Getting Dressed in 1760

🌟Turn on subtitles to read about the fashions worn in this video!🌟 Join fashion historian Dr Serena Dyer as she gets dressed in her recreation of a genteel Georgian lady's gown from the 1760s. Starting in her sultana, a loose gown worn for undress in the morning, Serena reveals her stays and shift beneath, before putting on her underpetticoat, pockets, and panniers. Her gown, made from silk taffeta, is a recreation based on gowns in the Snowshill Collection and Leeds Museum. Every item is sewn entirely by hand using historical methods. 00:00 A Walk in the Woods 00:27 Undress: The Sultana 00:58 Underwear: Shift and Stays 01:32 Underpetticoat 02:13 Pockets 02:33 Pannier Hoops 03:14 The Petticoat 03:55 The Stomacher 04:23 The Gown 05:27 A Mantle 05:43 Walks in the Bluebell Woods Want to make your own? Here are some recommended resources:  @BurnleyandTrowbridge  - great for tutorials, patterns, and materials Scroop Patterns - great for stays and accessories patterns To buy my book, Material Lives: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Material-Liv... Follow me elsewhere: 📷 Instagram: @dressing.history ✍Twitter: @Serena_Dyer 💻Website: www.serenadyer.co.uk Music: Epidemic Sound