I Dressed in Regency(ish) Clothes for a Week | a look into Elizabeth Bennet's wardrobe

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! What better than an impulse challenge? One of my absolute favourite aspects of being a historical sewer and a dress historian is the experiential aspects of historical clothing, how it actually feels to wear them. I truly believing making and wearing historical clothing is one of the best learning tools we have about the past, and it really helps to curb some modern assumptions about historical dress (aren't you warm in that? isn't that uncomfortable?!). So on an impulse, celebrating Jane Austen's 250th anniversary and the re-release of Pride & Prejudice (2005) in cinemas, I decided to try and wear Regency(ish) clothing for a full week. As I mention in the beginning of the video, I named this Regency-ish for a few reasons: first, the dresses themselves are mostly based on the movie costumes rather than historical Regency pieces, though I've used appropriate materials, patterns, and construction techniques with possible, with the exception of, point number two, the anachronistic use of a sewing machine; and lastly, because I have not made a full effort to done full Regency, in that I did not do my hair, or add Regency accessories. Nevertheless, I made sure to use all of the appropriate undergarments, which I really think are a huge percentage of what makes historical dress, well, historical! This was a very fun experiment, and I learned a lot about the clothing and myself in the process. I look forward to another challenge! MORE P