Getting Dressed | Clothing for a 17th Century English Gentleman at Jamestown

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Thank you for this! Always interesting!! 🧡💙

Two of our favorite interpreters! Very well done, I actually believed Jay was a gentleman. 😁

I've said it on tons of threads, but I've been here in Europe for a year, and the climate is wildly different. I am constantly impressed by how long the colonists held on to English (European) norms when it came to clothing.

Jay really looks like a gentleman from 17'th century.

Loving the getting dressed videos 😊 Well done 👍

(Laura Mellin) EEEEE! You’re still using my ruff! I made that ruff! …I’m amazed it’s still holding together. 🙂💜

So they were keeping up appearances in an attempt to have social status in the colonies. Very amazing suit!

Great video from a English man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Wait is that Samantha Bullat?!

Met Jay last Friday just before closing time as a substantially different class of citizen.🪶 I learned a lot and had a great visit. Yall keep up the great work!

Perfect timing! I'm reading a novel that takes place in the 17thc and I've been trying to picture how the people dressed. This helps a bit!

dude looks like hes 5´5😂

Fabric was incredibly expensive, and the wealthy literally wore their wealth. Two layers of silk in the doublet, one with holes poked through it so it wouldn’t be remade, is ultimate conspicuous consumption. Those huge pants are the same message using two to three times as much silk as normal breeches. The black is extremely hard to dye and costs much more than other colors. The money is important to understanding status statements. We’re very spoiled when regular people can wear black.

Jay looks ridiculous! No offense, Jay. I guess following fashion was even more important then than now. It just seems so impractical, especially in a time and place where just living seems more difficult than now. Interesting presentation!

And that was so useful for the mud, horse poop, sewage, and hot weather.

Very interesting, thanks. 😊

what were english grooming /hair length standards of the period and did they differ between upper and lower classes?