#historical reproduction

[zwierendezwam]

Wore my new kirtle to Muiderslot today!!

[warclad]

Finally done! I'm so proud of these. What an absolute joy to make. I hope to try something a little more ambitious in the future. Inspired by examples from the 13~1400's.

[upmala]

Duck dagger reproduction, iron age, based on archeological find in current Lithuania

[futuristicsaladparadise]

Samantha Dresses for School

Note: Francie Whitman is playing the role of Samantha Parkington.

Good morning, Samantha! Are you ready to start your day? No? At least you’ve managed to dress in a chemise and drawers. That’s a start.

Let’s get moving, because breakfast and Grandmary await, and you’ve got a lot to do to get ready before you head to school.

Next, stockings, shoes and stays. At least your toes won’t be cold. 

(Stockings of the time were usually secured with garters attached to the stays, or as part of a separate garter belt/harness. I didn’t have the pieces to make them.)

Are we all laced up, nice and tidy? Good. It wouldn’t do to go without a supportive undergarment like your stays. They’ll help you maintain proper posture. 

And now to protect the stays from contact with your clothes, since it has to last a good 6 months, worn every day. EVERY DAY, Samantha. Not wearing proper undergarments is both a moral and physical failing, and you wouldn’t disgrace your grandmother, now, would you? 

(Yes, people of the time believed that. The term “loose woman” as a euphemism for prostitute came about because workers in that profession either didn’t tighten/relace their corsets between clients, or went without them entirely. Also, upper-class people in the very early 20th century were extremely conservative about their values. I’ve heard stories about referring to trousers as “the southern necessity” because to talk about virtually any body part, especially below the waist was considered rude. That includes words like “leg” and “pants”.)

Very nice, and you’ve properly secured your petticoat to your corset cover so it won’t fall down. It would never do for a proper young lady, which I’m sure you are, to look unkempt or untidy by having dragging underclothes. Now, go brush your hair and get your dress on. Grandmary is waiting.

Lovely! You look like a proper young lady. Enjoy your breakfast and have a good day at school!

Samantha and Rebecca are the most extreme examples of layers among the 20th century historical girls. Stays and corsets went out of style during/after WWI, and thereafter girls only had to wear one or two layers under their clothes (no stays and covers) depending on the weather. Central heating wasn’t common until the 1950s, so kids needed more clothes to keep warm in the winter.

It frustrates me how AG makes their clothes for pre-WWI dolls so tight they can’t wear period-correct underclothes. Samantha’s lacy pink meet dress won’t fasten in the back if she’s dressed correctly. Her original clothes were blousy for a reason. She needs THREE layers on top underneath her dress.

[annebrontesrequiem]

Full body workout ideas: Boning 18th century stays

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

if I were a printer & bookbinder I would simply recreate first editions of western classics

[venus-is-in-bloom]

i wonder if labour-based organising is lionised a little too much in leftist spaces.

[possibly-bees]

Underwear pics anyone?

[badassindistress]

https://www.americanduchess.com/

They are expensive, so i don't have any yet, but my friend bought a pair and swears they are the single most comfortable thing they have ever put on their foot ever. meanwhile i just love the aesthetics of them.

I did not know that American Duchess has an eu store now!

Your link got cut off, but I think you meant these:

https://americanduchess.nl/collections/regency-shoes-and-boots/products/bertie-womens-georgian-pumps?variant=42088410546418

Those do look exactly like what I need.

But then I saw these :

https://americanduchess.nl/collections/regency-shoes-and-boots/products/penelope-ladies-regency-slippers-magenta?variant=42566464176370

I want them desperately. I'll have to keep an eye out on their sales...

[kierpyr]

whenever terfs say that men are innately misogynistic/evil, i actually get sad. not because i think men can't be awful shithead bigots, but because when they say that, it implies that misogyny is a natural thing, which it isn't, and causes people to unlearn what we've learned about misogyny and how it festers. it's not a natural thing to hate women and femmes, it's a learned ideology. it's in everything we consume, from tv shows to movies to video games. it's everywhere. and when you denounce that very fact, you denounce the actual effect that misogyny has on who it's hurting. it discourages actual change from happening. and it insinuates that the fight that women have been fighting FOR YEARS is for nothing. that their fight is useless. that the patriarchy is something unchangeable, a default thought process in our society, and not a man-made ideology that was built by pointless tradition and time. it implies that trying to spark change in others has no point and is meaningless and that actually makes me sad.

[zwierendezwam]

De verkleedkist

[the-cat-at-the-theatre-door]

Out of pure curiosity’s sake, logistically would Jellicle Cats be pregnant for the more realistic 2-ish months that actual cats are, or would they be more like the human 9-ish months, or somewhere in between?

(One thing you have to know about me is that I will put so much unnecessary time and thought and energy into a potential throwaway line, and if that doesn’t describe me as a person idk what will)

[upmala]

Lithuanian 10-11c reconstructor from Baltu Vikingai showing me reproductions of bronze, iron weapons, based on local archeological findings.

(Baltic iron age reconstructor festival Bandava, 2023)

[captmuldoon]

Haunted by the fact that AB’s necklace is so readily available EVERYWHERE but KOA’s intricate “K” choker is just nowhere to be seen. Like I know both necklaces probably never actually existed and were just part of their portraits’ symbolism, but if the B necklace can be everywhere WHY can’t I get this absolute piece of art:

(Also shout-out to Isabel TVE for at least attempting to replicate it:)

[whywouldyouaskthatpod]

We're getting heavy today by pulling out this one. Has the United States always been so strict on the practice of abortion, or is the current climate a more modern invention? How did people who wanted one get one, and why did the government get into trying to control the procedure anyway? We dig through the history to find some interesting tidbits not only on the history of abortion but the history of midwifery as well. CW: Abortion!, Miscarriage, Medical Experimentation (just a brief mention), Slavery (the general practice and one rude quote), Sexist Attitudes, Talk of Religion Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

[annebrontesrequiem]

Also not to flex, but I’m actually making stays guys! By hand! With… zipties. Ignore… the bloodspot