Fashion in the time of the witch hunts 💀

My interpretation of what three REAL accused witches would have worn in 1612, 1627, and 1692.

A light content warning on this video for graphic imagery in the form of historical painting of war and scantilly clad witches. and discussions of colonialism and...you know...witch hunts.

00:00 hello
00:56 the 1600s 101
01:47 foundation garments
03:37 The Pendle Witch 1612
06:20 Germany 1627
09:55 Salem Massachusetts 1692
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I'm a bit obsessed with 17th century fashion and I want to share that obsession with all of you. It was a wacky century for style (it was a wacky century in general) but it is EXTREMELY overlooked. People love the renaissance (16th century). People love rococo (18th century). But that weird period in the middle with the ruffs? It's an acquired taste I guess.

Some people find the aesthetics of the period just a bit weird and ugly and I have a theory why that is: we're just not used to seeing it. We are not often exposed to cultural representations of the 17th century. It's a period in our history that we don't like to talk about. A hundred years of witch hunts, genocide, war, and famine just...shouldn't be right in between the renaissance and the enlightenment. It doesn't make sense narratively if you're pushing a view of history that believes in the inevitable forward march of progress. And that is the view of history that is unfortunately in many a popular history book.

But if we step outside of that narrative I think the 17th century is worth looking at. Also the clothes were great.
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Corrections, clarifications, etc.:

1. I spelled Massachusetts wrong...but really, who can blame me?

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Images, sources, recommended reading:

Will come out tomorrow. I was too excited to get this out :3

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Music:

"Murder Mystery" by Sir Cubworth, via Youtube Audio Library
Gavotte by Jean Baptiste Lully, performed by Thrax via Musopen, CC BY
Preludes, Op. 28 -"Tolling Bells" by Frederic Chopin, via Musopen, CC0
Sonata in f minor for violin & harpsichord, BWV 1018 by Bach, via Musopen, CC0
Four Seasons Concerto - Winter, by Vivaldi, perf. US Air Force Orchestra, via Musopen, CC0