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We appreciate you, Rachel ❤ everything has been disco here lately! My daughter just completed a skull :) thanks again for sharing the fun you get up to :)
I really truly hope that you finish the rest of the dress by adding the mirrors to the entire back too. I think it is more flattering than you may think. I look forward to an update video.
This video reminds me so much of my grandmother. She used to attend a new years party her friends threw every single year, and one year she bought a short flapper dress that was entirely made of a tin-foil like material. At the end of the party everyone was insanely wasted, and they needed to wrap the leftovers, so they just stripped my grandmas dress and truly used it as tin foil. She went home practically nude with only a sheer slip and a bundle of leftovers and my grandpa howling all the while. It's her favorite new years story to tell.
Honestly, get a dress form specifically to display this and put it somewhere sunny in your work station to remind you that you're capable of great, beautiful things. 💖
This is unironically actually a genius fashion moment. The dress becomes an interactive light show that takes up an entire space, kinda like a lazer show. A person can be dazzled by its effect without even looking at the dress itself. On top of that, the movement of the reflected points of light interact with each other by crossing each other and sweeping across the room in curved sporadic lines, a real disco ball could never.
Yes that's it! I didn't understand why the reflected lights are so dazzling as compared to a disco ball until you said that. It's because she's a disco ball that's not the shape of a sphere AND her shape changed when she wiggles around lol
"Make my brain happy projects" sounds like a potential new series title. The dress is a piece of art. I'd hang it on the wall of the studio, just like a piece of art.
I have a dress that I keep in my wardrobe just for sad days. I wear it when I feel rubbish and twirl around in it. This is the ultimate 'cheer me up' dress.
Watching you METICULOUSLY place all of those glass pieces on the dress gave me flashbacks to Jenna Marbles doing the same thing but to her face (to be a disco ball obviously).
Okay... so the full reveal, with the 70s makeup and the wig, is giving Stevie Nicks and Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA) vibes so hard. 100/10 Absolute perfection.
Does anyone else, whenever Rachel says "It's not flattering," immediately think "but she looks so pretty in it!" Every...single...time. I think she is one of these blessed people that can wear a potato sack and look amazing... * thinks about potato sack video.* Yup... Proof right there. Keep up the good work! Always so fun to watch. Rachel, your videos give this middle aged lady a serotonin boost without fail. Thanks for all you do.
I think the reason she thought it was unflattering was how it followed her tummy a bit. Which is how this style would have looked on people in the 20s if they didn't wear the correct foundation garments (usually a corset, just not one cut with any waist reduction). When you have a tube shaped dress it really needs a smooth foundation layer to look peak level regardless of the body wearing it. That's like the sole issue I think Rachel has with the fit of some of her dresses since they come from eras which have a lot more to the foundations than we wear nowadays and it can really affect the fit. But for a short project like Rachel does, it would not be possible to create all the correct underpinnings for everything. She'd never get to post a thing. I think she looked awesome in the dress regardless and I was lamenting how she just cut the pattern from the paper and did no adjustments and it was good to go for her. My measurements are all over the place (split between core and plus sizes for patterns which makes the concept of even trying to make anything overwhelming). Like for a no edit pattern made out of backdrop fabric it turned out pretty damn amazing. And the sparkles.... all the sparkles! How can that NOT be flattering?
Ok. Backstory time! When my kids were little, they noticed the light reflecting on the ceiling from my phone screen dancing around and got really excited about it. Being me and having seen an old Peter Pan play on PBS at some point where Tinkerbell was played by a mirror reflecting light onto things, I very quickly decided to convince my children that this light was Tinkerbell. So, little reflections like your new dress puts out are now tinkerbells in our house after many happy years of messing with toddlers' minds until they became teenagers. Backstory time over. I can't help but notice, your dress also happens to be roughly the cut of Disney's Tinkerbell's dress. Therefore! You have made the ultimate Tinkerbell tinkerbell dress! The end.
This video made me very happy. The pure childlike playfulness in Rachels eyes when she wears the dress just fills my heart with warmth and happiness. I wanna be more like Rachel
“That was extremely annoying, messy and time consuming. Which is what I say, every time I shave my legs.” I love that she just says what’s on her mind! That is why I subscribe to Rachel. She is honest, wholesome and her weird matches my weird.
I think what makes the crow brain so happy is not just the reflections, but the fact that the reflections move when you do. Makes me want to do something like this on a bellydancing costume. Can you imagine how that would look on a bellydance performance if it was lit correctly?
I have a hard time understanding how Rachel can be so amazing. She is an amazing content creator, seems like an amazing personz she just does amazing stuff and she looks amazing in freaking E V E R Y T H I N G. But what I am super happy about is that she shares her amaziness to all of us.
I love this. It gave me second-hand nostalgia. The reveal shots reminded me of your dad having a personal video of your mom from the 80s.Ya know? Like he watches it every once in a while and says "look how magnificent your mother is..." with teary eyes. I've never experienced this, it's just how it made me feel. You're awesome.
the “local cryptid” footage viscerally reminded me of Mr Burns, high and glowing, emerging from the woods and bringing peace and love, which is ABSOLUTELY the vibe I want to cultivate in 2023
This is what i imagine Dazzler from xmen looked like during the disco era and im obsessed! Also, can we JUST give this woman Rachel credit for being an incredible model!? You always turn it out with the reveals and u don't get credit for your innate modelesqueness (3timesfast)💛
RACHEL! I cannot get over how good this reveal was. You look magnificent, the music, the lighting, you are radiating how good this dress makes you feel and it’s fabulous. Currently on my 6th rewatch. Chef’s kiss content
This disco ball dress - and your reaction to wearing it - is truly delightful. But you have to, please, promise us (PINKY PROMISE) that you will use that wig to do some sort of Robin Hood: Men in Tights cosplay because it just SCREAMS Maid Marian of Bagelle and that would be utter perfection!!!
And so, giving us both Jenna Marbles "disco ball head" and Mabel Pines "i successfully bedazzled my face" vibes, Rachel has put us on the right path for 2023 🙌🏻
Rachel making her dress look like a disco ball 🤝 Jenna Marbles making her head look like a disco ball LOL This also made my pea crow brain very happy and for that I thank you
I just want to say thank you for just being a place for people to come, have fun, learn things, get inspired and just smile. I've been following you for a long time and I always look forward to your videos. We lost our home in a storm last Saturday night and honestly sitting down and watching this gave me much needed normalcy and laughs. I hope you know how appreciated you are ❤️
Rachel, thanks for the thoughtful “potential flash warning.” So many videos have surprise strobe effects, even commercials on tv! So your PSA is much appreciated by the photosensitive ❤
That is the best New Years resolution Ive heard in a very long time, Rachel, "2023 year of full assing it and not being hard on ourselves." Sounds like something I could really get behind no pun intended.😂
Wow, this is not only a work of art and labor, but 100% a red carpet look. Might want to exchange the glass with sequence though to prevent injuries, lol. 😊
I was so shocked when you said it wasn't flattering..... I'd just spent the previous solid 60 seconds in complete and utter awe. The power and glamor eclipses anything else
My junior prom dress was entirely silver sequins that gave much the same disco ball effect. Very exciting to see someone share younger me's love of sparkle! Crow brain knows what's up sometimes 😂
The video where Rachel _fully_ transforms into a crow & we're all here for it 😂😊 I love your excitement and unfiltered happiness with all the bling-bling
The JOY! THE CINEMATOGRAPHY! THE FREAKIN' SPARKLES EVERYWHERE!!!! This must be one of my favourite reveals you've ever made (and you suit the 70s vibe so much)!!!
All the Shiney! Gorgeous and sparkly. Chefs kiss. Thank you for the 70s revisit. Shades of Millie Bobby Brown with the hair and makeup. Also crafting and cutting fabric on a table 2023 is fancy!🕺
I never thought I would want a dress covered in tiny mirror, but they way you light up like a hero who has just discovered their superpower is fantastic. It makes me happy how happy you are wearing it. Love it
Rachel, your disco ball queen transformation is absolutely gorgeous! I'm continually amazed at the many faces of Rachel Maksy. Your mad makeup skills combined with your creativity create some awe inspiring end results!
Here I thought you were *just* going to use a sequin fabric to make a disco ball dress. THIS is dedication to your craft! I hope it'll light up a corner or your studio for years to come
I'm home visiting my brothers and parents and I made my entire family watch this video 😂 my dad especially loves your videos, now we text one another every time you upload! Thanks for bringing my family together!
Wow! This turned out so cool! The 1920s pattern was a great idea for having to use less fabric, but it's also perfect for the 70's Biba look because Biba was actually inspired by the 1920s. Not sure if that was planned but I thought it was fun little historic tie-in.
Wow, it’s STUNNING! I love how the finished dress is just bursting with light. I would probably never stop spinning and staring at the dancing spots on the walls if I wore it ✨
You know that you're getting old when your first thought is "Wow, you can *see* well enough to do those tiles?" I'm seriously impressed. How to meet your neighbors, for sure. And also, how to convince your neighbors that their property is haunted. It's a twofer. I love it.
Definitely DEFINITELY do what makes YOU happy!!! We will be here to watch your wacky videos (try saying that 10 times) and support your dream, especially since you brought us so SO much joy and smiles over the years!
70’s disco dance award winner here. First place for our dance to “More Than a Woman.” Wish I had had that AMAZING dress to go with my moves! So amazing!
I know woodland fairy isn't really the vibe here but I can't help but see the reflections as a personal army of fireflies or something! Feels so magical!
I giggled so hard with glee at the reveal that my wife pointed it out over her loud music! The dress doesn't need to have a flattering cut for you to look fantastic! Crow brain go happy
”2023 is the year of full-assing it" yet left the entire back side undone (i.e. no-assing it) and honestly, I'm not even upset 😂 The dress is stunning and the makeup and wig are perfection. Well done, Rachel! ❤️
a whopping "HECK YES" to full assing 2023, not being so hard on ourselves, and doing projects that make us happy!!! your videos are an absolute joy to watch
That video was TOTALLY worth the wait!! My crow brain was right there with you and you had me laughing and smiling! Even my hubby was chortling! SO. MANY. SPARKLES!!! 🤩🤩
Full disclosure: I paused the video to see the fabulous pic of you and Nick as wedding guests! What a handsome couple!!!! Oh, AND THE DISCO DRESS IS AMAZING!!!🤩
I think we all should do more things that don't "serve a practical purpose" but make us happy... and I love how supportive Nick is to going out and watching you light up the yard. lol
I wrote this really fast but here's this for everyone: The Disco Girl of Massachusets. The word is that you'll see her on dark nights, just outside the range of a streetlight. A single glint of stray light followed by a cascade of square lights. Then, you behold her - the Disco Girl of Massachusets! No one knows quite where she came from. Legend is that she's a sprite from the creation of disco ball in the 1920s, or an ambitious flapper girl by her style of dress. Other legends claim she was just a party girl from the 1960s, who got lost on her way home. If you manage to spot her before the lights from her dress strike you, she'll beckon to you. If you follow her summons, you'll find yourself led to a speakeasy. Don't worry, she knows the password. Inside, you're in the 1920s. Cigarette smoke is heavy in the air and glasses clink underneath racous laughter. What's that? You're worried you're dressed too modern? Oh, don't worry, they don't see you. The music swells as the live band swings into a new tune. You dance the night away, and awake under the streetlamp. The morning mist clings to you like the smoke last night. You sit up as you catch the last of the Disco Girl disappearing with the morning sun. Was that a glimmer or the sun rising? If you don't see her before she sees you, you're reminded of the hypnotic spin of a disco ball. Your eyes are struck by it, held by it, as she steps closer. She smiles. She disappears in a shower of light. You're left wondering if she was real. A sudden urge to find a loud bar with lots of dancing will strike you. It passes, a fleeting desire. Something is still sparked within you - a desire to be cozy with friends. Don't spend too long searching for the Disco Girl of Massachusets. No one is certain what town she's in. Most sightings happen in the older parts of Boston, on nights of the new moon, when one's heart is most empty. She reportedly doesn't harm anyone and apparently only seeks to promote joy and connection.
Writing "really fast" suits you. Love it. And I am forever beholden to your awesomeness in knowing that the past tense of "to lead" (long ee sound folks) is "led." Truly you are a unicorn among writers today.
I’m a history nerd (…understatement) and I LOVE this and your sense of humor is 10/10. I make dresses based on historical events and culture and oh my goodness gracious I’m so happy I found your channel. I just might start sewing again.😅 it’s been almost a year
SPARKLIES!!! It is like you have on gazillion prisms. I am 66 and still love sparklies. LOL. Good job, Rachel. You could climb up the pole at Times Square and slide down at the midnight countdown. LOL.
