Recreating Zendaya's Armor Dress!

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Hyelllloo!!!! Apparently 2020 is a year where I just say "FLUFF IT" and dive head-first into making my dream dresses. So, next up on my list is the armor/Joan of Arc-inspired gown that Zendaya wore to the 2018 Met Gala. It has just been living rent-free (as the kids say) in my head since I laid eyes on it, so I NEEDED to recreate it. I always love costume projects that involve more than just sewing, and this was a perfect opportunity for me to make some worbla armor and do some WEATHERING, hehe.
I hope you all enjoy!!!
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the inquisition has been real quiet since you dropped this 👀

[@tona8016]

Omg hii Karolina ❤

[@grr4773]

This had me laughing for like,,, a good 20 minutes

[@Flolic55]

oo hii karolina sup

[@clarab325]

Oh hi Karolina 💕

[@rishikapaul4740]

@@grr4773 True.

[@just-trying-my-best-everyday]

"Women in shining armor... *chef's kiss"* That's a whole mood right there.

[@rachelmaksy]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@monsieurfrancoise]

r/armoredwomen

[@angelicsailor1st]

Amen

[@gentlesandladymen]

@@monsieurfrancoise THATS A THING?!?! Edit: OMG IT IS

[@johannavonoy8636]

Yes

[@k.g.donathan6271]

Rachel: "Let's make a mock up." All of us: *audibly gasps*

[@rachelmaksy]

Hi all! So as an update, I did INDEED pronounce Zendaya's name wrong which is super embarrassing and I'm really sorry 😔 but unfortunately I cannot go back and change it so please be kind 😭😔

[@gabrielacavalcante2188]

Don’t worry Rachel, that is the correct pronunciation in portuguese, so.... we can say that you just spoke another language

[@bellasmith8821]

It happens to the best of us! Almost no one gets my (real) name right! And its not a big deal 😊 ❤️

[@rachelmaksy]

I definitely should have looked it up beforehand to be sure 😔🤦‍♀️

[@mnels5214]

You spent days recreating her look because you thought it was so cool and she rocked it, the love shines through.

[@im_living_dead]

@@rachelmaksy to be fair you were working on two videos that week, so 😌

[@chaostiverdant6196]

As a medieval recreationist I am laughing myself silly, because that is EXACTLY how armour articulation works. Congratulations Rachel, on your engineering brilliance.

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahaha YAY 😂❤️❤️❤️

[@johndododoe1411]

When I saw the thumbnail, I expected a recreation in actual steel

[@horsenroundstudio]

Ex-jouster here. SAME. Nicely done, Rachel!

[@k.v.7681]

Also, the waistline in terms of function. Rachel's is better. I cannot understand how all those cinema things came to the conclusion that a single steel plate should be worn from shoulder to hip (I always imagine two knights dueling... like those air blown tube garage mascots floating around when I see that). Waist, and then tassets people!

[@Nerdforge]

This is reaaallly fricking awesome!!

[@rachelmaksy]

Thank you so much!!! ❤️

[@Psych.o.delica]

omg Both of u are 2 of my favourite channels on YT! u guys should totally do a collab

[@fiestybritt9389]

This is a mindblowing moment. I love both of you guys!!!!

[@spooki_koki9881]

HOLY SHIT ITS NERD FORGE

[@zoes32flavaz]

I love your dioramas Martina!

[@shutupsavannah2195]

I love that you insert the gifs/memes you talk about. Like when you said “you know the one” about the Spider-Man scene I was like “I DONT” and then you showed what it was. 10/10 very appreciated.

[@hippie_muffin]

Saaaaame

[@FaerieDust]

Yes this. I am not meme literate (meme-illy literate? Literate in the art of memery? What even are words anymore?), so I definitely appreciate the help 😅

[@TehGreatIdiot]

the fact that Rachel used googly eyes for the rivets of the armor pieces brings me probably more joy than it should

[@jayhawthorne9715]

same tho

[@annbrookens945]

I KNOW,right?

[@AinaraPardo0808]

She is being watched by a 10000 eyes lol 😂

[@justathumb]

i literally came to the comments to see if anyone enjoyed that as much as me 😄

[@TehMomo_]

Ye old cosplay hack.

[@aimster2084]

The hairstyle of that wig actually looks really flattering on you.

[@dontbeabeachmyrtle3871]

Right? The dark wig along with her eyebrow shape really suits her, even more than the red.

[@LePezzy66]

And look at her now!

[@aimster2084]

@@LePezzy66 I was literally just thinking about this comment I made after I saw her new hair! I was wondering which video it was, my brain was saying Joan of Arc for some reason lol!

[@spooki_koki9881]

Foreshadowing

[@victoriansteak5986]

I think that every woman needs at least one suit of armor in their closet, I for one definitely will invest in making one one 🌝

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahaha YES

[@marsp5636]

Preach!!

[@peekaboohidenseeken5722]

I'm a big medieval dash RPG fan and yes where tf2 is my armour and mage staff! I shall begin designing the staff ....lol.

[@sophiarose03]

I 1000% agree. Now where the heck is mine?

100% agree

[@kayleighhummel9599]

This dress... is absolutely stunning. "Armor dress" should be its own category of clothing. I live for the day I can buy an armor dress from a department store, without having to struggle with the sorcery that is worbla. I am in awe of your talent!

[@rachelmaksy]

Yes!!! Agreed! 😂😂

[@gentlesandladymen]

@DAVE ADAM do you sell your pieces? If so can you link a site :) I’m super interested

[@gentlesandladymen]

@DAVE ADAM thanks!

[@JillBearup]

1. YES I LOVE IT 🥰⚔️🥰 2. "As the youths would say" is something I say far too much. KZbin makes me feel like a Properly Old Lady. 3. As someone who is currently editing her 'can you fight in a corset?' video, that dress is very fightable-in, with the caveat that I'd take up the train. Trains are very trippy. Just in case you needed to know that. For some reason.

[@nicolakunz231]

Jill! 🤗 I never read poster's names but I recognized your phrasing. I Adore the CYFIAC video!

[@JillBearup]

@@nicolakunz231 :)

[@Nevae_696]

Sounds like you are charging her to a duel

[@8_tulip_8]

Oh my gosh I was thinking of you while watching this, then I scrolled down and here you are! :0

[@valerieellison2483]

"Floor Troll- it's a state of mind" would be a great quote for a baby shirt.

[@katinapactol-baez1317]

Oh damn, I needed that ten years ago 🤣🤣🤣

[@o-oart8019]

I need that in 10 years

[@angryotter9129]

My toddler growls and screeches a lot. Definitely a floor troll.

[@mrs.knecro7044]

Please print that in a onesie and put it on “The child”

[@kailysamaniego852]

Lmao I can’t! That was so funny 😂 I fucken love her 🥳🥳

[@kathrynsmith352]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the bit with the googly eyes on her toothbrush? I needed that.

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@juliejay5436]

Super cute!

[@annapankagh]

Device Orchestra? 👀

[@TwoFourJoy]

Yes! Made me laugh so much! Comedy genius! 😆

[@jordanharrod2778]

I like that your Joan of Arc is drenched in water instead of, you know, fire. It seemed a hopeful omen for me.

[@hannnos]

The “we’re here for the cult stuff!” at the end got me. Ryan and Shane are iconic lol

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahaha YES

[@rachelmaksy]

@DAVE ADAM it was an hour and a half drive :P

[@argella1300]

@@rachelmaksy metaphorical backyard 😉

[@winterinbloom]

"If I were me, where would I put that thing?" is a mental game I didn't even realize I played with myself until you put it into words.

[@sonipitts]

Protip: Once you find the thing, put it back in the first place you looked for it. Because that's where you intuitively think it should belong, and is thus where you're going to look for it first every time.

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahahaha I'm glad I'm not the only one 😂😂😂

[@nyshagiuly3723]

@@sonipitts that's genius right there...

[@RoxanneMarius]

Been asking myself aloud this question for years! 🤣 Have bad memory and sometimes vocalizing it helps me find an item. Or I spend 3 hours looking for it cuz "now I have to find it" mentality kicks in. Anyone else do the same?

[@blaudrossel]

Omg crazy idea: a face mask that literally is a dwarfen beard. Like full on with braids and a hint of a mouth.

[@xathinabloodstorm]

yesss omfg 10/10 would buy just for the laughs

[@blaudrossel]

@Lilyana Barnett would love to see that!

[@Grymm23]

If you knit there's this Dwarf Battle Bonnet on Ravelry www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dwarven-battle-bonnet-2

[@theoriginalsunking]

I've literally been saying "If I were me, which I am" whenever I misplace things for YEARS. it was like whiplash to hear it from someone else lol no one around me uses the expression

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahaha YES constantly surprising ourselves with our forgetfulness 😂😂

[@theoriginalsunking]

@@rachelmaksy it works surprisingly well. Like a siren call for lost things

[@melissashiels7838]

ME TOO!!! When you said that I was like "Are you me, cos I say that too?!" And then I saw the rotting pumpkins on your front step, and I knew for definite that you are me! 🎃 Maybe I should get out of bed and finally chuck those out 🤣

[@Caprapas]

Rachel: gets all the armor names wrong Also Rachel: builds the armor dress how medieval armor was constructed Me: *confused screaming*

[@user-nw5og]

Its called "ignorant accuracy" 🤷🏾‍♀️😂

[@sonipitts]

"historically adequate"

[@aparajita1998]

@@sonipitts that's an excellent description. I'll be using it very often

[@sonipitts]

@@aparajita1998 I didn't invent it, but I do love it!

[@user-nw5og]

Historically adequate has a nice ring to it 🤩

[@phlofur5417]

Just imagine... if you move... and you would hear the googly eyes's pupils rattle in their sockets

[@adorothyinkansas4392]

Would it sound like the movement of metal is also a valid question

[@korynnlw]

@@adorothyinkansas4392 Can confirm it just sounds like an army of maracas. I use 2-inch googly eyes as belt baubles for so many costumes and just....oof.

[@NatJediMASTER]

Binx’s cameos are getting sassier by the day and I’m so here for it

[@mirjanbouma]

I shall never complain about more Binx content!

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahaha so DEMANDING

[@clarakoenig7923]

French speakers: Jeanne d'Arc English speakers: Joan of Ark Meanwhile in 16th century Scotland: JEANNIE DARK

[@madelinekathleenb]

HipHop Artists: JENNY FROMDABLOCK

[@biancabrooks280]

I dream of Jeannie.

[@carolinathatcher]

Spanish: Juana de Arco

[@availanila]

Swahili: Jowan wa Safina

[@lotta_kannfastalles]

And then the Germans come and call her Johanna von Orleans and it doesn‘t even look like the same name anymore

[@drachenstern8305]

Rachel: *complaining about googly eyes* Also Rachel: *using a fabric that will coat her floor in glitter for the next 18 years*

[@tammyclipps2248]

Love the dress!

[@punkrockbenny]

"She just might be a goddess that was sent down to mock us with her ethereal beauty." I know we're talking about Zendaya, but I'm pretty sure Rachel's also dropping hints about her true backstory.

[@alleegordon6511]

Both. Both is good.

[@julietteferrars3097]

Yes! ♥️

[@internetspookies]

is anyone else just straight up in love with rachel and her vibes

[@rachelmaksy]

😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AllTheButtons87]

Yas ✋

[@internetspookies]

@@rachelmaksy AH you replied!!!!! 💘💘💘

[@earlenewallace8445]

Yes. Me!!!💗💗💗

[@funandfancyfree77]

Yes, too much 😅

[@ampersandcastle1091]

You should make one of Anya’s dresses from Anastasia! (I love the dresses from the stage musical so much, but the movie ones are so pretty too)

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

This is the kind of content that’s keeping me going. ♥️♥️♥️

[@fritzthelibrarygoblin]

Completely unrelated to the video but AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOOOUUU'RE HEEERRRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@crowfaerymori]

Rachel and Hildegard liking each other’s stuff is everything!

[@Dreamwalker44]

Yooo, these two tho

[@GerardXxXTBP]

This interaction is what keeps me going.

[@rachelmaksy]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@firstmatefrankie5371]

Honestly people should start casually wearing armor/armor themed clothes out in public

[@rachelmaksy]

I second this. 😂😂

[@garfieldweezermug4975]

I third this

[@kynedyr]

I 4th this

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

5 x ZILLION to Infinity this ...sure as hell keep "people" at a safe distance!!

[@emilygeddeshome]

Imagine being a tourist at that castle and seeing Rachel and thinking that she’s some sort of ghost 😂

[@victoriavidaud]

Just to let you know, armor terminology: Neck thing: gorget (gore*JJEY, like saying gorgeous with a terrible French accent) Shoulder things: pauldrons Belt: belt And that’s all I know off the top of my head. HELPING

[@rachelmaksy]

Thank you!!!

[@beckymurphy4714]

Tassets are the thigh/hip armor.

[@victoriavidaud]

@@beckymurphy4714 thank you, my brain kept saying “grieves?” “No...” “grieves?” “No!” “...grieves?” “...”

[@biancabrooks280]

Are greaves like bracers for your shins?

[@victoriavidaud]

@@biancabrooks280 correct! :3

[@camllejacquet8088]

Me in elementary school learning about Jeanne D'arc in history class: Wow badass warrior lady, save France all by herself Me now watching Rachel in shinning armor: Wow badass lady, can save 2020

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂🙈🙈❤️❤️❤️

[@healinggrounds19]

Rachel is a goddess, sent to teach us instead of mocking us.

[@quixotic4233]

There is a certain dark humor in doing a Joan of Arc dress (woman who fought the British) in a video sponsored by Acorn, a British online media giant. I'm here for it.

[@piercedsiren]

I'm french, I found that very funny.

[@catherinecoen4349]

Rachel’s affirmations board: “this too shall pass” Me: 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@YetAnotherJenn]

Which is extra brilliant having it over her iron, because how many friggin' passes over a piece of cloth have I had to make to take it that rotten wrinkle?!! It made me laugh out loud actually and think about making that as a sign for a friend that sews, so she too could hang out over her ironing area lol!

[@valentine3976]

The layers of Rachels humour are amazing

[@raraavis7782]

@@YetAnotherJenn If you're dealing with a particularly stubborn/badly wrinkled piece, try misting it with a spray bottle of water first. Give the fibers a minute or two, to absorb the moisture and 'relax' and try ironing it then.

[@rachelmaksy]

🙏🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨✨

[@desertrose0027]

"And David Tennant" Immediate thumbs up.

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Ezaffin]

Raise your hand if you want to see Rachel recreate Danielle's ball dress with wings from the movie Ever After 🖐️🖐️🖐️

[@kit_kat5999]

YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!

[@kosmosvanhartland747]

That WOULD be nice.

[@astreaward6651]

Psst, she just did it! May 2023 :D

[@heatherwaddell7549]

After seeing Your The Child in that hat, I really feel like the two of you need matching outfits...OR MATCHING CHRISTMAS OUTFITS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND THEN DO AN AWKWARD CARD PHOTO!

[@buffycleaveland8116]

Heather!!! Yes!!

[@buffycleaveland8116]

Is this you Heather? The you I know?

[@karareece94]

I’m only 6 minutes in but seeing Rachel doing a mock-up makes me feel like this project is going to turn out ✨particularly✨ well and I’m so excited

[@rachelmaksy]

Haha thank you! It's kind of impossible to make worbla armor without a pattern 😂

[@karareece94]

It turned out amazing!! This might be my favorite project ever

[@WinterWisp7]

"Got this back when I thought 2020 was gonna be my year. Hahaha." So relatable it hurts my soul. 😣

[@unamused_bruise2512]

I'm not going to lie, when I saw the googly eyes I immediately thought about making an eldritch armor styled dress covered in eyes. So I a future dress to make

[@nickosbahr6067]

That top hat is iconic, please make a whole wardrobe for baby yoda. Maybe even make baby versions of any project you are working on lmao

[@cruelcimmcia859]

Mini me yoda ! I love the idea

[@m.maclellan7147]

Need red hair, or perhaps several wigs ?! I AM tempted to scour stores looking for hats to send to MiniMe Yoda ! ;)

[@valentine3976]

YESSS BABY YODA OUTFITS

[@cwalker.ivy444]

Y E S

[@mirjanbouma]

We need baby Yoda cameos in every video now, with changing outfits. Hey, I don't make the rules.

[@kaitlynpond8396]

she straight up reminded me of gollum when she showed us her “floor troll” position. 😂

[@amyhubbard2656]

I’d love to see you recreate one of Galadriel’s or Arwen’s dresses... 🤔 Or if you’re feeling sassy- one of Thranduil’s 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Cilibi]

I WANT TO SEE HER AS THRANDUIL

[@makeda6530]

Yes, yes to this

[@roseszalay2869]

Me: PRETTY LADY HAD SHINEY Also me: you are leaving your most stab-able parts outs and abouts, bad plan Also also me: DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE PRETTY LADY HAS SHINY!

[@rachelmaksy]

I mean I didn't design the armor, take it up with Versace 😂😂

[@Kaalokalawaia]

You aren't going to be fighting in a dress anyway. Not unless you are in a Chinese movie and can fly.

[@Kittlyn]

You sound like s Skritt from gw2 getting excited about shiny armors :D

[@roseszalay2869]

@@Kittlyn that is the highest of honors and I'm putting it on my resume ! ✨

[@roseszalay2869]

@@rachelmaksy See, I know you are joking but , Miss Maksy, I can and will fight anything up to and including the endless void of space - As such, thank you for your support in this endeavor 🐀

[@lupa1445]

The information that Rachel learned to do the sword swing/twirl thing because she used to do it in field hockey (presumably with hockey sticks, and not swords) Is information that I now will keep precious and dear to me in future.

[@lennajune]

i didn’t know I needed this in my life but I’m glad it’s here.

[@rachelmaksy]

Hahaha thank you bb ❤️

[@gentlesandladymen]

No mater what your sexuality is, we’re all gay for women with swords

[@joyruppert4710]

*Freud joined the chat* ;) jk

[@mirjanbouma]

Facts!

[@crafterlex]

It’s true.

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Jep pretty much but I'm at least partially into any women that tickles my fancy in some way. Swords just make it more likely.

[@atticdemon4260]

As a women with swords and armor myself I have never been more happy. And I have to fully agree on that. Gosh lady knights 😍

[@atticusgrey]

“Shiny and new... and David Tennant” Same. Honestly, same

[@annahill99]

I’d definitely love to see you do a pre-raphaelite Lady of Shalott look/inspired photoshoot! Alternatively, the Lady of Shallot, queen of the excellent garlicky baby onion,

[@YetAnotherJenn]

Omg, how have I not thought of this yet? I am so disappointed in myself.

[@gabriellahildingsson4176]

Anne Shirley would approve

[@starcrunch6497]

Me: *has 7 due assignments* Also me: * ignores it and watches Rachel Maksy instead*

[@lilybloome]

Mood

[@ann.addiction_to_books]

Me too *oof*

[@josefafalkner8329]

Same

[@therussianprincess7036]

I feel you

[@sai_nide]

Mega mood

[@AkitakitaNeruFan]

I just want to say that I have been following cosplayers and making cosplay for YEARS now. I love working with worbla. But not a single cosplayer has mentioned that the smooth side is the adhesive side. This entire time I've been using the rough sides together when i use it. Thank you Rachel, thank you. I do use the sandwich foam method for most but this so helps with parts I need to not use foam for.

[@carlyedwards333]

Rachel in armor lives rent free in my brain

[@lilybloome]

Absolutely

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂❤️❤️

[@nathaliemillerr]

“not fully convinced she’s of this earth” **zendaya sweating under her human skin suit**

[@nathaliemillerr]

can’t believe i’ve loved that woman since I was 10

[@Iflie]

Haha, I don't know much about her but she seems too cool to be a regular straight human female. When I think that about an actress they often end up being gay or trans like Elliot Page

[@gentlesandladymen]

@@Iflie yes! That’s so true lmao. Elliot was my “well here’s one cishet [man] that I Stan” and welp- now he’s out 😂

[@rachelmaksy]

TOO BEAUTIFUL CAN'T BE REAL 😂😂 we've figured her out

[@iamnotwhatiam9430]

@@Iflie love the casual sexism 💀

[@jaspirita]

... The shape of this might actually work for me as a plus sized woman and I'm actually excited about trying this one!

[@naomiardys7530]

the dress that lives rent free in my brain is sarah's ballgown from the dream scene in Labyrinth 😭i'd watch the heck out of that video tbh

[@catherinestarling8715]

When I was a kid I wanted to look exactly like Sarah at my wedding. Took me 20 years to realize that wearing a dress like that is absolutely ridiculous unless you marry the Goblin King 😄

[@spidey2108]

YESSSS when I live in my own (and I have more space) I plan on making that dress !

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

Not from a movie, but I'm obsessed with Helena Justina's Nereid dress on Pigs of Silver and Brianna's Red cape on Riddle of the Runes.

[@rebeccakoch1890]

The image of you twirling that sword will now live rent free in my head

[@m.maclellan7147]

One of you "youngsters" make it a GIF !!! ;)

[@samanthasmith7885]

That armor looks amazing! If you ever need something to allow for rotating pieces again, you can use stuffed animal eyes - the kind that snap in to place. I've used them to make moving arms on crocheted dolls and such.

[@zookie2806]

You and Micarah Tewers need to collab... the mix of both your personalities will be so entertaining to watch!

[@yureituesday]

Omg yes

[@zookie2806]

Make lady Arwen’s dress when she sees Aragorn again at Gondor!!

[@fernagaric2705]

Yes!!

[@Eowyn3Pride]

Or Galadriel's warrior dress when she's tempted by the ring in Lothlorien...

[@zookie2806]

@@Eowyn3Pride I was thinking that too!

[@Eowyn3Pride]

@@zookie2806 I think it would be awesome! Right down to the glowy scary face! Many things are possible, and if anybody make it happen, it's "CREATIVE RACHEL"!

[@AranelEnMirkwood]

Urgh I've been wanting Arwen's coronation gown since I was 13, I'm now 31... I'm planning on learning to sew and I fully intend on making that dress along with one of Elizabeth's fancy dresses from Pirates of the Caribbean. I don't even have any reason for those dresses, I just want them

[@buriichibakaimouto]

This info is a little late for this video, but both sides of Worbla are adhesive when heated. The smooth side was just the underside when rolled out during production. Worbla itself is basically wood shavings and hot glue all mixed up and rolled into super thin sheets. Love how the outfit looks and the hip plates in particular are fantastic!

[@hopegodfrey5229]

Rachel saying the word “mock-up” and making one in the same video might be the most rare thing I have ever seen. Same though!!!

[@rachelmaksy]

😂😂😂 it's different when the material is expensive hahaha

[@hopegodfrey5229]

True!!

[@tirzarodrigues4723]

1:33 I was just thinking about how i love and need women in armor today as i was watching the mandalorian

[@leaalajbeg6349]

+

[@reizak8966]

To the content I have to fully agree. To your user pic... BOOP THE SNOOT!

[@tabitha2397]

why is this my favorite thing you've made ALSO THE REVEAL SHOTS WERE *PERFECT* i want a movie of this stat

[@galli0]

I feel like you and Micarah Tewers is two sides of a oddly niche coin and i love you both so much

[@rachelmaksy]

😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@emmarayne5744]

You and micarah would be my KZbin collab dream. Seriously I might give up youtube if it ever happens because I have nothing else to look forward to in life, especially youtube videos

[@galli0]

@@rachelmaksy you both got Vine energy! Thats what it is! I dont care if you were ever on Vine or not but its *that* emergy that made Vine work and be what it was, same with you guys, if you didnt have that.. 🌈pizzazz it wouldnt be the same🤌

[@StoriesForCoffee]

PLEASEEEE make Hedy Lamarr’s star dress from Ziegfeld Girls! Also! This project came out SO well! I always feel so proud to see the final results 🥰🥰

[@nora_n3ko324]

THIS TURNED OUT AMAZING!!! Using the Google eyes to look like rivets was a brilliant idea!

[@sarahmongold7217]

“I got this back when I thought 2020 was going to be my year” Me: gazes thoughtfully into the distance reminiscing on the 2020 planner sitting mostly unused in my bag

[@rachelmaksy]

A mood 😔😔😔

[@yarncurator]

Lmao my 2020 planner has been wedged in the gap between my trunk and the back of the drivers seat since I left to start telecommuting in March. I’ve been back in the office since July and it’s still there hanging crooked and upside down because 2020 😂

[@sarahmongold7217]

Can we all agree to collectively forget that 2020 was a thing? Lol, mine was wedged into my car too! Buried under a pile of sweaters I tossed in the back seat last winter, whoops

[@racheyrach_rach3548]

I would love to see Rachel take on one of the dresses from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that Truely wore. Maybe the doll in a music box one??

[@chrisdarry-roseelrod4481]

I love the homage to St Joan. She was fearless in time where women had no voice of their own.

[@beakeeper5243]

Rachael: Let’s make a mock up! Me immediately sprinting back to my computer to make sure I clicked on the right KZbin channel bc well, a mock up?!

[@laurenking5080]

Clearly Morgan Donner's influence is wearing off on her.

[@nikkid1759]

Thank you for taking time to type up all of the closed captions. It's such a joy/relief to see videos that have accurate captions!!

[@rachelmaksy]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@karenharper2266]

I want to second that. I am deaf as a doorknob, and love you so much!!

[@pandu8904]

OMG!!! I loved every minute of this hahahaha! the floor troll with the tongue flick had me cackling and when you started putting the googly eyes on as rivets I genuinely lost it....but then you compared them to glitter and started finding them everywhere! I fucken died 💀 thank you so much for being you, I love it!

[@Max-dw7is]

Rachel: Like an armadillo shell. Me: Like... Like armour??

[@rachelmaksy]

It literally looks exactly like an armadillo shell idk leave me alone y'all are mean 😂

[@sophiarose03]

On your little whiteboard at first I thought it said “assumptions” not “affirmations”, and I still think that “this too shall pass” is a hilarious assumption.😂

[@bykes187]

The armor and dress was fantastic but omg the sweater thing you had going on during intro/design phase was also 😍

[@reikyavi7442]

14:15 that section was riveting! ... Ok, I'll see myself out...

[@meta4058]

it is my honest hope that, when quarantine is over, we all collectively bring wearing armour and (prop) swords back into fashion

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

Oh yes! That would be something...they should include armour in very official dresscodes, too. No matter if for men or for women. If you don't like shiny, you can also have it in black...

[@michellasaunders1236]

You sitting there in the wig with darker brows at the end of the video was a LOOK. You suit dark hair and baby bangs so well, but the red hair will forever be iconic. And obviously the dress is beautiful, everything you make is amazing!

[@exkeilibur]

Your "back when I thought 2020 was my year" is a big fat mood for this dumpster fire of a year. 😩💔

[@rachelmaksy]

😭😭😭🙏🙏😂😂

[@valentine3976]

It's not that bad.. we've still got Rachels videos ;)

[@exkeilibur]

@@valentine3976 can't argue with that ✨👏😭

[@emilytaylor9108]

Rachel's "No Bullshit" look is just *chef's kiss*. Her natural look is gorgeous

[@taraspiecker150]

Rachel, I LOVE how this came out! You totally killed it with the tassets too! (Tassets are those hanging upper leg / hip armor plates). Your engineering of anchoring the plates on the three strips was solid too (I've used that before in building real armor). I like your finished result better than the original, and the location video shoot is SO PERFECT. The castle and the dramatic weather were perfection. I admit I was a little concerned with a couple choices of the original dress designer that were less historically mindful of real armor (the studded belt as part of the armor at the waist and the decision to make the edges of the shoulders overlap the top edge rather than the bottom edge of the gorget sides and making them look like slightly misplaced miniature rondels). However, the way you reduced the contrast of the "shoulder hinge pins" by making everything silver (rather than the original whiter contrast) was lovely, and the belt worked! You also taught me something new with the googley eyes trick for rivets (which I will use hereafter if I ever try working with worbla and need to simulate rivets). The costume armor I have built previously has been of leather and real rivets - probably because of having some armoring background and sewing background and art background but no worbla, plastidip, etc experience (yet). I have been enjoying your videos so much and appreciate all of your hard work and awesome projects. I also love seeing your personality and soul in these projects (like your admiration of Jeanne d'Arc)!

[@Venya9]

Women in shining armor was one of the first things that made me realise I was bisexual.

[@alie6413]

HAHSHSHSH SAME i knew there was something strange about my obsession with female knights in elementary school💀

[@coliyllahnnaht.6274]

!!!!!!!

[@marybabb8108]

Quite literally every single one of the responses to this comment was a real, accurate, and 100% true experience for me

[@KittiRain]

My vote is for any of Jareth's outfits from The Labyrinth.

[@projectgreenstar]

Agree with everything here.

[@the_emmasculator]

...you remind me of the babe.

[@projectgreenstar]

@@the_emmasculator What babe?

[@the_emmasculator]

@@projectgreenstar The babe with the power!

[@projectgreenstar]

@@the_emmasculator What power?

[@numinousblue3771]

Rachel: "When I thought 2020 would be my year" *laughs* Also Rachel: Has massive devoted following and the finest closet a hobbit lady could dream of owning... Seriously, I've looked everywhere for shirts like your's. And 10/10 love the knightcore aesthetic you're concocted

[@ace.squirrel]

The thought that your dress secretly has hundreds of hidden eyes makes me uncomfortable

[@jonap5740]

Rest reassured; they can barely see through a fog of black and silver paint!

[@melissaperry9124]

I have always adored Rose's dress from when she arrives to board in Titanic. THAT would be epic.

[@LookupintheAER]

This comment aged well 🤌🏽

[@stardreamerlove]

You should re-create Sarah’s masquerade dress from Labyrinth because it’s insanely puffy but in the best way possible.

[@fredericapanon207]

Best Sci-fi cosplay I ever saw was a husband & wife team as Jared the Goblin King and Sarah in the masquerade dress. Standing ovation from the audience at the convention.

[@stardreamerlove]

@@fredericapanon207 that sounds epic!

[@fredericapanon207]

@@stardreamerlove it was indeed.

[@mothball7422]

me: *see armour and need amour* also me: *has over 10 sewing projects sitting in my closest*

[@rachelmaksy]

Mood 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wanderingsoul881]

Honestly, same. But my ADHD hell brain also wants to make props for cosplays, and knit, and write, and start on shoe making, and draw fanart, and start a business all at the same time 😂😭

[@bridgetthewench]

The ufo pile forever grows for us all 😅

[@annonimooseq1246]

@@wanderingsoul881 you didn’t have to call me out item for item like that

[@Experimento237]

I've always been obsessed with this look on Zendaya but YOU???? OMG!!!! And also, this seemed surprisingly... doable? I mean, that's 10000% on you looking absolutely chill doing it, but BRUH. Now I want to make one for myself!

[@hermainhanif1289]

I don’t know why I’m getting some Disney Brave vibes from her first outfit with that sweater color and the little bow and arrow pin.

[@rachelmaksy]

Hehehhehe

[@clarabothel141]

I've always loved the dress Ariel wears when she comes out of the water. You know the bluish silver one. It is simple but I just love the way it lays on her. I should try to make it....I'm not much of a seamstress though.

[@aestheticallyaspiring2692]

This turned out so beautifully!!😍👏 Also with that teal/blue sweater and the gold brooch that looks like a bow....I couldn’t help but think of Merida. Now I feel like u would do an amazing Merida cosplay😍😍😍

[@katlash8852]

Princess Buttercup from The Princess Bride is one of my dream dresses to make

[@lilybloome]

Haha! A full armor wardrobe! Casual armor for daywear, and formal armor for your swanky evening affairs.

[@harneyveniceporlas]

She does have an armor from her Joanne of the arc cosplay. 😂😂😂

[@mystery1317]

I put off watching this video for a few days because I was up to my eyeballs making a model for my set design class but now that I finished the model and saw the video, Rachel’s “GOOOD ENOUUUGH” just hits different. Good to know it’s a universal experience for creative peeps ✌️ Also, this video just brought me so much joy and just reminds me that I love making stuff! This project was so freaking cool and Rachel looks so normal when she’s a brunette wearing athletic clothes that it’s kinda spooky 😂

[@Reluctantly_Adulting]

“So, it’s something.” Exactly! In these trying and, frankly, dumpster fiery times, it’s the little victories that keep us from throwing ourselves out of the basement window and ending it all.

[@Reluctantly_Adulting]

Should’ve used defenestrate there, not often we get the chance to drop that one in conversation... 😂 Lmao. Get it? Drop that? Because it’s about falling from a window? Okay, I’m going to leave now. Bye.

[@MsBroadwayforever13]

The fact that the CC said *awful slurp* and then the added caption said “wow that’s awful” made me cackle. I don’t know why, but it did 😂

[@rachelmaksy]

Hehehehe

[@supernova622]

I always appreciate the captioning

[@mirjanbouma]

Bonus content in the CC is best bonus content

[@kaitlynroberts5027]

Not gonna lie when you were trying on the worbla neck piece with the black blouse it looked like a bomb victorian shirt. The poofy sleeves on that thing are so heckin perfect! 😍

[@randomaccessmemories8912]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one haunted by the absolute beauty that is Zendaya in her Joan of Arc inspired armor dress

[@leslieipock1490]

Next step: recreating zendaya's dress for baby yoda!

[@susanrobertson984]

Great use of scraps IMO!

[@edhelespyn]

Agreed!