I think the reason I love period fashions is because they were so fucking buck wild.
Every culture had a time where they were just like "fuck yea gonna put everything on my fucking head"
Edwardian women had an entire fruit basket glued to their hats and the men did not show any restraint either can you say SEQUINS OVER HALF MY BODY
Period fashions were not complete until you could shove your entire life story into the woven texture of your pants or skirts or whatever
They didn't have machines back then brocade was fucking EXPENSIVE













