Wow, if I had that dress I would wear it everywhere - the supermarket, taking the cat on a walk, getting a take-out pizza, and even be buried in it. I adore it!

@meme-sw1pc

2 жыл бұрын

It is actually quite sexy. the way it moves, and WOW says it all.

@nancykeable9652

2 жыл бұрын

@@dariazhukovska9207 no o

@dariazhukovska9207

2 жыл бұрын

@@nancykeable9652 sorry, slept on my phone😅 cute dress!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rachelle!

@RiaRaynedrops13

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree!

This really is the perfect gown in which to flee from a murder scene leaving behind a man with no voice and wearing jewels that are not your own (and I mean this in the most complimentary way)

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Well they are my jewels now...ahem ✨🪲

I can't remember where I heard this, but all tones and shade of green look good together to our human eye, because all colors of green exist together in nature! beautiful gown! !!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Amy! Love me some foliage as well 💚

@nerdisaur

2 жыл бұрын

From an anthropology perspective that makes total sense, humans are very good at differentiating greens (plants) and reds (berries)

@ah5721

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree, some blue greens do Not look good with yellow greens and I'm trained in design and color .

@cassandrabrecht

Жыл бұрын

@@ah5721 But do blue-greens truly exist in nature? The only I can think of are spruce trees...

I just wanted to say Thank you for sharing your work and skill, I have been sewing as a hobby over 54 years. Your workmanship is not only exquisite but exceptional considering this modern day and age. I my self have used a Singer Featherweight and a Wilcox & Gibbs, I still believe they sew the best and our older machines are better built. So nice to see the basting and prep work you do, I have hand sewn and basted all of my work over the years and you and see the difference in the finished product. I know I'm not the only guy out there that sews but just nice to see others that have the same passion for a quality garment. Thank you JMB

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ryan! I never got the hype about old machines, but I do now!! I could never go back 😅

When I was a kid, we watched a lot of PBS...there was an interior designer from Georgia, I think, that had a show on there (in the halcyon days before cable existed). I remember clearly that she said all shades of blue, green, and peach go with themselves (all blues go together, all greens.... you get the idea, I'm sure)...in case you wanted a professional designer's opinion on your loves. ^^

I love seeing your projects come together, Bianca, and your videos are simultaneously calming and absolutely riveting! I think the Mandragora projects and your Crimson Peak inspired dressing gown/housecoat have been my favorites thus far. I modified the heck out of the TV291 walking skirt pattern to curve the bottom third of the front seams and create a wide flared circular hem flounce, creating a kind of hybrid of the practical roomy hip of a standard walking skirt, but with the flared trumpet-ish hem of the late 1890s. It meant a lot of cutting, spreading, taping, frustration, and redoing on my living room floor before I could even touch the fabric, but the skirt now just needs the hem facing and waistband, and I’m so excited to wear it when it’s finished! Your projects and almost magically effortless pattern manipulation inspire me, so I would like to offer a heartfelt thank you.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sounds like the extra work was worth it for maximum flounce-age!

So inspiring. I’m going to be recreating the Pennywise costume from IT (2017) for my Halloween costume this year, and your Victorian costuming videos have given me tons of ideas, especially the interlining process and your puff sleeves.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Patrick! I'm a scaredy cat so I haven't seen any IT films 😂

I'm currently obsessed with ottoman empire fashion. Watching magnificent century and now need an open front kaftan

I’ve been waiting! Dreaming! Yearning! And you have graciously delivered more historical content. Thank you 💕

Absolutely stunning! you make it seem SO ‘easy and achievable’ … mere mortals such as ourselves can only dream of wearing a gown of pure perfection (I would even forgo my paralyzing fear of spiders!!)

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Debi!

I would love to drown in that Valkyrie silk! That bluey foresty green is divine. The bodice looks fantastic ❤️❤️

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Can you imagine curtains in it 🤩💚 or bed curtains on a 4 poster ✨

@MisSiszY

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheClosetHistorian just everywhere in true Victorian ott opulent style! The beds silk, the curtains are silk, the pillows, the bedding. Silk. Everywhereeeeee

I am gobsmacked by your artful entry & music. Completely incredible!

@hannahcollins1816

2 жыл бұрын

Can I just say, "gobsmacked" is such a good word and I intend to use it more!

@bookbwitched466

2 жыл бұрын

@@hannahcollins1816 I love psychic Lena Rodriguez, here on KZread. She's from Australia, a Dr of I want to say sociology, does current events, has studied USA politics passionately & so very funny. It's one of her words.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

From what I've heard, doing what you can with what you have, occasionally unorthodox materials, is 100% historically accurate lol its one of the things I love seeing in historical garments

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I feel the same way ✨🧵

So beautiful! I really love the touch you added with all the beaded bugs on the stomacher piece. I would love to see an Art Nouveau themed costume sometime! Art Nouveau is my fav 🥰

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathryn!

I love how wing like the flounce turned out 😍

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Geri!

Absolutely stunning, the evening bodice is stunning, a wonderful addition to the Mandagora Gown. BTW the dress dances when you spin 😍

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christine!

Gorgeous! Can’t wait for the next costume project! (Turn of the century art nouveau sounds divine!)

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bailey!

I feel like there's an opportunity for more beetle brooches in surprising locations, like on your shoulder, or the tiny back "peplum", or peeking out from under a flounce. If you aren't freaking people out for at least a couple seconds thinking that you have a bug on you, are you really taking full advantage of beetle brooches?

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

I do have many more beetles, so this would be very achievable 🤣

@ah5721

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

wonderful! as perfect as any costume i've ever seen in hollywood, you are that good! also interesting to discover that chiffon is sooo hard to work with, yet every movie star in vintage hollywood was dressed in it. will appreciate the labor involved even more when i watch classic films

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marcco! Silk chiffon is quite fragile, so it's easy to snag it, rip it, etc...which adds to the difficulty factor!

@ah5721

2 жыл бұрын

Chiffon is the devil to sew!but drapes so nice!

OMG!!!! It's GORGEOUS!!! I absolutely adore the "winged" back flounces

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jaclyn!

Hi Bianca, I am about half way through! This is like watching intense labour! That fabric is amazing. Just watched the bias tape maneuver. Exquisite. I take your episodes very seriously. So much patience! You need some magnificent events to parade in! Love it! I will be back ..??🌏🌎👗👗🍒🎭 Congratulations! Thank you! 🇨🇦Warmest wishes, Josnne

I could watch that silk move all day!!! What a beautiful work of art. 💚💚💚

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ailsa!

I never get tired of watching these videos. Please make more of these.❤❤❤

@TheClosetHistorian

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I look forward to you getting some great portraits in your gown, but already I’m so excited! The bodice with the details on the front and the back are all incredible, but the stomacher!!!! OMG ❤️

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 😊🪲✨

A very beautiful finished gown, Bianca! Your mum behind the camera at the end must be so proud of your achievements 🥰

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jane!

The visuals and music for the intro of this series are just 👌👌👌

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Ahhhhh.......and the swoosh of the train swinging round. Sooo heavy. I love it.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peta!

I'm obsessed with the multiple greens and the stomacher details. It's perfect. The flounce in the back collar really adds a nice touch. Also, your videos inspired me to visit my local bead store and decorate some of my clothes. I have some fun green beads now and am percolating ideas of how to decorate my day wear.

I love the color combination! It turned out so beautiful. You look like you belong in a movie

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Evelyne!

I actually really like the beatle broaches with this - chefs kiss

I just love this entire line of costumes. Fabulous color and flow.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Denise!

Stunning! I love all the bug details.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gabrielle!

The mandragora gown came out gloriously! You are so talented and inspiring

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Corey!

This was just amazing. I loooove the shots where you were going down the stairs with the spin at the end. The level of work and detail always amaze me.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brentt!

That Valkyrie silk color looks SO GOOD against your complexion!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Danielle!

Absolutely gorgeous as usual. I think you have gained quite a bit of confidence in working with historical costuming. It shows. Great job.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Elaine!

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Did I mention how beautiful i found this? The buggy bodice, oh my.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🐞

The jelly fish sleeves are just 😍😍😍

Nice! Really love the addition of the green fabric from the previous dress.

A puff sleeve within a puff sleeve. The Anne Girl would swoon!

"More vintage, than vintage"...Isnt that Rob Zombies new single? lol. Tip on cheap spring steel boning....Hardware stores sell electricians wire fishing tape. Its a long roll of gun blued spring steel perfect for boning. I always got those hardware store hacks for ya!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Alas I was thinking more Blade Runner, but I am always thinking of Blade Runner 🤖

@ah5721

2 жыл бұрын

I get my cording from my hardware store.. its called cotton laundry line 😆

You look so beautiful! It’s so your style ❤️. I love watching all your videos.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charlotte!

Watching all your Victorian-ish costuming videos while I make my own, it's a great inspiration with wonderful tips. Thank you for your art ❤

@TheClosetHistorian

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Julie!

You are such an inspiration! I would happily join you deep in the biblioteque reading ALL the Shelleys; our gloves would even complement each others` (I was trying to find black gloves like the ones you wore with the Cicada Gown and amazingly could only get opera- and shoulder-length white ones...maybe God wants me to look like Princess Peach lol)! I also love your Cinderella run at 44:00

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The long black gloves I have I found on etsy, they are from the 1960s ✨

Oh, I DO SO LIKE THIS!! I love how the points overlap in the back . WOW!!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michelle!

I love, love, LOVE that dress! You're a woman after my own heart...I'm just getting into historical clothing and my inclination is to hand sew almost everything I can. And it's great that you have a vintage Singer machine that works well for you (altho' I bet you'd enjoy using a "free arm" to finish sleeves) Thanks also for the tip about where you get your silk...someday, when I have enuf $$$, I'll make a dress out of silk!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This bodice looks amazing. That front piece is just perfect. :}

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🪲✨

WOW 🤩 You look spectacular Bianca in this latest creation…but I have come to expect no less 😉. Well done.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jacqueline!

perfect fit, beautiful color, smart detail !!!

I love your bugs. It looks like the spider wove an intricate black lace web and caught the other critters.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gina! She'd have meals for weeks with the giant beetles eek 🪲✨

Those bugs are amazing! Love the dress too!!!

That puffy sleeve as a sewer makes me nervous!! I would somehow screw it up as the silk looks slidy.. . This dress is gorgeous 😍 the swoosh is glorious to behold!. I can't afford silk but it's fun to see you make stuff out of it .

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Luckily this ribbed taffeta is not very slippy, it's crispy instead which is much easier to work with than most other silks ❤️

I love the stomacher, it's got so much texture. I think it would also be a good way to make the bodice front closing - a row of hooks and eyes or lacing underneath, and then the stomacher hooks as a kind of flap over it - for dressing without a ladies' maid. Also, thanks for showing how you drafted the flounces, that was great!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Claudia!

I can't believe you made so many bodies already! It feels like you just started, but that could just be my inability to keep track of time 😅. But this bodice is absolutely STUNNING. It's very Del Toro, in the best way.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chae! It's becuase time has bent too much at this point and struggles to mean anything eek 😅

love the design of the stomacher and how you used so many of your bug broaches...

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🪲

These are just amazing! Thank you for sharing them with us!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Could not for the life of me figure out what your intro song reminded me of and I finally got it. Game of Thrones. Also, I am so obsessed with how your intro sounds, I need a ten hour loop

Love all the details on this! Especially the collar flaps in the back 😍

@TheClosetHistorian

10 ай бұрын

Thank you Beth!

This is so cosy to watch! And how beautiful it turned out, espcecially with the beetles!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kerstin!

How lovely, you have so much patience, the greens all look so good together. Best wishes xx

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heather!

The twirl factor...cheffs kiss❤❤❤❤

You are so inspiring! Your whole video production is just lovely. It was a treat to watch and listen to your process and your project! want to go make all the things now! And I will...

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Irene!

Absolutely stunning!!!! I love the little insects!!! You are amazing!!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Beth!

First time I see your videos and this dress is absolutely gorgeous. I love it. Thank you so much for your outstanding tutorial. Beautiful job. 👍👍👍

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It's Perfect! You look like you actually stepped out of that time period straight into ours

@TheClosetHistorian

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thats beautiful hats off to her ladyship

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sandra!

Stunning. As always thank you so much for every minute of film showing your working. It is excellent. Im learning so much. I really appreciate all the information. Your work is beautiful. And you look really beautiful in all versions.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Maretta!

Oh so dreamy. 💚🧡💙

Although they are beautiful, the idea of huge beetles crawling on you is horrifying. This is such a gorgeous project, congratulations on your success.

Awesome gown and it looks beautiful on you.

Glorious gown! Also thanks for the company while I sit with a very sick nephew!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope he feels better soon!

@knittingmoose

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheClosetHistorian Unfortunately he is an omphalocele baby that led to needing a tracheostomy. So he is going to be getting a surgery in a month or two for the abdominal issues, and will be on a tracheostomy tube for 2-5 years. He's a trooper though.

Oh wow! The outcome is phenomenal!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Oh how wonderful and beautiful!!!!!! xxxxxxxx

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexandra!

I really love listening to your commentaries when you draft and sew. I know this comment is nine months too late. But that is how I feel.

@tinaperkins2052

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to add that you do beautiful work.

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tina!

OMG!!! Squeee! This bodice is beyond wonderful!!! Beautiful work, bravo you!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Guinevere!

that olive green is everything....

Stunning!! You need a party to go to now!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dawn!

As always, absolutely STUNNINGGGG . Stunning. And I love the little tidbits of historical dress fun facts you throw in.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sam!

Lovely n breathe taking...

I absolutely adore that stomacher piece 😍😍😍

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very talented. So much patience.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kelly!

So beautiful!! My husBand just walked past and his comment was Wow stunning!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Absolutely breathtaking

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Liz!

Again, you work is just divine.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Angela!

Once again, beautiful work! I really enjoy watching your videos while sewing/knitting. It's inspiring and calming at the same time. 🖤

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

C'est Magnifique!

Amazing! I can't wait to make stuff like this!!!!!!!!

@TheClosetHistorian

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So pretty! And that silk is stunning!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you April!

Beautiful

Bianca, your patience with hand sewing is so Amazing and beautiful. 💖 We LOVE your "Wrangling" Abilities. 💖 I use heavy-duty zip ties as stays to supplement the metal stays. Absolutely STUNNING evening bodice. Outstanding !!! 💖💖💖

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dolores!

It’s gorgeous!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow! just WOW!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Suzan!

Stunning as always!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Temma!

Beautiful! Just gorgeous! Thank you!!!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Suzanne!

and of course my brain grabs onto you saying "More vintage than vintage" and starts replaying it to the tune of More Human Than Human by White Zombie.... thanks, brain... Finished product is so pretty, love how those flounces worked out!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Alas I do not know the song, they just say more human than human in Blade Runner a lot 😅🤖

Gorgeousness! Can't wait for each new video. Thank you for your time and effort Bianca!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michelle!

Lovely!

Bianca, its stunning! The detail, the fit, colour and embellishment combination is magnificent. Did you feel wonderful in it? How did it make you feel?

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kaytie! It's wonderfully swishy!

As ever, it's gorgeous and I love seeing the process.

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shannon!

Such a fabulous bodice. It's a fantastic edition to your historic wardrobe!

@TheClosetHistorian

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dai!