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I'm sorry WarBreaker? Black on White when did that start?
On the sewing point, it reminds me of what my mom said when my clothes didn't fit. She said; "It's not your body, it's the clothes. The clothes were made wrong." and that really meant a lot to me. Thank you, Mom. I love you.
That's awesome of her!
Meanwhile, my mom took me aside to ask if I was going to "wear that dress to your wedding celebration, because people might think you're pregnant" when I was wearing a colourful sundress that I'd just recently bought and really liked. And when I recently started a new medication, she told me "tongue in cheek" that a common side effect is nausea so "who knows, maybe you'll lose a few pounds, wouldn't that be convenient haha"... as if feeling nauseous enough to lose a significant amount of weight wasn't the most miserable experience in the world. She's not even abusive in general, just so thoughtless sometimes.
@@lachouette_et_le_phoqueI'm so sorry to hear that. Thoughtless people make the world so much lonelier in my opinion
This! Clothes are made to fit you, not the other way around! I shouldn't have to wade through three pages of search results filled with weight loss and surgery ads just to figure out how to alter a waistline
As a seamstress she was right. I have types of clothing I have to custom make if I want them because the way they are made standard I just can't properly alter them. That would be true at my current size or a size 0 because it's my bone structure.
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It's a really depressing thought that even in romance books designed to be wish fulfillment, women still can't imagine being loved while not being skinny.
Perfect point, Rebekah. Truly sad that those of us who have extra weight can't even get lost in the fantasy of being loved _as we are_ unless we conform to society's backward thinking.
The expression "i wouldnt dream of it" Always made me Smile because it Always mean it IS the biggest dream. Here it's sadly ironic.
i think some fat (used as a neutral term) women want to be skinny, but just to be more "conventional" by today's standards, and unfortunately that is their wish fulfillment. i do hope they get a healthier view of their body and desirability at some point.
Actually green is not only the color redheads look good in, but also a foreshadowing about Penelope marrying into the Bridgerton Clan: The color of her family is yellow, the color of the Bridgertons is blue.
Oooh I never realized that. I love it when shows and movies hide messages in colors.
“The book sucks.”
Finally, someone said the quiet part out loud.
exactly. The men Quinn write are such red flags, especially the way Colin treated Penelope when she publishes the issue during their engagement party
That's because Julia Quinn fans are rabid and weird.
@@MandieTerrierThank you. I always enjoy my weirdness. 😂😂. Problem of growing up with Mills & Boons
Book Colin is a red flag yikes
From what I’ve seen a lot of the male love interests in the books are red flags
@@katiegrossman2338 your not wrong
The majority of the ML’s in this series are complete trash.
Every single one of male love interests in the book says “I going to kill her” I like to remember that these came out in the 2000’s and it wasn’t uncommon for someone to say “I could kill you right now!” Or “omg my wife is going to kill me” as a hyperbole. Which every single time a male love interest says it in the books it’s usually hyperbole.
Also like to mention that in Eloise’s book Colin is the ONLY bridgerton that doesn’t get violent with Sir Phillip.
The drama isn't any better either 😭 coming from someone who hasn't read the books 🧍🏿♀️, they're all trash. I was so looking forward to Polin but they did my man so dirty. And they had very little screen time
One element that the show did brilliantly was how Pen ultimately took back control from everyone who was trying to "save" her.
We first saw Colin, Eloise, and Lady Featherington hatching all sorts of ideas about how to deal with Cressida, and Pen is literally closed out of their conversations. When those plans fail, Pen tells Colin that she doesn't need him to save her, just stand by her. Finally, she takes control of her story by reaching out to the queen and making her ballroom debut. It was a glorious way to show Pen's growing strength.
You are hilarious! Thank you.
The butterflies may have been a bit on the nose, but Phillipa's delight when calling for Varley to release the bugs was worth it.
They totally had me fooled, too. I thought it was going to be beetles, centipedes, and other creepy-crawlies
As someone who works in clothing retail please hear this. It is never your body, no matter what shape you are in or whatever else someone will comment on it is not you. These clothes are made on flat sheets with a set of random starting measurements and each “size” is just and inch added on. It is never you it is the clothes sometimes they just don’t look right and that is ok. You are beautiful just the way you are and if you are in the process of changing that’s ok too. You can be happy with who you are right now and also want something different for yourself in the future.
Yup, I'm a seamstress and size x(it's irrelevant).There's several places where my measurements are the fit model for that size.
I can't wear anything in my size at those places because the bicep is too small and the armscye is hilariously too big.
Some of these places if I want biceps that fit, I have to go 2 sizes up. Yes it does look as bad as you can imagine and some things like the neckline can't be altered to fit at that point
Absolutely, I was in women's retail for a long time, and I will always remember a regular customer that would come in and always buy the same paper bag pants because they were the only thing that would fit. I asked her to trust me, and put her in this one skirt (I called it the magic skirt) that she was sure she could never fit into, and she burst into tears when it did. That was my favourite day of work ever. I was so glad I was there that day because I was the only one in the store who would go through every item we carried and see how it was cut, and I was the only one who noticed this skirt fit like it did (and I bought myself one because I was a size 18 and the skirt that fit me said 14 lol Like I said, magic) so I knew that even though we only carried a 26 in those paper bag pants, this one 22 skirt fit her :)
I have a friend who was a buyer for a clothing store. She told me that pants don't fit because sewing straight lines are cheaper than sewing curves. Your pants don't fit because you are a real person with real person curves!
@@Siygrah you can get more pieces out of your fabric too. It's absolutely true too that it takes less time. To sew a curve competently can sometimes take twice as long
Yes, all of this! The only reason that folks of any size look great is thanks to their tailor. The reason stars look good in the t-shirt and jeans they threw on to run an errand is because whomever buys their clothes for them buys one to two sizes bigger and tailors it to their body.
When people have the sheer audacity to claim that Julia Quinn (the book author) is our contemporary Jane Austen.... Bleh... I read up until the beginning of Eloise (Book 5) and was like *why the hell am I torturing myself?"
whoah... comparing Julia Quinn to Jane Austen is like the biggest insult for Jane Austen you can probably make... like, come on.... The basic idea of Julia Quinns books is okay, nothing new, but hey, that´s fine. What show made out of the novels till now is incredible and a lot of fun. But the books are just really light entertainment with a lot of really problematic aka toxic stuff, like assault, violence.... Jane Austens novels are completely different, they are a funny but decent critique of the time Jane Austen lived in, mocking all the rules in society of that time. The most important thing about Jane Austens novels are the female lead characters, that always make a big learning progress, realizing who they are, learning to stand up for themselves and to become vulnerable. Bridgerton is a funny and sexy story, but the character development is not that big at all. I read the Duke and I and yeah, it was entertaining, but a woman s.a.ing her husband to get pregnant... I am not sure that was in any way appropriate... or needed...
My reaction to reading Benedict's book, honestly
I'm a long time reader of Julia Quinn. And I've always loved the first five books of the series reread them many times over the past two decades. They're definitely not Jane Austen they're just typical Regency Romance they're not meant to be great works of art just something fun like a romantic comedy that you would watch on Netflix
I stopped on the first one. They're horrible
I don't like the books at all or the author. I said that once and was promptly attacked by the Bridgerton, Julia Quinn Gatekeepers.
TW: bodyshaming. Penelope's old dress style are made to hide her b00bs and curves and I feel like that completely speaks to a possible backstory of being made uncomfortable after developing bigger b00bs at a younger age than most of her peers. I say this because from my lived own experience (unfortunately) adults will totally tell literal children that their own bodies are "wrong" and "provocative" or "immodest" while peers will bully other kids for any perceived difference. Such harassment taught me to only wear outfits that hide cleavage and curves, and made me look younger and less noticeable. Girls going through puberty also naturally have more baby fat and can gain a lot of weight easily so that can also add to the bodyshaming of young girls which leads them to be uncomfortable in their own bodies even as adults, in my experience.
I also had similar experiences when I was younger. I started puberty around 11 years old, and my body started developing very early. I was so ashamed because of my family putting stuff in my head and other girls laughing at me that I would walk a way to try and hide the ɓ00bs and now I have the worst back pain and my posture is horrible. I have a bump atvthe back of my neck... it is very unfortunate, I wish this wasn't a thing to shame girls for.
Oh wow I didn’t think of that! When I watched it on Netflix I assumed they wanted to make her look like a child since she had not reached the age to marry. Hell even when she finally was of age I still saw her as a kid with how short she is compared to literally everyone in the show. I was so uncomfortable watching her Colin I had to skip their scenes together. You’d think I’d go with the changes since she and I both have the same body type and she’s 2 inches shorter than me
I had similar experience too. I was passive aggressively body shamed by my aunts when i was going through puberty. I felt very conscious while growing up, I still am due to that experience. When my mensuration started I was scared to see blood and didn't knew what happened to me because my mom didn't told me about it. While girls are having such changes they shouldn't be shamed or kept in dark of the things which will eventually happen to them as its the process of growing up. It so sad to think about it now.
@@wiggilytaco7570Penelope's mom constantly body shame her and encourages her elder daughters to do the same. She made her ill fitting clothes deliberately because she wanted to force Penelope to loose her weight, and she was not positive about her daughter gaining any success in marriage mart. Her choosing yellow color is her bad taste in fashion lol 😂Pretty toxic woman.
I was the first one to go through puberty. I was 10. Elementary school. Luckily, a week before,our school separated boys and girls and did a little health education, gave out deodorant, pads, and pantliners. So I did know what was happening at least.
Kids made fun of me for having boobs. I wasn't heavy, very slim, but with almost B cup boobs. So when my Nana took me shopping for bras I wanted the tightest sports bra to smash my boobs down, and she was trying to encourage me to wear something more comfortable and embrace my body. She is where the boobs came from, after all. My mother is not blessed in that area. I was so self-concious.
I am lucky to have a supportive family, but was definitely sexualized by teachers, and other adults, even strangers passing on the street. As a literal child, not even a teenager, I was cat-called and sexually harassed.
The costuming this season went a little off the rails at times, but what they did with Pen was so very well done and strategic as hell. The dark green dress (while killer) was not even her final form. You'll notice that after that ball, Pen scales it back and doesn't do the forest green again. This is because her first foray into a makeover went too hard and too far. It was breathtaking, but it wasn't *her* yet. And as the season went on, she found her footing in fashion. The minty greens and hazy blues of her later dresses were even more flattering on her and more suited to her personality than the very dramatic forest green and black lace. Her costuming is a reflection of her journey from trying too hard to be what she thinks people will like to settling into her own skin as who she really is.
I also want to point out that the makeover itself does not follow the usual trope of "girl takes off glasses, becomes hot, gets popular" that we have seen so often. Instead, we see that Pen's makeover didn't actually work. Yes, it got her attention from some potential suitors initially, but that lasted about as long as it took for her to form a complete sentence. At which point, she was once again relegated to the corner. And when she met Debling, they bonded over the fact that he was also a bit of a social outsider. And Colin himself, though he offers to help her be more social, tells her that she doesn't need to change who she is, as she is already an interesting and lovely person. The story here isn't "be pretty and get what you want" it is "get comfortable with your authentic self, and you'll find those who love you for you."
the tinfoil bonnet looks wayyyy more adorable than it has any right to!
Bonnet is just cute in general
I did not expect to be crying by the end of this video. I'm plus size and a large reason why I got into sewing cosplays and clothes was to finally have both that fitted me well. Sarah explains these struggles and the amazing feeling of being able to make these flattering clothes yourself so well.
I have lost 50 pounds since starting to lose weight and those first thirty were such a huge difference in how I felt in my clothes. The idea of a book being written where a character loses 30 pounds and has no feelings about it, ESPECIALLY in a romance novel which *has passages* about body image is very strange to me. I don't watch this show, nor have I read these books (just a big Sarah Spaceman fan and watch everything you make) but seeing how they handled it in the show through styling brings me back to like... Princess Diaries. I feel like it's such a healthier thing to show (mental health-wise) than weight loss/gain: that everyone is gorgeous, you just have to know how to style for the body that you have. Anyway, this video made me happy, thanks for sharing! (Also yay, you read Warbreaker! I love that book!)
To be fair, it had been 10 years since the beginning of the series and this book. It might not feel like much if you slowly lose 30 lbs over 10 years
@Jinxpix yeah but I doubt the timeliness foe Penelope was 3 lbs a year. I'd assume based on the context that it was over the timeskip.
TW: Body dysmorphia
As someone who has recently 50+ pounds, I relate so hard to this. I would expect the character to constantly have random weird thoughts about it. Like, it was only at over 50 pounds lost that I went, “Oh my god, I like to sit with my legs crossed. It’s not uncomfortable!” Or the day that I put my pyjamas on and went, “WTF?! I can’t feel my thighs!”. After spending my whole adult life being obese, grabbing a pair of size 6 jeans and having them do up is absolutely bizarre and I still see myself as a “big girl” despite the fact that I would previously have called anyone this size “skinny”.
There truly is nothing like making your own clothes. I'm borderline plus-sized and very shortwaisted, so basically nothing off the rack fits me well. The second garment I ever made was a dress that I patterned myself so that it would fit, and wow. I feel so much better about myself when I wear that dress. There are some beginner mistakes in the dress, but wearing it still gives me so much joy, because it reminds me that I can be beautiful too.
Absolutely! I have a very similar body to the Penelope actress (same height, weight and quite large cup size) and started making my own clothes in my late teenage years. I'm 39 now and nearly everything I wear is selfmade. I would love it to present the blazer jacket I recently made to my 19 year old self that tried to find a blazer that fit me for school graduation!
I wish I could do that 🙈 Unfortunately I have ADHD which makes those kinds of things pretty much impossible for me. However, as a fellow short, short waisted, (not borderline but just plain) plus size girl with a hip circumference 5 sizes larger than my waist, I've discovered the one dress type that fits me great: Swing dresses. Of course they're almost maxi dresses on me, but they're comfortable, make me look great, and can mostly withstand some jojo-ing. So it's literally all I wear. I don't wear pants anymore, ever, just wearing tights underneath in winter and swimming trunks underneath in summer when I'm doing things you're not supposed to do in swing skirts, like go in rollercoasters 😂 I'm 35 now but started doing this around 25, and I've gotten so much compliments since I completely switched!
"after mapping out her oesophagus...", IM CRYING
5:41 omg the tinfoil bonnet 😭😭😭 ur hilarious girl
I needed this. No wonder it always felt like fashion wasn't for me. It's hard to explore clothes/style when all the cool stuff is too small.
As a fashion person who has to make Mt own stuff, it's not just you. A lot of this stuff is pos anyways.
There's places that are high end prices and the stuff is just so terribly made.
If you find stuff you like and want to feel good in, I highly encourage getting it tailored. It will make it feel so much better.
I agree in general. One thing is factually incorrect from the book, though. It takes Colin 11 years since she lost weight to notice her! This was not that.
The weight loss is part of a set up for her low position in the Ton. At 16, she is forced by her mother to debut a year earlier despite not being ready. She had acne, was overweight and still quite childish. She was also bookish and shy, and got easily overwhelmed by dominant people. She got then picked by the bully Cressida (who is a very popular girl in the books) and pushed to the bottom of the pecking order. The following season, at 17, she emerges changed - she losses her baby fat over the winter (but still stays "pleasantly plump", so she is never skinny) and uses the double excuse of her dresses not fitting anymore and Lady Whistledown mocking her clothing and unflattering colours to get her mum to allow her a new wardrobe. However, by then the damage is done and she stays at the very bottom of the social order.
Fast forward to when she is 28 and is officially entering the spinster age. This is when the book starts. She is accepting her fate as a spinster and getting more relaxed about herself. She stops caring that much what the society thinks of her (to an extend, she still refuses to dance with Colin at a market for it would look like courting and since they are not, the gossip would be that he rejected her and she does not want to accept that so she refuses him). When Colin comes back after a longer voyage, she is stunned by her - but cannot put a finger on what has changed, as he clearly sees that she didn't really. He finally sets on the thought that it was maybe him who changed. This is actually quite redeeming for the book Colin. He is aware that it wasn't her who changed but it was his perception of her.
I started reading the Bridgerton novels after watching the first season, and to say that they are disappointing is an understatement. Poorly written, flat characters, shitty plots. So glad that Netflix took that garbage and transformed it into something great.
Oh thank you for telling this. I am so romanced by the serie and mostly ‘they say’ books are better, so I wanted to buy the books. But seeing this video and reading this comment is the signal I better save my money for better books 😊 I just hoped to feel the same romance in the books too. Guess I have to look out for something better 😅 any tips maybe?
@@4ke_1978 the books are entertaining sometimes, there are dialogues or situations that are funny, but there is so much toxicity between the couples, specially the male characters that personally I couldn't enjoyed the books or their love story, Netflix is doing miracles with the story 😂 i prefer the shows characters and their love story
@@ru3144 hmmmm I don’t need toxicity indeed, I need romance and love (and some spicyness 😜) like the Bridgerton-serie 😁 do you maybe have any booksuggestion that would fit my needs? 😉 hopefully something that also is translated (in Dutch). I saw a lot of bookreviews on youtube, but the books are not translated 😭😭😭
I agree wholeheartedly! I too read the books after having watched the first two seasons on Netflix - and should just have let it be. I am very interested in how they will tell Francesca‘s story, which in my opinion is more toxic than one can bear. I forced myself to finish the book and have not managed to get that horrible story out of my head since. I really, really hope that the series will pick it up and help me deal with that trauma…
Same opinion, they're glorified romance books you'd read on the beach
I'm so glad for the changes made in this adaptation. I'll be honest; I'm still mid-season one in Bridgerton, but I'm so relieved to see a plus size heroine get a legit story arc that doesn't have anything to do with her losing weight. I'm looking forward to reaching her story. :)
I also cheered when you said the true problem with Penelope's beginning dresses: the straight-size cut. That's also a giant problem for me whenever I shop for clothes (even in plus size fashions). The design is designed for a thin body and then clicked-and-dragged-to-resize for larger sizes. I know I can't expect much from commercial sizing, but it's still nice to see someone acknowledging the specifics as to why Penelope's beginning dresses don't do anything for her.
It's really weird because the clothes should have been made for her and clothes makers of the time knew how to make things for different body types but whatever, it's a costume not a recreation
I could talk for HOURS about what I like/ dislike about the season but as long that everyone agrees that Colin is just 100000% a better person in the show everything is fine. The engagement ball is the worst thing ever in the book; I hate it so much 🙄 Also we all love Pen's glow-up. She looked so beautiful in all the dresses 🥲
Thisss, i cant take one more comment about how book Colin was better than show colin 😭😭
I cannot believe people think book Colin is better 💀
@@twilightsquire There are some things book Colin does better and some things show Colin does better. Overall, show Colin wins, but some scenes are better in the book.
the costume desiners and the makeup artist and the hair stylist says they had to make colin and peneloppe "ugly" to have a big glow up in there season because they were to good for they caractere at the start of the serie
I have been all over the Bridgerton socials singing the praises of Netflix and the agency they gave Pen. I also love the story arch they gave Cressida and the redemption for Pen’s mother and their relationship. The roles of women in this show are complex and wonderful. I cannot stand those who Stan book Colin over Netflix Colin. Book Colin is such a dillweed. Netflix Colin is complex with emotions. He’s kind and incredibly sensitive and empathetic. He gets so angry because he feels so deeply which is why he has the armor of being a flippant rake in the beginning of the show. And I LOVE how they turned the mirror scene into a scene of empowerment. He wants Pen to see the beauty he sees… the beauty of her brain, her wit, her personality, and YES, her body. Those with pretty privilege don’t understand the power of feeling beautiful in your skin when most of society says you’re not. That was an important moment for the curvy girlies everywhere.
I love this comment ❤
Ive seen so many comments moaning about Penelope being not like book Penelope and being puzzled what the complaint was and this helped. I think i also rpefer Netflix Penelope too
What baffles is me is so many people trying to claim Netlfix has ruined Bridgerton and the books are much better and so far emive read 2 and they were fun but really problematic and nothing groundbreaking, I think the show is a lot better 😅
@@twilightsquirewhat’s problematic about it? I see nothing problematic, but I see a lot on the series. It’s a mess.
@@gabyta0507 I mean the weight loss bit of Penelopes book seems a bit problematic but I haven't read them so I don't know.
That speech at the end you did about how clothes that fit you made you feel pretty just.. Amazing. Thank you, I hope many hear that message and take it to heart. Be safe everyone. ❤ (Also I am pasty noodle of a woman and I've been told yellow and light or bright colours do not fit me. But I simply *ADORE* yellow and have so many pieces in that colour. Wear what makes you happy and comfortable. Make your own trend that is right for you.)
omg I love yellow but I have a LOT of yellow tones in my skin and hair so it is not a color that looks good on me. For most of my life 90-100% of my wardrobe was black (to make me look skinnier?) and blue. I now am so beyond caring whether a color "looks good" on me. Sunflower yellow is one of my favorite colors and I love to wear it.
I can’t lie when I watched the episode of the carriage. I messaged my other friends and said I finally feel vindicated as a plus size woman that we are allowed to have that type of ending. I’m almost 40 and that’s one of the very few times in my life. I’ve seen that happen in media.
It was so refreshing (and validating) to see a curvy woman star in a romance for once (and her weight not being part of the plot). It's not the only reason but one of the big reasons why I loved Season 3.
LOVE THE ANIMATION OF THE BOOK PLOT. totally loved this different style of video from you, can't wait to see how you made the dress!!
Can we take a moment to appreciate the sheer amazement of her outfit-
OHH OMG ITS PENS DRESS
It always makes me laugh when people are so surprised by the glow ups and wondering how they did it when really they’ve just been putting people in clothing, make up and hairstyles that play down their looks until their season.
This is fabulous. And aside from the main point, I think beginning sewists can take this message from it -- your project doesn't have to be perfectly sewn and finished for it to make a big impact on how you look and feel.
And Sarah, now I just want to talk romance novels with you.
This is why I'm subscribed; Random video explaining a bad romance novel's adaptation into a Netflix show presented by a passionate costume designer & seamstress (with a perfect segway into an ad for a sponsor after the story's explanation).
on the topic of altering clothes id love to see you make a video on how you go about some common ways to make your clothes fit better and how to go about it with simple sewing methods, like you did with that red dress
i would like to see this also!!
I was just coming to comment this!
5:49 OMG FANCY TIN FOIL HAT- ITS SO CUTE :DD
The stuff you talk about with fit and tailoring feeling so magical is part of why I'm so in love with making my own costumes! thanks for putting it into words lol, fantastic video :)
WTF Julia Quinn, never until 1920 being skinny has been fashionable. In Ana Karenina you don't get enough descriptions on how rounded Ana's arms are, and she was the most beautiful woman in St. Petersburg.
To be exact skinny has been fashionable at different time, the ideal body type has evolved and changed during different time periods in different countries, however in the setting of the book being plump was a good thing as it showed that you had wealth and could afford to eat well but it was still badly seen to be "too fat" as it supposedly shown that you had no restraint wich was an important value at the time.
can we all just take a moment to appreciate the animations? truly a wonderful job, sarah 👏
dude the drawings fighting literally won me over. hahaha
I loved her makeover because she didn't change anything about her, except straightening her hair . I always hated those "take off your glasses and straighten your hair" ones
Pen's appalling clothes in S1 & S2-- Yes, the costumers ABSOLUTELY did that on purpose. I spent all of S1 looking forward to her (at the point) unknown awesome S3 costumes.
Unfortunately, i couldn't get past the first 2 episodes of S2 cuz the behaviour of the male love interest disgusted me.
S3, here we go
About half way through the second book at the house party is when penelope mentions losing weight 11~ years before the third book is set
OMGG I MISSED THIS TYPE OF STORY CONTENT BAHHHH
My ability to sew has bailed me out so many times when I wanted a piece of clothes from the store that didn’t quite fit! As usual, your video was amazing, heartfelt, and makes me wanna talk fashion with somebody
Not the tinfoil bonnet 😂😂😂
i have NEVER been interested in bridgerton but this video is too interesting not to watch,, another banger from sarah
The dress cuts being unflattering is actually historically accurate. This was when they ditched the huge bumps and super tight corsets. It was the proto empire drop waist and modeled after many queens/ princesses. Queen Charlotte was a huge inspiration
I recently started sewing because I've gained weight over the last couple of years and no clothes fit me and made me feel beautiful. It doesn't help that I'm also tall and larger so the sizing is even worse. Now that I see my own clothes I get compliments all the time!! And I feel like a princess
To those that liked the first part of the Video I recommend Dominic Nobel he does Book/Film comparisons and did it for the first tow seasons of Brigerton
I want you to have a second youtube channel now devoted to breaking down book plots and talking about their screen adaptions costuming because I loved this so so much
5:26 not me over here a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, losing it cause I’m excited that you read that book! Also the main character and her love interest just so stinking cute!
I loved the change in cut and color for Penelope. This season is by far my favorite when it comes to costumes
I was running out of stuff to watch and went to the home screen and saw that you uploaded 4 min ago. What a night-saver! As always, you're providing some of the best videos to watch while crafting!
absolutely loooooved this video! one: because I was curious about this show but knew nothing about it lmao so I loved the crash course. but also two: body positivity! making/altering your own clothes to fit your specific body! what a lovely speech to hear
I love how they did the clothing thing, it truly does show how important it is to have clothing that fits your body.
Sarah, I laughed out loud when you were suddenly in your yellow chemise in your sewing room. Pure gold! Priceless! (though we must acknowledge that not all silhouettes suit all bodies. Which is why Penelope in the show was not wearing the Edwardian empire style in season 3 toward the end.)
On a sidenote: I really love the composition of your video!! The colors, the flower frame, everything!!
I tend to listen to videos like podcasts while I do something else, but this one I had to rewind and watch it again for the aesthetics
Ok, about her WEIGHT in the book:
She loses weight 10 years before their love story happens. That means that weight has nothing to do with how Colin suddenly sees her. The only visual change is she starts picking her own clothes. He really just grew up (finally).
I'm remarking this bc I thought I was crazy or that I had read a different book so I re-read it again (luckily those books are very short and very easy to read) 😂
And I'm not saying the books aren't cringy reading them now. They're outdated (it makes sense).
And I definitely prefer the Netflix adaptation by FAR
And about the dresses, by some interviews, it's clear that they dressed Nicola like that on purpose, to make the glow up in S3 and I'm not mad. Who doesn't like a glow up like that? 😂
So true, even after Penelope looses weight she still being considered curvy in the books
@@ru3144 yes, even if it doesn't make sense historically speaking (skinny bodies weren't attractive), but for a book of that genre written more than 20 years ago it's understandable. Many stereotypes in media in the 2000's were insane, like Bridget Jones being "fat" 🤦🏻♀️
But the point is that Colin had seen her in that weight for 10 years, it's not like she loses weight and that change makes him attracted to her.
Thank you for making this video, not just because that bust line is awful and I've always hated it on mass produced garments and false cups that never end up fitting anyone's bust correctly. But also because I'm a non-redhead who dyes it red specifically to look good in orange. The whole "x haircolor can't wear y" is whack, biased towards white people and doesn't take factors like undertone into consideration. ETA: I forgot to add, thank you for summarising Bridgerton, a thing I'm not into but some of my friends are. And thank you for calling out cap sleeves. I know hating them is cliche and all but I truly do. This doesn't mean I think people who like them are "wrong," as fashion is subjective.
Warbreaker is a good book, if you haven't read any of Sanderson's other one offs Elantris is really good
Altering your clothes to fit makes SUCH a difference! I went up several dress sizes during the pandemic, and I only recently began taking my clothes to an alterations shop. It’s amazing how much more comfortable I feel when my clothes fit me so perfectly I don’t even THINK about my dress size. Getting my new jeans altered was such a life-changing experience that I can’t stop won’t stop recommending custom fit jeans to everyone I know.
I assumed this was like the strawberry dress videos and was waiting to jump to the cosplay after some context the whole video... I probably should have realised something was up when she was a few minutes in
Just wait for today 👀
Its so nice and refreshing to see a more positive take on this season! I've seen so many people say this season is bad and while I do agree that certain plot points were a bit uncohesive, overall, I quite enjoyed this season a lot, and I felt that Penelope's overall character was done justice! as a none book reader seeing your insight to this was really eye opening, and you put it to words so well!
my mom recently binged all of bridgerton while i was in the room so i saw a lot of it and oh my god when penn and colin danced at their reception and i noticed that the song playing was *taylor swift you belong with me* i literally screamed it was so hilarious to me
The book was rouuuuuuuuugh. I read it because I like to read the book after the show to see how they compare. I nearly threw my kindle after the like 4th time he said he wanted to "brand" her. They improved Colin about a gazillion in the show, because in the book he is insufferable, and the author's obsession with violent angry men is vexing. I love this video though. The way you put the differences together to compare and also that you sew and make your clothes to fit! That is so cool. Now I need to go learn how to sew!!
its nice to see someone talking positively about season 3. the criticisms are valid but i really liked this season
After season 1 aired, I tried reading through the books too. Right away, while reading book 1, I could tell that Netflix did it better. My favorite book was book 3, with Benedict and Sophie (and I'm SO MAD that Netflix SKIPPED OVER IT to do book 4 first??)
But I could not get all the way through book 4, with Pen and Colin. I don't remember how far I got into it, since this was a few years ago at this point. But I quit before the romance part even really got underway.
Good to know that quitting the book midway through was the right choice! I haven't seen season 3 yet, but I'm glad to hear that it fixed the story!!
As soon as i saw them in the show, i fell in love. Something about their characters captured my heart, and i listened to their story. I remember being frustrated at the book, but i know in the end, i loved it, too. I dont remember what it was, but you went over many of the things i didn't like. Their story is tough because veing both in love and hurt by he one you love the most. Loved this. You did great ❤
Penelopes Speech was my favorite scene in the entire series and it's unbelivebale that this big moment is taken away from Colin in the book😬
And how is that supposed to work? Penelope Insults people and gossips about that for years then she makes a big speech about finally having a voice and then butterflies are released and people forget about everything?? Come on now, be fr. It's women empowering sure. Realistic? No.
Such an insightful analysis of the Penelope arc; my mom tailored my clothes and made absolutely beautiful Hula, Tahitian and western wear. I miss her
This is why I love costume design. So much thought can go into a character's costume.
Thank you for mentioning the song yellow by Coldplay I haven’t heard anyone mention this so far. I laughed when the song came on.
16:02 BEAUTIFUL SARAHHH🙏🏼😭😭 But honestly, this was a really great video. Love you sm and yes, that forest green is STUNNING on you:)
This is the first video of yours I've seen. You did an amazing job of capturing the insecurities that didn't just go away with losing weight. (They can actually get worse.) I'm going to check out your other videos.
😂😂😂 I love how you roasted the book. I'm new here. I wonder if you can roast other novels too including my favorites
Thank you so much for this video!! So tired of watching RUclips vids just bashing season 3 cause it’s not as good as the first 2, in their opinion. And it definitely has its drawbacks, but as a person who’s never read the books, and not really planning to, I had no way of appreciating how the showrunners actually FIXED the source material. Now I know, thank you 😊
I've started making my own dance costumes and i wholeheartedly agree. You're going to make me cry. It really has been a way to love my body after having a baby ❤ and so rewarding when people ask where i got it, to say I MADE it
I'm glad this was my first introduction to your channel ❤ SUBSCRIBED
Bridgerton is the only series/movie that is better than the original books. The only. I always prefer the book, but not this time. You voiced all my issues with it in this video including the rants. 😂 I thank you. You deserve an instant follow.
i keep seeing videos talking about how much better the book is than this season of the show
ive never read any of them but this video seems much more accurate and logical
thanks for giving to to me straight
Being a 1000% honest when people told me "the books are better" i gave at least Collin and Pen's book a try and...
Eeeh i felt like i was reading a fanfic sort of,Collin stressed me out a little in the book,Penelope being pushed out of her own problems even tho she clearly is smart enough to help,the sheer amount of "hot content" that i in all honesty, skipped most of the time, doesn't really fitted for me.
I personally found the series better in working with Penelope, she was basically a secondary character in her and Collin's book.
WHEN YOU SAID YOU READ WARBREAKER I SUBSCRIBED. Because YES Warbreaker is far from romance but it also feels like there is SO MUCH romance? Even though there isn’t?! It just attests to the amazing writing. That book is my absolute FAVORITE
14:30 100000% agree. I grew up fast and was an average weight before puberty, but since then have never found clothes that I like and that fit me. I have been youtube researching clothes for the past... 5ish years to try and understand how to make clothes fit me well, since fast fashion clothes all look the exact same for plus sized clothes. I've lately been researching into pants since I hate skirts, but pants are really difficult. But I know, once I make 1, I can edit that pattern for future pants.
@Zeldur, I found the Closet Historian channel on YT really amazing on how to get basic patterns to fit. Never seen anything like her manipulating of pattern darts!
@@dyanalayng5507 I've been watching her. Been meaning to watch the block patterning videos. I should probably put that higher on the list 😂
13:59 she’s not even plus size. She’s just short, with a round face and above average bust. That’s it.
I don't know if I will watch your other videos, but you are very funny, I love it ! 😂❤
the tinfoil bonnet is killing me :"D
Love the sewing additions, it really did make an insane difference in my self confidence when i learned how to sew
OH MY GOSH SEVERANCE MENTION!!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT TOO 😭 im so SO scared for a new season
i was definitely really happy with the netflix show's handling of this story
Thank u! I thought I was the only one who noticed Penelope's first two seasons of dresses were cut so WRONG. But I also sew my own clothes, so there's that lol.
And while I know historical accuracy isn't a priority on Bridgerton, I luved the moxie of her showing up to a ball in the period-equivalent of goth gear XD. Typically women, esp unmarried women, were allowed white and light colors only.
12:48 I’ve seen a lot of dyed and natural redheads in a bunch of colors, they looked great! As for green, it’s a complementary color on the wheel that’s all
The only thing I really disliked about the show story was that they hooked up before Colin knew she was Whistledown. She knew he would take it badly, and why - his being upset at finding out she was Whistledown was much more deserved in the show, making keeping the secret feel so much worse.
I did also miss her friendship with danbury. Even if it wasn't Danbury, more with Miss Delacroix would have been nice.
I love the tin foil bonnet 😂
But also, historically (which Bridgerton definitely is not, but it is historically based) people didn't really care about being skinny. Like generally, smaller, yeah sure, why not, but what they cared about ABSOLUTELY was matching the fashionable silhouette. Like you can be any size and match the fashionable silhouette, they made sure of it. Padding was ubiquitous with clothing. Everyone used it. Illusion lines and stripes, petticoats and cage skirts. So many things were used to make the perfect illusion, but it didn't really matter what size the person was who was under it
Now the author probably didn't know about this (or maybe she didn't care, iunno), but there's much less pressure to fit into a body stereotype when the clothes make the fashion and not the body (clothes back then were put on to of under structures, not directly onto our bodies like now, so it mattered less what your size was)
For the 19th century it was actually considered more unfashionable to be very thin because it made a person look "sickly" which was a concern at the time when. Being heavier implied a person was wealthier and healthier which were both more desirable qualities
Something I though would be an impossible thing ro hear: "the adaptation is better than the source material" and the adaptation not going completely bonkers and actually telling a whole other story but in the same universe...
And yes. Penelope is so good depicted in season 3! Especially when she fights Collin that she is Lady Whistledown and that's a part of her and she can't stop that. I loved it. Collin not that much though...
And people really glow up when they loose weight, or to actually say it right: gain confidence. Cause often loosing weight comes with feeling more secure and well in you're own skin and that brings confidence. And THAT is what makes you glow!
I had a friend who had some psychological issues to solve and when she came back she was like 2 or 3 sizes smaller and she glowed. And everyone did notice. Even the girls used to pick on us noticed and complimented her for her effort.
If you change a lot, YOU see it and everyone around and if that change is in your mind a good one, that will make you freaking glow.
I'm in the process actually. Not exactly loosing weight, but looking in a mirror and thinking: "You look good~"
And my boyfriend is so freaking happy cause making me think: "She's hot!" is his life goal it seems xD
And he is effectively working on it... Which kinda scares me...
Her losing weight was the societal norm, glad they change it for the show, because it definitely works better in todays audience. 80-90's would be the whole time skip glam montage.
Loved this!!! Such great points!! (with such great and humorous presentation by turns! XD the tin foil bonnet! the animation narration delivery! XD) Wow. Agree with what others in the comments have said re Book Colin being a whole explosion of red flags. *Yikes.* This makes me REALLY appreciate what the show producers / writers / directors / etc. did with the story - makes a world of difference to add the layers, not have the love interest be super abusive, and giving Pen her power back!! So glad for your points at the end re the difference clothing can make, too!!
You are amazing and your videos are amazing. I love all the RUclipsrs who are showing how to sew and also when they make mistakes, so I know that mistakes are part of the process. You are an inspiration to me in my sewing journey. I am currently altering a skirt for myself as I watch this. 😊
I used to love the novels, untill I've read this one. Than I fell out of love. This video is precious, honestly
Yes, the show is so much better! I have read only Benedict's and Eloise's stories and was surprised that people liked them so much. For me, the show does so much better at fleshing out characters. In the books, I feel that I could put any of the brothers/sisters in the main role and it would still be the same. Not to mention the abusive behavior and shaming, especially in Benedict's book, the way he pressured Sophie was awful.
Fantastic commentary on how sewing changes your relationship with clothes! 100% True Thank you for spreading the word!