Thank you for all the id6. Best wishes to you and your loved ones.

Congratulations 🎉 And best wishes to all of you! What fantastic outfits, indeed!

The adaptations you did are fantastic. To hide the zipper, you could just add a flap over it and false buttons. Many extant doublets have fake buttons with hook and eye behind them, so that isn't that far off. You may find you need snaps or hooks to keep the flap over the zip, but only a few. I used to be part of the northern California branch of the Guild of St. George (Renaissance faire court for smaller faires) and I would like to share some of the things our costumers did for ease of the actors. Several of our men had zippers on the front of their venetian slops/trunk hose/paned slops. Their codpiece or modesty flap (depending on their station) then closed over that with skirt hooks to hide the closure. Most of them combined the paned/pansied slops into the trunk hose as well. Some of them did the panes in one with the under layer as you did. Most of them do have a separate shirt under their doublet/jerkin because then any smell or soil from their body is less likely to get into the doublet. Many of those also have box pleated edging on the shirt collar that can stand in as a ruff. This also helps because most of them have button suspenders on their hose/slops so they can make them a little loose but still keep them up at the belly button level without having to tie them into the doublet (makes bathroom trips so much less complicated). Some use snap tape for the doublet, or velcro that matches the lining color. Most of the men there use dance tights, as they come in a larger range of sizes, and tend to be more opaque. Also, your jazz shoes are not as far off as you may think. look at several paintings by Pieter Bruegel and you will see shoes that look very much like them. Thank you and your family for all the lovely content you share. It is inspiring!

This is so beautiful! Congratulations to your family, and continued joy as well. The little kiss to the belly after the nose kisses melted my heart!

bro, she piles up any crap whatever helps her to excuse herself and other lazyasses from hitting the gym and loosing weight. fat women are less likely to bear a healthy baby if she bears a baby at all... that's a evolutionary truth. other ancient cultures had been depicting slim women as attractive, where no one was there to whine about racism. check out the ancient temples in India, they depict any sexual act possible... all of them have slim women. the truths in medical science, evolutionary biology does not care about your feelings so madam, please stop boring people with your rants which last for eternity... instead hit the gym, go for a run, focus on your diet.

Congratulations! What a joyous annoucement. You all look fabulous!

What an amazing announcement! Congratulations!!

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OMG I'm so excited for part 2!!!

Balletic! 💜

Love how much love is evident in every second by everyone of you ❤

So happy for y'all.

Cutest announcement video from the best people. And your outfits are freaking stunning!!! Absolutely beautiful So happy and excited for you guys!!! May everything continue healthily and all the vibes for an easy and uncomplicated remainder of pregnancy, birth, and recovery ❤ All the best ❤

I'm so glad you made this video. Ive considered traveling across the country in the past, but wasn't sure where to start in terms of planning for safety, especially as a black femme. Its cool that the Green book is still operational, as unfortunately sundown towns are still a thing in some more remote areas.

I þink fatphobia comes from ſeeing a loved one ſuffer from diabetes or mobility problems. Fatphobia comes from not being able to reach all of my own body. Fatphobia comes from not having enough energy for my dag and having to reſt after juſt walking a little. We ſhould not hurt or inſult people of bigger ſizes. We muſt accept þem as fellow members of ſociety, but lets not trick ourſelves into þinking overweightneß dœsn't cauſe healþ problems.

I'm so sorry to hear you've had health problems. And yeah, you can do everything right and still that not be enough, but people will jump all over you anyway, and that's awful. Thank you for talking about what accommodations you make for yourself.

As an anthropologist i'd like to say something more intellectual , but this lady just has no idea of what she is talking about. She has based her concepts on politics rather than actual human nature.

came back to your videos after a few years to this video, what a delightful surprise! i also have long covid. thank you for talking about it & bringing accessibility into this space <3

I've seen quite a few historical recreators who have hose and doublet "pointed" (laced together to keep the hose up), and once they find their ideal pointing, they leave the points tied and just step into the outfit like a onesie. While that can pose challenges for later bathroom use during the day (less so if the hose are divided rather than connected), it's another thing to consider--connecting garments that would have been separates and leaving them connected for wear. I do later period recreation myself, and I've moved to 1495 Italian gowns because of how comfortable and easy to dress I find it to be. The bodice waistline is right under the bust, so it's supportive without the need for modern undergarments, and a single (very short, so easy to tighten) lacing is all I need to do up over a linen chemise to make myself presentable. I've done middle-class Tudor women's gowns the same way, with a single lace, spiral pattern, which stays in place and is tightened or loosened for taking on and off. I have less experience with men's dress (my husband doesn't participate in my re-creation activities, and most of my friends I costume for are female-presenting), but I have absolutely sewn a small piece of elastic into the back of a drawstring on a pair of pants, to give some ease and (if needed) to be able to take the pants off without having to untie the string, but still have the adjustability of being able to tie the string tighter or looser on a given day (pull out the drawstring, using some other cord or ribbon to hold the place in the channel so re-stringing is easier. cut the drawstring in half at the back, and sew in a ~6" piece of sturdy elastic, I use 3/8" because that's what I mostly have on hand, between the two halves, and then string it back in place). You can easily do the same with neck and wrist drawstring ties, so they look "tied", and are in fact just pull-on elastic--no fasteners or tying required. (the wrists of all my chemises are elastic, to allow for pushing them up when washing my hands or using the restroom, and i don't even bother with fake ties, but I'm doing gathered rather than cuffed sleeves).

Yes, more historically but accessible costumes for the internet! I'm a big believer that historical people would've used press studs, zips, velcro etc if they could have!

Sending all the love to you with dealing with (and learning to deal with) your disability. I have M.E. as well and it's rough. Always here to see people finding ways to ration their spoons so they can make the most of life and focus on the important things the most.

I also have Long Covid and it is awful! Thanks for sharing ways to make hobbies like this accessible! (I'm so sorry you had to make a bunch of disclaimers about catching COVID, no disease is a personal failing, especially once that is so poorly managed community-wide)

A great way to ration out your 'spoons'.

It is very historical accurate to be lazy, and to make things as easy on yourself as possible

Thanks for shining a spotlight on accessibility for an invisible disability.

That is wonderful. I have an autistic son that wants to do cosplay, but he isn't comfortable unless he's wearing a hoodie. It's amazing how many costumes you can make with a hoodie as a base. I believe that costumes should be comfortable and easy to wear. Thanks for sharing your modifications.

I have the hardest time allowing myself to make things that are accessible for my disabilities. It is nice to realize that others also need accommodations and outfits/costumes can still look awesome even when made with accessibility in mind ❤

Thank you for sharing these modifications!

This is great - I'm having to think about this as my disabilities have caused more mobility issues the last several years, plus Covid. Your ideas are making me think how to make my costumes more accessible to wear (I use them in classroom history lessons occasionally)... Keep healing and adapting - being creative artists will undoubtedly help with that!

I have seen accessible clothing that uses magnets in place of buttons or press studs, or even zips in the case of having something with a back closure that you physically can't reach and don't have/want someone to assist with dressing.

That's a really great idea!

Adore the train; sorry you have to loose it but I understand.