Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comment, observations, and support!

Very well said!! I remember a video Bernadette Banner did on the costumes of Hamilton; talking about how they were not wholly authentic to the time, but they preserved the silhouette of the era and allowed for the versatility of movement and character shifting on stage. Costumers have the delicate tight-rope walk of recreating history while making it functional on stage. I love every aspect of this project! The image of the Tsarina is pristine; especially the attention to details such as the star of Catherine and sash, and the use of embellished trim to give a look of bejeweled elegance. Annie Wilkinson, you are an artist and I am so glad to have stumbled upon this video!

@@trenae77 That's so sweet of you! Thank you!!!

I think we should bring back fancy dress parties and balls. Imagine with all the different things in history to take inspiration from, and the less strict social rules and more affordable colors how beautiful the gowns could be

i love the soundtrack of the movie just not the film itself.

I read in "The Romanovs" that Alix of Hesse & by Rhine was found in tears after her marriage to Tsar Nicholas II. She was wearing traditional apparel for an Empress, and she complained that her costume was too heavy -- that she could not move in it. Marie of Hesse & by Rhine made the same comment about 50 years earlier, so it's a good thing that you adapted your dress with lighter materials for actors on stage!

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you! I absolutely agree! Covid, unfortunately, made backdrop options very limited.😔

Thank you! I draped the pattern myself. I would recommend trying out a Simplicity or McCall's pattern if you're looking for a good one!

Haha! I know!😅😭😂 They got her one before the show thankfully!

She was not Czarina" she was a Grand Duchess.

@@johnmangels5572 Alexandra would have been the Czarina. The daughters were Grand Duchesses.

It's not Kokoshnik, it's a royal tiara in a form of a kokoshnik.

@@johnmangels5572 This dress was for the character of Alexandra, not Anastasia.

Да только вот я ожидала что покажут наряд как у Анастасии из мультфильма а в итоге совсем другой расцветки платье 👗 и кокошника нет под стать платью! ☝️

Are there any records of famous Russian dress designers of that period, equivalent of W or the in Europe?

Thank you! It's never too late to learn!🥰

Theres always a under layer under the corset. Think of the under layer for the corset under garments. The corset goes on top of the undergarments, the the rest of the dress hoes over the corset. The corset is there to help you wear more than a few layers without much discomfort. But yes, the corset takes most of the pressure off the body.

@PI for Breakfast: I used to think that once upon a time; Then I learned from watching the KZfaq videos of a well known Historical costumer-- Bernadette Banner-- that indeed the corset always goes OVER the chemise (undergarment). The muslin Chemise, which attracted body perspiration was easier to wash (and replace) than the corset. The Period Piece movies often get this wrong. I highly recommend checking out Bernadette's YT channel. I've learned so much from her.

@@grottoserpentina9342 I think you’re misunderstanding something I said. Petticoats are the skirts, not the chemise or shift. I don’t know of any shift that has a waist band or strings at the waist to cause discomfort. In the video, she puts the skirt (petticoat) before the corset.

@@hotjanuary Mea Culpa!!! You're right, of course,: I get used to reading peoples comments that the corset should go against the bare skin. So I read too fast. My bad. Yes, the Petticoats, not the shift. Again you are so right!!!

@@grottoserpentina9342 @Pi for breakfast I take a certain pleasure in people disagreeing politely online and then explaining themselves and realising they agree. So your exchange is just the sort of thing I love to see.

Thank you! Haha, yeah, thankfully there was no quick change involved!😂

It's just a basic corset that I made, non-era specific. :)

@@anniewilkinson7760 Thank you for answering! It looked so good, I thought it was from a specific Era! :)) Well then I have to search what kind of corsets they wore under these dresses!

yeah

Thank you!!!🥰

Thank you! You can do it!!!❤❤❤

I just went out and bought a children’s sewing machine, to learn the basics. Like threading the needle and how not to sew my fingers.

@@lisatoles2705 Start out with Simplicity patterns. I think they have some for beginners. I've taught myself how to sew, and you can too! Good luck!

It's the beginning of the 1812 overture by Tchaikovsky.

I suspect it's because this character has no changes, and only a brief appearance.

They are super fun! I actually draped this project by hand, so there isn't a pattern available. Sorry! Hope you can find something similar!😃

Hi! So I had to make my own pattern for the class I was taking, but I would recommend using Simplicity Pattern 1728. The bodice and skirt are pretty similar to what I made, you would just need to figure out the sleeves on your own. Mine weren't quite the right shape or length, so I'd look up some better examples to copy from the MET or V&A online archives. I hope this helps! :)

They were at the theatre the costume was sent to. I made it remotely during the pandemic last spring. :)

Thank you! I absolutely agree with what you're saying and really appreciate the help! It was my first time making a corset and I was required to do it without any kind of pattern, so I know it does leave a lot to be desired. I'm excited to try again soon and get the structural support better next time! I will say, one reason the corset didn't fit the model very well, especially at the bust, is because she is a much bigger person than the actress it was made for. However, because the actress lives a very long ways away from me and this project was done during the pandemic, my sister was the only person available to step in and put it on so I could get some documentation of the project.

@@anniewilkinson7760 thanks for clearing that up :D and big thanks to your sister for actually getting herself in a too small corset for her. That probably didn't feel as great as it could have. But that known its still a quiet good corset for a beginner, but you have quiet the room to improve not gonna lie. It might help to look into the following yt women: Morgen Donner (she has 3 videos on how to get a pattern from a book or if you are like me and found a book online and have a screenshot XD, also how to make a mock up and then finishing the actual garment) and Bernadette Banner (i hope i have her name right) is the other one, she is a fashion historian and explains quiet a lot of things about general historical fashion. Also if you need old patterns i have some on hand one that i already tried out and one that i am currently working on, so feel free to ask i'll gladly send them to you.

The model is a few sizes bigger than the actress they were intended for, so they are a little snug!

The actress who wore the dress did have a period appropriate hair style and crown for the live production on stage. This video was made to focus on the gown itself. The model wearing it did not have the necessary hair length to do it properly.

I know!😭 I realized that too late to redo it!

It was my first attempt as a student and was made with a low budget for a high-school theatre production. I would like to make a more professional version with a higher budget in the future. Have you made any Russian Court dress costumes? If you have any tips, I'd love to hear them!

@@anniewilkinson7760 good taste has nothing to do with low budget.

@@andiacal A person with good taste would choose not be a KZfaq troll.

you have no understanding of what theatrical costuming must do... it has very different needs to "historical" recreation, and if you had been listening you would have heard that this is for someone who has to dance in a modern musical, not attend a court function in St. Petersburg

@@kidmohair8151 I did historic costumes for ballet and musical. Male and female parts. Not only design them, but also surveying the work of the VERY EXPIERIENCED Ateliers in the different Theaters I was lucky to work! None of these PRECIOUS seamstresses, I still bow to, would have dared to punch one material on another with a machine, by the way I watched in this clip. And be sure, I listened! Otherwise one won't get the informations one depends on, ESPECIALLY IN THIS JOB! Good Luck to you and these girls anyway.

@@hansmiller664 I apologize Mr Miller...by historic, do you mean costumes that are meant to recreate historic productions, say, Diaghelev's 1913 the Rite of Spring? then using period methods and fabrics make sense, if the money is there to support it. These young ladies are working, I assume, on a budget and as such do not have the luxuries that more money would allow. I, too spent my working life in theatres from small to large, and I assure you that even in the larger companies, with bigger budgets, corners are cut to accommodate movement and monetary restraints.

@@kidmohair8151 You got it! Well, I assume, that it's also for me to apologize, but I am very aware of youngsters, who declare themselves as finished and experienced "STARDESIGNERS", which isnt possible by logic. 45 years ago, I was quite similar. The world was mine, went to Paris showing my drawings to each and every Theater that opened the costume department office. During my apprenticeship! Which was quite tougher and surely better, than what young people get nowadays. I learned old tecniques. Later I succeeded in Theatre, Opera and MUSICAL, which was one of the best and LEARNING time in my whole life. Not only professional, but to be a GIPSY with that cast was an honour to me. Didn't mean it harshly, but I DID WANT to shock these Girls on purpose, to make them know, that it is one of the hardest and toughest professions you can get into. But I still consider this video as poor (I do beg your pardon), because they made the presentation a DRAMA every schoolgirl falls for. Either you present the final result as a DREAM, (what we are working for, to present Illusions and get paid for...), or you concentrate on a firmly informative, skill explaining video. Now, to finish this, as I said, GOOD LUCK! And, most important, make good considerations, WHAT to post, WHERE, to WHOM! You'll never know, if a certain clip, for example shows up exactly to the Theatre or Film Company you want to join into. And Heaven help you, if they start chatting in their own Producers Snakepit! And therefore again, GOOD LUCK!

@@kidmohair8151 Diaghilev's Costumes in 1911 - 1913 have been the outcome of Art on stage. Figure out Eleonora Duse, Tilla Durieux, Actresses at time... We should talk...