Making Midge’s Season Finale Black Dress 🍸
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2021
- In this video I reproduce the iconic season one finale black dress Midge wears in the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I am using historical materials and methods to construct this dress. I also dive into the history of the little black dress. Subscribe if you enjoy 20th century fashion history and sewing.
So a little background on the cocktail dress I forgot to add into the video. Mixed drinks known as cocktails were already popular in Europe by 1905, however the dress with the same name came into being in 1947 after war rationing ended and women craved luxury. The elegant tea gowns and formal pajamas of the 1930s may have been a precursor for the cocktail dress. A formal dress made from silk velvet or brocade and was about the length of a day dress began to be wore to events where an evening gown wasn’t quite appropriate. In the mid-60s people began rejecting the cocktail dress as being too conservative.
It is also clear that Zakowska took inspiration from the dress Audrey Hepburn wore in Sabrina.
P.S. I forgot to mention I am wearing a petticoat in the reveal to enhance the volume of the skirt.
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I must start watching Midge, I have so much in common with it....I was born in NYC in the the late 1950s
She was born in the 30's
You must enjoy the Nero Wolfe series--what costumes! What cars! Also the later Agatha Christies were in the 50's. My mother made her clothes and made many of these outfits. FUN!
Oh I’ll be sure to check it out! I absolutely love Agatha Christie films and books so I’ll be sure to look into the 1950s ones!!
You look so pretty! And the dress came out lovely. Where ever you wear it, make sure you wear the gloves too - dinner, brunch, museum, comedy club...
Thank you so much! Right!? the gloves really complete the outfit.
Fun fact! This little black dress is a replica of the dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina.
Yes, I forgot to mention that in the video but it’s in the description
Adorable! I was straining to see what shoes you paired with it.
Turned out beautiful!!!
lovely!!!!!
The dress looks fabulous! You looks fabulous in it! The fit is just perfect
One word….STUNNING!
thank you Sandrea!
@@CarolineElizabethMartin your so welcome. I know you pay attention to details because you got my name right. Very few people do. Thank you.
Two videos in and I'm loving every second of it! The way you treat and shape the fabric to create these beautiful pieces of clothing is very exciting!
I'm new to sewing, my community library had short-term classes for embroidery and sewing and a company donated some old-ish but new-looking sewing machines. They work great and the team leading the class is excellent great too. But they don't know much about old techniques on how to sew vintage clothing. So far I have found Morgan Donner, Cathy hay and your channel. I look forward to learning more about the history of garments and how to make them properly. Thank you Caroline! Happy new subscriber!
Beautiful dress! Well done! Made from a time when femininity was appreciated.
Very pretty 😃
Truly marvelous! I am so happy I discovered your channel, as mid-20th century is my favourite period of fashion.
Thanks Dessi, your encouragement made my day!
You are so, so skilled!!! The dress is amazing and so chic!!!
Thank you so much! Your kind words mean so much to me!
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous 😍😍😍!!!
Thank you Averyl 😊
beautiful dress! never knew i had to make it till i saw this video
Thank you cuttage! If you make it definitely send me a photo
You look absolutely beautiful!
You’re too kind!
Great job! This is lovely :)
Thanks Rachael!
Waaw elle est magnifique ! Dommage qu'à notre époque on ne s'habille plus aussi chic.
Beautiful, my sister is the Sewist and she told me about your channel. Absolutely gorgeous. I love how you show the real deal of sewing and the need to check the process every step of the way and the fact that the patterns are often very problematic. There’s a lot of problem solving required along the way. Probably things that you all knew. Thanks new subbie! Love your channel!
Wow thank you 😊 I’m so glad you enjoyed the process. Yes so much problem solving lol
I don't know if you've made one yet, but I would love to see you make the iconic Chanel suit such as the famous Jackie O one. Love the LBD!
I haven’t but probably will in the future! Love Jackie 🎀
WOW, WOW, WOW, DRESS IS FABULOUS , EVEN BETTER THEN THE JACKIE DRESS PEACH DRESS, I JUST LOVE IT, SO AUDREY HEPBURN AND I LOVED THE BLACK/ WHITE SKIRT , AND BLACK TOP WEARING NEAR END AND I REALLY ENJOY SEEING YOUR SEWING ROOM THE LOVELY WOOD DRESSER ECT. I WOULD WATCH JUST FOR THAT
Thanks so much 💗
I just came across your channel loving it!
Thanks Monica 💕
@@CarolineElizabethMartin Also they recently came out with a book called Madly Marvelous all about the costume design of MMM.
@@MNic13 that's so funny you mention that because my copy just arrived and I am so sad I did not have it sooner lol
@@CarolineElizabethMartin The book is amazing! Enjoy!
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Look for vintage dance events to wear your lovely clothes.
I loved the dress I'll try to recreate this dress 😍 thank you so much 💗 ma'am
I have a doubt at the end of the video did you wear any innerskirt for that poofyness ?
Oh yes I wore a petticoat which was standard for the period. I forgot to mention that in the video, but I’ll put it in the description! Thanks for pointing that out!
That's a dress from movie Sabrina with Audrey Hapburn...
as soon as I posted I forgot to mention the most obvious fact lol 🥲 but I did put it in the description
Thank you for bringing up Ms. Chanel's little dark anti-Semitism... um, issues. I realize that a giant corporation in in charge of telling her story. But, for heaven's sakes, she was living with a high ranking Nazi for a few years. Hopefully we're all capable of holding two thoughts in our head at the same time.
In any event - that dress is Stunning. Good call on doubling the fabric. Absolutely beautiful work.
Have you ever thought about doing a small series of how-to's? Everybody does everything differently.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Right!? Coco was a visionary in many ways but damn did she have some hatred rooted deep within. Thank you 😊 I’m currently focused on reconstructions/history videos but will be releasing a future video on 20th century sewing techniques!
@@CarolineElizabethMartin I'm thinking if you ever need a break from a project you can throw out a how-to. Quivers ready for the bow, so to speak. Also good for the viewing numbers for when you start crossing YT milestones...
Your reconstructions are lovely.
And Yes. Can we please talk context when we talk Chanel. She was brilliant, but ho-boy-o, some of those 'blackamore' statures in her apartment... and then you talk about WWII... woman had her some serious issues.
@@stevezytveld6585 thanks for the great advice! I find how-tos helpful so I’m sure if I do them others will as well!
@@CarolineElizabethMartin I've been playing around with what I would focus on if I had a YT channel (my 1915 hand-crank Singer 99K will play a roll, but beyond that...). So I like to think I've been paying attention whenever the YT Costume Superstars start talking shop. Check out the numbers on the stand-alone how-to's that Ms. Banner has put out. Those things are gravy. Lord knows I re-watched them enough...
This is like sewing porn! I know if I tried to do this dress I would curse and give up at least 3 times 😆
It looks like Audrey Hepburn's dresses
And the gloves are gorgeous
Only they knocked that dress off of Audrey Hepburn in 1954’s Sabrina. Midge looks great, but Audrey looked incredible