The lady who sewed the dress: No one's gonna see this, it's fine Bernadette: *films and posts it to the internet* 74k+ people: 👁️👄👁️ The lady: 😢
@bernadettebanner3 жыл бұрын
She's making us all feel better about our own non-Bertha-Banner-approved stitching. 😅
@EH238313 жыл бұрын
I reckon she wouldn’t care... she’s a confident woman who doesn’t need to be perfect! 😁
@jepleure3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to think that mostly she's happy that her dress has survived all these years and being admired by so many people
@mandilyncartwright56973 жыл бұрын
At least the 2k in the world who still wear petticoats
@KrissyMeow3 жыл бұрын
@@jepleure This. I don't think some realize how amazing it is that this dress is still here and could easily (albeit carefully) be worn. Kudos to the whoever did it.
@roxiepoe95863 жыл бұрын
Because Mary Poppins is actually an immortal, she has probably had that dress for awhile. She got that waist piece when it was a new fashion and just loves it. Therefore, she is going to wear it! She is Mary Poppins. She does as she will. :)
@IJustWantToUseMyName3 жыл бұрын
Well, she is Practically Perfect in Every Way, so she might as well do as she wills.
@loreaimee3 жыл бұрын
There is a head cannon that Mary Poppins is a XIX-century Hogwarts graduate which is also Practically Perfect in Every Way :D
@onemercilessming13423 жыл бұрын
Practically perfect in every way.
@s.colins20503 жыл бұрын
@@loreaimee I've also seen people put her in Time Lord territory, along with Miss Frizzle from the Magic School bus. Both make sense to me, just two ladies with a particular fondness for children experiencing what the universe has to offer with a very odd handbag/umbrella or lizard/school bus at their sides.
@melodyfussell8293 жыл бұрын
@@s.colins2050 I mean, that school bus definitely has a chameleon circuit.
@kiara84893 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that you have black people in your period references. Its hard to see black people in history without seeing carnage, that moments like seeing them in history enjoying themselves and being part of society is the best we can do for inclusivity. Love your channel girl.
@AnnaBell0333 жыл бұрын
Same
@crkinjiraretaai3 жыл бұрын
I think it's important to remember the awful things that have happened in order to be better people and keep from repeating those things. That said,, people of color are most definitely not just "victims" they are people, glorious whole people who have given so much in the world that is often erased. The sheer influence they have had on society is so vastly underappreciated. I love Bernadette for including ALL of them, as people, as culture, as history. That is the respect I love to see in the world.
@KrissyMeow3 жыл бұрын
@4Freedom4All I don't have anything to add but just appreciate this comment.
@gemmamoon59983 жыл бұрын
@4Freedom4All I will say that I agree that films that are meant to truly represent historical fact should be accurate to the racial makeup of the era and location, but movies and shows that are more whimsical, such as Bridgerton (which presents itself as alternate history) or Enola Holmes (completely fictional characters so why not) shouldn’t be too scrutinized for casting POC in roles that would be abnormal from the time period. I think as long as we recognize that Black people were not treated well in, say, regency England, we might as well have fun with it now. Though I would love to see more POC-centered historical media that portrays their lives as they truly were, for better and worse. Example: Hamilton using hip hop and POC actors to portray and cleanse the images of white, slave-owning colonizers is a lot more Problematic than, say, The Great, a historically inaccurate comedy being race-blind (especially given that there were hardly any Black Russians until quite recently), if that makes sense?
@e.k.77143 жыл бұрын
@4Freedom4All I understand what you are saying, but "The Great" was very much meant to not match history. As Gemma Moon said, I think it's alright to cast POC in historical films that are alternate history, very much fictional, etc. Films that adress the horrible treatment of POC in the past are also important as well and it's just a good idea to have both. Bridgerton may not have done the best job potraying itself as alternate history, it is not intended to be viewed as historically accurate and I don't think anyone thinks that it is. Erasing the struggles of POC in the past and trying to paint over history is awful, but Bridgerton, Enola Holmes, the Great, and etc. are not meant to be educational about history.
@Sarcasmhime3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the pro of original designs: you can make whatever you want. The con: deciding what you want 😅
@ADKEMT3 жыл бұрын
This comment hits home in mammoth proportions. I just bought my first home. You mean I can paint the walls, change the light fixtures, remodeled the deteriorating kitchen, and buy furniture unencumbered by the whim of others? Oh dear god, what do I do?
@cecedubois51473 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy watching you designs come to life in you beautiful illustrations. Lovely! 💞
@MattPhonee3 жыл бұрын
This literally happens EVERY TIME I want to sew something...🤔😠
@starofgalaxies3 жыл бұрын
When I am stick in those situations I quote Micarah Tewers: 'I don't know what to do, I don't have instructions, I am supposed to be the instructions but I don't know what to do!'
@dhritibrahma96083 жыл бұрын
@@cecedubois5147 PQ1
@TheAgeofFabulous3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone else look at these extant garments and wonder what their stories are? Or make up grand stories about the dresses and what they've been through? "This dress was worn at a high tea and then there was a total Real Housewives of the Edwardian Era moment and that's how this stain occurred because Mary threw tea at Abigail (the dress wearer). Then Mary grabbed Abigail's lace, a fight ensued and that tore the insertion lace...Andy Cohen will tell us more at the reunion show!"
@carleegg55063 жыл бұрын
I'm also always curious about the stories behind the things, and the stories of the people. :)
@accidentalaerialist3713 жыл бұрын
my FAVORITE part about extant garments - they are time travelers visiting to tell a story about the before-times!
@sage98363 жыл бұрын
How fun! I didnt realize until readin this that i make up stories about quilts and doilies at antique shops.
@brendaryan3063 жыл бұрын
I like to think things were more refined in person and socially underhanded. More like the Dowager Countess Violet
@Irishsong223 жыл бұрын
I do that to trains. Like, old passenger trains.
@hs46193 жыл бұрын
is it just me or is Bernadette's excitement for these projects just the most wholesome.
@Dragoon-zm6fc3 жыл бұрын
Yessss it’s adorable
@kattailsbackwardssoaieg93043 жыл бұрын
It’s lovely, and it makes her energy for the projects so contagious
@pavelow2353 жыл бұрын
yes, she has a large following
@elliefoust3 жыл бұрын
Same!
@squidnunc3 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely not just you ☺️
@agathagasperoni6393 жыл бұрын
Her friends: "Nobody's gonna know." Lady sewing the hems on the dress: "They're gonna know." Her friends: "How would they know? ... How would they know?" Bernadette, 100 years later, looks at these seams that weren't meant to be seen and shows them to her KZbin channel.
@j_fenrir3 жыл бұрын
THEY KNOW!!!!
@skeleletonboi45332 жыл бұрын
now nearly 600,000 people know
@ussinussinongawd5162 жыл бұрын
She's dead she's happy
@lindala26022 жыл бұрын
My great grandmother when teaching her daughter and granddaughter to embroider would always start turning their work over to look if it was as neetly done on the back as on the front
@darkstar28742 жыл бұрын
I love little things like that, with what gets lost to history these little things that survive and humanise the people of the time 😘👌 I love it! It can be easy to see people from the past as profoundly different to us, but I can absolutely relate to cutting little corners that “nobody will notice” around 100 years later.
@clover28helen3 жыл бұрын
I got so nervous when she said "one day project" not realizing she was implying "someday" not trying to complete it in 24 hours. Like what? How??
@sweetsandcharades83833 жыл бұрын
I was impressed she was gonna imitate Karolina Zebrowska’s chaotic one-day-dresses! But this makes so much more sense. I could breathe a little easier for her.
@AppliedGlamour3 жыл бұрын
I can't be the only person absolutely RELIEVED to learn that real people did not actually even try to follow Ms. Bertha Banner to the letter!! I guess the modern equivalent would be keeping your house as pristine as Martha Stewart. As someone who has perfectionist tendencies, I've had to learn not to let perfect get in the way of good enough, and I'm glad historical ladies didn't either. Also super interesting to see white floofy summer dresses in yet another configuration! I'd love a series on light summer dress trends through the centuries. Never would have thought to compare this with a chemise a la Reine but the similarities are striking! What other floaty summer dress trends have existed?!
@HomeWithMyBookshelf3 жыл бұрын
Omg I would watch the hell out of a "floofy summer dresses through the ages" video!
@accidentalaerialist3713 жыл бұрын
Bernadette - Any relation?
@pneumarian3 жыл бұрын
@@accidentalaerialist371 last time she answered that question it was None Known. Unless I miss-recall.
@raeward80923 жыл бұрын
@@pneumarian I think you recall correctly, she doesn’t know of a link
@eileenlu41083 жыл бұрын
@@accidentalaerialist371 reincarnation, clearly.
@k06kw023 жыл бұрын
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but those thread-wrapped buttons are called Dorset buttons. They were a cottage industry in Dorset starting in the 17th century, which faded out in the 20th. They are surprisingly simple to make, and you can use colour thread.
@GreenhornBonsai3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I may try to make some!
@lmboh85853 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I knew I knew the name of those button types, but the name was escaping my old brain.
@comptonfamilythe21853 жыл бұрын
I love lingerie dresses and often use lace on my every day dresses as a way to pay tribute to my great grandmother who made these dresses and many other designs for her clients using amazing fabrics. I'm excited to see the next episode 😁 Dorset buttons were something I enjoyed learning when I did my certificate of fine embroidery. I make them a lot for linen and cotton garments for my daughter and I as a change from mother of pearl (shell). You can use colour and different sized threads and rings for more delicate or chunkier buttons. Hubby tells me I should sell them to order. Thoughts anyone??? 😀 It would be a fun way to bring back something from the past and highlight the joy of slow stitching
@elainelawrence45223 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@erinjackson62433 жыл бұрын
And here I go down another google rabbit hole for a few hours...
@sonjatompkins3 жыл бұрын
I’m watching this video and crying. I realized my high school graduation dress (1983) made by my mother is a lingerie dress. People are amazed when I show them the dress and have to say, she made all those pin tucks....she inserted all that lace. This makes me want to put the dress on display. My mother passed almost 6 years ago. The wonderful memories are flooding my eyes and running down my cheeks. It’s a good thing and I thank you!
@annehemmer5153 Жыл бұрын
My mom made sewing beautiful. Born in 1922. Her hand stitches were works of art, so beautiful. Amazed me.
@erikagholston6610 Жыл бұрын
Now that I think about it my 8th grade graduation dress in 1981 was also a lingerie dress. I had no idea.
@ryanvadis3 жыл бұрын
"They won't see this hem anyway." "I somehow miscalculated how much fabric i need for this dress. Oh look, this scrap piece has the right size! Good enough, i guess." "I have literally three days to finish this dress, or i will have to go in just my undergarments. No way i am going to handsew this! Lets get some work done." "Taking out the gathering stitches? Finishing the edges? Who has time for this? I'll do that later.. Maybe." The people back than really were just that. People. They had the same struggles that we have today. The same lack of motivation to put in more effort than absolutely necessary. Lack of materials, money (Just use whatever you have left!) and probably lack of time too. It makes me appreciate all of their work even more and also helps me to accept my own 'mistakes' and imperfections. It might not be perfect, but we are all doing our best with what we have. And thats awesome!
@Awulle3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget we also get to see a lot of clothes that were quickly rehemmed and otherwise altered to fit people other than the ones they were first made for. Because, like Bernadette mentioned, clothes were expensive. I wonder how many of the weird things we see were alterations done later with people doing the best they could to make something fit and look okay.
@ryanvadis3 жыл бұрын
@@Awulle good point! I also believe these clothes were altered at home, and not by professionals. So they really just tried to make it work to the best of their abilities.
@sassifrasss3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh! It’s so nice to see Black women in your reference images! It’s so rare to see women who look like me in the historical fashion corner of KZbin which can be disheartening , so thank you
@rdb49963 жыл бұрын
As a non-black person I agree, it was lovely to see! Often you only see images of white people, severely skewing our idea of history.
@maryelizabethord79153 жыл бұрын
If you have any period or vintage photos, upload them onto PInterest, Insta, etc. Sometimes the lack of illustrative or representative images is due to a lack of resources, not a lack of intention. Full marks to Bernadette.
@chereidofficial3 жыл бұрын
I was also touched by this
@artistvsworld419 Жыл бұрын
Women of color in historical clothing is so lovely. I’m Native, and I love seeing native ladies and girls in all sorts of clothing and not just stereotypical “clothing”. It’s nice to see white people werent the only ones enjoying stylish clothing from other places.
@galatea54553 жыл бұрын
Bernadette, I'm so happy that you included photos of women of color during this period. It's so nice to see representation in other countries and outside of just "being slaves". Slavery was/is a huge deal, but it's great to see that there were black women that were living better lives and were successful in a way that is not often shown!
@melanieg.90923 жыл бұрын
it was so refreshing to see!
@stargirl76463 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too! Was lovely to see (and wow, the STYLE they had!)
@dogsforever57073 жыл бұрын
I was just about to say that and you said it more eloquently than I probably was going to attempt to. So thank you!!!
@abrightcrispyapple21053 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that was a pause and admire moment for me.
@gotrojans043 жыл бұрын
I was going to say the same. I couldn’t believe it, but I was so happy to see it.
@blazertundra3 жыл бұрын
As a working woman who "aint got no time for that", those running stitches really make me and my "but it's still good enough" running stitches feel validated.
@tonygroves55263 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite quotes, from the author Stephanie Pearl-McFee, is "it's okay if a human activity looks like a human did it." (or something to that effect)
@fussyrenovator75513 жыл бұрын
I love that.
@Eloraurora3 жыл бұрын
A Yarn Harlot reference! Yay!
@Tigrez13103 жыл бұрын
This is just a comment to show appreciation for also including non-white people as historical reference and for how you cite the sources. Thank you so much!!
@AppliedGlamour3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too! Loved it
@charlesmaddison2123 жыл бұрын
It's pretty crazy that this isn't that common
@erinmcgrathejm49853 жыл бұрын
Noted and appreciated! ❤️
@laurabloom87453 жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes!!!!
@phixter3 жыл бұрын
How about we stop obsessing about race? And maybe just judge people based on character?
@sarasewsstuff3 жыл бұрын
The belly pooch is also great for disguising a larger belly, for anyone trying to keep a pregnancy quiet or dealing with PCOS/endo bloat. People assume it's just fabric!
@beseggg3 жыл бұрын
i disagree, belly pooches hang much lower than the pooches shown here, between the natural waist and the hip line. the pigeon breasted look shown here go down from the bust to a very tucked in waist, and the pooch overhang only comes down to a few cms below the natural waistline. ive been designing my own edwardian lingerie dress inspired thing and decided to keep the tucked in waist section between the underbust and the natural waist line sort of like a regency silhouette because for people who have large bellies with overhang the only place you can create a nipped in area is the underbust.
@es46663 жыл бұрын
They would’ve been wearing a corset anyway no?
@lizlawley66803 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's a British thing, but a pooch was always a DOG... seeing these comments gives me pictures of ladies sauntering along with dogs fastened on their stomachs. Not practical, not comfortable, for dog or owner. Yikes! Is it a result of the earlier French influence in the States? Similar to the pronunciation of Erbs, those aromatic green cooking ingredients? (Hhherbs over here, unless you're a cockney) La pouche, non? Or poach, in Canadian. I am also now picturing a t-shirt with a dog breaking out of the fabric just at belly level, like those very lifelike cat designs being advertised all over the Internet at the mo. HEEEEELP!!
@hawkeyepierce13773 жыл бұрын
Me as an Edwardian: Shoves fabric aggressively under machine, "Ain't no one got time for this sh*t". Also me: Spends way too much time blankly staring at the ceiling wondering if crickets jump competitively.
@rubygonzalez67453 жыл бұрын
I can't stop thinking about this comment
@hawkeyepierce13773 жыл бұрын
@@rubygonzalez6745 Thanks
@j_fenrir3 жыл бұрын
@@hawkeyepierce1377 oh shit THE FAIRIES-
@williamsstephens3 жыл бұрын
The fae are fine. They are able to social distance in three dimensions, and they have had *lots* of fun with masking.
@williamsstephens3 жыл бұрын
There are no documented cases of the 'rona amongst any of the Folk. Apparently their adherence to the CDC standards are a kind gesture of solidarity with us Big 'Uns.
@werelemur11383 жыл бұрын
Previously, when I'd heard the word "lingerie," would not have thought of appropriate garden=party attire.
@melodyfussell8293 жыл бұрын
same XD
@ryleighlagoe83562 жыл бұрын
THIS!! BECAUSE I WAS SO CONFUSED, I THOUGHT THAT THIS MEANT THESE WERE DRESSES ONLY MADE TO WEAR AROUND YOUR LOVER OR SOMETHING BACK THEN.
@LaviniaDeMortalium3 жыл бұрын
*Dress must-haves for the modern person* Gloriously puffy sleeves Pockets (giant pockets specifically which will easily accommodate fabric sheers or sum such useful tools) Lace. lace lace lace. Tiny buttons. maybe a treat pocket for your furry companion.
@rulersaury3 жыл бұрын
Or the treat pocket used for yourself
@HeraldHealer3 жыл бұрын
Pockets!
@auracossio59393 жыл бұрын
@@rulersaury even better, TWO treat pockets! One for you and one for your furry companion
@rulersaury3 жыл бұрын
@@auracossio5939 heck you aight
@11thShadowDragon3 жыл бұрын
This is a solid list and dress manufacturers everywhere should be taking notes.
@elleclegg28863 жыл бұрын
I got really excited about the hand made buttons on one of the extant dresses. Those are Dorset buttons! They were hand manufactured in my home county of Dorset, but sadly started to die out after 1850 as machine made buttons got cheaper. I have never seen them on an actual garment!
@lowercase_ash3 жыл бұрын
Woooooaaaaahhh so cool!
@fussyrenovator75513 жыл бұрын
Look up antique smocks. I have a Pinterest page of them and am just about to start making my first. Nervous to cut into the fabric though and still collecting the embroidery thread at great postal expense because of a shortage due to Covid.
@fussyrenovator75513 жыл бұрын
It will have Dorset buttons. I’m making a round smock.
@thegracklepeck3 жыл бұрын
That's so neat!
@Pour_La_Victoire3 жыл бұрын
I have an antique Edwardian shirtwaist with the tiniest Dorset buttons down the back! I wonder if they were difficult to maneuver through the buttonholes. I daren't try it myself because the fabric and buttons seem so fragile!
@AmythefirstA3 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the imperfect sewing on the antique dresses. It makes me realize that my frequent, "Eh, good enough," attitude is shared by many of my sewing sisters throughout history. :)
@starkwinter94763 жыл бұрын
So I’m a theatrical design student and it makes me so happy to see that you sketch using a mechanical pencil. I’ve always had to stretch my budget to get the nice supplies and never felt like they were worth it. It’s really nice to see an artist I respect using materials I feel like I could afford.
@bernadettebanner3 жыл бұрын
Mechanical pencils always stay sharp! 😎
@MuseAndDionysus3 жыл бұрын
"Supremely extra" is the only way to create. If you're not being AS EXTRA as possible, I'm not positive you're doing it right.
@trinityjohnsonmendoza65593 жыл бұрын
Tis why I made a three layer velvet cloak
@TravellerMel3 жыл бұрын
100%
@E_FoxSnowspirit3 жыл бұрын
I could comment on how much this channel has gotten me interested in historical fashion or I comment on the grape earrings
@juliaardions28843 жыл бұрын
Me too! Bernadette was my first contact with this world and got me back at sewing! (Hand sewing that is because I’m still trying to understand machines Kk) Working my way trough my first biggish project, a regency ensemble ☺️
@lordvoldemort55863 жыл бұрын
@@juliaardions2884 same, actually surprisingly the same. Seriously how do those machines work?
@juliaardions28843 жыл бұрын
@@lordvoldemort5586 Right?? They are moody beasts that I have yet to understand
@maryblaylock65453 жыл бұрын
@@juliaardions2884 You need a whip and a small chair. That is the aggressive approach. The other is to make a quilted cover for it, wave a bottle of sewing machine oil over it while chanting. Burning incense is optional! And as a last resort you can read the manual and practice on muslin or a sheet!
@juliaardions28843 жыл бұрын
@@maryblaylock6545 Thank you so much! I will definitely try them! I think the second option will work perfectly in my case, but i promise to let you know which one worked best!
@Mojo_3.143 жыл бұрын
Is it weird that rather than spend a tons of money on a wedding dress I only ever wear once I want to commission an Edwarian lingerie gown made for a summer wedding? This way I could wear it tons of times and I'd get a floofy white dress on my wedding day that's not formal, I hate dresses you can not LIVE in.
@mandi963 жыл бұрын
I love that idea!
@thegracklepeck3 жыл бұрын
I'm all about dresses that you can live in! That's what makes me sad about my own wedding dress. When would I ever wear it again?? It's too formal and there really isn't another good time to wear it but the one day.
@JamesLacroixx3 жыл бұрын
@@thegracklepeck Just wear it around the house. No one can stop you.
@somebodyelse1383 жыл бұрын
Originally, women (and men) got married in their 'Sunday Best' - there was none of this buying a white dress at great expense that was only ever going to be worn once (or at most, half a dozen times if it actually fit subsequent generations). So, if you want to commission a dress that you can wear for your wedding and at other occasions throughout the year - then you're the one who's doing what's 'traditional'. Go for it.
@cheekyb713 жыл бұрын
That is the BEST idea! Sign me up
@KrissyMeow3 жыл бұрын
Just want to say that Bernadette's community is a wealth of knowledge and the comment sections are always a pleasure to read. So many of you know so much about history and I've sat here for a good almost hour just reading and learning. Thank you!
@its_me_jen_jen92042 жыл бұрын
Right? People like to think that it just happens magically, but the truth is Bernadette created this space and cultivated this beautiful community and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have found it.🤍
@rebeccaa35413 жыл бұрын
Just to let you know, there is an etsy seller that sells parrot umbrella handles
@bernadettebanner3 жыл бұрын
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
@claremiller99793 жыл бұрын
But can you find a carpet bag that will fit a hat rack? 🤔
@psalm91rdwlkfpgrl3 жыл бұрын
@@LaundryFaerie oh, i thought it was called a bag of holding
@aquaaurora27473 жыл бұрын
Seller suddenly wonders why they have 5000+ parrot head orders.
@foamer4433 жыл бұрын
@@claremiller9979 Tardis
@WhatMadnessIsThis3 жыл бұрын
Bernadette: “Gloriously poufy sleeves” Me “Ok, Anne Shirley” Also me: ‘realizes how much I actually do love poufy sleeves myself’
@fairelvenlady3 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't?
@Mae-ek9uo3 жыл бұрын
Glad I wasn't the only one thinking of Anne Shirley!
@kaity27753 жыл бұрын
I had the same thought!
@shellz943 жыл бұрын
Yes as soon as she thought it started talking about the wide sleeve I was like Yes Anne! you can have puffed sleeves
@SM-qv2om3 жыл бұрын
I wanted to be friends with Anne Shirley when I was a kid
@danielasarmiento303 жыл бұрын
Bernadette: wants pouffy sleeves Anne Shirley of Green gables: approves
@pinkajou6563 жыл бұрын
XD YESSS!!!! Poooooffffyyyyy
@claudiamastroianni43002 жыл бұрын
“The poufiest!”
@SuperPooped3 жыл бұрын
Are the bows thingies definitely going to be orange? Because... and hear me out here... dark red.
@hannahcollins18163 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I always thought the details on that Mary Poppins dress *were* red 😬 learn something new every day!
@SuperPooped3 жыл бұрын
@@hannahcollins1816 honestly, same
@heatherwaddell75493 жыл бұрын
@@hannahcollins1816 I'm so glad I'm not the only one! In order to not contradict our beloved Bernadette I have decided that in my mind they're scarlet, so a red that veers toward orange and is therefore...both?
@cynoglav96653 жыл бұрын
DARK RED!
@molly-zx9cr3 жыл бұрын
But....scarlet?
@KristineVike3 жыл бұрын
Those double-edged/ruffled sleeves are really cute! Might have to incorporate that in a future project... Those two rows of hooks and eyes though. That seems a recipe for... shall we say frustration. Both in attaching and every time you wish to put said dress on. I have to say, it feels so long since we got to see your watercolor work, and that was an absolute treat.
@bernadettebanner3 жыл бұрын
Me and my hatred for closures are *not* looking forward to that bit. 😆
@somebodyelse1383 жыл бұрын
@@bernadettebanner But did you notice the sewing on of same were not perfect? Not that I'm denigrating all the work that went into the dress, but it does give you permission to be slightly less than perfect when you sew yours on.
@JodiesSideEye3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for including photos of POC. I can't tell you how much it means to see. I got choked up, so thank you Bernadette for being aware of this and proving that POC did infact exist in fashionable trends.
@abbigailhanson48683 жыл бұрын
The subtitle for her music said "Art witchcraft eldrich music" and I choose to believe she wrote that personally
@melodyfussell8293 жыл бұрын
well of course she did :D
@LillyMarchant3 жыл бұрын
I love her captions! She puts a lot of effort and humor into them.
@MoinYamina3 жыл бұрын
Such a brillant project! I’ve been obsessed with lingerie dresses for a while now and enjoyed the close ups immensely, thank you :) Can’t wait to see your dress coming into existence, the design looks gorgeous!
@verlegenemandarine3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, she puts soo much effort into her videos, it's amazing :3
@11thShadowDragon3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, Her enthusiasm has bled into me and I want one of these dresses too now in spite of having a more 1850's-60's lean xD
@kirstenpaff89463 жыл бұрын
Bernadette: I found evidence of scalloped insertion lace along the hem. Me (having flashbacks of Bernadette's combinations): This seems like a recipe for suffering.
@bernadettebanner3 жыл бұрын
😅😅😅💀
@kirstenpaff89463 жыл бұрын
@@bernadettebanner Good luck! I shall make a sacrifice to the sewing gods so that they may preserve your sanity.
@jessicanielsen78313 жыл бұрын
How fantastic to think about a lady, quietly, studiously and finely making this at home and now it is being studied, discussed and seen as inspiration.
@kaytiej83113 жыл бұрын
"I've done a thing...I was on Etsy at 11 o'clock at night..." Yeah, we've all been there. But it's a place made for fantasy!
@melodyfussell8293 жыл бұрын
I was on Etsy at 11pm two days ago and bought a whole pirate costume, piece by piece. Fantasy indeed.
@noblemily3 жыл бұрын
Me: still making my winter coat Bernadette: making extremely beautiful summer dress
@ellenrittgers9903 жыл бұрын
Lol - that’s probably many of us!
@someonerandom46603 жыл бұрын
Good luck on the winter coat!
@HarunoHime073 жыл бұрын
Yes! *supportive handkerchief wave*
@sebastianmaker67983 жыл бұрын
Oh God I need to start my spring wardrobe
@fishinwidow353 жыл бұрын
I bought wool because it was on sale, that is how far I have gotten
@pinkwings80363 жыл бұрын
The Jolly Holiday dress is a dream dress, it’s so floofy and cheerful and generally lovely. I’m so excited for you!
@chloewhite2253 жыл бұрын
This. I swooned when she said she was doing this one and it’s such an iconic beautiful dress and with her recreating it you know it will be 🙏🏻👌🏻😇
@yarrasalsabilaranian94173 жыл бұрын
Hearing Bernadette say "Ain't nobody got time for that" kinda shook me ngl
@kitten_grey3 жыл бұрын
The "sketch" of the dress is a work of ART. Literally. I'm having major artist-envy right now because it's just *so pretty*!!!
@gabdar223 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that you're doing your own take on this dress in a way that you'll rewear it in the future, and not just as a one-off piece for the KZbin. We love an environmentally-conscious queen!
@CastielWillow3 жыл бұрын
I'm eagerly awaiting footage of you strolling in Hyde Park in this creation. And footage of you inserting all this lace. Okay fine, I'm excited about this whole thing!!!!!
@Threadbndr3 жыл бұрын
Marijean Rue and all of the ladies look so elegant, though I am sure the mother of the cute little girl was most likely thinking "don't you dare get that dress messy until we are done at the photographers!"
@ah57213 жыл бұрын
@@Threadbndr as a mama I was thinking the same 😄
@ariwizzard3 жыл бұрын
as someone who primarily watches construction videos, i sometimes forget how wonderful bernadette is at drawing and creating
@spaksaroni70323 жыл бұрын
Her Sketches are just complete works of art and I'm just in awe
@sioframay3 жыл бұрын
I found out at Christmas in 2019 that my sister and I both watch you. We don't get along and don't have a lot in common but crafting and sewing is one of those things and it was nice to hear we had a connection.
@michaeldomeier3 жыл бұрын
We often talk about your sewing skills. But your painting skills are also so good.
@nightfall36053 жыл бұрын
I have missed the watercolors!
@joshchandler89343 жыл бұрын
Victorian hipsters: I liked hand sewing before it was cool.
@denisebarros4103 жыл бұрын
"Imperfection is a part of history" it's so important to keep that in mind, because we developed this strange need for perfection and it isn't natural or healthy. And I got some meters of a good quality cotton that is over 40 years old. The original intention was to use for mock-ups, but it's vintage high quality cotton, it needs to be used for a more purposeful garment 😂
@Anonymous-kp3jf Жыл бұрын
So many perfectionists in the comments, I feel less alone. Let's all try to not be so hard on ourselves
@giomar893 жыл бұрын
Less than 2 min in, Bernardette Banner has already found the excuse to entirely avoid the hand sewing machine 😜
@annacatherinesendgikoski19653 жыл бұрын
I have actually handled the Jolly Holiday dress while perusing the Disney Vault in CA. It's definitely not a period piece, but then they didn't intend for it to be. That's because it's in a fantasy world within a fantasy world. Julie was tiny at the time she did the film and there isn't really much to this dress or any of the other garments she wore. I think it's awesome that you are doing this project. I am increasingly interested in the Edwardian era and all it's wonderful and practical garments. Thank you!
@Frankenzebra3 жыл бұрын
Julie dropping the baby weight like Snap! The jobs a game! *Cue the rest of a spoonful of sugar*
@annacatherinesendgikoski19653 жыл бұрын
@@Frankenzebra Julie didn't gain all that much weight with Emma. Also, those scenes were filmed late in the production. She had plenty of time to rest after giving birth.
@boopadoop3853 жыл бұрын
I just love the thought of an Edwardian lady, haunting and watching someone talk about her home made dress a century later, and while the stitching isn't perfect by today's standards it most likely made her extremely proud to own it.
@fishflopper7k3 жыл бұрын
"which is precisely the excuse I needed to be supremely extra"
@robinhahnsopran3 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about how STUNNING the design art is?! Just exquisite!
@hansmiller6643 жыл бұрын
Don't talk about that ROUGH business! Keep on dreaming...
@melodyfussell8293 жыл бұрын
@@hansmiller664 dude what?
@gizmodragonify3 жыл бұрын
I love that you pointed out how not absolutely perfect the stitches are whether they were machine or hand stitched. Those aren't new garments which also proves that it's more the material they were made of than having super strength double stitching to survive until now. It helps to remind me that even my stitches don't have to be absolute ruler lines
@mimishimaineko11733 жыл бұрын
The garments remind me of my grandmother's (born 1902) style of sewing, and the lace my great-grandmother (born 1880) used to make on her lace-making bolt (I still have it, with the wooden weights for the threads!) where she would push pins into a paper pattern as she twirled threads weighted down with wooden spools!
@LadyLJOII3 жыл бұрын
Those thread wrapped ring buttons are called Dorset Buttons. They can be created with several variations of pattern in weaving the threads to create the buttons. Soft buttons would be used on garments where they would not hinder comfort or be more subtle to the eye and initially blend in with the garment.
@ragnkja3 жыл бұрын
Another reason why both Dorset buttons and soft thread buttons were favoured for undergarments is that they can withstand harsh laundry much better than the more brittle wood, shell or bone buttons.
@araa54223 жыл бұрын
i love how you can see that some of the stitches aren’t perfectly straight. makes me feel better about my own stitches lol
@aurafluff3 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@daalelli3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking.
@Nika.19223 жыл бұрын
you could literally make a 30 minute documentary about the history of buttons and i would still be enthralled.
@ThinWhiteAxe3 жыл бұрын
I kind of want that now
@bionicwoman31663 жыл бұрын
@@ThinWhiteAxe me too
@IJustWantToUseMyName3 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@karimajor11653 жыл бұрын
Buttons? Yessss 😉
@mirjanbouma3 жыл бұрын
Only 30 minutes? 😟
@cristiaolson73273 жыл бұрын
Wait. She mentioned Luca, the historical sewing expert. Was that the exquisitely fabulous guy that was in all those BBC "Historical Farm" series helping Ruth make clothes? If she's talking about him, I absolutely *loved* that guy, and also I want to see his sewing room...
@hippyfriend3 жыл бұрын
Yes I think so the one who was tearing his hair out as Ruth kept accidentally reversing the machine and crying with laughter.
@beckiejbrown3 жыл бұрын
I love just listening to you talking about all this.... never stop
@scrapupsewist3 жыл бұрын
I can feel the excitement dripping through the screen, good luck with this gorgeous project!!
@imaunimccoy6313 жыл бұрын
LOVING the WOC pictures! I so rarely see them, but makes me happy as a WOC who is extremely obsessed with this era of clothing and your channel 🥰
@deimantevilnius21133 жыл бұрын
Me: garmets this old are very fragile and must be handled carefully Also me: try them on 👀
@CrimsonRoseDancer3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always felt that the sequence of them at the outdoor cafe was more New Orleans or French inspired. If you look up early 1900’s French fashion you can find the wide waist band, even some that are pointed at the top and bottom. As a kid this made since to me that in the fantasy realm, they could go wherever they wanted. A mish mash, if you will, of locations and fun.
@li_celly3 жыл бұрын
When Bernadette is critiquing probably a 140-150 year old woman’s sewing technique, I’m just imagining that young Edwardian woman taking notes even though she’s prob dead lol.
@lambgaming13473 жыл бұрын
PROBABLY dead? They must be.
@SarahM-lw2gd3 жыл бұрын
@@lambgaming1347 Haha I thought the same thing.
@lambgaming13473 жыл бұрын
@@SarahM-lw2gd Yeah
@dontbesylly3 жыл бұрын
Okay, story idea. Bernadette critiques an Edwardian woman's sewing techniques. The ghost of the woman shows up with her ghost sewing machine. Bernadette and ghost lady become friends.
@li_celly3 жыл бұрын
@@dontbesylly the Bernadette cinematic universe (au fanfiction)
@maggiesue48253 жыл бұрын
I cannot get over how talented you are. I'm imagining children's stories illustrated by your hand, room decorating, wall paper, curtains - everything so very feminine! Love watching your videos.
@claremiller99793 жыл бұрын
I would definitely buy my kids a book with illustrations like that
@mollymay48463 жыл бұрын
I love the headcanon that Mary Poppins is a Ravenclaw witch that becomes a nanny to unknowing muggle born magical children ♥️
@LaundryFaerie3 жыл бұрын
Ravenclaw here. Agree 100%.
@fluffy30493 жыл бұрын
4:03 Closed caption words: "anticipatory of extraness music" "dramatic plucky music" Love it! 😂
@CucumberpatchAddict3 жыл бұрын
Is that weird that i don't even know Bernadette but I'm so excited for her to be walking around London in that beautiful dress?
@skirtedgalleons3 жыл бұрын
She moved to London?
@CucumberpatchAddict3 жыл бұрын
@@skirtedgalleons yeah i think so, she talked about it in a previous video (edit: to the UK, not london specifically)
@CucumberpatchAddict3 жыл бұрын
@Elizabeth Day phew!
@ang_1313 жыл бұрын
@@CucumberpatchAddict, I knew she was moving because she does some packing in a previous video. I didn’t know she had completed the move or to where. This looked like a lot of it was originally filmed in her NYC apartment, though the corner where she was sitting for the intro I don’t think I’ve seen before.
@CucumberpatchAddict3 жыл бұрын
@@ang_131 i think i saw a london building on her insta, but idk maybe she'll settle down somewhere else, britain has lots of lovely places ^^
@Jane-ss1pg3 жыл бұрын
Super interesting! And what's really cool and exciting for me as more of a historybounding type of sewer, if you look at prairie dresses from Gunnesax or similar retailers in the 70s or early 80s (which are super popular among cottagecore types) you see a lot of these same elements: insertion lace and lace cuff details, waist gathering, high necklines. Prairie dresses seem to be kind of a mash up of Victorian workdresses and Edwardian lingerie gowns, with some hippie 70s floral patterns mixed in.
@ThinWhiteAxe3 жыл бұрын
3 of the best things I must say
@keelanmorningstar78003 жыл бұрын
I have been DYING FOR THIS ever since you reviewed that “Fashion Historian Fact Checks Mary Poppins’ outfits” video by Glamor.
@lalaliet3 жыл бұрын
We can all appreciate how this entire project doubles as amazing shade-throwing toward that atrocious artist interpretation
@karenstrong67343 жыл бұрын
@@lalaliet her drawing for the historical Mary poppins is far superior.
@ah57213 жыл бұрын
The side hook closure on one of the dress I theorize might have been for a nursing mama. Also Bernadette I would love to see you sell your water color painting as a print! I bet people would love to have one!
@Habigelo3 жыл бұрын
Reading Anne of Green Gables in my formative years has instilled a life long yearning for puffed sleeves. Looking forward to seeing the results of your floofy adventures.
@phadenswandemil43453 жыл бұрын
Omg same. I literally never even noticed puffed sleeves until anne made such a fuss about it
@fa1ruz3 жыл бұрын
Yess puffed sleeves!
@overthecounterbeanie3 жыл бұрын
"Supremely extra" is my preferred aesthetic.
@alicehutchison53743 жыл бұрын
As someone who sews my own clothing and has a 1 year old. I feel the first machine stitched dress in my heart. Get it stitched, get it done, get it on.
@idbetrollin33 жыл бұрын
The women who made these dresses are probably rolling in their graves knowing that thousands of people are seeing their wonky hems!
@pattysherwood70913 жыл бұрын
Maybe the little orange ribbons were added for “the big stage.” I feel pretty smart after having taken one class in costume construction. Small, intimate stage needs fussy little details , completed hems, small buttons. The big stage needs big buttons, big bows or sleeves, collars, etc. It can allow unfinished hems, pins closures, quick fixes, patches. 🤣🤣 I am laughing, and I hope you will laugh too.
@dbseamz3 жыл бұрын
I read that in a theater design textbook that my dad kept from when he was in college. I have to wonder though, what about the front row seats in the big theater?
@ragnkja3 жыл бұрын
@@dbseamz Even the front row is usually several metres from the performers.
@hopegold8833 жыл бұрын
Wow. I always thought they were red. I came to see if anyone else saw them similarly, but just this. After all these years, my color vision isn’t as good as I thought.
@pattysherwood70913 жыл бұрын
@@hopegold883 it looks red to me but I think she said orange
@slouberiee3 жыл бұрын
Ribbons were also used on one of empress Sisi's gowns. The ribbons were on the uppper part of her dress. It's easy to find a photo of said dress on the net.
@darragh36313 жыл бұрын
Now I have so many questions about historical productions of lace that I didn’t have before ...! Will cesario get a matching striped Bert jacket to accompany any chalk drawing jaunts?
@Leslie-wb8cb3 жыл бұрын
I second the tiny outfit!
@larabryan56273 жыл бұрын
I love making matching clothing for my puppy! It’s worth it!
@kagitsune3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh, that would be TOO cute 😍😍😍
@CataclysmicStar3 жыл бұрын
Hubby: "Why.. Why are you teary-eyed?" Me: "BERNADETTE IS DRAWING AND PAINTING AGAIN AND SHE JUST -- THE DRESSES -- I CAN'T" Hubby: *backs away slowly*
@patsy4513 жыл бұрын
I also cried during the drawing section
@julie121893 жыл бұрын
I have always loved Mary Poppins jolly holiday dress the red accents, how fluffy it is, and the way it moves, it's so perfect!
@musicIistener3 жыл бұрын
“Does it matter? No, nobody’s gonna see this” Me, seeing this: 🧍
@TraineeHero3 жыл бұрын
Mary Poppins was a Time Lord. She probably babysat The Doctor back in the day.
@mollymay48463 жыл бұрын
Witch from Hogwarts more like ♥️
@staceysoltoff3 жыл бұрын
I love the diversity in the historical photos! So many collections of Victorian photos act like only white people were Victorians!
@dalnim_darling3 жыл бұрын
i could watch bernadette talk about existing garments forever, but i was totally knocked out by her preliminary sketches even those are so gorgeous...!
@dylancopley-dunn63263 жыл бұрын
petition for Bernadette to call Edwardian fashion "y1k"
@lowercase_ash3 жыл бұрын
Signed
@LaundryFaerie3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm the resident killjoy, popping in to note that Y1K would actually be the year 1000.
@lowercase_ash3 жыл бұрын
@@LaundryFaerie yeah like from y1k to before y2k. vintagetube covers the whole millenium at one point or another i think
@dylancopley-dunn63263 жыл бұрын
@@LaundryFaerie haha i didn't even think about that
@AnimalVegetableMineral3 жыл бұрын
Off topic but I love those dangly (grape? blackberry?) earrings.
@bernadettebanner3 жыл бұрын
The Lady Detalle! She's known for her iconic grape jewellry. :)
@pchabanowich3 жыл бұрын
Okay. I admit it. Without a stitched velvet and embroidered cushion, on blended knee, I profess a grandfather’s undying love! What a treat your presentations are, and how I rue that I am of an age where sewing like this (I have in mind exquisite vests and robes for elderly sages) is no longer possible. Space is the biggest factor, and the declining energies and et ceteras contribute to this disinclination. But, how wonderful your surrender to historical processes with such care and ruthless attention! And how you Grace the eye, it must be said! Brava! You are a Verdi opera of stitchery delight! 💐
@thenumbertwo91363 жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about this video is the sheer glee in Bernadette's voice while she examines the extant dresses
@janeodee16773 жыл бұрын
" Wanted a nice stylish dress, done in her spare time" - same
@LillibitOfHere3 жыл бұрын
I just made myself a slanket. I just wanted to be as warm as possible as quickly as possible
@janeodee16773 жыл бұрын
@@LillibitOfHere That is a whole mood. is it cosy?
@LillibitOfHere3 жыл бұрын
@@janeodee1677 It is, I used the vogue 8930 pattern and thick fleece. Except I waited for a sale and the only color they had 4 yards of was cream. I look like a fat tauntaun when I drop my kids off at school. I have no regrets.
@generalcorgi6983 жыл бұрын
I'm so dissapointed in the amount of chances you could have said "practically perfect" during the dress examination that you didn't take
@Somosixn3 жыл бұрын
This is me after realising that this video won't include the making of the dress ▶️ 😊... Happy, because that means we'll be getting more Bernadette videos :)
@angie445513 жыл бұрын
What you say about people at the end of the XIX century finding new appreciation for hand sewing actually fits well with the Arts and Crafts movement, which was popular at the time and focused on rejecting the "subpar quality standards attained by machinery and factory production". I've read mostly about how it affected the architecture of the time, but makes sense those ideas would spread to clothing making.
@FriidaK3 жыл бұрын
Wow, inspiration hit fast and hard as soon as the extant garments entered the “stage”. I’ve been designing knitted garments inspired by and almost “translated” from historic fashion pieces, and I’m not even half way through the video and already have a pattern and detailed construction in my head 😅 Brb as I write it down😃 I foresee a lot of prancing around in a knitted lingerie dress this summer🤩
@HeraldHealer3 жыл бұрын
Go you! My crochet skills are not up to patern making so I have great respect for your design skills.
@delanocarson75443 жыл бұрын
*banging a drum* IT IS TIME LADS, ITS TIME!! (Also, omg but the editing at the beginning was so funny)
@liliancoy53413 жыл бұрын
Wow, she's not just amazing at sewing, that art/painting/sketch she made at the end was gorgeous!
@The_Skrongler3 жыл бұрын
Now I'm imagining a future fashion historian looking over one of my projects. " here we have a leather 'battle jacket' from the early 21st century. It seems to be factory-made but heavily altered as you can tell be the lace pleats in the sleeves. This one seam was arbitrarily done in blue thread which was not common practice within the period, and the ends of this thread are finished off with craft glue. I'm not sure what's up with that."
@leila_h_photography3 жыл бұрын
Proper Edwardian dresses meet Mary Poppins and I am SO here for it!! I wonder if the fantastic umbrella/parasol shop/maker near the British Museum has a red parasol that will match the outfit 🤔