- [Eugene] Just a trigger warning
you're going to hear a lot of terrible,
English accents.
- Lady Whistleyang!
- Oh, you're Lady Whistleyang?
- Goodness, me.
- Okay, uh-oh.
- [Ned] Today we're trying on historical women's dresses
from the Regency era.
- [Zach] Which apparently is different
than the Victorian era.
- [Ned] So is this just like Jane Austin times?
- Billowing
Look at the billows.
- Where's the help?
- Ooh!
- Is this right?
- Beautiful.
- AKA Bridgerton dresses.
- Hey, excuse me.
Not while the lady is getting ready.
Do you like the stocking?
- Yeah
- Ew.
(upbeat music)
- [Zach] We're dressing up like 1800s ladies.
- [Keith] Today the guys are going to be trying on
Victorian era dresses.
No, not Victorian, Regency era dresses.
- Bridgerton is very hot on Netflix and social media
right now.
- Becky watched it in one day.
- My wife has been watching all of Bridgerton.
It's a lot of a steamy glancing.
- We weren't quite sure exactly what the Bridgerton era is.
Many of us refer to everything as Victorian,
whether it's Tudor, or Regency, or Edwardian.
And I think a lot of us just throw a Victorian out there
without quite knowing exactly what the years are.
We also had a wonderful designer who rented these costumes
from a Hollywood costume studio.
This is as authentic of a complete look
for a Regency era woman that we have access to.
- I don't really know what we're doing today
but I'm excited to become a fancy British lady.
- It's my birthday today.
- [Keith] Okay, let's begin.
I assume we start with socks.
Just like me, every day
I start completely naked and in socks
I don't watch a lot of old British TV shows.
I didn't watch Downton Abbey.
I didn't, I don't, even was that British?
I dunno.
I didn't watch it.
- Surprised we didn't have any,
like, bloomers or anything.
- [Ned] When I watch British period films
it's the women's dresses that started making me understand
that this was more of the 1800s
versus the 1400s.
- Whoa. Look at these.
These are the longest socks that I have ever seen.
These are, these are pants.
I don't know much about the 18 hundreds British ladies.
I have avoided that art and literature, my whole life.
I just don't care about the Pride and Prejudice's.
It's just a bunch of people with accents going,
"Oh Mama, do you think that the prince will like me
at the ball?"
- [Ned] Britain, pretty cold, you know.
It's pretty up there,
probably feels good to keep your toes's warm.
This is an era where the most important thing
in life was who you were married to.
That still is the most important thing for me.
I'm married to my wife.
- Now we're doing Try Guys videos, baby, okay.
- So far these feel like high soccer socks
Bam
- They kind of fit like boots.
- Actually I have some shin guards.
Let's see how they fit.
Oh yeah.
Oh, those slide in nicely.
(laughing)
- I've never seen socks so long, first shame.
- Oh, hell yeah.
I'm ready to go, baby.
You guys seeing this?
I'm like a Regency era soccer player
Huh!
- All right.
We got a Eugene fact over here.
He says, the Regency was a period from roughly 1811-1820.
That came before the Victorian era.
So it was before in Victorian era.
- [Ned] I feel like that's nine years?
That's not that long.
It's like the flapper era.
- [ Keith] Ooh. It's considered to have been
less morally strict
than the prudish Victorian era, as evidenced
in the women's dress.
"Oh, we're going to dress slutty today."
- So even though it was earlier in time
it was actually more sexy.
So the Victorian era is like a reaction to it.
- [Keith] And ankles were not considered too salacious.
- Ah, so Zach is going to love this
if he can show off some ankles.
He would have thrived.
- I like this era.
You can show a little ankle.
Lil tip: ankles.
That's it.
The more you know.
- [ Zach] Next up the corset and chemise.
- Corset and chemist.
I used to be a chemist.
- I mean, I'm saying chemise,
because I think it's a French word
- Chemise.
- All right, let's do the Chemsip.
- This is probably the chemise?
- No, that can't be the Kemise.
That's the inner dress.
- Chemise?
- I like how little light and silky this is.
Feels quite nice.
- Maybe this is just like underwear.
- Oh, look at her.
- Look at me.
Oh, my boobs are out.
That's horrifying.
- Well, let's be honest.
The chemise aren't filling it out.
- It seems so much more scandalous
than if I were just naked.
- I mean, I love the billowy-ness.
I feel like if I jumped into the water, I would drown.
- Wow. This is very light and very soft.
- [Keith] Okay, here we go.
Its corset time.
- [Zach] Now I know that they never
put corsets on themselves.
- Oh, this is going to be tight.
This is a tight corset.
- Everything was going on like pants today.
- Do I step into it?
Nope. I'm stuck.
- Where is the help?
- Oh, my butt.
Get out of there butt.
It's stuck in the corset.
Of course it is, eh?
- And I'm going to get the Duke's fancy.
Guys, the Duke in Bridgerton is so hot.
It's crazy how hot he is.
He's just like, he, he only acts like this.
He just moves a little muscles.
He goes.
- He is one of the hottest people I've ever seen.
He is.
(kiss)
- "I'm the Duke". So hot.
- I need to get my man servants.
Matt!
- I'd like to be cinched up in the back a little bit.
- You would?!
- Now I can see why ladies of of this era
required assistance when getting, ooh!
- I've had a lot of coffee.
- Oh yeah.
Good, good.
Oh!
- Stick up, is it corset for a child?
- Oh yeah. Okay, think pretty.
- I need several ladies help.
- Whew! Oh!
- Well this ones going well.
- Oh!
- Do you feel pretty?
- Yeah. I've done this before.
- Is that good?
- Does it make my boobies look good?
- You got to pull them out a little bit.
- You do?
My chicken breasts.
- Yeah.
- Oh, it is so hard to tie things behind your back.
- 1800s time, they would be tying this so much tighter.
- Oh, but the boobs look a little more like boob like.
- Do I have a little bit of chest now?
- And you also have to like push them together.
- Right?
- Okay.
Thank you man servant.
- [Keith] Marriage was of the utmost importance
for women at this time.
They have very little say in that choice of husband
As most marriages were arranged at this time.
And her dowery was commonly considered a means
by which a responsible family compensated a husband
for that daughter's lifelong upkeep.
Lots of runaway marriage has happened
during this time since parental consent was required.
All right.
- [ Zach] Hello?
- Hello, I am becoming a lady.
- [Eugene] Hello
- Hey, how's it going?
- Good. Good.
How are you with your try-on?
- Oh darling.
It's going lovely.
- Lady Featheryang, I need your help.
- [Ned] Okay. Tell me what the matter is.
- Oh my gosh.
I'm leaning over right now, Eugene,
in front of the camera and the corset is
slightly pushing my little boobs up.
- I am cinched, except from my stockings
which are rakishly down around my ankles.
- Oh, oh.
Do you know that maybe you could use the elastics for that.
- Oh, that makes so much more sense.
- [Eugene] Yes.
- First of all, I'm guessing the, what is it?
The chartraise? The chemaise?
- [Eugene] The chemise.
- The chemise, I put that on underneath the corset.
Is that correct?
- [Eugene] That is correct.
- (bleep) yeah, Miss!
- [Zach] Where did you put the corset?
Is it over or under your chemise.
- It's over the chemise.
- [Zach] I believe that is correct.
- Oh thank goodness.
Because I could not do it again.
- What should I wear for shoes, Lady Yangledown?
(laughing)
- Lady Whistleyang, what should I do about footwear?
It was not provided for me.
- If you don't have like a low heel.
Because that's not going to be quite accurate.
They did like to wear ankle boots.
- Huh, ankle boots?
- I can't wait to see you at Lord Zoomingtons gala tonight.
- I can't wait to see that rakish duke.
- [Ned] Next up is dress itself.
The big umba-gumba.
- Pièce de résistance.
- Oh, this is so exciting.
- Oh, my.
- Oh ma'am.
Excuse me, Ma'am.
Excuse me, Ma'am
- [Zach] Like wearing this dress is, is a rite of passage.
It's like a Bar Mitzvah,
but instead of poorly reading the Torah portion
you're getting auctioned off to be wed.
- Hello sirs.
- I like the Empire waist.
I believe that's a signature of this time, period.
It feels very feminine, but also very light and flouncy.
- This looks nice.
Billowy.
- Oh wow, wow.
Look at me.
- Look at me, oh, it's so beautiful.
- Showing off my collarbone, quite sexy.
Showing off my scoliosis and farmer's tan.
Very hot.
- Could you help my, I can't close the back
of my dress and I've been like this for hours.
- I've got these little tassels
which you can ring for service.
- [Becky] You still have space in this corset.
- I could.
If I had to do myself.
The Regency era is not about tiny, tiny waists, Becky.
It's about being a hotty-bo body.
- My good Sir.
May I have this dance?
- The incredible Lady Spider-Down.
Thwip. Thwip.
(imitates Spider-Man)
- Oh, you're a Prince?
- [Zach] So another fact is each year a small group
of aristocratic families descended on to London.
- [Ned] For the roughly six months social season
- [Zach] When balls, concerts, dinners,
and other lavish parties brought together
eligible young men and women.
- [Ned] Pressure was on for the women.
As the real aim was to bring together wealthy,
influential families and keep the money
and the power within a fairly small circle of society.
By controlling the pool of suitors.
Oh my gosh.
- Still happens today.
Keeping the money away from everyone else.
- Just classes, baby, still classes, baby.
The aristocrats are still doing shit.
Poor stay poor.
Rich get rich.
Tax the rich baby, tax the rich.
- Especially when you see things like Bridgerton,
the balls are of utmost importance
to make a grand impression.
- I am fully dressed.
I feel sexy.
And now it's time to go be the British lady that I am.
Right this way. (indistinctive)
Oh, my nose Mary.
(sniffing)
Oh, it's lovely. So bright.
The lettuce is coming in nicely.
- I heard that Lady Habits-Down was the dark walk
with a rogue.
- Oh my. It's such a hot day for a lady to be out
I perhaps, I should have a glass of champagne.
- Depression is just this nice feeling that I keep
around at all times.
- [Keith] Hello? Are you so scared?
It's just me.
- The Duke is here.
He's here.
The Duke is here.
- [Keith] Well, it's time to get on a zoom call
with my boys and see how their day's going as well.
Cheerio.
(Classical music)
- [Ned] Are we all here at Lord Zooming-Tons ball?
- Oh, I'm so excited to see you ladies
and see what you would look like.
- Why, yes.
- Do you take tea, with your tea darling?
(slurping)
Mm.
- Lady Konwaddle here I am.
- Oh!
- [Ned] Lady Fullbottom is here.
I'm ready to attend the ball.
Ha ha, hello ladies
- Oh bravo, is the duke here?
- Oh you look ravishing my dear.
- And now here comes Lady Whistleyang.
- Oh!
- Oh yeah!
- I'll go in and get wigged, you look dope.
- Because I own this wig, darling.
Lady Whistleyang at your service.
You know, I learned that there are
very different time periods in British history.
Regency certainly, is one of my favorites.
- I'm just about the most uncomfortable I've ever been.
My, my whole midsection hurts.
I'm very sweaty
but I look so demure.
- [Becky] The light is pretty aggressively on your face.
- No, no, no.
It's quite all right.
Yes. I too learned of the stresses of the dresses.
- I just can't wait to get that cash dog.
Give me that dowery money.
Give me that big boy dowery money
because this ass is worth it.
- [Eugene] I don't think you get the money, Ned.
- What?
- Yeah, it's basically what they're paying your husband
to maintain your lifestyle.
- What?! I got to pay money?
When I look like?
- [Keith] Zach's looking fancy and Ned's looking hot,
and Eugene is really betrothed thought
and Keith is romancing his every wish
Yes, all of these men
are fish.
That's a drag reference saying we're super (bleep) hot.