Tailoring an 1890s Jacket to Live My Victorian Boss Dreams

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[2] Mechanics Institute, Church St. c.1895. Photograph. Toronto Public Library Digital Archive. digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects....
[3] Aberdeen City Council. 1890s. Women at Work in a Typing Office. Photograph. National Museums Scotland. www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-col....
[4] Askew, Thomas E. 1899-1900. Four African American Women Seated on Steps of Building at Atlanta University, Georgia. Matte Collodion Silver Print. Washington, DC. Library of Congress. www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.0....
[5] Photograph. 1898. Platinum Print Photograph. London, United Kingdom. Victoria & Albert. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7....
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[7] Madam C.J. Walker Driving a Car. c.1911. Photograph. History.com. www.history.com/news/madam-cj....
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[10] Reynolds, Sir Joshua. 1780. The Ladies Waldegrave. Oil on Canvas. Edinburgh, Scotland. Scottish National Gallery. www.nationalgalleries.org/art....
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[@bernadettebanner]

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[@beepboop204]

you make great content for me to watch with my mom!

[@Digitalhunny]

OMG, Bernadette Banner... YOU have absolutely outdone yourself with this single piece! 🤯 It's just _stunningly_ gorgeous & now _I_ want one. You got me thinkin', that I should to make myself one like it, for the fall? _Maybe,_ with a splash of colour? You're a mighty dangerous channel that promotes the consuming of all my _future_ time, ya know?!😂😂 Don't ever change my Queen! 💕💕💕

[@mojrimibnharb4584]

When is your alt-vicki tv series coming out?

[@iatsd]

Blue. We need to send you a pair of period blue tinted spectacles.

[@antipathy17]

You seem unbearable.

[@lucie4185]

Nicole makes Victorian Female Aziraphale, Bernadette makes Victorian Female Crowley.

[@makeda6530]

Yes, yes to this! Now they can go to the ladies club together.

[@p0etrygh0st]

omg thiss

[@Sophia-rq6oo]

The second season of good omens drops this summer, it’s all coming together 🤔

[@valleriejoy]

This jacket is fierce! I have followed you since the beginning and your sewing videos. You never, and I mean never, disappoint! The whole ensemble is next level “badassery”!

[@lynnzerben]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who thought that

[@BrandonGrew]

I need a Victorian lady heist crossover series with this Bernadette, Karolina’s Miss Tatternickle, and Nicole’s Aziraphale.

[@m.maclellan7147]

Love it ! I can never get enough of Ms. Tatternickle !!!!

[@EmelieWaldken]

OH GOSH YES =D

[@Ciborium]

Add Jill Bearup as the "muscle" of the organization?

[@jeanrock3047]

PLEASE!

[@EmelieWaldken]

@@Ciborium YES. I would LOVE a Bernadette-Karolina-Jill interaction OMG

[@mjlSews]

Not Bernadette at 7:56 just casually showing off a perfectly pattern matched seam like it's no big deal

[@coffee-ouji]

LIKE ¿¿¿¿ ??? IKR??

[@mayoconnell2400]

i literally just came here to say this, pattern matching is so fucking hard and she makes it looks SO EASY 😭😭😭

[@simonecummings9157]

Just like...Oh, it matches up perfectly-no biggie. So, next I...

[@abcdeshole]

Bernadette is a powerful witch.

[@IrisRanelle1328]

I gasped

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

The sound of scissors cutting fabric makes me feel like I'm standing next to my mother watching her make my clothes. It instantly brings her back, more than the smell of her perfume.

[@penelopefp]

Yes!!! That sound alone.....conjures memories from remote corners of my mind!!

[@firstlast4188]

This could so easily be the historically accurate Crowley to Nicole's historically accurate Aziraphale! Love it!

[@starlling]

I had the same thought!! Lol

[@bernadettebanner]

Anon! 😏

[@thecatofnineswords]

@@bernadettebanner::flails:: an impending collaboration? Eeeeeeexcellent ❤❤❤

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Even the sunglasses.

[@GuiSmith]

@@cynhanrahan4012 _Especially_ the sunglasses

[@maer.3325]

My father was a Master Tailor 65 years in the business. In those days you apprenticed first so he started while in his teens. He always wanted one of his daughters to take up the profession… sadly we didn’t… my dad would have loved your videos Bernadette. I loved the tailoring series you reminded me of my beautiful pops custom suits. Thank you dear lady.

[@adedow1333]

What a delightful thing!

[@nvmitsjustme]

300th like :D

[@SylviaWrites]

My dad was a master tailor as well, and also started in his teens. I always loved to see him patterning. I was often his assistant, taking down obscure measurements for him while his client stood in the kitchen with his arms wide and legs lightly spread. The magic of him turning those numbers I wrote down into patterns that required lots and lots of lines drawn and murmuring was just beautiful. He didn't transfer his love for tailoring to either of us, I always thought it complicated and he didn't have the patience to take us on as students, but boy, he did make some beautiful stuff. I still remember him going to the market where I used to live because a man there sold the most gorgeous tweeds, which he almost exclusively turned into suits for himself. Thank you for making me smile remembering my dad by writing your post!

[@curlyclaire2]

Those huge puffy sleeves are kind of the victorian version of the 1980s power dressing padded shoulders aren't they? Magnificent 🎉

[@thumbsarehandy.]

I imagine that's what Anne had in mind when she dreamed of puffed sleeves.

[@meemo32086]

I remember in Anne with an E, 4:02 Ann really wanted "Big Sleeves' on any dress she might get!

[@lud3445]

It's also the gigot or leg of lamb sleeves 2: this time it looks right

[@Cassied102]

I really doubt you will see this. But thank you for the captions. I appreciate the time you put into them. They are obviously not auto generated (as with most videos) and I am very grateful for the extra little step you took to make everyone included ❤

[@JustIdeas000]

And I love the humour in the descriptions! 😅

[@Goatings]

Has anyone else noticed this SIGNIFICANT change in Bernadettes confidence? Lately shes been on fire 🔥 i love the energy

[@kanashiiookami6537]

I've also noticed her actual accent (New York? With most of her Ts sounding like Ds) coming through way stronger than when she first started KZbin. (I think both it and her confidence grew after she moved to England, where she could fully be herself rather than what others expected her to be)

[@enricoflor3601]

I just took it in that she "grew up", and was about to conclude that it was due to the change in her do. Hair do! Thanks for that little bit of detail.

[@Dumascain]

I've noticed that since leaving NY, she looks much healthier and much less stressed. It is particularly noticeable in this video. Almost like there is a glow or aura about her.

[@razrv3lc]

@@kanashiiookami65373:16 seriously her accent came through hard on “starting” here

[@paulaunger3061]

The three month break cldearly did her the world of good :)

[@cheesycheddar555]

Now we need Bernadette to star as the lead gangster in a show set in Victorian England 🤩

[@lonestarr1490]

I'm already devising an illustration under that premise 😁

[@tabithabjelland8028]

Yes we need that too.

[@moehoward01]

But there's no room under that jacket for a Gat.

[@lonestarr1490]

@@moehoward01 It's called _movie magic._ Are you familiar with the early 90's show Parker Lewis Can't Lose?

[@Nikki-tx6kh]

I'd read seven books of that series TBH.

[@amykathleen2]

I know Bernadette has a complicated relationship with her sewing machine, but just a tip for anyone else who might be reading this: If your sewing machine needle plate does not have seam allowance markings or does not have the particular marking that you need for a particular project, just measure the distance from the needle and put a piece of masking tape or painters tape. I do this all the time as the machine I use at work has markings only up to 1.25”. Just take the tape off immediately after you sew and put a new piece next time, or the tape can be hard to remove or even cause damage to the machine.

[@bluebellflamesx]

This! Also I love magnetic seam guides

[@kimclarke5018]

She’s really killing it in those sunglasses and outfit. No one rocks it like she does.

[@noemiegrmt2126]

Well I think we can safely say that Bernadette has now mastered tailoring 👏🏼

[@lonestarr1490]

And mob bossing.

[@piccalillipit9211]

NOPE - she has yet to learn to draft her own patterns. THEN she will have mastered tailoring. 😀 P.S. Its way easier to draft patterns than you would think.

[@lonestarr1490]

@@piccalillipit9211 Indeed. I draft patterns all the time. By stealing some from the internet and altering them just enough to call them my own. (I'm talking about patterns and textures for digital art here, but I guess the approach is comparable. Also, I'm just a hobbyist and not earning any money with my art.)

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@lonestarr1490 Patterns are way more simple maths than you might think. If your waist is 30" the pieces around your waist should add up to 15" [cos you have two halves to your body] if you want 2" of ease - 16" if you want a 20" trouser bottom they should add up to 20". If your jacket is 30" long - it should be 30" + 2" for the turn up hem. The rest of it is just proportions that come in tables. You start wiht a line for the neck, measure down to the waist draw a line, down to the hem draw a line, 90Deg line down that back shape it in as much as your back sway so say 1", it really is this easy.

[@faameexplains1192]

Yeah she has a lot left to learn

[@Chibihugs]

The jacket with the SLEEVES is that finally magical component to the look to create that top tear BOSS goodness. I need a series about the adventure of this bad ass Victorian lady mobster secretly taking over the London underworld.

[@MossyMozart]

@Chibihugs - Did you mean "top tier"? If not, what does "top tear" mean? Is it a Victorian or tailoring term?

[@julietfischer5056]

"Watson, I just learned that Professor Moriarity was merely the front man for the true ruler of London's underworld." "Who is it, then?" "A woman I never knew existed before yesterday." Insert appropriate name.

[@DawnDavidson]

@@MossyMozart I submit that “Top tear” are the tears all the rest of us shed at never being able to achieve the exquisite results that Bernadette gets here on this “top” aka “jacket.” I am shedding copious top tears right now. 😭 I would also be interested in speculations about what sort of sewing or tailoring terms top tear might be, though!

[@Chibihugs]

@@MossyMozart I meant top tier.

[@emilyrln]

Omg that reveal was so gloriously extra that I can't even!!!!! First Nicole's Aziraphale, now Bernadette's Crowley… 😍

[@r4dwolf]

Oh how I've missed these ❤️ Now we definitely need a miniseries where Bernadette takes over the Victorian London Underworld.

[@riodavie]

Who else has no idea what she's doing/will never make their own clothes but loves watching her magically take cloth and make gorgeous clothes 😍😍😍 Like dam I wish we still wore clothes like this 😅😅

[@loonybinreject]

Me too. Here for the magic, the humour and the crisp sound of scissors in fabric

[@leechowning2712]

They exist, but they are about 10 times the cost. Mine cost me about $300, and then had to tailor the fit. That is why most people only had 3 or 4 sets of clothes.

[@especiasuy]

I love her videos and they prompted me to take action and finally learn how to sew. My husband got me a vintage Singer sewing machine for my last birthday and I started learning the basics at KZbin university since February. If everything goes smoothly, I will start a dressmaking course in June. Let's hope I can unlock at least 10% of her skills!

[@EH23831]

🙋🏻‍♀️

[@cap4life1]

@@especiasuy good luck!! The sewing learning curve is steep but keep at it and you’ll be making garments you love soon!

[@notscarlet8321]

Danny's editing continues to be on point

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

oh my days, her stitches are so gosh hecking clean it almost makes me angry. stunning work, as always. it's giving victorian polly from peaky blinders. it's serving boss witch. it's delivering an absolutely decadent five-course meal. _and i'm here for it._

[@azrani2023]

couldn't have said it better. she's the best.

[@emmaberry2532]

The switch blade comb absolutely sent me 😂😂

[@Lamdennison]

I always assumed that jackets of that era with such dramatic sleeves would have a horsehair fabric cap or some other fabric filler to help the puff stay out. It's amazing how much structure those sleeves have all on their own with outer and inner fabrics. BEAUTIFUL JOB, Bernadette!

[@maryeckel9682]

I think women looked back at the 1830s and said "not again!"

[@raraavis7782]

Yes, I would have thought so, too!

[@aliceg5327]

😂😂😂 The 'in situation' reveal sequence looks like the trailer for the spin off show based on the character who's going to be the Moriarty to Miss Scarlet (and the Duke). Dr Moriarty. "Mortician" It's so nice seeing you having fun with your creativity. 😊😊 Oh, and, yes. Pad stitching is *chef's kiss*

[@jinjaadaninja]

this give me a mix between Missy from Doctor Who and a Victorian female Crowley. I love it

[@danielw.2442]

Missy, 100% Missy.

[@emmalestrangeart1331]

The sound of scissors cutting fabric on a wood table is one of my favourite sounds 🥰 it gets me creatively excited and inspired lol

[@lifewcockapooz8103]

Ok this does it. Not only is this the single best video ever made, but i now need to drop everything and join the victorian mob. This needs to be a trend right now!

[@ginalou5774]

I believe that in order to join said mafia you would need to pass the style test…..there couldn’t be any poorly tailored riff raff in that organization 😂

[@lifewcockapooz8103]

@@ginalou5774 of course! Only the very best mob ladies

[@catherinefoltz2824]

I'm coming, too! I was born with shoulders to intimidate

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

I love the conjunction of science/geometry, skill, and art in Bernadette's video today. And I never get tired of the delicious crunch of her beautiful scissors in fabric.

[@MossyMozart]

@Leslie Moise - Yes, art! it is definitely textile sculpture, taking 2-dimensional fabric and coaxing it into such a beautifully fitting 3-dimensional creation.

[@savvysayshi]

You are a wonderfully badass woman. Your projects are inspiring and you make life better for many of us. Recently I was talking to someone about my hobbies and he was very impressed when I said I have started sewing because, as he said it, "engineering is just working with solid materials. Sewing is so daunting because everything bends and moves in ways that make no sense." He is an engineering student. So you adding the last little bit about sewing being engineering made me smile. You rock!

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

I'm supposed to be going to sleep right now but 1890s fashion makes me SO HAPPY I cannot. Also sleeeeeeeeves! The opening sequences of this video ARE FUCKING SPECTACULAR. The outfit is just.... I have no adjectives sufficiently specific or enthusiastic enough to articulate. Thank you for being you, and sharing that with us.

[@DavidCruickshank]

That jacket's shoulders are a whole look onto themselves, let alone the entire ensemble. Incredible work!

[@indiabilly]

I have never pad stitched anything in my life and have no intention of starting, but could i watch Bernadette pad stitch for eternity? Yes I could xx

[@raraavis7782]

Classic tailoring techniques are fascinating. Even, if you won't ever use them yourself... they give you a whole new appreciation for how well made clothes are constructed.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

She turns it into an art form.

[@jaybehkay2438]

I love the timeline check ins of how many days things took. It makes you appreciate how long of a process this really is

[@cassiecolborn7530]

This outfit is amazing! It does remind me of what Crowley from good omens would wear as a Victorian woman. 😂

[@MarialenaSarakatsianou]

You went all out for that reveal sequence and it was soo worth it -to be sure, all this amazing tailoring deserved nothing less ✨

[@maleahlock]

I love that tththththkkkk sound when the thread draws through the fabric. Never gets old. I want an orchestra that is comprised solely of people drawing different threads through various fabric weights and fibre compositions. This is incredibly entertaining! All of it. I personally enjoy adding the lining but I think it's because I've convinced myself no one will see it so I'm less stressed about it, hehe. Thank you for sharing!

[@adedow1333]

And I could totally write it. It isn't at all what I normally like, but I can definitely see the appeal.

[@mamazeta906]

Watching Bernadette hand stitch is so soothing. BTW that reveal made me say "I'd watch this show!" Not only is your tailoring game on point, so is your editing!!

[@NamiSparrow]

Okay but the lines on the back of the jacket are literally FLAWLESS. Also yes B I spotted your doctor who cosplay ;) Now you gotta do it officially! For the girls!!

[@annie4424]

I really appreciate you sharing how long each step of the process took. As someone who always /severely/ underestimates how long things take, this helps me to more accurately figure out how long a garment will take, as well as to not be frustrated with myself when my projects take days longer than I originally estimate.

[@m.maclellan7147]

Hmmm, are thou "Nuero Spicy" ?! (What 'normies' call ADHD, we call "Nuero Spicy"!

[@annie4424]

@@m.maclellan7147 I am a card-holding member of the 80HD club, yes. 🤪

[@m.maclellan7147]

@@annie4424 YEAH, welcome to the Party 🥳

[@dmtjdubs4]

I'm sure I'm the ten thousandth person to say it, but it gives Missy from Doctor Who vibes. I get that her (Missy) costumes are set for that time frame, but it's the "boss" feeling of it. I love it so much!!

[@mikespangler98]

I saw Missy too. Though Bernie the mob boss does have a certain ring to it.

[@bast713]

I didn't see it before, but I do now!

[@MossyMozart]

@Monique Jones - You are oh so correct!!!

[@blumoon187]

Hearty agreement. It's as though Missy and Crowley had a merger.

[@shawnrobertson9618]

When I was in high school, puffy sleeves were the rage. I used to make my own clothes and first saw a pattern for leg-o-mutton sleeves. I fell in love with the sculptural quality but didn’t have the courage to make sleeves that large (high schoolers can be brutal and I was already pushing it by home sewing.) But you did it! The jacket is so beautiful. A perfection of badassery! Love it!

[@emmaallen8298]

The loose curls Bernadette has in the montage totally give Girl!Mob Boss vibes. I could totally see her being a Mob Boss 🎉❤

[@LeslieT]

I know you didn’t say it to me directly… but I heard you loud and clear about the lining being the least favourite part of tailoring. I ambitiously started a wool coat 2 summers ago. It is my first real piece of clothing I’ve sewn that wasn’t pajama pants or a circle skirt. I was so happy with how well the process was going an I was able to make some beautiful personal embellishments to the design. But…. It’s still sitting in the “need to get the f&cking lining in” stage. I look at it and cry that I gave up. But now that I see you’ve done a lot of the lining work by hand, I’m like “Well sh$t. Screw the machine! I’m gonna do this part by hand! It makes so much more sense 🤦‍♀️.“ GOSH DARNIT I’M GONNA FINALLY WEAR MY ‘FALL’ COAT THIS FALL!!! Thanks for the subliminal pep talk Bernadette ❤

[@m.maclellan7147]

You are a BAD ASS ! You will get this done !

[@grass-ifrass]

You got this!! Linings are fickle monsters, but I believe in you!

[@penelopefp]

C'mon!! We're cheering for ya!! Tackle it!! Little by little and a little becomes a lot!!! We want updates!! Now you'll be the BadA$$!! I have a flannel shirt I want to bleach/design. All this positive encouragement.... think I'll tackle my own beast...

[@ihartcutepeopleprodz]

I wonder if the people who made the extant garments you have in your collection ever in a million years would’ve thought that their work would be so carefully examined in the future. If we could go back in time and tell them, I wonder what their reaction would be? It kind of makes me emotional to think about, I can’t imagine how flattering it would be.

[@highstepnightowl]

I already saw the Missy from Doctor Who after your walking skirt adventures, but now you're truly on the path for realizing a full costume and skit.

[@Pheonixvatoreii]

And I feel like a seamstress when I sew two buttons back onto a jacket 😂

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The look is absolutely fabulous! It’s giving Dowager Countess in ‘Downton Abbey’ if she had a goth phase.

[@catherinepoteat]

Omg 😂

[@michellecornum5856]

😠 it's not a phase, Mom

[@macieparmenter4544]

This made me cackle so hard

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@catherinepoteat Haha the reaction I wanted

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@michellecornum5856 Meanwhile Mom: “She reads too many novels.”

[@itsariff3006]

Bernadette working WITH premade seam allowance?!! The mob boss core has totally changed her.

[@MachaMongRuad]

Can I just say how visually satisfying your work is? The perfectly smooth and meticulously pinned pieces are delicious, and your infinitely patient hand stitches mesmerizing. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pieces with us!!

[@squibitbessy7382]

There’s not enough superlatives to say how awsome this is!!! The whole construction and tailoring is just B E A UTIFUL, I love a good jacket any day but this is just great, and seeing the process really helped me understand why properly tailored garments are so expensive compared to of the rack stuff.

[@charlieleelee]

I feel like this could very easily be the Crowley to the historically accurate Aziraphale cosplay Nicole Rudolph just did!

[@helena8999]

I think it’s so telling how about half of the comments are talking about all the characters it reminds them of. There’s so much personal style and individualized touch in all of Bernadette’s pieces, while still staying within the range of that time period. It’s why I love these projects so much

[@sooahnim]

The amount of badassery in the final photoshoot was off the charts

[@audriscarborough9309]

Bernadette, It's so wonderful to watch you sew , tailor, create... it's quite easy to become mesmerized with watching you! I agree, tailoring is like magic, sculpture and it is absolutely an art, and talent that takes a great deal of skill. What can be created is beautiful. You look stunning and you are definitely a " bad ass"! I mean that with the utmost respect!! So happy to get lost in watching you work/ create, it brings the type of joy I feel when watching a Ballet or Show. Pure talent and I get to learn from you too! With joy, Audri

[@Apo0]

This gives me MAJOR Crowley vibes from Good Omens and even more so since Nicole made her historically accurate look for Aziraphale.

[@heatherwolmarans8287]

Yesssss! Engineering meets organic, creative brain meets analytical brain!!!! And that's why I love sewing and upcycling fabrics💜

[@LynGomes]

💯💯 THIS! ❤❤

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

I have to admit the engineering complexity is why I find tailoring of shirts & jackets more than mildly terrifying, and have tended to stick to sewing skirts etc, with more margin of error!! 😅 That complex understanding of how all the flat-cut shapes come together into a flexible 3D garment is the key, I feel, and I really admire those who can so confidently tackle that process...

[@m.maclellan7147]

@Anna_ in_Aotearoa here's a thought, make a mock-up in brown paper (you can buy big rolls of it) and do a "dry run" with it. Cut, pin, sew, etc... Brown paper is cheap, and you can recycle it if you make a mistake. Heck, you could just TAPE it together if you just want to see if the shapes are right ? Would make a fun Halloween prop by a window, if nothing else ! ;)

[@jodie9496]

With each video recently, I swear she's transforming into Michelle Gomez, and now she's transforming into Michelle Gomez as The Master in Doctor Who!!

[@penelopefp]

Never on other videos, but I can't help but read all the comments after a Bernadette video. Other people put my thoughts into words and so eloquently describe how Bernadette's videos make me feel, how they inspire me, and how I appreciate and adore Bernadette's time and and skills. Talk about like-minded community. I especially enjoy the reference to sculpture and engineering!!

[@matthodek]

Lady Boss with a peaked lapel so epic it might even be dangerous from a distance... stunned me at least... B:"have you ever seen anything so beautiful?" me:(tries to mentally pan the camera over to the piggies...) That's a tough call really... I do absolutely agree with tailoring being a form of engineering.

[@GodzHarleyGirlStudio]

I was thinking the same thing…..the piggie!!

[@Silmirel]

Puffed sleeves! This is the 1890s Polly Gray x Anne of GG crossover I never knew I needed until now!

[@ksaunders4362]

OMG, I love the comb in place of the flick knife. This is definitely hitting the victorian mob boss aesthetic, whilst also treading onto dark academia turf. I don't make jackets, but i do make the occasional waistcoat and I prefer to put the lining in by hand as well. My mother-in-law, who is a tailoress by trade, swears by bagging out, but I just find frustratomg. I like kicking back in my sewing room with my music going and just slowly and carefully hand sewing. I find it soothing.

[@sarahjames1143]

I could totally see you being a super villain coordinating madness in a Sherlock movie in this outfit. Love this :)

[@twoheartsandbothofthemyours]

Bernadette is here embracing Michelle Gomez's Missy + Miranda Croft + Madame Rouge and she looks fabulous doing so!!!

[@SmallCaliberArmsReview]

You do absolutely stunning work! You've inspired me to get into antique sewing machines too, I now have 11, including an 1870s Howe, an 1892 Singer and an 1892 Wilcox & Gibbs! Thank you for what you do here.

[@shadowheartart3898]

This is simply a stunning ensemble. Absolutely gorgeous work

[@Noitartst]

You're in a black mood artistically, Bernadette; even your voice has deepened.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Beautiful!! Also, that lookout over the water had "This is where I hide the bodies" vibes 😂

[@stievedelance]

I once bought a Savile Row suit at a charity shop and I have half undone one side of the jacket so I can see how old the lining and layers get put together properly and I noticed that the horse hair canvas where does joined was covered with a piece of linen tape to ensure the spiky edges don't come through on the outside and on any darts etc

[@raraavis7782]

I noticed that, too and was surprised, she didn't cover them with a tape. That stuff is like down feathers, just working their way through regular dress fabrics.

[@chaoslab]

Have to admit, so love the sound of your scissors cutting, brings back memories.

[@katbairwell]

As someone with fine motor control problems, few things bring me more vicarious joy than seeing Bernadette's impeccably space, tiny little stiches. It really does show that the machine has no quality impact on garments, all it brings is breakneck speed. And speaking of machines, is not the machine used her the handsomest thing you ever saw?!

[@jesamindee6783]

I love your tailoring videos! Not just for watching you create beautiful garments, but also for the memories they bring to me. My mother was a men's tailor in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Hearing the sheers cutting the fabric, watching the hand stitchwork in the construction, brings back memories of watching my Mother at work. She always had a tape measure around her neck and a mouth full of pins (a bad habit I know). A shame she has passed, and can't watch your videos, as I'm sure she would thoroughly enjoy them as much as I do! Your outfit is definitely BADARSE BOSS!

[@KeevaTheFirstRival]

This is incredibly satisfying, there's nothing like seeing talented people perform their skill.

[@MHTutorials3D]

As a 3D artist I get what you are saying when you talk about 2D images brought into the 3D world. You have some serious skills, and whoever made that street video shoot is on another level entirely

[@catherine6802]

For the amount of effort and skill that obviously went into this project, pressing 'thumbs up' is inadequate to say the least. Not one given to gushing, I will simply say that I am duly impressed with the whole outfit and your presentation of it. I'm also glad you're back as you have no idea how much you inspire my own projects.

[@KenZchameleon]

I refuse to believe there *weren't* any lady mob bosses. This is just bad@$$. Well done!

[@Kick0a0cat]

Women can be ruthless criminals, too! #girlboss #slay

[@thoughtengine]

The Mob as we know it being in its infancy then, there were few families involved and little opportunity. During the Prohibition, however, there were definitely known to be some female crime bosses, even if not related to the American mafia. See: the razor gangs of Sydney.

[@aprilhelms6141]

Actually, there were: Ma Barker. Staphanie "Queenie" St. Clair. Virginia Hill. Alice Diamond. "Lola la Chata." There are more, but I tried to stick to the ones who reigned in the early 20th century.

[@robincowley5823]

Have a little investigate into the Forty Elephants - a South London gang solely composed of women, that operated from some time in the nineteenth century (sources disagree on beginning, middle or end), all the way through to the 1950s or 60s.They focussed mainly on shoplifting (with some very sophisticated tactics), but were known to step up when violence was called for, either in defence of themselves or their men.

[@Bildgesmythe]

There were many!

[@Morticia147]

Love it and I am such a nerd.... the moment you ironed the back of the blazer and I saw the patternmatching, I sqealed with joy :O))))

[@sooahnim]

Bernadette could totally handle a butterfly knife or even pull a Sweeny Todd with a blade,, her handling of that comb (?) was so smooth

[@CastielWillow]

Okay, #1, I do need you and Nicole together as Crowley and Aziraphel, and #2 best June's Journey add EVER.

[@iamwindchakra]

I love that the entirety is 3 pieces and can be mixed and matched. I do love it all paired together as a suit, the styling reminds me of the 1990s Dracula movie😍😊

[@e_viola]

"See me. See me now..."

[@iamwindchakra]

@@e_viola yessssss

[@emmamerritt6730]

Bernadette! This is one of your best videos! The b roll on the reveal is so impressive it gave vibes of a full production crew. Your editing skills are are blowing me away like those sleeves do! You are so impressive with your sewing expertise. I look up to how you’ve made your own little corner of historical craftiness. Please never stop making amazing and fantastic garments like these. wear that jacket like the boss you are!! ❤🎉

[@maggpiprime954]

I love, love _LOVE_ this aesthetic! Very Michelle Gomez as both Missy in Doctor Who, and Madame Rouge in Doom Patrol! 😎🖤

[@madaian369]

Horsehair and pad stitching just seem like magic to me every time, it's so mesmerizing 🤩

[@RamblingsfromCanada]

The whole ensemble is gorgeous and I loved the dramatic reveal. Thank you for all the beautiful sewing inspiration

[@msnaturalfibers3058]

That June's Journey add was next level. You really walked into a perfect hidden object scene.

[@annazann7236]

Bernadette meets the Nevers ;) It looks positively bulletproof and the whole outfit is amazing! Btw, I haven't play June's journey for ages, thank you for reminding me.

[@MsYogiCat]

Definitely this is all engineering! Yes as an engineer myself, I have always thought that sewing incorporates so much engineering, math and design, that seamstress's should have an engineering degree!!! ❤

[@e.kupfer8631]

It's always nice when you indicate how much time was spent at a particular stage of a project. So often I find I have wildly unreasonable expectations of myself as to how quickly I can get a garment done.

[@curiousfirely]

I'm not sure if this was planned, but I'm calling it - this could be the Crowley to Nicole Rudolph's Aziraphale cosplay.

[@bignatemcbc]

BERNADETTE!!!! UGH!!!! Why is this so wonderful?!?! [IMMEDIATE TEARS!😭❤]

[@jenniferpingleton8389]

So much of the 1890s was severly tailored, but i absolutely ADORE the ruffling of the peplum! It gives just enough femininity to an otherwise "manly" style. Your videos never disappoint!

[@Ms.Norths.Musings]

Penny Dreadful vibes! How lovely your entire ensemble is. You are so creative and you give a glimpse into bygone Eras.

[@thecatofnineswords]

I have really fallen off the sewing bandwagon, so am keeping my joy off it alive by watching Bernadette’s amazing creations. Poor thighs😊

[@momcatwoo]

I have enormous admiration for Ms Banner’s creativity and diligence, even though I have zero interest in emulating her. I love watching her make the kind of clothes that my great-grandmother would have (and did) wear, and it’s great to watch BB wear them.

[@nicolezarroc6261]

I want this suit so badly, but I have to say Bernadette is rocking it better than I ever could. AMAZING job!

[@aleciacope3503]

Your work is exquisite...from the tailoring, to the historical information, to the videography. 😍

[@happycommuter3523]

I love that you’re using “Where’d you go, Bernadette” as a prop in the June’s Journey ad. That’s an awesome and hilarious book!

[@250ty]

Don't know how I ended up here, but as a man who has spent many hours sat behind a sewing machine, I fully appreciate your skill level. Fantastic and very informative video and as a lover of victorian dress, I was totally drawn in. Thank you!

[@wickedpissa25]

The perfect "Maid Moriarty" outfit to complement your Lady Sherlock!

[@aerolb]

Gorgeous jacket! It's great to see the pinstripe project done and the lovely reveal shots. It definitely gives a powerful silhouette and shape. Also a fun ad at the end! Thanks for the video!

[@whimsical_haircut]

for once, i think its a good thing i dont know how to sew, because if i had a suit like this (with the GLASSES???? queen shit) i would be fucking INTOLERABLE. this whole look is a SERVE, girlypop SLAYYY 😫👌🔥🔥🔥

[@YourAdventChild]

Hearing you talk about the time it takes you to do things is honestly so stress-relieving. With cosplay deadlines I always got it in my head that I was slow, too slow, and I f'ed up my wrist making long days behind the machine. I've calmed down a lot about deadlines and getting things done, but it's still so validating hearing you speak of days, and not hours, to do a task ❤