Turning my Historical Costumes into Cottagecore Fashion

[@Betsyschugar]

The historical costumer to hobbit pipeline is severely under recognized and we need to talk about it

[@anastasiamaliuha5481]

Gorgeous! The one with the vest is so professor coming to the countryside to finish a book and maybe accidentally solve a murder, the green and purple one is your eccentric neighbor who collects Tarot cards and the one with yellow coat is definitely Newt Scamander's distant aunt on her quest in Romania. Love them all.

[@amyofmelbourne]

Amazing analysis, I want to be all of these people 😅

[@galli0]

I want to be Newt Scamander's aunt's (grand)daughter, i could just imagine my life with her, kinda Enola Sherlock vibes

[@johannageisel5390]

The one with the plaid vest gave me heavy Rachel Maksy vibes. ^ ^

[@hazeluzzell]

My era of recreation was early medieval (UK) Scandinavian Iron Age. I think we could call that ‘Rectanglecore!’

[@blktauna]

hello fello early period person! Best winter clothes ever!

[@BethAge95]

same here! actually wore one of my tunics all winter with thermo leggins. so comfy and warm! and i sometimes wear my linen underdresses as summer dresses :)

[@Rozewolf]

Waves from 950ad Gotland! I'm considering wearing my apron dresses this summer. I wear my sarks as nighties.

[@halu959986]

Hey, are you uk based? Where do you get your linen from? *everything* I'm finding is way too thick a weave, to the point that it looks like canvas :(

[@BethAge95]

@@halu959986 not uk-based, but have some reenactment friends in the uk, i can ask them. in germany most bigger fabric stores sell some sort of thin linen. even ikea has some.

[@melimsah]

16:50 - Noooo oooone astounds like Gaston, history bounds like Gaston, no one swooshes their skirts all around like Gaston!

[@Betsyschugar]

I will be stealing this for an Instagram caption at some point thank you for your services

[@MonaSkovJensen]

I had to sing this out loud!!!!

[@elfieblue3175]

They're fitted or gathered or frilly, maybe they've got gores with flare. Not an inch of them ragged or pilly, and every last seam is all felled down with caaaaarrrre!

[@becauseimafan]

😂❤️❤️

[@angelwhispers2060]

Roflmao yep I see it

[@mariannetyvand]

not to be gay but all of my woodsy magical librarian fantasies are coming true so thank you for that nicole i really appreciate it

[@cincocats320]

I think for bounding purposes, the yellow overgown naturally lends itself to being paired with cigarette pants and a 50s top to make a "hostess pajamas" style outfit. I also see it as part of a 20s style boho outfit. I think it would be lovely paired with indigo or dark brown pieces.

[@lily_white]

A lot of costubers make a modernly wearable outfit based off of only one period, could you do a "picking all my favorite fashions" and putting them into a single outfit? Like maybe the cape thing from the 1700's and the high waist from the regency and the uber sleeves from the victorian, and the lace insertion/pintucks from the edwardian or whatever pieces from each period you like and make them into one "modernly wearable" outfit?

[@brekkerpoggers5029]

This video is just perfect! :) I started sewing recently and mostly make historical garments then worn as cottagecore clothes (e.g. Bernadette's pirate shirt). This tactic is just amazing for people who like fashion history but don't have occasions to wear costumes (like me).

[@P0nyl0ve]

Same!

[@NutzerWurdeGeloescht]

11:48 If you listen closely, you can hear Bernadette wailing in the distance and despairing over floof physics.

[@julievitous8069]

Nicole, With a collection as large as yours, that extends over as many eras as yours...I would enjoy a video showing how you store/catalogue/preserve your wardrobe of historical clothing.

[@devinbaggs7542]

Most cottagecore things I see are like, gingham, frilly, fluttery, muted pastels... Nicole's version is like, what if cottagecore but most elegant witch you've ever met. I love it.

[@inerlogic]

"I'm a really boring person when it comes to color" *Rachel Maksey has entered the chat The Captions: 21:37 "...I really like my shimmies..." ok.... all our hearts just fluttered.... shimmy Nicole ;)

[@Spoononthefloor]

I now definitely want to make an 1890's vest and an 18th century petticoat in coordinating colors. * adds to the "to make" list * * returns to current sleeveless kirtle project *

[@doris1826]

Really adorable! I love re-thinking what you already have! I recently (intentionally) dropped 55 pounds. I'm now embarking on a project to refit all my clothes. I will donate a lot but plan on pulling apart seams on many pieces and refitting them to my new silhouette. When all else fails, I do a lot of color blocking. I loved this video to give me ideas about how to reshape pieces and use pieces differently than before. I have plenty of thread. I do NOT have plenty of money to replace an entire wardrobe! Thank you, Nicole!

[@johannageisel5390]

The good thing is, that downsizing clothes is easier than making them bigger. ^ ^

[@turtle4llama]

Storing the things you made in archival boxes is a flex

[@8Forester]

The forced perspective at 4:05 made me think the bed was a twin! Then she enters with the garment box and I was shooketh! Big bed feels.

[@IceNixie0102]

The yellow overdress would be great as a belted wrap over a tank & jeans.

[@TheMetatronGirl]

I love that you’re creating such cute outfits to show off all your beautiful handmade clothing. The history bounding trend kind of reminds me of being a little girl and playing dress-up with my grandmother’s old clothes (vintage 1940’s clothing, and earlier). We’d put on fashion shows for her and my mother. It appeals to not only my current aesthetic preferences, but to my inner child who loved to dress up.

[@RoseRamblesYT]

Oh to have pieces of clothing spanning centuries to mix and match. I would LOVE to have a wardrobe like this, it would be so so much fun to get dressed everyday.

[@reginafinan2819]

The photoshoot at the end with the black velvet bodice outfit! I absolutely got the vibe that you were in a cottage core ballet & about to do a solo dance. Also that gold coat is flamboyant AF and I LOVE it.

[@CandiceLemonSharks]

In which we learn that the color of Nicole's soul is somewhere in the neighborhood of oatmeal (fond)

[@bookhoarding]

whoa! that's a pretty cool transformation for all those pieces. I love cottagecore, but am angling hard for a RegencyCore movement to take over. For reasons...

[@elizabethsacktor2818]

I love this! Personally I LOVE wearing my regency short gowns as just like normal summery crop tops. I always get SO many compliments and I love getting to explain to people what they are!

[@canucknancy4257]

Wonderful. To heck with making modern skirts, I'm just going to make a bunch of fun coloured petticoats and call it a day! Thanks for sharing your closet mix-and-match with us.

[@ragnkja]

The outfit you’re wearing in the intro (at least the bodice) reminds me of bunads/Scandinavian folk costumes, which are typically based on late 18th or early 19th century clothes, especially with the blouse/shirtwaist underneath. To strengthen the association, a brooch with dangly discs of shiny metal at the top of the neck slit would be a lovely addition.

[@juliejt]

That was my first thought, too!

[@juliejt]

I actually think it's from Voriagh and that dress was designed with inspiration from bunads.

[@tiffanytomasino335]

The hilarious part is where it almost sounds like you are time traveling and coming back with pieces from each era for your haul. Thank you for sharing!

[@sandiemable]

OMG! Boxes of beautiful clothes; I would be digging in them daily. The yellow overdress would look amazing over a pair of slim pants, like the ones Audrey Hepburn is famous for wearing. I think you forgot about the stunning jackets/coats you made from antique items last year. Love them! xoxo's Sandie

[@AskWhyMoreOften]

Loved this. I think it would be really interesting to find one of the most difficult or unique pieces you have and try to style it for current times everyday wear for a variety of settings (casual/formal/party/wedding attendee, etc...) I know it's definitely something I'm trying to make sure I can do as I dive into making my own clothing using victorian period patterns and techniques. Thanks for all of the work you put into the videos!

[@TheMidnightGardener]

History bounding is one of my favorite things, so many possibilities! I once paired a simple thrifted button-up linen shirt with dark wash jeans and 18th century stays and it was so cute!

[@emmadroste8493]

The smile as you threw that handful of clothes on the bed gives me LIFE

[@jimbrittain402]

I think it's great that you're thinking of how you can use your period stuff in a modern context.

[@Imjetta7]

This was SO beneficial to me! I'm getting into historical fashion as an older woman now, and I've wanted to make this or that, but I'm not going to go to any fancy parties or anything, but I LOVE some of these shirts/chemises/blouses and skirts, kirtles and vests. Thank you for showing me that it's possible to mix and match and look 'normal' to anyone who doesn't understand historical clothing.

[@brissygirl4997]

That red skirt outfit that you tried on first is so pretty and reminds me of Ezmerelda from Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@makeda6530]

That thumbnail is a dream historybounding outfit! Gosh, so cute~! You have gorgeous taste.

[@persiswynter6357]

Nicole's favorite colors? Neutrals! 😍😍😍 (my closet is full of blues) I was hoping to see that teal skirt used... maybe with the black bodice. Love that Regency coat, and the outfit you made for it!

[@AbbyCox]

TWINSIES

[@elzekloen]

I love seeing some more of your menswear out and about! And that cottage looks like the stuff of dreams.

[@jenndixon1002]

It's probably too silly, but I would love seeing that yellow coat over a very tailored menswear suit, or even go full modern with skinny pants, a ruffled blouse, and that coat.

[@elynapege6467]

I wear black, brown, green and grey.... Nicole you've definitely got color! Lovely ensembles :)

[@coyotewilson]

This reminds me of the Japanese Mori fashion. Such a lovely look that emotes wandering through the forest.

[@cinemaocd1752]

This must have been twenty years ago, but I was at a vintage show once and there were a bunch of 20 year old girls wearing vintage petticoats and lingerie and I guess that was cottagecore. My favorite was the madder rose petticoat. You could have paired it again with the checked vest I think. I like packing three or four hero pieces that can be used over and over.

[@litzgrahmann6468]

I suddenly feel great about myself for limiting my historical wear to one closet that I share with the hubby. But I totally love the idea of wearing my historical stuff every day.

[@hannahbradshaw2186]

Literally the dream wardrobe right there! I've only just started sewing so I can only dream of a historical wardrobe like that.

[@meamela9820]

My historical stuff and my everyday wardrobe is already mashing together a bit, but it would be fun to do someting like this and test some combos that are a little more out there.

[@jessicaspeedie2434]

I can't think of anything to say except, that this whole video was so dang cute and adorable!!! 💕💖 Also the bed and bed covers are really nice

[@rayanne6764]

The picture on the left at 26:04 is the cutest fairytale picture! It's like the Snow White version of when Buttercup bids Wesley farewell in the Princess Bride!

[@nancywhite2014]

You are an amazing seamstress and your period garments are beautifully awesome. Thanks for sharing sweetie.

[@MisSiszY]

The first outfit from your two favourites reminds me of snow white? Weirdly? Something about it. I feel like history bounding is what Disney had in mind with its costumes. Cherry picking for aesthetics! You look fab in everything as always, and Id love to stowaway in your wardrobe!

[@ceanothussoapary5998]

The last photos were lovely and reminded me of the 1910-1930s pictures of Hollywood stars at home.

[@barbaramorck2933]

Great job -- thank you so much for sharing. Fifty plus years ago, this is what I wanted to do -- but no opportunities -- then life intervened. I so enjoy seeing what you're doing & have done. Thanks again for sharing.

[@rdb4996]

It's never too late?

[@ericathefae]

Gosh, I desperately want a tour of every single piece in your wardrobe! I glimpsed some fabulous stuff

[@ladylothwen]

This is the most charming thing. I loved seeing you come up with the outfits. I honestly thought there were some Looks in there.

[@marikotrue3488]

That coat in look 6 was my favorite. My fantasy outfit would have that item, but in black. Both my "normal" wardrobe and my history (more fantasy) bounding clothing is black. When I get dressed in a rush or if fatigued, that common color can produce some weird clothing-type paradoxes!

[@skaterbakes]

I also loved the shirt/dress combo you were wearing in the first half of the video! It’s adorable

[@christinacutlass1694]

What a tremendous video! Really love this! I’m embarking on cottage core and I’m 66!

[@GoingGreenMom]

These looked like awesome options for outfits. Makes the costuming much more useful.

[@CareenasAdventures]

More videos like this plz!! 💕 Could we have one on how to do this same thing with more of a normal everyday wardrobe? I don't have a lot of costume pieces so I'm curious if I could still manage this vibe with my modern clothes.

[@NicoleRudolph]

I don't own many normal modern clothes, so I can't help much there 😂

[@CareenasAdventures]

@@NicoleRudolph That's okay! One thing I love about stuff like this is that everyone kind of just uses what they have and so everyone's "cottagecore" is unique and different.

[@Eloraurora]

Maybe a collaborative video? I know Morgan Donner did a kind of mash-up of 'historical-looking outfit without actually needing vintage or reproduction clothes' and 'how to dress warmly in the winter while still looking old-timey'.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Rachel Maksy has also done quite a few videos showing ways of styling modern items to make them look vintage, although her target time period is mostly later (mid to late 1900s)

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Really cool to see Nicole's completed projects being stored in archival-quality boxes & tissue paper like the unique art pieces that they are! 👌 I swear these reproduction/reinterpretation projects by well-known costubers are going to turn into real collectors' items...

[@michelemilne9612]

Just loved this! Maybe you could show us some of your "newer" vintage pieces one day. Very impressed with your knowledge and sewing skills. It was great to see your thought process in this creative adventure.

[@stevezytveld6585]

An entire box of corsets and stays. That, goodness, that is wealth... Speaking of, you could always sell off the ones that don't fit on a platform like d-pop? Dress suggestion - A white shirt, the yellow over dress, the Arts and Crafts collar and belt, black pants, heels, clutch or redicule. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@CalebQKing]

All of the garments you have in your collection are so lovely ! Thanks for sharing this styling video!

[@verbenalime9261]

Wonderful video! I also love the music and asmr quality you have to your videos, they're high quality and methodical, and make me excited to sew at the same time. And I always appreciate seeing how other people tie in their more "costumey" to be more modern wearable.

[@Chibihugs]

Oh my goodness this was such a fun challenge. I love the blending of various pieces from different times to make unique cottage core looks. Love this idea!

[@adedow1333]

That pelise literally has me drooling!

[@RevCSM]

Love it! I want the pattern!

[@danielspencer1829]

Your Disney princess poses at the end made my day!

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

I love how much of your personality is coming through in this video!

[@FlybyStardancer]

Ahhhh those came out so cute!!! In addition to the two you picked out for the photo shoot, I also really loved the trousers one with the sash and open vest!

[@sutarikun]

Yes! The sash belt really pulled that outfit together for me!

[@rodentary]

I would put a black button up with the white skirt with the black band.

[@michellecornum5856]

It's interesting to watch someone finding their clothing niche. It is very akin to listening to musicians' early music and finding that moment -- that song -- that became their sound. It's a process finding that exact spot where the clothes stop being costumes and suddenly become "my clothes."

[@magdalenamarcinowicz-toman456]

Done some screenshots for inspiration. Definitely copying some of the ideas; the vest, apron and trousers with scarf/belt are sooo gorgeous. Love it.

[@elainebye9090]

Great job, so fun! I loved your two favorites. And the yellow topper, WOW. Hope to see it again with the new things.

[@AmoCultumAlo]

Honestly, that yellow over-gown outfit that semi-defeated is (to me) very reminiscent of the "pirate" styles used in Old Hollywood swashbucklers, especially with the headwear (which is very Maureen O'Hara from Against All Flags). Since I grew up watching those films, it makes me feel quite nostalgic, so I love it. But I can well imagine having a difficult time pairing it with other styles! I love the two outfits you chose for the trip as well. So lovely and perfectly apt for the theme.

[@mirjanbouma]

Your intro has become a Pavlovian trigger for my mind to calm down and Learn.

[@samantha.redacted]

It'd be so cool to see these paired with your vintage pieces/rest of your wardrobe! They don't have to be strictly historical they can just be clothing that you wear!

[@WanderTrust]

I love how you're instantly turning into Morgan calling everything 'cute' on your cottage core journey XD It's very pleasing to watch all your beautiful items coming out of the boxes!

[@ginalou5774]

The last one was my favorite but I did love that purple skirt.

[@rolleicord]

Being only here by mere happenstance the knowledge and skill is brilliant. Oh and this is totally (fascinating) nuts!!

[@alias8924]

I really enjoy the long yellow jacket. It took my breath away when it came on screen. Sorry I didn't hear what it was called

[@elisabethm9655]

LOL…the first photo shoot outfit had me expecting to see seven little men trooping up to join you for supper!

[@AlessioFangano]

Being cheeky here, I feel the first of the chosen outfits was missing a basket of apples and the second a nice handheld telescope :P Your videos are always o lovely Nicole! Thanks for your work!

[@Emnms68]

I think it’s so great that so many people are appreciating my all-time favorite aesthetic. Like, fairytale princess in a mystical forest aesthetic, cottage core, whatever you call it, has always been my dream to embody

[@calicolyon]

Gotta love stays with their million miles of cords! :)

[@victoriaz14]

ok i literally cannot explain why but the outfit with that red skirt gives me major sleeping beauty vibes. like i literally looked it up and it's completely different but THE VIBE IS THERE.

[@skirtedgalleons]

AHHHHHHH so good! So fun, so creative! I can't wait to have more me made clothes so I can try this out. Your petticoats are beautiful. Thanks for this.

[@mygreenfroggy]

Maybe an even deeper purple skirt with the green collar/belt?

[@kanon4146]

Late to the party but the black velvet with the red petticoat -- especially with your hair up -- gave me major 1930's Snow White vibes and I am HERE for them!

[@narlyenatvanya]

Okay, I love all of these and would actually wear them all if I had any of these styles! Beautiful "modern" looks with your historical pieces!

[@amyofmelbourne]

I love this video!!! As always, your videos are always amazing, thanks!

[@emilyporter1186]

The one with the apron had the most intense cottagecore vibes imo. A couple had more academia vibes but they were all super cute looks

[@amelianannette972]

Nicole saw my Instagram story and I wanted to crawl in a hole and die but I have emerged to be a raging lesbian in her KZbin comments section, as always 😍❤️

[@Kayjayoh]

I think the black velvet bodice with the rust petticoat and the belt is the big winner.

[@elissacolwill5012]

These were all so gorgeous!!! And tbh, if I'm not wearing at least 3 different eras, I'm doing something wrong...

[@saanrio]

That big victorian (i think) coat is giving me steampunk all over the place. I love it.

[@inkathebadger]

I literally was taking a quick photoshoot of the cottagecore dress I just finished when I saw this was posted today! We are going to come out of quarantine looking like hobbits!

[@gloglos100]

Love this video, want more dressing ups. The yellow kirtle thing is superb. Lovely to wear frequently. I draft, I sew, I created magical joy but have felt dragged down by current ordinariness of fabrics and fashion, and having moved to Melbourne the tyranny of the dark city, the polyester black, and the sneering at my colours my hats and fashion joy, amusement, when I arrived here has let me keep myself down. You are inspiring me to freedom. Thank you Nicole, so glad you are doing these videos and your generosity of spirit. Women’s sewing, hand stitching, pattern making is a wonderful dimension, like women’s secrets, the wonder of taking 2 dimensional fabric with hand, bias and fall and producing things to fit a and harmonise, flatter and 3 dimensional body with movement is so skilled. I remember in The Devil Wears Pravda, the moment when her friends were big noting their skills in making a roux sauce or the exhibition of black and white photos of others architectural design built with skill and pain by yet others, and who ridiculed fashion, colour, clothing. I had in 1999 years before, Drafted and sewn for myself and made in dark green silk dupion an outfit identical to what she wore at the height of her success, with the little peplum and the dressmaker sleeves with gathered cap. I wore it to a formal dinner and all the women in pastel showing flesh stared at me constantly.

[@sturmykins]

The wool vest with skirt is totally dark academia to me. Love it!

[@Tbehartoo]

You look amazing as always! Those photos at the end certainly fit in with the cottage to perfection. Thanks for sharing your thought process as well as your amazing outfits.

[@apwhoa7767]

I absolutely love the concept of just enjoying the pieces, all the work…together ❤

[@JoannaLouise200]

You have amassed such a seriously important collection of your handmade costumes, shoes & accessories Nicole, that I hope you take stills images modelling every piece for archival purposes (and perhaps an illustrated book!).

[@efjeK]

outfit number 6 without the coat is my favorite!