Dressing a Fashionable Georgian Lady, 1770 (Silly Historical Video)

Over and over we've shown you caricatures (like the lady and her ambitious hairdresser, right) of the outrageous fashions of the late 18th c. – an era that really sets the standard for over-the-top style.  This video by our favorite folks at Horrible Histories doesn't really stray too far from what was actually being worn in London around 1770. We do admit, however, to being mystified by the carrot earrings. Has anyone else every come across those in their reading, or are dangling root vegetables just a HH whimsy?


Right: Ridiculous Taste, or, The Ladies' Absurdity, M. Darly, London, 1771