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historical dress versus heat

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Jul 23, 2026 · 26.3K views

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Documentary
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Clothing
Products & items
dress
Materials & techniques
wool
Styles & eras
1840s

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Probably the most common question about historical clothing is how hot it is. In this video, I explore the different ways people would stay cool in the summer before air conditioning and take my 1840s black wool dress out to the high desert with a heat gun to actually test how hot it gets!More
Probably the most common question about historical clothing is how hot it is. In this video, I explore the different ways people would stay cool in the summer before air conditioning and take my 1840s black wool dress out to the high desert with a heat gun to actually test how hot it gets!

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