Fashion Historian Fact Checks HBO's The Gilded Age | Glamour

What I particularly love about this series is that the costumers weren't afraid to have characters wear clothes twice, which felt much more accurate

It really showed how angry Agnes was when she crossed the street at 6:32 Despite going outdoors she did not bother putting on her hat & gloves first, she just stomped right out!

This is what the met gala should have looked like

A breakdown of Peggy's outfits would have been interesting too especially with the emancipation and emerging black middle class. How different were African American clothing to that of white Americans

I love it when costume designers use existing garments in museums as a template. It's so interesting to see the pieces worn on an actual person, in a context similar to the one they might have been worn in originally.

I cried tears of joy when I saw the women wearing chemises under their corsets! That'a such a small detail, but so important for accuracy!

Purses weren’t just because women were ‘more autonomous’- women had always had their own ways to carry things! 17th century ladies pockets could be big enough to carry a whole chicken, and dresses still often had pockets in this period, although the fashions at the time meant they couldn’t be as big or in the same places Also the corset was not just for silhouette, it was also to support the weight of the skirts/bustle/crinoline/petticoat! Having all of that weight resting on your bare hips would be quite painful

In real life, the daughter event that Mrs Vanderbilt schemed to get Mrs Astor to attend the ball is factual. My point to make here is to let people know that when Mrs Astor realized she had been out maneuvered she accepted her defeat with grace and dignity. There was no lingering bitterness and rancor. In the movie when she says, "I could ruin you if I wanted to after tonight" was for dramatic intensity for the film. In real life she accepted Mrs Vanderbilt and never attempted to get even. Testimony how she was a warm wonderful person once you were in her circle. It's why everyone adored her; which everyone who knew her did.

I've been watching The Gilded Age alongside 1883. The contrasts are astounding. Not just the difference between the rich and the poor.. That existed in New York City alone. But the comparison of "civilized" New York versus the frontier towns, and especially the wilderness beyond.

I have a background in production design(not specifically costumes/fashion) but I love these historical analysis of costumes. Also...Raissa is so cool!

I am so pleased to hear someone finally address the “natural silhouette” of the late 70s. I feel like this short lived fad often gets ignored in favor of the first and second bustle periods. Except for, of course, in Scorsese’s Age of Innocence where almost the entire film is set during this era.

LOVE Raissa and I loved the costumes on this show - looking at the people in the background is interesting enough in every scene. I always love it when period dramas do colorful and exciting fabrics.

I LOVED this show!! The outfits were stunning- truly a treat for the eyes

Visually this show was like Lucy and Ethel at the candy factory for me. My eyes could NOT keep up with every treat they threw at us.

I would wonder if the rise of purses is less about more autonomy and more about changing dress styles. Until the mid 1800s, dresses might have tie on pockets that could hold a truly surprising amount of items. However, the more fitted and tailored styles of dresses didn't have space for them, and slits in the seams might ruin the drape of the garment.

Raissa back at it again with matching her outfits with the films look 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

I worked in a library going through old newspapers one of the years I covered was 1888 the clothing and hairstyles in this show looks pretty accurate in this show I really like this show

The peacock embroidered day dress that Mrs. Russell wore had me wishing, albeit VERY briefly, for an occasion to wear something similar. It was beautiful!

One of the things I noticed was that they didn't always wear corset covers and there was a line at the top of the corset showing through on the bodices.

"Whores rouge, ladies pinch" (hard enough to break a few blood vessels for the rosy cheek look) was still touted in the 80's when I grew up. Visible make up was a hard won privilege by the end of the 70's.