How I Survive Winter Wearing Only Historical Clothing (ft. Some VOLGA TATAR FASHION!)

Winter is definitely here for all of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and wearing historical clothing daily means I need to be quite deliberate about how I layer my garments. It's taken me a few years to really solidify how to dress historically for winter weather. In this video, I show you two of my go-to historical fashion winter looks layer-by-layer – a Victorian working-class ensemble as well as my Volga Tatar fashion, as well as offer some tips for how to stay warm in winter wearing historical clothing (some of which can also be applied to modern clothing).

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Clothing list:
Victorian chemise - https://www.etsy.com/shop/LadyJanesClothing
Corset - https://www.etsy.com/shop/theboudoirkey
Bust padding - https://www.etsy.com/shop/theboudoirkey
Rear padding - secondhand, can't remember the seller name unfortunately
Cotton and wool stockings - https://www.darcyclothing.com/collections/womens-hosiery
Combinations - https://www.etsy.com/shop/romlya
Under petticoat - me made, self drafted
Petticoat - Etsy seller closed their store
Wrapper dress and belt - me made, using pattern Laughing Moon no. 118
Sontag - commisioned from a friend
Icelandic sweater - made by a grandmother in Iceland years ago, reknit commisioned from a friend
1872 jacket - commisioned from a friend
Travelling or winter hood - commisioned from a friend
Red cloak - can't rememeber the shop unfortunately
Шәл (şäl) - secondhand
Камчат бурек (kamçat burek) - me made, self-drafted
Leather gloves - secondhand
Muff - secondhand/vintage
18th century shift - got it off of Etsy years ago so unfortunately can't remember the shop
Ыштан (ıştan) - me made, self-drafted
Wool trousers - secondhand
Kүлмәк (külmäk) - me made, self drafted
Wool arm warmers - me made, crocheted using a pattern many years ago (can't remember the pattern sadly)
Outer coat - 1940s vintage

Sources:
-M. Zavyalova, 'Tatar Milli Kieme' [Tatar Costume], Kazan', 1996
Guzel Valeeva-Suleimanova, 'The Decorative Applied Art of the Kazan' Tatars', Moscow, 1990.
-Суслова С. В. 'Татарский костюм: историко-этнологическое исследование', Казань, 2018.
-https://groznijat.tripod.com/fadlan/rorlich1.html
-http://folkcostume.blogspot.com/2011/05/traditional-costume-of-tatarstan.html