the cape off just so we can see the dress in its full glory
to be honest the cape is what makes it look a bit earlier but like the sleeves and
Generally the construction and the fact that the detail on the skirt is asymmetrical
Screams like later in the decade for me
So I'm not gonna say it's like 1905 because I honestly believe it's later
Especially that the dress the skirt is kind of straight. So this is the dress boy
I'm gonna die. Can you see the tiny details?
You can't obviously because the camera is not zoomed in silly silly me. You can't see it, but it's gorgeous
So it has an over like an outer layer
It has a lace layer that I think was probably at some point lined with silk
But it uh the lining just got just fell apart. So then you have an inner layer check this out
It's like a ughh. It's like a matryoshka here check this out. So it has an inner layer with a frill
Oh my god, just the construction of it. I'm I'm about to faint
Like can you see the boning?
It has boning inside the bodice
Like why would anyone care you're gonna wear a corset anyway
But no
Edwardians were like we need a better construction all the pleats and it's funny because
Inside it's not like modern haute couture where everything is like, you know finished and detailed inside
they just don't care and it's so
Typical for like antique clothing when it comes to the outside is like super detailed and you know, everything is thought through
But when it comes to the insides as long as no one sees it they just don't care
Here is like a piece of fabric
That's just hanging loose and I have no idea where it comes from another one, but you can see it's hand-sewn. The pleats are just
Even the bloody collar is boned like it has bones inside the collar
So the thing is it is a bit short. It has a really large hem
So if I really wanted to wear it
I might undo the hem and just have it
Probably about the length it should be but I'm not gonna do that because it's an antique piece and I don't feel like doing that
So far like I only just got it, so I don't want this
I don't want to destroy it right after and the other measurement
I'm a bit worried about is definitely the waist because it just seemed a bit tight
So we're gonna see if I'm even gonna fit in as I said
I've tried this before but that was without all the undergarments that I feel might make it a bit trickier
So we'll see if it works and the skirt is double layered
It has an overskirt which is asymmetrical and it has an under skirt, I guess?
Which is pleated and that's again where I was kind of worried of
washing the
Dress because I don't want the pleats to go away
Because it's gonna be a pain to like re-do them
So I just left it as it is and I'm hoping there are no bugs living in it because that would be a disaster
There is a front lace panel like an asymmetrical one that is slightly to the left
There is the front brooch something piece
Which is sewn on so it's not really a brooch and there is a couple of holes like literally
Minimal damage and the rest of it is like a mint-condition
It basically looks as if no one has ever worn it
Even the hooks are nice are look they look new
whereas I bought stuff from this decade before and they were all rotten and basically like falling apart when you touch them so I think
It's really incredible. So okay. Yeah, I'm gonna try and put it on at some point. I'm gonna have to ask my sister to
Help me out because I'm thick
I kind of feel afraid of just
Touching it because I don't want the weight of the fabric to pull and hit threads
But at the same time it's very exciting to handle it this way. Okay, I'm gonna try and put it over my
Intricate opportunit to me like a minute and it's messy as hell. Oh my god. Am I really gonna do it? Okay
Here is where I need to be really really careful
I don't want to speak because I don't want to move too much. Okay, it doesn't look great so far.
Yeah, there is no way I'm gonna close it with all the undergarments on I guess but I already love the look of it
It's kind of fits. Okay. Now if I manage to close it without giving it any damage. I'm gonna be very grateful
But I think just uh, yeah, I think just a corset itself is like another layer that probably should not be there
it actually should but like not on me because I'm just thick and then it's interesting because of my waist is like
65
Centimeters which is like what 20?
26 inches and
It's still too big for an antique dress. Though this one? It's not super short, though
So that lady must have had a good waist. I wonder what happens if I take the corset off
Oh it actually can you see the silhouette? Oh
My god, oh my god. I have like a pigeon breast without even trying
Oh, this is so goddamn Downton Abbey hell yeah
Lady Crawley move away cuz I'm coming for your man
I like I really like the puffiness and most of it. Is that chief bite, uh frill
I just showed you there is like my boobs are around here
So this this thing was made purely to achieve that like pigeon breast
shape that I absolutely love and that's the thing like this is why I don't believe this one is from 1905 because in
1905 all of the puffiness would be around here. Whereas this one already gives off more of like
1908 to 1910 vibes it's interesting how well it fits
Considering it was not made for me. I always had this with antique or vintage clothing. It just fits me
so well
Even though it was made for someone that lived 70 years ago and it fits so much better than all of the like modern
Clothing. I don't know why because obviously
neither of those those things were made for me, but for some reason vintage clothing is always so well tailored and
Modern clothing is not now. Let me try on the cape
so the Cape from what I've noticed is missing the
Lining that I used to have it's kind of like really raw
and at first I was kind of eager to believe they actually made it like this because as I said,
They basically if anything was underneath they really don't care but I've noticed some remains of silk lining so I'm guessing it was
There so it's it's embroidered in this like lovely suitage and then it has those tiny swirls
I think the Cape from all of the dress the cape is in the worst condition because it has a couple of holes
I wanna live in Edwardian era dammit so this one is definitely more of an outer garment and it's also kind of decorative
I was wondering like what sort of belt or anything they wore with it because it's kind of loose and
Like fluffy and I think it's supposed to be like that
so in that case, it probably had some sort of like maybe not a belt but maybe like
Who can I oh, oh, there's actually oh my god. They're actually um,
Yeah, this one I wonder cuz it's quite high up here so it probably would have been closed that's really interesting
I didn't notice that before. So yeah, this is if this is supposed to be closed and probably be like this though
I kind of like them more open
look
It's funny because I feel like a fashion blogger except it's like a hundred and ten years old dress and it's surreal
Because I'm like, oh here's this coat I got I don't know how I'm supposed to wear it
But I guess I should wear like that. There's something odd going on here
It's broke because my neck is super naturally tall. It also has a label
Basically says oh oh
Au louvre Paris rayon something like 61 and then T A I L L E
44 probably a size. I guess. I'm gonna have to show the whole thing to you
because the skirt is really interesting, and I'm really excited
To have this piece even though it's probably the last time I'm wearing it because as I said, it's very vulnerable though
I might wear it for a photoshoot someday because it doesn't really show a lot of damage and it's really sturdy
But I just don't want to risk it. So it's really interesting seeing how it's made all the details that went to it
It's obviously it must have been an expensive piece back then because it's made professionally
By a by like by like a fashion salon
There is a lot of details embroidery and hand sewing which obviously made it more expensive at the time
I love I absolutely love the silhouette as good because it's like I'm not doing anything
It's just doing stuff for me. Like it basically makes me look like my waist is small
whereas I'm it's not
but I'm gonna have to try it on without the corset and I might I might do it now just to check if it's gonna
Close up though. It is Easter time and I've eaten eight slices of cake today. So
Chances are pretty small
So I took the corset off and it closed it and it fits and it looks so good it I was baby crying so like
Just to give you an idea
Here is what I look like without a damn corset and I still look like an Edwardian lady should look like ah
I I'm really careful though because the belt is kind of tense now
So I'm trying not to breathe too deep so I don't break it but still just oh the feeling is amazing
It's like I don't have to do anything. The silhouette is there on its own thing. That's what
Edwardian clothing was like
Really like rich and expensive one. It was kind of like you just put it on it does the job for you?
it's like you don't have to worry about all the
undergarments to give you the silhouette because the clothing itself enhances it so well, oh
We're really trying not to breathe too deep because it's stressful
but I'm gonna try and show you the whole dress because I feel like what you're seeing right now is like just a snippet of
It but damn it feels well, and I'm definitely where it to my first all-stars if I ever recall
There's no oh, it feels so good. I don't even know what to say. I'm obsessed with it and I only could wish
People made this clothing nowadays so you could get it because it's really hard to recreate all those methods
this one is just like taken straight from a hundred ten or eleven years ago and
Put on a modern body and it just feels boy. Have you ever eaten pizza?
Because the feeling is kind of similar
Like you just feel like you're in heaven and you want to die
So I'm gonna have to go and show you guys the whole thing because it's amazing
Please don't try antique clothing on and unless it's in a really good condition for safety reasons. Do not try to copy anything
Which appears on the following program obviously with pieces like that. They're really unique. There aren't much left in the world
So I'm gonna have to try and preserve it instead of like wearing it as I kind of feel like
doing but I'm not gonna because it's old and it's unique and it's a piece of art and
history, and I'm just so happy that I could get it and
Now I'm just gonna stop doing that because this video is gonna turn into this
really long and boring praise of my latest
Purchases so to avoid that I'm gonna stop here. Yeah, that's it. Thanks for watching
See you in the next video. Oh
My god lady violet I'm coming
Karolina being beautiful as always :)