I took Safiya Nygaard to study 1700s gowns & stays at Colonial Williamsburg!

✨✨ Huge thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring this video! Use code ABBY16 for up to 16 FREE MEALS + 3 Surprise Gifts across 6 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping athttps://bit.ly/3fk3c6H Another huge thank you to @Neal Hurst & the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for allowing us to film inside collections and giving us permission to share these beautiful garments with you all. You can see more here: *Gown:* https://emuseum.history.org/objects/441/gown *Stays:* https://emuseum.history.org/objects/16897/stays https://emuseum.history.org/objects/2206/stays https://emuseum.history.org/objects/7291/stays Waistcoat: https://emuseum.history.org/objects/49506/waistcoat Getting to hang out with @safiya and look at some of my favorite pieces in the Colonial Williamsburg collection, might not have been on my 2021 bingo card, but it was definitely a fantastic experience! When we were making plans for the Williamsburg trip, I knew I wanted to get Safiya into collections and show her some actual 18th-century gowns, stays, and even a particular waistcoat. I feel so lucky that Neal Hurst, Associate Curator of Costumes & Textiles, and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation were open and accomodating for us to film the experience! The center front closing black silk satin pleated back gown with colorful trim and embroidery has been one of my favorite gowns of all time, for a very very long time. I remember opening it up in a drawer and getting emotional when I was a wee intern baby at