This short film by year 5 & 6 students Eve, Audrey, Mia, Emma & Michaela from Beechworth Primary School explores the differences in fashion from the 1800s and today.
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NARRATOR 1: This is a story about women's fashion in Australia during the 1800s, made at the Burke Museum, Beechworth.
NARRATOR 2: Fashion of the women in the 1800s was very formal and concealed.
NARRATOR 3: Wealthy women wore dresses with lace beads and buttons.
NARRATOR 4: This is a replica of an original dress from the 1800s at the Burke Museum. Visitors are allowed to touch it.
NARRATOR 5: These are originals and are behind glass.
NARRATOR 1: Modern outfits are very different than clothes in the 1800s.
NARRATOR 2: Many modern women wear pants.
NARRATOR 3: Modern dresses are very different to the ones in the 1800s.
NARRATOR 4: They are less concealed.
NARRATOR 5: Clothes in the 1800s were often hand made. They used spinning wheels to spin the wool for the outfits.
NARRATOR 1: Women wore tight corsets to make their waist look small. They had trouble breathing and would often faint.
NARRATOR 2: Women in the 1800s wore hats when they went out of the house. They used a hat pin to hold the hat to the hair.
NARRATOR 3: This was our sorry about women's fashion in the 1800s at the Burke Museum, Beechworth. Thank you for watching.
NARRATOR 1: Bye Eve--
NARRATOR 2: Audrey--
NARRATOR 3: Mia--
NARRATOR 4: Emma--
NARRATOR 5: --and Mikhaila.
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