If a Worth Gown can have janky stitches- my cosplay corset having a wonky stitch is FINE! Your videos just help me be kinder to myself when things go wrong with my sewing. 😊

I went back to school to get an art history with the intention of ending up in a museum SOMEHOW working with pre-20th century textiles and you know what? If I ever think to myself, "Yeah, I can take a day off and procrastinate on that assignment," I will come back to this video for a reminder that NO, I can't. This was incredible, thank you so much for sharing this! I cried. Seriously. ♥

When I saw Nicole dressed up like that, I thought "June's Journey is the sponsor" LOL

Did EVERYONE get sick on this trip? Your sinus infection and Noelle's plague? Anyway, looks like you guys had a great time in the UK. When you listed the measurements of the Worth gown, I did the "couch TouchDown" dance and was, "That would fit ME!!!" It's nice to know that there are exitant pieces out there that fit big girls. Great content, per usual. Thank you.

@Pureimagination200

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I had sinus infection for two weeks before going to London then hubby got it while there first day.

If I'm being perfectly candid, my favorite part is seeing Nicole in a crocheted beret & seeing how it looks on a real, live human (and looking good). Because I just discovered how easy it is (for me, anyway) to crochet them, but I wasn't sure if it would look good.

@kathyjohnson2043

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The nice thing about knitting and crochet is that if you decide it is a failure, it can be unraveled to create something else, especially if it is a small project

Abby Cox at the Ghillies Ball. Now that’s an iconic crossover waiting to happen.

Oh Abby, I love you so much. And Nicole. And Bernadette, and all the rest of you guys, too! You got me interested in historical fashion, history-bounding vintage clothing and all that, and since Mart this year I have been sowing my very first sowing projects now, mainly skirts and summer dresses. And yesterday I got invited to my first vintage costume party, "the golden 1920s", so I took a light blue cotton bed sheat, a white table cloth and some shiny golden polyester curtain with a white-light blue pattern on it and sowed a jacket and a dress. I almost took the thunder of the birthday girl that night... :D THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!!!

Bugging People at the Leicestershire Collection needs a Part 2. It has to happen.

I was born in Stirling. I got really excited when they began the tapestry and went back several times to observe its construction. It's an amazing thing.

Leicestershire is now on my list of must see!!! It must be so incredible to get to look at the construction detail of the garments!!!🤤 I so need to get back to the UK I didn't get to spend enough time there last time! Ps I completely understand "it felt like my brain" 😅

@AbbyCox

Жыл бұрын

Definitely recommend going to Leicestershire collections! Sarah was *so* nice and I just couldn't believe how much stuff they had it was mind blowing!

@stephanie9570

Жыл бұрын

@@AbbyCox it looks like I could spend weeks in leicestershire and still not finish looking at every piece!!!

@maderaverdes

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@@AbbyCox And just anyone can go and look at them?!? This might be one good thing about my 2020 Scotland trip being canceled-we're planning to go again this coming summer so Leicestershire will be on the docket!

@maderaverdes

Жыл бұрын

Ha ok I need a geography lesson I guess we'll be going into England as well! XD

@thebookwyrmslair6757

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@@AbbyCox Do they have a museum for the non-official dress historians? I'd hate to waste their time as an amateur, but I'd love an excuse to see more of their collection!!

I always love seeing you folks go round the UK - partly as a kinda childish, 'OMG, I've been there!' thing, partly as an antidote to how jaded you can get with the fact that, 'oh yeah, my office is a listed building, we have some ancient antiques that people live in, there's a pot-plant in Kew Gardens (highly recommend) older than the US Constitution, all normal stuff' And yeah, we sort-of swallow the end of '-shire', so it's Les-ter-shuh, York-shuh, etc.

Never Have I Ever: Seen someone both confident and awkward at the same like Al 😂

What an exciting first half of your journey! It was so fun to see you and Nicole wearing the outfits you worked so hard on, you both looked amazing!

Your use of Fleabag had me HOWLING. Even confessionals have curtains!!!! 😂😂😂😂

Quote of the Day: “Oh my God, my little nerdy heart is dying right now.”

Just want to say as a conservation architecture student the correct term is indeed Restoration :)

The baby crying while you dance? Iconic.

@sarah_of_walnut_grove

Жыл бұрын

😂

OMG you were like three streets away from my house in Edinburgh, and photoshooting in the park next to the school my children went to and played in almost every day for a decade. I hope you had a good time here

OMG I remember watching them remake the tapestries when I was there back in 2013! Nice to see the rebuild greying up a bit, it was such a stark contrast back then. Now I need to go back *sigh*

I loooove how they redid the castle to look as it did during James's reign!

Fellow nerdy heart here. I LOVED seeing all you did! Those gowns, though. We were fortunate to go to the UK this summer and I basically just had a big dippy grin on my face the whole time. The architecture, the museums, any historical fashion I could take in...my happy place for sure!

I have words other than Thank you for taking us with you!!! This is EXACTLY the kind of vacation I would love experience! 🤩❤️🤩❤️

So some of my favourite costubers were in my city, not 5 minutes from my house, and I missed you all! It looks like you all had fun. I hope you come back for another tour of Leicester one day!

@aandscatherall

Жыл бұрын

Same! I guess they don't want to be groupie followed 🤣

@jenniferstone2567

Жыл бұрын

@@aandscatherall An understandable mindset.

Imagine my surprise when i saw a wee clip from Stirling Castle looking at Wallace’s Monument, and then it was Stirling Stirling Stirling. My home town, where I spent my formative years. And THEN you said it was your second visit. So chuffed. I laughed at your arrival and nearly heading down the pedestrian street.

Glad you guys had a great time in Scotland and Leicester! Excited to see part 2, that cruise was such a fun time and I’m eager for any opportunity to relive it lol

It was so nice meeting you guys in Leicester!!!! you and Nicola are amazing

@NicoleRudolph

Жыл бұрын

It was wonderful to meet you too!!

@AbbyCox

Жыл бұрын

Same!!!! ❤️❤️

I was just in Scotland, a little over a month ago, and also had to go back to Stirling Castle after having visited when I studied abroad in college 15 years ago!! Scotland holds a very special place in my heart!! The Leicestershire Collection sounds absolutely amazing! What a treat!

I’m excited to see the second part. Me and my husband took a transatlantic cruise for our honeymoon back in 2018. The first few nights were super rocky but then it got a lot better. Hope you were able to get some sleep!

It was so fun seeing you have a whale of a time in Leicester, I live 15 minutes from the centre! When I saw in the title that you visited I had a "Why come to Leicester of all places?" moment, but seeing it from your point of view was really interesting ^^ Also 0/10 for the hotel room with no bathroom doors XD

I love Edinburgh castle. My friend and I spent about 2 hours wandering around the gardens one sunny July afternoon between tour guides. I still have a flower from one of the trees pressed in a journal; somehow, despite it having been 6 years, the flower is still as bright yellow as the day it was put in those pages.

I grew up on 90s country, so I would be jamming right there with you!! And oh man, the bathroom in that hotel in Leicester! I Could Not deal with that when sharing with another person!! Solo, sure, whatever. But not with another person! Eeek!

@AbbyCox

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that bathroom was something else, especially when I realized the wall was *not* load bearing, and they could have easily put in doors if they had brought the wall forward a few inches past the fireplace. Like...i just...🤦🏻‍♀️

Also, there were so many historic houses ( quite a few arts and craft style ones that would have suited your clothing era) you could have gone to see, I wish you could have stayed longer.

That green outfit is exquisite! managing to look like it really belongs in another era, but also not costumey in the least 😍😍 please please please make the videos of the clothing in leicester available on youtube! I'm not likely to have the opurtunity to visit there any time soon and it would be a great resource for posterity

As someone who lives in Scotland this was incredibly surreal, I was literally in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. Glad you enjoyed the UK!

just 17 straight minutes of Abby being chaos.

Genuinely crying at the Worth gown that is very nearly my exact measurements! And my absolute favorite color!

If I could put this on a KZread playlist, it'd be Abby Videos to Study/Relax to. So soothing, so lovely :')

Leicestershire collection is mind blowing...that pelisse😍!! What a lovely trip

Still nor over you and Nicole being near my home in Edinburgh while I am working an hour away in Perth 🙃😅 Leicester looks lovely and is now on my list of places to go one day when I have time. Glad the first half of your trip was great!!

Oh my goodness! You actually drove through the extremely tiny village of Newton where I grew up and my parents still live!!! I went to school in South Queensferry - I hope you loved my home area 🥰🥰🥰

Loved the peeks at Leicester 's buildings, the two of you modelling in the park, and the treasures in the museum

I'm so glad you went to Stirling - I went to uni there and the town will always have a spot in my heart!

That hat with the feathers is EVERYTHING!

Great video!! Those vintage clothes in Leicester were so cool!!!

So glad you enjoyed Edinburgh! The city takes my breath away every day

I'm going to vote that next spring you take at LEAST a week in those Leicester collections and to it off by a trip to Bath for Prior Attire's ball in Bath!! You rock Edwardian, but I'd love to see you in Regency, too!

So much eye candy, but got a seriously giggle with the fox toy at the end. My puppers have the same one and it's a favorite.

A fancy gown with a large hip measurement. Finally!! And now I’m mad I missed these collections when I was in Leicester. Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us, Abby❤

I love that your dancing made a baby cry.... nice.

@AbbyCox

Жыл бұрын

My moves are legendary

Wow that was so cool looking at the Leicestershire Collection. That was amazing. Thanks ladies for sharing.👏🏻👏🏻

Glad you went to Stirling castle, it's one of the very best in my opinion. I lived in Stirling for most of a decade and loved it. Also a bit surreal to see footage of my old flat as you drove by it!

Can't watch right now but I am excited. Edinburgh is one of my favorite cities on earth. I was accepted into a medieval history masters program at the University of Edinburgh but my funding fell through at the last minute. I hope to move there someday. New Orleans & Istanbul are too hot for me to live there. And there are currently some political issues with Turkey. Edinburgh & Seattle are perfect weather for me, but Seattle is currently in bad shape. Rapidly increasing cost of living along with crime & homelessness. There are literally places I used to feel safe at 2am that I now don't want to be at 2pm. But, it's still a beautiful city & in my top 4. Edinburgh is the one I'd most like to live in.

Yes!!! I was waiting for all your videos on the trip! I'm so glad you had a great time and I can't wait to see the cruise!!!

Soooo much great fashion! Including that fabulous green suit you made. The photo shoot was gorgeous ❤

Sighs in angst LOL I would love to see more breakdown on the garments :D especially the Worth gown with 46 46 60 measurements

As someone who visited the UK 5 years ago, I get excited by UK based vlogs but also, the title tells me it’s just my type of vlog.

The unicorn tapestries look amazing hanging. When we were there in 2012/2014 we watched them working on them in a lower workroom

Your bestie energy is giving me life.

YO! I LOVE 90's country music! Especially Fancy.

Thank you so much for bringing us along on your trip! I'm planning to go to Scotland in 2024, and definitely want to visit Stirling Castle.

@emieve617

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Highly recommend it! Also visit the Wallace Monument while you’re at it! The views from the top are gorgeous! 🙌🏻

Yay my stomping ground! I hope you had a wonderful time there. Looks like the weather was kind to you xx

As someone who used to live in Scotland and Edinburgh for a good 5 years, seeing you visit my home land makes me so happy ❤️❤️❤️

@FaunaturaleOG

Жыл бұрын

And I would say I was happy about you visiting London as a born Londoner, I don't miss the city AT ALL haha 😅

What a lovely, exciting and scary (no door on bathroom🧐) trip. Looking forward to part two.

We visited Scotland in May 2001 and it included Stirling Castle. The Yew Tree, and other historic sites.

I went to Kelvingrove Museum just yesterday, totally was looking at the quilted petticoats the same way!!!

I can only imagine an open bathroom like that gets a lot of comments; the management know that not having bathroom doors is undesirable and are actively doing nothing about it. That's real commitment to a very strange bit!

me recognizing the lindy hoppers in the cruise clip🤩

wow I want to go visit UK too now ^^ Thank you for sharing your adventure with us! Looking forward to the part 2 ^^

I spend a weekend in Edinburgh many years ago and it was pouring down rain the entire time. It's nice to see it on a sunny day. I visited the same castle, too. I'm excited for Part 2! I hope you didn't get seasick. Even thinking about being on a boat makes me queasy.

Love the trip. Love looking at old clothes.

❤ I’m so jealous! You ladies are just having way too much. Beautiful

I love it! I will go to Edinburgh on January, can not wait enough, looking forward, wanted to go to Scotland since my childhood 😊

Looks like a great trip. And thank you for posting. It broke my hyperfocus and reminded me I have four thousand million things to do today. Cause all I did yesterday was like Grocery shopping, Eat, and sew.

I definitely want more on the Leceistershire collection, especially the Worth gown and the 1890s pink dress and sacque gown

Thank you for sharing! I’ve always wanted to travel, but I’ve just managed to move and inch my way down the East coast of the US lol. I live vicariously through people better at planning and follow through

Nicole laugh crying is how I express both extreme happiness and distress

Oh wow! I am from near Stirling but had no idea about the work they had done. So glad you got to experience it - I'll definitely go and check it out thank you!

I'd love to see some of those archive pieces as separate videos if there are any you think are particularly interesting. The idea that all that footage is just hanging out on your hard drive is so tantalizing.

Just got back yesterday from London. My favorite was Victoria and Albert museum. Lots of 1600 century stuff

Wow that must have been a ton of work to return the castle to that state. That is so cool.

A friend of my fiancé plays the mandolin in Stirling Castle sometimes. Hope you got to enjoy some of his tunes while there and had a fantastic time in Scotland overall ❤️

That accommodation in London is warm but chaotic, which is very on brand on this channel.

That collection ❤ What a fabulous resource and what a brilliant idea to make it available for research. Fan-flipping-tas-tic.

I think I’m gonna get on your patreon for that Leicestershare goodies❤

Lol dancing to baby squalling murderous in the background 🤣 😂 🤣😂☠️

Haven’t watched this yet but am really looking forward to it. I was able to visit Edinburgh a very long time ago when my daughter was living in England.

Yay! Glad you and Nicole had a great time (aside from getting poorly). Thank you for saying Leicestershire correctly. Hope you guys can make it to Wales some time. We our preservation of history is different, there is more of an emphasis on everyday/working class ❤️

So enjoyed video!

Looks like you had an amazing time. Didn't know the Leicestershire Collections existed!!! Must get back to the place of my birth and visit the collections. Just hoping its wheelchair accessible.

That mashed potato restaurant looked amazing. My mouth is watering.

So weird! I’m from Gargunnock just by Stirling. Good to see the castle looking so spiffy. Been to a few ceilidhs up in the hall.

That rendition of Fancy is An Experience. 😂😂😂

Oh, thank you! I haven't been to Stirling since the 1980's. It was almost a ruin then. I now see that I MUST go back. I miss Scotland.

10:56 HAHAHA I NEED MY DOOR! Or as Tess Coleman in ‘Freaky Friday’ would say: “Privacy is a privilege, Anna.”

The Fleabag references really got me. 20/10.

Your photoshoot in Edinburgh was in the park right next to my old school 😅 Hope you had fun there, it's a nice area!

My fav thing about Abby is whenever you realise you’re being filmed your brain just seems to go “on time to do a weird little dance then” and like same babe

You all crackle me right up! Weirdo nerds on vacation?! Absolutely, yes!!!

‘Embarrass Sally’ is a great game to play. Nothing like grooving in historically significant monuments.

I stayed at the same preist hotel with a friend - out room did have doors on the loos, I guess we lucked out there.