Historical costuming, with a whole lot of context. Here, we don't just make pretty dresses; we learn about the stories they told, the lives they touched, and the impact they had on the world they were part of.
Also: this is probably the first time I have ever watched the sponsor thing instead of fast forwarding, so good job with that! It helps when it fits with the thing I'm watching the video for.
I love the creativity of your videos, this one was a joy to watch! Sara must be super happy with the dress, it looks amazing. Stunning new (?) glasses, V!
During the Great Depression my mother’s family (7 children) lived in the country in a house that had no central heating or water heater. They had a pot-bellied stove that only heated the kitchen. They had to carry water to a metal tub from the stove top. They had to run to the cold bedroom to get in their pajamas on. This was in Northern Ontario, which had rough winters. This was only 90 yrs ago! People think life was easier in earlier times. It wasn’t.
oh noo, not the glitter contamination! :( Good luck with that! I did a robe commission for a friend in 2015 using a heavily sequined gold fabric, and 9 years and 2 house moves later I STILL occasionally find a fragment of a 3mm gold sequin.
After moving from a hot, humid state to a state that often gets around -12 and can go as low as -40 in the winter (no, at that point, I do not go outside), I have learned quickly the benefits of wool. Wool tights, the modern version of the tall wool socks, are a game changer. I wear skirts all winter. Tall boots with wool stockings, wool skirt, wool turtleneck, wool coat, leather gloves lined in... yep, wool.
Isn't a part of the issue banning people from wearing the hair style a part of the issue since we dont share culture and therefore stop understanding the people and instead we marginalize hair towards a certain minority
As a Irish / Ashkenazi Jew, this is perfect! Also you are spitting real facts, especially with the Jewish intellectual tradition going against the assimilationist Jew view
You can just be frustrated as much you like, you can't change the history though.....miss hair dresser......Vikings DID HAVE dreadlocks! It was called elflocks-alvlocks- or fairy locks-fa las. You AREN'T the source of anything, other than this youtube video.....We're talking about 800 AD and after, if you want to get the vikings involved, you're completely confusing the bronze age with it, which was at the very end, compared to the vikings, also got nothing to do with the vikings and ship buildings etc.....Just stay a hairdresser, you don't know c*rap about the history, neither about vikings..... /The "only record we have......."/ sis, you haven't got any f*u*cking record!!! Also, there is no such things as "white supremacy"....it's a myth...i.e. propagande and psyop.....Wakey wakey sis, also stay the f*ck out of politics......
Yes, always very romantic fishing ice out of the horses' trough with my bare hands at half past seven in the morning before I went to school. Also can't forget the murderous goat we had to get past at my best friend's house when her mother sent us out to get the eggs. 😅
Somebody failed to educate themselves before making this video. The earliest occurrence of dreadlocks found by historians were in Greece, and many instances of Scandinavian warriors wearing dreadlocks are documented by historians. If you're going to be racist, at least get your facts straight 🙄
As a person who deals with chronic pain that increases with age and activity, I have learned to take the most painful days at my own pace. Which means I may work awhile and then rest or I may simply rest. I hope you feel better soon.
Idk I can be problematic depending on the situation and misery loves company. Bring on the mud and early mornings, I already wake up early for work.😂 Nah jk but for real I’ve thought about this.
One thing I have done to be "able" to wear something outside my culture is to use characters from media that are NOT problematic. For example, I love kimono, they are beautiful, so, I can dress up as "Kumiko" from the anime Gokusen. The character is not historic, phobic, racist, or anything like that, neither the media, so I can enjoy wearing something I like and everyone will know is a fantasy character.
If you think farm life is romantic, spend a summer volunteering at a horse rescue. It's charming and beautiful and the horses are amazing, but there's poop, mud, sweat, stinging flies, mosquitoes, dirt, etc. And you'll have to lift heavy hay bales, and deal with horses who know they are bigger than you and won't do what you want them to. I used to fantasize about living on a horse farm, and this summer of volunteering cured that fantasy!
Wow, the dress came out amazing. I'm curious about this fantasy series, as a chronic illness/chronic pain sufferer with mobility issues who loves dressing up for Halloween & Fantasy Faires it can be difficult to see myself in most fantasy books & is partially why scifi was more appealing (often features augmentation & high tech mobility aids, mecha suits, jet packs, gravity belts, etc) Mobility aids are helpful but still present accessibility issues especially for outdoor events with crowds. Since you are sitting down people will just stand in front of you & completely block your ability to see or navigate thru the crowd :( I have a sewing machine I inherited from my mom & am seriously considering learning how to use it. Idk if I'd ever be able to actually sew a dress but I'd love to be able to do simple alterations like hemming or taking something in or adding a lace up back or decorative trim. I usually just hand sew hems or use that iron on bonding material. It would be nice to be able to just sew it quickly & cleanly.
This is one of the cutest of your videos I've seen, in the best way! The blend of history and fantasy has so much room for imagination and whimsy, and when paired with a solid foundation of a variety of sewing techniques, magic like this is what happens. Also, I love following along with your process. It's one of my favorite things about your videos.
Yes, the owner made some derogatory comments about Japanese traditional dress during a bigger community discussion of cultural appropriation and the very ill-considered "Silk Road" theme for a previous Costume College.
I studied ballet. I agree that was the lazy equivalent. The ideal is high back releve that keeps the shoulders upright and pelvis level. Very few people have the muscle or flexibility for this. A shortcut is just fine for this video.
Sara's been doing ballet for about as long as I've been alive-- I totally trust her that it was not "proper" technique, but she's amazing and I think she deserves to be talked up.
