Making Midge’s Season Finale Black Dress 🍸

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In this video I reproduce the iconic season one finale black dress Midge wears in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I am using historical materials and methods to construct this dress. I also dive into the history of the little black dress. Subscribe if you enjoy 20th century fashion history and sewing.

So a little background on the cocktail dress I forgot to add into the video. Mixed drinks known as cocktails were already popular in Europe by 1905, however the dress with the same name came into being in 1947 after war rationing ended and women craved luxury. The elegant tea gowns and formal pajamas of the 1930s may have been a precursor for the cocktail dress. A formal dress made from silk velvet or brocade and was about the length of a day dress began to be wore to events where an evening gown wasn’t quite appropriate. In the mid-60s people began rejecting the cocktail dress as being too conservative.

It is also clear that Zakowska took inspiration from the dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Sabrina.

P.S. I forgot to mention I am wearing a petticoat in the reveal to enhance the volume of the skirt.

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I must start watching Midge, I have so much in common with it....I was born in NYC in the the late 1950s

cheryllynnalston-morton

You look so pretty! And the dress came out lovely. Where ever you wear it, make sure you wear the gloves too - dinner, brunch, museum, comedy club...

Ompe

You must enjoy the Nero Wolfe series--what costumes! What cars! Also the later Agatha Christies were in the 50's. My mother made her clothes and made many of these outfits. FUN!

anieth

The dress looks fabulous! You looks fabulous in it! The fit is just perfect <3 Well done! 👏👏👏

madebywera

Two videos in and I'm loving every second of it! The way you treat and shape the fabric to create these beautiful pieces of clothing is very exciting!
I'm new to sewing, my community library had short-term classes for embroidery and sewing and a company donated some old-ish but new-looking sewing machines. They work great and the team leading the class is excellent great too. But they don't know much about old techniques on how to sew vintage clothing. So far I have found Morgan Donner, Cathy hay and your channel. I look forward to learning more about the history of garments and how to make them properly. Thank you Caroline! Happy new subscriber!

hameley

Adorable! I was straining to see what shoes you paired with it.

jelsner

Waaw elle est magnifique ! Dommage qu'à notre époque on ne s'habille plus aussi chic.

thevaldorsfoodies

Beautiful, my sister is the Sewist and she told me about your channel. Absolutely gorgeous. I love how you show the real deal of sewing and the need to check the process every step of the way and the fact that the patterns are often very problematic. There’s a lot of problem solving required along the way. Probably things that you all knew. Thanks new subbie! Love your channel!

rhondab.

Beautiful dress! Well done! Made from a time when femininity was appreciated.

amysbees

Truly marvelous! I am so happy I discovered your channel, as mid-20th century is my favourite period of fashion. <3

desssm

You are so, so skilled!!! The dress is amazing and so chic!!!

johnshepard

WOW, WOW, WOW, DRESS IS FABULOUS, EVEN BETTER THEN THE JACKIE DRESS PEACH DRESS, I JUST LOVE IT, SO AUDREY HEPBURN AND I LOVED THE BLACK/ WHITE SKIRT, AND BLACK TOP WEARING NEAR END AND I REALLY ENJOY SEEING YOUR SEWING ROOM THE LOVELY WOOD DRESSER ECT. I WOULD WATCH JUST FOR THAT

pw

Look for vintage dance events to wear your lovely clothes.

mariegarside

Fun fact! This little black dress is a replica of the dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina.

alaskacosplay

I don't know if you've made one yet, but I would love to see you make the iconic Chanel suit such as the famous Jackie O one. Love the LBD!

eeyore_chick