Elizabeth I's dress from the Rainbow Portrait is recreated
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Elizabeth I has returned to Hampton Court Palace. To coincide with the display of the Rainbow Portrait and The Lost Dress, Past Pleasures Ltd have recreated the dress worn by the Queen in this portrait. Through hours of meticulous hand-stitching, painting and research, an accurate representation of the dress has been crafted, ready for performance at the palace.
Meet the Queen at the palace this autumn: bit.ly/elizabe...
I wish we could have seen the finished project.
You can - at the palace :) [If youre lucky enough to be able to get to the UK, that is! Hopefully it will find its way online after the exhibition closes].
S G H unfortunately I live in Chicago so visiting the palace is not an option. Hopefully they allow photography at the the exhibition and someone can post photos on Instagram.
@@2meroyn Or they could, you know, just show us.
I agree, not everyone can get to the Palace.
They do that on purpose you have to pay to see the item.
Not fair for those of us who live overseas.
How exciting to be able to recreate such a sumptuous dress as worn by Elizabeth 1. Bearing in mind that the original was totally made by hand!
Yess
As a Lancashire Lass now in my 80's and living in Australia I must tell you how proud (and jealous) I am about all the skills and dedication It takes to work in this field. I made a dress for my daughter when she was 8 years old based on a portrait of the queen I saw in a book. These episodes really lift my spirits and my creative juices. Thank You so much.
These ladies are artists in their way. Must be an obsession and love to history art and handicraft. Overwhelming❤
Amazing! The embroidery is sensational! Congratulations to all who participated.
Gorgeous. So many talented artists and historians working to create beauty. Thank YOU.
Dang you Classic this was going to be my comment. Fashion never celebrates the amazing talent these craft artist give to design and truly deserve recognition.
How truly exquisite. How clever these young women are. Truly awesome. Those fabrics take my breath away.
So very fascinating! This could have gone into an entire documentary from start to finish but I understand the time constraints. Beautifully done video!
This level of talent and attention to detail just blows my mind. Amazing, the skills these ladies have. Brilliant ❤
Very respectful of the skills these artisans have attained
Will you provide another upcoming video showing your work completed for your global viewers who can't make it to Hampton Court? I would love to see it in detail, completed!
Harold Slick you’re childish.
You’re very handsome. :)
I truly wish I knew how to sew. It is a lost art and something I have always wanted to learn. My grandmother knew how to sew and I always remember looking through this chest of drawers in the room she used for sewing, which had tons of patterns in it. I also have a distant cousin who's a very skilled seamstress. She works in the theater district in NYC, making costumes last I heard. Anyway, what a beautiful dress!!!
It's never too late to learn! I taught myself and I'm still learning. You can do it too! 💕
I’m going to echo others here in asking for a video of the dress completed as well as being put on and worn by the re-enacter for those of us that can’t come to Hampton Court.
Just Lisa yes I agree....
l agree.
I agree.
Amazing workmanship and attention to detail...I would expect nothing less from this group of talented and dedicated ladies.
LOVE watching this! Work of art! Fabulous!
Would love to go and see this exhibition in Hampton Court!
Stunning and exciting! What a great work! Congrats to all your team.
Appreciate this update. Fabulous work. Oh, if only I could see it up close and personal.
Im so envious of your job but i'm very grateful of you xxx
You ladies are very talented.. Just beauitful work.
Such talented ladies. What a gorgeous gown.
This is awesome! I love the work 😍
Amazingly talented textile craftspeople and artists. Such a beautiful project, done so well. Congratulations!
That embroidery is gorgeous!
How wonderful
I have been a fan of Elizabeth I since I was a child....this is fabulous!!! Wish I could see the completed Fairie Queen’s dress.
It must be very exciting to work on this project! Thank you for sharing the creating of this gown!
The ears and eyes are what made the portrait whimsical, alongside with the extravagant flower motifs, of course.
Nothing "whimsical" about it. You'll notice that there are also mouths on that cloak. Religious and political tensions meant that Elizabeth essentially ran a police state, with spies reporting every potential threat to her. That cloak is a warning to would-be rebels and dissidents.
Wonderful use of art historical analysis and dress history!
That is the best thing I have seen today. In my next life, this is what I would love to do. Anazing...I would love to see it completed.
I love discovering the meaning behind all the different patterns and symbols used on the dress. The Queen is all-hearing and all-seeing indeed! :) x
I think it is same atelier that made dresses in ¨A Stitch in Time" series. It is a must for historical fashion lovers! :) All episodes are here on YT! :D Yes,you are welcome!
Stunning workmanship
Marvellous story, exceptional work !
I admire these women so much. I wish I was that talented with a needle and thread
Beautiful embroidery - I love that. I'd have been interested to see the lace and what you did with that - being a lace-maker myself.
I have heard so many comments from friends, wondering how the dress could have become an alter cloth. I sew and have some knowledge of how these "historical" dresses differ from modern garb. The costume gowns I have created are mostly one piece, for ease of creation, use and storeage. When explaining the creation of actual, multi-pieced, Elizabethan gowns, it is necessary to go all the way back to the creation of fiber and fabric. People are amazed at that entire process and the limitations of basic materials. It makes these treasures even more amazing.
A lot of people don't know that once a monarch died, some of their possessions were sold off, repurposed, or given away. They didn't preserve everything for posterity or historical record. It's rumored that Anne Boleyn's pearls are in the crown the current Queen Elizabeth is wearing now, or something like that.
I find it bizarre that people didn't save things for posterity since they certainly did if they thought the items belonged to a saint...Elizabeth the First was basically treated like an actual deity so I'm not sure how nothing of hers survived at all...very odd. But yeah, the underskirt of a gown could easily be turned into an altar cloth...just take out some seams and it was likely one big piece of fabric.
Caligula Longhbottom some of her stuff could be found still ya never know. Hidden in an old house or someone’s stuff just like the altar cloth. I hope that finding that cloth gets a spark for others to look. I think the stuff that was given away is probably still around even if it’s part of something else now, like the people she would have left her stuff to were nobles I would assume so the stuff may still be in those families belongings. Idk it’s an exciting thought!
Caligula Longhbottom I mean, they probably kept some stuff, just not all of it. Some of her jewelry survived.
Elizabeth had like 2000 dresses, although I also find it odd that none of them really still exist, at least as dresses. Civil war followed soon after she died, so some of the fabric may have gone towards that somehow.
I've read that most of the dresses of Elizabeth I were destroyed in the great fire of 1666. They were kept in the Tower of London, which received considerable damage from the fire.
I just love the creating of these wonderful clothing. I would give a lot just to be able to get near one or actually touch one. To see the stitching and Imagine the seamstress working on it. Beautiful video
Fabric and pattern wonderful😮
Not only is the dress quite lovely, I must say I was struck by how Beautiful the ladies all are! Everyone of you, talented & lovely. Thanks for sharing, I'll be looking forward to more content.
I wonder whether Elizabeth II will come to view her predecessor's dress.
The restoration ladies are master craftsmen. All those eyes upon you. How Machiavellian of the 👑.
Given the century & lack of sewing machines, dressmakers in her time must've been prodiges for making such extravagant beautiful dresses. This is amazing
Absolutely breathtaking! The fine delicate detailing in this recreation is superb. One really has to appreciate the time and patience that goes into creating a such a work of art!
Well I guess I'm crap out of luck for seeing the finished dress. I can barely afford the wifi I'm watching this video with, let alone travel expenses to England. Well what we did get to see was Stunning. Great job!
Why don't you show the finished gown?
Wow, that is some dress! Love, love, love the colors.
Stunning work!
Very intricate, detailed & lovely. Tfs💖
Amazing!!
And the jewelry
Beautiful work.
I think the embroidery part of the dress is very beautiful. Well done!
Absolutely magical.
Loved this video...... made me jealous because I love the process of creating a historical garment. Think I missed my true calling.
You haven’t missed it! You have the ability to make historical garments
Bueatiful costume lovely embroidery work well done 👏👏👏🌞
Awesome, I know that some of the speakers talked about making other dresses some of lower status and higher up, I'd love to see them in a video or something.
Even today, perfect to throw on for a quick trip to the grocery store.
Beautiful, well done!
Trust the Brits for period reconstruction...Good show! Best regards from Lisbon Portugal
Show us more!! I would have loved to see at Hampton Court, but can't. BEAUTIFUL work!
This superbly fabric would make a splendid wedding dress today 😍 👌
i love the pattern on the dress. so cute.
Okay this is the corner of TH-cam I'd like to stay in 🙌🏼
Elizabeth was so beautiful
Amazing to see how history is protected well done ladies let us see the end product please!
Wow! Thank you for your talent!
Gorgeous 💜💜💜
This woman was ahead of her time in fashion. The bodice looks very similar to something worn in the Georgian era ❤️
What fascinates me is the fact that this portrait of Elizabeth shows her wearing at least one earring. I thought that earrings were a definite fashion item among European royals (including Mary Queen of Scots), but I didn't know that Elizabethans in England wore them. Thank you for an enthralling video!
One of the crown jewels has Elizabeth's pearl earrings incorporated in it
This is utterly wonderful
So very beautiful.
How beautiful!
I just found out from The Sultan and the Queen that Elizabeth was actually allies and trading partners with the Ottoman Empire and was on good terms with Sultan Murad III, who she had a friendly correspondence with.
Please do a lengthy video on this gorgeous dress. I do embroidery and would love to see more.
So beautiful
Beautiful
Ohhhhh, I want that dress!
I am very familiar with this incredible dress . the dress you show in this video looks nothing like it , the hues, & the sensuality of this historical dress
Raw amazing talent
Well done you guys ona beautiful job well done 🇮🇪😊 I love it
elaine mcdonald Are You From Ireland Or Italy
@@seanhannonnn am from ireland
I am sooo going to Hampton Court Palace for ice-skating this Christmas!
just perfect
Did you recreate it with Elizabeth I’s dimensions? Because she was a very tiny woman, extremely thin (presumably like her mother, since Harry always liked petite women). The pattern looks much larger than the size that we know Elizabeth I to have been. It would be nice to make it accurate to her dimensions, to give people an idea of how she would have looked in it.
LOVE! Can we see when it's done??
Gosh it looks beautiful
👏 fabulous
I wish we have all her dresses
Amazing
what I wouldn't see a reproduction of:
-her red dress as a princess
-the "Armada Portrait" dress
I would love an update on this garment
I'm an American. I'm a manly man from a family of manly men going back as far as my genealogy research has led. I've no interest in women's fashion whatsoever other than that which appeals to my eye. Yet, I find the discovery and history of this dress fascinating. Thanks.
History speaks to anyone with an imagination, man woman or child, no matter what the subject.
Peg202 XO or the muscles ☺️✌🏻🌹🏴🇬🇧
What's your gender got to do with history, fashion, or fashion history? Are you okay?
What an awesome project. Seen a video on TH-cam that talked through the portrait which was fascinating, never crossed my mind it would be recreated. The Royal School of Embroidery is on the same grounds as the Palace so I assume they were involved?
Rumstation have bee a very exiting task....a dress with so many detailsalg.belive though that we are lucky,wearing such garments nowadays...show US,a picture of it when finished
a point of interest is that handsewn garment done correctly is stronger than machine stitched.
What size was she. Looks small
Did we get the complete video?
What a tease! Where’s the finished version? A lot of us aren’t able to visit in person! Please showcase the finished outfit!!!
Would have loved to see the dress.
I hope to try recreating Queen Elizabeth the first's Darnley portrait gown
Gorge dress! ❤️