Modern Marie Antoinette: Adapting a Late 18th Century Chemise à la Reine

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[@cameronmat]

I may be a man who dresses like a homeless, forest-bound adventurer, but I do love me a good Late 18th Century Chemise a la Reine.

[@grandcarriage1]

Cameron Mat cover yourself with odd bits of clay and horse spittle, and I’m your twin

[@Milenaiguess]

As you should. Playing with the idea of making my own chemise but knowing how lazy I can get.. probably not :‘)

[@christianac2571]

Cameron Mat Mood

[@m89gross]

Thy style pleaseth mine eyen. :D

[@chickwit2575]

@@Milenaiguess my life in a nutshell. 😂

[@yza1992]

I need some lessons on how to trash talk people in an elegant and sophisticated way. I love the way she talks.

[@kellym8517]

Read Jane Austin, or watch Pride and Prejudice and/or Emma

[@kck9742]

I thought she was Canadian, but apparently she is American-born... she just spent a lot of time in England, enough time that she started to pick up the accent slightly.

[@mhroe]

Calling professor Higgins...

[@attilamagyar91]

@@kck9742 sometimes you can hear her losing the accent out of anger. IF you check the stolen chinese copy dress video where she rants, she loses the british accent multiple times.

[@marianamartinezjimenez7145]

@@attilamagyar91 she sounds like 1950's actors used to sound in the Atlantic "neutral" accent.

[@isabellacooke6730]

I love her mix of old-timey wording mixed with modern slang, like, "haters can fasten yon britches" KILLED me

[@battlebear437]

Exactly. There was one comment thread with a few dislikers complaining about it. I merely said the mute button was an option and that I personally found it enjoyable as it reminds me of my mother’s speech including the modern slang!

[@orangejuice6800]

“Likewise aesthetic trash” Well now I feel called out 😂

[@samanthasmith3544]

Is this where the meeting of aesthetic trash is located!?!?!? I was distressed I would never find mine people.

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

In which Bernadette is living her best life, sitting on the floor in a Chemise á la Reine with a very cute guinea pig in her lap. Such an idyllic scene!

[@Lauren_C]

Internet Guinea Pigs >>> Internet Cats.

[@DonnyDunne]

We need a rennaisance style portrait of this!

[@DAYBROK3]

Donovan Dunne hummm I do need a subject to work on.......

[@SereniaSaissa]

I thought she said the guinea pig (apologies for calling it a hamster) was napping on her feet....

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

@@SereniaSaissa In the end chatty bit you can see Cesario in her lap, before he decides to just walk away ;)

[@nicolematavesi4722]

“Haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it.” -Bernadette Banner, 2019

[@DebraKadabra]

I had to pause at that, as ill as I am, and let out several hearty guffaws.

[@cindy4u99]

@@DebraKadabra feel better soon! Sending healing vibes your way!❤💖

[@DebraKadabra]

@@cindy4u99 Why thank you, that's very sweet of you to say. I'd finally gotten over the crud I had after Thanksgiving by Christmas Eve.

[@angelicahughes3703]

😂😂😂 loved that quote

[@bethely6803]

Nicole Matavesi going to use this quote

[@maike__-]

The look of utter betrayal on Bernadette's face as His Lordship sqeakingly leaves her lap to attend to urgent guinea pig business is a MOOD

[@Sevelle]

The historian in me is salivating at learning all this deconstruction knowledge of these garments. The gay in me wants it in lavender with a powder blue sash, and paired with pink Blaniks while running running around Versailles.

[@katestarnes1709]

I feel called out right now

[@TallyRocky]

OMG yes!

[@lifewcockapooz8103]

Believe me when I say you are not at all in any way, alone. (also, I really want to make that now)

[@drawnwithlove3499]

Found the cottagecore lesbian(?)

[@BridgessDePerle]

Did you watch Morgan Donner's video about "Chemise à la Rainbow"? It could satisfy both the historian and the gay in you!

[@myaimagines5475]

Let’s all be honest: 40% of the reason we are all here is historical dress making, the other 60% is Bernadette. “Haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it.” 😂😂😂

[@melissahager2167]

Since I don't sew (lack of patience has wrecked every attempt I've made), the reason I'm here is 10% intellectual interest, 10% the satisfaction of watching talented people do their talented things, and 80% Bernadette. She has taken her passion and turned it into a talent, and turned that talent into a career and a way of life. I have a great deal of respect for that. :)

[@SereniaSaissa]

She is funny!!!! That is why I watch her. I love the PDF books I get from her links as well since I also have an antiquarian taste in books... and yes, she is also educational. But most of all, she is funny!! I love her wit and her dry sense of humour!!

[@Dumascain]

I love hearing her speak. Dunno why, but there it is. Oh, and the dress making is interesting too.

[@heliopyre]

I'm here because she's incredibly attractive and I get learn something interesting each video

[@dean8842]

As a semi-non-stalking heterosexual male I can say that I only come here because Bernadette is pur-tee and she makes me feel funny in my shorts.

me, sipping tea calmly: nah I'm good with an entirely 1940s themed vintage wardrobe also me, seeing Bernadette's and Morgan's videos with modern adaptations of historical clothing: *FLIPS TABLE* I NEED NEW CLOTHES

[@Jogjosmowwdkfs]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@MorganDonner]

ONE OF US ONE OF US

[@stoneminer4464]

MEME MOM IS HERE!

[@lilianmiramontesjr.7550]

Same Karolina... same...

[@LaDivinaLover]

MEME MOM!! ❤️ ONE OF US 😝

[@foodiesiren2239]

What if when people report seeing ghosts in “period clothing” it’s really just fellow historical fashion nerds?

[@abigailgrace8160]

Lol!

[@williamkimmel6487]

😅😆😁😄😄😃😀 Kim

[@j.n.h4977]

That'd be kind of hilarious.

[@flaoro]

"Also, please behold the fruits of a recent late-night Amazon impulse purchase: this noble dagger-- I mean, pair of scissors to feast thine eyes upon in utmost wonder. They are, admittedly, not meant to be fabric scissors. But, you know what? They work, and one does not simply pass up this primary opportunity to be supremely extra. So, haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it." -Bernadette, 1:19

[@j.n.h4977]

I read this comment at exactly the same moment as she said it.

[@phoebeelaine1310]

@@j.n.h4977 me too😂😂😂😂

[@teage12]

And all of that with the music in the background Omg Bernadette is so funny 🤣

[@battlebear437]

I am utterly bummed. For, alas, said noble dagger as such is no longer available. Not that I’d have need of such, but, ooh, my covetous heart craves said sharp object. There are others, but not the same one. Edit: They are now back in stock! Yasss!!!

[@Ivi942]

kickstarter to get bernadette some kind of custom mannequin that actually reflects her body size so she doesnt have to keep making weird compromises when drafting o:

[@Kikidevo1966]

Ieva Sauciunaite start it and I’ll kick in!!!

[@Sovereignty3]

Was wondering if they do make them. Google search says yes, but many are clothes display mannequins.

[@Vassago8188]

she would, unfortunately she has scoliosis, body form wouldn't represent her, she has mentioned it before in her other videos.

[@rhaegnarok]

@@Vassago8188 I wonder if you could get a torso/body cast done and get a mannequin form made from the bodycast?

[@Vassago8188]

@@rhaegnarok sure but a when a person has scoliosis their body is constantly changing. I have it too, so I know how annoying it is.

[@kathrynsmith352]

Me, who doesn't know a darn thing about sewing: p r e t t y d r e s s :D

[@bri5033]

I understand Japanese better than I understand this video, and that's saying something because I only know like 15 random words in Japanese despite going through a year of classes when I was younger.

[@barbaraconnolly9000]

@@bri5033 Keep watching, you'll get the drift. Bernadette is fab as is the little piggie, Cesario

[@sandrawiersma2512]

Hehe, darn

[@jude297]

@@bri5033 ogenkidesuka

[@joandaniels9241]

Sewing hard

[@im_an_oyster]

"and now we just wait until summer" Ah we were so naïve

[@melissamenchaca9121]

Still waiting... still waiting... still waiting... 😴

[@leonamay8776]

Yes... 😭

[@irishuisman1450]

"Unsheathing our noble shears once again - no I will _not_ get over myself-" I love Bernadette's dry humor xD

[@letthemotherfuckerburn]

Bernadette makes Project Runway look like a joke.

[@mollyandml]

Christina Bowers it’s not that hard to do so

[@DebraKadabra]

I thought Project Runway WAS a joke...

[@debbiebankscell]

Ah! I'd love to see her either 1. Replace Siriano as mentor 2. Be a guest judge

[@pokeyourpoke3398]

the time it takes is also a lot longer

[@renoloverxoxo]

Now I need an hour of her and Tim talking to each other about anything.

[@januzzell8631]

Who else had a delighted smile on hearing that the reason Bernadette didn't move to get another pair of scissors was a small guinea pig napping on her feet?

[@janewwu1063]

I didn't hear. Could you put the time stamp when she says this please.

[@kyratompsett4409]

@@janewwu1063 14:32

[@hazeluzzell]

Jan Uzzell My surname is Uzzzell...😀

[@hazeluzzell]

Uzzell! I can spell it, honest!

[@TheCladee]

he is in a few of her videos! check the two that are titled something like "making a cozy sewing room in the apartment". He is adorable!

[@ninjagoggles]

"if you are likewise aesthetic trash and require these with a similar vengeance" LOLOLOLOL!! I laughed all the way to the tea kettle.

[@Luubelaar]

It would seem that I too, am aesthetic trash and do indeed require these with vengeance. I also most heartily concur, that "haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it."

[@yogawarriorgirl]

I came to this channel for historical fashion. I stayed when I got slapped in the face with Bernadette's incredible sense of humor.

[@MissDFitz]

Bernadette: it's still 30° outside... Me: quick, what's that in Fahrenheit? That's cold, yes? Bernadette: Celsius. I don't do Fahrenheit Me: oh thank goodness

[@Desi-qw9fc]

One of us! One of us!

[@mollybrown8361]

30c is hot af

[@MissDFitz]

@@mollybrown8361 That really depends where you're from. Come February, I'll be begging for days that are only 30°C

[@nettness]

@@MissDFitz SIGNED. 30C is a nice picnic day, I'm not excited for the 40s we'll surely be in come Christmas.

[@trichey1712]

@@nettness us here in Arizona just got over our 40°c thankfully

[@saraangel6696]

I love it when a well spoken lady calls me "aesthetic trash" ❤️❤️❤️

[@RymVri108]

I can’t decide if she actually has a British accent or if it just sounds like she *should* so much that my brain is making it happen.

[@ragnkja]

Blythe Vrindavana She has some kind of “mid-Atlantic” accent with both New-Yorkian and British features.

[@dumbdumb8526]

I personally think it is because of the way she speaks. As someone who lives in England, her accent sounds extremely American to me. The manner of her speech, however is quite proper, which honestly threw me off too at first, as I have gotten used to hearing a New York accent spoken in an informal/ aggressive tone. So yea, I don’t know if I just can’t recognise it, since a number of British accents do not register in my brain, but I do not hear any Britishness in her voice.

[@2gooddrifters]

She speaks like Katherine Hepburn. I love listening to her.

[@starsgears9200]

It's what happens when you learn most of your vocabulary and speech patters from reading British lit growing up. I have a similar problem.

[@hazeluzzell]

If you slow it down from ‘normal’ speed to 75%, Bernadette’s accent is definitely American.

[@zachary939]

My forty-ish years of living in either the Deep South, or the Midwest, never once allowed me to be curious about historical sewing. More's the pity. This shit is fascinating as hell.

[@grandcarriage1]

zachary939 . I’m starting by retailoring all those shirts I can’t throw out.

[@NdayeniD]

"Haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it." - This line made me laugh. Also your puzzlement over Fahrenheit. Lovely dress, great video, please don't ever change :)

[@lizryan6289]

Ditto. Love it also.

[@mackaylacook148]

I died at that line, oh my lord it was adorable and badass

[@MidnightRosie1]

Same. I snorted my drink.

[@laurenwinsorstenmoe]

I woke my partner up; I was watching this bed and burst out laughing! She’s got a way with words and scissors like no one else! ❤️

[@bonniehyden962]

I think that's a t-shirt line!

[@breannadyck3415]

I honestly don't care if this is a summer dress, i'd put a warm petticoat underneath and a sweater on top and wear it year round! Also tiny floofy baby croissant content is A++

[@sublimnalphish7232]

My thoughts 100%

[@katyb2793]

he sounds like R2D2! Sooo cute! 😍

[@FlagCutie]

Facts! Today marked the beginning of a cold front in my state and although I'm wearing a favorite summer dress of mine, after pairing it with warm tights, boots and a flirty leather jacket, I was sufficiently weather proof for my trek to work!

[@anneclinton2928]

It would be the perfect outfit for a holiday party!

[@emjenkins464]

Almost any vintage dress (so probably historical) can be winterproofed with a black turtleneck, thick tights and boots

[@liviafernandes3481]

I've just watched a 22 minute video of an adorable young lady making a beautiful dress from scratch, a dress that would never EVER touch my filthy peasant figure, and it is oddly satisfying.

[@angelwhispers2060]

You might be inspired to actually take up some sewing if you watch Morgan Donner's rainbow version of this because she does it very simply. And then tie dyes the living crap out of it 💛 Also never refer to yourself as a peasant because the things you say to yourself begin creating your mental reality which attracts the same thing to you from the rest of the world. Not good self care my dear... Another less time-consuming option is just to find a nice linen or cotton sundress and Thrift flip it by adding some frillys to it

[@NadivahRox]

I literally choked when she unsheathed those scissors! Then my eyes teared up when she said she posted the link. Then an actual tear dropped when I saw that they're only $17.99!

[@battlebear437]

I wish those ones were still available. They have others, but, my covetous heart was set on the same exact ones.

[@truella1305]

I wish people still dressed like that. So beautiful and delicate clothing. Almost soothing shapes and materials.

[@isabellalynn2518]

Lulu Manu women don’t have the same bodies as they did back then

[@elle-izalogan9372]

@@isabellalynn2518 ....and? You need a medieval/Victorian/... figure to wear medieval/Victorian/... gowns? Naaaah, you don't. That's the beauty of hand sewing your own clothes: you make them after your own measurements.

[@Mod0308]

Isabella Lynn she’s addressed this in her corset video. Women came in all sizes in all periods. We just don’t wear corsets anymore...but could. Not all women in the past were tiny, the advertisements of the times did as most advertisements do now.....had tiny models and illustrations

[@CC-il3hw]

It would probably be too expensive/time consuming in today's world, considering how the population has grown. It might also be inconvenient for people that needs to move a lot or just prefer simplicity

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

Well, the point of this project was to make an historical 'Inspired' dress that is acceptable to wear in this day and age. And I'd say Bernadette has succeeded. I would totally wear this if I had it. There's a certain elegance about it that modern clothes often don't have.

[@Mues_Lee]

Me: Mid 40, interested in metal- and woodworking, listening to heavy metal music, and owning a cat KZbin: Here, a well mannered, nice young lady sewing some nice clothings Me: Ok, thanks YT algorithm Also me: subscribes

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

I also do love metal. I listening to Slipknot while crocheting.

[@gluestickgenius2644]

pretty much the same here =D

[@GuderII]

I don't know man but im subscribe her too . 😆

[@br6480]

Me: Mid 50’s, watching How to butcher a cow, Orville Peck, metal work, vegan pancakes and now subscribed to how to sew historical clothing😂😂

[@FabioLeprechaun]

We can found the most especific fanclub ever. The Mid-40-Metalheads-that-Watch-Bernadette-Sewing-Nice-Clothes-with-Her-Calm-Voice-and-Posh-Manners Association.

[@allalonginglass1160]

Absolutely adore how she just goes into this Pensive and Restless Young Victorian Woman mode when showing how her clothes look after completing them.

[@maevencrow1632]

When she hid the shiny side of the ribbon for ”a casual look” I thought to myself *that seemed casual enough with the shiny side* Then I looked down at my lounge outfit and I'm wearing: A neon patchwork waistcoat, a sheer men’s dress shirt open at the top two buttons, two necklaces, four rings, and some loose teal jeans with sailor moon socks It occurred to me that my casual isn't actually casual

[@annevoigt6653]

Maggie L your casual sounds awesome!

[@Xx.bygracethrufaith]

Thats mi kind of Casual🤪👏

[@grandcarriage1]

Maggie L I believe I need a picture or an Instagram account to view this fashion confection.

[@bethkrager6529]

Your casual sounds like a Lisa Frank version Sarah from Labyrinth. And that it absolutely a compliment.

[@maevencrow1632]

Beth Krager thank you so much that’s one of the coolest references someone has made when talking about my style ever

[@squirrely_studios7728]

*recites memes in a sophisticated tongue* Why yes, large cerebrum moments

[@knotsnchains6907]

100 likes was me

[@wot_m8181]

Here’s another for you: Now I will perform, what I enjoy recalling as a professional game maneuver.

[@makenziegibson9451]

“Once my pieces are all traced they are then cut out... with regular paper scissors of course, we are not heathens.” Me: *slowly puts down dagger scissors and picks up normal scissors* “yes, yes of course... I am not a heathen” *continues cutting pattern*

[@Ruthology]

hahaha!

[@bohohumanbeing2623]

Same

[@tatumfowler3603]

Embrace your inner fashion heathen.

[@CK-jd8qd]

I learned this by the shocked look in my sewing instructors face when I took my first sewing course. I wanted to use the fabric scissors for paper and she looked as if I was going to blow my nose in the fabric or something like that 😅

[@DeerBoy736]

I think i don’t understand the joke.

[@Xx.bygracethrufaith]

I love how shes like "So I'm taking all of the pinned peices to the ElEcTrIc SeWiNg MaChInE"......

[@jaimefish173]

Average woman "I dont have a thing to wear" Bernadette Banner "Hold my thimble"

[@Chibihugs]

Behold this dress which is meant for frolicking and time spent in fields of flowers with picnics and books. See how is moves like poetry. Who can resist its charm? Not I! Beautifully done, Bernadette! One of these lovelies have will have to add this to a list of my own future projects. That being said, I emphatically want a bumper sticker that proclaims boldly "Haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it!"

[@karenmalay97]

“Haters can fasten yon britches and, deal with it. “ I’m putting that line in my back pocket to deftly whip out at specific and opportune moments. Also, “supremely extra aesthetic trash”...kinda my jam. Also, SLIDEY BOOKCASE!!!

[@victoriaj.9055]

If there is sticker, teacup, or wearable merch, that should be on the merch.

[@geraldinem7363]

Lovely dress for a charming seamstress. I think Cesario approves. Love your videos!

[@mackaylacook148]

@@victoriaj.9055 agreed 100%

[@SnappyDragon]

+1 for stickers that say "Fasten yon britches and deal with it". Maybe add an online store for such things to your website? Also, this dress is 100% the inspiration for the one I'm making for my birthday. I promise I'm not completely copying you! . . . but I am definitely a little bit copying you.

[@TheStitchess]

“Now that it’s fall it’s time to get around to summer sewing” I feel called out

[@katarinahall5204]

At least you're not five years behind in your sewing projects.

[@asifloserface]

When you pulled that thread to use as a guide for cutting straight, my mind was BLOWN. That's so genius!

[@maryannerick7617]

Genius? Don't know about that. It's the way I was taught back in the "dark ages" when little girls' clothes were made by Mama. We actually felt sorry for the girls whose mothers did not know how to sew. They were reduced to wearing store bought.

[@asifloserface]

@@maryannerick7617 That's fair but I've only started teaching myself last year how to sew and it had never occurred to me! How wonderful that you got to have those memories with your mother though! :)

[@tahjalafaele]

@@asifloserface Hi! Such a odd time to receive a notification about a comment posted many moons ago, however your response to the above poster was just so genuine and polite. I hope your sewing escapades have treated you well and that you’ve learnt an arsenal of new techniques. Stay brilliant!! ✨

[@asifloserface]

​@@tahjalafaele Thank you! I have definitely got a lot more experience under my belt! I'm so stoked about it! I hope that if you watch Bernadette's content for sewing tips yourself that you're having fun too! ^-^

[@teabeeeee]

Watching bernadette doing historically-inspired clothing feels quite the same as watching a sewing version of julian baumgartner restoring an old painting

[@Falney]

"Its autumn and its time to work on that summer dress" I have just started on a winter sports jacket in a wool blend. It may be finished in time for summer.

[@rosejohnston1448]

...yes.. just how this works. :D

[@NeedANewName]

And... Did you finish it?

[@Falney]

@@NeedANewName yes..... Then we had a wet summer. So I still get to wear it

[@Max-ww6uj]

It’s May and I just started to knit a thick woolen sweater so I feel you :D

[@philippaclarke2844]

Who on this earth would 'dislike' this video? Ah yes, those haters, who cannot fasten their britches...

[@froggdoggs8551]

It’s the costume designers for all those “historically accurate” period dramas

[@franj.2104]

I hadn't even noticed the thumbs down, I was too busy being delighted. After reading your comment I scrolled up to check. I hope she is taking it in her stride because it's not worth it. When a video is seriously offensive, completely useless or dangerous in any way it warrants a thumb down, but Bernadette is charming, talented, and offends nobody, she doesn't give bad advice either. She even treats her pet so well she won't disturb a nap on her feet to get her proper scissors. So cute. So the haters should take Pollyanna's advice and if they have nothing nice to contribute just be quiet.

[@katiefair3404]

Perhaps Bernadette should create a video on how to fasten one's britches

[@auntylinda7640]

🤣

[@sonianevermindultimateprin659]

lmao

[@azrael9011]

Watching someone is passionate about something it’s always so entertaining.

[@lynn858]

"And the sleeves are attached uneventfully, which is always a wondrous occasion." Thank you for reminding me that sleeves are not, in fact, simple amateur stuff I should have gotten in the first attempt - on my second sleeve attachment ever; and that having it not fit 4 times, followed by discovering it was inside out compared to the rest of the shirt - but it fit perfectly this time!, is a perfectly good reason to set down your project and refuse to touch it, except to shove it out of the way, for 2 days while reverting to some "simple" quilt piecing. If Bernadette considers installing a sleeve correctly on the first attempt a "wondrous occasion" at this point in her sewing journey, who am I, with all of my non-practice with garments to think I should be permitted to do so without strife?

[@valkyriecain6464]

And yes, the guinea pig content is exceptionally important.

[@PennySBurt]

valkyrie cain exceptionally!!

[@cobwebsandcathair5874]

Oh, I love this dress so much, it really does look so comfortable and fun to wear. The wait was definitely worth it. And hell to the yes am I getting those Shears of Destiny. Aesthetic trash is basically why I'm here (that teapot lamp, and the -Morgan Donner statue- mushrooms on that marvellous bookcase). Aesthetic trash, history trash and guinea pig trash. Cesario is the preciousssss.

[@chopppedliver]

"now to wait until.... summer" me in 2020: "oH NO"

[@s.quintscher3261]

No exaggeration but this is exactly how I invision my wedding dress to be one day. And now I know how to sew it myself! Thank you so much!

[@Arkhavist_S]

"Hmm.. Bernadette is precious, but why exactly did I subscribe to a historical sewing channel in the first-" --> 1:36 "Right, exactly. Onward with the video."

[@multifandommochi6547]

Stylphede 😂

[@ktmills2003]

"haters may fasten yon britches..." hahaha

[@LittleCinnamonRoll]

That line made my day lol

[@katphyre]

Laughed hard at that part.

[@charliespinoza1966]

I had to listen several times. So satisfying

[@mermtato]

"...which took approximately 95 eternities." I really love the way you exaggerate so specifically; it reminds me of so many 19th century novels I read growing up

[@marymcfarland2089]

my thoughts exactly

[@violetskye6]

“Why are you such a croissant “ hahaha thank you for this wonderfully worded piece I will be using regularly!

[@aprildriesslein5034]

I'm so short-waisted that I'm basically just on awe of you being able to wear a 2" sash and have it not be your entire waist height. 😄

[@meghangraves9048]

At first, I was like “cool scissors!” Then.. when I say it came with an actual sheath, I literally out loud said, “I need those.”

[@abigailgrace8160]

Same!

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

I love the dress, I want one now. *grabby hands at the universe*

[@nikionek1881]

"One does not simply pass up this primary opportunity to be supremely extra, so haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it." Best line in the history of ever.

[@jennyc.5999]

btw! 5:07 the left half of the screen, with bernadette's silhouette, holding the fabric so organic, omg can someone please make this a painting? impressionist/luminism style?? "we" [humanity] needs to be appreciating this snap in the moment so beautiful yet so simple. omg i can't even put to words That's why we Need this as a painting!

[@renaultellis6188]

The irony of the chemise à la reine: Scandalous for everyone Revolutionary for the upper class Simplicity is a mockery for the lower class But then everyone started wearing it after the instigator was beheaded, her chemise influenced fashion for the next 30 years

[@zikaeziagulu1]

Renault Ellis wow! Really?😩🙁

[@MegaMesozoic]

There's a portrait of Empress Josephine wearing a similar dress.

[@ginaplopper-norton8839]

this channel has become medicine for my anxiety. i love learning the historical elements, i LOVE the way she talks, and i really enjoy watching her make the clothing! i started having a giant anxiety attack ( I'm close to graduation in dental hygiene school and boards are coming up and I'm having trouble staying calm) and i shut myself in my room and watching 3 of her videos and felt more calm and put together than i have in a month

[@WildCosy]

I completely agree ❤

[@kadijahamad9862]

I’m so happy you found a way to help with your anxiety 💞

[@ginaplopper-norton8839]

@@kadijahamad9862 well sometimes nothing helps but finding soothing things to watch certainly has made a difference

[@kadijahamad9862]

Gina Plopper-Norton May I recommend ‘Saturn- sleeping at last’? It’s a beautiful song and it helps me sometimes :)

[@ginaplopper-norton8839]

@@kadijahamad9862 thank you, I'll look it up!

[@ittybittybuckybarnes7012]

‘This actually reminds me of the dress Maria wore in West Side Story. Beautiful!

[@TaltosVT]

"Fasten yon britches and deal with it..."

[@nightburststudios2142]

“cut out with normal paper shears because we are not heathens” truer words could never be said.

[@ramonaakright6622]

NightBurst Studios I, also loved her comment “we are not heathens” watching intently caught me off guard and I busted out laughing.

[@pay1370]

Those scissors are so overkill and i need them in my life!

[@purseypurse4214]

pay1370 wow Industrial strength.😱wouldn’t mind having these too

[@grittykitty50]

@@purseypurse4214 better hurry; only 5 pair left!

[@atree9284]

I once saw an ad advertising a semi-accurate 18th century children’s gown It said “Marie Antoinette *Victorian* dress” That was the worst thing I ever saw

[@SquiddyHiggenbottom]

( ಠ_ಠ)

[@iforgotmynameagain9512]

Akdjdhdhfh I keep getting those ads

[@jodavis6820]

I really want to thank you for doing this. I used to sew with my grandmother, and when she died, was prepared to give it up entirely. Because of your channel, I am excited to get into it again!

[@LaineyBug2020]

Caught your Glamour vid! Congrats! Loved how all the comments were, "Yay, Bernadette! You should have let her do the illustrations!" 😂

[@jackieokcal4888]

@@bernadettebanner everybody loves you myself included

[@andreahultman8272]

Was thrilled to see you starring as the expert, Bernadette!! My favorite Glamour video so far! 😍 They need to hire you more often. 💗

[@sarah33774]

@BernadetteBanner,i watched it to. I loved all the comments. They were supportive and it seemed that your video was enjoyed by all.

[@alicediligianis]

Yes I was absolutely aesthetic too!

[@aestheticallyaspiring2692]

Me: sees the sewing machine come into view, and tries not to gasp and fall off my seat in shock😂

[@audreyNi]

The dress is stunning ❤️ it's on my bucket list to create a dress so beautiful as this! But would you be willing to make a simple vintage dress for begginers ? It's hard to know where to start you make it "seam" so effortless

[@starsun6363]

There are a lot of good patterns out there, so long as you get the good ones. Like, Simply recently rereleased a lot of their old patterns and they're quite simple and fun.

[@itsjustme1020]

Hehehe seam She made a video making a chemise that might be a good place to start

[@KKIcons]

She said the pirate shirt was a good place to start (on that video.) I know you want a dress, but then pairing that with a simple long skirt might be fun to start with though. A long full skirt like that was my first attempt at drafting my own riding skirt 2 years ago. It worked well enough to be able to give it to my friend.

[@lottie7813]

“*whispers* hi omigod you are such a distraction.” Then for the rest of the video it just randomly zooms in on guinea pig.

[@charlottenorskau]

Is it just me, or does the end montage give off some serious Beauty and the Beast vibes? Like, the ponytail, the library...historical Belle cosplay anyone?

[@robertlozyniak3661]

Would Cesario be the beast?

[@charlottenorskau]

@@robertlozyniak3661 of course!

[@pierregirard1970]

More accurate than the movie!

[@celestialchord]

YES

[@seilahqlq1]

Also Bioshock Infinite's Elizabeth in her tower.

[@ellieb1290]

Imagine having Bernadette as your mom. Halloween would be bomb

[@mainetides670]

This is my favorite BB dress ever. Simply gorgeous.

[@valsptsd814]

This might be my favorite dress you’ve ever made. Your meticulous nature blooms in what you create. WOW!

[@LanieBugDesigns]

Me just starting this video: Dear god I hope she linked those scissors. ANNNNDDDD now they will be here Monday. Thank you!!!!

[@sinswept]

"Haters can fasten yon britches and deal with it!" New favourite expression!

[@aoifecraddock6164]

I’m going to say what I feel we’re all thinking (me, it’s what I’m thinking): 👏🏻 MORE 👏🏻 CESARIO 👏🏻 IN 👏🏻 2021 👏🏻

[@olgamellorine]

The world is in serious need of more people like you. Seriously. People who are fascinated by crafting and work meticulously. I was amazed by what you created, the process, everything.

[@rickamortist8665]

This makes me want sew, so badly.

[@mari.jimgo22]

The very first time I found her videos I tried to sew a simple modern summer dress and it. did. not. worked. But now seeing the glorious Peacock dress video I am motivated anew. If you want to try you should totally do it!

[@marinaramalho]

Do it! it's so fun!

[@johnwalker1058]

You mean this makes you want to sew, sew badly! (I'll see myself out :) )

[@benjaminwilliams8030]

*sew badly, if you please Alright, I’ll show myself out

[@sarah33774]

How beautiful!! My grandmother was an amazing seamstress. She hand sewed most of my dresses and a gorgeous blue velvet coat for me when I was a child. When I watch your videos I realize how hard she worked for those garments and that sewing like this is a true labor of love. Thank you for sharing your sewing adventures with us. 💖

[@hiyuodin]

The way she talks about the scissors.. I was laughing so much it's just amazing. I love the way Bernadette talks so much!

[@lucyside7819]

I would live in that dress. Stunning

[@TheArtisanTarotTBMoon]

“We are not heathens.” I swear she is seriously my mood in life!

[@denzelnganga1914]

Heathen became my favorite insult just before I found this channel... IT WAS FATE

[@wyntermackenzie4952]

Add "rising above, I am rising above", and we pretty much are set.

[@Lia_s.]

Roses are red I want that dress I didn’t understand a word she said

[@reaganchandler3565]

Same here 😂 I'm going to have to make my grandma watch this and explain everything to me

[@lindadavis3728]

Some of her videos had complementary written dialog at bottom so you could keep up which is good when she talks about the fabrics she is working with so you can actually spell it out correctly and not sound it out. She has to speak and chew gum at the same time. Verbally communicating, active using hands to draw, cut in placement with the camera, and handling lighting and equipment so I have to comment her for the job she is doing. They say you teach how you learn. I wonder if her teachers drank coffee before giving their lecture. She forces me to pay attention.

[@silvias7319]

Reagan Chandler lol how did it go?

[@cassiesmith6227]

Me: I’m not so sure how this is gonna look as a modern dress it’s really densely gathered it looks kinda weir- Bernadette: *puts on sash* Me: Oooooh pretty dress

[@cathoderay305]

Never too late to say that I find Ms. Banner to be a charming, beautiful, skilled, and intelligent woman.

[@renrenrenrenrenrenrenrenrenren]

"Until then, until. **processes what she just said** ... what???" god thats such an Unintentionally Flowery Speech Patterns mood

[@elisabetfinlayson8539]

Well, now I know how to make a Chamise à la Reine. *Immediately looks in bank account to double check that I have enough money to buy fabric. Also Ceserio (have I spelt his name wrong?) is adorable, am I right?

[@pheart2381]

I made mine out of an old bedsheet!

[@debd7631]

@@pheart2381 ooh...seeing many trips to thrift stores

[@mamamarfly]

I think what makes, for me, watching Bernadette so appealing is that all of her projects work out and she never screams and throws her sewing machine. Sewing can be so frustrating!!! I never throw my sewing machine, but I mentally threaten it.

[@ingridaguero6460]

Bernadette, you are the reason why I started up sewing. And this dress will be the first thing I'll be making. Just a different color.

[@t3asn0b51]

There is something so satisfying of pulling out a pair of sheers in a Most Dramatic Fashion! And huzzah for rambliness interspersed with croissant-y guinea pigs :D Who could ask for anything more? (Well, who would dare with such a dagger like pair of sheers...)

[@TheQuietCottage]

"no, I will not get over myself" #hatersgonnafastenyonbritches

[@antoniobroccoliporto4774]

Thank you for labeling this as an adaptation…other folk on the internet are posting crazy crap claiming they are doing a replica of the chemise using polyester fabrics in crazy colors.

[@DiemSylvan]

I brought the epic shears of destiny in black/pewter and red, now I just need the chemise á la reine in black and red. 🖤❤️🖤

[@Noel.Chmielowiec]

This dress looks splendid, and royal worthy indeed. I am also glad that it's comfy, my favourite kind of garments are when you look smart and put together but in reality you were just drinking tea, reading a book and living your best comfortable life. This sash gives really nice contrast and is great representation of dark red (burgundy?) aesthetic trash ;D This dress really suits you, Bernadette, and I think it's etherealness (is this even a word?) gives really nice contrast to tailored pieces of Lady Sherlock.

[@monav4062]

Wasn't Marie Antoinette's "Chemise a la Reine" actually considered as "underwear"? But, she wore it as outerwear and is wearing it in one of her many famous portraits! What she did was very risque and bold! You might say that Marie Antoinette was the "Madonna" of her time (Madonna, the popstar, made wearing underwear as outerwear popular in the 1980's). I enjoy watching your videos! You're so talented!

[@roden70]

Yes. It was a great scandal that she didn't wear a corset and such light garment. Especcially because the fashion trend was big, bigger, biggest in hair and dresses. But at this point in time Marie Antoinette withdrew more and more from Versailles and had here own palace and small village built to live an as "normal" as possible life. This dress was part of her new lifestyle.

[@ragnkja]

The scandal was that she wore a very informal gown for a royal portrait, and such a portrait was typically expected to be very formal.

[@kristinataddei8138]

I love the white, summer dress that Kirsten Dunst wears in Marie Antoinette....it looks so light and comfortable, especially during the "dog days of summer" before air conditioning was invented....Where does one get such a "dreamy" dress when one does not sew(with a machine)???.... beautiful work as always Bernadette!!!... especially impressive is your hand stitching!!!....

[@metagnat]

I applauded alone in my living room when Bernadette said she nailed the drawstrings on the first go. Such a fiddly task!

[@marmeenoir2896]

I don't need those shears (I whispered while adding to cart)

[@zocansew]

we cut paper with craft scissors because we are not heathens... *flashback to the freshmen in my class*

[@pyenygren2299]

The guinea pig is the cutest distraction.

[@themightydani5198]

It's so strange going back to your older videos and not see the sewing room set up. It definitely looks a lot warmer and cozier.