Buying a Knockoff of My Own Dress: An Educated Roast (actual fire used for Scientific Purposes)
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- I mentioned a few wonderful ethical/slow fashion brands and small artists, which you should definitely go check out! Also leave some of your faves (or yourself!) below, because hurrah for excellent craftsfolk. :)
Fancy Fairy Wings & Things
www.fancyfairy.com/
IG / fancyfairyangela
YT / @fancyfairyangela
The blog post explaining the situation: www.fancyfairy.com/news/2019/...
Vanyanis
www.vanyanis.com
IG / vanyanis
I didn’t directly mention them, but one of the brands most heavily stolen from by the same website was Armstreet; I actually have several pieces from them and can personally recommend!
www.armstreet.com
IG / armstreetcom
Not mentioned, but as always a shout to my faves at American Duchess, small-scale historical reproduction footwear:
www.americanduchess.com
IG / americanduchess
YT / @americanduchess1
Barrage of Footnotes (or: some interesting reads on the impacts of fast fashion):
[1] Original gown reference: “Saint George Slaying the Dragon” by Jost Haller, c. 1450. Unterlinden Museum. Digital image from Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
[2] www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData...
[3] unfccc.int/news/un-helps-fash...
[4] www.planetaid.org/blog/lessen...
[5] nerc.org/news-and-updates/blo...
[6] www.abc.net.au/news/science/2...
[7] quantis-intl.com/wp-content/u...
[8] www.shoutoutuk.org/2018/11/13...
[9] vimeo.com/193725563?fbclid=Iw...
[10] www.sustainyourstyle.org/old-...
[11] hellohomestead.com/the-impact...
[12] www.wri.org/blog/2017/07/appa...
[13] www.theguardian.com/fashion/2...
[14] www.unece.org/info/media/pres...
[15] www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/t...
[16] www.cbsnews.com/news/earth-da...
[17] www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/bo...
[18] www.greenchoices.org/green-li...
[19] news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/...
[20] truecostmovie.com/learn-more/...
[21] publications.parliament.uk/pa...
[22] / the-environmental-impa...
[23] www.academia.edu/31488011/Was...
[24] unearthed.greenpeace.org/2019...
[25] Page 78: “never wait for a hole”. Agnes Walker, ’Manual of Needlework and Cutting Out’ archive.org/details/krl003663...
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Apologies to all of you suffering through this video after having it assault your recommendations senselessly and for utterly 0 reason, but here we all are. 😬🤔
Well! I mean, my algorithm handed this to me for no OBVIOUS reason, but my beloved is a seamstress and has watched your videos quite a bit, and there is a full set of Jean Hunnisett books on my shelf soooo... hi!
no regrets
I’m not mad, I am delighted!
I'm for any video from artists railing against these knockoffs. Plus I may have found a new channel! Who knew sewing could be so cool?
Not mad, it's fun to find stuff like this. I enjoyed seeing how professional seamstresses look at things. Helped me see how my mum looks at stuff when she's working
I really like how Bernadette Banner goes out of her way to say she doesn't blame the seamstresses themselves for this affront.
Same! That was really good to hear her acknowledge and not blame the seamstresses. People tend to gloss over that
She's amazing and still so kind
Makes sense since I doubt they’re choosing what to copy. More so the company that controls them is choosing whatever to make them try to copy with what they have.
Why should you blame them ? Makes no sense Dorian ?
@@annlyon.2040 Most people would just drag the quality and ignore the fact that it was probably made in a sweatshop.
this woman destroys people while speaking like a monarch
DA QUEEN
hebo031999 BOW DOWN TO ME PESANT SHEEPLE AND WATCH ME CRUSH OPPOSING weaker KINGDOMS WITH MY ELEGANCY.
We all knows well what happens to monarchs eventually. Hint: Louis XV and his wife.
@@ArthurD monarchs eventually die like we all do. I'd guestimate that most do not suffer horrible deaths or get over thrown. Otherwise there wouldn't be any point of having heirs.
I hate how fake her accent seems.
Speaking of the costs, here's a favourite quote of mine:
"Introduce your children to reenactment and living history, and you'll never have to worry about them buying drugs because they won't be able to afford those"
Or miniatures, miniature war gaming and its “plastic crack” leaves you poor
Truth
@@melkorlapich802 Or Pokémon, or TCG in general. Leaves a kid poor, enraged and addicted to cardboard.
@@DarkAngelEU yes yummy yummy cardboard
@@Lord_Asshat I inject the cardboard straight to my veins for optimal pleasure
This video has taught me never to buy clothing online if the photo has the model’s face clipped off.
sad thing is now they all chop the model's face half off, because just by doing that they can pay the model 1/4 of the rate for the exact same work.
@@lyndaanneshop Models need a union. Solidarity forever!
Honestly just do a reverse search on the image, if its a stolen product you usually find the image on other website
Make sure that the site origin isn’t China, Bangladesh or a country that has a reputation for sweatshop conditions. I and a few friends bought a few dresses from jj house and the seams were comings part, the material was cheap, and the colors were wrong.
honestly, if i were trying to market a fashion product, i would intentionally cut the model's face out of the photos just to ensure the focus is all on the product alone.
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plus i personally just hate it when sights (legit or otherwise) show the clothing item in a full outfit and not on it's own.
Like i want only proper product photos of just that item with a plain, solid colour background. no faces, no hands, no anything extra.
I just want to see proper, object product shots of a front and back flat lay photos and front and back fit photos.
like if its a skirt. the fit photos should only be from the waist down to the hem or knees. if it's a shirt, the fit photo should only be from the waist up to the collar bone.
I want clean, clear, objective shots where i can clearly see everything that's going on with the product. drives me nuts when i order something and it looks good in the staged photos on the sight and then it arrives and everything is the same but there's some weird ruffle i don't like that was hidden by another garment in the photo or by the model's hair or their pose.
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plus the whole reason people even just started including the faces of models in product photos for fashion is to try and sell the idea that if you (the consumer) buys their product, then your face and body will magically become as pretty as the model's using subliminal marketing.
which i personally hate.
it also distracts you from the product (at least slightly) and may make you more likely to buy something you don't actually need/want because your subconscious brain is like "the model is pretty so i guess what they're wearing is pretty" even when you would normally think the clothing product is ugly when viewed on it's own or on a dress form.
even makeup and jewelry product photos should just be close up shots of the one relevant body part and never part of a full face shot in my personal opinion on less what's being advertised is a bundle and even then it's should really only include the products being sold in the bundle.
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the goal of product photos is to show off the item being sold and I personally feel like it's false advertising when other products are being used in the product photos for only one item.
there should be a separate "inspiration" or "lookbook" section (where it would also be okay to show the models' faces) on websites where you can see different products being used in tandem to give customers an idea of how different things work together but those combo photos should not be used on the actual product listings.
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for context, i just finished a college program about website design and management that had whole sections on marketing and advertising including how to shoot proper product photos.
and subliminal marketing is one of my biggest personal pet peeves. it's just really gross to me.
and there is a HUGE difference between a separate inspo sections and subliminal marketing on actual product listings.
just that little separation in the placement of 1 photo can change how it effects your perception of things based on context and how you subconscious interprets and processes that context.
Me: *Having absolutely no knowledge of sewing and not being able to sew a straight or clean line or even properly close a stitch.*
Me: UGH THESE SEAMS ARE A HOT MESS. GOD DAMN.
Truee
Exactly
Then practise. That's how you get good at things. My school learnt to sew using paper. Draw a line, then sew down it. Rinse lather repeat till you can do it reasonably well.
@@petawatson5120 I think they ment the seams on the knock off dress, not their own stitching.
You sound like when people watch Food Network or a Gordon Ramsey show like Masterchef or Hells Kitchen while eating their Ramen noodles but shake their head in disgust at the contestants.
You put more effort in pronouncing Herjolfsnes than they put in their dress
m o m you must be an idiot lmao
@Laurence Morin that's exactly what they're saying. They're saying that no one was roasting the miss Banner
As a Swede I approve
This is Bernadette's villain origin story. She's the polite anti-hero villain that you feel kinda bad if you decide to fight her, because she's not really wrong, and she's so nice.
She is not the villain. She is the victim.
@@valeries2304 She copied a dress from a painting that someone else copied 😅
@@aquinamedia4508 She did it for educational purposes and personal use. Not for mass resale
@@aquinamedia4508 At least it doesn't look like a knock off dress a time traveler copied and pasted into the future
@@why5482 A time traveler would have the original.
"It is not me returning the product they need to be worried about; it's what I am going to do to them when I keep the product." *Impressively polite, yet pure evil, smile.*
THIS
I laughed at that
I like to think Bernadette Banner is like Bruce Banner, except instead of turning into a big green monster if you upset her she turns into 90 lbs of sentient tartan and hits you with Jane Austen books
I can actually visualize that lol.
👏👏👏
Still laughing 😆😂
😂😂 that was GOOD!!
@@c.s.oneill2079 Yes, and what we see of her in this video is the pit. The pit, though less pleasant than the remainder of the peach, is nonetheless a necessary part of the peach. It is the seed. With this video, Bernadette is sowing our hearts and minds with a different view of apparel and what goes into its creation.
She’s the person that could cut you down without a single curse word.
Roast elegantly
This was why I was so drawn to the world of Jane Austen. The way they articulate is just simply divine. Their rude yet calm and collected speech was refreshing compared to today.
she is a human embodiment of the word "shine ( 死ね )"
Cut down my what, exactly?
@@martialme84 Your ego.
She even used her real name to email the company and they didn't even realized that 😂😂😂😂😂
I don't think shes only one they copied, they arent going to keep track something like that
Likely the person trawling the internet for designs isn't the person answering emails.
And I believe the guy that replied to the email is not the same as someone who has the idea to copy the design
You should totally lend the two dresses to an art gallery or museum with a little plaque about fast fashion. I think it would be a really important and informative display!
ooooh that is good
Yes! Fabulous idea!
Ooo, yes! That would be so cool!
Yes! That is a wonderful idea!
Oh that's a good idea
The company is called MISSLOOK. And they definitely did MISS the LOOK
Underrated comment! Lol
It was a typo.. they meant Mislook. Similar to mistake.
Can we make mislook into a real word?
MISS me with that LOOK, I tell ya
Bu dum tssss
Ma de in china. Surprisingly they spelled china correctly.
She can brainwash me into a peasant with her posh way of talking.
She never even wore the dress
@@ayobell2779 looking at the dress form which mimics the human body, it still wouldn't have looked good even if she had worn it instead of just keeping it on the dress form
Same Here
@@ayobell2779 Did you not watch the whole video? It's not her size so her trying to wear it would be very uncomfortable for her.
Same. Hahahaha
"Everyone should know how to sew." This resonated so much in me. My dad was a tailor, his dad (my grandpa) was a tailor, too, along with some of his brothers. Their family made a living out of making clothes. In the 4th grade during Home Ec, we were taught how to sew and I picked it up naturally. It has helped me a lot even at the simplest most mundane level of mending clothes; button came off of a shirt, no problem; belt loops of pants got undone, no worries. It's basic, yes, but the utility of having such a skill that's gone quite underappreciated in a fast-fashion world is immense. Thank you, Bernadette, for your wisdom!
My mom was pretty short but had wide hips. Her pants fit her hips but would be way too long. When I got a machine hemming her pants took about 5 minutes per pair so it really came in handy. Recently my husband bought me an expensive wiggly kitty pillow and a seam on the cat came undone so I took a couple minutes to resew the 3 inches and it's good as new. My grandma taught me to sew when I was 5 because the clothes that came with dolls were just terrible so all my dolls had pretty designer dresses instead of the ugly, cheap clothes that came with them. I mended army uniforms because they're expensive and they don't have to look perfect when it's the "jump out of a plane" uniform. I don't make garments, the most complicated thing I made was a dog harness but just having basic skills have really come in handy. Like I wasn't going to toss out a 60$ kitty pillow because 3 inches of it came undone.
It's absurd ppl can't do something as basic as sewing. My grandfather did cobbler work and was a saddler, also did leather work making purses, chaps, etc. My nana a seamstress who also worked hard at the laundry. Working class people should always have these skills.
When I was a kid my mother bought sewing patterns for Barbie clothes and other dolls. Such tiny things to create, I'm not sure I could make those!
@@RunninUpThatHillh you should give it a try! It'll be a treat when you get to make a doll with your own hands.
The issue after the "how to sew" is the "how to deal" mountain of potential sewing projects that you will get to...eventually...
You forgot that you priced that at wholesale. For retail, which is what you paid, it is standard to double or triple your wholesale cost. So, $3000-$4500 for that dress.
quite comparable to a somewhat more expensive than average bespoke suit. fun how that works!
I love how she goes from roasting a dress to roasting the whole fashion industry.
Lmaoooo
Randomm IKR 😌💅🏼 it’s peaceful mood
Not just the fashion industry but consumers in general.
Literally. She sets a piece on fire.
Lol fr like my 20$ hoodie has loose strands and is made with cheap plastic I’m offended but I’m supporting her it 😭
This lady is professor mcgonagal when she was 20 something
I WAS JUST THINKING THIS
Onmmg ❤️❤️yes
Yes she is
Amen
HERREGUD y e s
Your dress is like an epic piece of armor you earn after fighting a dragon in a fantasy game. The knock-off is the armor you start with when making a new character 🤣
The difference between alucard armour and alucart armour
I agree 😂
The knockoff is the lookalike Raid Shadow Legends puts on the character they promise you for free if you sign up with MY SPONSOR CODE- (which actually sucks because that's why they can give it to you for free)
I grew up in a house where we used clothes until they were rags, literally. My mam wanted us to always be dressed well, so we had a system. New clothes would be for occasions. Going out for a meal, Christmas, any sort of family gathering or event. Then, once the clothes got a bit more worn they would become everyday clothes for going out, running errands, etc. Then, once they started to show more psychical signs of wear, they would become clothes for wearing around the house. Because of this, even when we were just chilling at home we would be dressed decently enough, which was very important where I grew up. The last stage of the clothes life was to be cut up and used for all sorts of random stuff, like patching up other clothes and sewing rag dolls. Now as an adult, I don’t still use this method but I do try to be as sparing as possible. I don’t buy many clothes, but just try to make them last. Just thought I’d share this, because it is an interesting method of using clothes to their fullest. It’s quite old fashioned but it can certainly be effective.
At the last stage, in my home we would use them as cleaning rags. Never needed to buy napkins and the like.
Holy hell, Same here! Exactly the same! We also only wear new clothes on special ocassions, and once they lose their "shine" and "newness" they will be used as normal everyday clothes.
I feel like her speech is expensive and I must be paying something to hear her talk.
She said she's a historian, by trade, and only makes these one-off historical recreations on the side. I imagine she's well-read, but also you should check out her videos on letter-writing, quill pens etc. I'm sure she's invested time into her elocution, if she's interested in recreating the lovely prose found in victorian correspondence.
well, then you are quite certainly easily entertained. I had a hard time to find out if it shall be educated american english or proper english. This lady surely managed to make me wonder but i believe my first guess is the correct one and she prefers dealing in dollars and not in pounds.
i got the dress online. it really good quality!!
@@amymerdieth2405 you shouldn't be proud of it you know?
Lol. Oh ma god! I totally agree with you
I have never seen anyone being so politely enraged.
I wouldn't say "politely enraged". It came of purely bitter to me. I do not blame her, as I'm an artist myself, but there is no point to mask what's obvious.
@@dykevader01 Let me get that for you.
Bitter
"(of people or their feelings or behavior) ANGRY, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment."
Enraged
"very ANGRY; furious."
Beautifully put
@@heathersprague8625 My mom failed as a designer because nobody wanted to pay her even the materials worth and ended up as a middle school teacher with burnout...so this really hits me...definitely going to show this to her...
@@seigeengine There's nothing wrong with using "politely enraged." You're missing the reason why "politely" was there. I don't know if you know this... but adverbs modify the meanings of words ;D "Smiled sadly" gives the impression that, as opposed to most smiles, that the smile was bittersweet. "Politely enraged" should give you the impression that, as opposed to a rampaging gorilla, she was very angry but had a civilized restraint. This should be evident in the first minute of the video and the LONG spiel about industrialized clothing in the later half of the video. If anything it's a minor exaggeration. There's nothing wrong with someone using colorful rhetoric.
as a goth, i am heavily invested in not only thrifting, but also making my own pieces, wearing things until they fall apart (its part of the vibe), and customizing clothing so that it fits better. i think its incredibly helpful, useful, to know how to sew, repair, maintain your clothing. theres some things ill let get torn or worn out, and theres other things i protect with my life. if you dont know how to care for something you lose the agency you have over your clothing that you already lack from buying it rather than making it. its an essential skill.
You’re a Goth, huh?
Why aren’t you sacking Rome?
im a grunge ish and agree
"The subject of the obviously lacking ethics in this endeavour shall be discussed anon." What an absolutely beautiful sentence! The most polite way of saying "I'll deal with you thieving SOBs in a minute!" I've ever heard!
her accent is scarily queens english and american at the same time
YeetoSpagheeto mid Atlantic
DAYBROK3 thank you :))
I thought she was Canadian when I first heard her voice.
Where is she from?
new york i think lol
She's so aggressive in such a polite way... I want to meet the people who raised this scarily enraged polite women...
I'm taking notes, I'd love to roast this politely
white ladies for you
@@JaggedEdgeBouldering I mean, maybe it's a white lady thing because a lot of this is cultural, but it's also a historical European thing. If you read any Jane Austen, you know that it was a necessary skill to be both brutal and flawlessly polite at the same time. American culture around the same time tends to be a bit more blunt, and I wouldn't be surprised if people of color in England had the same skills (if not more, due to being under worse scrutiny).
she can be a teacher
Oh please please please let us meet your family
Three years after watching this, I have learned to patch, darn, hand-sew, and otherwise mend my clothing as well as learned to crochet and knit - and I am so much happier now that I know how to choose good, sturdy, well-made clothes and keep my beloved items around as long as possible. Is making my own clothes next?!
Thank you, Bernadette - you are an inspiration.
I’m a 39 year old man who randomly came across this video and I can not understate the amount of respect I have for you and your passion and knowledge and talent.
I aspire to reach a level where I can be this composed yet pissed at the same time
Amen, sister. That should be her TedTalk
😂
Omg i dream to be like this
Yes, me too
This had me deadddddd💀
"I'm not even mad." Oh, no. That emotion is definitely RIGHTEOUS WRATH.
That raised eyebrow screams indignation! lol Excellent video and I would love to see more as to what happens to the 'dress'.
I'm not mad, just disappointed.
@@bernadettebanner Bernadette, aside from the egregious copyright/design infringement in this particular case, fast fashion is the democratization of fashion. The vast majority of the world (even in the USA) can't afford to pay $1,600 for one garment or lacks the skills/time to make a dress like this. It's elitist to vilify mass produced (non-couture) manufacturers AND the people that buy mass produced clothing just because they can't afford to buy one-of-a-kind, expensive, labor intensive garments; but still desire them. Also as a side note, you're pricing this dress based on the NYC pricing of fabric and USA minimum wage. $40 is a LOT of money for China. Stealing your creative property is inexcusable; buying mass produced clothing as long as it makes you happy is ok.
that`s like when your mother tells you: I´m not mad... I´m dissapointed...
@@markturner85 boy you didn't listen to a word she said for half the video that's promising
Imagine being this elegant and and existing in this timeline 😔
I try not to. Her genteel outrage is too much for a heathen like me. I say ain't a lot.
well obviously bernadette is a time-traveler. there’s no other way!
I clicked on the video to see the roast of the knock-off, and was absolutely floored at how breathtakingly beautiful your dress is.
Then I heard you talk about Scoliosis. As someone with a fifty percent curve in my spine (and where it curves, it pushes my shoulder blade out) and has just came to terms that all clothes will look weird on me for the rest of my life - I'm just completely floored and in even *more* awe of your dress now. Thank you for that inspiration!
Quickest tell is if the model's head is missing from the photo, you're getting a stolen design.
Not necessarily. If I were to set up a shop, I'd usually crop out/blur out the face in the pictures of my work because I prefer to highlight the actual clothing.
Edit: Also, some of the people modeling the clothing don't want their faces shown
@@moonstone3054 then you would look like a scam clothing company
@@moonstone3054, Use mannequins instead of human models, then...
Dude- mannequins are expensive- I'm like 15- I can't afford that
@@moonstone3054 I'd say just try n find models who are okay with it, i know it's not really easy when your entire pool of potential models is just people you know but it'll be easier that way. You could also make sure to keep a good social media presence, that should take the curse off a bit.
Good luck tho! I wish I'd started as early as you, I'm just starting now and this shit is difficult 😭
Before watching video: "What the fuck, why is this video in my recommendeds? I've never watched a sewing video?"
After watching video: "How dare these contemptuous charlotons express such audacity as to flagrantly steal someone's artistry!"
🤣😂🤣
YES! Can totally relate
same here. like the FCKING AUDACITY?!
It's like watching Baumgartner Restaurations.
Restoring pictures? Why would I watch that?!
One video later: How dare they use staples?! Polyurethane?!?!! What monsters! 🤣
@@joe_z The word "plunder" works well too
I felt the same lol.
As a professional seamstress, I am so glad TH-cam recommended me this video. It makes me happy that there are people like you who are speaking out about the fast fashion industry! Thank you!
What's really sad is that polyester doesn't even make good rags.
“It is not my returning the product that they should be so afraid of. It is what I’m going to do to them when I keep the product that they should be more concerned about.” *commence evil grin*
Right? I near about *cackled* when she said that. 🤣🤣
Yessss!!! 😈
But you were the powerful squeeky wheel
@@ritageorge8748 Clever...very clever...
I was drinking water and I almost spit it out because of that line
She seems like the person who wrote the Minecraft enchantment language
😂 😂 😂 😂
Lol
This made me laugh a little too hard
She probably did.
Lmao I agree
Thank you TH-cam for ACTUALLY recommending an amazing human being to listen and learn from. Stoked.
3 years later, I still send this video to my friends to try and convince them to stop buying fast fashion, and I think of it every time I see an ad for Wish or Temu or another one of those god-awful websites. Keep fighting the good fight, BB!
A woman who uses the word "floofy" in a masterfully constructed argument is worthy of respect.
1K likes and 0 comments
@@ramonewang8386
everyone silently agrees
@@mefovarka indeed.
Not just respect, utter and total submission to her every wish and command.
@@MattPhonee YES YES YES
The title didn't lie when it said an *educational roast"
It...doesn't say that
@@trianglelullaby384 Can you all not read
It says "educated" not "educational"
@@trianglelullaby384 Uh, no they don't
@@trianglelullaby384honestly if i'd written something like this online i'd be up all night basking in shame and then delete it first thing in the morning. you're so brave hun
@@trianglelullaby384 Doesn't everyone?
I love how instead of simply getting back at the distributor, you take the time to educate us.
I swear to God she would make a Perfect villainess! Like if she narrated and decided to gloat before my impending demise I'd listen to every. Word.🤩☺
Love that she makes note of the probably awful working condition of the workers who were making the dress, and how that doesn't honestly reflect their overall sewing capabilities.
Agreed!
3rd world countries are incredibly cheap and a few Euros/Dollars can make a great salary.
Yeah, im sure there are sweatshops all over the world, but there are also many workers who do this happily.
@@chettonex They don't do this happily. Working conditions in the fast fashion industry are awful, people have to pee in bottles, they're sewing in cold and harsh environments. Sometimes the factories collapse, families are left motherless and then the children have to go and work in the same family for a meager wage.
She is really kind and sweet but also the kind of woman that you never want to make angry
Or literally any honest artist off like ever
It's like she's gonna slap you with a plethora of Dictionaries if you make her mad
Wifey material
Yeah she’d rip you a new one and the whole ordeal would still be appropriate to put on the kid’s channel 😂
Her: Imagine wrapping yourself in plastic.
Me: Work uniform is 100% polyester so cheap she had to buy under armor to protect her skin.
This is my biggest pet peeve with work gear! My old job had us wearing long sleeve polyester shirts outside, in summer, DURING A HEATWAVE. Pretty sure the only reason noone died was because we all ignored uniform code...
I've done this same fire experiment to teach my kids about identifying the different materials used in fabrics. Your handmade dress is gorgeous. I also make my own clothes, though I'm not as much of an expert. I often get asked "why don't you do it as a business?" I've taken a couple "commissions" but honestly I can't even charge for my time, that ends up being a gift to whatever friend I'm sewing for and to the creative universe. The commission money is like materials plus a tip.
Yup I gVe up, no one wants to pay what you need to charge.
Yeah, and trying to monetize can also suck the joy out of it. I usually either gift my stuff, occasionally sell a few items at ren faires. My favorite thing is trading with other craftspeople, which a lot of my friends are!
me: mom can we get a historical dress
mom: no we have a historical dress at home
historical dress at home:
Lol
Bronte its weird how many likes this has and not as much comments xD
Lmao
@@anaistodoroki5661 No it isn't. Hitting 'like' is super easy. Writing a comment takes time and possibly some thought.
Lantern Apocalypse I know 😑 but I meant the amount of people who decided to like it and the amount of people who commented have a huge difference between them
i: o' mother, can a hast one frock o' the evening so fair?
mother: nay, child. one doth hath fine robes a-plenty at thine house.
the robes in thine house:
in the marrr THIS COMMENT IS SO UNDERRATED THANK YOU
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Medieval Memes™:
LMAO!
Why you no up there? 👆
Thy garbage
Concerning anyone wondering what to do when confronted with the task of stewarding a polyester situation; an idea for you: I save all the polyester kid’s clothes that filter down to me from friends, cut them up, and crochet them into rugs and potholders! No skin had to suffer wearing it ever again 😊
Honestly i've for years i never had any sort of interest on fashion so i've always just worn whatever i thought was cute and flattering for myself regardless of time, so i always end up having clothing i've been able to wear for 5+ years, literally just wearing clothes until they wear out or i grow out of them physically- which i find is a more natural and logical way to buy clothing? i just never understood the act of buying new clothes every year entirely based on the season's fashion trend and then getting rid of it-
and while i've developed a bigger interest on fashion as of the last couple years, i still stand by preferring to buy something i know i'll wear for long rather than buying something i'll throw away- plus ive taken a liking for buying hand crafted clothing, i have a seamstress from who i often order clothing, and she can make high quality stuff that will last me longer, plus i get to commission completely custom clothing that fits my body and tastes perfectly. i get why people prefer to buy from a store, its cheap and quick, but i think that commissioning custom clothing from a talented craftman is way more worth it than people think
my mother allways buyed my clothe because i don't like going into shop so i don't know what i would do when i would be living alone
Body types should not be trends!
other than for children, who grow at an alarmingly fast pace and therefore do need newly sized clothes every once or twice a year, i didn't even know that it was a thing for people to buy clothes and toss them away almost immediately afterwards. It seems impractical in every sense of the word. as i live in the world now, it is utterly baffling to me how people can treat clothes with such disregard, and even more so since i began to knit some of my winter garments.
Totally agree. I wear my clothes until I can't mend them any more. If a seam comes loose or a button falls off, I can fix that. I have several pairs of jeans that I bought in 1998-2003 so they are 20-25 years old and still good - the buttons have been reattached a couple of times and I had to restitch some seams but the fabric is mostly still good. My grandma taught me some basic clothes mending skills and how to use a sewing machine.
I rarely ever buy clothing these days - what I bought as a young adult still fits and the clothes 20 years ago were better made than the crap they are selling these days. Also, the style fits me better. I don't pay attention to fashion trends, I look at what's comfortable and flattering and I'd expect a semi-decent quality - not like hand-made but the fabric should be good quality to last and the cut should fit me. If the seams are not very well made, I can fix that. I also buy clothing from thrift stores because they tend to be better quality.
When I “outgrew” my empire waist maxi dresses, I turned them into elastic waist midi skirts-and still have them as I’d made them myself with quality fabric. More amazing: in 1977 I bought 2 men’s short-sleeve shirts that were of quality material and construction despite being sold in a grocery store-and am STILL wearing them! They don’t even look faded or worn. They even came with a spare placket and a spare collar button attached to the inside. 46 years. PS-I made throw pillows and quilt patches from the bodices and sleeves of those maxi dresses.
This is the root of all horror, she speaks politely and yet sounds murderous and aggressive at times but still polite and collected. 😰☠️
Wow thanks for the likes
The kind of woman I want to grow up as
My mom is like that. It demands respect and terrifies me at the same time. 😬
What I aspire to be as a manage when I’m upset.
@@SalemKnees She's got class. Something many don't have these days.
no idea who she is other than definitely a centuries-old vampire.
H H me too
Aren’t we all?
let's try anagramming her name. That's what gave Carmilla away
Still looks like elegant beauty ❤😭
This comment gave me the urge to read wattpad
This is so true. When I worked for a swimwear brand I had designed a print and swimsuit that was sold for £149. 6 months later I was in the tube and saw a BooHoo advert for a near exact copy for £19, we sent a CaD letter with no response, said swimsuit was then on their site for £6 and then 2 days later nowhere to be seen. It’s just so gutting.
I live in a poor African country and from what I have noticed is how old cloths are shipped to Africa on a daily basis. Sure it isn't a bad thing sending cloths to a poor country but what really struck me was how much cloths is brought. Mountains of cloths that majority of looks new and which is also good quality.
If she wasn't a queen in her past life, I don't know who she was
A court mage, obviously
Or the OG stylist for the royals
My theory is that she was Bertha Banner, Victorian era writer of sewing manuals. Now our Bernadette is stick going through her previous reincarnations writing to figure out how in the world to construct this sleeve.
Chann
@@EnejiChris That dress is great, but its not what royals would have worn. Royals wore much more expensive fabrics, designs and elaborate styles. I'd say that dress was suited to a wealthy gentlewoman or lower status noblewoman.
Oh my god she actually cited her sources in the description. I thought she was making a joke, this woman is a living essay and I'm here for it.
@Awkward idk ikr sheesh
Ooooo, I meant to look for those citations! Thanks! *scrolls up*
She is a historian. Research is her literal bread and butter. And from watching her channel, it's actually her nature.
Been cutting up old shirts to make secret pockets inside of the clothes I do wear, it’s super fun
Im glad she so understanding about the seamstresses because there most likely slave labor
**never cared or watched a video about sewing before**
THEY DID WHAT? THE AUDACITY
Ha
Haha. I watch alot of sewing videos but never do it. Even so, I was offended that these people did this to her. AND of course I feel bad for those who thought they were going to get a bomb ass dress and got a sucky one.
sameee...
Eduardo Comerlatto oops
She got more money for 4+ Million Hits. It was worth it for her for sure. With just $2.00 Per 1,000 Hits. That is about $8000.00 and that does NOT including clicks. You will be surprised what you can do on TH-cam!
I actually feel your pain. I am friend with a professional ancient Chinese-style dress maker. The effort she puts in searching for the right fabric, designing the perfect pattern, and researching old dress making techniques is astounding. It absolutely furiates her to see her design copied by a mass-producer and sold at an insulting price. It is really a shame that copyright protection is not extended to fashion designs.
Wait what? I cant care less about clothing but this is plain disgusting
@@sapateirovalentin348 it's because clothes are a necessity and it can be extremely difficult to differentiate between clothes being inspired by another piece of clothing versus being plagiarised, so in the 1920s (I think?) the American copyright authorities basically decided it didn't apply to fashion.
Given how much a mess the rest of American copyright laws are and how much they're based on the whims of massive international corporations like Disney, it's probably for the best they made that decision. But it massively impacts creators at the bottom instead, and that's definitely a discussion which should be more widespread.
How can we support her business
@@redwitch95 Wow I had no idea. I was just reading through some comments and I'm shocked this doesn't qualify as infringement. It's definitely false advertising! Thank you for the information!
@@mae5096 As someone really into the ancient Chinese clothing thing, we kind developed a system to investigate the brand's authenticity lol. We kinda know every brand that is real and stick with them only. I can now identify any dress with its name and the maker now, and yes.. we gave poetic names to each dress..lol. And with group chats, we share, report, and warn others about anything new or suspicious.
I'm not sure if it's going to sound weird, but I can't help but appreciate how polite and nice you are even when talking about something as upsetting as this. Also...which might also sound ever weirder, but I love your vocabulary. I'm a non-native english speaker and actually hearing words I usually only find in books, it's like a breath of fresh air.
I'd like to also thank you for all those information about clothes-making and how to tell if something is a good quality or not. I've never even thought of pausing and examining the stitching when I buy something new, but what you said makes so much sense and...well, long story short, I'm happy to subscribe to your channel. (Also, your remark about tick-tock was spot-on :D This might make me a dinosaur, but I'v enever actually seen the point either :D)
3 years ago in 2020 I first watched this and felt bad for my contributions to all of the premade garments I’ve owned over the years. Now three years later I don’t really buy clothes unless I’m absolutely positive that I don’t know how to sew them, with the added thrifted fabric it makes me feel better about my environmental impact :)
She'd be that great teacher to be with but don't wanna piss off.
Minerva.
OMG, #emotionaliq, @nash, you don't know how happy I feel when I meet a minervan outside, we are so small we rarely meet coincidentally.
She kinda does look like a younger, prettier Minerva in her profile picture.
@@lavendermarshmallowplant3229 😂😂
Not at all. Dolores. Merely your medieval methods. (Sorry reminded me of that scene)
Lol ur so right
She is how I would imagine a young Minerva McGonagall
yeeeeeessss
i totally agree!!
Matilda Osborne an American Minerva McGonagall
Omg. I can not unsee it. 😱
exactly what i was thinking
It's the hair style! I can't unsee it!
Please don't apologise for "ranting" when ranting is the very least that is called for! The fast fashion industry is obscene in its wrecking of the planet and its exploitation of garment workers - even without adding to these injuries the insult of flagrant copyright infringements. Your original dress is a work of art. The knock-off version is contemptible. Thank you for your awesome work.
HAHAHA so I'm a professional tailor by day, but I started out in this field hand stitching luxury decor and window dressings so when you talk about all the hours you spent painstakingly hand stitching this gown (which is GORGEOUS btw) I really felt it in my soul - I've never had anybody rip off my work but I've seen these knock off sites everywhere and this video was like weirdly a mix of enraging and cathartic?? 🥴
THANK YOU for ranting about fast fashion by the way, cheap fast clothing that falls apart is just fuelling this absolutely toxic monster of an industry that's really damaging the environment
And don't even get me started on wages in this industry, I took commissions when I was young and still just learning and now when people ask me to make things for them I turn them down so fast because I KNOW the cost is going to be too high for them
I grew up with a Mom that made all my clothes. She was an amazing seamstress. I'm ashamed to say I did not appreciate it at all as a child. When I complained about looking different she would tell me to "set my own style". By the time I was in middle school I had embraced this to the point of becoming a punk. A real one in that is with a total DIY and not something I bought in a store. When I eventually got out of college and got a job my Mom was again a lifesaver as she made me work clothes I could never have afforded to buy. One of the last pieces she made me before her arthritis made it impossible for her to sew was an amazing dress for the millennial New Years. I felt like freakin' Scarlet O'Hara in that dress, although it was more a 50's style silhouette than an 1860's. She put so much love into everything she made for me. I wish I had told her how much I loved and appreciated it more often.
nice
In my humble opinion, if you wore the clothes your mother made for you, she knew you appreciated it or would come to, in the years that came. Mother's just have such a keen eye when it comes to their children, they seem to know what we feel or can't find the words to say. I'm sure she knew and loved making every piece of clothing for you.
Thats a very sweet comment.......Im still young (i am 11) its true that sometimes its hard to appreciate the things they do for us.....To be honest i get annoyed sometimes when they tell me what to do, but i know its for my own good....Even sometimes i forget my comment when in a fight......
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...At least the majority of them. But I agree!
My mother sewed for myself and my two sisters and when we got older and friends saw the uniqueness of our outfits they wanted clothes too. My sisters know how to sew but I took in what our mother taught us and improved on it through books, videos and plain common sense. My biggest successes are formal dresses and gowns and now I mainly concentrate on formal dresses for my baby twin neices.
I expected to hear you ranting against the dress, instead you attacked the systemic problems that caused this dress to exist in the first place, you are amazing!
Sasha Cardoso I know. I honestly absolutely love this. My respect for her grew exponentially throughout the length of the video
It would have INFURIATED me beyond comprehension, so you are definitely a better woman than I 😄
And that cut and smirk with “I bought the dress!” was just pure comedic genius how it was delivered 😂👌💖
Well, all thanks to TH-cam, i now have a small crush on a well spoken historian with a love for historically accurate fashion and deep, but well mannered hatred towards mass and cheap manufactured garments.
"Whatever the heck the TickTok is". Poetry.
This has been the most highly sophisticated roast ever
That's what i was thinking!
Ikr. She tore them apart all fancy like ;P
I loved every second of it
Wish more roasts were like this
This or the one genius girl who composed a symphony or something to subtly roast some people she had a disagreement with. I forgot her name, but she is Swedish I believe and she is a musical genius. Her work was based on turning the sound of sirens into something beautiful. It blew my mind.
Edit: her name is Alma and she wrote Siren Sounds Waltz
Very sophisticated, indeed. I love it 👏
"[Sewing] is not a feminine thing- it's not a like, delicate floofy
thing. It's a basic, technical, practical skill." AMEN. Reminds me of
that guy that said "Guys should cook too, because neither feminism nor
sexism will help you when you're hungry." It's a thing you need to know
in order to Adult.
I was quoting the video- those are Bernadette's own words. And skills are not inherently gendered. They are skills. Simple as that.
@@yogawarriorgirl 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@kissesandavocuddles Skills don't have genders. That's the point she's trying to make.
@kissesandavocuddles In the past men and women were both taught how to knit, that was normal. Now knitting is considered femanine, and by ignorant masses even something only old ladies do.
kissesandavocuddles whoosh.
Just found this channel and I just got to say that this reminds me of one of the topics my Mother in Law and I have discussed over time; the 'Disposable Society' or 'Throw away' society. Basically it's about how we as a society have been taught that it is okay and expected to use perfectly good items only for a short time before getting rid of them for latest model as well as that using disposable items is supposed to be 'convenient', 'time-saving' and ultimately necessary in our daily grind.
Here she is✨
In all-THIS IS NOT COTTO-
In all her polyester, synthetic...Glory ✨💀
She is the most peaceful angry looking person who speaks essay.
Well then, did not expect 12k likes but eh
That's a hard language to learn
It's strangely therapeutic,
copied commeent
@@yoboi811 h o w
Mm. I think she speaks in cursive
I love how you talk, it's like _cursive writing_
Her voice is (to my ears) much more precise and clear than cursive. It is as clear as print, though not mechanical like print. Perhaps the best comparison would be to very careful hand lettering, such as in books from before the invention of the printing press.
damn
Robert Lozyniak couldn't have said it better
I absolutely love her voice. Especially her vocab.
But if you want cursive talking, John Maclean is the perfect definition
dumpster His way of speaking is like the fine print on a contract, or the important signature of a very wealthy or high class person
Proud to say that I did cut my pink mullet skirt and made a baby dress, because fabric was nice and in perfect condition.
Your medieval dress is a true work of art!
I have no idea why this was recommended to me, but I had to watch the whole thing. The exceedingly polite rage, clear expertise on the topic, obvious skill in sewing, and natural elegance of you yourself just had me captivated from beginning to end. Also, I know you don't, but if you wanted to sell your historical recreations of these dresses I am 1000% sure that you would have enough buyers in your niche to regularly sell your dresses for at least $2000 to $3000. If there are women that will spend thousands on a single name brand handbag, there are definitely women who would pay 5 or 6 times the $1600 price you quoted in the video. Especially fans of steampunk cosplay and renaissance fair cosplays to name 2 off the top of my head.
"Everyone should know how to sew." YES! Thank you! I am a man, and I was taught to sew as a child. I mend (or amend) my own clothing when and how I need to. It IS a basic and necessary skill. I'm am constantly shocked at the number of people I run into who can't even replace a missing button. I'm even more shocked by the number of men who think they need to find the nearest woman to do it for them rather than do it themselves.
Noah Martin Should this be something everyone should know?? I find sewing difficult though I've only tried when i was younger. Why do you think it's a basic skill?
@@ReginaPhelangee To be clear, when I say that sewing is a basic skill, I don't mean making your own garments, necessarily. I mean that everyone should be able to do the most basic mending. If you rip a seam, you should know how to sew it up again; if you lose a button, you should know how to sew it back on rather than throwing away a perfectly good piece of clothing. This may take practice, but it isn't difficult to do, and everyone should learn.
I agree, it's something that everyone should know. Mending a hole or a ripped seam and sewing on a button are the absolute basics, and if you're not trying to 'make' anything, that's really all you'll ever need to know.
@@ReginaPhelangee yes , but the basic one . Which is how to sew up your missing button , or maybe torn apart pants . It really helps .
😂once my pants torn apart in the middle . I asked my teacher for needle and yarn to sew it myself . She was surprised and said there's none male student that sew it by themself before
nobody:
youtube algorithm: would you like a dress video?
me: uh... yes why not
*3am YT reccomendations*
dude,,, same thing. but im glad to see this woman speak clearly yet angrily
🤣 totally
yea-
And as it turns out, the TH-cam algorithm was strangely right! I did in fact want to see a 24 minute long video about a dress and it’s knockoff. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m about to go become aware of how many synthetics are in my own wardrobe...
I absolutely hate sewing, I have ever since I was young, but I do acknowledge the necessity of at least being ABLE to sew. My mum always made sure I knew at least the basics, because it really is a very important skill. Being able to sew is just as important as being able to cook or do your own laundry.
"How did we get here?"... We arrived at this situation because governments around the world allowed companies and corporations to move their manufacturing to China, thus releasing them from paying decent wages to its own citizens and thus also allowing them to reap exorbitant profits. Meanwhile, Western countries such as Australia and the USA are suffering from a lack of employment for its citizens. The result is that we all now suffer from having to wear cheap, ill-fitting and mostly ugly clothing. I also note that 'fashion' is now being determined by making clothes with as little fabric as possible.
not just clothing, pretty much everything is now manufactured there, including medicine. This is going to backfire so badly.
Yep 🤬
this is just sinophobia, white supremacy, and Christian conservatism masquerading as care about the realm of fashion, my dude
@@DetectiveNyx This is just a reasonable take. If stuff can more easily be produced at one place because of natural resources, climate etc. that's great. Silk should come from China. But not all (or at least 95%+) the textile and pharmaceutical products should come from there just because it is easier to exploit workers and dispose of chemical waste in Asia then in Western countries. It's bad for everyone except the people making profit on other's backs.
@@DetectiveNyx Not at all. EVERYTHING is made in China. A quick look at the labels on everything in your house, or everything in Walmart, will prove that. No, I am not saying literally 100% of everything is made in China, I am using hyperbole for rhetorical purposes. That means that a significant portion of our economy is reliant on China. And you're right that I don't care about fashion, but it's still a significant part of the economy, and it's not the only thing so often made in China - technology is, too. So are toys. Medicine. That means a HUGE part of our economy, not to mention the ability to mess with our tech and medicine, is in Chinese hands. China is a sovereign nation separate from the US, which alone is a good reason to worry. It is NOT good politics to let ANY other political entity have that much potential leverage over you. Also, China's current records include... let's see... genocide, the political murder of their own citizens, lying to cover up COVID, and mass intellectual theft. Yeah, they don't sound like the sort of people we should trust with such a significant slice of our economy, even if they DIDN'T hate our guts - which they do. Giving them this much of a role in our economy is dangerous.
"Utterly useless pieces of actual garbage". Tell us how you really feel.
Huy Pham I loved that too 😂
Huy Pham that is how she feels and tbh I agree with her XD
This was so much better than her just trying to get the picture taken down. Over one million views.
Lool ahahah
I would think the very first indication that something is a knockoff would be the price. If you are looking at a picture of a lovely fitted garment, or something with a lot of fabric, or that claims to be a natural or quality fabric, and the price is comparable to what you pay for cheaply made clothing at a big franchise store like Kmart, that's a pretty good indication.
I watched this video back when it was released, it popped back up on my recommended and I just had to rewatch. The assertive, but polite, "this is bullshit" vibes of this video is soooo satisfying to my people pleasing self. Not to mention the LOVELY education. Here's to showing back up in another three years! 😂❤
I remember reading about the history of the "spinster". Being able to spin fibers into yarn and cloth was so valuable, that it was pretty much the only profession a woman could have and be able to 100% support herself. Thus, she didn't have to marry simply to have someone provide for her. Hence "Spinster'.
oh my god
Whhhhoooooaaaaa
That's really interesting. Thanks for this tidbit of information.
I own a mill spinning yarn!!! For a living! Large heavy machinery, not by hand haha.
woah
I love that you brought up that sewing is a skill and not a feminine thing. I taught my brother how to sew and he has learned to sew holes shut, make pillows, and is beginning to learn how to make a shirt. Unfortunately, he gets made fun of a lot because he enjoys something that is typically seen as feminine. Hopefully he doesn’t stop learning how to sew, especially since he enjoys it. I always tell him that he will be able to make his own clothing as well as being able to fix clothes he already owns and that’s boosted his confidence. I will definitely show him this video because you are so right in saying that sewing is a practical skill that allows us to stop creating so much textile waste.
I hope he doesn't stop my brother enjoys seeing way more than I do and I come from a country that guys do all this stuff and are not made fun off.
Sewing is life skill that everyone should know how to do.
Wait I never knew there are many people who see sewing as only female thing? cause in my country it's very common for males to do it. heck it's even in our school curriculum.
@@lahasainaypayaso3386 wow, lucky. I wish my system taught us useful stuff like that
In here, its common for men to do house work especially cooking. And sewing is something everyone should know.
I came here for the roast, but subscribing for the really cool learning moment about sustainable sewing vs fast fashion. I love that you turned something aggravating into something constructive.
This tutorial was extremely educational. I have been sewing literally all my life. I have dresses in my closet that I sewed nearly 50 years ago. You are absolutely correct when you say that a garment can last a very long time when made with quality materials and sewn with care and patience. My closet is filled with heirloom quality garments that I will instruct my daughters what they should keep and what they need to give away. I went to a Fashion Design School in San Franciso in the early 70's. I love, love, love period clothing. I hope I finish my 1883 period dress before I leave this world. I am so very pleased that I discovered you on You Tube! Thank you!
Bernadette: *roasts somebody in elegant and still manages to break them*
I love her sm lmao
You know what’s the most upsetting? Brands that actually produce low quality items that are super expensive 😒
There is a women's company that is selling very expensive. often organic fabric clothing that s dedicated to being more transparent. I bought a few items second-hand, either at their name-brand Seattle resale shop (people donate their clothing there and they sell it at a lower than new price) or at a consignment shop. But the quality is poor on my organic linen shirt and organic cotton sweater especially-twisted seams, etc. So I 'quit' the brand and now just thrift any brand natural fabric that seems sturdy and sewn well.
I completely agree, just because you’re paying more for an item does not always mean that you’ll be getting a QUALITY item. I have the extra hassle of being plus sized, so I have to order online and assess the structural integrity of the garment and then return them if they’re crap.
Thank you for bringing this issue to light small businesses often suffer this fate.
I'm so happy that your videos have subtitles because I don't speak english and is very hard to understand everything, you're the best!
She should’ve sent an email to the company and said, “thanks for the beautiful dress!” And sent a picture of her wearing the real one
That would’ve been the ultimate roast
Bwahahaha
@6Sarcasm._.Lemon9 collecting what
Better: a picture of her wearing the real one with the knockoff on a mannequin next to her
@@Cheezbuckets YESSSSSS-
Imagine her saying *gonna* instead of *going to*
The world will perish
10:09 she d i d
@@nom8no265 well ig the world has been destroyed and we're now just dreaming about this in the afterlife.
Oh, or my personal bugaboo:
Gotta
Ugghh!!!
She does say "like" quite frequently...
I remember the first time going to a Renaissance Fair, being drawn into a stand where they were selling all those pretty, historical costumes with the alure 50-60% off! Me looking at a small, velvety silk jacket, 50% off still like $500-something dollars!
Me: This style of cosplay is too expensive for my broke ass!