My Hand-Sewn c. 1806 Regency Gown + What is Regency Fashion and Why Do We Love It So Much?

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I hand-sewed and embroidered an early 1800s regency gown to see what all the fuss is about. Enjoy this deep-dive into regency fashion!
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Sources:
Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction c.1660-1860. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1977.
Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberley. Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Yale University Press, 2015.
Weber, Caroline. Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution. Picador, 2007.

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@debbie7116 3 дня назад

(Just for future reference - epaulets = pronounced 'eppa-lets') Personally, I like to see still shots of the work-in-progress (you can usually get more info from still shots showing the layout/cutting and then each stage of sewing, than video clips of cutting part of it out and sewing seams), and then a long video of the finished dress being modeled while walking, standing, sitting in the outdoors or historic setting - my favorite part. I loved the video - so much great information!

@meghansandor 3 дня назад

Ooh thank you!!! I never know how to pronounce that word 😆

@bernieeyre6033 9 месяцев назад

Megan, that gown and the whitework embroidery is amazing. I love whitework embroidery. You are a very talented young lady. As for Regency translating to more modern times than earlier and later periods. I wore empire line dresses in the 1970s. So yes Regency is more relatable and wearable for today.

@meghansandor 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I definitely think so too, it's a lot more of an accessible historical look for modern times :)

@yvettefalzon5734 3 месяца назад

This was such a great video, thanks so much for making it. Your dress is so beautiful and I learnt so much about dresses AND French history. Thank you ❤

@lizardqueen47 Год назад

Great video, Meghan! Perfect to have in the background and sew to! I have a larger chest and having worn both long and short stays, both are good support. The only reason I’d choose short stays is because they are much easier to put on. You can lace up the front and back, but with the long stays it can only lace up the back. Oh to have a ladies maid lol!

@meghansandor Год назад

I hear ya, I bemoan the lack of ladies maids every time I put on anything from the late 18th century!

@queenlioness7056 Год назад

You did a beautiful job hand sewing the Regency gown. It is lovely and really shows how delicate and light the gown is. This is my favorite period and favorite kind of gown primarily because of the Jane Austin period. Also, it is something that you can feel comfortable wearing around the house should you be so fortunate as to make a gown similar to it. We can't get Indian muslin here in our fabric stores I don't think. Thanks for modelling your gown for us and giving us a historical background on it.

@meghansandor Год назад

Thank you! I was surprised at how comfy the gown is, I’m used to Victorian corsets and 18th century stays that are hard to get on by yourself so I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this was to both wear and put on!

@claytoncrawford Год назад

Meghan... Magnificent.... 1856 to 1869 -- A new style emerged at this time called The Crinoline frame provided with layered petticoats, and buoyancy was why it had long cotton drawers and essential under linens. In the 1860s frame structure became oval-shaped evolving into the box-pleated skirts that gave way to gored panels, which provided a smoother fit. Bodices and skirts were separate items, allowing alternate the bodice, and front closure for convenience. Domestic sewing machines and home dressmaking increased, including copious trimmings. Frames considered too larger went the way of the Dodo Bird by 1867, and skirts were gathered internally forming a soft bustle. Then crinolettes and bustle pads became dominant..... The End.... Always in Good Taste.... CHEERS!..... Be Supportive and Subscribe.....

@meghansandor Год назад

You got it! :) the mid-1800s were a fun period for fashion, I might do a video on that at some point :)

@brigittegesierich7666 Год назад

Hi Meghan. Thank you so much for this wonderful and very interesting video. I have already admired your sewing skills on Instagram. Keep making such great videos. Thx again.

@meghansandor Год назад

Thanks for your kind words Brigitte and for your support! Much appreciated☺️

@holzlastname1976 13 дней назад

I would love to see the drafting process ❤

@sweetilena Год назад

just found your channel now, but i wanted to weigh in ,:) i totally understand the struggle of filming your creative process! been thinking about making sewing content on my own channel..then i remember how randomly i do things & that i can't sit in one place or position too long :D still really interested in seeing the things people make in action! i don't watch sewing videos to learn how to make something, but for personalities, history knowledge & jokes. would love to see more of your personality, in whitchever video genre that'd be! & also just pretty gowns cause i love the aesthetics of finished projects have a wonderful day!

@meghansandor Год назад

Thank you so much for the feedback!! And I definitely agree, I would also like to see more of my personality 😅 hopefully it will come out as I get more comfortable with the camera. You should totally make your own channel! Even if you don’t film sewing content, your audience will find you :)

@sweetilena Год назад

@@meghansandor i actually do have a channel i've been making videos on for almost two years! but it focuses on my life, mental health & my style :) would love to make sewing videos, but i think my process is a little too chaotic for that & i would fall asleep trying to edit all of that :D anyway, keep up the good work! looking forward to seeing where your channel goes :)

@thinkuthink Год назад

Thank you so much! This video was so informative!

@meghansandor Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

@ChyarasKiss Год назад

I look forward to your video on Satirical Cartoons and Misogyny. Of course, it can't all be blamed on Men. Fellow women will pound down the misogyny too.

@cindyreseck4429 Год назад

How elegant and gorgeous..kinda wish that was the style now!

@meghansandor Год назад

Me too, but if more people dressed like this then it would be the style! ;)

@whitbydude Год назад

Hoping to see Bonsai wandering into your videos, lol.

@meghansandor Год назад

Oh he will be!

@cap4life1 Год назад

Meghan, please take this advice as you will. The gown is beautiful, but the video would be more engaging if you showed us your creative process with plenty of action shots. I know it might seem boring to you but it’s the kind of content that will grow your channel more (plus videos about corsets and short form video). The research maybe doesn’t need 20 mins to flesh out, you’ll lose casual viewers that way. Good examples of costubers who get the balance right: Morgan Donner, Bernadette Banner, Cat’s Costumery. Would love to see more of the actual design inspiration, patterning, fitting, cutting, sewing and of course mod shots!

@meghansandor Год назад

Thanks for the feedback! Very much appreciated as I’m still trying to figure out this RU-vid stuff :) I will definitely do some more sewing videos soon, they probably won’t make up the bulk of my content because they’re a pain in the butt to film but I will still do them here and there whenever I work on a project that’s interesting!

@ChyarasKiss Год назад

I agree; as a beginner, I love seeing how the project comes together. I loved your tutorial on Whitework.

@ChyarasKiss Год назад

I like the Space Buns.. :D

@meghansandor Год назад

Thanks! Me too :)

@rosaannarilli4905 Год назад

Hi Meghan, I have to say, you really did your research, it shows that you put so much time and thought into your videos, this was great. I'm just wondering, back than how long would you say it took to sew a dress for someone? Thank you, this was great!👍👍

@meghansandor Год назад

Thanks Rosa! It definitely takes a while to get these videos together, which is why I only post them every 2 weeks ;) and ask for your question, the answer is…it depends! It would depend on how fancy the dress is, how many fittings were needed, how much trim was going to be on the dress…usually there would be more than one seamstress working on a dress so it could take anywhere from 8-10 hours for a simple day dress to 24-30 for a more complicated court gown. Everything was still done by hand at this point because sewing machines hadn’t been invented yet :)

@CityWalks3216 Год назад

Well done absolutely amazing love the space buns 😊😍

@meghansandor Год назад

Thanks Estelle!

@CityWalks3216 Год назад

@@meghansandor you're welcome 😊

@ChyarasKiss Год назад

What a beautiful dress! I would love to know how you did this. Especially when you made the fabric/whitework. Did you cut the pattern first in order to place the whitework template?

@meghansandor Год назад

I traced my pattern pieces onto the white fabric, but didn’t cut them out. Then I pinned my embroidery pattern underneath the fabric, and because the voile was so sheer, I could see the lines underneath it so I just traced them onto the fabric with a heat-erase pen :)

@RamblingBear Год назад

Hi Meghan I'm not really into sewing and things but just to say well done with the channel and the effort you put in with the videos and the dress making. Thought you might be interested in a short RU-vid video celebrating Jane Austen and the Regency period..."Alton Regency Week". Best Wishes and regards to Ken.

@meghansandor Год назад

Thanks Christopher, I will definitely check it out!

@ruthhorstman9155 Год назад

It may be helpful to get a teleprompt app. You can read your typed script while looking at the camera. Best of luck as you continue to grow your channel.

@meghansandor Год назад

That’s a great idea, I think I will do that! Thanks for the tip :)

@vanessareagan3497 Год назад

What do you think of the alleged rumor about women during the late 18th/early 19th century wetting their muslin gowns to make them more see through? I have definitely heard this a few times but can’t seem to find proof that it ever happened. Seems uncomfortable and ridiculous…..but I can’t seem to 100% dismiss it because people do and have done uncomfortable things in the name of fashion.

@meghansandor Год назад

I think it’s probably just a rumour but don’t quote me on that! I don’t have any scholarly evidence to actually back that up BUT having now made and worn one of these gowns I can see how that rumour might have started. The cotton that it’s made of is so transparent that it looks almost wet, plus the lack of substantial petticoats underneath mean that when you walk the skirts have a tendency to plaster themselves to your legs which adds to the wet look. Just pure speculation but I’ve never seen any evidence in favour of the deliberate wetting of gowns theory either so informed guessing is all we can do!

@drummerlovesbookworm9738 Год назад

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@JimMork 8 месяцев назад

Just read "how 18th century aristocratic women were "supposed to behave". Guess Dolly Madison and Abigail Adams didn't "get the memo".

@laurasomeofthesethoughtsar5811 Год назад

Hoping my sub and comment get you to 1k soon.

@meghansandor Год назад

Thank you for your support!! getting there for sure :)

@cielthefangirl2876 5 дней назад

No that intro no

@Laura55sere Год назад

Too much talking, not enough actual doing.

@meghansandor Год назад

Appreciate the feedback! However I find that filming my sewing process gets in the way of my actual sewing and makes me not want to film, so as I’m figuring out what kind of content I’ll be making, it will likely be in the form of video essays similar to Mina Le and Abby Cox and Tiffany Ferguson. If that’s not your thing, totally cool! In that case you should check out Bernadette Banner or Cat’s Costumery, both of them film themselves working on a regular basis. Cheers!