Making a Historically Accurate Maleficent Cosplay- Sewing the Houppelande

Thanks again to MagellanTV for sponsoring this weeks video! Get your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/nicolerudolph. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history Hi everyone! It's time to travel back in time and explore the 15th century. Maleficent, and Sleeping Beauty as a whole, are incredibly artistic renditions of a very old fairy tale. The movie is heavily influenced by the 14th/15th centuries, and not just because the story originated near that era. The designers were influenced by historical artworks, particularly The Lady and the Unicorn. This influence shows in Maleficent's character design and costume. Her overgarment is very close in style to the massive houppelandes worn as overgowns during the 15th century. So that's what I'm going to tackle sewing today! It's not a complex garment, though we know little about its construction or shape. From what I can find, there seems to be a gradual transition in how full the skirts are, how the waist is pleated, the collar shapes, sleeve shapes and edging, etc throughout its popularity. The houppelande is most often found in the first half of the century, but its influence on other large overgowns continues for decades. My particular project is made from a black w