From a wearable blanket to petticoats, Victorian winter wear is a great way to stay warm while keeping a historical aesthetic. Join me for a historybounding getting dressed for winter. Brooklinen is giving you $20 off any order over $100 using the code SnappyDragon20 at checkout! https://bit.ly/SnappyDragon_Brookline...

Keeping warm in winter has never been out of style, and fashion history is full of stylish and effective ways of dressing for the cold. Getting dressed for winter in historical winter clothes might be too much for the modern world, but that's what historybounding is for! Here are my three favorite ways to stay warm in winter while keeping my historical fashion : wool, pettiocats, and wearable blankets. I've even made a little lookbook to show you how I use all three at once in my daytoday outfits to stay warm in winter . . . well, as much winter as we get in California

Wearing wool is one of the best ways to winterize your wardrobe, whether in 1800s fashion or today. From wool socks to the popular flannel petticoat, historical winter wear is made of wool for a reason! It's breathable, biodegradable, and gives great insulation. It also doesn't need washing too often, and does fine with a cold water soak, so our modern worries about shrinking or ruining our wool base layers for cold weather needn't stop us. There's a reason Victorian clothing used so much wool, even though doing laundry was much harder. And if you wear skirts, you can layer up even more with petticoats! The trapped air insulates really well, so even a lightweight linen or cotton petticoat under a walking skirt will keep you warmer. But a flannel petticoat is a classic for a reason, as is a quilted petticoat, so don't be afraid to make an underskirt that's basically a blanket you can wear around your waist.

But my favorite of these three ways of staying warm has got to be the WEARABLE BLANKET cloak. Cultures across the world have these, from Medieval cloaks to ponchos, to the ancestor of the kilt! Yes, the great kilt is literally a big wool blanket pleated and belted so it can be worn. My wearable blanket cloak is a square with a slit cut in it, and it goes well with all sorts of styles from Medieval and Victorian winter wear to vintage fashion for a more Old Hollywood look. Whatever your winter aesthetic is, there's a vintage wearable blanket that will work for you. Bring back winter cloaks!!

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