Gang i am convinced hopescope is richer than Elon Musk 😭

as a fashion history enthusiast i LOVE that hope uses reference pictures from the actual era and not like weird spirit halloween flapper costume photos 😭💕

Over Six months gang 👇

It's actually a misconception that vintage clothes weren't made for bigger or curvier bodies - survivor bias if you will, because it's the clothes least worn that survived best, so the clothes everyday people wore a lot got worn out and didn't survive. So that's why so much surviving older clothing is tiny, because it couldn't be worn by as many people so didn't wear down as much.

36:51  THE DRAWING WAS SOOO GOOD WHYS NB TALKING ABOUT THAT?!!!

really late gang 👇

Fun fact: my grandpa was actually the creative director of the L’eggs campaign and it was his idea to package the hose in the eggs 🤗

Fun fact: One of the main reasons we don’t find a lot of plus-sized clothes in museums and historical collections is that they were worn so much they wore out! So our samples are basically the really fancy and impractical clothes that no one wore to death! ❤

36:56 is no one going to talk about her drawing like it amazing

70s girl with degree here!…
All Silk disintegrates !
I had that polyester PJ set! That is horrible once washed. The fifties produced the best nightwear! And
Kinny was The COOLEST BRAND BOOT / clogs!
Great Job representing the past.

It would be really interesting to collaborate with people who do hair and makeup for period movies and a fashion historian on this.

Being 73 it is interesting to see the progression of the style change. Never thought. Of how we changed. GOOD JOB gal.  Very fun !!

Under 1 day gang👇

As a 50yr old - I have to say #1 - love your videos sweet Hope! - #2 - that's not a moomoo, that's just a short sleeve night shirt.  The true moomoos from the 1980's were EPIC!  They were so colorful and had a TON of fabric.  We all knew several "mamas" who would wear them at the house all day watching soap operas and eating bon bons.  It was such a thing!  LOL!!

It was so funny to hear you be so surprised about the 1920s earrings being screw back. I’m 56 and remember playing with my grandmother’s earrings which were screw backs. I didn’t realize they might have been unknown to the younger generation 😮

Girl, go watch Bernadette Banner, Rachel Maksy, Abby Cox, Nicole Rudolph, and Safia!! Oh and Erin Parsons Makeup. They will help you in the vintage era and Rachel Maksy is just fun to watch. Lol. You might enjoy them on here.

1:52 nah she the girl from lazy town

“I kinda wanna take up sewing // the care and love put into fashion and clothes just feels like it’s not there today like it was in the past??” UHM….HopeScope and Bernadette Banner collab WHENNNN?! 😅

Hey- fashion history dork here...I'm fairly sure your 1970s 'Prom Dress' is actually a negligée/night gown.

Loved your 20s looks, the undergarments for the 20s were super vital for these styles, even though women didn't wear corsets anymore, they still had girdles etc that gave them the fashionable shape. The blue skirt would have been worn with a petticoat and slip underneath that.

The silk used for clothing breaks down over time, leading to 'shattering' this is because silk is a natural fibre and when weighting agents and dyes are added, it effects the durability. The current MET fashion exhibition is on 'Sleeping Beauties' which is mostly around garments that have broken down over time due to their age or fragility.  

I think the orange velvet dress is certainly vintage, however it looks like a costume piece made for a production in the 40s/50s maybe.

The 'Robe De Style' had a lot more of an exaggerated hip and was inspired by 18th century court fashions (think Marie Antoinette)

To store your new antique items, you'll need a nice dry space and some acid free tissue paper. Don't hang the garments up on hangers, as this puts a lot of strain on the fabric. Wrap and fold your garments with the acid free tissue paper and place into storage boxes, then the garments may be beautiful for another century!

Just so you know, body types like yours were incredibly common in the 1920s and earlier!! Those garments just don't usually survive the test of time because they were worn so much. Same as how we all have clothes that we wore when we were thinner and store away for safe keeping. ❤️❤️