All the other costubers: *sews historically accurate gowns that the princesses might have actually worn in their everyday lives.* Morgan: *makes a LITERAL SHIP SAIL*

@sarahheri7027

3 жыл бұрын

I'M DED!!!

@augustatamlin4307

3 жыл бұрын

So much better 😂

@MelonHere20

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah

@stephaniecowans3646

3 жыл бұрын

Hey, we're talking Morgan Dinner here and I was tickled that she went on a whole different tangent

@astral175

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously 😌🎉

Maritime Archaeologist (doing a thesis on textiles) here, crawling out of the shadows *excited screeching/gurgling*

@Downhomeherbwife

3 жыл бұрын

Cultural anthropologist/tall ship docent waves!🙌

@Sunsetjeb

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you have the coolest job though

@emmaleebuzzard1023

3 жыл бұрын

Maritime Archaeologist sounds fascinating!!!

@yubima

3 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌

@elfieblue3175

3 жыл бұрын

What's your Raiders of the Lost Ark equivalent moment?

I'm ABSOLUTELY LIVING for this ship deduction research 😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@tamaravsthevoid

3 жыл бұрын

Trust Morgan to take Disney bounding in an entirely unexpected and fantastic new direction 😂😂

@emmaleebuzzard1023

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@judithcollins3744

3 жыл бұрын

YES!

@sarahheri7027

3 жыл бұрын

i laughed SO HARD about this perfect thing she created there, because OMG of all the dresses she picked the single most perfect one!!! have to love her!!!

@winstonhuxley5064

3 жыл бұрын

A tip : you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies lately.

Real ariel needs to take lessons on draping sails to make pretty dresses...cause DAMN you look AMAZING. 😍

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta use that #BodyLanguage to its best advantage, if you know what I mean ... 😎

@AbbyCox

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorganDonner *wink wink nudge nudge finger guns finger guns*

@hankoehle

3 жыл бұрын

Okay but what if a triathlon where you have to swim, run, and drape a dress from found materials?

@Eloraurora

3 жыл бұрын

@@hankoehle This is cool, but also made me a bit sad to think that modern Ariel's beach dress would be more likely to involve plastic bags than sailcloth.

@VanK782

3 жыл бұрын

I would really like to see how that 'dress' came together

I would have never even considered trying to make this “dress” historically accurate. Morgan is on another level of creativity here.

@alexandrastuckert3018

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. I agree sooo much ❤️

I assure you. No one in the sailing community is upset with you. Sail making is INCREDIBLY hard and a highly respected skill so hats off to you for tackling this project! Also Little Mermaid was my favorite too and this made me just the happiest person ever.

@skjaldulfr

2 жыл бұрын

But come on. The size of those bottom grommets?

@420catboi

2 жыл бұрын

Mine was Mulan and Pocahontas. Absolutely loved them. They were, like, my first crushes.

@sarahpsuedonym714

2 жыл бұрын

haha..... tackling..........

As a professional tall ship sailor, I fully endorse this look, and really appreciate your extra deep dive into the actual history and study of ships! just one correction: the "bow" bowsprit is pronounced like bow and curtsy, not bow and arrow. Also I'd recommend purchasing a sailor's palm, essentially a giant thimble that goes onto your hand like a glove, as well as a marlinespike (metal) or fid (wood or metal) which makes splicing much easier. All of these tools are useful in every day life as well, so they're good investments. Highly recommend the shops Artful Sailor (owned by some friends in Port Townsend, WA) and Sailrite

@Angeldotty

3 жыл бұрын

Do I know anything about sailing? no. Do I want to make a trip to Port Townsend now? for the aesthetic, yes

@brookegipson1560

3 жыл бұрын

@@AngeldottyI highly recommend! It's my favorite place in WA and I would totally live there if I could

@khills

3 жыл бұрын

I’m SO jealous of your job! I live outside Boston/Salem now, from Seattle, with a detour in Philly. It’s like I can’t shake tall ships, even if I wanted to. 😂 (I even got to help with the rigging the last time I was on a ship, the two-masted schooner Opal, up in Iceland.) And in an utterly awful way to use a marlinspike: they’re great for opening oysters. 😂😂😂

@brookegipson1560

3 жыл бұрын

@@khills I've never eaten oysters, but now I'm determined to use my spike to do so when I eventually work myself up to try them!

@counter10r

3 жыл бұрын

In how many novels have I mispronounced bowsprit in my head. And yes, knowing (vaguely) the parts of a ship, I should have made the leap. That's an additional thing I learned from this video (and accompanying comments! Thanks!

I love that we are all a step closer to making a historical ship to sail to Costume College

@fern758

3 жыл бұрын

The accuracy. My brain is like, why do you want to make a sail now, again? :)

So cool! And it's a multi-use dress. You could get a video projector and have a movie night, use it as a sun shade, or wear it out on the town. A true transformation dress!

@johannageisel5390

3 жыл бұрын

Probably would double as a clean surface to lie on when having to sleep outside. Or as a tent skin.

@ebunni5862

3 жыл бұрын

@@johannageisel5390 the options are endless!!

@FioreCiliegia

2 жыл бұрын

If possible you should rig it from the side of your house like a canopy XD

This is the spectacular level of research and attention to detail that I live for! (Also, huzzah puns!)

@ceruleanskies001

3 жыл бұрын

TIL that THE Whitney Avalon watches Morgan Donner and that is so cool.

This is the wonderful kind of extra that makes my heart sing. Researching actual sails is cool. Also using the items in her grotto to roughly date the time period is nerd goals. You slayed those sails. I loved this recreation. I always wanted her blue dress that her father magics up for her just before the wedding scene.

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

The sparkly glam is just fabulous early 90's GOALS 🤩

@StoriesbyIrish

3 жыл бұрын

It's blue? I always thought it was purple 😶

@the-inatorinator

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoriesbyIrish It was always purple in my Ariel toys too!

@AllThePeppermint

3 жыл бұрын

@@StoriesbyIrish the movie version is a silvery blue. Disney often changes colors of dresses for marketing purposes. For instace, Cinderella's gown is definitely silver, but marketing changed it to blue to make it seem less wedding-y.

@StoriesbyIrish

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllThePeppermint I am gonna have to watch the original 👀 Lol Luckily I have one of the VHS tapes when it first came out 😉

Disney Animators: Just through a bunch of random old-timey looking stuff into the cave. Morgan: Why does Ariel have mostly 17th century stuff, but also a few random Victorian bits?

AHHHHHH YOURE DOING ALL OF THE THINGS I GET TO DO AT SEA SCOUTS. That big 4 foot splice you’re doing is called a long splice, and very impressive for your first splice, same with your rope grommet! Rope grommet was my event at competition and that is a truly impressive for not only a beginner but how small of a rope grommet it is, WELL DONE!! DAMNT IT NOW I WANNA MAKE A SAIL TOO!!! DON’T TEMPT ME!!!

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

OMG, that's awesome!!! You have no idea how happy that makes me 💖💖💖

@brookegipson1560

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm super impressed that you did that splice into the bolt rope without a marlinespike. Your fingers must have been killing you

@Skyspiders

3 жыл бұрын

OMG DOOOOOOOO IIIIIIIITTTTT!!!!!!!!

I love how your pupper just had to not only make your sail "movie accurate" but also more historically accurate. I mean a greyhound is MUCH more likely for a real PRINCE Eric than an Old English Sheepdog! Historically accurate muddy prints!

the pink dress? the day dress? the wedding dress? nope. We're doing the sail and rope "dress"... can't wait to see the result!

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

The shell bikini and the naked (human form) after being transformed.

Morgan straight up learned sailmaking so she could wear it as an authentic disney dress. Bravo! Good show!

See this is what is what I hoping for when everyone started on this historically accurate Disney princesses trend

Costubers: deducing historical influences on Disney princesses‘ dresses. Morgan: SAIL (continues blasting Awolnation) I loved everything about this!!!! The puns! The research! The techniques used! The annoyance at being mute on the beach😂

Me, clicking on the video: oh cute a historical bathing costume inspired by the little mermaid Me, halfway through the video: OH we’re making a dress out of 17c ship sails. *the mermaid/pirate/sailor inside me* yessssssssssss

Me: Wow! She's really going all out and making it ACTUALLY accurate!! Husband: I know! Wait... why are we surprised. It's Morgan. Me: Oh yeah. She's amazing. *sigh*

@bekkil9024

3 жыл бұрын

How cute is this comment? This makes my day brighter!

I love that "my dogs paw prints are accurate" !! A very important recreation aspect!!

Oh, MORGAN! Nowhere NEAR enough shots of you wearing that sail on the beach! It looked really beautiful. And I wanted to see it from different angles! And you didn't even show us your method of wrapping it into a dress! Please do an update!

@psalm91rdwlkfpgrl

3 жыл бұрын

i agree! we need instructions on how to drape this dress we will never make! we still need it, morgan! please?

Wow! This was really interesting, and you look amazing. Totally wasn’t expecting the historically accurate Disney to go in this direction!

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'm sad we didn't talk more about how you turned that into a draped dress. The video was amazing though, and I am delighted by every part of it. Thank you so much, this is amazing

@psalm91rdwlkfpgrl

3 жыл бұрын

agreed, telling us how she draped it would've been nice. but the whole video was so cool, I'm not too bothered, either :)

@Moodas4

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too but I guess modesty would have been a bit of an issue

@EtainMcCloud

3 жыл бұрын

@@Moodas4 that's a really good point.

@psalm91rdwlkfpgrl

3 жыл бұрын

@@Moodas4 She could've shown us on a dress form, though....

@spacewolfcub

3 жыл бұрын

@@psalm91rdwlkfpgrl -- Or wearing a swimsuit underneath.

Other people doing this rn: "I spend 200 hours making a pretty dress that's 86% historically accurate." Morgan: "I made a SAIL DRESS." I love it.

I come from/live in an area with a very rich maritime history and I am loving this! Came for the sailmaking, stayed for the ocean puns 😂

You spliced rope and made grommets. That alone would be enough to gain my respect. Working with waxed linen cord earns bonus points. I've used it on my Wright Brothers glider. Cuts your hands up!

The sail looks awesome!! And you made a fine dress out of it! Ariel’s my favorite of the princesses, and this “dress” is so underutilized for cosplay & disneybound fun.

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I thought so too!

I'm so happy you chose this outfit out of all the ones Ariel is seen in, This was officially Ariel's first human dress, and one of the cutest scenes in the film. That and the seagal Skuttle comes up with the idea and introduces it like the latest Couture fashion and we see Ariel totally loving it, running her hands through her hair, doing a little shashay as if posing for a fashion photo right before Erik's dog shows up. It's just so cool to see the real version of how this outfit would of looked in life.

So my dad sails wooden boats and a lot of my childhood memories feature woodworking and sail repairs. Dad used a palm for sewing. I have absolutely sent this to Dad.

@hernameispekka8757

3 жыл бұрын

I love how this video will bring a whole new possible audience!

Knowing the craftiness of the Donner clan I would not be surprised if one day we tune in to a new video that’s like “so we had a sail and so then we decided to build a boat...”

@mirjanbouma

3 жыл бұрын

That would be so on brand 😂👍🏻

Okay. That is AWESOME. I am absolutely pirate trash with adjacent casual interest in actual nautical things (venturing into which, given that it was a major industry and form of travel for literal centuries, is less rabbit hole and more sinkhole), so I *adore* that you made an actual, factual sail! Also, I high-key love your "brooch." Also, dem puns tho. #IDidntChooseThePunLifeThePunLifeChoseMe

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

#ICantHelpMyself 😆 Thank you! I had a lot of fun with this project.

@brookegipson1560

3 жыл бұрын

You might already know this, but tall ship sailing is still an industry, albeit now focused on tourism and education. I've worked on tall ships for 10 years now. If you live near a large body of water, you can probably find a tall ship in your area to tour, sail on, or even work for if you're interested!

@khills

3 жыл бұрын

@@brookegipson1560 if I remember correctly where Morgan is, there is 100% tall ship presence nearby - and pirates. In fact, the pirates should be storming a nearby city in just a few weeks... (If you haven’t hooked up with your local pirates and ships folks, Morgan, well. I’m sure they’d love to know you. 😂)

@brookegipson1560

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorganDonner yes omg if you're in the PNW please come to see us on Lady Washington. She was in Pirates of the Caribbean and was the basis of the ship from Treasure Planet

@becauseimafan

3 жыл бұрын

@@brookegipson1560 Oooh shiny!! 🤩

I for one thoroughly appreciated those puns especially the little ”Fin” at the end ha ha Ha chefs kiss

Talk about thinking out of the box! Definetly not what I expected as an historical Disney dress! 😅 Fabulous! Also, are you really going to deny us Whole New World puns right after seving us a perfect Lilo look, ma'am? 😜

Things like this are why I come here. The research, explanation, ACTUAL BOWSPRIT SAIL, snazzy drapery and puns are first-class ^-^ Morgan, you are officially Heckin Awesome!

Actual ship person here, and you did an amazing job! I’m astounded! What an intriguing take on the Disney princess theme. I love it!

The puns in this video are FIN-tastic, I am BLOWN away by your sailmaking skills! You have really opened my eyes to a WHOLE NEW WORLD(yes, I know that is an Aladdin song :P) You look amazing in your sail dress!!!

@michellecornum5856

3 жыл бұрын

This whole adventure was EPIC! SHE MADE A FREAKING SAIL!!!!!! I feel like a poor unfortunate soul, now. I've been rendered speechless!

I saw the thumbnail, and thought, “oh, yes! Of COURSE she went there.” 😂 Ms. Donner, this is why we love you.

Diving into the world of sailmaking in order to replicate the sail scrap was amazing..

That was downright awesome! No silk, no frills, just over-the-top in its own specialness! My favorite Disney princess so far!

I grew up in Mystic, CT, a member of the Mystic Seaport and even worked there for a while. Being a seamstress and a sailor (well, mostly my dad and brothers were at the tiller), I was always fascinated with sail making and the huge building where they actually made authentic sails at the Mystic Seaport as they did in the historical time of whatever ship or boat they were making it for. I repaired many sails, made a sail cover, but never attempted what you just did. I'm especially delighted to see this!! You did a great job and look fantastic as Ariel!!!

I'm amused that having a passing interest in sailing ships this the first time it's point pointed out fabric for sails is not one piece. It makes so much scene I'd never thought about it

Omg this is awesome! I never would have thought of cosplaying this particular look, you're so imaginative, and it came out really well! I love the amount of research you did, I'm always hype to learn more about sailing ships. It's been a while since I've watched The Little Mermaid, I'd never noticed that the creators basically went "well the book is from the 19th century, but the Age of Sail is cool, so we're just going to smoosh them together" :-D

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's that vague storybook "it happened a long time ago" thing. It was a blast to look up the different items!

@persiswynter6357

3 жыл бұрын

@@MorganDonner I wonder if she had a cavern for even older stuff... well, the Vikings and Romans had shipwrecks, too.

This has to be the most unique take on the historically accurate trend! My nerd heart was loving every moment of it, I used to love reading about historical ships. The end result was amazing 🧡

That is so cool Morgan and not what I was expecting at all. I loved that you actually made your own historically adequate cloth instead of focusing on the outfit itself. Your experience points has just made you to level up from Princess to Queen. 👍🏻👍🏻 way way up for our leading lady.

Morgan, you making a researched sail from scratch just to make it into a dress is so extra it made my week. Also, thank you for sending me down the “historical Disney” rabbit hole again.

THE PUNS!!!! I would be so proud of that sail! I would be tempted to make sails as my new summer sun protection for outside my home if they would turn out half so well. Also, your eyes look so blue with that res hair. So happy to see you and your lovely make today, even checked Patreon just this morning to make sure I hadn't missed anything lately. ❤️

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Aww, thank you! You should totally make sunshades, I think that the strengthening elements I learned about for the sail would translate over very well.

@ragnkja

3 жыл бұрын

In Norwegian, those sail-canvas sun shades are literally called “sun-sails”.

It’s funny that should post this on May first, because in May artists like to participate in an art challenge called MerMay. It’s a month long challenge where you draw mermaids!🧜🏼🧜🏻‍♀️ Have a blessed day!

I was wondering which Ariel outfit you were going to choose, or maybe even if you were going to try and turn her mermaid look into a dress......this surpasses all my wildest expectations and I am loving it.

I'm loving all the historical princess stuff popping up on KZread recently. Especially this unique twist.

@hernameispekka8757

3 жыл бұрын

This really is a wonderfully funny and so well researched twist!

Disney Princess week just keeps getting better!!! Not to mention FIVE STARS for linking ALL of the current cosplays!

Laughed out loud at the "plausible addition" of the muddy dogprints . . . OMG, this is so on-brand for Morgan - historical deep dive plus the driest of wit and awfullest puns ("rendered speechless" indeed!).

I never imagined the sail dress would ever be brought to life... wow!

This was SO clever! And I’m totally having flashbacks to hand sewing 18th century tents with @Nicole Rudolf. Many of the techniques are the same for sail making!

I never knew before that I was totally curious how they made sails! I never thought about using rope (or even extra strips of fabric) for reinforcement, (let alone GROMMETS) but it makes so much sense! Thank you for your excellent research.

I LOVE how you picked that dress as opposed to the other ones!

It is abolutely 100% not fair how ADORABLE you look in this! Like, HOW?

Hardcore historical sewing: making a sail. I love the bad puns too.

This is a genius take on this trend & 100% my favorite so far.

i can't believe you actually made a sail. i love this so much?? i thought you would just use a regular white-ish fabric and bundled them all up to recreate the look but you went above and beyond!! you did such a good job and you looked so good in it. this one is definitely my favorite of the disney recreations. you made something completely out of the ordinary ugh i just love it :)) edit: also i love the puns *chef's kiss*

You are so punny Morgan. Loved the dress and all the historical information is fascinating, especially calculating the size of the ship.

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was a fun puzzle to sort out!

My first thought was this is a joke, how fun! It was fun, not a joke, and now I'm left wanting to sew a sail.

You win the Costuber's Historical Disney *hands down*! I love the nerdery in this so much 😍 😍 😍

Damn girl. When you learn to make a sail just to make a dress. You are on a whole new level!! It looks great!! 😻😻😻

i can't believe you made a whole ass sail, that's some dedication!

I've loved all the costube Disney dresses, but I think this one is my favorite interpretation of the challenge. I like the way you see the world!

I haven’t seen her included in other costubers lists but Cat’s Costumery did a historical Jane from Tarzan dress recently!

Way to be the most unique historically accurate Disney costuming video I have ever seen. I now have the urge to go look at every other item drawn in Disney movies to help date their historical period. I didn't think anyone could make The Little Mermaid more interesting to me, but I'm glad I was wrong!

I love that your videos explore techniques of other crafts in addition to sewing. I never would have learned about medieval leather shoe making, or pewter casting, or sail making otherwise. Not to mention the bustle-chair.

One of our Queens in historic research of so many forgotten skills!!!

You and the sail look fantastic! The puns were the best! I'm always impressed by the amount of research you do.

@MorganDonner

3 жыл бұрын

Yay, thank you!

@persiswynter6357

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree.

Should have known there would be more than one porpoise to this video! ^*^ Stunning look Madam! Huge congratulations

Oml the outcome is SOO cute. But truly Morgan you need to do a jewelry haul because in most of the video I couldn’t help but stare at that necklace, earrings, and ring lol 😝.

This is so creative, unexpected, and fun. Somehow it has a sense of humor about the entire “historically accurate Disney” genre while also clearly taking it seriously!! Genuinely educational and also a real hoot. Thanks for sharing.

As a (former) Sailmaker, I really appreciate the level of research and work gone into this. I remember when I learned how to stitch the rope to the edge, and I can confirm it isnt as easy as it may seem. Well done Morgan!

The string of Little Mermaid specific puns at the end was everything.

The level of research is so incredible oh my goodness - and I have never felt more akin to someone that Floor Sewing Morning 😅

I love how out of the box this dress is. This is so cool

I love how outside of the box this is. Disney princess dress? Let’s make a sail! Love it!

I stan. I love it that Morgan took the time to learn how to make an actual sail in order to make the sail “dress”.

Hi! I'm another professional tall ship sailor, and I wanted to tell you that you did a fantastic job! The sail sewing, grommets, and bolt rope all look great, and your choice of sources is on point as well (I'm a little biased as I started sailing on Lady Washington 16 years ago- seeing the sail plan up there made me smile). And I know from experience what a pain in the ass hemp line can be. Congrats on a job well done, and such a creative concept. I don't know if you've read Horatio Hornblower, but I personally would love to see a historically accurate Lady Barbara Wellesley look.

@hernameispekka8757

3 жыл бұрын

I know nothing of sailing but I love how all these sailors and nautically interested people are loving this in the comments!

As a Tallship sailor - I very much appreciate your splicing! And just in case you'd like to see one in action - the Tall Ship Lady Washington has a sprits'l as part of her head rig and I believe the Tall Ship Half Moon does as well.

The interconnected rope weaving was so satisfying. ➰⛵

I'm so delightfully giddy about this trend, and I love how this *actual sail* of a dress turned out (also I appreciate the nautical puns)!

This is SO cool!! The research and choice of dress just makes my lil nautical nerd heart sing! 😍😍 The puns at the end are also very much * chef's kiss * 👌

Love the poses you have to make when sewing on the floor 😂

OMG! Is that “flossing”??? On the sail?? First thought was - dress from a sail, like the eighties toga parties using a sheet! Then an invisible 2x4 smacks me upside the head. Unknown voice says “It is Morgan Donner you dork! You are about to go down a rabbit hole even your imagination would not have thought up” Who knew sails were so fascinating!

My husband is a sailor. Literally, and he’s at work right now, so when he gets home he will be watching his first costube video. He loves age of sail history, I predict that he will be in the rabbit hole beside you, metaphorically, digging into the copy of Nelson’s Navy on the bookshelf. Rewatching master and commander, he watched it yesterday, to count the lines on the sails and calculate the width.

@hernameispekka8757

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a sailor or know anything about it but I want this to go mini-viral in the sailing community because I could totally see sailing geeks loving this content!

You did an amazing job! I started splicing ropes when I was in Boy Scouts and really enjoy having that skill though I rarely use it even though I’m a recreational sailor. Your splice looked great!! Kudos to you for not taking the easy way around and staying as authentic as possible. The grommets are brilliant! Super job all the way around!!

Omg, Morgan made a video! So excited :) I never knew I wanted to learn about sail making and here I am. PS: Ariel's wedding dress is so painfully 80's I cannot unsee it every time I watch this movie with my daughter.

@anonomas6126

2 жыл бұрын

It always reminds me of the mutton chop dresses like the Anne of Green Gables era.

I love that instead of opting for the wedding dress or even the blue everyday dress, you went for the sail dress--and made an actual sail. That's awesome!

You know, it always bugged me that Ariel's sail dress had that cute rope trim along the neckline. I never knew that part was realistic!

That sail looks really good! Next time the Jamestown ships sail, I'll snag some pictures for you.

Hi, Morgan! It really did look like a real sail! And I love your helper!!💖

After many times talking to students about sailors palms, I now understand just how useful they would be!

Sherlock Holmes would be impressed by your level of deduction from one single picture

You are an absolute Gem. Who would have thought I would be learning seventeenth century sail making this fine day? You have probably inspired many a cosplay and have definitely caused much much joy.

Absolutely wonderful. And just when I think there's nothing new in sewing that someone could possibly come up with, you managed to come up with it

Can we take a moment to appreciate this spot-on version of the Rachel Maksy Floor Troll? Complete with using the foot pedal while on the floor? Bravo! (Also, I loved this take on a Disney recreation. Sails!)

This must be the most creative and fun version of "historically accurate disney" I truly did NOT expect to learn about sail making here!