I went to a ball at the Palace of Versailles (and made a dress for it!)

[@FaNtAsY_GEeK]

Fun fact: In the 18th century and earlier purple was actually a color for higher class people and even royalty! This was because purple was quite a rare color, which meant it was more expensive. They also wore that shade of purple and not just dark. So i love that you chose one of the higher class colors at the time to show the wealth people had at these balls.

[@FelicityUwU]

Poorer people could achieve purple from dying something first blue then red or vice versa, but it wasn't as good a colour at the and and didn't last as long as the purple dye the rich were using, so the purple dye was there to stay.

[@MikanTsumikiWAIFU]

Thank you for this funny fact I learned something cool today…

[@Wallydarling.s]

It true because you can only get the color for a tiny snail and it's hard to find and that's why there's no purple flag 😌

[@rosiebaybie6245]

And she absolutely ROCKS the color purple!

[@xx_sugarcube_xx8170]

And blue :)

[@BukkitBrown]

The wig was truly the cherry on top of this beauty

[@crescentshay]

it is!!!!! and i forgot to put a clip of it in the video, but the front if the wig is a little trapdoor that opens and you can store things 😂

[@hailchan]

@@crescentshay that is so fun! wearing a gorgeous dress with a wig completed with storage capacity is just ✨slay✨

[@RoseBraam]

"You're supposed to have fun not suffer! it's okay to make short cuts!" I'm so happy to hear those words, I always feel bad when I buy something for a cosplay, always thinking 'I bet someone made this by hand'

[@gabbipaddle7450]

You cos

[@aflamingmoon5586]

Right? I try to make my own petticoats and every time I have a mini heart attack when I get overwhelmed in ruffles of organza. XD

[@spooky-onion7787]

I stan Shay and How iconic she, with her amazing Procrastination, Very Mood also dress looks iconic

[@Bella_697]

Yes

[@JustRead850]

NOO MOM I TOLD U THE DOG ATE MY FOOOOD😡

[@Someoneatemytoast]

​@@JustRead850huh?

[@coramartin-pope4575]

@@JustRead850my food ate my dog 😢😢😢😢😢

[@JustRead850]

@@coramartin-pope4575 THE HORROR NOOOO😭😭😭

[@opika1531]

Woah! This looks like so much fun! Everybody’s fantasy ball dreams have come to life in this video 😌

[@crescentshay]

it really was!!! I've been to a costume ball before but this one was on a whole nother LEVEL

[@opika1531]

Yup! It’s spectacular how they are able to pull off such an impressive event!

[@sonkatrojakova8113]

​@@crescentshay I cant still belive that there are like these balls everywhere

[@sherryhannah498]

@@crescentshay I hope you will see my comment to you I said you and your friends looked like Madonna and her female back up singers/dancers Donna DeLory and Niki Harris when Madonna sang Vogue live at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.....I hope you will reply to this

[@GunnarDeatherage]

"just vibing with shapes" hahaha!

[@Daughterof_Poseidon]

OMG GUNNAR ILY!!!!

[@EmiliaP-hf8qe]

I’m Polish and when she mentioned the Polish style, I beamed with happiness!

[@zuzamieciusie6064]

Me too.

[@anthonypaul-cavaretta2854]

I was there! I’m actually partially in your video at the 14:24 minute mark. I was in the light blue suit with the midnight blue taffeta cape and the black bicorn hat. You looked lovely! Remember seeing you in person and your gown was beautiful!

[@Giga-lemesh]

That's awesome!

[@patriciahamel5674]

This looks like so much fun! I have seen a few other KZbinrs post about this ball. It’s so interesting to see each of the different takes on the gowns that were created.

[@crescentshay]

I actually met sewstine at the ball!!! and her dresses are absolutely STUNNING in person omg

[@SobrietyandSolace]

It would be really cool to have a ball with both 18th century costume and classic/sweet lolita so we can compare and contrast the lolita interpretation with the real deal, what was kept, what has changed. This would be especially good if you compared two dresses inspired by the same source material as a couple of Angelic Pretty dresses are pseudo-reproductions of specific dresses like the Madame Pompadour dress.

[@UrBabba4733]

I absolutely love this Vintage 18th Century Balls idea!! And simply by looking at these dresses, you can TELL ITS BOUND TO BE HARD! So Super proud of u Shay!

[@alabastorhouse5965]

Bernadette banner is an amazing historical seamstress and does A LOT of historical recreations and inspired pieces

[@alyssaduthie1907]

I would love to go to a ball like that - I’d love to dress up so fancy!

[@TakeItSlowMo]

Agreed 😍😍

[@lulucf9192]

As a french, I love the way you are pronouncing french words ! Looks so romantic in your mouth ! Btw, love the dress ! So french

[@letta_3486]

Yes, I love here pronunciation! It's so funny and cute, but doesn't sound like French anymore. Hahaha. Just like when she tries on the muslin version of the top part and she sais, wow it's so French, so oui oui🤣🤣🤣 I love Shay😍😍

[@Sewstine]

Ahhh!!! It was so amazing meeting you and you LOOKED INCREDIBLE! I hope we get to hang out again soon!

[@6.__-m4y]

HELP MY DAD WAS THERE 💀

[@LasuK-cr4pv]

Why U saying help??

[@HannahSchwartz-er3ez]

@@LasuK-cr4pvyeah

[@M8D0KA]

WHAAAAAT💀

[@_RukiyeberreUzun_]

I love watching fashion shows, seeing new outfits, unusual styles, but you're the one who does things that really catch my eye, that's not fancy or extravagant or ridiculous, you've got tremendous intelligence and you know how to use it, ♥️

[@dorrolorro]

This is so cool! For a future project, maybe you could do a cool Regency ball gown? You could time it to be published around the premiere of the third season of Bridgerton in May! 😍

[@IamwhoIam333]

When I was young like you and I would sew, I collected close I would take collars and separate them and sleeve and buttons in pocketson hands. Legs, skirt, they each had their own pile, and then when I would go to look for an outfit, I would have most of the pieces I needed already, I had fun

[@rrosemccoy]

Omg!!! I would have LOVED that!!! I’ve always wanted to go to a ball, and a few days after my birthday next year I’ve been invited to the American Heart Association Ball!!! I didn’t get to go to prom, but forget that I’m going to a ball!!! I have no idea what to wear. Everything is so expensive!!!

[@Bexinmo]

Lord, that is gorgeous. I imagine if you had taken the entire 2 months to make it it would have been insanely over the top Slap Marie Antoinette in the eyeball gorgeous! Lady Rebecca Fashions, Abby Cox, Nicole Rudolph, Cathy Hay, Prior Attire, and Stringchronicity are some my other faves.

[@mala3isity]

Check out Angela Clayton's Robe a la Francaise, too.

[@pukkuncheekin4370]

This trip has been 3 years in the making! *Leaves dress making until 72 hours before flight* .... Sounds like something I would do XD

[@MayceeMcAnally]

Oh my goodness Shay! That dress is so GORGEOUS! You are definitely an inspiration! I'm 15 years old and I would LOVE to get into dress making! You have given me so much of my motivation! Have and amazing day! ❤

[@killerSkeleton]

5:05 = As a fellow costumier and cosplayer, I need to think more like that, thanks for sharing that thought, we need to have fun and stop pressuring ourselves into making everything ourselves 😅

[@EvelynnHart1]

You should do a series called “dresses through the decades” and like do dresses from every major decade for dresses

[@Quackin24-7]

WOAHHH, I've always wanted to go to a ball like this where you dress up fancy and eat those foods etc 😮. That's like a dream come true 😭 also, wow I can't imagine the amount of hard work you put into making the dress, the research, thinking of how u want the dress to look like, the fabrics, the sewing, how u put everything together just blows my mind

[@crownguard8936]

"And they do not the hot glue in the 18th century" not for Micarah Tewers😂

[@cassanderu]

So glad to see you enjoy my country and so impressed to see you sewing that dress, very close to traditional dresses from 18th century !

[@Love_Catalina]

Not me just realizing that one of her friends dresses is literally Eliza’s dress from Hamilton ( the teal one )😂 I mean nothing wrong with it, I personally love the dress and thought it totally fit in.

[@garykuovideos]

I’m so glad your video popped up in my feed! How awesome was this entire adventure! Thanks for sharing your creativity and artistry!

[@Happiness-4-Eva]

Crescent shay is such a big inspiration to me Because I enjoy sewing and it’s a big help to see her imagination come to life using fabric

[@1069yearoldmilk-ik8zj]

Hey shay , it is illegal to record or take pictures of the Eiffel tower at night because the lights were added on in the eighties but you can take recordings and pictures on your phone . Just keeping you out of fines

[@harry8519]

It’s literally looks like beauty and the beast!

[@SCANLON_ARTISTRY]

This is the best, most enthusiastic video I have seen! I love costumes and you have inspired me to become a better costumer- I am still a beginner too but can't wait to get better, as well as go this ball! (I love going to balls) I also can't wait to start working on my dress! I look forward to seeing more of your wonderful costumes and how you make them! Have a most splendid week! :)

[@marryekleralmrios]

Your shorts made me wish I could see you make the dress the actress Keira Knightley used in "Atonement". The iconic green dress. 💚✨

[@ImaginatorySkya]

Your creativity is so amazing! You have already made my day even better than how it already is! Your designs are always so pretty as well! ✨ You were the reason why I got back into wanting to make custom clothes lol! ✨ So thank you! ✨☺️

[@FairyPhrog-rz6mp]

Kinda random, but I just LOVE your profile picture, its just so cute

[@ImaginatorySkya]

@@FairyPhrog-rz6mp Aww thank you lol! I was going to change it a while ago but I decided to keep it lol! You are very nice too! ✨ Glad to have the privilege to talk to you through KZbin lol! Have an amazing rest of your day or night! ✨

[@stelath_]

0:25 We actually say it "fet gal[ã]t", the "-es" at the end of each words is silent. 😊

[@Hanzotwinkletoe21]

This is the earliest I’ve ever been to a shay vid especially as a Aussie! I love it. 🩷🩵

[@alexandralindgren6438]

I live in Sweden and I love beautiful gowns. My dream is to open a museum with beautiful gowns but my father says that Sweden is too small for that kind of project.

[@MARTINREN1231]

with what's done literally last minute, it looks amazing. I mean i can see it looks like its falling apart at the skirt hems near the end but its amazing!

[@randomcrapimake6593]

I went to Versailles, it was really pretty. Your so lucky to experience a ball!!!!

[@lilycooper2957]

The dress is fabulous! You are so talented!

[@Chlosocute]

I love her energy and how positive she is ❤️

[@OpalStar76]

We just watched history through a looking glass of today. It was really a glimpse of how people lived life back then. It’s really quite amazing to watch.

[@rosaalbert9755]

Morgan Donner Is another wonderful resource too. You looked stunning as well.

[@cristinagalaxyfun]

This came out beautifully! ❄️🩰👗

[@AnastasiaSantos]

i love your happiness doing the video 🥰

[@Savera-f1w]

Shay you should,d made some dresses and sell them it would be so good and then you will be famous. Your dresses are really so good I loved them so much ❤

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Congratulations on getting your dress together! You look fantastic! The video was so cheery and fun to watch. I'm especially glad that you had a great time!🎉🌞

[@dinkvjr]

Your dress was one of the prettiest that I saw from the video tbh!!! You rocked it!! Glad you had fun! Dream trip!!

[@corissakhan5033]

So cute 😂 she says "panniers" instead of "pannay" (the French Canadian in me giggled). Stunning dress as always, you look gorgeous in it! You're so talented. ❤

[@ybshadyii4375]

YOUR A A GREAT DESIGNER AND YOU COMPLETE AWESOME WORK!!! I'M EXCITED FOR YOU - TAKE PLENTY OF PICTURES AND HAVE A GREAT SAFE TIME!!! 👍

[@acetone5933]

Omg Im so jealous! The dress looks great, I love your designs!

[@ley5532]

Girl you need to make these videos longer!!! I could seriously watch you for an hour doing anything, please give us long form content!!

[@TakeItSlowMo]

Omg agreed!

[@crescentshay]

aa this video originally started as like a 30+ min video, and then was cut down to make it easier to follow!! but maybe i'll try doing longer videos for future ones!!

[@heese9189]

Wow! The ball is my dream! I would love to dress up with 18th century clothes!

[@jasonsumma1530]

You did look great in your outfits for Paris including the dress you made. I do wonder if you would try historical outfits again. Glad you was able to enjoy the trip with your two best friends. It is even better one was willing to help you out at last minute and maybe was even expecting to pitch in considering how well your friends know you. It would be scary to think what you could make if you spent three weeks on a simple project.

[@Xchii.3]

fun fact: (from a French person) to properly pronounce "Fetes Galantes", its: Fetes: Fe (like 'Fair', without the 'r') - tes (like the sound 'tuh') = Fetes Galantes: Ga (like 'garage') - lan (like 'lawn', without the 'n') - tes (like the sound 'tuh') = Galantes.

[@Emmawin3]

La robe à la France or La robe francaise bro you are smart trés bon travaille! Bravo❤

[@lesleyyoung5730]

A dream, 3 years in the making, at the Versai no less! I just started this video 52sec in, and you're telling me you put, of ALL things, this once-in-a-lifetime experience off until the last minute??? I'm going to bet it will be stunning, but I would have loved to have seen you turn this into a series. Spending a lot of time and money (sponsored) on this to really WOW us and yourself. Maybe a thought for something just as spectacular in the future? What am I saying, there is absolutely no beating going to the Versa for an 18th-century Ball! Follow-up: Yes, stunning! As previously stated, would have liked to see what you could really do. And you're right, no one has to sew their own dress, but isn't that what we watch you for?

[@crescentshay]

see i never PLAN to put things off until the last minute, it just happens that way 😅 in this case, the month before the ball castify asked me to make a dress out of phone cases AND instagram invited me to the met gala, so May became a very very busy month (and i lost most of my versailles dress-making time). But also these were all such cool projects (and i went to the met gala?!?!) so i'm not complaining haha with the way the youtube algorithm demands consistant content i'll always be doing some shorter projects, but my goal is to try use those shorter build as a buffer to execute more longer, month-long projects that i can really put time and love into!

[@lesleyyoung5730]

@@crescentshay Sounds like a plan, looking forward to seeing them all. The other videos turned out great, I honestly loved them both! I prefer one-off videos but punctuated with up-date/continuation videos, it sounds like that's your plan and can't wait to see them ❤

[@Grace-d1c6h]

The dress reminds me of Rupunzel but it is so beautiful

[@Votre-reine-Antoinette1793]

I know how Shay said she would love to do this next year, and so, The ball is held on December 6 this year.

[@ゴゴゴ-f6s]

この動画を見て、このようなイベントがあることを知りました、 ドレスを作るのは大変だろうけど、とっても楽しそう！

[@mayoulabeille]

I love your work and all the outfits/dresses you have made. This dress is amazing and congratulations for all the efforts you have made to do it. As a French, I can say that I was so happy when I saw that you came to France, (to Versailles by the way) and I am so happy to see that this ball pleased you.

[@FaeCherub]

OMMGGGGGG SHAY THAT DRESSSSS LOOKKKSSS GORGEOUS AND THE BALL LOOKED SO FUN, I HOPE YOU GO TO MORE AMAZING PARTIES LIKE THIS CAUSE YOU DESERVE IT!

[@vccalico]

I now have a sewing machine and have taken inspiration from shay and she has helped me make so many things!❤❤

[@cap4life1]

Fetes Galantes (pronounced fet galAHnt) is a dream!! 18th century costume is not easy for sure but you knocked it out of the park ❤

[@charlarp]

You did a fantastic job! Looks beautiful on you! Love your encouraging words 💕🇨🇦

[@Infinite_rizzler]

I love your fashion designs, and they are amazing

[@Julia.Sunkwitzx]

Congrats! You’re first

[@anishsidhantmathur]

I loved Fetes Galantes it was gorgeous I am going again next year.

[@lumia57]

I actually made similar from curtains! Didn't have a pattern so used a woolen! Belero! For the top and made the panel wig hair piece for a horror event we used to organise you all looked amazing 💜🙏💜

[@frogs-assemble]

That's so cool, hope you enjoy your time down here (though mind the temperature - rn it's at least 30°C in most of the country, 40°C at most). With that said, awesome work as always

[@shailenm8507]

The final details really made her come to life

[@amaia2785]

This looks so good omg!!! You always manage to make my jaw drop with your skills and designs lmao (sidenote, the pronounciation of the french words is killing me 😭💀)

[@crescentshay]

thank you!! and haha you can clearly tell i took spanish, not french, in high school 😂😂😅

[@lulucf9192]

Yeah ! 😂 But I found it so cute at the same time !

[@queenie1890]

I was at the Palace of Versailles less than a week ago! its such a gorgeous place!

[@annanardo2358]

I would love to do that, A Hawty y Tawty 18th century French Ball !! And all those French finger foods ! ! Oui oui oui !😍

[@BatMitzvah-omkf84]

4:10 “but it’s a ballll 🥹 in Versaillesssssssss 🥹🥹” i love her so much man she’s so cutie patootie

[@Ellaodi]

I am so impressed yall got it done this fast, always helps to have friends who can also sew

[@Gabby.Humphrey]

the wait for her videos to come out ALWAYS pay off

[@jellypopcorn]

_what an amazing experience! you are absolutely glowing! im so happy you had such a fantastic time!_

[@teru_9921]

A few years ago a tumblr post talked about the idea of making a ball at some victorian palace as an event. To think that today I find out it's actually real!! 🤯✨️

[@Cannibalteacher]

This is so amazing! I wish shay posted daily, but it’s obviously not possible to make a dress EVERYDAY- love you anyway shay!

[@thepretzlething]

This actually inspired me to make a Halloween costume with this kind of skirt style and I entered a costume contest and won so ty

[@luna_girlsnowflake1]

SHAY YOU ARE AN ICON. and you look scarily similar to one of my teachers from a few years back but still AN ABSOLUTE ICON

[@magentapink4828]

What a coincidence, this week I was taking a course on costume making where I'm patterning a robe a la francaise. I have the top part done in toile except for the stomacher but haven't started on the skirt yet

[@jana.thecat]

And there she is... Just casually living my dream life 😮 your dress looked awesome! I'm a sewing beginner but after watching many of the youtubers you mentioned, in my eyes you did amazing!! And to do that in a week? I'm weak! 😭 Love how it turned out ❤

[@anamikayadav9681]

Thank you for your all efforts ❤

[@flowerpuff26]

All of these dresses that you make all deserve to be in fashion museums. They’re amazing! 🤩

[@AlaraHuseyin12]

This is just brilliant and really inspires me to continue sewing! I’ve also always wanted to go to France! Pure talent is all I can say!

[@islatalitsch2268]

She makes such cool dresses

[@blindingsilence0409]

I love how the procrastination is just a necessity, bc I'm procrastinating making my homecoming dress by watching this! Yayyy!

[@wolfangel155]

as much as i love the mad rush i would love to see what you could come up with some of these dresses with a good amount of time to perfect it. but as a procrastinator i def understand lol looks awesome!

[@_Cry574L_]

I AM SCREAMING!!!! How i wish i could go there too😭😭 It's literally everything i dream of, making a historical dress by myself, wear it in a ball😭I am a HUGE fan of historical fantasy manhwa's and the dresses they draw are beautiful, it hooked me up instantly. I love it

[@mangomations4160]

this isn't related to the video at all but you look *exactly* like grace chastity from the hatchetfield trilogy by starkid (that's a compliment)

[@michellecross1444]

You all looked stunning so beautiful and elegant ❤ I would love something like this for my wedding

[@winter_falls903]

Versailles is amazing and your dress is so royal with the color choice ❤

[@Cecicuore]

You have a really big talent Shay. A kiss from Italy

[@Annie-jt9km]

Well now I want to go to this ball!! You did such a good job on the dress!! I hope you had great time 💜

[@MariaBourymenko]

i like how u don't give up on your projects and i love how creative and inspiring you are! i dare you to make a fire dress!! i wanna see how beautiful or cool you make it😍🔥

[@seashell3403]

This is very random, but your videos help inspire me a lot. I procrastinated a lot of my summer work and I have to finish it really quickly, but the amount of stuff you were able to do in just a week gives me a bit f hope 5 that I can pull this off. Ur amazing ❤️

[@ladythehybridgirl76]

Watching your videos are so entertaining especially right now I'm trying to work on my cosplay for an event

[@bogwife7942]

I really love that there's an event based off a time with some of the biggest wealth disparity ever, huge amounts of inequality, and its open to absolutely everyone. It's wonderful