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[kirashane]

I didn't realize Morgan Donner coined the term! Shenanigating should definitely be a new term too, love it xD

[SingingSealRiana]

I find it so facinating, how everyone has their own reasons and things they love about historical clothing. my thing for example are long and flowey skirts, tunicy and thin longsleeved blouses for I really like covering up my skin against the sun . . . . and leering looks. I care less about the timeframe of a specific cut of skirt, then it being a long flowey skirt that keeps me cool in the summer and warm in the winter. caftans prairie dresses . . . . someone else is all about victorian leg of mutton sleeves or crinnolin skirts as well as ruffles . . . looking at the various history bounding youtuber, they all have their very own style. Morgan with bold colors, clear lines and layered looks, Rachel with more experiemental, playfull and earther colors, the most practical bounding mariah with shortened skirts and capsel wardrobes, bernadette with those very elegant lines and very restricted color palette and insane attention for detail and so many others. It really pays to follow several of them and their different approchaes to synthesise out of that, what is the best for oneself . . . like we all would love to be bernadette, but in the end neither her style of dress nor approach to sewing are probably the right one for most of us and watching Rachel to just wing it or mariah deciding to just add a zipper can be a quite healthy counterbalance. we are allowed to do shortcuts and loving to look at something does not mean we also would love to wear it!!!
taking inspiration is great, but in the end what you sew should be for you and be in your colors and what you are comfortable in, not what you fell in love with on someone else!!!
There is no better or right way unless its the one you yourself get the most out of, whatever that is painstakingly handsew ungodly amounts of lace onto underwear no one but you will ever see, or have easely repacable elastic lacing ^^

for example, I love the look of nicoles crinnolin dress in the how hot is vitorian clothing vid from abby . . . . but taking up that much space would drive me insane, similar with bernadets marry poppins dress, gorgeous, but all that lace and white is way to much and delicate at the same time for me and it would give me anxiety to wear . . .

[djf]

When I started sewing as a teen in the 60s, Mary Quant was one of the current fashion trends. I loved the clean lines, and fun outfits. I also liked the older styles and made outfits that were probably more like what my Mom wore when she was young. I love the new trend toward the older fashions. The young women that are taking this up jus make my heart happy.

[dianeshiffer]

Oh gracious, I’m so happy to have found you! I think we are of similar ages... and you’re into historical dress and history bounding. I thought I was a bit of an elderly unicorn and it’s kind of relieving to discover that I’m maybe not as much as I had thought. 😉

[anieth]

Hello from Eugene! I may be older than you, but growing up in the 70's was all about history bounding. I made an Edwardian "costume" dress for an orchestra recital when I was 12 and have never looked back. I think history bounding is a way out for many women really, really tired of the stick woman carryover from the 20s. Not sure where the boy look came from and why it persists, but it should be dumped! There are some who can and do wear this well, but it should not be for everyone. Nothing should. I made one of my best friends (5x) a Viking dress and she looked amazing in it. She's very tall and regal, but could not stand proud until she could "masquerade" in history bounding. Glad to see an older sister working this! Let them know that history bounding is for any age. I currently love Edwardian and Medieval, but I make plus size Gunne Sax, Lolita, and Edwardian for my Etsy store. I took a lesson from historical clothing that everything should be adjustable and not for one size only. That's a joke, too.

[mariekelley]

This is just what I've been looking for! I've had a capsule wardrobe for the past 8 or so years - I cant imagine life without one! And while I've been dressing in 1940's/1950's fashions for most of that timeframe, I have been needed a retooling of my capsule and really wanted to extend it to be an intentional history bounding set! I'm going with a mix of 1890-1910, as well as what I already know so well in the 1950's. I hadn't come across too much on a legit capsule choice. Loved seeing your thought process - very well done!

[cynthiamunro]

Wish I could give you 10 likes for all the wonderful issues you bring up and offer positivity to us out in youtube land. I'm going to enjoy all your videos.

[vikort]

great video! will definitely be trying this approach in curating some sort of cohesive capsule wardrobe, i've been trying for some time now haha. something that bothers me a little is that there is a real lack of masculine/trans/men making these sorts of guides / showing the process of curating capsule wardrobes (from what i've seen thus far; i'm aware of people like Pinsent Tailoring, be queer make stuff, Ash L G, Vincent Briggs, who are trans/masculine people and make historical clothing content, but there isn't as such any guide or whats the phrase, someones footsteps to follow in regard of how to begin curating a masculine or gender fluid wardrobe). As a trans masc nb person the struggle of most mens clothing styles being so mind numbingly boring, or there is not enough content on the funkier historical mens stuff is personally quite rough. I hope the sewing space opens up a bit more in the coming years!

[lilaeia]

Any ideas on how to create a “capsule wardrobe” in period style? Two challenges so far are how to mix and match garments when outfits were created as matching head-to-toe sets… and how to create a capsule wardrobe when spanning multiple eras and silhouettes. A 1700s bodice, for example, looks out of place with an 1870s skirt… and vice versa (a late Victorian bodice without a bustle skirt)!! Thanks in advance for ideas 🤗💖🙏

[poonyaTara]

I ❤️ how your fashion boards include Rachel Maksy and you mentioned Morgan Donner. You've really done your research 🧐

[Randomatcrazytown]

I’m now a sewist but I wish I were. I’m a MUA with a love of Victorian and Edwardian fashion and art dolls. I have recently been inspired to bring in some of there elements into my work attire since I can only wear black and I starting to collect skirts to go with my work t-shirts. I dislike the look of t-shirts so I’ve been playing with the idea of dressing them up with a historical element. I love this video because it’s given me confidence.

[lilibetp]

You can make your own croqui by taking a photo of you in your undies, printing it out on letter-size paper, then using tracing paper to draw the outline, and making photocopies. You can do different angles (front, back, side, 3/4, etc.) to get an idea how the clothes will really look on you.

[sharondugasartist]

Oh, I have so been waiting for this video to find me and I love your process. I am trying to do a similar thing but I have not sewn in 40yrs, sigh! I have started thrift shopping with the hope of pulling together some looks that I can mix and match and tweak. I love dark academia but the thought of wearing tailored wool in my size is daunting. I also love Outlander and have been collecting plaids...your video has really inspired me to stick with it.

[zoesmith]

I’m so happy you popped up in my feed today! We have such similar tastes in clothing and I feel even more inspired to create a unique history bounding wardrobe. Greetings from across the pond 😃🇬🇧

[robintheparttimesewer]

That’s very well done. I will have to try and figure if I can do something similar. Expand my wardrobe out of jeans and t-shirts.

[kitdubhran]

This is so thorough. I’ve watched it through at least once. And I’m back again, for more. ... and because I couldn’t remember Ivey Abitz’ name.

[farangarris]

Oh thank you so much. I am now just starting my history era. We seem to be of the same age also. My kids think I'm nuts but yó know. Thank you.

[chantelmcskimming]

Lovely video! I like your fun choice of descriptive words 😊 I also enjoy the idea of courage to choose clothing that makes us happy!!

[maryroyal]

I just( as in less than a minute again) discovered your channel!! Hooray for me!

[katherinebarich]

I wish I would have kept my Gunne Sax dress, but it never quite fit my farming girls arms. It looks like you have a collection of princess line coats and jackets - which is something I would really like to do for myself. I CAN see you in something professorial! And I also like that more modern Tasha Tudor look you were featuring by Ivey Abitz.

I saw an idea for a custom croqui. Have someone take a picture of you in leotard/tights, and then print it out. Trace your own proportions from the photo.

This week I caught some of Penguin and Pear's youtube channel, where she features places to grab some larger size patterns.