Making a Historically Accurate Maleficent Cosplay II- the Hennin

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  • It's time to take on Maleficents headwear! I've chosen to go with the very distinct double hennin as my historical comparison to her horns. The designers for Sleeping Beauty clearly spent a great deal of time looking at imagery from the 14th and 15th centuries for inspiration, and Maleficents horns are no exception! The shape and style of her entire ensemble closely resembles the fashions of the early 15th c. While there were other large headdresses from that era available as well, the double hennin mirrors the horn shape so well, it just felt like the right choice.
    For this week, I'm not only making the double hennin, but a veil to match as well. So, let's take a look at some of the imagery of the era, do some research, and start to develop a better understanding of what may have been going on up there! What were they made out of? How were they decorated? And how did they stay on? It's not like we have books on millinery from the 15th c just littered about!
    Paste Buckram: www.etsy.com/listing/46804408...
    @TheCoutureCourtesan
    This project was inspired by some of my wonderful friends that are also doing their own spin on historically accurate Disney! Some have already started their series, others have yet to announce their character, so keep an eye out on these channels for more videos soon! And if you too are inspired to create (or dress up in) your own historically accurate Disney character, I would LOVE to see it. Let's have fun, be inspired, and learn something new!
    Abby Cox (Lady) : / abbycox
    Bernadette Banner : / @bernadettebanner
    Enchanted Rose Costumes (Belle) : / enchantedrosecostumes
    Morgan Donner : / morgandonner
    Costuming Drama (Merida): / costumingdramallama
    Karolina Żebrowska (Snow White): / czekoladaimaslo
    Sewstine (Anna) : / sewstine​
    Angela Clayton (Rapunzel) : / angelaclaytoncostumery
    Rachel Maksy : / rachelmaksy
    And more!: • Historical Disney Videos
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    Sources:
    🖼 Maleficent Disney Wiki: disney.fandom.com/wiki/Malefi...
    🖼 Double Hennin: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_of...
    🖼 Escoffion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabeau...
    🖼 Stuffed Roll: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv...
    🖼 Set of Wings: www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-de...
    🖼 Broad Set: pcd.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fich...
    🖼 Tall: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
    🖼 Small Buns: www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collect...
    🖼 Carving: www.photo.rmn.fr/C.aspx?VP3=S...
    🖼 Copper Hennin: www.pieterskerk.com/en/discov...
    🖼 Curvy Double Hennin: www.e-codices.unifr.ch/de/bbb/...
    🖼 Burgundian Gown: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv...
    🖼 Houppelande & Hennin: fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/142...
    🖼 Hennin: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv...
    🖼 Wide Set: www.getty.edu/art/collection/...
    🖼 White Veil: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrai...)
    🖼 White Veil 2: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christi...
    🖼 V Loop: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv...
    🖼 Layered Hennin: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...
    🖼 Headdress Pieces: www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminat...
    🖼 Fencing: www.rejectedprincesses.com/bl...
    🖼 Circlets: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_B...
    🖼 V Cap: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_d...
    🖼 Band: www.nga.gov/collection/art-ob...
    🖼 Black Veil: www.getty.edu/art/collection/o...
    Hair Removal: www.academia.edu/36500652/_Ey...
    🎶Music via Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com)
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  • @indigohalf
    @indigohalf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    This project is so incredibly fun. There's something just purely indulgent about medieval fashions. "Behold! I have Much Fabric, fashioned into the Biggest possible Sleeves!" "Behold! I have upon my head a Great Sparkly Thing!" "Behold, my splendiferous Shoes have the Longest of toes, that my rivals might trip over them!" "Behold- my Hose and Doublet are of Many magnificent Colours!"
    No subversion, no abstraction, no pretense, just pure showing off. The human impulse behind "fashion" in its most basic form. I love that.

    • @lucie4185
      @lucie4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Yeah none of this "less is more" or "keep it simple" nonsense just; "I can afford this stupendously fancy hat, everyone must look at it!!!"

    • @roisinnigcrainn7722
      @roisinnigcrainn7722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      "BEHOLD MY JEWELS ATTAINED FROM THE MINES OF PERSIA. ADMIRE MY SILKS WOVEN IN THE GREAT CITIES OF INDIA. ENVY ME BECAUSE I AM RICH AND YOU PEASANTS MUST KNOW IT."
      It's freaking awesome.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      “Behold my gown that is far too long and full to walk in.”

    • @lucie4185
      @lucie4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@ragnkja walking is for peasants anyway.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@lucie4185
      Exactly. Being able to walk unimpeded is for people who need to work.

  • @IonIsFalling7217
    @IonIsFalling7217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    You’ve given me the same disturbing desire as Karolina - the desire the meticulously stitch a bunch of beautiful tiny orbs onto an ornate headpiece.

    • @mcwjes
      @mcwjes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I know! Suddenly modern hats are just so sloppy and boring! Needs more drama! More magic!

    • @anarosareyes6269
      @anarosareyes6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah! it looks so cool when you are done but a total nightmare when you are at it

  • @misspenguinsupreme9923
    @misspenguinsupreme9923 3 ปีที่แล้ว +436

    I love to imagine all of you having a costumed tea party in your disney dresses

    • @GiraffeLoverJen
      @GiraffeLoverJen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes!! That's a fun image!

    • @kachambers3041
      @kachambers3041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I desperately hope this happens.

    • @HeraldHealer
      @HeraldHealer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That would be delightful.

    • @catherinejustcatherine1778
      @catherinejustcatherine1778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too!
      How immensely fabulous that would be!

    • @CopenhagenDreaming
      @CopenhagenDreaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Honestly, I'd make the scones and jam for that! And then recede politely into the background and observe...

  • @nidomhnail2849
    @nidomhnail2849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    14th-century hennin markers: The new double hennin looks great. How will we know that it will stay on her head?
    14th-century wizard, peering into a crystal ball: We won't know until the invention of head-banging music.

    • @TheMetatronGirl
      @TheMetatronGirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Laughed so hard I snorted!

    • @michellecornum5856
      @michellecornum5856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That was the coolest headbanging I have ever seen!

    • @k80_
      @k80_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      headbanging to lutes

    • @furlizard
      @furlizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pretty sure fencing would be a good test

    • @edwardianmystery
      @edwardianmystery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This gives off a "Something Rotten!" musical vibes ngl

  • @inerlogic
    @inerlogic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    "I don't have a lot of hair to braid up..."
    *a wild Morgan Donner appears!

    • @adedow1333
      @adedow1333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now I'm wondering which disney character she's doing. I bet sleeping beauty, but who knows!

    • @lucie4185
      @lucie4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I am not sure Morgan likes the slightly off beat. She would be an amazing Megara, I just hope Rachel Maksy does Ariel 👌

    • @rejoyce318
      @rejoyce318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adedow1333 Rapunzel, perhaps? Idk, I have not been able to keep up with all these fabulous videos.

  • @tassey
    @tassey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    That black velvet head strap is very much like what wig wearers today use to keep our wigs on. It is called a wig grip and is basically a velour band that goes around the head. Works great. Had no idea its roots were so deep in history.

    • @lucie4185
      @lucie4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Is that where the song "black velvet band" comes from? I thought it was just a reference to a hair tie but since it's Georgian in origin a larger band holding on a wig makes sense given that it's about a thief masquerading as a lady.

    • @kitssewingkit
      @kitssewingkit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      People who wear hair coverings (like tichels, maybe hijabs too? but my experience is in tichels lol) often wear a velvet band to help the fabric stay in place!

    • @madeleinerose7090
      @madeleinerose7090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I came here to say this about wig grips - you beat me to it!

    • @marthahawkinson-michau9611
      @marthahawkinson-michau9611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@kitssewingkit I was thinking about the velvet band that tichel wearers use, and wondering if it was continuation of historical practice? It makes total sense though, as really helps keep the headdress secure.

    • @saritshull3909
      @saritshull3909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@kitssewingkit I was thinking the same thing. Lots of ladies use velvet bands to keep their scarfs on or to secure their sheitel/wig to especially if they're getting bald spots from the combs and clips

  • @littleraeofsunshine
    @littleraeofsunshine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    Dear Disney: please bring all of these FABULOUS costubers to Disney World so we can see them all together all at once. These is magnificent!

  • @mamadeb1963
    @mamadeb1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Here's a modern world example of the velvet band. In the Orthodox Jewish world, many married women cover their hair with scarves. To keep them in place, many of us use a band of stretch velour that fastens with velcro. We borrowed it from our wig wearing sisters, who use them in place of clips. These days, those bands are sewn to cushions of various sizes to give volume under the scarves. I've worn very large volumizers under several layers of scarves, including metallic, for hours. No adjustments needed. So I can attest that friction bands work very, very well.

  • @draughtoflethe
    @draughtoflethe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    I love this! By our modern standards, this hennin ought to look silly, but somehow it just ends up looking regal and elegant. This bodes very well for the completed costume.

    • @jennivamp5
      @jennivamp5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Right? That's just what I was thinking! It should look ridiculous, but the way it let's the veil float around the head looks so elegant.

    • @charlottepeukert9095
      @charlottepeukert9095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was wondering wether medival people, who could afford it, had more sence of style than we give them credit for.I struggle with the idea of headwear, but this looks great.I thought it would never stay in place, but it obviously does.

  • @liamrobertson6051
    @liamrobertson6051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    This is not something I thought I’d need but now I crave one with a vengeance that I don’t entirely understand- I just wanna hiss at people wearing this and watch them run in fear

    • @elfieblue3175
      @elfieblue3175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'd just tell people that hissing noise is from the snakes tucked up inside the hennin.

    • @aubreyackermann8432
      @aubreyackermann8432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you ever heard a king cobra hiss? It's so loud and deep it sounds like a roar! That's what I'm imagining for her.

    • @lucie4185
      @lucie4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That veil is just perfect for sassy head movements.

  • @sarah-phillips
    @sarah-phillips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    This is too cool. Love the width - it’s like saying “get out my way!” without resorting to yelling or curses.

  • @GiraffeLoverJen
    @GiraffeLoverJen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Out of all the Disney inspired stuff happening in CosTube-land now, I'm loving that you chose a villain. Maleficent has a fabulous look and it's been really fun to hear the historical information.

    • @Hair8Metal8Karen
      @Hair8Metal8Karen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The villains were always more fun, and they had the best songs!

    • @annapruitt5546
      @annapruitt5546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Hair8Metal8Karen fr they’re always the most attractive with the coolest aesthetics like their outfits, appearances, colors, style, decor, etc..

  • @caitlinwebb8854
    @caitlinwebb8854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I just had a perfect transition from a pupper hiding under a skirt, straight to the same pupper with a hennin! Having back to back videos to watch on a Sunday evening from yourself and Abby is always a great way to end my weekend!

  • @erincorcoran5936
    @erincorcoran5936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Medieval clothes and accessories always look pretty rediculous in paintings, but then I see them reconstructed in real life and they're so gorgeous. It looks amazing!

  • @sutarikun
    @sutarikun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    This is coming out so well! I love how the double hennin gives an even more regal or aristocratic feeling to the look.

  • @Historyofstitchery
    @Historyofstitchery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The first three seconds were cinematic perfection. My monke brain went " HAT...!? PUPPY IN HAT?!" Which I feel was an emotional experience similar to that of those watching Citizen Kane's Rosebud scene.

  • @marika147
    @marika147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    What if they're portrayed doing all sorts of things while still wearing hennins just like modern media portrays women wearing super high heels for literally everything, all in the name of fashion and 'ideals'?

    • @aksez2u
      @aksez2u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Probably. Especially if they're shown wearing them in the bathtub!

    • @veronikaczr1105
      @veronikaczr1105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@aksez2u well, they had usually their hair covered in the bathtub, but probably not in these fancy things

    • @ariadne0w1
      @ariadne0w1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yep, also keep in mind that a lot of illuminations that remain were done by monks in a monastery who might think it indecent to draw a woman with her hair uncovered like that, or who may not have seen a woman (other than a family member, maybe?) with her hair down. Pure conjecture on my part, though.

  • @TheAngelofBlood
    @TheAngelofBlood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Not sure what moment was better, the headbanging test or the supremely adorable Mistress of Cuddles 😍❤️

  • @danademos-curtis55
    @danademos-curtis55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    My aunt would make a skull cap for me to hairpin on. Then we would use wire around the band of the hennin and made a loop in front in such a way that it it would provide a balance. We couldn’t make the hat without the skull cap as it would slip on my hair. Really interesting project!

    • @daand.1042
      @daand.1042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You say that so casually I can imagine you actually being from the 15th century (so cool!)

  • @anarosareyes6269
    @anarosareyes6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This head piece would totally fit for a cool badass Magic Flute Queen of the Night costume for shure

  • @TheMetatronGirl
    @TheMetatronGirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    The double hennin on the puppers was TOO cute! I really enjoyed the Instagram livestream watching you work on this. This whole cosplay is just AWESOME! I just commented on Abby’s Lady cosplay skirt video that I can’t pick a favorite, anymore, because each one is too cool. Thank you for showing this process up close!

  • @Peevesiak
    @Peevesiak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is epic! I love going on this cosplay journey with you and getting more and more excited with each reveal. Also the headpiece is giving me "I am going to my 5th husband's funeral and will be collecting the insurance check and there is nothing you can do to stop me!" vibe...

  • @rebeccacuthbertson1271
    @rebeccacuthbertson1271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    OMG the perfect amount of bling to be regal and considerate of the time period while still being true to character. I feel like Maleficent would totally approve.
    Love!

  • @veronicapersson9124
    @veronicapersson9124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    please do her staff (wand) too!!! It is so cool and I want one....

  • @TealCheetah
    @TealCheetah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It boggles my mind that this was a real fashion accessory back in the day!

    • @lornas-w4661
      @lornas-w4661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ...but it looks fab. I am more boggled how undramatic, hatless and veil-absent we've become

    • @vampiredildo8192
      @vampiredildo8192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lornas-w4661 I can actually explain how it happened. The short explanation is poverty and war . The long explanation is a general discovered that a large portion of war money was going into fashion and it was actually often more expensive than items they were lacking on while needing so he threw away his own fashion and shaved his head and demanded every male do the same thing . It was apparently seen as really cool and heroic and so the nobles did the same which threw out ultra epic fashion for guys and slowly women's fashion went away also as women wanted the same rights as men and often in effort to prove they are just as capable they started dressing more simular. I hope you enjoyed my bastard version of it because I wasn't wanting to cite and get very specific names of everyone and everything because then with that effort I'd might as we write a book and then sell it but I lose every book I write and end up with pissed off people who wanted more than what they saw . Im a bit of a failure

    • @lornas-w4661
      @lornas-w4661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vampiredildo8192 Words cannot express how much I enjoyed reading that!

  • @myeglantine16
    @myeglantine16 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watching this sent me back to my childhood when I would run around the house whilst holding two black paper cones to my head and reciting Maleficent's spells. I begged my mother to make me a headdress just like this, but it was a project that was never fully realized. When I inevitably make a historically adequate Maleficent to match my historically adequate Aurora, I'm certain I'll be referencing this video a lot for inspiration. 🖤

  • @monikaschmied7179
    @monikaschmied7179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I love that Hennin. Can't wait to see you dressed completely as Maleficent.
    I adore your wonderful in depth researches and descriptions. Especially that you always remind that there is never just one solution or style but different possibilities.

  • @debra333
    @debra333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Loving this series. The metal caps on the end of the points reminded me of the metal tips used with icing/decorating bags. Some are quite large with small openings at the end.🤗

    • @karstmama
      @karstmama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s exactly what I was thinking! Try a restaurant supply store, Nicole.

  • @calicolyon
    @calicolyon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I had wondered what you were going to do. This is the most perfect Disney character for you! She's not a princess. She's more!

  • @mirjanbouma
    @mirjanbouma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Well the intro set my expectations higher than Rapunzel's tower.

  • @darklymoonlit
    @darklymoonlit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Every part of this costume is drawing me dangerously closer to finally attempting a particolored kirtle for a historically accurate Aurora. Send help.

    • @aubreyackermann8432
      @aubreyackermann8432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Help as in fabric, or help as in patterns?

    • @adedow1333
      @adedow1333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do it

    • @kohakuaiko
      @kohakuaiko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or help as in emotional support cheering section?

    • @darklymoonlit
      @darklymoonlit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@aubreyackermann8432 Help as in I need to be stopped, really...

    • @darklymoonlit
      @darklymoonlit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@adedow1333 lol Nooooooo. I'm trying to resist!

  • @paulinedunne3481
    @paulinedunne3481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    kind of want to make a whole outfit using this techniques in this cosplay BUT is like. made of classic wizard star patterned fabric.

    • @greatestaxolotl4933
      @greatestaxolotl4933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that would be so cool!

    • @paulinedunne3481
      @paulinedunne3481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@greatestaxolotl4933 ngl immediately as soo as i said it went looking some fabric but i can't find any that scream: illustration of a wizard from a very out of print fantasy novel. it's all either too decorated or the stars are in very neat rows like do i have to do everything myself.

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paulinedunne3481
      Someone might have made a fabric design for custom printing that matches what you’re after, though it is definitely a more pricey option. A more reasonable alternative may be to get blue fabric, yellow paint suitable for said fabric, and a big, star-shaped stamp.

  • @TheVikingHighlander
    @TheVikingHighlander 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    You are AMAZINGLY creative and talented Nicole. I'm so very very glad that you decided to create a TH-cam channel. You are inspiring so much creativity and joy with your historically accurate designs and creations. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sending lots of love and appreciation for all of you hard work xxx

  • @lorisewsstuff1607
    @lorisewsstuff1607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Awwww the dog wearing the hennin just melted my heart right off the bat. The hennin turned out so beautiful. Those cone points are such a pain. They constantly try to fray. I think the metal points came about as a way to hide frayed points. Also, the long veils are heavier than short ones so the extra length kept them from poofing out so much. I love how your hennin turned out. Very well done.

  • @hawkeyepierce1377
    @hawkeyepierce1377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really think you should add the hair pin to the front, or something to define that classic widow's peak look that maleficent is known for. I feel like that point at the front her headdress is quintessential to her overall angular and severe look, even if it is such a small detail. But that being said, that headress is chef's kiss level perfection.

  • @FaithOriginalisme
    @FaithOriginalisme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The fact that you kept talking about a black velvet band just got Black Velvet Band, the folk song, stuck in my head.. I also learned a lot because of the way you walked us all through your process, so thank you

  • @mumsageek1883
    @mumsageek1883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this so much! Little girl me made one out of cardboard and an old scarf, big girl me is now daydreaming of a more realistic version.

  • @linlouwho123
    @linlouwho123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yaaaaa the hat!! You did a wonderful job. I love that it’s a more historically accurate version, yet you definitely can see the Maleficent influence. We need a photo shoot of the entire outfit!

  • @an_evening_star_rose5991
    @an_evening_star_rose5991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    GORGEOUS 😍 So majestic! Definitely hit the mark with Maleficent’s visual presence

  • @studious_nonchalance
    @studious_nonchalance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I about died when you put the Hennin on the Pupper ! Very beautiful!

  • @nettie607
    @nettie607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish I had known this when I was active in the SCA! I tried a double hennin, but could never get it to be stable. I was successful with the butterfly style, though. Now I want to try this!

  • @aubreyvictoria320
    @aubreyvictoria320 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It cracks me up how much room you needed in frame to capture this headpiece.... this costume is going to be so huge 😂😂

  • @fatsparrowsewing
    @fatsparrowsewing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg, I love it!!!! Funnily enough, I've decided to join in regardless of my lack of TH-camrness, and make a Burgundian Merryweather (blue fairy from Sleeping Beauty), so I've been scoping henins today! This is just BEYOND what I thought they could look like, so cool!

  • @KireiC
    @KireiC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That reveal with the veil - WOW! So dramatic. It looks SO good!

  • @commodorezelda
    @commodorezelda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The mistress of all cuddles!! So precious. The whole costume is shaping up beautifully!

  • @elfieblue3175
    @elfieblue3175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I use a quilting cotton triangle scarf to hold my summer hat on my head when I'm gardening - because I hate tying stuff under my chin, and the wind always lifted it off when it caught the broad brim. I had no idea that solution was a thing from forever ago! Watching you drape and arrange the veil reminded me of that poignant scene in the Maleficent sequel, when Aurora asked her to cover her horns, for some reason.

  • @michellecornum5856
    @michellecornum5856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Welp, apparently, I need a hennin. I LITERALLY GASPED at the reveal! HOLY WOW!!!! Hennins. One of those things that you look at and go, Human's are weird. And then you look at it for too long and you go, "yes, not only do I need this, but I REALLY NEED THIS!!!!" If only we could go back, but the bad thing is, with a functioning TARDIS, it blends in with its surroundings so once you've closed the door, you lose the blasted thing. We could all be standing within 5 feet of one, and we wouldn't see it. So many questions. Not withstanding, not only do we need to bring back hats, we need to bring back hennins!

  • @TheEconWoman
    @TheEconWoman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Oh my goodness....this is my favorite part of the whole project! Can’t wait to see the whole thing put together. Do you think I could make one for when I go grocery shopping?

    • @adedow1333
      @adedow1333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, do. You absolutely can!

    • @EH23831
      @EH23831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone in line would get outta your way!! 😂

  • @carneliancorax
    @carneliancorax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I never really got those Medieval head dresses before - they always looked so silly in illustrations, but yours looks magnificent!

  • @esm1817
    @esm1817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Malificent has always been my favorite villain, and I love the headdress. I have some blue fabric with silver stars and moons all over it. I so badly want to make a medieval headdress now to show that fabric off.

  • @sleepisabella
    @sleepisabella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    really looking forward to seeing the complete outfit.

  • @liav4102
    @liav4102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this headgear so much I sketched out a maid Marian historically inspired costume

  • @TheArcherette
    @TheArcherette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely striking. I love this for Maleficent and the amazing ladies who wore something like this 600 years ago. It’s powerful!

  • @agorapanologia
    @agorapanologia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When you put the finished hennin on at the end I gasped at how fabulous you looked! I can't wait to see it all together with the houppelande.

  • @hallamshire
    @hallamshire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw the clip start to play on my home screen and I could hear the intro music start to play in my mind. #iconic

  • @shellsbellswac1
    @shellsbellswac1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gorgeous! It only hit me now that in Disney's Robin Hood (the one with the foxes as Robin Hood & Maid Marion) that Maid Marion wore a double hennin! It covered her ears!

  • @paula-zzz
    @paula-zzz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love your dedication to construct garments as they might have been when popular instead of using modern methods and materials such as sewing machines and buckram. although there's nothing wrong with the usage of modern techniques and materials (i mean the garments still do look bomb) i love to learn about how things were done and you talking about your research and showing paintings as well as actually seeing the construction and the single steps of it really helps, so thank you! can't wait to see the final ensemble!

  • @e.urbach7780
    @e.urbach7780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's really cool! When I did a medieval headdress for a school project, I used linen bands that I pinned around my head (vertically under my chin and up around the top of my head, and horizontally across my forehead and around the back of my head), and pinned to each other at the temples where they crossed, and then pinned the rest of my headdress (veil, etc.) to the bands. It stayed in place really well, as long as the pins didn't slide out of the fabric, but I never thought about using velvet to grip the skin/hair better.

  • @renawolf584
    @renawolf584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This gave me a lot of insight and inspiration for a "pale lady" costume. She's usually depicted with a conical hat and a veil and flowy dress, basically 14th century castle ghost. So big THANKS 😊 I love your work very much ❤️

  • @hailyframbach6589
    @hailyframbach6589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have combined my love for the medieval princess hat with my favorite Disney character in my favorite historical time frame and brought my dreams to life! Thank you I will be watching this over and over.

  • @jennieeveleighlamond
    @jennieeveleighlamond 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For little metal cones to top the hennin you could use jingle cones from an indigenous dance supply shop. They come in several sizes for different types of jingle cone dresses, but I have seen ones for adult dresses up to 3" long, whereas kid's ones can be as small as 1.75". I've seen them stamped with patterns and plain, in all kinds of different coloured metal finishes. Searching for jingle cones, jingle cone dress supply or Native American dance supply will help you to find people who are selling jingle cones in your area.

  • @Lunareon
    @Lunareon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The geometry of this project makes my brain happy for some reason. Can't wait for the final reveal!

  • @TrappedinSLC
    @TrappedinSLC ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to admit my favorite part is the dog. Something about dogs in hats kills me, especially the faces they make. I mean, it's a gorgeous hat. But the dog adds that something, y'know? 😂

  • @chee3210
    @chee3210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Okay now I have to put "weird spiky hat" on the list of reasons I need to try making some medieval non vining stuff

  • @shelbyhiromi
    @shelbyhiromi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh, wow I’m shocked at how much I love the finished piece. As in, I really appreciate it not only as a costume piece but also as something I could see being everyday wear. In the past two or three years I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of historical costuming, but rarely have I come across something so drastically different from modern day style standards that makes me appreciate what beauty means in a completely different context. I understand logically that different silhouettes have gone in and out of style, for instance, but I don’t see them as beautiful in the same way people in that era must have.
    But this, the way the organza veil almost floats in a totally different way from how hair would move looks absolutely magical. And the points are so striking that I can see how the headdress itself could demand respect from someone of lower status. And the embellishments with that layer of fine fabric over it looks so... expensive. As if to say “I have so much money I can put gold on my hat AND cover it up.” Lol
    I really really loved watching you make this and learning more about it. I understand for the first time what people mean when they say studying history can make you feel closer to people of the past. Ironic considering this is a maleficent cosplay, haha. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @brandonhallenbeck7217
    @brandonhallenbeck7217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a really beautiful piece. You did such a good job.

  • @CopenhagenDreaming
    @CopenhagenDreaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OH!!! This video finally made me realise what buckram is! In Danish it's always just called "Hessian", and it was bizarrely popular to use as a wall paper here in the 1970s... (Mind you, great wall paper for teenage rooms, as you can pin posters on it without actually leaving a mark once you go off your idol of the week!)

  • @MarthChan
    @MarthChan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This project came out so cool! It looked amazing when complete! I had always thought headpieces like that looked silly in the portraits, but seeing it in three dimensions really changes things. Rock on!

  • @talosheeg
    @talosheeg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is gorgoeus! Now I have to find a character I like so I can do this too!

  • @m.maclellan7147
    @m.maclellan7147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic video and I really want to try making one !
    Also, anyone that has a Papillion dog really needs to make the "Butterfly" style one ! I'm all about matching fashion to the dog !

  • @kayleeanderson480
    @kayleeanderson480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    best intro ever 10/10 you should always have your dogs model for you

  • @EmelieWaldken
    @EmelieWaldken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Myyyy the result is so beautiful !! These headpieces were ridiculous but I can't deny them an incredible elegance (especially with how the veil floats around when you move).

  • @nicolawebb6025
    @nicolawebb6025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That is amazing. I tried as a child to make a 'princess cone' many times, from cardboard. Lots of attempts, few successes.
    I am inspired by your research process and your experimental approach to construction

  • @Carrieliney
    @Carrieliney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that looks freaking amazing. I don't even know what to say, except to wish that we had some kind of cool hat that was part of contemporary fashion

  • @Wika-jt1rg
    @Wika-jt1rg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This looks so cool! Can we bring back dramatic headpieces? I want to wear it on a daily basis. Imagine how badass it would make us feel haha

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or even just headpieces in general? There just isn’t enough headwear that isn’t either religious or purely functional nowadays.

  • @SheWhoWalksSilently
    @SheWhoWalksSilently 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the metal tips - I can’t help but think of the metal tips for frosting bags. They come in a lot of sizes, perhaps something could be finagled with that.

  • @Keeperoffyre
    @Keeperoffyre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that hennin looks amazing! and headbanging is always a great way to make sure stuff stays where it's suppose to be atop one's head!

  • @sh36
    @sh36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    excellent to see someone of your skillset tackling the 15th century 💖

  • @roisinnigcrainn7722
    @roisinnigcrainn7722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you ever see a video and think "I needed this all my life and I never realised until now"?

  • @adedow1333
    @adedow1333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love it! I made a hennen several years ago and couldn't get it to just stay on my head. It didn't go to the renn faire with me that year. Well done! I also really like how the extra pin narrowing the veil gives it the tiered effect which rather reminds me of the layers of her horns.

  • @Em-sq6hm
    @Em-sq6hm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In terms of the metal horn tips, would piping bag tips work? I know it’s incredibly historically inaccurate, but I think it you found some good quality tips it would look amazing.

    • @jeannegreeneyes1319
      @jeannegreeneyes1319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, I was thinking that as well! Large cone-shaped piping tips with, perhaps smaller tips slipped up inside to form the final closed tips. Could be embellished easily. Wilton, Atco, or some other cake decorating tool company product. Quite affordable, too.

  • @k1tkat-kate
    @k1tkat-kate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how this looks so regal, and elegant, and badass all at the same time!!!

  • @janholdridge723
    @janholdridge723 ปีที่แล้ว

    My younger self who fell in love with this time period, and as an adult became a medievalist, is grinning from ear to ear!

  • @helenhenninger835
    @helenhenninger835 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One realizes just how dramatic court life must have been back in the day when one sees this!

  • @sullivanko1902
    @sullivanko1902 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those little caps on the hen bun that holds the veil on looks like the cones for candle snuffers!
    Live this. So much.

  • @CaptainMischief
    @CaptainMischief 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This makes me so happy! It's gorgeous and has given me an envy towards this double hennin, which I would have nowhere to wear, but that doesn't mean I don't want it.

  • @5Seed
    @5Seed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoy how your videos aren't super loud or visually busy. Very relaxing to watch when feeling unwell.

  • @erinrabideau3691
    @erinrabideau3691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This ended up being so so beautiful! The veil is so feminine. Also, so impressed with your research!

  • @argusfleibeit1165
    @argusfleibeit1165 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That reminds me of my Fourth Grade Hallowe'en costume, that I put together by myself. I was into the Camelot cast album (this was the early '60s), and I decided to be Guinnevere. The dress was my Mom's old long satin dress with a sheer blue nightgown overlay. And I tried to make the single tall pointy princess head gear. I had a rolled up sheet of poster board left over from my Science Fair project (recycling even back then) and for the veil, some yellow chiffon fabric from curtains my Mom had made. It all was going great, until I had to find a way to put that thing on my head. It was SO tall and SO heavy-- I felt like my neck was gonna snap. But I was determined to wear it. I think I was finally given two big safety pins and a scrap of elastic to make a chin strap. So out I go with my friends to trick-or-treat, feeling very elegant. Until we hit the sidewalk and encountered all the low-hanging branches on our tree-lined street. Well, that didn't last long. So disappointing. Your pup looked darling in your creation-- you looked great too!!

  • @meamela9820
    @meamela9820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That diamondwork is stunning and how to get it to match on a cone, baffles me!

  • @llwyntiger09
    @llwyntiger09 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Maleficent head-bang though. :D
    That looks so freakin' AWESOME!

  • @aksez2u
    @aksez2u 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you look in a beading shop, you may be able to find metal cone-shaped findings, designed to gather a multi-strand necklace into a point where the clasp is attached. They probably come in various sizes and designs and maybe something would work for the tips of your "horns"

  • @Stephanie-yz8km
    @Stephanie-yz8km 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It turned out well and is a lot more stable than I expected. Will you share video of the whole outfit together? I would love to see the final result :)

  • @chrisyork5376
    @chrisyork5376 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bring back the Hennin!!! You did a fabulous job on the head piece. It’s looks very regal. Perfect for your HA Maleficent. 🙋🏽‍♀️

  • @MossyMozart
    @MossyMozart 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wearers could have (carefully) straight-pinned through the piece along the edges into the fabric band you put on beneath it since pins were used to hold various parts of the outfits together. [That is certainly a patient little model you have there!]

  • @W2splyntr
    @W2splyntr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love to see the whole thing come together. Maleficent is my all time favorite Disney character. I'm so happy someone gave her the props she deserves!.

  • @aw04tn58
    @aw04tn58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Surprised at how entrancing that veil is when draped over the "horns". I get the appeal far more than when looking at depictions in manuscripts or portraiture.

  • @tasaneecampbell6495
    @tasaneecampbell6495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magnificent, fierce, and elegant.

  • @nicolakunz231
    @nicolakunz231 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nicole, dearest, Please stop being so skilled!( jk, DON"T) This looks amazing. Cannot wait to see it all come together.

  • @StrongImaginationA
    @StrongImaginationA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a historian who has always been casually interested in fashion/dress/textile history, but never saw this being taken seriously by the theory-driven education I got, I'm going crazy for the recent boom in experimental history channels around this topic.