What Would Snow White *Actually* Wear? || Making a Historically Accurate Disney Snow White Costume

hello! this project took FOREVER, and it is also my longest video so far I think? so I really hope you like this one! ❤️
chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 When is "Snow White" set?
03:52 The design: Cranach portraits
05:46 Reworking the color palette
07:11 Cranach gown research
08:40 The construction
14:25 The fabric
15:53 The collar
16:40 Making a cord
17:27 Embroidering the haube
18:42 The hemd
22:39 Painting the fabric
24:05 Abandoned kirtle attempt
24:29 Sleeve construction
27:17 Bodice construction
30:18 Brustfleck and white stomach piece
30:56 The skirt
31:55 White stomach piece - continued
32:37 Making the haube
33:02 Re-making the skirt FML
33:37 Trying it on
34:10 The collar wire
34:36 Back to the sleeve hell
35:33 Trying the whole thing on
35:41 The jewelry
36:58 The shoes
37:42 THE REVEAL
39:04 Summing up
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this video is a bit chaotic so here are the chapters (reveal is at 37:42 if you're impatient): 00:00​ Intro 01:12​ When is "Snow White" set? 03:52​ The design: Cranach portraits 05:46​ Reworking the color palette 07:11​ Cranach gown research 08:40​ The construction 14:25​ The fabric 15:53​ The collar 16:40​ Making a cord 17:27​ Embroidering the haube 18:42​ The hemd 22:39​ Painting the fabric 24:05​ Abandoned kirtle attempt 24:29​ Sleeve construction 27:17​ Bodice construction 30:18​ Brustfleck and white stomach piece 30:56​ The skirt 31:55​ White stomach piece - continued 32:37​ Making the haube 33:02​ Re-making the skirt FML 33:37​ Trying it on 34:10​ The collar wire 34:36​ Back to the sleeve hell 35:33​ Trying the whole thing on 35:41​ The jewelry 36:58​ The shoes 37:42​ THE REVEAL 39:04​ Summing up

[@muiaaa5052]

Hi

[@callumfootitt5366]

Well in all fairness it's a 40 minute long video I'm gonna watch it all

[@johannageisel5390]

May I provide a German pronounciation guide? Margaretha is pronounced Mar-ga-REH-ta. No th sound, just t sound. The a and e as in Polish, I assume. Von is fon or fonn. Waldeck was fine. You also pronounced Haube correctly at your first try. It's really pronounced like written. Not Hoibe. ^ ^ So, you finally settled on the correct pronounciation. :)

[@ArwenUndomiel406]

Tauriel Daughter of Mirkwood Hey an Austrian here: The way you decided to pronounce „Haube“ in the end is correct and absolutely perfect 😘

[@callumfootitt5366]

@@johannageisel5390 WUNDERBAR I'm not German so I hope google translate worked right

[@analuciaurenabaena7222]

It is not useless information if some people are still assuming that making historically accurate costumes means pouring 100 years of fashion in a singular outfit and calling it 16th century

[@squashfei8907]

I honestly want to see someone do that for the 20th century with like 80s hair, 40's bra, and 60's pants.

[@inkheart151]

I wish. 😄

[@TheJMadmakeup]

@@squashfei8907 i mean watch any 'historical' film made in 1980 i'm sure you'll find all three.

[@TreebeardsHome]

@@squashfei8907 and the 20s fringe from 20s movies that was never really worn in the 20s.

[@Ryan-ve1db]

😂

[@freckledhistory2275]

not knowing how to pronounce "Haube" and then giving up and pronouncing it perfectly without knowing it is honestly so iconic

[@kasiastefanska7006]

German pronunciation is accually closer to Polish than English so Poles can read German easily when they give up on English habits :D

[@wednes3day]

That moment when the given up version was correct though ☺️

[@freckledhistory2275]

@@wednes3day Yes that's what I meant :D

[@moonshonemeadow]

time stamp?

[@freckledhistory2275]

@@moonshonemeadow 10:33

[@IsaacIsaacIsaacson]

Hearing a Polish person struggle with German names is the crossover of hard to pronounce languages I didn't know I needed.

[@Mikaarj1233]

Mhmm

[@yespls4184]

Right?! I'm a native English speaker but learned some German in school and weirdly assumed that Polish ppl knew some German since they're neighbors but kinda silly to assume that I guess cuz Poland has *lots* of neighbors speaking other languages

[@rowan_vagrant]

its a revenge for grzegorz brzęczyszczykiewicz i guess

[@DrWhom]

@@yespls4184 polish=slavic German = germanic (hey!)

[@estellawoods8718]

I secretly hope she has to Dutch one time, our g's and r's and vowels are weird in comparison even to German or English. The Danes get us though :)

[@dorrolorro]

Important note: The Grimm brothers were not the creators of the stories, they actually traveled around Germany and collected old folk tales. They did this as part of their research on language changes. They were not looking for inspiration or trying to write fairytales, they were simply collecting data by interviewing a lot of people from different spans of life. All of the stories had been told for generations, the Grimm brothers happened to be the ones to write them down.

[@Plektrud]

So what?

[@NaBa.3.]

"The other castle didn't let me in" When Karolina said that I just imagined her in front of a castle in her Snowwhite dress, holding a battering ram, trying to tear down the gates like "Let me in, let me iiiiinnnnnn!"

[@ffion7670]

Like that meme of “queen liz”!

[@trecianorth78]

More like the Eric Andre one 😂

[@lewisedwards4058]

As she should. She’s earned it

[@jfcfanfic]

Reminds me of Notre Dame.

[@bababooey7418]

lEt mE iN plEaSSeee

[@spicymint4205]

meme mother: uses disappearing pen pen: disappears meme mother: *surprised pikachu face*

[@taylor3950]

Inadvertently proving that disappearing pens work, must be a shill for Big Ink

[@julischmalfeldt]

😂😂😂

[@vickybrunet-girard805]

Ah the mess up between air and water disapearing pen xD

[@annjay2581]

I actually laughed so hard at that part, I choked on my cake

[@LadyCupcake88]

@@annjay2581 Well, I read your comment and now my fat ass needs cake.

[@Annianapenda]

Hey, hi, German here ✌🏽 the Goldhaube is actually a very specific cap from lower Bavaria. It’s heavily decorated with gold beads and thread and the women would put hundreds of hours into the making of their individual Goldhaube. They would then be worn at parades and it was a special honour to be part of such a group. My Grandma used to be a Goldhaubenfrau and I always found it fascinating to see the handiwork that goes into a cap. Lots of Love Anni

[@chemina8541]

If it's the same as in my country, the more elaborate, the higher the status of the wearer. Plainer Goldhauben with black as the main color are worn by the younger women here. To me, (not a Goldhaubenfrau ^^), it looks like they add with time until they are mostly fully golden and the stiff upper part (that looks like the tailfeathers of a dove kinda) gets bigger too. same with the chockers around their necks and the decorations on their hems and girdles. When I was younger there was a big conflict among the women in my town because someone tried to modernize the designs as a fashion choice and not as a member of the group and they reacted very aggressively to that. The group is exclusive and not very tolerant of anything not fitting their norms here.

[@LVXMagick]

This is so interesting!!

[@evansfamily8156]

@@chemina8541 It is actually nice to hear that the art and integrity of the past is so zealously defended. Our hostess would have very little to direct her in recreation and honoring of the histories without such determined curators.

[@chemina8541]

@@evansfamily8156 True^^ I admire their dedication to living cultural past - I could have done without the public shouting matches. It wasn't reflecting well on any of the participants.

[@Anon26535]

The real question is, what would historically accurate dwarves look like?

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

They wouldn’t wear the pointy hats for sure

[@karenstrong6734]

@@robinrehlinghaus1944 random fun fact: Tolkien went to see that movie with his friend C.S Lewis who wrote the chronicles of marina. Tolkien greatly disapproved of the movie and Disney in general, he hated the way the dwarves were depicted. The only thing he liked was the animation.

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@karenstrong6734 Hm

[@humanperson9348]

I know this is months old but the dwarves were likely based on miners who were usually either children or very stunted in growth. It would make more sense if you read Margaritha’s biography (tho as a warning, it’s kinda depressing)

[@robinrehlinghaus1944]

@@humanperson9348 Mhm

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

Karolina: I hated literally every part of this project. Also Karolina: it was a really fun project. This is the way I feel about all my creative projects.

[@JosephM]

Same

[@xeiumi]

Same

[@SerenityM16]

I have never mentally connected with her anymore than the hell you put yourself through with these projects

[@KatharaWaterTribe]

I'm a illustrator and if that isn't the mood of every artist ever😂

[@daalelli]

full artist mood.

[@littleIggydog]

Congrats to Karolina for persevering in the face of literally everything trying to stop her making this project, including cats and manufacturers

[@VerbenaHA]

Months of work did not go to waste. The dress is wonderful!

[@madamebluebell4597]

And a traumatizing shortage of blue dye

[@KlaraL-_-]

It sounded like there was some sort of a curse!!! Especially the blue dye!

[@madamebluebell4597]

Well, as a scholar of fairytale-ology, I have a hypothesis that the evil queen has resurrected herself and cast a curse on karolina to try and erase the memory of her stepdaughter, Snow White

[@EchoSappho]

And castle people, don't forget how she was denied access 😆😬

[@DanielleVlog365]

If you do Belle, I'd sob a million rivers worth of tears. This was so good.

[@estellawoods8718]

I can see her hate the ruffles and lace already.. haha. What a queen with those pearls, that level of patience is inspiring.

[@aristogatos1o1]

I found this from somebody else? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3-6f6RurdOogMU

[@cthonisprincess4011]

That would be amazing, but a lot of people tend to make Belle into a wannabe Marie Antoinette, whereas the original novel La Belle et La Bête was originally published in 1740, and the abridged version was published in 1756, which would mean around mid 18th century fashion (so no tall hairstyles).

[@starthelotus3453]

@@cthonisprincess4011 Though, the panniers would be at their largest in contrast to the smaller ones worn in the 1770s with poufs.

[@crvcrfing]

Imagine Karolina showing up at Disneyland in that dress and have a chit-chat about fashion with Snow White lol

[@MKRhaenerya]

that would be nice! but im sure they wouldn't let her in :'')

[@Allie-theclown]

And she lives in Poland so,

[@magnusbane420]

@@Allie-theclown Disneyland Paris then

[@evegraceless8743]

My boyfriend during the final reveal said 'If she doesn't bite an apple I'm going to kick right off' and then you bit an apple and he was like 'hell yeah'. Loved this so much meme mom.

[@sonja5058]

I had the same thought 😂

[@amyshoemaker8430]

Plot twist: Your boyfriend is actually the evil queen from snow white. That's why he wanted her to eat the apple.

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

@@amyshoemaker8430 meme mom attracts the best commenters xD This made me chuckle

[@sofvpgn]

Amy Shoemaker LMAO-

[@porterink]

I’m honestly surprised you buying real pearls isn’t the insanest thing in this video. Your patience is astounding.

[@SerenityM16]

Meanwhile was just thinking I should learn how to add holes to pearls so I can use pearls I shuck out of oysters (cause I like the almost like opening a present you never know what color you’re going to get aspect of Pearl shucking) since I never know what I’d do with the pearls afterwards but maybe I could add pearls to some sewing projects

[@lasofi5510]

Right? Im like 🤠 i can even express it

[@emilyeden_writes]

@@SerenityM16 there are tiny little drill bits that model makers and craftspeople use to drill holes. You can buy them online, I'm sure. :)

[@SerenityM16]

@@emilyeden_writes I’m looking at a machine now that’s $88, so I might put it on hold til I also have a sewing project it would be good for between the cost of the machine, fabric, and especially the oysters.

[@emilyeden_writes]

@@SerenityM16 good luck with your future projects. :)

[@adeline5414]

CAN THERE PLEASE BE AN HISTORICALLY ACCURATE DISNEY PRINCESS SERIES

[@shelbysittig1047]

YES! Screams with joy! Please oh please!

[@ipaziamercury9942]

I hope that will happen 🤩

[@paulinapelaez6864]

Yes please!!!

[@dorrolorro]

This was actually part of the sewing youtubers shared disney project. She linked the other participating youtubers in the description. My favourites were made by Sewstine, Bernadette Banner and Rachel Maksy :D

[@hannahdickens5436]

If any of you are still after the series someone did put one together! That’s how I saw your comment ❤❤🥰 im about a year slow but I got there eventually haha kzbin.info/aero/PLiN9xlndUXLk_B_xwaScE9vHXmNuTqGFt

[@EmilySpiritExT]

Watching this video made me realize that Snow White probably had to make her own dress while she was imprisoned. Cause the queen hated her, so I doubt the queen would have Snow White's clothes tossed in her cell. She most likely had to probably sew her clothes as she grew. That sounds tough to stay clothed while making adjustments to clothes on your body.

[@aristogatos1o1]

She also thankfully had help from the magical birds and whatever if I remember correctly, so it’s not a crazy thought

[@Widdekuu91]

When was she imprisoned in a cell then? Wasn't she in a castle, kept away from the rest of the public, wearing old clothes?

[@RozWBrazel]

@@Widdekuu91 I believe that depends on what variation/translation of the story you’re reading

[@Widdekuu91]

@@RozWBrazel Well, if Snowwhite was imprisoned all her life, I don't know why they let her out of the cell to begin with, if she needed to be killed.

[@RozWBrazel]

@@Widdekuu91 so the story could happen becky

[@hannahnewby9937]

Everything about Karolina is explained by her dad 3D printing a necklace for her and making it shiny because he was bored

[@rj3892]

My favorite part too ❤️ Meme dad

[@MsPinkBismuth]

He would be Memepa.

[@quakethedoombringer]

@@MsPinkBismuth Memepop

[@lucie4185]

Also that look on Meme Auntie's face when she realises the camera is recording 🤣

[@icethepolarbear]

@@lucie4185 it’s her sister, Gosia(?)

[@raqueljardim5966]

I just can't stop thinking of her neighbors watching her walk across the street through their windows and thinking "damn it, the crazy costume girl is at it again"

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Have you seen her other vids where she waks around in historical outfits? No one bats an eye

[@quixotic4233]

Let's be honest, they must be jealous.

[@TemporaryButterfly]

As a cosplayer, I'm certain my neighbors have caught sight of my different wild looks and had no idea what was going on.

[@Salouis91]

At this point I just use my neighbours' expressions to gauge whether or not I am living my best life.

[@gorzkawodka]

Remember that she lives in Krakow - the old capital city - and in the old town area and it's neighborhood there are cosplayers wandering around - working as a tourist attraction, you can make a picture with them after leaving a tip. It's not unusual to see people dressed like that in Krakow, so that's why people give her little attention. I mean it's cool AF but also a normal part of a landscape.

[@bblovesyou1]

Every time Karolina says chef’s kiss the closed captions changes it to Jeff’s kiss. And I just love the idea that somewhere there’s a Jeff who decides how good everything in the world is.

[@Widdekuu91]

Wasn't there a scene in which they say; 'My name is Jeff?" Are they the ones that kiss everything that is good?

[@sierra750]

Wow. I am so amazed at your dedication and skill. This video also made me realize just how much the nobles are FLEXING in these portraits cause holy shit you would have to be so rich to have such elaborate dresses made for you

[@MeandmyTea]

ALL in favor of a MeMe MoM making REAL historically accurate Disney Princesses Series SAY AYE!!!✋

[@wonderlandanormal]

👁️!!!

[@stromaeskneesocks7964]

It would be cool to see a few villain costumes as well

[@MeandmyTea]

@@stromaeskneesocks7964 Ooooo Yesssss that would be FANTASTIC

[@bozovirag97]

Your EMOJIS

[@6thgraderfriends]

It's "aye" but yes. Historically accurate Disney princesses here we come!

[@DestructionGlitter]

Addition to your "time travel agency seamstress" video: NO BECKY I ALREADY TOLD YOU I DON'T DO MID-16 CENTURY GERMANY BECAUSE I VALUE MY MENTAL HEALTH

“DO YOU HAVE A CHEST FULL OF PEARLS AND GOLD FOR ME TO USE? DIDN’T THINK SO”

[@rj3892]

@ PEARLS ARE HEAVY AF BECKY I DON'T MAKE THE RULES

[@sonipitts]

"DO YOU REALLY THINK YOUR LINE MANAGER IS GOING TO SIGN OFF ON A BUDGET WAIVER FOR THE 3 EXTRA SPECIALISTS I'LL HAVE TO BRING ON JUST TO SEW THE SLEEVES AND THE PEARL EMBROIDERY? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT."

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

😂

[@vennelakadavakollu898]

this comment thread is everything lmao

[@carmyha]

OMG, I'm from Lyon in France and I instantly recognized the Kranach "portrait of a Saxon Lady" you showed at 4:58 It's in our "Musée des Beaux-Arts" in Lyon and I have admired it a hundred times! I feel like it's a very small world ahahah

[@mimamo]

That's a beautiful anecdote. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@meghanlancaster8747]

Oh Lala, I can't wait to go back to Lyon! I was there mostly for the Musee Tissue in July 2019 but only for a couple of days (very hot). So glad I went then. My best to your beautiful city. [Oh hell yeah I planned my 6-week trip to Europe around visiting a textile museum.]

[@c.g.3700]

But why is it in France? Xd

[@itsezzymaybe6658]

I feel like im in some kind of fashion class. If she were to be a teacher that would be the only time I actually will genuinely enjoy school

[@acecat2798]

Now we know why the poor time travel wardrobe lady is so stressed all the time.

[@salamatusuleiman2393]

Imagine someone telling her their dress is for 1617 just to tell her about two weeks later that it's actually 1670

[@rolandaustria7926]

I want a series of Poor Time-Travel Seamstress with each episode about one agent with a simple request that actually takes a gargantuan amount of work to do. She would actually finish the wardrobe in time… but in the end, she’d always see one wrong detail that she’d just leave on there anyway 😑

[@SunnysFilms]

If Snow White's design had been historically accurate, the animators would have stormed out of Disney and quit en masse. You made a truly beautiful garment. I can't even imagine having to do this all by hand. Seamstresses and tailors were genuine badasses, in my opinion.

[@therealsnowwhite1937]

A justified artistic licence, so to speak. They've had more than enough trouble animating Herr Florian and the dwarfs anyway.

[@goodmorning4498]

@@therealsnowwhite1937 Your "About"page made me sub.

[@MrAdryan1603]

@@goodmorning4498 Her "About" page is really great, lol.

[@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago]

Ikr?? How in the world did they make all that by hand??? I... I have no idea it seems like an incredible feat to me.

[@dragonsword7370]

"... the animators would have stormed out of Disney and quit en masse." Oh, you're assuming the animators weren't chained to their desks and not released until after the drawing of the movie was finished huh? Walt Disney was a harsh taskmaster with a 24/7 work ethic he liked, and thusly everyone working for him needed to as well.

[@jamielandis4606]

Cat caretakers relate! You don’t move the cat. You are being honored when they sleep on your lap/spot/bed.

[@brotherpanda]

I just realized the sleeves look like the arms of Machoke. POWERFUL PRINCESS MUSCLE

[@kyndramb7050]

"Can you just, for once, pretend you like me?" Lmao!

[@fastcore_official]

@@lisakanzira6765 she's member

[@eileena3901]

I know the feeling. My last cat was the same.. 😢😂

[@it3202]

Cats in a nutshell lol

[@nadiai9974]

Me to my boyfriend(?

[@kyndramb7050]

@@lisakanzira6765 I'm a member/patron.

[@toxyjin_]

As a German Literature student, this is my time to shine: The Grimms had women come and tell them stories they came to know throughout their lives. Therefore, the fairytales are not "fictional" in the sense that they were invented by the authors like other fairytales but are based on orally passed on stories. Besides that, the fairytales are written and published in the German Romantic period and medieval stuff was a very popular thing back then. Most of the fairytales are believed to be set during the Middle Ages, so before the 16th and 17th century, actually. I don't know if this is the case for Snow White, though. Most sources are pretty divided about the fairytales origins anyways. Another thing is that Lucas Cranach was (and still is) a pretty big celebrity in my hometown and I have been bombarded with his work and achievements my whole life. I am experiencing a mix between excitement and childhood trauma right now

[@oceane.r]

I was about to say the same. I am always surprised that not many people know that the Grimms brothers weren't the authors of the fairytales in there book and that they actually went on a "quest" across Germany to write down these stories.

[@worthlessaudios]

Thank you it was so interesting to read ! 💜

[@WildflowerHistory]

Quite right, and from a historical point of view, there is evidence that Snow White in the first written evidence was described with "yellow hair", as far as Eckhart Sanders' Research showed, which fit with Margaretha/Margarthe who was shown as blonde. But it is also a part of touristic marketing for the region of Waldeck as the region of being the background of the Snow White narrative, but there are several else who claim that. Maybe you are familiar with the "Hessenland ist Märchenland" concept, were they tried to tie some local folklore elements in fairy tales to some specific regions in Hessen.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

@@WildflowerHistory Saarland also has that idea, with a few castles as fairy tale castles. One has Rapunzel's braid hanging out of a window over the moat, and the Sababurg is overgrown at some points with ivy so they went with Sleeping Beauty. :) The Grimm brothers were also really into linguistics and dialects which was part of their folk tale research as well. :)

[@Schokiliebhaber]

Tbh Jacob Grimm is our fucking hero man. Dude wrote the first German dictionary and became the founding father of modern linguistics like it was nothing. But on a serious note and because I got really angry at one of my professors today: German middle ages and the novels that came out of them are marvellous creations of literature and everybody who tells me otherwise has either no taste at all or doesn’t get the books. They are about knights fighting dragons, yes, but they are also about knightlyhood and the moral aspects of it and create such an interesting and intriguing concept of life as an ideal part of society. They are about friendship and fairness and love. And yes, most of the time they are Crazy and ridiculous but I love them with all of my heart and they taught me more about respectful behaviour than Goethe or Schiller together.

[@Brizwho]

I was studying Anne of Cleves and her siblings, and the Cranach portrait of her sister Sibylle made me go wait a minute....sure enough, it's in this video, and the final result looks a lot like her dress! This feels full circle to me 😌

[@rainbowwigglecactus6605]

Snow white is unironically a pretty good place to look at for at least a couple elements of late 1930s fashion

[@crackkiller6025]

love the range of “I’m gonna HANDSTICH all these pearls on” and “my dad 3D printed this” u are amazing, dis the bomb!

[@autumn7809]

Happy medium between bernadette and Micarah

[@paulalck2607]

@@autumn7809 this is the most accurate comment i have ever seen in my entire life and i am kinda not surprised that everyone under this video watches the same people

[@Atomkaerna]

This made me laugh for real lol

[@ab6525]

I would never dare attempt this for the simple reason that I would start researching 16th century gown construction and end up crawling though an article on late victorian rat genetics while sobbing

[@MeMe-wy3vr]

This comment is so relatable

[@3starsburningbright]

Mood

[@hawkeyepierce1377]

I feel personally attacked by this comment.

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

This comment is iconic

[@ab6525]

OMG meme mom liked my comment! I feel like a rockstar

[@LikaLaruku]

"I didn't sew for 3 days because my cat was on my chair & I didn't feel like making him leave." That's a pretty long catnap.

[@vickinoeske1154]

Good Lord girl, what you went through to achieve your version of Snow White. Kudos to you for your achievement.

[@vickierayhill4637]

"We have plenty of old ass 16th century buildings in my city" **Cries in American Midwest where the oldest house is 1885 and was made into a museum**

[@QueenDreamers87]

Please remember that our country is NOT young or new. I am Native (Choctaw) and my people have inhabited this country for thousands of years. This country had rich civilization for millennia before that 1885 house was built by colonizers.

[@doggyspeak]

@@QueenDreamers87 plot twist: the only reason the oldest house is from 1885 is bc that's the date colonizers came there and destroyed all the older dwellings and buildings. But to be fair to OP, colonization shaped the midwest A TON, even most native settlements here in the midwest are a result of dislocation from centuries of land disputes and penultimately the indian removal act (case in point, Choctaw populations mainly settled in what's modern-day Mississippi/Alabama until the 1800s). Being perfectly aware of the fact that people have lived here for thousands of years, there still isn't much physical history to show of it, and what's left is hard to find and disconnected to the people of today because of all the genocide and arbitrary landgrabbing and homesteading that pushed and pulled people around all over the place. Plus, alongside that colonizing our tribes changed a lot too, basically adopting most european building methods or adapting them to suit their means (especially the "five civilized tribes" that includes Choctaw who were pretty early adopters) so most of what survives from our cultures is still the european influence and dates to the same time as well. Sorry for the long post, I just mean that it really is difficult to find pre-19th century ANYTHING in the midwest that isn't A) an archeological dig site B) literally native-owned, sacred, and/or somewhere you aren't allowed to film or C) converted into a museum.

[@lcnavac]

This a cute conversation! How come you’re crying darling? The only historical landmarks in my city are churches made during colonization, so who cares?

[@QueenDreamers87]

Please don't lecture me about the history of MY people. I am intimately familiar with where our homeland is and the Native history of the Midwest.

[@anszjaa]

Lots of Polish buildings were destroyed during IIWW, many of the current ones are reconstructions of the historic ones But maybe Cracow (the place where it's filmed) is preserved better

[@gothyjade]

Karolina: "why did you click if you're not interested" My exact thoughts towards the one dislike at the moment

[@3sper_06]

There are zero they un-disliked

[@PintoRagazzo]

@@3sper_06 The power of Meme Mom compelled them.

[@morley364]

The four current dislikes are the castle people who wouldn't let her in

[@kerriskb19]

14 weirdos and counting....

[@shannonmarie3329]

18 now-

[@sangriad.938]

I don't know why but the finished outfit shot made me emotional.

[@SmartVideosJarkaWatched]

Maybe I've seen every version of Snow White, but I don't think I ever appreciated any of their 'realities' (how much they 'stuck to it,' how much they 'went creative') until this video. Thank you.

[@margaritaschuyiervanrensse7450]

"Can you for once pretend you like me?" - History to "historically accurate" Movies and dramas.

[@paniccake1219]

Mood

[@candicoated2001]

Hi Peggy.

[@margaritaschuyiervanrensse7450]

@@candicoated2001 Ello!

[@lissyemmy]

"I couldn't sew for three days because my cat was sitting on my chair." Yep, that's what happens. The cat cannot be disturbed. Nothing you can do about it.

[@eshbena]

LOL If I let my cats interfere in my crafts, I'd get nothing done.... oh wait...

[@anszjaa]

Each time my cat falls asleep on my bed before bedtime, I wonder if I should sleep on the floor. 😅

[@cayborduin]

@@anszjaa I have been there. My husband thinks I'm crazy.

[@MossyCat0101]

well, if you wanna stay alive, better not bother The Cat!

[@devin234]

@@anszjaa this is me with my dog. She’s always dead asleep with I get home from work and if she’s in my spot I consider sleeping in the couch.

[@siregne4343]

this lady is taking cosplay to another level

[@galanie]

Absolutely wonderful dress. You did such a good job. Yes, I realize you are not satisfied with it, but thats what a good designer does. I really didn't care "what Snow White would actually wear" - I cared more about watching your take on it and your honesty and sense of humor plus solid knowledge to back it up. And was not in any way disappointed. Good job!

[@Odontecete]

The coolest little sidenote--you live in a city with buildings that probably saw those clothes when they were the new fashion.

I love thinking about it!

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

It shows why only the rich had these kind of garments... I can´t believe the amount of work, the hours and craftmanship that goes in it. And then there are the pearls and fabrics.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Good point!

[@eshbena]

Yes, but the rich also had a dozen people to work on a single gown. Nobles had a whole closet full of needlewomen whose sole job was making, decorating, and then maintaining and mending, their wardrobes. When one person, by themselves, tries to make this stuff, that's insane. XD There would have been one woman whose whole life was just making the undergarments for everyone, another who just beaded the crap out of stuff, etc. etc. Everyone had a place and a speciality so that not everyone had to know every aspect of the whole outfit perfectly. Also, there were tailors in town who made parts of the outfits, shoe makers, etc. Those outfits pretty much literally took a village.

[@John081590]

I would love our Meme Mom to try and make a historically accurate Maleficent Costume

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Nicole Rudolph has made a MAGNIFICENT medieval rendition with two-horned hennin & all - have you seen her series of vids researching, designing and making it? Highly recommend! 😊

[@JohnnyCredit]

Your hair in the intro of this video is what I aspire for

[@happynameday]

It's incredible how Karolina never went to school or anything for fashion history and yet she can plan and sew a historically accurate 16th century gown

[@pottop880]

the power of internet haha. only research when its needed

[@profezzordarke4362]

The Power of three quarters of the Living History and Reenactment scene, mon ami.

[@ErinYoungArtTherapy]

I think she studied fashion history in Glasgow uni (i think?)... she was my friends classmate there.

[@milva5732]

@@ErinYoungArtTherapy i think it was film making

[@honeybrown6953]

Right. I wonder what’s the excuse of costume designer for the media. Once in a while it’s okay but there’s too many inaccuracies

[@PajamaFeet]

I love how resignedly you explain the descent from “perfectly accurate” to “accidentally polyester” to “well, that’s just too hard and not worth it” to “no clue if this is historical in the slightest” and yet it still took like MONTHS of precise, concentrated effort and skill. Ballad of the overachiever.

[@DRT813]

I find it quite interesting that the evil queen in the Disney movie was very influenced by the statue of Uta von Naumburg in the Naumbuger cathedral, because that's mid 13th century. Makes you wonder if they just didn't care to mix up things or if they intended Snow White to be set in the 13th century in general.

[@dellaanniehughes4533]

A candle with your cute kitty around was a brave choice.

[@kayecharlotte7459]

Now we need to have the historically accurate outfits of the rest of the Disney Princessess.

[@adik_from_novaliches]

Meme Mom (dressed as historically accurate Snow White) should meet up with Micarah Tewers (dressed as historically accurate Belle) OMG! 🤩✨

[@duckdodgers3574]

The only one that she wouldn't have any problems with would be Tiana's dress

[@LucasSantos-ss6ou]

@@duckdodgers3574 Her princess dress? Lol no that's a full on modern ball gown with a swamp theme.

[@birb2197]

@@duckdodgers3574 tiana’sdress is more modern compared to the other disney princesses so it’d be pretty hard to fix

[@andy_wandya]

@@birb2197 but princess and the frog takes place in like 1900’s-1910’s or something

[@MorganDonner]

OMG MY 16TH CENTURY HEART IS AFLAME - this project is literally everything 🔥

thank youuu 16th century queen 😭❤️

[@madeofchaiandsilk]

like e v e r y t h i n g🖤🖤

[@MrVirgilVox]

Not fair that I can only like this video once. I'm not even into fashion and I don't know why KZbin made me aware of Karolina, but I'm glad they did. I can't believe I watched the whole thing about making this incredible piece of clothing. This channel is great entertainment and even education.

[@Sonnenbankflavour1]

@@MrVirgilVox oh do go down the rabbit hole of watching everything on her channel, spotting other cool people while doing so (or getting shown their videos by the wonders of the algorithm) and end up following at least about half of all historical costuming/costube channels just like I did 😅 though in my case the gateway drug was miss Bernadette Banner 😁

[@androidpriest]

@@MrVirgilVox didnt know the seefra system got youtube :v i see that andromeda ref in your name and im HERE for it

[@aylacrissman3443]

Fun fact: the Grimm brothers actually didn’t make up these fairytales. They were just the first ones to actually write it down. Like how Homer didn’t make up the Iliad, he just wrote it down first. Before hand, these stories were passed down through oral storytelling. Which, if you think about it, makes perfect sense because only high nobility/really rich really knew how to read during these time periods.

[@sharonmedeiros9819]

I am stunned by how much work and dedication went into this project. It's a work of art.

[@johannageisel5390]

Last time I was this early, Snow White was still in a glass coffin.

[@temptedbyartjewelry5892]

and this time, you were so late that snow white already had 4 children who became teenagers before you came.

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

@@temptedbyartjewelry5892 Dang dude-

[@KiraLyricalMuse]

“Renaissance shoes were ugly AF” lol love the honesty. The dress came out amazing.

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

😂 As histroy nerd, I really cannot disagree.

[@sufferingfromemnesia]

This is still my favorite project she’s ever done.

[@SusanJMT]

I must never drink hot tea while watching your videos. I experience tea-laden gaffaws at unexpected moments as I learn something about garments from specific timeframes and locations in History. So enjoyable.

[@AbbyKadabby18]

When Karolina says chef's kiss, the subtitles read it as Jeff's kiss and I love that

[@amazinggrace5692]

I thought she said Czech kiss lol. 💕🐝

[@Elietaisfairy]

@@amazinggrace5692 Meeeeee too! I had to rewind real quick to make sure 😅

[@amazinggrace5692]

@@Elietaisfairy it made sense of sorts, but once I k ow it’s chef that makes so much,ore sense. Glad I’m not alone. Although the close captioning’s “Jeff’s kiss” is best of all. 💕🐝

[@monicaremarie2932]

As a german person, i really appreciate how you tried to speak out the german words properly :D

[@profezzordarke4362]

Even better was how she succeeded at it XD

[@kosamila4666]

Welp i mean, she probably had german clasess as german is the second obligatory foreign language in middle school in Poland (in high school you can choose a diffrent language like french or latin instead).

[@anku87]

@@kosamila4666 it's not obligatory. It is obligatory to learn a second language but it depends on the school - never have I ever had a single lesson of German and I finished school a few years ago. Some schools have German, some Russian, Spanish, Italian etc.

[@kosamila4666]

@@anku87 idk man, but i have not really heard of any middle school (at least in my town), wich gives you a diffrent option. In high school? Sure. But other than that? No.

[@anku87]

@@kosamila4666 wystarczy zajrzeć do podstawy programowej- nie jest określone czy język angielski ma być pierwszym czy drugim, nawet nie musi obowiązywać. Są szkoły gdzie pierwszym językiem będzie niemiecki lub rosyjski (szczególnie te blisko granic), a drugim zupełnie inny. Mowa jest o tym, że szkoła ma uczyć dwóch języków obcych nowożytnych bez wskazania jakie. O tym jaki to język decydują różne uwarunkowania - położenie geograficzne, dostępność nauczycieli, zapotrzebowanie dzieci i rodziców. Osobiście znam co najmniej kilka szkół podstawowych, które uczą innego języka niż niemiecki jako język dodatkowy lub takie gdzie można go wybrać. A gimnazjów już nie ma. Od kilku lat. Ostatni gimnazjaliści, którzy non omen kończyli szkoły podstawowe z oddziałami gimnazjalnymi są aktualnie w 2 klasie szkół ponadpodstawowych

[@aestevalis0]

"... I repeated the process 116 times." You're a better man than I am.

[@hel59]

Disney should’ve taken note of this video

[@ellieanderson3145]

Karolina: One of the best historical costumers of our time Also Karolina: I just farted with my hand, how weird

[@3sper_06]

200 years from now: making a historically accurate hoodies from movie [Blank]

[@emilymenjivar6138]

🤣

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

BRO LMAO

[@auramora]

From Mr. Robot (not movie, but still)

[@availanila]

And then out comes 2020s cropped hoodies meant to represent 1980s or earlier hoodie (or those punk rock or grunge dirty floppy hoodies).

[@TheKatKrow]

"recreating the ICONIC hoodie looks from The Social Network!! 🌐🙈"

[@discoursedisco4645]

Your pronounciation of the German names is quite perfect. "Haube" and "hemd" are correct. At least I understood you :)

[@ledkit]

I once made a knitted beaded bolero and it was a hellish experience. It turned out quite nice and also heavy af.

[@asinussum]

As a german who is a tailor, the 'hemd' is a chemise that was ruffeled made from cotton or silk worn as an undergranment. It was very thin even transperent. That's probably why it shaped up so well when worn with shapewear.

[@ololo518]

I'm just someone learning German on Duolingo (so really, really low point to make any claims) and they said Hemd is just shirt. So is it as with other cloth's names that it meant something and then piece of clothing changed but the name stayed? I mean, in polish "koszula" (shirt) used to be some kind of undergarmet (not tailor nor recreationist in the slightest) but now it is worn as, well, shirt, buttoned upper body cloth. Is this the same?

[@phirion6341]

@@ololo518 Yeah, it is one of those terms that do have a specific thing that they refer to but have a much broader meaning colloquially. "Hemd" in everyday conversations mostly means a (dress/button-up) shirt.

[@AnnaWalch]

And the you slap a night in front, make it Nachthemd, and that is a nightgown 😆

[@misscutenar2333]

@@AnnaWalch ah yes, gotta love this mess of a mothertounge

[@hermask815]

@@misscutenar2333 speaking of mess: mothertounge SCNR.

[@reallifelove]

"Anything would be better than the nightmare I was living" "Overall this was a fun project" either way, you pulled it off like a princess

[@gingermaniac5484]

i was waiting for her to say "peasants" while in the dress the dress was lovely and bad ass, it looks even more regal on a human rather than a painting with only one small angle

[@-18]

29:45 Booberella. 37:54 The dress was so beautiful that it makes the grass look gray.

[@pamelawantsmusic]

Karolina: display of incredible talent Also Karolina: drops the beat Also Karolina: “anyways!”

[@daisycouzens4514]

Highlight of the video to be sure lol

[@sunnyside7369]

Also Karolina: idk if that makes sense

[@darkartsandcrafts7996]

The two dislikes on this video were from the pair of shoes.

[@jomercer21113]

I love your rendition of this iconic dress. I've made two Disney-esque Snow White dresses forty years apart--one for my young daughter and then my granddaughter--from commercial patterns. The first time, the pattern had real slits and poofs for the sleeves, The more recent one had fake slit pieces applied with fusible webbing. I'm absolutely making a haube to wear with my early 18th century dressing gown.

[@helengordon-smith5753]

I find it so interesting how the cap looks so much like a cloche hat. I wonder if you could do a video on unexpected fashion revivals? Like the regency was obviously all about the Classical style, but I wonder if there are some more indirect ones you've noticed?

[@Mrs_Insane13]

"Sleeves are dictating the rules here and that's OK" - that's literally how I'm choosing my wedding dress right now 😂 Priceless.

[@pwallace5359]

That’s gonna be so beautiful ❤️

[@indrinita]

Good on you for choosing a wedding dress with sleeves at all - so many people go just with the same old ug strapless dresses, which I’ll never understand. Sleeves were a big factor in choosing my wedding dress as well.

[@tink6225]

@@indrinita lolol

[@unluckypuppy13]

@@indrinita right? And it tends to look unflattering the way it bunches up skin around the armpits. Don't even get me started on the tugging on the bra portion to make sure there's no accidents. It's not a cute look

[@jazminereyna746]

not sewing for 3 days because your cat was sitting on your chair is such a mood

[@sonja5058]

Your profile picture elevates this

[@natasha4362]

@@sonja5058 i like to think they are a cat

[@kaitlyncomfort]

this is probably the best snow white costume I've ever seen. You did so good

[@xbabyvenusx]

When you put the sleeve on with the blue vest for the first time I WAS GAGGED ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

[@friendoffrancis]

Between those chains and Karolina calling her outfit 'dope' made me feel like Snow White was a Renaissance gangster and we didn't even know.

[@theketaminefrog6366]

So seven dwarves were a gang?

[@AnnekeOosterink]

@@theketaminefrog6366 Her hitmen, who also smuggled diamonds. You think they just mined those?

[@xylypotatohead3947]

@@AnnekeOosterink I would live for an adaptation like that lmao

[@AnnekeOosterink]

@@xylypotatohead3947 :P Mob boss Snow white, that name is not JUST in reference to her skintone... :P

[@xylypotatohead3947]

@@AnnekeOosterink she is an icy girl then

[@fastcore_official]

I'm here faster than SkinnyMadam78 dressed herself

[@blubbernblatzen5807]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mistyarcher802]

WHY DID I CLICK ON THIS VIDEO?! Because Karolina is amazing and I trust her version infinitely more than most others who do this type of thing and I know she is putting in the time, effort, research and knowledge into this recreation. That's why!

[@thomasoreoittheyhe4589]

Oh my goodness! You are such a talented seamstress! I think Disney should create a Snow White movie staring you and your dress. I would kill to be that good at sewing! You are such an inspiration. You are so good and humoured and wholesome and you should have everything in the world! We need more you tubers like you! Thank you Karolina for existing and sharing your talent with us!

[@grapefruitpineapple7667]

Can this be a series? like doing historically accurate Disney princess gowns for more princesses? This was so cool

[@super_siri]

There are at least 5 different costumers doing Disney characters historically accurately right now.

[@grapefruitpineapple7667]

@@super_siriCool. This channel is the only fashion thing that I bother to watch but I'll be sure to check those other channels! TBH though I have a special place in my heart for Karolina's commitment to historical accuracy, so I'd still appreciate her take on things.

[@super_siri]

@@grapefruitpineapple7667 check out Bernadette banner, she's doing Mary Poppins white and red dress from the animated sections and she might be even more historically fanatical than Karolina, also sewstine who is doing a worth gown inspired by Anna's party dress from frozen. Bella mae designs is doing a live action Cinderella ball gown series. Noelle at costuming drama is doing a Merida inspired bustle gown (not period accurate to the character but super fun). Abby Cox and Nicole (whose last name i can't remember but you should be able to find her through Abby's channel) I think are both doing Disney stuff. Nicole is doing historically accurate maleficent.

[@missmelodies52]

Historically accurate Arial costume 👀

[@criticalhard]

@@missmelodies52 She has a dress when she's full human so it's possible.

[@chrisangelo8068]

Other youtubers “ok let’s spend 2 h and do video” Karolina” so I’m gonna spend 6 months doing Snow White dress all by myself for yt” U r the best

[@maddiepilz5711]

To me it even sounded like it took longer than that

[@TheFebgw]

FACT

[@weareallbornmad410]

To be fair, most youtubers I follow spend untold hours (read: weeks, probably) on research before shooting. Then they write the scenario, shoot, re-shoot, re-shoot again... and then edit. Possibly create a set or sets in between. It can easily become a full time job.

[@Lootoodle]

My goodness. someone cast her for a live remake. SHE ALREADY HAS THE BEST GOWN I MEAN CMON.

[@regulartransport-user5340]

What happens to these amazing works of blood, sweat and tears? Do they go into a wardrobe or storage? Do you ever wear them again? Or salvage them for other new projects? So much work! I hope you get to wear it a few times!❤

[@angiemarin4465]

"It kind of felt like a waste to embroider pollyester brocade with real pearls, if you know what I mean" sounds SOOOO much like a sassy and shady quote you could say on your next historical reality show episode!!

[@Dede-gf8zx]

Guys, stop EVERYTHING, because our meme mom has uploaded !

[@ArtsofZhen]

Yess

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.

[@limonika6469]

Oh no but what about my homework

[@Dede-gf8zx]

@@limonika6469 homework ? Don't know her

[@strwberry_xoxo]

YES

[@jamestolson2804]

Thanks! Mirror, Mirror on the wall who is the fairest of all "Snow White"

[@jamestolson2804]

In truth Karolina Zebrowska

[@jamestolson2804]

Watch out for the old woman giving you a apple☺💤💤💤💤

[@annoyingkid48]

Lord I am in love with this look. It ended up so slick!! The montage at the end lmaooo girl you are a true delight

[@robinhahnsopran]

Playing with your camera in selfie mode to clearly try to do anything possible to avoid finishing the second sleeve is a MOOD.

[@tortis6342]

Reminds me of the time I was watching this solo music artist livestream. He was listening to and explaining the concept behind his first album, and to put off talking about this song he didn't like he told us almost his whole life's story and how he got into music.

[@howareyoumoreofaclownthanme]

@@tortis6342 That reminds me of comedian Randy! He talked about any and anything to avoid talking about his song.

[@minkaf4243]

We made up word for the things we all do when we don’t want to do something else.

[@gabriellaf9]

A historically accurate Snow White is not something I knew I needed, but did.

[@JohnBloggart]

Maby not conciously but deep down, we have all... always need this.

[@Drowninginantimatter]

I’ve found that these videos are great to watch while working on my embroidery projects. It’s part aspirational, part showing me that it could be much worse. Needing to rip a stitch gets easier when it’s $3 cotton thread and not literal pearls.

[@guro4679]

The apple completed the look 😌👌

[@MilenaReads]

Calling your dad ‘my dude’ killed me 🤣

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Was suddenly curious to know exactly what damask was, wherein in learnt it was one of the five basic weaves of the byzantine Medieval period, the others being tabby, twill, lampas, and tapestry. There you go: five adorable cat names, perfectly formed and ready to go.

[@rj3892]

This is amazing info

[@merelionne331]

I LIVE. This was so amazing to watch from start to finish. It’s gorgeous and I’m in awe of the work you put in. The shot of the apple falling from her hand just sealed the whole thing; I sat up and said “there it is.”