Why Victorian Etiquette was so ✨Extra✨

Download Love & Pies here - https://pixly.go2cloud.org/SH4O0 Thanks to Love & Pies for sponsoring! We've long made fun of the extremes of Victorian etiquette- everything from how they dress to how they eat. But, is there more to it than just a silly set of rules? It turns out, the middle class had lots of reasons for needing the pile of lengthy manuals. It was just about being fashionable, or acting like the rich. They were developing a system of manners that is still with us today- even if we have left off a few of the more complex parts. Favorite Sources: https://archive.org/ https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/ https://www.loc.gov/ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/libraries-and-research-centers/watson-digital-collections/costume-institute-collections/costume-institute-fashion-plates https://emilypost.com/ https://www.gutenberg.org/files/62724/62724-h/62724-h.htm Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCca-WkVPVe9nzs2iFct4wxg/join Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenicolerudolph/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nicolerudolph Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_rudolph Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nicolerudolph Contact for sponsorships: [email protected] Contact for non-sponsor enquiries: [email protected] Edited with DaVinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve 🎶Music via Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 Mesopotamia to Middle Class 06:11 Manuals Make-up 11:32 Greetings & Gloves 15:26 Hats Off 20:01 Traveling 23:48 Clothing 28:17 Modern Etiquette