10 Historical Costuming Facts I Learned At The Patterns Of Fashion Festival
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2024
- Dive into a fascinating blend of history and fashion in my latest video! Join me as I share the intriguing discoveries made at the Patterns of Fashion festival. Learn about the iconic Windsor uniform, master the art of wearing 18th-century panniers, explore the tricky problems of Tudor doublet collars and the elusive Regency pocket, uncover Vionnet's innovative dress-cutting techniques or the layers of a lavish 1630s outfit, and more. From military precision to aristocratic elegance, from Tudor courts to Parisian salons, this journey through the past promises to ignite your passion for historical costuming. Don't miss out-hit play and embark on this enchanting adventure through time!
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Join me as I unravel the secrets gleaned from the prestigious Patterns of Fashion festival, hosted by the esteemed School of Historical Dress. This two-day celebration marked the triumphant re-publication of all four original Patterns of Fashion books in new, expanded editions, igniting a fervour for historical costuming enthusiasts worldwide.
While I couldn't capture the essence of the festival itself on film - respecting the privacy of attendees and the scholarly nature of the event - the wealth of knowledge and inspiration garnered from those two days was unparalleled. The barrier to entry wasn't expertise or academia; it was simply the opportunity to secure a ticket and immerse oneself in the heart of London's historical dress community.
In this video, I share the invaluable insights and discoveries gathered from the festival, offering a glimpse into the remarkable world of historical costume research. Though I highly recommend acquiring the updated editions of the Patterns of Fashion books, my aim goes beyond their pages. I yearn to convey the ephemeral essence of live events and encourage you to delve deeper into the research and publications of the School of Historical Dress.
While I can't encapsulate all the treasures unearthed during that weekend, I present to you TEN intriguing facts learned at the Patterns of Fashion festival. From forgotten techniques to tales of fashion's past, each fact offers a tantalizing glimpse into the vast expanse of historical costume history.
Join me on this enlightening journey as I pay homage to the scholars, researchers, and enthusiasts whose passion fuels the preservation and appreciation of our sartorial heritage. Let's celebrate the magic of historical costuming and inspire a new generation to embrace the beauty of the past.
I love the idea of a "family tree of dresses" because it also allows for individual choice--which is an essential element of innovation in fashion. Someone somewhere, aware that muttonchop sleeves essentially disappeared their torse, like chose smaller sleeves, and other people likely thought, "oh, look at that, I like it" and so on and so forth.
Also: this sounds like a brilliant event, I'm so glad you were able to attend.
Fair Use of Copyright, under the Berne Convention: you can use any sections you need for doing a review. Think of how you quote from a book for a written review or include images if it is graphically oriented. So for this side by side comparison you can show the differences, whether it's the ToC or comparing changed illustrations.
One of the reasons I like your channel so much is because you relate the information to how life was lived in those clothes (I refuse to call them costumes as they were real clothes to the people that made them). I am very interested in how people in the past solved the problems of food/shelter/clothing/education with the resources available to them, and how their solutions indicated social distinctions. I suspect the LARPing helps with this. I like that fact that your costumes have been road tested.
I am THRILLED that the half-petticoat/apron thing is confirmed. It makes total sense that some people then would not have wanted to waste expensive fabric at the back of a petticoat that wouldn't be seen
It sounds like the Patterns of Fashion Festival was a lot of fun. Too bad they didn't live-stream it or record the talks and offer them on their website afterwards. That would definitely have increased accessibility to the event (for those unable to travel to the event, e.g.).
I like your suggestions for starting conversations at events like these. It took me quite a while to learn how to start and carry a conversation in situations like that but as your examples show, it doesn't have to be hard or overly intellectual.
Lovely video, as always.
I absolutely love the fact that you described exactly what to expect when attending an event like this 😊
Oh so it was you, I was a sat a couple of seats away from you on one of the days but didn't want to bother you. Interesting to hear your recap of the event at a little distance, I need to go and dig out my notes.
Finding out about the 18th century half petticoats make so much sense now that I remember foreparts were a thing in the 16th.
Am I that much of a historical costume nerd that I am wildly jealous of your attendance? Yes. Do I also appreciate your perspectives on this event coming from a similar mindset and communities? Also yes. Amazing.
YAY! A wonderful, fun. video to come home to after a day of teaching 8-9 year olds who have the attention span of flea beetles this time of year. ❤ Hope your LARP went well!
Thankyou as a neuro spicy human who has literally had to be sat down and given food twice at events like this, due to brain overload causing me to be unable to choose food. These things are important!!! Also nice to know you can sit in your bubble and not feel like you have to be present all the time.
Thank you for explaining this in neurodivergent.
I find a lot of people in grassroots advocacy are ND - whether they identify as such or not, the traits are really common (passion for justice/equity, and no compunction to uphold a status quo that causes harm, being common traits that draw people to grassroots equity work) so I've been trying to use my ADHD ability to tolerate the unfamiliar, and interact with people - to do the thing... and then explain it at a nuanced level of how to accommodate oneself and what to expect, when you, say, sign up to delegate (speak to) city council at a public meeting.
Once we know how to face the unknown, and have familiar people to decompress with - when we're ready for company again - is so helpful in getting voices heard!
I am envious of your attending this convention. I’m in the US and I’ve sewn historical costumes between the early 1800’s through to the 1880’s. I look forward to your future episodes.
I was at the Patterns of Fashion festival and your description of the two days is spot on. I was concerned that the academic side might be too much but learnt so much in a friendly environment.
Omg I needed that information about Eleanora de Toledo’s shoulder straps. This is so timely. THANK YOU!!!
Yes, the how to meet secret for socially anxious or introverted people ... go to live events about things you are interested in. The conversations open themselves.
That sounds amazing, I wish I could have been there! How fascinating to hear about the half petticoat! I knew they sometimes made the back out of cheaper material, but had never heard of making the back out of nothing at all.
Ough, that doublet collar does sound awful. Another example of the historical method being worse is early 19th century pad stitching, which is done along the length of the fold instead of perpendicular to it, and is incredibly awkward. I tried doing it on my 1830's dressing gown and immediately changed my mind and switched to more modern pad stitching.
Thank you so much for the glimpse into the event and those delicious tidbits
“Snacky facts” has now entered my personal lexicon. Thank you!
I loved this!
Last century, I looked at Patterns of fashion, because my college library had them, and I was immediately overwhelmed.
I looked at the tiny grids and remembered how shitty it was to do grid drawings in art class in school, and promptly noped out of that situation.
But now. . . . Just that page of the genealogy of the dress is SUPER tempting.
Great video! Thanks! It sounds like this was an amazing event. Hearing a presentation by Hilary Davidson is an absolute dream for me!
I thoroughly enjoyed this entertaining video! I’ve never attempted to sew historical clothing and had no idea there were books with period details available. I’m very glad the link to the festival program led me to the links to buy the new Patterns of Fashion books. I am now in a delightful quandary as to which of them I need first. I think even were I never to sew a thing I should hugely enjoy reading the garment history and all the other information.
My first time seeing you and I'm blown away. This is brilliant! Your excitement, research and communication is "next level"; so accessible for us lesser knowledged mortals.
this sounds like an incredibly fun conference i want to learn things
It's lovely to hear so much about this event because I totally missed it. 😅Good luck with the LARP!
Such a great video. Thank you for sharing your experience and including the social aspects too.
I need to show this to my daughter she could use this aproach to social interaction ☺️
Please, a side by side comparison (if possible)!
Wow that sounds like a really good conference. And the extra of having experts in the field confirming what you thought is great!
That conference needs to go on the road... or at least a live-stream option...
Hey Robin! Hope you're doing well.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
@@stevezytveld6585 hey Cathy. Your right that would be great live streamed. I don’t think we could convince them to take it on the road.
Hope you and yours are doing well too. How’s the battle going for good health care? Hopefully your winning!!
Doing well or as well as we can get with the weather playing games. Far too many ups and downs to keep kids healthy and they share! Everything has been so busy of late. I miss sewing and quite. I’m sure things will settle soon and I will get to sewing again.
This sounds like an absolutely fascinating convention. And thank you for the experience and expectations, my neurodivergent self is very happy to hear it all!
Oh wow… I now feel the need to make that Betty Kirke pattern. I made another of hers, also severely geometric, and the entire time I thought “I am only getting away with this because I have no bust.” So fascinating! (Also thank you for the POF reprint reminder, so excited to see the additions to POF 3!)
This event sounds a lot like one I attended in the late 90's in Washington DC area. One of the speakers was a curator at the Smithsonian, someone was from Colonial Williamsburg, etc. It was a great conference and I learned lots, especially about resources available.
❤ very interesting. Loved the quick info bites. I have just started learning about historical clothing and find your videos very informative and enjoyable.
Oh my goodness tar petticoat tip might be just the thing i need. I plan to make a shot silk 18th c gown and thought it would be cool to have to petticoat options: one on the grain and one on the cross grain. I was thinking could make one side is on one of the two grains. However that works best if both skirt panels are the same length. This is how i usually mske my petticoats since i dont care enough about the uneven hem but for this giwn i think ill wantt to properly hem the petticoat over my bum support (maybe even with my stays on top 😉) so the method i had in mind wont work super well. Having an apron style petticoat front might do the trick
15 years ago, I wanted to cut on fabric for a 18th c. inspired cosplay and I made what you describe as the tablier!! 😂 I'm so happy to know I was more accurate than I thought! (For anyone curious, tablier is french for apron)
What a wonderful video this is! I did not know they were having this festival, and I’m so glad you got to attend. Frankly, I’m a bit jealous. It would’ve been almost impossible for me to attend because I live in the USA, and don’t currently have a passport. Anyway, your tips for the neurodivergent were great, and maybe helpful for others as well. I can’t believe the newly released patterns of fashion have color in them! Amazing! I have seen several of your videos which were very good, but this is the one that made me subscribe to your channel. Thanks again for such an informative overview.
This is all fascinating and I'd have loved to be there.
I especially love the point about mixing and matching, because modern people have preferences for what sort of sleeve they want or where their waist is comfortable, so why wouldn't people in the past? Especially if you were making your own or had a tailor/dressmaker who would take direction from you.
Wow never been this early before, haven't even got past the intro but I know I'm in for a good one! 🙂
Love this!! Thank you.
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Thanks Ash. Very interesting
What I wouldn't do to be at those talks, I will now be immediately diving into all of their work. Thank you so much for this video
Enjoyed the video, I am jealous I don't live anywhere near interesting events like this.
This was awesome!
Wonderful video, thank you.
Ughh I didn't need to know where the pattern for that 1860s dress comes from, I don't need another project 😆
Yet again I'm tempted to buy MORE pattern books which I then only use as a jumping off point
Love your videos ❤️
Well done
Well, this explains why I've never been able to make the "grown on collar" sit right either!
Farthengales also go under Elizabethan stays.
Very interesting! One tiny wish: leave a couple of extra seconds between topics. It would help to shift mind from the previous one. Just like there's an extra empty line between paragraphs, especially before headlines, in writing.
Love it
Definitely must save this video to look up all the people you talked about later… wait I could also just look up the Programm of the festival. No will save video anyway 😅
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Truly satisfying snacks - thank you
A comment for the algorithm god!
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