Unboxing a Victorian Women's Winter Coat || Antique Clothing Haul || Dark Academia Style

[@AbbyCox]

Idk why I did this, but I kept saying overcoat to describe a man's 18th century great coat, so yeah, gonna correct myself here on that one. It's a great coat. Not an overcoat. lol Also! If you want to get a Lenore dress for yourself, Witchy Vintage has the sold out sizes on Pre-Order: witchyvintage.com/collections/originals Here's The American Garment Cutter for Women's Garments that has drafting instructions to make your own Ulster: archive.org/details/americangarmentc00enge/page/136/mode/2up

[@bellasmith8821]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but I looovveee that dress! And I was wondering if they could release a digital pattern? Because I think myself and many others would definitely buy it 😍 especially those that maybe can't afford the dress already made. And those in different countries too 😊

[@haileybradley6416]

I am super torn between pulling a Bernadette Banner and dressing exclusively in Victorian aesthetic clothing like this or living in my couch potato sweat pants forever.

[@AbbyCox]

I feel this deep, deep in my soul. 😂

[@Eloraurora]

This is why I love the Rachel Maksy approach of swooshy long skirts worn over pajama pants.

[@ragnkja]

Lizcapism has a video about historybounding for couch potato comfort.

[@doobat708]

get/make yourself a good long apron - it's functional and needn't cut into comfort when worn around the house. best thing i ever did, make a napron.

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

I feel that so hard... I keep seeing all these lovley Victorian and Edwardian and glorious costume dresses... and I'm like, "So what would a medieval peasant have worn?" The first thing aside from medieval rectangles-and-gores dresses (which I made out of flannel and wear as house dresses) that I saw and had to make was Sewstine's Kefta which I made as a 4 layer winter jacket... this coat might be another :)

[@TheBmweed]

I've never wanted a coat more in my life. Like.... Can they start selling these as normal winter coats? Please?

[@meeseification]

I absolutely would too!

[@UnsortedSeeds]

That would be absolutely lovely if they did. I would save my pennies to get one and wear it every winter

[@lorrainecobaugh3822]

That is everything I have envisioned as a perfect coat. I want to make this so bad! Your dress is so beautiful too!

[@Erin-jm4jm]

Is there a pattern somewhere? I would make myself one, but I’m not confident I could drape it.

[@melanie0971]

Yes please! I so live this coat.

[@TheMetatronGirl]

She’s lovely! It’s so cool to see the little struggles with the buttons, and even the stains on the hem. I completely understand how you feel…it makes the past owners real. That feeling of sharing a connection with that past person is just awesome.

[@nikkia9506]

Meatball? Meatball! That's an old style Christmas pudding. They used to boil them in cloth, so they came out round. Meatball. Tsk 😆 Fantastic coat. The colours in that Tweed are delicious.

[@brendamiller5785]

I was going to make this comment :) Thank you Nikki

[@debbiel7736]

Well you just made me feel ancient. I had a wool coat very close to that in the late 70's, only difference was there wasn't a caplet. We had coats for occasions and dress. As a child I had bonnets, gloves and a spring coat for Easter. I wore gloves in the girl scouts. And there was a time we wore London Fog coats with removable fur like linings when we wore dresses. And lastly girls were not allowed to wear pants to school, no matter the weather or season, I grew up in CT, and walked to school, up hill both ways, LOL. but that's another story.

[@itzel1735]

Yup. Wool, double breasted, similarly tailored maxi coats had their moment in the early 70’s. The coolest were solid colors, or even suede. But very popular.

[@MR2spyder100]

I, too, remember wool dress coats in MI...heavy for winter & lightweight for spring (read: Easter, 'cuz you wouldn't be caught dead in a winter coat then no matter how cold 😄) And remember 100% wool slacks/pants easily available before jeans took over the universe???

[@itzel1735]

@@MR2spyder100 Yup. I was thinking the revival of these coats in the 70’s might have been from the mods in 1960’s London thrifting the original Edwardian coats. There’s a photo of Marianne Faithful in this kind of coat. Hers even had a two tier cape.

[@cindybidwellglaze7698]

We wore wool pants to school, then changed to dresses when we got there. Principal was not pleased, but when dad took off from work to berate him, he understood the problem was not negotiable.

[@paulachristie7807]

@@itzel1735 Are you thinking of pea coats? You can still buy these double breasted navy wool coats for both men and women. They are a classic.

[@kathrynsamuelson1983]

My grandmother was a seamstress in the early 1900s. She told me people would fold strips of cloth in half and sew ?them on to protect the bottoms of dress and coats. They could easily be replaced if necessary.

[@m.maclellan7147]

Bernadette mentioned similar in her Sherlock coat, I believe ?

[@kathrynsamuelson1983]

@@m.maclellan7147 Didn't see that episode.

[@jenninstitches]

I would so wear this coat. It is just the style that I've always wanted in a winter wool coat. Just beautifully flattering. She is a sweet lady.

[@pay1370]

I might be biased because i have a thing for greatcoats, but damn that's a smexy coat! Bet it made everybody turn their heads back in the day 😎

[@AbbyCox]

no bias. just facts.

[@mkaylor121]

Unless its cut that way 🤣🤪🤘

[@angelapalisoc5574]

This is a beautiful coat, I have always loved this style. About 35 year ago my sister bought a men's Victorian great coat with the cape and wore it all the time. It was fantastic. I disagree about coats now. I have a car coat, a pea coat, a calf-lengthed belted coat, a long swing coat, a belted double-breasted coat with faux fur collar, a cape, and of course basic winter jackets, rain coats, etc.. The coats are out there if you are looking for them.

[@anguista]

I am a coat fiend. I LOVE coats.

[@helgacucumber3871]

I love that this coat would be perfectly wearable now in 2022. Maybe a little eccentric, but it doesn't look stuck in the past the way some historic fashion does. I would be so tempted to wear it. Also I'd love to see what that fabric looked like when it was made. Was it more of a dusty pink?

[@JankoWalski-hz3lu]

The inside of the coat looks more blueish, I think that would be closer to the original look.

[@lailinshale]

I love watching you really infodump about why you're interested in historical outerwear and workwear! You get that sparkle of joy that makes it so clear you're thrilled to really get into it. I love watching people pursue their sparkle. ^_^

[@MsKimberkat]

As I was watching I thought how cool would it be for these styles to come back around and then you showed off your dress. Excellent. I would absolutely wear an overcoat with capes today. I'd need a lining in mine, though.

[@lianegordon971]

Yes, I agree, seriously now on the hunt for some type of pattern to try and make that. I have always loved that style. Also in winter, doing kid watching duty on the oval - french kiss (I am a teacher).

[@stoker1931jane]

8:04 😮"meatball" 🤣😅 🇬🇧 Chistmas pudding 👌🏼👍🏻

[@AbbyCox]

I'm like...really smart....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cynthiadugan858]

She’s so lovely ❤️. As a person who easily becomes a popsicle, I’m wishing for the extra bit of protection that 3 layered cape would provide. Hmmm. Maybe I should make one to add to my down parka🤣. Wouldn’t look quite so stylish but I’m really too old to care when it’s cold out!

[@marikotrue3488]

When it comes to fashion, "good bones" make it wearable in multiple centuries. Love this coat! While I would not wear this item (it is ART), but would totally wear it remade in my size.

[@DuarneArt]

I didn't know how much I needed layered capelets in my life. She's gorgeous! 😍 😍

[@lisab6575]

I have two long all-wool herringbone coats from the nineteen-seventies that I've seldom worn and that remind me of this coat. There was an uptick in old-fashioned inspired clothing then... I think I just might wear these again! Thanks for another fun and informative video!

[@maryeckel9682]

Wear them!!!

[@HanabiCraft]

That tweed is so tasty! I love her lines so much! I've been puttering about making gmy own winter coat, and I may have to take a little inspiration from this beauty!

[@crystilmurch5659]

The coat is absolutely gorgeous. The capelets are super neat. I love pieces of history where things don't "quite" work. Makes them so much more real, as you said. Love that this coat might have actually been home made. Wish they would release The Deliniator patters again. Would be AMAZING. Thank you for sharing. Would love to see more on the bra too if you do an undergarments video, maybe?

[@1Bibliotech]

I’m definitely going to seek a similar “Delineator” pattern. LOVE this coat!

[@katherinemorelle7115]

Black Snail has a very similar pattern, you’d just need to lengthen it to whatever your desired length (the pattern stops at about mid thigh to knee).

[@lynnchappell]

OMG! She's beautiful. I love the cut of it and the cape's pretty cool. Also love your hair. It's getting long and I like the curl. Very pretty. 🥰🤗

[@obsidianrosestudio2663]

She is so lovely! I see where the left cape button would have been a struggle. I have had the same struggle in making outerwear. I would, perhaps move the button over to just outside the the front flap and add a hook/eye where original button was. Beautiful lines.

[@kaitlinlewis2450]

Abby she is GORGEOUS! I can't wait to see you remake her and have one of your own just to wear on a daily bases.

[@marthabenner6528]

This is actually almost exactly my current project. Thank you for the close-up... I will be adding in those riding habit bustling buttons™ that hold the skirt up 6" or 8" to keep them out of the mud and snow.

[@lenaeospeixinhos]

Beautiful coat! And extra protection for the shoulders on rainy days: genius.

[@josephines.creatures]

The color of the wool is so pretty!! This would definetly be something I would want to recreate If a) I had the skill set, b) the time, c) the money. Until then I'm going to be wearing my surplus navy coat!

[@rachelchapman6706]

I just made myself a purple wool coat in a very similar cut. So tempted to add a cape now!

[@BeerElf66]

I used to have a "Drizabone" coat (waxed cotton Australian outdoorsy coat) with a capelet on. The company made the coats with the capelet to stop the rain from seeping into the shoulder seams. It completely worked, so go for it!

[@lucie4185]

Do it!!

[@m.maclellan7147]

If you enjoyed making the Cape, you could also make another flashier version, perhaps is a contrasting purple ? Or with embroidery? Sky is the limit !

[@lianegordon971]

Could you advise what pattern you used? Thanks in advance

[@rachelchapman6706]

@@lianegordon971 I made my own pattern losely based in an old coat I already had I'm afraid. Sorry I can't be more help.

[@kjtherrick4031]

You new "old" coat is FABULOUS! Whoever sewed it, did a wonderful job.

[@megancanada8496]

This is essentially the coat I've wanted for about 15 years. I love that style and the detachable capelets! Almost everything about this coat is perfect. I'm a pocket girl myself, so I would need deeper ones. I also happen to be a forgetful girl and my winter gloves live in my coat pockets so I have them.

[@nancywhite2014]

Miss Abby, your enthusiasm is contagious. I love watching you and your reactions when you share on your channel. Thanks sweetie. You originally got me back into hand sewing with your thimble video. 🥰

[@SilverDawnArrow]

I literally just refreshed my homepage wondering when the next Abby video would be out, and here it is!

[@maia_gaia]

She's GORGEOUS! and it being unlined but so beautifully finished is a real treat 😍

[@rachelsnyder1772]

She is beautiful!!! And now I want one!!! I love the capelets and their practicality for snow and rain.

[@meeseification]

I would wear this coat NOW! It is all kinds of classic, stylish awesomeness! Thanks for the great content!

[@elidaasland5253]

Love the coat. Could totally have something like that in my closet. The cut on the waste and back is beautiful. And yes, that dress you are wearing, love it!

[@dariaorme1282]

I loved what you said about it feels like the people from the past are in the room with you. Clothing is one way I can connect with my ancestors. Wearing something that I know someone may have worn 150 years ago makes me really understand the "walk a mile and someone else's shoes" phrase.

[@ellenrittgers990]

Omigosh, I’m gonna want this coat ( a pattern, actually ) for the rest of my life!!

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

Oh my that’s so close to my dream coat!!! Wow that’s stunning!! Such a lovely find. If you ever decide to start making and selling patterns this one should definitely be on your list. Though your entire collection is fabulous so any of them would mean excitement in this community!!!!

[@samanthaoddsweb]

OOH that coat, I really wish they would make them like that now.. Stylish and functional!

[@gayanderson2242]

These historic garments are a form of time travel to me. I loved Abby’s intro about being able to learn about the wearer by examining the coat.

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

What an absolutely wonderful find! Congratulations. I made myself some hooded capes to wear in chilly weather. Our climate is so mild that they're mostly cotton flannel, with no great coat underneath them. I love them. Highly recommend

[@shawnsisler3743]

The pattern for this coat needs to be made available to the masses.

[@harpsichordgal]

The entire look that COAT presents is TOTALLY drool worthy. When you presented I, I could see a coat I bought from Biba in London, around 1968-69. So wonderful. The original blows my ancient mind!

[@kotadawndragon]

That coat is gorgeous! I would love to have one in my size. That style of long coat is something I have always wanted.

[@lilayogaom]

I love the capes! They look so good and are so functional. Let’s bring them back! 😁❤️ great video as always Abby!

[@TheCraftDragon]

I love seeing the details in vintage clothes! That coat was gorgeous!

[@farangarris2598]

Most beautiful and just so sweet! Thank you for you being just your creative self. Have fun this year. You have given me more courage to create my favorite era, from under things,to outer wear. 1900 to1919.

[@Hrafnasil]

I've been waiting for this ever since it was a flaunted backdrop in your previous window. She's so pretty! I died when you showed the bias taping on the edges. And the tweed must have been such a gorgeous blue with shots of red and pink *swoon* Someone loved and cared for this coat so much.

[@brenna659]

I was WONDERING who snagged this beauty!!! Paula always has just the BEST stuff

[@angelwhispers2060]

I knew this existed!!!! I was having a migraine trying to find a pattern for this cape styal coat! Now I need to make the money to get on your patreon for the construction notes >.

[@Pink_Aqua]

Totally off topic, but I'm LOVING your curly hair in this video! I love learning about the sewing techniques! It's fascinating

[@beejls]

Happy New Year, Abby!. Yeah, unboxing! I love a good tweed. Wondering why it’s unlined. Love how the maker took care to bind all the loose edges.

[@tbagsmorgs]

Stunning! I want one so badly now - what a great design. I loooovvve the seam finishes actually. Just delightful!!

[@margaretschaufele6502]

Oh god she's beautiful! And your explanation shows they were smarter about their clothes back then than we are now. They layered with clothing that kept you warm, so you didn't have to go overly bulky in coats and could have full range of movement. I hate driving in my modern winter coat.

[@kathleenlizarraga3647]

I love how multifunctional that coat is, if you can call it that! And it's so dang classy! I'm going to have to make something like that with various weather in mind

[@jennybolt445]

And I so understand why you collect clothes because I collect quilts and make them and I have Afghans and I crochet so when I see something I have to rescue it. And there's something about Fabric and yarn and fiber that just excites me

[@killamoosdraree730]

Gorgeous coat. I would definitely love to wear a coat like that as a go-to everyday winter outdoor wear. It really would keep you much warmer than anything you can find today and would look great over whatever modern clothing you want to wear underneath. I could totally see it looking just as good over jeans and a sweater as it would look over a dress or a skirt and blouse. It's so timeless, I think it would look stunning no matter what era it was worn in. That tweed is stunning as well, though I think you could pull off this pattern in a remake using any similar weight wool (I'm thinking boucle personally). Thanks for sharing this beauty with us!

[@CanadianTimeLord]

I used to do living history reenactments as a Napoleonic era British soldier. My greatcoat from that is similar to this one and I still wear mine quite often. It's one of the warmest coats I've ever owned. It weighs a TON but keeps me toasty even in the coldest Canadian winters.

[@kinahmi3902]

I have a coat similar to her shape (made in the 1970's I think) and now I'm tempted to make her a cape for rougher days!

[@PiepMiau04]

I bought a knitted cape with buttons on etsy and I looove it. Adds extra warmth and cozyness to every coat.

[@CrowingHen]

Beautiful! That would be a lot of fun to hand-weave that fabric for a reproduction. Love how it's put together. Got some ideas...Would love to see the fabric up close with a ruler for scale.

[@jenniferknowles2023]

Love the tweed with the red flecks and just the overall shape is beautiful! I would wear this coat, but without the cape.

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

Yep, I haven't made a coat before, but a repoduction of this or something similar is going on my to sew list! Thank you for sharing!

[@minecraftingmum5574]

This. This is what I want. A good coat for winter that could also be for spring and autumn, just by taking off the capes.

[@sandrasaunders8777]

I'm a coat fanatic and I am so drooling over that coat. Beautiful piece. Let's bring back capes for coats.

[@cincocats320]

Yay... I've missed your unboxing videos. She's a gorgeous coat, glad you were able to share her with us.

[@claire2088]

this coat is absolutely gorgeous, I really reallly reallllllly want one now

[@archionblu]

Your passion and love for dress history in the intro really got me in the feels today. Also, I LOVE the little detail about the button! Also also, this is the first time I think I've seen the capelets thing /explained/, that makes so much sense. I was always like 'that's cute but it's kind of a daft little accessory, innit?' xD

[@AbbyCox]

❤❤❤ (when the capes fly up they also kinda make you look like that one dinosaur that killed Newman in Jurassic Park, so it's also an extra bonus reason why they're awesome...) 🤣

[@m.maclellan7147]

@@AbbyCox we need a video reenactment of this, lol ! 😆

[@pwhite2579]

@@AbbyCox frilled lizard, also!

[@neenmach]

Lovely coat. Wish we still wore things like that today.

[@KenZchameleon]

So pretty! And elegant. I've always seen great coats as bulky shapeless things, but this is just beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@rburns8083]

I love the vicarious shopping experience is an unboxing video!

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

Such a beautiful Victorian coat. You are so lucky! Thanks for posting!

[@annacatherinesendgikoski1965]

I love your screen name. I live in Morescrap Abbey!

[@lenabreijer1311]

Those caplets are so practical. I made an Australian drover coat that had one and it was the best thing ever. Those capelets keep the rain from soaking through you shoulder seams. It is always you neck and shoulders that get soaked otherwise. The multiple ones will keep the heat in better too.

[@debunkdagain]

So pretty!! If you felt like a challenge, I'd love to see a color corrected image of the garment!! Sometimes these are hard to imagine in their original form and when you said pink and blue with hints of red, I really wished to see it!

[@marynimocks6791]

AMAZING longevity on that garment.😲 Super style. Thanks!

[@FlybyStardancer]

That is a gorgeous coat and I want one!

[@FromtheMPR]

She is a beauty! We need more clothes like that today. How fab.

[@1renegadegeek]

I love this coat and would absolutely wear something like it today. I love your "unboxing" videos. You're love for fashion and incredible knowledge brighten my day. Also, I need that dress. Time to start saving up!

[@christinareynolds8179]

Seeing the inside of a garment is so interesting. I have a few antique pieces and they are so informative for my historical sewing.

[@sarahferguson0]

Oh my goodness what a beautiful coat. I love the little cape.

[@Becky_Theroux_Gockel]

I so look forward to Sundays to see what you have posted. That was a beautiful coat!!

[@gwenbeauvais7973]

I would love to own a recreation of the coat to wear!! Canadian winter's are really cold!! :D

[@elalogar7340]

Lovely find. I really like the silhouette of it. The half hidden button for attaching the cape tells that the owner of the cape, no matter if the coat was home-made or not, hadn’t had a clue about sewing, not even how to sew a button, or had help who could do it, because if she did, she would have moved the button slightly up and she didn’t. That or she just didn’t want to bother.

[@gamyhernandez2319]

I love her and I need her, especially since I'm 5'4", I need it.

[@MsSavvy9]

So pretty! I love the silhouette without the cape.

[@littlemissmel88]

She is gorgeous! I want one so bad! I've always loved a good cape, now I must have one on my coat too!

[@carolynpeacock2899]

Seeing all the bias-bound seams on the inside of this coat reminded me of my Mom talking about her grandmother binding all the seams in every garment she purchased in order to help it last longer. My great-grandmother came to Canada in 1914, which means this was something that people in the era that this coat is from would totally have made additions to their purchased garments in order to make them last, particularly those who were working class (as my great-grandmother was.)

[@terrichicosky3166]

Around 16:45 you can see the original colors. Lovely oat

[@TealCheetah]

I LOVE IT! Also, your "rant" in the first five minutes, yesssss

[@charlottebrace2174]

Christmas pudding has already been said, but I am in love with that wool!! The cut is beautiful, also love the dress! Looks comfy and gothy 🥰👍🏻

[@elisabethnoorduin8943]

This was so insightful! I've been wanting to make a coat kinda like this, but was worried about padstitching and inside layers and all that. This showed me that a. coats don't have to be lined, and b. they also don't have to be stiffened or padded or whatever!

[@leisongivangomo5656]

Gorgeous dress! 😍 Thank You for sharing!

[@lisagilmer6632]

I think it's incredibly lovely on the outside and in. Great score.

[@autumn7143]

She’s very pretty!!! I’m excited seeing her!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@mienafriggstad3360]

BEAUTIFUL! I had a similar coat but with shoulder pads and pleather on the shoulders; as a teen in the late 80s; for wearing over my school uniform; on cold Saskatchewan winter days.

[@LycIrisAurora]

GORGEOUS!! Man i love a nice coat w capelet. Lovely silhouette! Also a belated congratulations on moving back east! Believe I know the feelings. When we moved to southern cali desert the first time I visited a friend back east I literally hugged a tree. Also I feel the creative stiflement I dont think I've drawn anything in like 2 years. I'm just so tired all the time and my free time goes to some more immediate gratification entertainment or spending what little time I can w my fiance since I work 3rd shift. All the best wishes for you and yours in 2022!

[@nikiclem4422]

This was truly a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing her with us! I would love to see you reconstruct one for your collection! Hey Gryf! So cute lil boy.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The coat is very pretty! I’ve seen it in previous and I was waiting for this! 👏🏽

[@trojanette8345]

One nickname that I think I once heard from my elders was, 'The Lady Sherlock Cape'. It's a very classy elegant cape. Whomever, had her took, good care of her.