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Samantha Bullat
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Приєднався 14 тра 2020
I am a dress historian based in Williamsburg, VA, sharing my historical clothing research and creations.
Making a Vintage 1920s Inspired Spooky Spiderweb Halloween Costume! WITH FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday, and this year I got to go to an amazing 1920s Gatsby haunted speakeasy party in Salem, Massachusetts! Of course I had to make a costume for it and it couldn't be a typical flapper dress... I'm not a fan of the drop-waist styles from the mid-to-late 20s so I opted for a silhouette from the late 19-teens and very early 1920s with a more natural waistline. There are tons of Halloween and fancy dress costumes from the 1920s (some less culturally sensitive than others...) so I had lots of inspiration, but ultimately settled on an image of silent movie actress Louise Glaum from 1916 in a spiderweb themed gown. This costume was very much outside my comfort zone, since it's made from all synthetic fabrics! I used VERY unconventional sewing techniques to put this dress together, like burning the edges of the fabric with a lighter... 😂 But I'm so happy with how it turned out and I loved trying something new and different! My witchy, spooky heart is happy...
Spiderweb fabric from: www.etsy.com/listing/872599127/spiderweb-36-inch-panel-ready-to-sew?ref=user_profile&frs=1
Spiderweb hair comb: nicolettacarlone.com/collections/headwear/products/charlotte-spider-web-hair-comb
Music from Epidemic Sound
Spiderweb fabric from: www.etsy.com/listing/872599127/spiderweb-36-inch-panel-ready-to-sew?ref=user_profile&frs=1
Spiderweb hair comb: nicolettacarlone.com/collections/headwear/products/charlotte-spider-web-hair-comb
Music from Epidemic Sound
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Myth Busting Elizabethan Ruff Collars: How They Actually Were Made and Worn
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Ruffs might be my favorite part of making historical clothing from the 16th and 17th centuries. There’s something almost magical about taking a flat piece of fabric and turning it into a three dimensional, gravity-defying garment! Ruffs are an extremely iconic part of Elizabethan fashion, and most people probably picture Queen Elizabeth wearing a huge lace ruff when they think about that time p...
Getting Dressed in Early 17th Century Historical Clothing: 1600-1625
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The first twenty or so years of the 17th century are an underrepresented period of fashion among historical costumers today, but one that I think deserves more love and attention! It’s a curious transition period between what we think of as Renaissance or Elizabethan styles and those from later in the 17th century, and you see garments from the 16th century still being worn in these early decad...
Dressing an Edwardian Maid: What Did They REALLY Wear?
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Few images are as iconic as that of a maid in a black dress and white apron and cap, and yet it is often only understood as a stereotype. Shows like “Downton Abbey '' and “Upstairs,Downstairs” have helped tell the forgotten stories of those who were in service during the Edwardian era. Women in service faced long hours of physically demanding work in an unregulated field where they were subject...
Sewing a Tudor Kirtle for Anne Boleyn: 16th Century Basic Underdress
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The kirtle is the basic underdress of the Tudor period. We really only get a glimpse of them in portraits at the neckline and forepart, but they are essential for providing the right support and silhouette for Tudor fashions. Corsets as we know them didn’t exist in the early 16th century. I am embarking on bringing to life this portrait of Anne Boleyn through recreating her clothing, and while ...
Tudor French Hoods || Researching and Making a More Accurate French Hood
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The French hood is an iconic part of Tudor fashion, and has become synonymous with the most infamous of Henry VII's wives, Anne Boleyn. But I think we've taken for granted all these years how it might be constructed. After staring at hundreds of images, searching primary sources, and reading the current scholarship, I support the theory that French hoods are made up of a cap with a pleated gold...
Dress Historian Explains Elizabethan Fashion || 16th Century Fashion Timeline 1550s-1590s
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Queen Elizabeth’s reign from 1558 to 1603 saw huge changes in fashion some quite revolutionary so in this video we’re going to take a decade by decade look at Elizabethan fashion to learn about the unique styles that existed throughout the last half of the 16th century. For much of the 16th century, women's clothing consisted of a linen smock, a kirtle with a bodice stiffened with layers of fab...
Dress Historian Analyzes Victorian Mourning Clothing of the Mid-19th Century
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Victorian mourning clothing and practices never fail to fascinate us today. It seems every museum, from the Met to your local historical house, has had a mourning exhibit, especially around Halloween. But the popularity of Victorian mourning clothing means there are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding it, which I hope I can dispel. In this video, I will be sharing my research into the...
Getting Dressed in 18th Century Working Class Women's Clothing
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Despite was TV shows and movies would have you believe, the clothing of working class women in the 18th century was full of color and variety! People of the past cared about how they looked and did their best to keep up with changing fashions, even with limited means. This video provides a look at the typical clothing of a working class woman in the 1770s. The basic layers are a linen shift, ca...
Sewing a Regency Corset from a FREE PATTERN!
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Despite what "Bridgerton" would have you believe, Regency corsets are not torture devices! In fact, I’ve found Regency corsets to be some the most comfortable I’ve ever worn. I’ve been meaning to make another Regency corset for some time now, since mine has gotten a bit worn out and no longer fits my bust. I’ll be using the same pattern for this new version that I used for my first one back in ...
Regency Working Class Women's Clothing
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Regency clothing is incredibly popular for historical costuming today, especially with Jane Austen and “Bridgerton.” But most people focus on fashionable clothing for balls and promenades. I wanted to highlight the clothing of working class women, since it is just as important to understand and appreciate as those of the wealthy elite. Even though it doesn’t garner as much attention, I honestly...
Tudor Gabled Hoods: A Closer Look
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Correct headwear is an important part of completing the look for any historical costume. I wanted to do a closer look at something that I really just glossed over in my “Dressing a Tudor Queen” video the gabled hood! Or really, the bonnet and frontlet, as it would have been called in the period. This is the really iconic Tudor headwear that was sort of the counterpoint to the French hood that h...
Getting Dressed in Downton Abbey Fashion: Late 1910s-Early 1920s Wardrobe
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I’ve recently become enamored with the fashion of the late 1910s- early 1920s, specifically 1918-1921. It’s the type of clothing we all fell in love with in “Downton Abbey”. There’s something so stylish and wearable about it, even though it’s 100 years old. I can definitely see myself wearing these clothes for normal wear! I’ve never really been big into “vintage” clothing but this somehow stri...
I (Re) Made a Historically Accurate 18th Century American Girl Felicity Dress for Me!
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American Girl dolls were a huge influence on me as a girl growing up in the 90s, and I credit them with encouraging my love of history and leading me to my current profession. While I didn’t feel a connection with one character in particular, I did think Felicity had the best wardrobe of all the dolls. Her blue Christmas gown has been a dream dress of mine since I was little and I finally made ...
Dressing a Tudor Queen: Historically Accurate 1530s Clothing
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Learn about clothing fit for a wife of Henry VIII! I've loved Tudor history, especially the six wives of Henry VIII, since I was a kid and it has always been a dream of mine to have an historically accurate Tudor gown! A couple years ago, I finally felt that my sewing and research skills were up to the challenge. The outfit consists of a linen smock, a wool and silk satin petticoat, a silk sati...
Get Ready with Me: Early 16th Century Tudor Common Woman’s Clothing
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Get Ready with Me: Early 16th Century Tudor Common Woman’s Clothing
1760s Painted Silk Sacque Gown: Making The Petticoat
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1760s Painted Silk Sacque Gown: Making The Petticoat
1760s Painted Silk Sacque Gown: Painting the Fabric
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1760s Painted Silk Sacque Gown: Painting the Fabric
Great video! But, do you know where I could get a one-piece slip on version of this style? i.e. the "facade" version?
Do you know why the hats had such high crowns in that time period?
Would you only wear the ruff when showing off in public, or around the house? I assume people didn't eat wearing a ruff, did they? 🤔
This makes me so grateful for buttons 😅 This bright so much life to illustrations, thank you very much!
The older she became the more need to take up space to give appearance of power. She had neither husband or children to give sense of power so she relied on fashion to give it to her. The originator of dress for success!
So the fashion in the late 1500s was to look fat. I think I need to go back LOL😂❤
Beautiful work! Came here for the stays, but OMG!!! What pattern did you use for the dress at the end???
Beautiful; thank you for sharing and a special thanks for including the disclaimer about the context of style and substance. I can appreciate the beauty and practicality of such garments as pliable tools and visual representations of the personas people used to project themselves as they would have liked to be seen or dismissed based on SES that often gets overlooked as so many people are quick to romanticize styles and dismiss the societal norms (substance) of how so many humans were mu#*er:d, mistreated, and maligned
I like the earlier styles better. Those ruffs are ugly imho
I counted at least 14 pieces of clothing 🤦🏻♀️ I live in Georgia, where it's around 98°F in the summer. I would have died!!
I totally did NOT just pause Downton Abbey to look up this topic and watch this video...😶😶😶
I was once invited to a “70’s Theme” party. So I attended dressed for the 1770’s.
Honestly this look kinda goes off? I need to see it more in videogames or something...
What type of fabric did you use for your mourning outfit ❤
11:15 yeh I don’t fuss about with maths when when sewing either 😂🙈
I love your experimentation approach. Both are absolutely beautiful interpretations and great video, too! Thank you for taking the time to share all this information. The fold makes perfect sense to me and do you think the fold might also provide a practical purpose of hiding some pins or fastenings??
in 1976 I touched the wedding dress of Marie Antoinette in Mary's birth church in Vienna. her mother loved that chapple and had the dress made into sacred liturgical vestments. it's there in a closet in the treasury. I got to see it because the priest let us in after we sang a mass from the choir.
THANK YOU!
It was interesting to learn that some women found a way around not being able to afford a full mourning dress by getting accessories that took up a smaller amount if fabric. Certainly a shawl would give the effect well. Was black yarn as expensive as the fabric or would it have been cheaper to obtain and use to knit or crochet accessories?
I always enjoy watching your videos! They are so detailed taking me through the project one step at a time! Thank you!
Do you put interfacing in the back as well?
once you finished forming the ruffles i understood why people used to wear the ruff collars.. they are so beautiful and delicate . they are magical. completely changed my view of them. thanks for sharing !!
"Body modesty wasn't a thing as we know it" HAH. . . get your head out of the French court and look around. . . . you had your head in the sand?
What pattern did you use for your kirtle and gown?
Every time I see this style of old medieval tudor clothing style the only thing I can ever think of is how on Earth did the women manage to avoid unexpected peek-a-boo moments with their dresses? After all those dresses are cut very low and also cut very wide across the top of the twins so how did they manage to not have an unexpected moment of exposure with the dresses I'll never understand that.
Thanks for post this very informative video on mourning clothing. I remember a very close friend of our family though he was more like family to us told me that when he was a young man he remembered very well people wearing black when there was a death in their family especially when it was in their immediate family......
Measurements?
I love this time period the most, probably for the clothing itself. I think I would probably end up as a working woman, so I loved watching all the different styles of clothing. Have a nice day/night!
When I was little, I wanted to be alive in the 18th and 19th centuries just for the clothing. Now I'm 63 and it seems like a lot to throw on a t-shirt and shorts!
Amazing!! God bless you and your skills!
KITTY
Excellent work
Your cat is precious!
Thank you for this video! I usually have to do 19th and 20th century for work, but this is my favorite era to sew clothing for! I usually go to events in 16-teens/early 1620's in honor of the Merrymount community. Today it's Quincy, MA.
Really useful info! Thank you!
I love this.
sorry I don't know why but that looks like a pilgrim to me.
I love this. I can’t wait to make the ruff. I made a lot of clothes for Williamsburg and for the Civil War reenactment when I was young I also did a lot of German clothing for the Shenandoah valley of Virginia. I guess you can tell. I’m from Virginia. I live in front Royal.
Do not compare your else
So many layers! I love being able to see what the average Regency Era woman wore.
It would be amazing to wear such a gown .. it's absolutely beautiful with all its intricate layers .. would make a fabulous wedding dress in the winter with snow on the ground .. golds and whites to make a modern twist. You are truly talented Samantha.
Do you have videos on the construction of clothing including stays for this video?
Uuuuuuh I love it, and I love more because it is cat approved; best consiglierie. At present I am in my first 2 m sewing ever with only the ZWIRN, needle and the slight yellow big piece of material (second opportunity after a job I did as I waitress - decoratiion light covering) I am longing for purchasing cuttings? garment and so on... So hopefully this site will still be available during spring and summer of 2024. I am pretty convinced for my purposes and sensitive skin and nervs and energy field - this dress will be a fine compagnion for a long long time... thank you and the lovely cat, bye bye Crissy
You never should fear any competencia regarding your shape or wonderful cloths. What a smart equipment for all days? I would appreciate some of the details. So I am looking forward to catching the video to which you have made references. Oh thank you so much, I like it!!!! Crissy
Would you please pet your cat? 😅
Now it just looks like the dress that a Postulant would wear when they enter the convent. Although, the postulants for the Religious community that is attached to my church wear pinafore dresses and plain white long sleeve blouses with a pointy collar. But I have seen other Religious communities that have the same style dress that you were wearing with the white collar and cuffs. The only difference was they wore a black veil instead of a cap and no apron. They probably also wear modern underwear with the exception of the long petticoats.
As you mention, middle class and even upper lower class had maids. With the workload of a household, maids were necessary even if only coming in a day or two. Laundry was a huge undertaking. People today look back and think of servants being in fancy upper-class households. While reading books of the Victorian Era, I always felt somewhat sad that a tradition at Christmas was that female servants were often given fabric for a new uniform as their Christmas gift. The household could not find the money to supply the maids with fabric for their jobs? Servants were often given a few coins for their Christmas gift.
Fascinating! Thankyou. This was very absorbing. I'm inspired!
Cool! Now I gotta garb me some 1860s orphelines.
I just love this video and keep coming back to it for inspiration. I am now ready to make a short gown after making several long ones. I plan to use your book reference for the transitional stays (I was very uncomfortable with the short stays while hearth cooking at my volunteer sites with them hitting right at the lower sternum) and would like to ask your help with finding a good pattern resource for making the short gown. Thank you