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James Kelly London
United Kingdom
Приєднався 5 сер 2020
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to my channel, im so glad that you have found your way here.
On my channel I make replica’s of costumes from the golden age of Hollywood designed by designers like Walter Plunkett, Gilbert Adrian, Rene Hubert and many others, using sewing methods and techniques from the time when the costume was designed and made and using fabrics as close to the orignals as possible. I love getting requests for costumes to recreate and some of them I do make and they find their way here.
I hope you enjoy my channel just as much as I enjoy making them.
Welcome to my channel, im so glad that you have found your way here.
On my channel I make replica’s of costumes from the golden age of Hollywood designed by designers like Walter Plunkett, Gilbert Adrian, Rene Hubert and many others, using sewing methods and techniques from the time when the costume was designed and made and using fabrics as close to the orignals as possible. I love getting requests for costumes to recreate and some of them I do make and they find their way here.
I hope you enjoy my channel just as much as I enjoy making them.
Sewing a Victorian Nightdress From Gone With The Wind 1939
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In this video I make a nightdress that was worn by Olivia De Havilland as Melanie In Gone With The Wind. The costume was designed by Walter Plunkett.
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In this video I make a nightdress that was worn by Olivia De Havilland as Melanie In Gone With The Wind. The costume was designed by Walter Plunkett.
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Sewing An 1880s Bustle Evening Dress From The Pallisers, The Gilded Age
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In this video i receate an 1880s bustle dress from the 1974 BBC series The Pallisers. The costumes for this series were designed by Raymond Hughes. Episode 25 of The Pallisers ua-cam.com/video/WU7bUFbFvDA/v-deo.htmlsi=uOtmE_u9J66Eb_bP PATREON www.patreon.com/user?u=51599252
Part 3 - Making The Iconic Barbecue Dress From Gone With The Wind 1939
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Hi Everyone, Welcome to this the third and final part of making the barbecue dress worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O Hara in Gone With The Wind designed by Walter Plunkett. In this video I will be making the flounces that go around the neckline of the dress with many, many buttonholes, and will reveal the finally completed costume. PATREON www.patreon.com/user?u=51599252
I Sewed The 4th Dress From Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Worn By Ruta Lee
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Hi Everyone, In this video I return to the series of making the picnic dresses from the musical Seven Brides For Seven Brothers designed by Walter Plunkett. For this video I will be making the blue dress that was worn by the actress Ruta Lee.
April costume reveal
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heres what im making this month. returning to my 7 Brides series and making the blue picnic dress worn by Ruta Lee and designed by Walter Plunkett.
I Sewed Madame Bovary’s Ball Gown From The 1949 Movie
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I Sewed Madame Bovary’s Ball Gown From The 1949 Movie
I Sewed A 1960 Haute Couture Pierre Balmain Dress from Queen Sirikit of Thailand
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I Sewed A 1960 Haute Couture Pierre Balmain Dress from Queen Sirikit of Thailand
Part 2 - Making The Iconic Barbecue Dress From The 1939 Movie Gone With The Wind
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Part 2 - Making The Iconic Barbecue Dress From The 1939 Movie Gone With The Wind
I Sewed Judy Garland’s Red Christmas Dress From Meet Me In St.Louis
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I Sewed Judy Garland’s Red Christmas Dress From Meet Me In St.Louis
Sewing Judy Garlands Christmas Dress Petticoat From Meet Me In St.Louis 1944
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PART 2 Sewing The Striped Dressing Gown Worn By Ava Gardner In Show Boat 1951
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PART 2 Sewing The Striped Dressing Gown Worn By Ava Gardner In Show Boat 1951
PART 1 Sewing The Striped Dressing Gown Worn By Ava Gardner in Show Boat 1951
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PART 1 Sewing The Striped Dressing Gown Worn By Ava Gardner in Show Boat 1951
PART 2 Sewing The Green Plaid Dress Worn By Ava Gardner In Showboat 1951
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PART 2 Sewing The Green Plaid Dress Worn By Ava Gardner In Showboat 1951
Part 1 Sewing The Green Plaid Dress Worn By Ava Gardner In Showboat
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Part 1 Sewing The Green Plaid Dress Worn By Ava Gardner In Showboat
Sewing The Iconic Subway Dress Worn By Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
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Sewing The Iconic Subway Dress Worn By Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
Part 1 - Making The Iconic Barbecue Dress From The 1939 Movie Gone With The Wind
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Part 1 - Making The Iconic Barbecue Dress From The 1939 Movie Gone With The Wind
I Sewed Barbie’s Pink Gingham Dress From the Barbie Movie 2023
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I Sewed Barbie’s Pink Gingham Dress From the Barbie Movie 2023
Sewing a Late Victorian Early Edwardian Petticoat To Go With A Rare Film Costume
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Sewing a Late Victorian Early Edwardian Petticoat To Go With A Rare Film Costume
Sewing a Victorian Wrapper From The 1949 Movie That Forsyte Woman
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Sewing a Victorian Wrapper From The 1949 Movie That Forsyte Woman
Sewing A Victorian Apron from Pride and Prejudice 1940
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Sewing A Victorian Apron from Pride and Prejudice 1940
Sewing a Judy Garland Blouse From The Movie Easter Parade
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Sewing a Judy Garland Blouse From The Movie Easter Parade
I Sewed A Victorian Ball Dress From An Ideal Husband By Cecil Beaton
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I Sewed A Victorian Ball Dress From An Ideal Husband By Cecil Beaton
I Sewed Rita Hayworth’s Iconic Black Dress From The 1946 Movie Gilda
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I Sewed Rita Hayworth’s Iconic Black Dress From The 1946 Movie Gilda
Sewing an 1880’s Bustle Dress from The Forsyte Saga / The Gilded Age
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Sewing an 1880’s Bustle Dress from The Forsyte Saga / The Gilded Age
Making Barbara Stanwyck’s Christmas Dress From The 1945 Movie Christmas In Connecticut
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Making Barbara Stanwyck’s Christmas Dress From The 1945 Movie Christmas In Connecticut
Unboxing A Rare British Movie Costume From 1945 Worn by Film Star Margaret Lockwood
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Unboxing A Rare British Movie Costume From 1945 Worn by Film Star Margaret Lockwood
Sewing Judy Garland's Blouse from The Wizard Of OZ
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Sewing Judy Garland's Blouse from The Wizard Of OZ
Where Did The Forsyte’s Live - The Forsyte Saga
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Where Did The Forsyte’s Live - The Forsyte Saga
I Sewed Deborah Kerr’s “Shall We Dance” Ball Dress From The King & I
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I Sewed Deborah Kerr’s “Shall We Dance” Ball Dress From The King & I
Those details make that nightgown stunning. It’s truly lovely. Thank you for sharing the process with us. My sister knits and when she is done with a big project she loves to do one or two smaller ones that she calls pallet cleansers. Its a good way to keep doing what you love while still getting some rest in.
Love all those pin tucks and scallop details. Wow! I would definitely love to see the dressing gown/robe that went with this nightdress. That would be fun to see. I agree with you James, I always thought that for the length of time Olivia wore this costume on screen, that there was likely more than one made.
@@mce1939 thanks, I'm glad uou enjoyed it 😄
Beautiful 😊
@@susquahallasmiley3262 thank you
Perfection
thank you for making this nightdress, james! as always, your work is gorgeous! simple compared to scarlett's but oh-so-detailed compared to what one can find in the shops today. the contrast between each character and her costumes can't be clearer. i always thought it was funny that olivia de havilland was supposed to be the "plain" one compared to ms. leigh in the film because i saw olivia first as maid marian in robin hood opposite errol flynn and thought she was stunning. please do make the dressing gown!
@@ushere5791 thank you. I know Olivia De Havilland considered her costumes plain after the barbecue and chevron dress, but they are wonderfully elegant.
A perfect night dress for a crisp autumn morning breakfast with croissants and a hot chocolate, wool socks and a snoring hound at your feet. I love it. Thank You, James.
@@ande100 thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
love it my favorite all time movie wedding dress
Amazing amazing work!!! I'm currently in the planning stages of making this and am stumped at the yardage for the skirt. I have the same pattern; about how many yards of fabric did you need for lining, underskirt, and top layer? Thanks so much!
@@TyShelton-ms9hq I think I used 14 metres of fabric for each layer in the skirt.
@@TyShelton-ms9hq I think I used 14 metres of fabric for each layer in the skirt.
This is such a lovely dress!! Do you make patterns for this dress and sale them?
@@missheartsgaming no I dont make patterns to sell I'm afraid
james, it is a masterpiece--a true work of art! that pink is just luscious! and your sequining is wonderful. you did a gorgeous job!
@@ushere5791 thank you so much ☺️
gorgeous dress--beautiful execution, as always. that satin sure looks unforgiving to sew! and yes--someone could wear that gown today and perhaps only look out of place because they'd be more elegantly dressed than anyone else....
I would LOVE to see the wedding dress from Brigadoon!
my goodness, james!! yikes on those mishaps, but the skirt is glorious! the fabric drapes so beautifully in the back. just gorgeous!
@@ushere5791 thank you
22 skirt panels?! Thats quite a lot. Im working on a pinafore inspired by this dress for my everyday wear and I just used a rectangle of gingham and pleated it up. I didnt realize that the skirt was cut in gored panels as I thought it was like darted at the top then pleated to give that floaty look it has.
@@alaskacosplay I started off pleating a rectangle but it just wasn't giving the right shape and depth of pleat at the bottom
gorgeous dress, james! beautiful work as always.
@@ushere5791 thank you so much
finally The Dress that looks riht and like Marilyn would actually wear it. Not to say anything bad about other dresses or dress mkers but the right fabric and skill level matter. This is beautiful
@@barbarakaywhite5166 thank you so much I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yes having it on the manniquin it felt like Marilyn was in the room.
I think I like the dress this way. Without all the adornments.
Your work is stunning as always. I really enjoy watching your creations thank you for sharing it with us.
@@crystal8160 thank you so much I'm glad you enjoy the videos
I'm so blown away! You did an amazing job!
@@user-vw5sq9cv1r thank you so much
just because
Thank you so much ☺️
Love the proportions here, stripes to lace to folds it goes on and on! Beautifully done..
Thank you 🙂
Lovely! Thank you for that backstory. I am an Anthony Trollope fan, but am not as familiar with these TV or film adaptations. But, I grew up on Return To Oz and know every word to that strange film haha.
This is stunning! I have not got to this episode yet.
Thank you so much
gorgeous. the detailing is outstanding. the lace and bows are perfection! (and i love pink!)
@@ushere5791 yes I was quite surprised when I found out what the colour was when I saw it in colour production a few years later.
oh. my. gosh. this is spectacular. if i were a rich lady, this is what i'd wear every day!
lovely!!
@@ushere5791 thank you
lovely! i always loved julie newmar. she was a comedic superstar--incredibly funny. i also remember her from an episode of star trek. :)
omg, that is perfection, james! i'd buy it if it you'd ever be willing to sell it and if it could be altered to fit--someday, i would love to commission you to make me something...i just need to figure out what! :)
beautiful!! i've never been a fan of aprons, but this is spectacular. and the underdress, so to speak, is just lovely.
@@ushere5791 thanks Plunkett always came up with very interesting aprons in his costumes.
@@jameskellylondon2428 indeed! amazing how such a "utilitarian" accessory could be made so flattering and pretty!
@@ushere5791 he does a lovely one for Janet Leigh in the 1949 Little Women
gorgeous!!
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omigosh!! i had no idea it was so elaborate! it's beautiful. i'd wear it as an outer skirt rather than an under-skirt. way too pretty to hide!!
@@ushere5791 it's one of my favourite things I have made
james, it's a work of art! it never ceases to amaze me how elaborate those costumes were, no matter how brief their screen time. and your execution is immaculate. just wow!!
@@ushere5791 thank you
A lovely , lovely dress from my favorite age of dresses! All hail James Kelly, Patron Saint of detailed pleating and gathers 🙌🏼🙌🏼
thank you so much. i had to do all the pleating myself as i couldnt afford to get it done professionally
Loved the Pallieters back in the ‘70s, found them on UA-cam a few years back. Time to watch them again. Thank you!
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Exquisite.
@@val_nightlily thank you
Lovely detail work!
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just lovely!
@@ushere5791 thank you
beautiful work, james. it is delightful watching all the details of these lovely costumes come alive!
@@ushere5791 thank you so much
such a "simple" dress...and yet it's not! it does have a sense of simplicity about it that suits maria's character, but it's so elegant. the darting in the front bodice is stunning, as are the cartridge pleats. the sleeve and button details are things i don't know how many of us miss when watching the movie. just gorgeous work, james, especially on such an unforgiving but lovely fabric. speaking of which, from what i've seen, "raw" silk (slubbier than dupioni) used to be the cheaper option than the smoother silks. funny that it's so much more expensive and hard to come by these days.
@@ushere5791 yes it is it's just not want people want their ailj to look like these days.
gorgeous!!
@@ushere5791 thank you
risque for the 50s? yes indeed! but stunning. (i'm no prude, but even i gasped and said "oh my!" when the ladies in waiting first turned their backs on us in the audience! - and thanks for linking the clips!) it's amazing how much detail goes into hollywood costumes--details that the eye seldom catches on first watching a film but that really sell the costume as being everything it's supposed to be. expensive and fine silk underlayers, for example...who'd think you need that kind of expense? - but that's what helped those lovely skirts move so beautifully. and chantilly lace sells the costumes as french court-appropriate. the craft really is amazing!
@@ushere5791 yes it was amazing to see tge work that went into these 3 costumes
love the second bow--the slightly smaller one. the gown is gorgeous--wish we could see her dance! you truly did her justice, james.
@@ushere5791 thank you so much ☺️
the ballgown from shall we dance is one of my all-time favorites! the foundations are what make it move so beautifully when she dances in it, but i had no idea the petticoat itself was so involved of a design. yours, james, is an absolute work of art that anyone would be proud to wear as an outer skirt rather than an underskirt. it's so beautiful that it would be a shame to hide it! wow...just wow.
@@ushere5791 thanks so much this is one of my favourite things that I have made
@@jameskellylondon2428 no wonder! You went through the effort and expense to have silk professionally pleated for the frills on a piece that wasn’t even intended to be seen. Even the lavender under-layer is gorgeous. ❤️
stunning! the silks are total eye candy!!!!!
@@ushere5791 thank you so much
So beautiful. Thank you form Thailand.
@@thienchaisaebae9852 thank you so much ☺️
@@thienchaisaebae9852 I visited the Queen Sirikit museum when I was in Bangkok and loved seeing her clothes.
absolutely gorgeous costume!! the luminosity of the silk really shines with the ruching and the delicate black trim. i love the whole dress! - especially the two-part sleeves. :)
@@ushere5791 thank you I enjoyed doing this one.
omigosh...miles and miles of braid!! even sewn by machine, that *had* to take forever...but the results are oh so stunning!! what a gorgeous costume!!
@@ushere5791 thank you I don't know how they made 3 of these when they made the film.
i know that the dress is supposed to be "tacky," so what does it say about me that i'd *totally* wear your gorgeous reproduction? :D
@@ushere5791 lol Plunkett does tacky in thr most gorgeous way
@@jameskellylondon2428 hear hear!!
spectacular already! your trick of flat lining the tulle to the taffeta until the waist and then sewing them as separate layers is what gives the skirt its movement...i hadn't realized how many of plunkett's scarlett dresses were princess-seamed until you mentioned it, and it sure adds another layer of complication to your reproductions...! love seeing you analyze and then reproduce these gorgeous designs! on to part 2! :)
@@ushere5791 yes all the later dresses are cut through with princess seams and all the earlier bodices are cut with them too.
magnificent!!
@@ushere5791 thank you 😊