Chatelaine Bags and Chatelaine Belts (History, fashion)

Be sure to look for Sarah's books on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Sarah%20A.%20C... In this video, author and Victorian expert Sarah A. Chrisman discusses chatelaine bags and chatelaine belts. Chatelaine bags and chatelaine belts (also called Norwegian belts or chatelaine pockets) served as exterior pockets throughout history, from prehistoric through Medieval times, and then they were particularly popular during the Victorian era. Long before built-in pockets became standard in clothing, people were using chatelaine pockets to carry their money, food, and more. Chatelaine pockets were bigger and more secure than a built-in pocket, and more convenient than a handbag. In this video, Sarah shows some examples of chatelaine belts, pockets, and clips, and discusses the materials from which they were made. She also tells about particularly elaborate chatelaines, which could carry everything from a purse to a parasol, to a perfume bottle, to a sewing kit, a pedometer, and a telescope! She points out how to spot chatelaine belts in antique Victorian pictures, and illustrates this by pointing out the chatelaine belts worn by L.M. Montgomery and her mother in photographs found in Irene Gammel's book, "Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L.M. Montgomery and her Literary Classic." More videos related to this topic: Chatelaines:    • Chatelaines (19th-century / Victorian hist...   Video showing Sarah's husband Gabriel making her chatelaine belt:    • Gabriel Making My Chatelaine Belt   My Tales of Chetzemoka Cycling Club Historical Fiction book series: 1 "First Wheel in Town: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 2 "Love Will Find A Wheel: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 3 "A Rapping At the Door: A Victorian Cycling Club Suspense Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 4 "Delivery Delayed: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 5 "A Trip And A Tumble: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 6 "Three Women Awheel: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 7 "Spark's Press: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08... 8 "A Bumpy Road to Marriage: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C... 9 "Where the Sea Turns A Corner: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F... My non-fiction: 2020: A Private Diary From A Time When Humanity Went Mad but (despite predictions to the contrary) the World Didn't End https://tinyurl.com/yfskwc74 Victorian Secrets https://tinyurl.com/5y74dnk2 This Victorian Life https://tinyurl.com/bdfns6mt My Victorian anthologies A Rose Commencement (Graduation stories for girls and young women) https://tinyurl.com/3ynnt4cr Christmas Every Day https://tinyurl.com/4ae8cmhr The Haunted Wheel https://tinyurl.com/ff4x7up4