Unboxing a Victorian Women's Winter Coat || Antique Clothing Haul || Dark Academia Style
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
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Who would have thought a winter coat could be ✨so exciting ✨! If you've ever wondered what Victorian women wore to help stay warm in the wintertime (or Edwardian) in this video we're going to look at a gorgeous example of a fashionable and practical example of winter fashion from the 1890s-1900s!
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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
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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 this deep, deep in my soul. 😂
This is why I love the Rachel Maksy approach of swooshy long skirts worn over pajama pants.
Lizcapism has a video about historybounding for couch potato comfort.
get/make yourself a good long apron - it's functional and needn't cut into comfort when worn around the house. best thing i ever did, make a napron.
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 :)
I've never wanted a coat more in my life. Like.... Can they start selling these as normal winter coats? Please?
I absolutely would too!
That would be absolutely lovely if they did. I would save my pennies to get one and wear it every winter
That is everything I have envisioned as a perfect coat. I want to make this so bad! Your dress is so beautiful too!
Is there a pattern somewhere? I would make myself one, but I’m not confident I could drape it.
Yes please! I so live this coat.
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.
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.
I was going to make this comment :) Thank you Nikki
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.
Bernadette mentioned similar in her Sherlock coat, I believe ?
@@m.maclellan7147 Didn't see that episode.
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.
@@itzel1735 Are you thinking of pea coats? You can still buy these double breasted navy wool coats for both men and women. They are a classic.
I would so wear this coat. It is just the style that I've always wanted in a winter wool coat. Just beautifully flattering. She is a sweet lady.
8:04 😮"meatball" 🤣😅 🇬🇧 Chistmas pudding 👌🏼👍🏻
I'm like...really smart....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I might be biased because i have a thing for greatcoats, but damn that's a smexy coat! Bet it made everybody turn their heads back in the day 😎
no bias. just facts.
Unless its cut that way 🤣🤪🤘
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?
The inside of the coat looks more blueish, I think that would be closer to the original look.
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.
I am a coat fiend. I LOVE coats.
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).
2:55 Abby: "Nor-witch" Me: *dies in British*
Yeah, it’s not pronounced at all similar to “Ipswich”.
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!
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 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.
I didn't know how much I needed layered capelets in my life. She's gorgeous! 😍 😍
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 >.
OMG! She's beautiful. I love the cut of it and the cape's pretty cool. Also love your hair. It's getting long and I like the curl. Very pretty. 🥰🤗
Around 16:45 you can see the original colors. Lovely oat
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!
Wear them!!!
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!
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?
Omigosh, I’m gonna want this coat ( a pattern, actually ) for the rest of my life!!
The pattern for this coat needs to be made available to the masses.
I just made myself a purple wool coat in a very similar cut. So tempted to add a cape now!
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!
Do it!!
If you enjoyed making the Cape, you could also make another flashier version, perhaps is a contrasting purple ? Or with embroidery? Sky is the limit !
Could you advise what pattern you used? Thanks in advance
@@lianegordon971 I made my own pattern losely based in an old coat I already had I'm afraid. Sorry I can't be more help.
Now you can stick yourself in the background of Muppet's Christmas Carol.
Beautiful coat! And extra protection for the shoulders on rainy days: genius.
OOH that coat, I really wish they would make them like that now.. Stylish and functional!
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!
Abby she is GORGEOUS! I can't wait to see you remake her and have one of your own just to wear on a daily bases.
I love her and I need her, especially since I'm 5'4", I need it.
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.
I’m definitely going to seek a similar “Delineator” pattern. LOVE this coat!
Black Snail has a very similar pattern, you’d just need to lengthen it to whatever your desired length (the pattern stops at about mid thigh to knee).
I have a coat similar to her shape (made in the 1970's I think) and now I'm tempted to make her a cape for rougher days!
You new "old" coat is FABULOUS! Whoever sewed it, did a wonderful job.
I would love to own a recreation of the coat to wear!! Canadian winter's are really cold!! :D
Bernardite Banner who made a lady Sherlock coat would love to look at that coat in person.
I literally just refreshed my homepage wondering when the next Abby video would be out, and here it is!
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.)
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 would wear this coat NOW! It is all kinds of classic, stylish awesomeness! Thanks for the great content!
That’s not a meatball, that’s a Christmas pudding 😅 it’s like a boiled fruit cake ball
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.
She's GORGEOUS! and it being unlined but so beautifully finished is a real treat 😍
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. 🥰
I think Abby needs to make herself a new winter coat with capelets!
Well meatballs Are important christmas food in sweden at least, a julbord staple, so it isn't too far fetched on a 1911 card...
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. 😆
She is beautiful!!! And now I want one!!! I love the capelets and their practicality for snow and rain.
Lovely coat. Wish we still wore things like that today.
The coat is very pretty! I’ve seen it in previous and I was waiting for this! 👏🏽
I love seeing the details in vintage clothes! That coat was gorgeous!
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 love the vicarious shopping experience is an unboxing video!
I used to work in a school completed in 1907, we would sometimes visit a stately home nearby and go in Victorian/Edwardian clothes. I had my photo taken with so many random people who assumed I worked there 😂 my job was always to walk around groups of children talking about the museum and rooms. So many times I realised people would follow along, sometimes asking me questions 😂
So, at times we’d be walking around school in 3 floors not including the cellar in clothes the female staff would have worn.
Then….when we got a great head teacher she came to me one day and asked if I fancied role playing a teacher of that time. It was lots of fun, sometimes when we were short staffed I’d double up on classes, but they taught 60+ children in a not very large classroom all the time. The class who had to be displaced for the day went to visit the school the visitors were from. As they say a change is as good as a rest 😂 I’m hypermobile and corsets actually help my dodgy back…but because my ribs are so moveable I can get a real hourglass tiny waist, I’ve always been out of proportion, big kips and yeah…you can imagine up top 😂 so I always had to keep checking I didn’t have too much on shoe up top lol and children come to school for education and caring not my cleavage.
I remember trudging up stairs with very tough walnuts banisters, 5 flights in some parts, 4 in others, trying to hold up my skirts and not break my neck 😂
My costume was hacked up during covid for masks when we sold them for charity but couldn’t get hold of plain cotton fabric.
Most people who have worked there thought it was haunted, makes me wonder if old staff we’re watching.
Every day the old headteachers until 1970 something wrote a daily log book, they were fascinating to read.
Thinking back…we once decided that because it was a class of older children visiting we’d use candles not electric or the original gas lights, the pipes and switches are still there in places, the candles set off the new, very sensitive fire alarm 😂 I did it several times for many reasons 😂
I love the capes! They look so good and are so functional. Let’s bring them back! 😁❤️ great video as always Abby!
Happy New Year, Abby!. Yeah, unboxing! I love a good tweed. Wondering why it’s unlined. Love how the maker took care to bind all the loose edges.
Such a fun video, Abby!! Loved it!
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!!!!
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!
That is a gorgeous coat and I want one!
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.
Loved the video! Thanks for sharing, Abby!
Stunning! I want one so badly now - what a great design. I loooovvve the seam finishes actually. Just delightful!!
This. This is what I want. A good coat for winter that could also be for spring and autumn, just by taking off the capes.
Such a beautiful Victorian coat. You are so lucky! Thanks for posting!
I love your screen name. I live in Morescrap Abbey!
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.
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
omfg Abby! Your hair! I'm obsessed! You look gorgeous with those waves
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.
Gorgeous dress! 😍 Thank You for sharing!
That coat is gorgeous! I would love to have one in my size. That style of long coat is something I have always wanted.
“Here’s one with a meatball”!
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 that just got me for some reason… 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😮💨😮💨
I LOVE IT!
Also, your "rant" in the first five minutes, yesssss
I’m obsessed! That’s gorgeous. 🤩
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
I so look forward to Sundays to see what you have posted. That was a beautiful coat!!
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.
I have never wanted a coat more in my life
Ooo-you make want to make this coat - I have at least 12 yards of wool that I got for free for doing a favor - my grandfather had a scrap book of cards like that - the earliest post stamp was 1904 -
She’s very pretty!!! I’m excited seeing her!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
This was truly a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing her with us! I would love to see you reconstruct one for your collection! Hey Gryf! So cute lil boy.
i love your new hair style
this coat is absolutely gorgeous, I really reallly reallllllly want one now
Yep, I haven't made a coat before, but a repoduction of this or something similar is going on my to sew list! Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous! What a find!
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.
Yay... I've missed your unboxing videos. She's a gorgeous coat, glad you were able to share her with us.
Anyone else think Bernadette would look amazing in a coat like that?
All the Cos play humans (whatever gender!) Should wear these and the secret pants! It would be like a secret code ! 😉
@@m.maclellan7147 extra capes, secret pants and Giant pockets for all!!
So pretty! I love the silhouette without the cape.
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.
Your passion and love for dress history in the intro really got me in the feels today. Also, I LOVE the little detail about the button! Also also, this is the first time I think I've seen the capelets thing /explained/, that makes so much sense. I was always like 'that's cute but it's kind of a daft little accessory, innit?' xD
❤❤❤ (when the capes fly up they also kinda make you look like that one dinosaur that killed Newman in Jurassic Park, so it's also an extra bonus reason why they're awesome...) 🤣
@@AbbyCox we need a video reenactment of this, lol ! 😆
@@AbbyCox frilled lizard, also!
I bought a knitted cape with buttons on etsy and I looove it. Adds extra warmth and cozyness to every coat.
Love love love the coat! Very inspired to make one for myself 🧙🏼♀️
These historic garments are a form of time travel to me. I loved Abby’s intro about being able to learn about the wearer by examining the coat.
Oh my goodness what a beautiful coat. I love the little cape.
I was WONDERING who snagged this beauty!!! Paula always has just the BEST stuff
I just love everything about this video!! Thank you!! 😊💕