500 Years of Women's Hoops, Crinolines, Bustles, & Bums (aka the history of the skirt)

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The musical choices in this deserve a Rachel Maksy style chefs kiss

FYI when Nicole pulled out the bum roll, it looked like she was pulling out something inappropriate and I cracked my shit up. DIED.

As someone who wore a giant hoopskirt around the very ahem entitled parents of other kids in my theatre group, I can tell you Nothing gets people out of your way like walking quickly in a hoopskirt. They part like it's a snow plow 😂 Also, hoopskirts are really comfortable... Loved this video so, so much!

I'm definitely looking forward to the deep dive into men hating women asserting boundaries via clothing!

Spanish here. I'm not a beer drinker, but I promise with ALL MY SPANISH HEART that I'll use "hold my cerveza". I SWEAR!!

Taking up space with a giant skirt that forces people out of your way is genius and would be great for all of us rn with social distancing! Some people are not good at keeping their 6 foot distance. Imagine having a giant skirt that would block them away

I'm still very dissapointed that with social distancing and everything hoopskirts haven't come back into fashion

Very informative and hilarious, as always, loved it! As a Spanish guy, and a Spanish Baroque Era Fashion freak, I really enjoyed the minutes Abby spent talking about the Spanish fashion, although I'd like to specify some things: Infanta Maria Teresa looooved her dresses, the "guardainfante" (widened version of the farthingale worn in Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Genoa, Milan, Rome...), just like her step mother and sister loved them too. Same for her headdresses. In Spain only hands and face was visible in ladies, so it was really important to have a dramatic, striking outfit. Attractiveness was all about that, and every woman was very aware of it. Furniture was placed against the walls, and ladies sat on cushions right on the floor, so that's why those enormous skirts were possible and their use lasted for decades. Maria Teresa had a very happy childhood, except for her mom's and older brother's death, she loved dancing and performing theater plays with her ladies and "meninas", and her unhappy days started the day she married her cousin Louis XIVth of France, who constantly cheated on her and didn't allow her to have any prominence in the French court. If anyone wonders how Spanish fashion looked like during the "Mantua" Era, at some point in the 1670's, ladies left the guardainfante just for visiting the royal family, and went back to using something similar to the farthingale, now rather bell-shaped, with a deep bateau neckline, close fitting upper sleeves and huge, contrasting lower sleeves with lace cuffs as big as a hat brim. Lustrous, loose hair, sometimes adorned with braids, spiral curls, jewels, feathers and/or ribbons, and enormous, statement earrings that reached the naked shoulders. It's actually one of my favorite periods, very romantic.

Was this an excuse to play guilty pleasure 90s-2000s songs about butts? I'm in.

Yass, a historical deep dive into booty appreciation. Who knew that women were asserting their space by way of their bountiful skirts! I love learning about dress history with Abby!

Great video as always, but the stellar reenactment of the scene with Mr. Tape & his wife really sold the whole story for me. 😂

"And it definitely didn't give 13 year old girls body issues. Oh no." tortured smile As a trans guy growing up in the same era boy howdy do I ever feel that lol.

First of all...props on how long it took until "I like big butts" was used. That level of restraint shows you are a true professional. Second, as someone who identifies as Tina Belcher, I feel safe in saying she appreciates ALL the butt information but has been left disturbed and unfulfilled by the lack of male booty representation. "Butts...butts...butts"

Learning about what people wore or just things they had in the home makes me feel a lot closer to history than war.

I still want to cry at the memories of trying on literally hundreds of pairs of jeans during the low-rise period and taking home one, maybe two specimens. I had a full hourglass by 12 in 2002.

That was really cool, especially the insight on Spanish fashion during the period. You don't hear that much about it, and it seems like they were really kind of doing their own thing.

Omg the fancy crochet barbie tp covers! My grandma and great grandma had these in EVERY bathroom my entire childhood XD

I have my pick for the next award seasons and it’s 100% the mr and mrs tape scene. What an academy award winning performance from all involved

Can confirm huge skirts are lovely. Huge tule ruffle tutu skirts were brilliant for catering adult parties - probably more effective than workman’s coveralls would have been. It requires far more intentional effort for entitled men to rest a hand on your lower back “sorry hun, I just wanted to get passed you!” Dude, I’m staff. I’m clearly working right now. And the buffet isn’t served since I’m still brining out food, so there’s absolutely no reason you need to be within arms length of me. And if you’re crushing my skirt to reach close enough to touch me, you have so obviously intended to invade my space, I absolutely will get you banned. I’m sure the huge skirts, and the padding were similarly a way for women to display themselves as the beautiful snacks they were, while keeping hands off of them. We’re dressing for the other people who know what went into looking this good, and for their approval and complements. Not for strangers or acquaintances who wish to possess the body inside this elaborate confection.