Victorian Dress vs Fight Scenes: "The Nevers" Costume Analysis
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- This video is sponsored by HBO's new original series "The Nevers" with the condition that I would be permitted to speak truthfully about the historical details found in the clothes.
The Nevers is streaming now on HBO Max with new episodes out on Sundays, and is coming to Sky on 17 May for UKfolks!
For further explorations into the realm of Fighting Things In Corsets, I strongly recommend Stage Combatant @JillBearup's videos! • Can you Fight in a Cor...
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[1] Women 1890-1896, Plate 055. The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. b17509853. shorturl.at/lpxD7
[2] Erzherzogin Maria Annunziata mit ihrem Verlobten, Herzog Siegfried in Bayern, 1902. Wikimedia Commons, shorturl.at/jlrJQ
[3] Forest Green Walking Suit, 1898 - 1899. The Albany Institute of History and Art, accession no. x1940.467.21. shorturl.at/ACIO2
[4] Fashion Plates, 1898. The Bartos Collection, The Barrington House. shorturl.at/lrsM1
[5] A small selection of articles discussing the importance health at the end of the 19th century include:
"Multiple Classified Advertisements." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXVII, no. 697, 1903. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/tBEJK. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
"Kids to Health." Home Links, 1898. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/foDE5. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
Forshaw, Chas. F. "Mr. Gladstone's Recipe for Health & Long Life." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXV, no. 645, 1902, p. XIX. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/lIKQ5. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
"Housewives Need to Be Especially Careful in the Use of Baking Powder, as It Often Contains Ingredients Injurious to Health." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXIII, no. 595, 1901, p. 752. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/epJ78. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
"By the Kind Permission of Mrs. Lionel Phillips, a Lecture on Danish Health Exercises, by Mrs. Josef Conn, Was Given at 33, Grosvenor Square, Last Thursday There Was a Numerous and Interested Audience, Which Evinced Great Interest in the All-Important Subject of Health and Its Preservation by Natural Means." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXII, no. 560, 1901, p. 442. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/fuAMZ. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
[6] "The 'Rational' Corset Bodice." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXIII, no. 587, 1901, p. x. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/uDK39. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
Further selected examples of products advertised for 'health':
"Multiple Display Advertisements." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXIV, no. 622, 1902. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/eqBV3. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
"An Alpine Health Resort." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXV, no. 630, 1902, p. XII. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/cCQ07. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
"Cadbury's a Motor-Force for Health." The Gentlewoman and Modern Life, vol. XXV, no. 628, 1902, p. XXI. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/juHKM. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
[7] "Studio portrait of four female tennis players, 1907". Wikimedia Commons, shorturl.at/ghvL6
[8] "Muriel Robb (1878-1907), English tennis player, Wimbledon singles champion in 1902". Arthur Wallis Myers (1903): Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. Scribner's Sons, New York. Via Wikimedia Commons, shorturl.at/yQRT7
[9] Lady cyclist wearing divided skirt, c. 1895. The New York Public Library. shorturl.at/enoxE
[10] "Multiple Display Advertisements." The Designer and the Woman's Magazine, vol. IV, no. 3, 1896. Nineteenth Century Collections Online, shorturl.at/alxPX.
[11] "1896, Plate 055". The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. b17520939. shorturl.at/hpuwC.
[12] "1896, Plate 054". The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. b17520939. shorturl.at/gyzO1.
[13] "1896, Plate 077". The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. b17520939. shorturl.at/cxAV5.
[14] "1896, Plate 065". The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. b17520939. shorturl.at/sLOS7.
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For those of you still doubting that True's corset bones would have stopped that horizontal knife slash, Jill Bearup has done Science on this: th-cam.com/video/bJ0iqiObucg/w-d-xo.html
Which is so good, and thanks to both of you.
I guess it is kinda randomly asking but do anyone know a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Lewis Kamryn Flixportal :)
@Eric Ibrahim thanks, I went there and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it!!
@Lewis Kamryn Glad I could help xD
People claiming that period clothes are more constricting than today's clothes have obviously never worn a pair of non-elastic skinny jeans from the 00's.
So uncomfortable hate modern clothes
I think the majority of "uncomfortable" perceptions is due to historical clothing being more form-fitting. It's then compared to modern form-fitting clothing which often is uncomfortable because it's poorly and cheaply made.
But we know that historically, clothing was made to fit you properly and wasn't mass produced in a sweat shop somewhere.
@@Luubelaar could be
Or those jean leggings that are supposed to conform to your body but seam to choke you out as the day progresses. And let’s not forget how hot they are!
This is a very unique channel. Havent gotten any notifications since i subbed like 3 years ago.
"True's costume is, by far, the best" says the woman in the nearly identical outfit.
😏
To be fair, vests are just the best and the shirt has those little puffs.
@@bernadettebanner when you first came on, i thought oooooo, that shirtwaist! and then i saw true, and i understood why. excellent choices both!
@@bernadettebanner Imitation being, after all, the most sincere form of flattery!
@@katherinealvarez9216 yes they are very gender
I mean if the production wasn't confident in the historicality of their own costumes, they just wouldn't have dared to approach Bernadette for a sponsorship 😂
@This Golden Gray I read your username as "This Golden Gay" and now I'm disappointed.
I’m actually kinda happy they seem to have approached her _because_ they might have actually watched her channel; a lot of sponsors/ads downright harass creators and it’s obvious they’ve never watched a person’s video past the minute mark.
These ladies' stunt doubles: FINALLY I CAN WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE PADS UNDERNEATH MY CLOTHES
I will never be tired of corset talk
Same, absolutely never!
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
I've worn high church & heavy choir robes, and full Japanese kimono properly, as well as watched others wearing the same. The idea that it keeps people from moving, or constricts their bodies, seems to be something projected from viewer's experience with lyrcra and spandex and other elastic materials which DO squeeze and constrict. If it fits properly when it's put on, movement is fine. It will constrict only as much as it constricts when put on, and no more than that... meanwhile the body adjusts slightly, and it's simply comfortably supported.
>1K likes
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>even a heart from OP
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@@followjesus3891 hush. Your comment is not needed here.
As a biologist it was very funny to hear you struggle with the whale bone description after being so perfect with all your history descriptions. Thanks for addressing it though, many people do not understand this.
Isn't it keratin? As in the same organic polymer as in our nails?
@@SonsOfLorgar that would make sense. Nails also get softer when wet
@@SonsOfLorgar hair, skin, and nails :) keratin is kind of amazing.
and yes, baleen plates are made of Keratin
@@TheJoyBinkley good, then I haven't forgotten all of my biology and organic chemistry classes XD
Bernadette: "I know a lot of you are well and truly done listening to me talk about all of the things that can be done in corsets"
All of us: NO WE WILL NEVER BE DONE GIVE US MORE CORSET RANTS
yes
Agreed. Corset rants are the best.
I love the corset rants!
I genuinely never even would have thought of the skirt walking up stairs thing my mind feels 🤯
O fancy seeing you here 😏
EVAN
Evan Edinger is here?!
Wait you know Bernadette?
KSDKDS EXAN??
I loved how the 'larger woman' in NEVERS was also dressed impeccably and in period costuming. Everyone doesn't look the same......there were plus/curvy women then too! Love the series. Hope they make it into a forever series, not just a seven episode show.
And that the "heavy" Desireé is the one who makes her living by being sexually attractive.
Fashion wasn't as much tied to body shape then than it is now ... being a little more heavy/plus/curvy was not a bad thing - being a little 'plump' was even fashionable every now and then.
Desireé and her boy deserve the world! She wears some of my favorite clothing in the whole show.
YES I have had to argue in an instagram comment section for the past 2 weeks about how weight in prior eras wasnt really prioritized the same way it is today and women just wanted to achieve a certain shape/silhouette through padding and corseting rather than changing their physical size.
If paintings of the time (OK, maybe a century or 2 earlier 17th/18th century) are anything to go by, curvier women were the preferred shape.
YESSSS GIVE ME ALL THE THROWDOWNS IN PERIOD CLOTHING!
Also, Bernadette, I literally just shot footage for a “swordfighting in a wedding dress” video...
I’m concerned 🤣
I'm very excited for that video - I always felt a sword would be the perfect bridal accessory!
@@princesszelda8310 that and pockets.
Great to see you here! Also, collab when?
honestly that'd be so cool thoo
Jill Bearup! I was so hoping you had seen this, awesome to see you here, this would be the most amazing collab between you two ladies. I would Watch a Boring period war movie just to see that.
"The Nevers" costume analysis, AKA: Bernadette gushes about fierce women kicking ass in period accurate clothing for 24 minutes
A wise sponsorship as I would have never taken interest in the series if not having seen it here.
Precisely. This is the best advertisement I could imagine for any historical fantasy. Because it's a thing you don't necessarily notice in a trailer or even know to look for.
It’s a pretty fantastic show...worth giving a watch and there’s only 5 eps so its easy to catch up!
I was fully prepared to miss it completely due it being from Joss Wesson, even though he’s not directing it any more. However, I’m now intrigued, lol
@@sarahhaynie2482 listen, my fiancé and I both have a visceral hatred for this man but we just pretend he doesn’t exist and ignore the credits 😂 imo it’s worth it for the writing alone!!
I'm interested but honestly I committed to boycotting Joss Wheddon and I'm going to stick with it
Me when watching The Nevers: Huh, I wonder what Bernadette would think about this.
AND NOW HERE YOU ARE
That's what I thought once I saw the trailer. And I would like to see Micarah and Karolina's takes too.
@@evapalma9899 we need a collaboration between these three
Exactly my thoughts as I watched episode one! WWBS - What Would Bernadette Say!
I saw the first episode and commented about it on her most recent video, so I am very glad to see this one. (And seeing Bernadette so happy about a show makes me happy too.)
Was my constant thought... I knew a video was coming! 😁
Superhuman abilities:
See electricity? Check!
Make fireballs? Check!
Kick ass in a corset? Double check!
*Bernadette raises a hand "but that's not superhuman.."
"We said DOUBLE CHECK!!"
Maybe the fireball person has to have different clothing in order to handle fire? Not that it's impossible to have perfect high fashion period clothing and make fireballs next to your body but this could be a part of the logic of the show itself?
@@skybluskyblueify I personally think that it is because she is in underground and sort of on the "f*ck you society" side. Sorry for my language
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
The way Bernadette describes the timelines and "reality" absolutely confirms she is a time traveler
OKOK SO this is kinda off-topic, but my school's winter uniform has a long skirt that goes down mid-calf and, because of the sheer amount of binge-watching I've done on this channel, I made a simple cotton petticoat to go under it, complete with ruffles and gathers (I even felled down the hems!!) I'm not exaggerating about how happy it makes me to a) be nice and warm and b) casually sit down and have it peek out from under the skirt. it also makes me feel so elegant and ladylike. 17/10 would recommend petticoats. they're a good time.
Man what kind of school do you go to where you are allowed to walk around in a dress?!
Do you mean mid-calf? Because mid-thigh is a rather short skirt!
@@corniliciouspuns AH! yes, lmao i should know this
That's awesome!
Okay but that is so cute. I am obsessed. I think u will do that too one day. (if you're okay with that of course💕😋)
It was a powerful feeling when I started to wear long skirts every day and realised all the things the skirt DIDN't stop me from doing, that society have told me it would. Like a "you say it is impossible, watch me do it anyway" feeling.
I always try to think or 6 impossible things every morning.....
I wish we could get it back, make it fashionable again. Not just long skirts but the whole structural undergarments thing, providing the nice silhouettes.
I remember I wore this long skirt a lot in highschool, and beforehand I thought it would be easier than a lot of the shorter skirts when cycling, because I'd not feel as exposed. (Early zeroes. Most skirts were insanely short. 2/10 do not recommend.) I did not take in account that a long and wide cotton skirt can blow up in your face if you're cycling in windy conditions. Besides that, I had very little issues while wearing it!
This is why i only have long skirts and baggy sweatpants (only used for exercising or sport...i literally almost never use them) in my wardrobe
Long skirts is an every day thing even long skirt dresses...the skirt must be long enough to cover my ankles when I'm walking so yeah
I made my own skirt as most of the skirt that is sold in my country are a bit tight pencil skirt ... it's a bit hard to walk in that
So agree. People don't believe me when I say that tight pants that don't have any significant give (aka anything other than athletic leggings and literal tights) are far more restrictive for me. No buttons or zippers to undo (just flip up), I can fit in big pockets without worrying about weird bulking up, I can add invisible layers if cold or leave the legs bare if warm (no shaving needed and natural AC!) and...the shoosh. I'm pretty sure the shoosh is what first lured me in. Is it a pain in the ass to iron a mid-calf full circle skirt? Yes. But the swoosh is worth it. The only pants that come close to my ideal are the extremely wide-legged palazzo pants that kinda look like a skirt in certain angles (the hem needs to be at least 60cm for me).
Excuse me, am I the only one freaking out that Bernadette got sponsored by the freaking HBO people???!
Like WOw. Look at you!
Havent gotten any notifications from this channel in years. Started watching nevers recently and i guess the robots noticed.
I'm just waiting for Bernadette to appear in an episode of the Nevers as the one who created those pieces for fighting. Like, her entire thing will be the ability to make combat dresses for the girls for any situation
A Bernadette cameo? What an outstanding idea!
Yes!
she's not even touched she's just a really good tailor
I love how Bernadette has such an extensive vocabulary and still uses words such as "pwned".
Huh?
@@catofthecastle1681 pwned was an often occurring mistype of owned, and after a while became the word everybody used when gaming. I just love that her vocabulary extends that far and she uses it too.
Fighting in whole victorian / Edwardian outfit sounds good. Bigger pockets to hide knives
And chickens
@@Lisette001984 Lol
@@Lisette001984 Fight them by giving them salmonella poisoning?
@@snazzypazzy if someone threw a chicken at me, I’d be pretty distracted from fighting lol
Think about how many things you could hide in an 1880s bustle
What I found especially impressive was Bernadette explaining how women of that time were able to walk up stairs without picking up the front of their skirts. As that scene replayed, I COULD see the slight sideways sway by Laura Donnelly that would move the skirt out of the way. Now I wish I had HBO Max so that I could see this series. 😥
I’m eating til Inthe Heights drops in June to do a one month sub for it and this series. 🙂
It’s online if you want to watch it.
Walking up and down stairs in a long skirt has to be good for your hip flexors.
@@emieve617 they probably need money and/or vpn for that..
@@kuroinokitsune You can stream it for free.
I think what happened was, the creators realised that "oh, shit, Bernadette Banner is sure to watch this, we better get it right"
20:35 Wait...what??? How did I make it 44 years on this planet and not know how to ascend a flight of stairs in a long skirt? I've *always* had to grab the front of the skirt/dress. *mind blown*
Same. This instructional part was very useful :) *shwooshes of for practice*
No fooling! A half century on this planet and I didn’t know how to maneuver in a long skirt... but then again, I have never mastered walking in high heel shoes! Give me sneakers or mules any day, but the pumps, gah, they promote excruciating foot cramps!
I almost always pick up the front, but have done it a couple of times when I had my hands full. You feel like you're waddling like a duck, but it's also very similar to how your legs want to go after ice-skating for ages.
@@sunni1ib691 practice walking around barefoot, but just on the front pads of your feet--the trick is learning how to balance on only the front part of your foot, and strengthening your calf muscles (if it helps, pretend that your feet are Barbie Doll feet). If you can walk around/ balance without anything under your heels, then walking in high-heels will feel like putting training wheels back on!
I'd also recommend doing this without the shoes at first in case you stumble--that way your feet and ankles are free to flex and less likely to sprain if you lose your balance, since they're not encased in inflexible shoes.
@@sunni1ib691 also if they give you foot cramps, I'd recommend arch supports--I have a cute pair of boots that I love wearing, but I can't wear them for long periods of time b/c it *kills* my arches.
But aside from all that, how the *heck* can you comfortably wear mules??? I have to keep replacing my slippers b/c eventually the padding inside gets compressed, and if I'm not wearing thick enough socks, they slip right off! I either have to wear 2 pairs of moderately thick socks, or wear one pair and splay out my toes as far as they'll go when walking up stairs, otherwise a slipper will slide off as I raise the foot to the next step!
When you like the costumes in a show so much that you can recreate them with the clothes you already own.
Or. The Nevers had watched a Bernadette video and thought ahaha! That’s how our heroine should dress
@@dianeshelton9592 Absolutely!
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
...recreate? *already* own??
damn, I must be the only person who sat down, watched this, and believed whole-heartedly that Bernadette paused all of her current projects to quickly whip out a matching blouse and vest so that she could match Amalia/ Z in this video.
@@thesewinggeekmiri9029 potentially she made the blouse special, but the vest is part of her lady Sherlock walking suit from a previous video I believe.
Oh my gosh, I finally just had a realization about Bernadette. She looks like a disney character, like, _a lot_ . I don't know how I never noticed it before, her entire facial structure is so close to what disney artists portray in their animated films. It's almost uncanny!
And her HAND GESTURES are so disney. Graceful and elegant.
And her HAND GESTURES are so disney. Graceful and elegant.
Miss B is just classically beautiful. Her skin is perfection and that hair! I think Disney had her in mind when they imagined their princesses. I should say that I’m jealous but in not. I’m just happy to enjoy the beauty of another woman creature. And should she read this, please feel free to discuss historic underpinnings to your hearts content. We, your adoring audience, eagerly look forward each week to whatever subject flips your skirts that week.
Petition to have Bernadette star in and be costume director of her own period-themed Disney movie!
Is her hair much darker than usual?
You can actually tell even in the closer shot that the actress is walking up the stairs with her feet kicking out a bit by her hip movements. It immediately caught my eye that her hips moved more dramatically than the the woman she was walking with, and when Bernadette explained the motion required to walk up the stairs, it fit perfectly with the hip motion. Fascinating.
As someone who spends a LOT of time in floor length historical dresses, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE STAIRS TIP
Biology person here! It was a good explanation. Basically baleen is as if you had a lot of hair and it fused together with the same mineral that forms our bones.
I honestly think the inside out corset scene and underwear scene were specifically written in so they could show off how accurate they were in their research. 😅
Honestly that’s a flex i can respect
Predictive fanservice to Lady B? XD
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
@@followjesus3891 I'm already a Christian, dude, and I'm pretty sure this is not the bot message tactic that Jesus would have used. You're making us look entitled and judgemental. 🤦🏽
I mean the underwear scene is cool visually, especially how the red dress looks on the way down. Also shows that True will go to any lengths, including jumping down three stories of stairs.
The other people in the building, standing at the bottom of the stairwell, watching Bernadette film herself walking up and down the stairs in her 1890s skirt, holding their groceries & wondering if they should just take the lift instead: 👁👄👁
The things the people in Bernadette's apartment building must be used to regularly seeing...
I'm laughing so hard at the - I ran out of time here's Cesario-
I should not be this obsessed with Bernadette’s sleeves. I feel like Anne of Green Gables 😭
Why not? They are absolutely gorgeous sleeves, especially in that deep red and how she's matching and contrasting it in a way that makes hearts melt in awe and adoration at more than just her knowledge, skills and passionate creativity! ^^
I think we are all Anne of green gables talking about puffy sleeves, they are a dream.
I couldn't take my eyes off her sleeves either! When I was young and slender, I loved those kinds of blouses; even made some for myself. As I watched this video, I was wondering whether that a blouse with sleeves like that would still look good, now that I weigh so much more than I did.
@@MarinaMichaels I think you should go for it! In the past couple of years I have gained some weight and with most of my clothing being vintage or hard to find I’ve started making patterns from my most beloved pieces in my new size. I never realized how much I cut myself off from wearing styles I liked until I started taking sewing seriously and didn’t care what size it was.
@@rynmarr8566 Thanks for the encouragement! I recently started sewing again, and I have a list of seven garments to sew, but I'm adding "blouse with sleeves like Bernadette Banner's" as item 8.
damn, talk about knowing your audience! not only did they do their research into period clothing, but they also got in touch with one of the people most perfectly suited to promoting their work.
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
Too right Luna3141. Heck, I had not even heard of this TV show until now. I guess I have a new series to add to my must watch list now. Clearly their marketing team knew what they were doing.
@@followjesus3891 are you quite done yet? You've commented this on almost all the comments and it's really quite annoying. Also, not everyone believes in the Christian concept of hell. Plus, I think the Devil is probably a pretty cool dude
@@ems1201 devil will burn with the ones that denies Christ, he won't be cool when he's roasting among the sinners and not of his devices will he pulll off anymore. Won't be any entertainment in hell.
@@followjesus3891 isn't the devil already burning in hell, given that he lives there? Also, what's you're definition of a sinner? What counts as a sin worth going to hell for?
I think Laura Donnelly has proven she is not afraid of fully committing her body to a character. I've been watching Outlander and her actually expressing breast milk for a scene was badass.
For those who didn't watch Outlander, her character in Outlander recently gave birth. Jenny travels with Claire on horseback & there's a scene where Jenny has to express her breast milk. Laura Donnelly is an amazing actress.
That's why she looks familiar, she was Jenny in Outlander! She's excellent. Thank you.
@@amyfuller3801 lol, meanwhile I'm the clown in the 'Boo-boo the Fool' meme b/c I remember her from the *2* episodes of Merlin she was in
To clarify, I recognized her face, but couldn't figure out where from, so I looked up her filmography...and then spent the next 2 solid minutes delightedly squeaking *FREYA* at my laptop X,D
Not gonna lie, the only reason I gave the Nevers a shot was because I saw my badass Jenny Fraser in the promos
@@thesewinggeekmiri9029 I remembered exactly where I first saw LD, on Merlin, same as you. Was over the moon that she got a role in Outlander where she could truly show us what she's capable of. Fantasy is my preferred genre, so The Nevers is right up my alley.
The effort put into the historical accuracy of the garments is really underlined by the sponsorship of Bernadette. Like, no way would they ask B to comment on the show if a) they weren’t certain they’d done a good job and really looked into it and b) someone really wanted the effort to be taken note of and I love that so much, what a beautiful sponsorship pairing 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
So glad you addressed the wound True got in the beginning of the first episode. I understand that her wound was a plot device, but I was so confused. I was like, there should have been at least three layers of fabric there. And that’s when I realized I’ve seen way too many costube videos. 😂
I had the same reaction! Like, getting stabbed would have made sense since the blade could go between layers and boning, but that slashing attack shouldn't have done so much harm.
Same for me, but I forgave them because of the layer and petticoats and chemises
This! I definitely picked up on how the corset would have stopped that horizontal slash.
I love how Bernadette talked about working women's corsets. I'm trying to keep a character alive in a gunfight. She's loosened her corset and using it for back support. I have a bullet hit the boning and lodge in her (broken) ribs.
The skirt thing was also helpful - gives me yet another complication when she gets stabbed in the leg.
Ok but nobody is talking about how Bernadette was sponsored by an ENTIRE SHOW AND CORRESPONDING NETWORK
Bernadette, I have a smol note and request: occasionally text appears on the video that is partially or wholly covered by the captions, which often prompts me to pause and turn off the captions to read it; I'd love if we could start a trend for inserting text overlays outside of the caption zone. Love the analysis, living for those sleeves!
Yes as someone that used to caption for a living that bugs me to no end
as someone who depends on captions to understand stuff, i second this
The photo of His Lordship is never irrelevant!
My favorite thing about True is that she’s really clearly on the autism spectrum and it’s just like a normal thing. The way she stims, pays attention when she’s in big crowds, the way she’s able to pick out details, the way she she speaks because she has to think very carefully to use the right words, the way she comes across as rather cold or manipulative but is actually a very compassionate emotionally driven person. She reminds me of a lot of women on the spectrum including myself. It’s nice because she’s really cool and it’s not a super obvious thing. It’s not a character flaw or a joke or a mystery. She just thinks differently from other people. They do show her stimming when she’s nervous but other than that shes just a cool lady who is super badass in a fight while also being very thoughtful and I love that
Omg this!!! This is so important!
Oh this just makes me want to find a way to watch even more! Love me some decent autistic representation as an autistic person myself.
Haven't watched the show yet, but just based on the way Bernadette described her, I was wondering whether she's autistic coded. I am also impervious to pain (I do feel it in excruciating detail, but can do things through pain) and do I think it's an autistic trait. Now hearing that there are other details too, I can't wait to watch the show. Not for the fighting (ugh, when is someone going to write main characters who don't just fight all the time), not even for the costumes, but for this character and for the actress.
@@YarnAndy I’m also autistic and have an incredibly high pain tolerance too, I also don’t feel the cold until into negative temperatures (UK, so it’s in Celsius) but I’m terribly sensitive to heat and can’t be out in it long.
Haven’t watched a second of the show but just what Bernadette said + the context made me think she’s autistic. Glad to hear I’m not alone
Bernadette coming out with all the sassy air quotes and we are here for it 😆🥳
I may have misread your comment at first and expected her to come out (as in come out as LGBTQ+) for a significant portion of the video 😂
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
@@followjesus3891 heard it all before. Joined the cult, got excommunicated, now I’m an apostate. Nice try though.
@@tamaravsthevoid well you have your freewill but I'd reconsider it, without Christ there's no light
All day everyday
I love how most of this video is just Bernadette fangirling about Laura Donnelly and her remarkable ability to wear period clothes
Omg, you know that awful "history of corsets" video Bernadette, Karolina, Abby and Nicole reacted to?? I want them to sit together and react to this show! At least the finale! I bet it would be a lot of screaming and joyful crying lol
This is basically already half of my and @abby cox's conversations these days. 🙃
@@bernadettebanner I love that you guys are Clearly in the same WhatsApp group
Don't be shy, add Rachel Maksy, this seems to be right up her alley as well
I had not seen this reaction video!! It is glorious.
Video: *starts*
Me: OMG SLEEVES NEED TUTORIAL NOW
Yes!
Totally yes. Right now.
Yes! 100% yes!
I will admit to spending a good portion of the video wondering if it's a new blouse, because I don't recall seeing this one in previous videos.
It's in The Red so I assume it is homemade
Put more Lord Cesario in these videos. Make HBO pay for his exposure. The duke demands it!
The sculpting of the clothing that she is wearing in this is wild. It’s crazy the shapes that can come out of fabric.
As an period drama series addict, I can tell you that Laura Donnelly played in Outlander and Mary in Poldark. All of the characters seem to have substantial period dressing experience. I am all for them becoming glorified experts, their talents should not be wasted
I kept repeating in my head that she was Jamie Fraser’s sister Jenny. Jenny was brilliant! Now I want to watch this show just because of Laura.
@@sarahhannah9647 so that's where I recognized her from!!
As someone who doesn’t know anything about period dramas, but often doesn’t watch because of the inauthenticity, please tell me some of your favorites.
and Laura Skelly played Aethelflad in Vikings
@@Sweet.peach21 love your username! I think my favourite costume dramas are all of them XD But a god starting point is always Downton Abbey, and I also really like Belgravia, Fröken Frimans Krig (sadly only available in Swedish, but absolutely wonderful and the historical accuracy!!), Poldark and Jamestown.
Omg I love this series. I keep driving my dad nuts describing undergarments and how you can tell they're wearing corsets. I love it so much! It's so drool worthy!
What helps with Laura knowing how to wear period costume is that most of her filmography is a period drama so she knows what she’s doing by now
Bernadette is my favorite TH-camr by far, I just absolutely love the knowledge, the descriptions, the passion, the jokes, and to watch her editing skills just go through the roof! I'll watch the Nevers once the series finishes, my soul just hurts so much to not be able to binge finish something lol.
I feel the same. ...I wish I had her patience and passion for sewing.
Grounding the world very materially in history really makes the scifi elements pop in a believable way.
This is honestly the best marketing for this series they could have done because I am _definitely_ off to watch it now
yes, the only question is whether to start watching it now and suffer as episodes release... or wait till the the end and binge it all together... hmm.. decisions decisions..
ajdkfagng the footage of you walking/falling up the stairs just to show us how one incorrectly walks in a period skirt took me out. dedication to the craft.
Bernadette: I don't do "costume reviews" videos
Also Bernadette: " but wait!!! HERE'S SOME GOOD COSTUMES TO REVIEW!!"
The skirt kick thing - oh oh oh!!!!!!!!! I do that. Holy hell, I thought I was just going crazy. 😂 Also I’ve got no ideas if Nevers can be watched in the Uk. I do hope so. I’ll have to go hunting. Also I loved the random photo of Cesario. 😂👌
It's coming to Sky on the 17th May (but also, like, VPNs ;D)
Windscribe VPN's bottom package is 10gb a month and free. It works great for problems like this.
@@bernadettebanner I will try this with my current vpn. I completely forgot I had one. 🤦🏻♀️😂
REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
@@followjesus3891 I just looked and I didn't see anything in the bible against using a VPN, so I think we're good. :)
Whoever made the decision to reach out to Bernadette for a sponsored video was really on their A game, what a brilliant move at pinning down your target audience. I might actually try and check this show out for costume appreciation. It really is incredible how much a show/film/any media can benefit from setting out and following a set of rules for their setting, specifically so that it Means Something when those rules are broken. I hope more mainstream media takes this lesson to heart, because I would die for large-scale representation of accurate/researched period dress as a whole.
And can I say, Ms Banner's whole look is glorious in this video. Hair? Perfect. Vest? Stunning. Puffy-sleeved blouse? To die for. I am experiencing some truly delicious fashion envy.
Emerald Green with envy about Bernadette's ensemble ....and then my eyes wandered around the room as well !!
Amongst Banner's many talents she is an historical Sherlock Holmes - her eagle eye misses nothing.
The second you said Clapton was the costume designer it alllllll made sense. I’d love to see your take on Game of Thrones’ costumes sometime, especially as there’s no history to be accurate to so Clapton was able to use all sorts of historical looks from all over the world to create a unique look for each region.
The costume and set design in this show make it so immersive that the fantasy elements feel realistic, they don't jump out at you, and the variety of men's fashion in it is wonderful too! I love that they haven't shied away from depicting how men of different ages and levels of society dressed, and that they included some of the 'ugly' styles of the day. The moments where you do get pulled out of the immersion are so infrequent that they get a free pass because everything else is so good. It was also really satisfying to see so many different shapes of people without making them charicatures, there's no cheap jokes at the expense of someone's size. The balance is just so good, it's a feast for the costuming eyes.
yes to all of this. I loved the range of body types and clothes shown.
I gotta say, your outfit for this video... chef's kiss
AGREE
Yes , so gorgeous!
Haha, i just needed to state the exact same thing , including saying “chef's kiss“ :D
I’m in a fiber arts discord and someone posted “new Bernadette Banner video just dropped” and everyone got excited
The stunt doubles really need a huge round of applauses for doing all of that in a corset 👏👏👏👏
I love seeing Bernadette excited about historically accurate costumes, I love her rants too but seeing her being happy is even better ☺️
I do costumes for theater and I swear no matter how many times I tell people that dress is not inherently restrictive or painful, the next day they always come back like “how did people move in this? how did they work out in the fields? Can you imagine having to wear this every day? ahaha corset = pain.” 🤦🏻♀️
Okay, one thing I WILL say is painful about slightly too long pants for ME is that the bottom gets dirty. That's it. Same for it I ever wear a dress that is too long. It gets dirty.
@@MikuruChan123 That was actually solved by the working class by being less "fashionable." They just made the skirt shorter and showed some leg. Not knee-short short, but like mid-calf to above the ankle range. The perks of liking the "peasant" looks of history (you also most likely get a cute apron, depending on your favorite era).
@@zanet391 thank you for the info, genuinely enlightening as to when/why skirts got shorter. However, I trying to agree with the original comment. It is not restrictive or painful to wear long dresses. The only time that I have ever found it "restrictive" (being used very loosely here) was if I tracked mud or dirt on the hem. That's all :)
@@MikuruChan123 I understood that, no worries :) I am also an avid long skirt lover, they have their perks (physical and aesthetical)
You also don't tighten your corset until you can’t breathe if you were working. It's not THAT hard to figure out, people, you get used to it when it's what you’ve done since childhood.
I watched the first two episodes with my brother, and I’m certain he got heartily sick of me exclaiming over how wonderful the costuming is. And I want that skirt! And that jacket! And that blouse! And that skirt!
I literally had this “corsets are restrictive” debate with a lady on the internet this weekend. Period clothes are not restrictive folks, they are supportive people. End of discussion lol
Sponsored by HBO??
Dang! Get it girl! I’m so happy for you! I remember when you had 100,000 subs you deserve every bit of your success!
Can we also talk about Bernadette's sleeves for a minute because OMG ✨✨✨✨
Right????
I am disturbed by the lack of hats
Like it would also be useful imagine them wipping out hat pinsand stabbing people
Agreed. Hats were very important at that time.
Don't forget the stab proof and bludgeon proof hats worn by 1890s police and soldiers.
*giggles delightedly* ohh no they have hats
trust me, the female characters in this show (occasionally) have hats.
We just don't see many of them in episodes 1 and 2.
His Lordship shall always be appreciated, even if the shot is "irrelevant" as far as the video is concerned. 💖
Luisa May Alcott’s book “Rose in Bloom” addresses the shift you spoke about to “healthy” clothing. Rose’s uncle, a physician, buys Rose all new clothes. They are soft, appropriate for her age, and easy for her move and run in. He meets some resistance from Rose because she wants to look “fashionable”, but he perseveres and convinces her to use her new clothing and dispense with her other clothes. After trying them on, she decides she likes them.
“... bread and buttonholes...”.
Wow, I thought I was the only person that had ever heard of Rose in Bloom! I had a very old copy given to me when I was a young girl. Most people only know about her Little Women trilogy.
I thought that happened in Eight Cousins?
@@chelseacolvin I think you may be right. That’s the first book, right? Rose in Bloom was the second. Thanks for catching that.
Yes! I adore those books.
And POCKETS ! They put freaking pockets in their costumes, I love them (both the designers and the pockets ofcourse) !
8:08 : *I know a lot of you are well and truly done listening about corset movement.*
Me: _yeeeees, give me that sweet, sweet information bernadette._
I'm a biology person and please continue describing things like this, it's so perfect
Hearing Bernadette use the word pwned is somehow disconcerting yet completely in character at the same time. 😂
Wonderful video as always.
She enjoys using historical internet slang as well as historical attire. 😂
I'm always amused when she says "trash" lol
I never knew how much my heart needed ladies with superpowers being sci fi badasses in Victorian garb!! I must go watch this now!
Piles of books to one side, stack of fabrics to the other in the background: ah, yes, there's our girl! All settled in to her new digs
I am seriously in love with the Mozart (Divertimenti?) in the background when you talk.
The Nevers gives me so many Dr. Who vibes that I keep on expecting a TARDIS to appear. The show is also making me really want an 1890s walking suit. Those Eton jackets are just so cool looking.
Excuse me Miss Bernadette did you make that red shirt yourself? If so, when are you going to drop the tutorial 👀?
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REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST! AND DONT FALL FOR THE WORLDLY DISTRACTIONS.
HELL IS REAL AND WHO GETS DECEIVED BY THE DEVIL WILL BE THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE WITH HIM,
READ AND STUDY THE SCRIPTURES OF THE BIBLE, AND DO JESUS AND GODS COMMANDMENTS
IF YOU WANT TO BE SAVED FROM WHATS COMING, JESUS IS COMING SOON! GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOU ALL.#;
The Nevers is a gem of a show. With a story and characters that is so wonderfully well done. I’m just thrilled that you covered the first four episodes. I hope you will do a part two and cover the other two episodes. I’d love to hear more, especially once you see…ahem…more details (spoilers).
I am but a humble lad and all I wish for is for the fierce female characters to wear more hats
Excellent point sir!! 😁 Especially given this time period contains both super-cute straw boaters & incredibly be-feathered monstrosities, there's a whole additional world of character illustration out there... 😜
And big sharp long hat pins!
Me this morning: I am completely out of shows to watch and caught up on all my TH-cam subscriptions.
Bernadette: How about a wonderful new TH-cam video that includes a new series recommendation?
🥰🥰🥰🥰
Never been so early to a video.
This has made me want to watche the series. I'll have to find out if it's distributed in France already.
It's so cool to see how much the costuming is character driven, it shows a level of care given by the costumers, writers and actors
Congrats on this sponsorship this is so fitting to you and your style, and people would have undoubtedly asked your opinion anyways. Honestly i wish more advertisement was this thoughtfully done.
They did an excellent job selecting you for sponsorship because I now really want to buy a subscription after this.
Had to “educate” a yoga instructor who went on a corsets are bad rant this week. Here’s another video to refer her to.... thanks 💖
You get more organ shifting with yoga poses than corsetry. Lol there's one for you to use free of charge. 😁
I have even done yoga in my historically accurate victorian corset. it really made me approach the poses more correctly in the way they are thought - bending at hips not back etc. and I didn't find it restrictive at all! just reminded me into correct posture.
I especially loved the "walking up the stairs" tutorial. Amazing.
Thank you for the tip on stair climbing. Good info for any period dresser no matter which time period one is dressing for. 👒
My first thought after watching the trailer was "I wonder if Bernadette is going to talk about the costuming in this series" 😂😂
To think when I walk upstairs wearing a long skirt that I was just simply walking like a heathen and not in the correct fashion.
Oh! Oh! The going up stairs in long skirts!! So I love wearing costumes and I’m fascinated by period dress, which is one of the reasons I subscribed to this channel in the first place, but anyway…!
I rarely wear skirts of any kind, but I’ve already unconsciously learned the side-step technique to avoid tripping on the hem? Somehow, my brain decided it was the best way to do the thing, and so this is the first time I’ve realized that I’ve been doing that at all!
I will never tire of listening to you talk about corsets! I love all the 'myth-busting' you do when it comes to historical clothing in general but especially corsets, I'll freely admit before I started watching your channel I never doubted all the 'corsets were super restrictive and you could barely breathe!' stuff. (I also will always love watching you gush over historical details in media, it's so satisfying to see your excitement when they get it right!)
I love "The Nevers" with all my heart and as an aspiring director/writer it makes me so incredibly happy to see a premise that I love and deeply enjoy being put on the small screen in such an amazing way, not just technologically, but the camera angles/movements, costume, dialogue, editing, and the actors themselves just makes me absurdly happy. Thank you Bernadette for posting this video, I think I audibly squealed when I saw it
I am absolutely obsessed with the idea that many a wandering youtube viewer will see bernadette for the first time with those gloriously puffy sleeves
Was excited to start this video and then I thought “I have an hbo max subscription!” Be back in a week after I binge watch the nevers
Oh! You're the first TH-camr I've seen talk about this show! I've really enjoyed it so far