A day in 1882, getting dressed from dawn till night

sew_through_time September 26, 2025
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Hi! I'm Maria, a historical costumer and sewist with a passion for recreating historical silhouettes. My main focus is the 18th century to Edwardian fashion and most of my content is from those eras. I have some professional training in modern clothing construction but most of my skills are from a lifetime of sewing, knitting and other crafts. I started historical costuming in 2019 and have been ever since deep diving especially into 18th century construction and technique. Most of what I do I try to stay faithful to historic technique but I do occasionally make things faster but I try my best to always do my homework and keep it a conscious decision when I deviate from historical accuracy.

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In this video, I spend a day in 1882 and show all the various outfit changes a lady of the era would go through. I show all the layers involved in each outfit, everything from a nightgown all the way to a fancy evening gown worn to dinner. In the Victorian era, a lady would have different outfits for basically each task or activity during the day as well as different things for day use and eveningwear in various levels of formality. Especially the upper levels of society would spend a huge chunk of their day just changing outfits. In this video I wear a nightgown a breakfast ensemble a house dress or teagown a day dress an evening gown

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