Making a 1860s Transformation Gown | Inspired by Little Women
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- #ad A video all about making the ruffly, bow covered, silk, victorian transformation gown of my dreams! Made possible by Little Women, which is now available to watch at home on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital!
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My name is Angela Clayton, I’m a twenty two year old self taught designer and seamstress who is currently living on Long Island, in NY.
FAQ:
Where is your dress form from? : I use three forms - a vintage WOLF form, a display form from Buystoreshelving.com, and a PGM form.
What is your table made out of? : My table has a surface of HOMASOTE which is a paper fiber board, soft enough to push pins into.
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What sewing machine do you use? : You can hear all about my machines in this video!
• Meet My Sewing Machine...
Do you recommend any sewing books? : Yes! Read more about my library here.
What scissors do you use? : I have three main pairs
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This project was so cool to see, each of you had different interpretations and ways to bring the ideas out. I wish we could see all 4 "sisters" together in their outfits!
I was going to like this comment but at the moment it’s at 666 likes! Spooky
@@unun7452 I wouldn't make it 666 either lol, I never make a purchase for 6.66 either, I'll just grab a pack of gum or whatever, I don't mess with the number just in case 🤞
Your work is wonderful too. Your Jo March was great!
THE QUEEN HAS SPOKEN
Fun story: A lot of Gerwig's Little Women was filmed in my town of Harvard, MA because Louisa May Alcott spent part of her childhood at the Fruitlands Utopia community. So, for about a month, our tiny town center was transformed to look like the 1860s, and there were people just going about their filming days in giant 1860s hoop skirts! It was amazing! (oh and also my calculus teacher almost got arrested trying to get a picture of Meryl Streep)
bahahaha
That would be an exciting time!
I saw them film in Stoughton at the abandoned train station. I don't think they left any of that in the final film though.
OOOOOOHHH That is really amazing! :D
Oh my God that is awesome! I am so jelly!
This looks gorgeous but for some reason ,before reading the title,I thought this was a Victorian inspired Cinderella gown. I’m also really happy you were able to get a sponsorship
Sarah Jackson I thought the same thing‼️
perhaps those years Victorian Cinderella dress was the usual ballroom dress
I did too!!!
Same hehe
Same here, it's gorgeous.
Better than the film. They should fork over that costuming oscar.
hear hear!!!!! :)
they won an OSCAR to those silly frocks?! yet one more reason I don't watch the show.
I agree!! It's been a LONG time since the Oscars were a venue that recognized talent. They give out Oscars to those they WANT to give Oscars to and not necessarily to those who deserve it. If they miss giving out an Oscar to some deserving actor one year because they''re giving out a 'gratuitous' Oscar for some political reason, they'll give it to him/her the next time regardless...or they may just ignore the person because they're spiteful. The movie industry is very childish - not child like, childish. Sad.
Agreed
Aye!
A thought for a future project: Judy Garlands red party dress from Meet Me In St Louis
Oh I love that dress! And that movie!
YES!
Ohmygoodness yes please!!!
YES! This is my dream dress.
ohmygodohmygodohmygod, YES! How have none of the costubers thought of this?!?!
Amy should have worn this in the movie! Would love to see a whole movie costumed by Angela one day
Agree.
thats ambitious, but with a whole lotta money and a whole lotta time, its possible
Ditto 😘
Would Amy have owned a dress like this back in the day? I'm genuinely asking, the March sisters were said to be really poor and I don't know how much a dress like this would cost back then but Idk if she would have had such a lovely dress as the youngest of a very poor family of sisters
Me too!!
Angela this is the most beautiful dress and it looks exactly like something Amy would most definitely wear. You are such a wonderful designer, and sewists and at such a young age. You are a phenomenal artisan. Loved this video.
Before hearing your intro this dress screamed Amy March to me. At some point I would love to see you create Anne of Green Gables inspired costumes as well. Beautiful work !
Please please, either the creamy dress she wore to Diana's wedding, or the soft apricot gown she wore when Emmeline's father proposed.
I'd love to see the puffed sleeve dress as described in the book. It was such a monumental moment for Anne.
@@purpleviolet72 Yes! In brown silk, and made by Mrs. Lynd according to the latest fashion of the time for young ladies.
I would love the cream dress her friend Philippa had embroidered rosebuds on the overdress, or her green seminary evening dress ...
Micarah tewers is quaking 😂
ArtTabletNoob34 i was looking for someone else that knew 😭😂
Lmaooooooo even though I love her, too.
You know somebody from Sony must have wanted to bring her on board for this project just to be a shit-disturber!
ArtTabletNoob34 she must be shaking rn
Micarah is everything =D she's my spirit animal!
I am currently sitting in my new house with little furniture and tv, but we do have WIFI. Therefore I have taken it upon myself to introduce my parents to CosTube. Their responses, mom "OMG so pretty and she's so beautiful, wait is that bias binding I've done that before", dad, "you can see how much time she put into this by the fact her nail polish color changed three times".
I was hoping to make my wedding dress (over the course of 8+ months) and have it modeled after 1860s gowns. This certainly gives me a realistic vision of what to expect! Fantastic timing!
Oooh wow! That sounds amazing! Congrats btw!
Make certain to show us the final dress. Congrats
CONGRATS on an amazing sponsorship/partnership and WOW this project is just stunning!
I like how you referenced a passage from the Little Women book about the impression Amy gave of being "enveloped in a diaphanous cloud, and floated airily". You really caught the feeling of Amy and I love the color.
Angela: "... I decided to add a giant bow."
Me: "What else would you do after the ruffles and sparkles were already happening?" :D
“Historical accuracy isn’t everything, sometimes you need to think about the sparkle factor.”
YES!!! ✨
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"...which is almost as important, if not more" 🙌🙌👌
The evening bodice with the short sleeves is so darling, I can't stop looking at it either. What a beautiful color too, it goes so well with your skin tone. The light blue color, the white details, I imagine the light in a ballroom would hit the shiny trims and make you sparkle like water droplets that get hit by the sun - so stunning :)
Just a little heads up: In your description, the link to your sewing book recommendations is underneath the "What scissors do you use?" question, instead of under the sewing books question. Not a big mistake but I was confused there for a second :'D
Thank you for making a historically accurate Amy dress, I think they could have put slightly more effort into this. Some friends of mine went in their 1860's dresses to the Cinema and were kind of disappointed.
The costuming is actually awful. You can’t tell when it takes place. Many dress choices for locations do not make sense. They are a poor family why do they have so many extravagant dresses rather than just a few pieces styled differently together. Even if one would try to excuse it as stylistic choice you can still be accurate to the mindset of the period without being historical accurate. It was trust disappointing
@@fightmefairy yup. You can switch around dresses between sisters if all. Or even have like 2 tops per skirt (since obviously less fabric)
If they were rich it would've made more sense to have a big closet.
But really it's a peeve of mine with most movies. If it's over multiple weeks and they never wear the same thing. Like not really normal.
Of course sometimes straying away from accuracy makes sense. Like if something is scandalous and its showing ankles or whatever, lifting that hem more because like people today don't even really notice ankles
Agreed, the movie wasn't one of aesthetical prowess for those with not even a keen eye. When I said disappointed I meant it with strong feeling as I didn't want to go on a rant about how awful my friends (and myself) felt after watching the movie. It was ruined for them because every time something meaningful happened, we were distracted by the idiocies throughout. However I wanted to put it a more delicate manner as you can understand.
I'm not an expert on historically accurate costuming, but I think the day bodice might be a bit too "open hearted" to be accurate.
I can't get over the fact you hand sown so much on this gown! It is downright stunning and all credits to you for having the patience and skills to excecute this by hand
Handsewing manifestation. blame it on Banner ♥️
And shout out to her Mum for needing some hand work while watching TV 😀
All of those bows, and yet it didn’t come off as “too much” 😍😍👏👏👏
I would really love to know how and where you store all these garments once they are completed as some of them are substantial in size and presumably you have a large number of clothes to store between your makes and vintage finds. Xx
Me too! Do you have a Uhaul out back? J/k.
She has done a video about this but not in awhile.
Puckered seams? When everything else is the same, get a new needle. Especially since you have been working through yards and yards of fabric.
Good to know!
Only new needles when you break em.
I made a silk Christening gown for my granddaughter and the seams puckered lot until I talked to my sewing machine mechanic (God bless him) and handed me a package of new fine needles instead of charging me for a tune up. (The machine was only 6 months old)
Needles in industrial sewing machine needs changed every day. Since I used them day in and day out never had any problems with quality
@@lyndaofiowa718 a good sewing machine mechanic is good to know.💖🍁
Thank you to the people in our lives who “needed something to work on to keep them from being bored” who have taken on tiny, near invisible tasks, helping us meet deadlines and complete wonderful, beautifully ambitious projects, when our will might otherwise fade. For your love and your desire to nurture our ambition, thank you.
The issue you had at 20:43.... whenever I have that zipper foot on it changes the foot pressure distribution and I find that I need to adjust it sometimes higher to produce a smooth seam.
This dress is beautiful!! Congratulations on the sponsorship!
I know right!! It's so well deserved. I really can't wait to see her win an Oscar for her designs one day.
growing up Little women was my favorite book My daughter Amy is named after Amy March
Somebody tell Sony that this sponsorship worked, because now I really need to go rewatch the movie!
This is so incredible! I only wish we could have seen more shots of it at the end.. I wanted to revel in its beauty for a bit longer!
I remember how excited you were a few years back to make a pink Civil War era ballgown. I think this new one is even more stunning and I am glad to hear how happy you were about making it.
Oh civil war outfit! I seem to be introduced to Angela's costumes in reverse order...but that's ok 👌💖👑😀🍁
I breathed a sigh of relief when you said your mom helped with the hand sewing. For your sanity! Wow! Amazing job.
Oh my goodness woman you are simply amazing to tackle such a project…… that dress is absolutely stunning!
Congratulations for such a partnership! The dress is beautiful 😍
Congratulations on the sponsorship!! The dress is amazing and my daughter said its a princess dress.
This dress is AMAZING!! How perfect for Amy, I always loved her even though I related more to Meg (I’m the oldest sister of a big family), and this dress is essentially exactly what I’ve always pictured her in, though I never could’ve translated it this well. Absolutely 10/10 amazing job on this. Side note, I would love to see a video about where/how you store all of the garments you’ve made! Every time you make something large and elaborate like this all I can think is “... her closet must be bursting at the seams” 😂😂
Breath taking beautiful dress. I love the fabrics and trims. That printed bow fabric is gorgeous. The balance of lace beaded flowers is exquisite. Well done on a fantastic project. You amaze me!
Congratulations on your new sponsor! Anything "Little Woman" has my vote. I never get tired watching you create and see. I always learn something. This is no exception. Absolutely a beautiful gown on a beautiful lady 😍. Can't wait to see the movie.
I love your commentary in this video😂
"I asked how much they had and the woman said a lot and so a lot I bought"!
Overall a much appreciated amount of sass👌
The video has just stared and you've already taken my breath away...
It is so beautiful congratulations you did a wonderful dress.
Omgg how beautiful it is 😱❤️🌈 You are very talented really 👏👏
Omg this dress is so beautiful!! I freaking love the color. But I'm sorry, I really must disagree about Amy being the best sister. She threw Jo's writing into the fire, and I will never be able to forgive her.
I would have loved to see you walking around in the gown. It’s just so beautiful
Gorgeous and you look beautiful in it.
Hello. Stunning gown! One of my favourite of your creations for sure. You are so talented! It's always a pleasure to watch (and re-watch, and re-re-watch) your videos. I agree 100% with your views on trims and sparkly bits :D have a fabulous day!
WOW! What a great dress, and what a great sponsorship! So many congratulations!
Also I learned something new! I didn't know the dresses with interchangeable bodices were called transformation dresses - my first thought was that it was going to be one of those dresses that transform into a completely different dress, like the princess dresses Designer Daddy makes (as well as others.)
I really enjoyed both the evening & day gown versions...can't choose between them. grin. I second a comment I saw about how despite having Sooo many bows it still doesn't look 'too much'. Usually I don't even like bows but I think these really look well. Great job!
Seriously, you make this look too easy. I’m not even remotely a “beginner” seamstress, but I know this was very complicated and time consuming. You really are very talented.
That was sooooo much hand sewing, I would've gone mad a third of the way through that hand sewing, but brilliant outcome! SO MUCH SPARKLE!!
Sony SHOULD sponsor you! They probably wish they'd hired you as the film's costume designer. Your skills are far more comprehensive than the recipient of that shameful Oscar.
This is so perfectly beautiful, feminine and demure. I love how you accentuated your hair to match. You are gorgeous and this look is extraordinary on you. You have reached perfection. What a talent!
Thank you so much for sharing this project with us. I love everything about this costume including the sparkles, bows, sequins, ruffles...and both bodices. I can't decide which bodice I prefer - they are both beautiful! You look absolutely gorgeous! Well done! Stay safe. Warm wishes from Down Under🇦🇺😊🌸✂️📍👒👠👗😎
I've been playing so much Animal Crossing that I thought the background music of the Able Sisters was playing...Very nice!
I wish I could make something as beautiful as this. Unfortunately I'm quite uncomfortable with sewing machines since I put the needle through my finger.
Autumn Fox Id start with handsewing if you want to sew but are nervous about machines
Autumn Fox Bernadette Banner makes lots of projects using primarily hand sewing, since she’s likes making her historical pieces using historical practice. I recommend that you check her out.
When I saw the the thumbnail in my feed I said OMG ...the Queen strikes again 👑
AKA if Alice from Alice in Wonderland chose a formal gown. It’s light Alice blue and Alice in wonderland was written in 1865.
The k you so much for posting this, I have been feeling extremely unmotivated to work on half finished or still only sketched products and your videos always help me to get back In the spirit!! I hope you and yours are safe
Wow, the bones in my hand ache just watching this! I'd love in the future to hear more about the tought process. What parts of this were planned ahead, and were there any parts that were after thoughts or learning curves? Beautiful gown, and a huge undertaking!
I absolutely fell in love with the costumes from little women so thank you so much. I also loved amy
Both versions of the gown are gorgeous. The headpiece is lovely too. You should be proud of the work you've done.
Amazing work! So beautiful .
Wow! This dress is absolutely stunning! 😍 😍 😍 And what an incredible amount of work you put into it!👍👍👍 You're really amazing! ❤
Keep inspiring, your work is beautiful.
This dress reminds me of the pink 1860’s ball gown you made a few years back that drew me to your channel! Also, you look so beautiful in that color blue. Great job as always!!!!!!
This is lovely! I like the long sleeves best! So elegant!
OH MY you are so talented .
This is gorgeous !!! It’s so dreamy and beautiful 😍
Holy cow Angela!!! This ensemble is a confectionery cloud of beauty. Just...wow!
holly mother of pearl! What a lot of work..Well done Angela..it's beautiful..
I'll admit, I'm not thrilled about the addition of polyester trim and plastic sequins, but can't deny the end result is very very pretty! (And very very You!) I'd personally go for a more toned down gown, even for the evening version. But this isn't about me, it's about two ladies who love sparkles: Angela and Amy!
That material with the bows- omg- that just made my heart pitter patter ❤️❤️💕💕 (and PS I promise it’s safe when used correctly, just try a rotary cutter- just once - and used with those clear cutting rulers that go with them- it’s a whole new world girl!)
OH MY GOD IT'S GORGEOUS
there's so much handsewing, i'd probably die
Just WOW! Amazing work! Thanks for sharing and lifting our mood!
This dress is so stunning!! The color, the trimming, all just so beautiful!!
I wonder if Sony did this because people were mad about the inaccuracies of the film costumes?
The dress is stunning! Great job. I want to make one too; what pattern did you use? Thank you
May I also say that you speak well for long periods of time with lots of detail. Thank you.
I wish Sony had included a challenge to make an interpretation of costumes for the mother and the servant characters. They are both important and would have given an opportunity to experiment with fashion of the time for an older woman and a woman of another class. They want to be lovely, too!
Magnifique travail! Dommage que cette dame artiste de la couture historique ,soit-elle si loin de la suisse ,car j aimerai ,partager ma passion,à la sienne ce serait tellement, passionnant j aime aussi coudre des costumes historiques et je suis sûr elle m apprendrait encore beaucoup merc
Oh my goodness, you're incredible. What a labour intensive, beautiful piece!
Before reading the title, my first thought was that it looked like a historical Cinderella ballgown. It’s beautiful!
This is my new favorite dress that you made right after that A-MA-ZING 1916 orange dress that you made a while ago. I'm so jealous, I want those dress so bad... And, you are perfectly right: there are never too much glitter!
I like seeing the passage of time through your nail colors ☺️
The set is absolutely jaw dropping and has anazing detail. I imedettly stopped everything to watch this!!!
You just need the peg for her nose! Well done, I think you made the precise gown she would have dreamed of!
That is SO pretty
Congrats on a great sponsor! This dress is gorgeous! I love the older movie Little Women, I have yet to watch the new one.
I love these much longer, in-depth videos, and *love* this style of gown. The 1860s was such a gorgeous time period of dresses! I've had so many patterns for this type of gown for years, but I've still been too scared to try them, so I live vicariously through you
What a beautiful dress :)
Also, congratulations on the sponsorship!
Angela you are the type of *extra* I wish I could be! Seriously I wish I had you patience and eye for trims ❤️
I was wondering if you could make a video about how to draft a pattern over a hoop skirt.
when you try looking like a character from Little Women, but end up looking like a Historically accurate Cinderella. But seriously. That dress is gorgeous.
the dress(es?) are gorgeous!! i love the colour coordination of everything and all the textures work together perfectly. what an awesome project, thank you for your hard work!!
Oh Angela! You've done it again! I honestly think they should have had you all design the consumes for the film, because each one of your costumes are just stunning!
Wow. This is awesome
I have only two words to say about the costumes from this movie: Micarah Tewers!!
Marked and saved as a favorite video!!!
Loved them both!!! Could not pick one over the other. Adored the bows, sparkles, fabric choices, laces and the fit of the gowns.
The absolutely perfect way you taught the details of this dress while still be entertaining should win an award.
The dress looked lovely on you!
Blessing. May you be rewarded for every tiny hand stitch. Aaaahhhh she should be on a form in the middle of a very large Edwardian living room for everyone to enjoy... or better yet. You should wear the gown and arrive in a fine horse and carriagewoth 4 footmen to the Award show... win the award and take a carriage ride in the gown through New York Central Park... (After God has healed the city of course)where your fine young gentleman should get down on one knee under the biggest strongest Oak tree and propose marriage to you. That is what this dess needs... a marriage proposal. Praying the gentleman's attire is up to this standard. :)
By the way. .... Did someone make her husband's outfit??? If not YOU should... after all he.chooses you...and properly so :)
Still hoping someone makes her husband's handsome clothing.
YAYYYYYYY a nice long video with beautiful fabric 😍😍😍
This is GORGEOUS, I had troublevtrying to make my family face masks!! I cannot sew!
Such a lovely project! And very fitting for Amy. Thanks for sharing! Love how carefully you explain your process for everything; fantastic.
I think the reason that hook and eye closures are difficult for me at least is they are so small and holding them still and straight gets a little annoying. ( I also have very little use of my left hand )
This costume is amazing I love them both! Angela I hope you make the pattern available for purchase like you did with your plaid walking suit. Keep up the beautiful work.
Angela is like if Bernadette Banner and Micarah Tewers had a child.