Walking in my ancestors' shoes : I toured New York's Lower East Side in Victorian dress!

Ever wanted to visit your ancestors' world? I used fashion history to do it, in the Lower East Side and Garment District of Victorian era New York City! You can thrift my picks at https://tdup.co/SNAPPY and use my code SNAPPY for an extra 40% off and free shipping on your first order. (Offer expires 8/1/23. Applies to US & Canada customers only and is only applicable to select merchandise. See site for full terms). This video is sponsored by thredUP! In the finale episode of “The Clothes on Their Backs,” I got into Victorian dress from 1881 and took a walking tour of the Lower East Side New York locations that would have been part of my great great grandmother Carolina’s life in the Victorian era. It's one thing to experience New York as a tourist, but another to do it in full historical dress : historical underwear, a Victorian corset suitable for a working class woman, and a reproduction Natural Form dress like what my ancestor would have worn for Shabbat and special occasions. Bradley Shaw from the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy took me on a tour of the places important to immigrant Jewish communities, and Mike Kaback showed me around the Garment District to see how the fashion industry has changed since my ancestors worked in it. Join me on a walking tour of the Lower East side and Garment District that includes a factory tour of M&S Schmalberg Flowers provided by Warren Brand, one of the family of owners. Through exploring New York in historical costume, I learned s