How to Make a 15th Century Houppelande: Historically Adequate Maleficent Cosplay

This is the third in a 3-part series about making a 15th-Century Inspired Maleficent Costume. First video here (the kirtle): https://youtu.be/Q5fFVm-eT2Q Second video here (the accessories): https://youtu.be/v6ojwpYWn94 In this video, I walk you step-by-step how I drafted and constructed my 15th-century inspired Medieval Maleficent gown. This "fashionable gown" or "houppelande" is a gown worn by both feminine and masculine people from the 15th century. According to the Medieval Tailor's Assistant, this is the last unisex garment before masculine and feminine styles began to split and transform in their own trajectories. Inspired by the animated Disney film Sleeping Beauty, I go into detail about the construction of this dress, from concept to completion, including some bumps in the road and some EXTREME silliness in the meantime. While my materials and sewing techniques aren't 100% historically adequate for this project, I draft and hand-build the entire thing using the Medieval Tailor's assistant. The gown is made from cotton twill, China-weight silk, lightweight buckram and acrylic and poly trim. Chapters: 00:00 Making a Medieval-Inspired Maleficent Costume 02:44 The Concept 06:32 Drafting the Houppelande 08:00 Drafting the Fire Sleeves 09:10 Drafting the Collar 10:33 The Mockup 14:42 Cutting out and preliminary construction 16:50 The Trim Conundrum 18:10 Basting and second fitting 21:53 Sparkle-fying 26:38 Attaching the trim 29:11 Pocket interlude 29:50 Cutting out t