Idk why I did this, but I kept saying overcoat to describe a man's 18th century great coat, so yeah, gonna correct myself here on that one. It's a great coat. Not an overcoat. lol Also! If you want to get a Lenore dress for yourself, Witchy Vintage has the sold out sizes on Pre-Order: witchyvintage.com/collections/originals Here's The American Garment Cutter for Women's Garments that has drafting instructions to make your own Ulster: archive.org/details/americangarmentc00enge/page/136/mode/2up
Sorry if this is a dumb question but I looovveee that dress! And I was wondering if they could release a digital pattern? Because I think myself and many others would definitely buy it 😍 especially those that maybe can't afford the dress already made. And those in different countries too 😊
I am super torn between pulling a Bernadette Banner and dressing exclusively in Victorian aesthetic clothing like this or living in my couch potato sweat pants forever.
I feel that so hard... I keep seeing all these lovley Victorian and Edwardian and glorious costume dresses... and I'm like, "So what would a medieval peasant have worn?" The first thing aside from medieval rectangles-and-gores dresses (which I made out of flannel and wear as house dresses) that I saw and had to make was Sewstine's Kefta which I made as a 4 layer winter jacket... this coat might be another :)
Meatball? Meatball! That's an old style Christmas pudding. They used to boil them in cloth, so they came out round. Meatball. Tsk 😆 Fantastic coat. The colours in that Tweed are delicious.
She’s lovely! It’s so cool to see the little struggles with the buttons, and even the stains on the hem. I completely understand how you feel…it makes the past owners real. That feeling of sharing a connection with that past person is just awesome.
Well you just made me feel ancient. I had a wool coat very close to that in the late 70's, only difference was there wasn't a caplet. We had coats for occasions and dress. As a child I had bonnets, gloves and a spring coat for Easter. I wore gloves in the girl scouts. And there was a time we wore London Fog coats with removable fur like linings when we wore dresses. And lastly girls were not allowed to wear pants to school, no matter the weather or season, I grew up in CT, and walked to school, up hill both ways, LOL. but that's another story.
Yup. Wool, double breasted, similarly tailored maxi coats had their moment in the early 70’s. The coolest were solid colors, or even suede. But very popular.
I, too, remember wool dress coats in MI...heavy for winter & lightweight for spring (read: Easter, 'cuz you wouldn't be caught dead in a winter coat then no matter how cold 😄) And remember 100% wool slacks/pants easily available before jeans took over the universe???
@@MR2spyder100 Yup. I was thinking the revival of these coats in the 70’s might have been from the mods in 1960’s London thrifting the original Edwardian coats. There’s a photo of Marianne Faithful in this kind of coat. Hers even had a two tier cape.
We wore wool pants to school, then changed to dresses when we got there. Principal was not pleased, but when dad took off from work to berate him, he understood the problem was not negotiable.
My grandmother was a seamstress in the early 1900s. She told me people would fold strips of cloth in half and sew ?them on to protect the bottoms of dress and coats. They could easily be replaced if necessary.
I love watching you really infodump about why you're interested in historical outerwear and workwear! You get that sparkle of joy that makes it so clear you're thrilled to really get into it. I love watching people pursue their sparkle. ^_^
I love that this coat would be perfectly wearable now in 2022. Maybe a little eccentric, but it doesn't look stuck in the past the way some historic fashion does. I would be so tempted to wear it. Also I'd love to see what that fabric looked like when it was made. Was it more of a dusty pink?
This is a beautiful coat, I have always loved this style. About 35 year ago my sister bought a men's Victorian great coat with the cape and wore it all the time. It was fantastic. I disagree about coats now. I have a car coat, a pea coat, a calf-lengthed belted coat, a long swing coat, a belted double-breasted coat with faux fur collar, a cape, and of course basic winter jackets, rain coats, etc.. The coats are out there if you are looking for them.
As I was watching I thought how cool would it be for these styles to come back around and then you showed off your dress. Excellent. I would absolutely wear an overcoat with capes today. I'd need a lining in mine, though.
Yes, I agree, seriously now on the hunt for some type of pattern to try and make that. I have always loved that style. Also in winter, doing kid watching duty on the oval - french kiss (I am a teacher).
When it comes to fashion, "good bones" make it wearable in multiple centuries. Love this coat! While I would not wear this item (it is ART), but would totally wear it remade in my size.
She’s so lovely ❤️. As a person who easily becomes a popsicle, I’m wishing for the extra bit of protection that 3 layered cape would provide. Hmmm. Maybe I should make one to add to my down parka🤣. Wouldn’t look quite so stylish but I’m really too old to care when it’s cold out!
She is so lovely! I see where the left cape button would have been a struggle. I have had the same struggle in making outerwear. I would, perhaps move the button over to just outside the the front flap and add a hook/eye where original button was. Beautiful lines.
This is essentially the coat I've wanted for about 15 years. I love that style and the detachable capelets! Almost everything about this coat is perfect. I'm a pocket girl myself, so I would need deeper ones. I also happen to be a forgetful girl and my winter gloves live in my coat pockets so I have them.
This is actually almost exactly my current project. Thank you for the close-up... I will be adding in those riding habit bustling buttons™ that hold the skirt up 6" or 8" to keep them out of the mud and snow.
Oh god she's beautiful! And your explanation shows they were smarter about their clothes back then than we are now. They layered with clothing that kept you warm, so you didn't have to go overly bulky in coats and could have full range of movement. I hate driving in my modern winter coat.
I have two long all-wool herringbone coats from the nineteen-seventies that I've seldom worn and that remind me of this coat. There was an uptick in old-fashioned inspired clothing then... I think I just might wear these again! Thanks for another fun and informative video!
Lovely find. I really like the silhouette of it. The half hidden button for attaching the cape tells that the owner of the cape, no matter if the coat was home-made or not, hadn’t had a clue about sewing, not even how to sew a button, or had help who could do it, because if she did, she would have moved the button slightly up and she didn’t. That or she just didn’t want to bother.
The entire look that COAT presents is TOTALLY drool worthy. When you presented I, I could see a coat I bought from Biba in London, around 1968-69. So wonderful. The original blows my ancient mind!
I loved what you said about it feels like the people from the past are in the room with you. Clothing is one way I can connect with my ancestors. Wearing something that I know someone may have worn 150 years ago makes me really understand the "walk a mile and someone else's shoes" phrase.
The coat is absolutely gorgeous. The capelets are super neat. I love pieces of history where things don't "quite" work. Makes them so much more real, as you said. Love that this coat might have actually been home made. Wish they would release The Deliniator patters again. Would be AMAZING. Thank you for sharing. Would love to see more on the bra too if you do an undergarments video, maybe?
I knew this existed!!!! I was having a migraine trying to find a pattern for this cape styal coat! Now I need to make the money to get on your patreon for the construction notes >.
The color of the wool is so pretty!! This would definetly be something I would want to recreate If a) I had the skill set, b) the time, c) the money. Until then I'm going to be wearing my surplus navy coat!
Seeing all the bias-bound seams on the inside of this coat reminded me of my Mom talking about her grandmother binding all the seams in every garment she purchased in order to help it last longer. My great-grandmother came to Canada in 1914, which means this was something that people in the era that this coat is from would totally have made additions to their purchased garments in order to make them last, particularly those who were working class (as my great-grandmother was.)
I used to do living history reenactments as a Napoleonic era British soldier. My greatcoat from that is similar to this one and I still wear mine quite often. It's one of the warmest coats I've ever owned. It weighs a TON but keeps me toasty even in the coldest Canadian winters.
I used to have a "Drizabone" coat (waxed cotton Australian outdoorsy coat) with a capelet on. The company made the coats with the capelet to stop the rain from seeping into the shoulder seams. It completely worked, so go for it!
And I so understand why you collect clothes because I collect quilts and make them and I have Afghans and I crochet so when I see something I have to rescue it. And there's something about Fabric and yarn and fiber that just excites me
That tweed is so tasty! I love her lines so much! I've been puttering about making gmy own winter coat, and I may have to take a little inspiration from this beauty!
So pretty!! If you felt like a challenge, I'd love to see a color corrected image of the garment!! Sometimes these are hard to imagine in their original form and when you said pink and blue with hints of red, I really wished to see it!
Gorgeous coat. I would definitely love to wear a coat like that as a go-to everyday winter outdoor wear. It really would keep you much warmer than anything you can find today and would look great over whatever modern clothing you want to wear underneath. I could totally see it looking just as good over jeans and a sweater as it would look over a dress or a skirt and blouse. It's so timeless, I think it would look stunning no matter what era it was worn in. That tweed is stunning as well, though I think you could pull off this pattern in a remake using any similar weight wool (I'm thinking boucle personally). Thanks for sharing this beauty with us!
Oh my that’s so close to my dream coat!!! Wow that’s stunning!! Such a lovely find. If you ever decide to start making and selling patterns this one should definitely be on your list. Though your entire collection is fabulous so any of them would mean excitement in this community!!!!
What an absolutely wonderful find! Congratulations. I made myself some hooded capes to wear in chilly weather. Our climate is so mild that they're mostly cotton flannel, with no great coat underneath them. I love them. Highly recommend
Miss Abby, your enthusiasm is contagious. I love watching you and your reactions when you share on your channel. Thanks sweetie. You originally got me back into hand sewing with your thimble video. 🥰
Most beautiful and just so sweet! Thank you for you being just your creative self. Have fun this year. You have given me more courage to create my favorite era, from under things,to outer wear. 1900 to1919.
Those caplets are so practical. I made an Australian drover coat that had one and it was the best thing ever. Those capelets keep the rain from soaking through you shoulder seams. It is always you neck and shoulders that get soaked otherwise. The multiple ones will keep the heat in better too.
Beautiful! That would be a lot of fun to hand-weave that fabric for a reproduction. Love how it's put together. Got some ideas...Would love to see the fabric up close with a ruler for scale.
I love how multifunctional that coat is, if you can call it that! And it's so dang classy! I'm going to have to make something like that with various weather in mind
Im a big fan of coats. Not necessarily Victorian. My favorite was a Harris Tweed. I Love wool! I also drool over a plaid coat-dress that Lauren Bacall wore in the film Dark Passage. I would learn how to sew (sewing intimidates me) for the purpose of somehow making THAT coat/dress!!!🙏 Seeing your new coat, right out of the box was so fun! And the coat was so well made! I always Love the attention to detail that the makers do. It tells me there was pride in workmanship that we DEFINITELY dont have in clothes today (It would help if we didnt slave labor children, that's another huge issue 😵).... Well, I so agree with you, "She IS A BEAUT."😃 I have to say thank you for sharing with us this beautiful coat, and your knowledge of it. This was so much fun!!! 💐😊 Thanks again.
One nickname that I think I once heard from my elders was, 'The Lady Sherlock Cape'. It's a very classy elegant cape. Whomever, had her took, good care of her.
I would love to see you recreate this coat. My sewing skills definitely aren't good enough for making a coat but when they are I'd love to recreate this. Absolute dream coat.
Love the coat. Could totally have something like that in my closet. The cut on the waste and back is beautiful. And yes, that dress you are wearing, love it!
I've been waiting for this ever since it was a flaunted backdrop in your previous window. She's so pretty! I died when you showed the bias taping on the edges. And the tweed must have been such a gorgeous blue with shots of red and pink *swoon* Someone loved and cared for this coat so much.
I have always wanted a coat shaped like this one. As for the capes, I see the function. I'm not certain whether I'd just prefer a long swooshy cape that's separate or whether I'd rather have the three-cape look. I am tempted to say, however, that I would probably want the capes to provide more swoosh...not practical, I think, in this case. 😆
I adore that coat! She's gorgeous! I want one like it...but in purple tweed...if I could source some within my budget. The way you break down and describe the construction makes me think that maybe I could attempt making something like this.
Especially with the cape over top of the coat it becomes obvious that people back then did not use bags the way we do today. I do absolutely love this coat, but try to put your backpack over this to go shopping ;)
GORGEOUS!! Man i love a nice coat w capelet. Lovely silhouette! Also a belated congratulations on moving back east! Believe I know the feelings. When we moved to southern cali desert the first time I visited a friend back east I literally hugged a tree. Also I feel the creative stiflement I dont think I've drawn anything in like 2 years. I'm just so tired all the time and my free time goes to some more immediate gratification entertainment or spending what little time I can w my fiance since I work 3rd shift. All the best wishes for you and yours in 2022!
I live in a cold climate and I am always cold, as a result I have collected sooo many coats. I can really recommend having lots of different outerwear styles for different situations
I am just starting my coat and jacket making adventures and I am so happy to see that she is not lined. I am starting the make 9 challenge so not lining my jacket or coat will save sooooo much time and stress!
I love this coat and would absolutely wear something like it today. I love your "unboxing" videos. You're love for fashion and incredible knowledge brighten my day. Also, I need that dress. Time to start saving up!
i absolutely adore everything about this coat. the lines, the cape(s), the fabric. several layers of wool sound very luxurious whn it comes to staying warm. but the problem is, even one layer of wool has me overheating. even it is well below freezing i stay warm with thin trousers and a short sleeved shirt paired with a coat. what a dilemma to have
Choose the weight of your fabric accordingly. You might confuse someone in the future when they come across a coat that looks very much like a winter coat in style, but is as light as a summer coat. I don’t think the vent in the back is optional in your case - but the hooks and eyes to close it might be.
