Making an 18th-Century Taylor Swift Inspired Costume (to wear to the concert!)

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video!

Following on from my deep dive into historical influences in one of Taylor Swift's costume outfits from the Eras Tour, I tackled making my own version of the Tortured Poet's Department set. As mentioned in the video, I used approximately 3 meters of silk taffeta for this, an under a meter of heavier linen and cotton canvas for the stays, as well as around 8 meters of poly black ribbon, 6 meters of petersham ribbon for the stays binding, and a lot of silk thread. Most of the materials were already from the stash, which is why the stays are technically of a different fabric than the petticoat.

I am pretty pleased with this project, I think the end result looked great and it referenced the original inspiration with historical twists well! However... stay tuned for the next video 👀

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Music is from Epidemic Sound.

[YetAnotherJenn]

Oh my goodness, this turned out soo gloriously!! Post pictures pretty please! I love the writing, totally going to steal that technique for some bloomers. Hope you have an amazing time!! ❤

[mrsgingernoisette]

Omg this looks amazing. Not a Swiftie but I truly appreciate all women artists, of all kinds.

[bekytg]

So beautiful and dreamy. Looking forward to seeing you in the costume, next video.

[gerileemakes]

I'm doing this look for Halloween, but i wasn't planning to do stays... you're making me rethink my choices. I've never made them before, though 😅

[Sew_Learning]

You are so talented, Cat! Can’t wait to see the next instalment. Sending best wishes from Down Under 🥰💐🇦🇺

[sarahmwalsh]

Beautiful work!! It is so time consuming but the finished product is fabulous!

[lucyannethrope]

Well ....I'm going to a concert this Friday Haven't started line ftw.

I really really appreciate watching you work.. you are a great inspiration to me....and you are really good in explaining things.

[therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

My mom was in the hospital when this came out and now we're home and things are kind of sorting themselves out (and she's recovering) and I'm finally coming back to it!

I'm so excited to see you post!

[pheebs]

Love it!!! Can’t wait to see it on you!

[robintheparttimesewer]

It looks stunning. I hope you had a great time and everything survived!

[devh]

I used to put on my back laced no busk corset by lacing it in the front then shimmy-ing it around to the back to tighten....

[theristia]

I feel you on having to shorten the straps, I always have to do that. For me, it seems like I'm shorter from bust to shoulder than average. Most obnoxious.

[thecalicoheart]

I’m not into Taylor Swift. I am into historical inspiration. This is a stunning, and very inspiring, make. Well done you. 😁XXX

[pippaseaspirit]

In your shoes I wouldn’t worry about makeup! You look beautiful without it, and your skin will thank you for it as you get older!

[lunalovegood]

The entire video: Omg I'm running out of time. Hey! I know, lets add more stress & work for myself. Turned out great, but jeez Louise, don't complain when you're the one making it harder on yourself.