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I'd add that another part of this fascination is how, because of gendered toys, clothes etc., girls grow up with princess stuff, being put into cute dresses etc., so it makes sense that some women continue to enjoy this type of thing later on. In some way, historical costuming is just a more age-appropriate version of dressing up as a princess. This also explains the appeal of Lolita fashion.

And as always, some get obsessed with it while others don't but the less/not obsessed ones aren't going to make youtube videos about this. Also, lots of people seem to love this very curated life people present online, so I'm not surprised that people like Bernadette become popular. On the other hand, I don't think this means that everyone following these interests/hobbies is obnoxious.