It would be great if they could do a computer image of the gown to shown how it would have looked originally, with the shine and glimmer the silver would have had without the dullness of time. I'm sure it was spectacular.
@@cassandrareedy7369 I'm afraid I struggled to imagine the dress as we only got bits and pieces of it, never the entire view. I would have loved a recreation.
I'd rather see one of the many wonderful historical costumers recreate it completely. Then it could be worn and we could we how it moves and drapes and behaves on the body, as well as having a wonderful display of what it would have looked like new, before the silver tarnished and the will became dull.
Spectacular, indeed. I was fortunate enough to see this dress at the Costume Museum in Bath about 40 years ago. A dimly lit space with gentle, strategically placed lighting which was something like candlelight, which made the fabric come alive. Of all the glorious garments displayed there, this one was my favorite - pure magic.
I just imagine that the original wearer was so enamored with the dress and what it stood for and the memories it represented. That she hid the dress away, safe and secure. Only to be forgotten after her mortal release for hundreds of years. Such precious whispers of the past.
Maybe she performed felatio on the king. Far more likely than being enamored with this dress and being so sentimental. People didn't really think like that particularly not this class in this era
@@justinwilliams7290 🤦♀️ no, women are definitely more sentimental around clothes and pretty things. There’s a reason Monica Lewinsky got made fun of 😂
I wonder if it was her wedding dress. Cloth of silver was popular for bridal attire of the time. Perhaps she had planned to be buried in it (people were often buried in their finest attire) & the dress was stored away for this purpose & later forgotten.
Astonishing that this exists after being worn 360 years ago! Hard to wrap my head around that. Much respect to the conservators who work so hard to repair and maintain these amazing garments. I cannot imagine how stressful it could be working on something like this. Just amazing!
It's something close to a miracle to find such a fine gown from so long back - not altered or turned into another item - but preserved as it was first created. What an amazing find - I wonder how that happened - what series of events let it come down to us intact?
What a jaw dropping garment. I can’t believe how beautiful it still is, after almost 400 years. Just Imagining it on the original wearer, silver glinting under candle light, the rustling of the silk as she moved…it’s so incredibly enchanting
Hats off to you Ann-Marie for being able to work on that dress without shaking! I'd have been afraid to even breathe on it! Sure wish it could talk....what a story it could tell! Thank you!
I can imagine the talent and skill of the dressmaker back in that era to make such a gorgeous garment. To think that many where self taught by just watching their mothers, grandmothers sew is just incredible .
Dressmakers and Tailors were almost all men who trained in apprenticeships from childhood to adulthood. Seamstresses would’ve also received training both from their mothers but also from the tailors and dressmakers. The only industries that were exclusively female were dairy and embroidery.
no we can not . speak for yourself and get your owns friends .... the blouse is not that fab and the line " can we...." really gets old on youtube! if you have to say something say it but don't include all of us in your insecurity
It would be lovely to see what the fabric looked like hundreds of years ago. I can only imagine how it shined in the light. Age has certainly darkened it because of the nature of the metal thread.
To see what the fabric would have looked like, search for 'silver tissue saree', it's still very popular in India for wedding sarees. Unfortunately if you search for 'silver tissue fabric' it mostly brings up synthetic lamé. 😔
I would have loved it if an illustration had been included to show how the dress would have looked when it was originally worn. It's hard to get a picture in your mind's eye of how striking the silver and white lace would have been. It's a fantastic video though.
I can only imagine how elegant it looked back when it was in its heyday, and how the Lady who wore it must have been so stunning when she wore it. Just imagine the silver thread glistening in the light of the candles and oil lamps as they flickered! She must have looked like she was glittering like a star! I imagine she felt some sentimental attachment to the dress, so she left it as is, tucked away in a trunk or armoire. Maybe as she aged and wanted to reminisce, she’d take it out to lovingly fondle the fabric. Thankfully, whatever the reason it remained as it was, it can now be preserved and serve as a sort of window into the past. A veritable and tangible link to the aristocracy of the 1600’s and the fashions therein.
This is a stunning dress. The work you do is so important. I would love to see an artist's rendering of what the lady would have looked like wearing this dress. How tall was she and what size?
That is stunning and incredibly fascinating! I read once that the oldest complete gown we had was a silver tissue gown from the 1600’s sometime; is this that gown? (It’s also something I read 15+ years ago, things could have changed since then). Either way, it’s so interesting to see how much care goes into looking after these pieces!
@@fairislecat6413 how exciting! Thanks so much for answering my question. Obviously it’s something I’ve remembered vaguely for a long time; I’m glad I got to actually “see” it!
It’s so amazing to see how this gorgeous dress was made and to think about how many months it took to make the fabric, the lace, and everything! I would love to have seen how the dress looked mounted after the conservation, with soft lights around it, not directly on the fabric.
First of all, the skill level of every person involved in the creation of this dress had to be at the highest level imaginable - true experts in their fields!! This royal dress must have been the 1st true Cinderella Dress of its time!! I would like to have also heard how they received this dress? Did the descendants just donate it to the Conservation Society? A stunning dress! I can’t even imagine what the other high level aristocracy went on to create - in order to COMPETE with this dress!! 😊
It is a privilege for us to see “behind the scenes” of these beautiful dresses that are displayed. The love and care taken by all who work on them is a testament of their training over the years - and without this we may never have had the opportunity to see what was worn many years ago. Thank you all 🙏
Absolutely STUNNING!! How outstanding this would have been while worn in candlelight. Mind blowing. I can’t even imagine how many women would have worked to create this work of art because it is definitely not just a gown from centuries past. Thank you for giving us a sneak peek into the restoration process.
It’s exquisite. The wool pocket was for warmth, I am certain. Entomology pins must be very fine if it they don’t break the weave of fabric that delicate.
Dear gosh! This should be much longer telling "US" viewers much more about such an amazingly stunning dress. This dress is so beautiful, I can imagine some women wearing it and all of those in the King's Court falling in awe looking at her entrance she must be radiating beauty in pure happiness and being proud of it.
This is so incredible to be holding someone's life's work in your hands. I think of how many hours went into making that and being able to handle the past in that way. It makes my heart skip a beat. ❤️❤️❤️😍
Those ladies do such painstaking and detailed work. I can’t imagine how gentle they have to be with those beautiful pieces of clothing. So cool to see.
An absolutely stunning piece of craftsmanship! I heard that some types of lace made around this time are just not made any more, so it's a very beautiful time-capsule...
I wish I could do what these ladies do. So important. So specialised. Love it. Also, I'm jealous of them, just in case you hadn't noticed. So wonderful.
I performed the layman's equivalent of this restoration for my sister when she found a bargain dress from the showroom at a bridal shop. It was a very unique dress with organza sleeves that have been switched down inside the plastic protecting cover. Alongside with a lot of other stuff that had fallen apart from having dozens of people try it on over the years.
Imagine wearing this dress! I feel the bodice and skirt were kept together because the lady it was made for had such emotional feelings about the dress. If only that dress could talk!
I picked up the Queen Elizabeth I cutting of one of her gowns found at a church behind the seamstress. I remember watching the show..Lucy Worsley I think.
What a fabulous dress. To think of the statement this gown made when this woman wore it is just amazing. What is even more amazing is the hours of very skilled needle women, working to create this work of art. We are fortunate that someone recognized its beauty & value, so that we are able to enjoy it and study it..thank you so much for sharing this treasure!
It’s so amazing to use ones imagination to see this lady getting dressed by her maids preparing for a major event where this spectacular dress would be greatly admired and coveted by all the other ladies. The dress maker who had the arduous task of learning how to work with such a fabric. I just love history! How life would only be easy for the wealthy who had whole armies of people to do everything for them. 😊
What a stunning gown. I wish they’d shown it as it would’ve been on display. I can’t imagine working on something like that. The skills needed, and the patience, are amazing.
The efforts to just conserve the trim! I cannot imagine what goes into the care of the whole garment, definitely eye-opening to the work involved I'm afraid to say I just imagined you washed things and stuck them on a tailors dummy and that was it.
One of the many reasons I love the UK - the care and love of their heritage🥹 God bless guys! Thank you for sharing this beautiful process with us. The dress is so gorgeous I want to cry🤍
Verging on ethereal. What a remarkable piece of mastery. I would love to know more about Lady Theophilia. And also more about that stunning backdrop fabric with the floral pattern.
Amazing, stunning, love the design, material, history, mystery. Bravo to the original designer, seamstress, tailor; Owner(s) who kept it. Blessed to be talented trusted to preserve it. True craftsmanship rarely seen outside of couture.
I wonder how long it took to make this dress? To think that EVERYTHING was done by hand: the harvesting and making of the silk, the spinning and weaving of the threads, the lacemaking, the designing and dressmaking, etc. etc. Mind boggling ! And how many times would she have worn this? Once?? Incredible find and amazing restoration and conservation. Kudos!
It would be great if they could do a computer image of the gown to shown how it would have looked originally, with the shine and glimmer the silver would have had without the dullness of time. I'm sure it was spectacular.
I was hoping for that or an artist's rendition!
What's left to the imagination is quite probably more beautiful than a computer could do justice
@@k49821 Me too!
@@cassandrareedy7369 I'm afraid I struggled to imagine the dress as we only got bits and pieces of it, never the entire view. I would have loved a recreation.
I'd rather see one of the many wonderful historical costumers recreate it completely. Then it could be worn and we could we how it moves and drapes and behaves on the body, as well as having a wonderful display of what it would have looked like new, before the silver tarnished and the will became dull.
Im trying to imagine how gorgeous it would have looked in full candlelight.
😮 Candlelight....the flickering soft light would have made it spectacular!
Spectacular, indeed. I was fortunate enough to see this dress at the Costume Museum in Bath about 40 years ago. A dimly lit space with gentle, strategically placed lighting which was something like candlelight, which made the fabric come alive. Of all the glorious garments displayed there, this one was my favorite - pure magic.
I just imagine that the original wearer was so enamored with the dress and what it stood for and the memories it represented. That she hid the dress away, safe and secure. Only to be forgotten after her mortal release for hundreds of years. Such precious whispers of the past.
Especially if she wore it to King Charles 2nd's Court.
Maybe she performed felatio on the king. Far more likely than being enamored with this dress and being so sentimental. People didn't really think like that particularly not this class in this era
@@justinwilliams7290 🤦♀️ no, women are definitely more sentimental around clothes and pretty things. There’s a reason Monica Lewinsky got made fun of 😂
I wonder if it was her wedding dress. Cloth of silver was popular for bridal attire of the time. Perhaps she had planned to be buried in it (people were often buried in their finest attire) & the dress was stored away for this purpose & later forgotten.
@janedoll3237 Kim Kardashian join the chat. 💅
Astonishing that this exists after being worn 360 years ago! Hard to wrap my head around that. Much respect to the conservators who work so hard to repair and maintain these amazing garments. I cannot imagine how stressful it could be working on something like this. Just amazing!
These episodes should be 45 minutes longer.
Yes. I would watch an hour on this dress!!
At least! I could watch this all day 😍
I can't imagine the stress and excitement of working on such a delicate, beautiful dress.
The entire dress....stunning but that lace. The craftsmanship and skills leave me speechless. Thank you so much for sharing this dress with us. :)
Hello 👋 how’re you doing?
It is amazing to think of the skill it took to make this dress, and without modern tools.
Bobbin lace making in its self very time consuming and a great skill
It's something close to a miracle to find such a fine gown from so long back - not altered or turned into another item - but preserved as it was first created. What an amazing find - I wonder how that happened - what series of events let it come down to us intact?
Ditto - I would like to know where it's been for the last 300 years and how the conservators got it.
What a jaw dropping garment. I can’t believe how beautiful it still is, after almost 400 years. Just Imagining it on the original wearer, silver glinting under candle light, the rustling of the silk as she moved…it’s so incredibly enchanting
Hats off to you Ann-Marie for being able to work on that dress without shaking! I'd have been afraid to even breathe on it! Sure wish it could talk....what a story it could tell! Thank you!
When I go to museums I go to appreciate and marvel at the craftswomen and men who put so much of their heart and talent into these pieces.
Amen to that for sure.☺️🇨🇦
I can imagine the talent and skill of the dressmaker back in that era to make such a gorgeous garment. To think that many where self taught by just watching their mothers, grandmothers sew is just incredible .
Dressmakers and Tailors were almost all men who trained in apprenticeships from childhood to adulthood. Seamstresses would’ve also received training both from their mothers but also from the tailors and dressmakers. The only industries that were exclusively female were dairy and embroidery.
Can we talk about how fabulous Anne-Marie's blouse is?! 😍
no we can not . speak for yourself and get your owns friends .... the blouse is not that fab and the line " can we...." really gets old on youtube! if you have to say something say it but don't include all of us in your insecurity
Yes, I loved it! Beautiful fabric.
It would be lovely to see what the fabric looked like hundreds of years ago. I can only imagine how it shined in the light. Age has certainly darkened it because of the nature of the metal thread.
Yes! I imagine it looked amazing in candlelight
I found a few 1880’s Worth gowns online made of silver fabric. Perhaps that’s a similar sheen?
To see what the fabric would have looked like, search for 'silver tissue saree', it's still very popular in India for wedding sarees. Unfortunately if you search for 'silver tissue fabric' it mostly brings up synthetic lamé. 😔
Actually pure silver (without the alloy of copper added to make sterling silver) is still quite white. Not shining maybe, but still light.
I would have loved it if an illustration had been included to show how the dress would have looked when it was originally worn. It's hard to get a picture in your mind's eye of how striking the silver and white lace would have been. It's a fantastic video though.
What a glorious dress that would have been to wear. It's a shame there isn't a painting of it being worn.
I can only imagine how elegant it looked back when it was in its heyday, and how the Lady who wore it must have been so stunning when she wore it.
Just imagine the silver thread glistening in the light of the candles and oil lamps as they flickered! She must have looked like she was glittering like a star! I imagine she felt some sentimental attachment to the dress, so she left it as is, tucked away in a trunk or armoire. Maybe as she aged and wanted to reminisce, she’d take it out to lovingly fondle the fabric.
Thankfully, whatever the reason it remained as it was, it can now be preserved and serve as a sort of window into the past. A veritable and tangible link to the aristocracy of the 1600’s and the fashions therein.
I would have liked even more time and exploration of the dress in the video. So interesting!
Love seeing Queen Elizabeth’s dress hanging in the background! Will forever be in awe of that find!
this is my absolute dream job. I wish I could actually do it
What a, lovely job working on these garments must be very gratifying
It would be very lovely to see the dress once it’s ready for display. I hope you post another video.
And it has pockets!!! :-) wonderful conservation work
The dress looks like it was crafted only 50 years ago, let alone 360! I'm so glad they found it and are preserving it.
This is a stunning dress. The work you do is so important. I would love to see an artist's rendering of what the lady would have looked like wearing this dress. How tall was she and what size?
I'm so glad the silver didn't tarnish like I would have expected. Silk is amazing
Merciiiiii! Une pièce fabuleuse si intéressante à découvrir!!
That is stunning and incredibly fascinating! I read once that the oldest complete gown we had was a silver tissue gown from the 1600’s sometime; is this that gown? (It’s also something I read 15+ years ago, things could have changed since then). Either way, it’s so interesting to see how much care goes into looking after these pieces!
This is the gown you are talking about. It's kept at the Costume Museum at Bath.
@@fairislecat6413 how exciting! Thanks so much for answering my question. Obviously it’s something I’ve remembered vaguely for a long time; I’m glad I got to actually “see” it!
The work of these people is amazing...real artists ❤
People who work with their hands to preserve and create beauty are a blessing in our world.
It’s so amazing to see how this gorgeous dress was made and to think about how many months it took to make the fabric, the lace, and everything! I would love to have seen how the dress looked mounted after the conservation, with soft lights around it, not directly on the fabric.
Brilliant conservation methods these days. Thank you for this info.
I love these videos so much.
I do wish you had a drawing or recreation of how the dress would have looked in its prime.
First of all, the skill level of every person involved in the creation of this dress had to be at the highest level imaginable - true experts in their fields!! This royal dress must have been the 1st true Cinderella Dress of its time!!
I would like to have also heard how they received this dress? Did the descendants just donate it to the Conservation Society?
A stunning dress! I can’t even imagine what the other high level aristocracy went on to create - in order to COMPETE with this dress!!
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I can just imagine the thrill of wearing this in the candle light. Stunning.
For some reason this video moved me almost to tears! How beautiful! Thank you so very much for this video!
I want to see more of it!
This is incredible, this has survived so long. I am speechless. Thank you to the wearer, these historians and conservators!
It is a privilege for us to see “behind the scenes” of these beautiful dresses that are displayed. The love and care taken by all who work on them is a testament of their training over the years - and without this we may never have had the opportunity to see what was worn many years ago. Thank you all 🙏
Absolutely STUNNING!! How outstanding this would have been while worn in candlelight. Mind blowing. I can’t even imagine how many women would have worked to create this work of art because it is definitely not just a gown from centuries past. Thank you for giving us a sneak peek into the restoration process.
Your talent to be able to do this is amazing.
It’s exquisite. The wool pocket was for warmth, I am certain. Entomology pins must be very fine if it they don’t break the weave of fabric that delicate.
Dear gosh! This should be much longer telling "US" viewers much more about such an amazingly stunning dress. This dress is so beautiful, I can imagine some women wearing it and all of those in the King's Court falling in awe looking at her entrance she must be radiating beauty in pure happiness and being proud of it.
I feel an incredible admiration and respect for conservators of art of all kinds 😯👏
Absolutely amazing!
Wow I really hope Kim Kardashian doesn’t see this
Yes she'd make short work of it
😅 for real…
Haha!! 😂😂😂
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I love the passion for restoring history.
Thank you for sharing. ❤️💯
This is so incredible to be holding someone's life's work in your hands. I think of how many hours went into making that and being able to handle the past in that way. It makes my heart skip a beat. ❤️❤️❤️😍
Those ladies do such painstaking and detailed work. I can’t imagine how gentle they have to be with those beautiful pieces of clothing. So cool to see.
How long would it have taken to make the original dress? By candlelight, no less! Amazing.
Loved this video. Hope we'll see more costumes. So nice to imagine the people that wore the clothing and the events that were part of their lives.
Will this gorgeous dress be shown when it is finished so that wee Cann see what it would look like on a form, (or on the female owner)?
Yes it will be mounted on a mannequin
Fascinating how old this dress is and her knowledge/delicate care is. I love the history of fashion.❤
Painstaking work that needs a lot of patience, dedication and passion for old costumes and/or dresses. Amazing.
Absolutely beautiful and fascinating work ❤️
Please show us more whenever you can!
An absolutely stunning piece of craftsmanship!
I heard that some types of lace made around this time are just not made any more, so it's a very beautiful time-capsule...
I admire restoration work. I wish I could learn the skill.
I wish I could do what these ladies do. So important. So specialised. Love it. Also, I'm jealous of them, just in case you hadn't noticed. So wonderful.
I’m a subscriber now.. thank you RUclips!
What a great job! I wish we could see a drawing or animation of what the original dress looked like.
❤Fascinating
Simply fascinating! Thank you for sharing🦋
Fabulous
I'm so glad this work of art is being restored and taken care of properly. Absolutely amazing 👏
OMG HOW does one get a job like that??? I think I'd give my eyeteeth to be working in a post like that!!! Utterly wonderful!
I performed the layman's equivalent of this restoration for my sister when she found a bargain dress from the showroom at a bridal shop. It was a very unique dress with organza sleeves that have been switched down inside the plastic protecting cover. Alongside with a lot of other stuff that had fallen apart from having dozens of people try it on over the years.
Why so short!!! 😭😭😭 This is absolute gold!!!!!!
It would be a great privilege to work in this place and with these garments
Can’t imagine how amazing it would have looked when it was first made. Glorious.
Absolutely incredible! It's lovely to see a Restoration-era dress that has survived.
Imagine wearing this dress! I feel the bodice and skirt were kept together because the lady it was made for had such emotional feelings about the dress. If only that dress could talk!
I picked up the Queen Elizabeth I cutting of one of her gowns found at a church behind the seamstress. I remember watching the show..Lucy Worsley I think.
What a fabulous dress. To think of the statement this gown made when this woman wore it is just amazing. What is even more amazing is the hours of very skilled needle women, working to create this work of art. We are fortunate that someone recognized its beauty & value, so that we are able to enjoy it and study it..thank you so much for sharing this treasure!
A labor of love.
It’s so amazing to use ones imagination to see this lady getting dressed by her maids preparing for a major event where this spectacular dress would be greatly admired and coveted by all the other ladies. The dress maker who had the arduous task of learning how to work with such a fabric. I just love history! How life would only be easy for the wealthy who had whole armies of people to do everything for them. 😊
That is STUNNING. Just amazing. Thank you for sharing this treasure and so clearly cherishing it, and celebrating the craftspeople who created it.
Just bung it in on a mixed load! 😉
What an amazing garment, thank you so much for sharing ❤
What a stunning gown. I wish they’d shown it as it would’ve been on display. I can’t imagine working on something like that. The skills needed, and the patience, are amazing.
It would be fascinating if we could have a computer generated image of what the dress or certain item would have looked like at the time it was worn.
Yes, I was hoping for that 🤩
Where was the dress found ....????
Very excellent
What a delicate and impressive feat ! You ladies are amazing!
This was so magical. I could have watched for hours ❤
The efforts to just conserve the trim! I cannot imagine what goes into the care of the whole garment, definitely eye-opening to the work involved I'm afraid to say I just imagined you washed things and stuck them on a tailors dummy and that was it.
Amazing workmanship ✨✨✨✨
Absolutely incredible 🤩
Divine ❤
All hand-sewn, too!
The work you are doing is so amazing. Thank-you for conserving the cultural heritage.
One of the many reasons I love the UK - the care and love of their heritage🥹 God bless guys! Thank you for sharing this beautiful process with us. The dress is so gorgeous I want to cry🤍
Sooooo Breathtaking Beautiful!💖💖
Absolutely fascinating! Congratulations! Absolutely amazing workmanship!
Verging on ethereal. What a remarkable piece of mastery. I would love to know more about Lady Theophilia. And also more about that stunning backdrop fabric with the floral pattern.
Amazing, stunning, love the design, material, history, mystery. Bravo to the original designer, seamstress, tailor; Owner(s) who kept it. Blessed to be talented trusted to preserve it. True craftsmanship rarely seen outside of couture.
What an honor to work on such a piece of history! It must take such dedication, and love.
What a marvellous job ! I would love to be able to preserve such wonders.
This is why I love history.
This is absolutely breathtaking
Extraordinary 😮…..so delicate 😊
I wonder how long it took to make this dress? To think that EVERYTHING was done by hand: the harvesting and making of the silk, the spinning and weaving of the threads, the lacemaking, the designing and dressmaking, etc. etc. Mind boggling ! And how many times would she have worn this? Once?? Incredible find and amazing restoration and conservation. Kudos!
Absolutely amazing that there is a place that keeps these items in tact, big up to the ladies who keep these dresses and other items in tact.