How To Sew A 1920'S Dress With Hair And Makeup | Valentines Day Special
Hello Darlings, Happy Valentines Day!
In this weeks video I show you how to make a 1920's evening dress with no pattern required! I had so much fun creating this look and doing the hair and makeup to match. I hope you enjoy the video and see you next Sunday!
Lots of love,
Sage xx
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00:00 Intro
01:46 Sewing the Dress
09:27 1920's Makeup
12:16 Grand Reveal
Hello darlings happy valentine's day. I love the 1920s and i feel like i don't appreciate it enough, so i am going to be making a 1920s valentine's day dress and as always, i like to draw up my design. So i know what fabric i'm going to need and for this particular design i was very much inspired by some beautiful 1920s fashion plates or fashion illustrations, which would have been advertisements they had in the magazines of the time. My main inspiration was the yellow dress on the right, but instead of having it yellow, i had to make it pink, because it's valentine's day and with the fabric choices available, the best bet was pink. There wasn't the right red fabrics, so i went with pink so at the fabric store, i picked out two beautiful fabrics. I picked out a rayon satin for the slip underneath and a sheer embroidered mesh for the exterior, and i have to say after i washed these fabrics. I just couldn't get over how silky soft that rayon satin was. I literally just want to own everything in this fabric. I just want to make myself a whole new wardrobe, completely out of rayon satin all right anyway. I was very much overwhelmed by that, but the mesh fabric was beautiful as well. It was very sheer and thin and worked perfectly for what i needed it for so because i don't have a purchased pattern for this. I'Ve just made it up from a picture i'm using my nightgown as a reference, because nightgowns can be pretty shapeless, they're just straight up and down, which is very similar to 1920s dresses. They all had a very straight cut because they were trying to resemble men's clothes. A little bit they weren't wanting to hug the feminine figure. They didn't want an hourglass silhouette. They wanted it very boyish, so it works perfectly. So if you have a 90 and you want to make a 1920s dress, just use that as your template, it was actually pretty easy to follow. I just followed the outline of my nightgown and used that as reference and cut straight around making sure to leave a seam allowance. I only cut out the front side just because i wanted to make sure that that was the exact size that i was going to need, because i didn't want to cut too small a piece. So i did the first side and it was perfect. So then, i cut out the second piece and made sure that that was able to fit around the mannequin while still giving that boyish look. So it's not tight fitting around the waist. After pinning the fabric on the mannequin, i was able to determine where my hips will be, and from there that will be where the belt wraps around, and also where i'm going to be, adding in some additional triangles triangular pieces of fabric on each side. And that gives enough leg room so that you're able to walk, and so it looks really pretty and flows down, and it was actually a style that they had in a lot of dresses having that triangular art deco piece of fabric in their garments, i was being Extra careful with this mesh fabric, because i knew that i wanted to pin everything before i sewed it, because i had no idea how i was going to unpick mesh. It just looked ridiculously complicated, but this is the triangular piece that i pinned in to trial. To see whether it was the right size and as before, i measured from the hip to the floor and with that measurement. That was what i used to create my triangular piece and it wasn't any particular size. It was just enough a large enough size that i could put that onto each side. It wouldn't add too much bulk and it would give me enough room so that i was able to walk. Since i pinned everything beforehand. I knew that i was able to go ahead and start sewing and it would be okay. I wasn't gon na have to unpick anything, so i went ahead and sewed right down the side seams to the hips and then from the hips. I sewed in the side triangles and obviously sewing the top shoulders together if you're happy with the neckline. So as you can see here, the triangles fit perfectly and overall it works really. Well, it's really swishy on the sides, and i couldn't be happier with the design that i just created, especially when you are creating your own patterns and drafting patterns. It'S really helpful being able to put it on a mannequin rather than having to dress yourself in it. Each time so it really helps being able to put it on the mannequin and have a look at it and then just slip it straight off and then continuing with your sewing here is a little bit of a close-up. So you can see the triangle and how it lies with the rest of the dress, hello, it's the second day and i've pretty much finished the exterior of the dress. I just need to trim the shoulders and trim the bottom of the dress as well, but before i get to that, i'm going to make this slip, so i can determine how long i actually want this dress to be now to cutting out the slip. Don'T want any of that upper strap half that i had with the exterior of the dress. I want that to be straight on the top i'm just cutting down alongside the nightgown the same as before, and making sure to leave enough seam allowance. I did end up turning up the bottom of the 90 because i don't want the slip to be floor length, so it is a little bit lower than my knees and then i will just modify the exterior of the dress after so my plan was to add Some little triangular side sections to allow enough room to get in and out of the slip, but i didn't actually realize how small i made the main part of the slip. So i was kind of freaking out. I thought. Oh, my gosh i've definitely destroyed this. It doesn't even close on one side, but anyway i ended up fixing the situation and i just created larger triangular parts, because i only had a certain amount of fabric - and i thought, oh, my gosh - i'm definitely gon na run out, but it all ended up being. Okay, even though these side panels were a mistake from me, miscalculating my body, measurements um, it actually ended up turning out well and especially because the side panels are actually historically accurate and the 1920 slips did have side sections that helped with that classic shape. I put the dress over the slip on the mannequin to just make sure that there was no bulging and that the slip was the correct size before i could take that off and sew it all together. As i mentioned before, i am going to cut around the bottom of the dress, but i just want to finish the slip before i do that, so that i cut it at the right length. It was starting to get dark outside, but i wanted to continue sewing and finish it. So i can show you all. The grand reveal now that the seams are sewn together. The next step is to iron with delicate silky fabrics like silk or satin or some sort of blend. It is always best to iron on the reverse, so you don't damage that nice sheen that the fiber has after i ironed the slip. It was time to then attach the bias binding to the top, and this is going to stop it from fraying and also going to give it a nice finish on top that we can then attach the straps to before going ahead and attaching the straps i like To pin it on the mannequin, so i know the exact length that it needs to be to make my job a bit easier. I decided to use bias binding for the straps as a fastening for the back. I am using press starts and it's just a fold of fabric so that the back is not gaping. It'S not very professional, but i don't really know what sort of closures they would have used on the back of the slips. So i'm just making do and it worked out fine in the end. You don't see it through the exterior of the dress. So it's all good with me now, with the strap length perfectly adjusted, i can sew that together and in no professional manner, i just went away kind of at hacking, the bottom of the dress, but i tried to give it a little bit of a petal shape. So some bits are lower than others and yeah, so it just looks a little bit more romantic and fluttery with the extra material that i chopped off here that can be used for the belt. There is nothing wasted in this project now, i'm finished. Are you ready for the reveal a common hairstyle in the 1920s? Was the marcel or finger wave, and this was often accompanied by a short bob, but deciding to chop off your hair was a very serious deal. This was because long hair was considered to be beautiful and feminine and short hair was thought to be boyish and manly, not all women committed to the bob, but instead styled their hair in a way as to look like they had short hair long hair was carefully Arranged around the base of the neck in a small bun or chignon by the 1920s department stores and pharmacies around the world all had makeup counters the shame around using makeup products disappeared and women finally felt comfortable purchasing the most recent powders vanishing creams, pant sticks, lipsticks And mascara as it was originally called, eyebrows were plucked and a brown pencil was used to fill the brows out and draw the ends down towards the temple concealer. As we know it today didn't exist in the 1920s. Only face powder was used, but since i want a bit more coverage, i'm going to use it cream rouge was applied in a circular shape on the apples of the cheeks. A little rouge could even be applied onto the chin. To make it appear more. Prominent eyeshadow was often matched to your eye. Colour, eyeliner or a dark eyeshadow was used against the lash line and to finish beautifying the eyes a cake mascara should be used. The face should be powdered as a more matte. Looking complexion was very popular. The first swivel lipstick tube was invented in 1915 beforehand. Lipstick was used in little pots, similar to the rouge used before i'll, be wearing a red shade, which is an exact replica of a lipstick from 1920.. The popular lip shape was smaller than the natural lips and emphasized the cupid's bow. The lipstick is applied to the center of the lips and is faded to the lip corners. So so you
Comments
Lesley Lizbeth: Oh my goodness the dress is so dreamy! I agree with the others comment. You may want to bind the edges of the top neckline and sleeves. I wish I had time and energy to make this beautiful dress! U look stunning !
BlueFlower: I love how you did a real 20s makeup. The dress is so cute you are very talented
Alex Gatto: You did an AMAZING job on those finger waves, they aren't easy and you nailed it!
Most Highly Introverted Lady: I'm usually not a huge fan of 20's fashion but omg this dress is the coolest!
krizzys: Not only a lovely dress, but a fabulous Charleston too! I'm so pleased you've ventured back to the 1920's in the 2020's ❤
A B: This is so cute! I love 20s style. I am amazed by your sewing skills, especially making up the dress pattern.
William Hewes: Sage, when it comes to all things retro, anyone can see that you really "know your onions!" Your videos are "The Bees Knees" and wearing that dress anyone would have to say that you are one "Hotsy Totsy"! The only thing you need to complete the look is a 1926 Packard Roadster and a pack of Camel Cigarettes!. As folks from the '20s would say, "Now you're on the trolley!"
g hartman: I'm a trucker's wife with over 600,000 miles under my belt and I just love your videos. I wouldn't give up my lifestyle for the world, but after spending my days waking up to the smell of diesel fumes, bad food,, pricing truck tires, and seeing this year's fashion choices in flannels and long underwear, stepping into your world for a brief respite is wonderful! Keep'em coming, hun!
Kayla Bear: The dress is so cute! I want to learn how to sew.
vegan lunch mom: Amazing! The dress turned out so pretty. You are so talented and beautiful. The hair and makeup are perfect!
Holleit: I love how you incorporate your boyfriend. I can tell he helps a lot with filming too! So so cute! I love watching your videos! Keep it up Sage!
Maggie Morse: Omg so adorable! And those dance moves! Get it, girl!
Sally Cormier: Happy Valentine’s Day! I love how you used a nightie to adapt a pattern for your 20’s dress. Very cute. You might want to bind the edges of the net especially at the neckline to prevent fraying. Your hair was adorable and I loved the whole look!
Paige Mull: Hey Sage, Love the dress, love the makeup, love the hair, love the whole look. Very nice. And you do a mean Charleston too! Happy Valentines Day dear! ❤️
AncestralBliss: The dress looks just lovely, the colour so beautiful. Happy Valentines Day to you too!
Laura Oergel: LOVING THIS AND I LOVE HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THIS DEFINITELY pay off!!!
D Schl: Sage, you have made another very lovely remake over. I just love the dress it looks so good on you a nice blend of fabrics & color. Thanks for inviting all of us on your journey to living the Vintage Life Styles. Happy Valentines Day to you & James have a lovely day .
Viktoria Teichman: the 20's are my favorite era! you did this so perfectly
Marilyn Brady: Amazing. I loved watching Sage create a dress without a pattern. Clever girl (woman).
Angela Hagood: Love those pin curls! I’m convinced that you must be some kind of time traveler! I’ve sewed most of my life but just making a dress by looking at a photo is way out of my abilities. You did fabulous! So creative and I love the historical background you give when sowing us a new look or activity. Love your sweet channel!
harland: This is so pretty, I'd love to see more 20s content from you!
Puffee Lady: You made making the dress look so simple even with a couple of wobbles, how?! Inspired to try this though, the dress looked so so beautiful
Kia2MiMi: Awesome job! What a beautiful look, I love that time period
Hannah_Wagner: That mesh is so gorgeous!!
Candice Young: Sage,I absolutely love the dress. You did an amazing job. The entire outfit is really cute. Thank you for the video sweetie ❤
Hillbilly Artcat: I loved watching this! You are darling, the dress is gorgeous, and I love watching you create your own patterns from scratch.
Girl of Different Era: The dress looks totally 1920s!!! Awesome job!
Rosee3333: You are so adorably cute! The dress, the hair, the make up was perfect. Happy Valentine's day to you and your husband.
Joanne Lucille: You look lovely! That shade of pink really suits you One of my great-grandmas lived in the 20s. I never met her, but my grandpa had a portrait of her and she had the typical 20s pin curls bob, with long beads, and this type of dress. So classy!
amylouise1: You're so talented to put this together. I'd love to get a sewing machine, first to fix odd tears in my clothes etc and perhaps venturing into making my own. I love the colour, it looks beautiful on you! And I adore the vintage make up containers.
Matthew Jones: Happy Valentines Day Sage. You look lovely as always but even more so in those pretty outfits. Love that old style dance at the end also.
Always Smile: Love this. ♥️ and I love that you do add your own unique touch to it ♥️♥️♥️
Purple Hair: You are just too cute for words! Love the dress you made I feel like I should have lived in 40's.
Eva Apati: I am so happy to have discovered your channel. You are so sweet and creative and I love your content. Keep it up!
Chefwannabe's Life: I literally can't even....you are so fun, so adorable and talented! Happy Valentine's Day!
Juliette McDonald: Oh my goodness this is my favorite!!! Love the dress, and love you sage!!!
Ariana C: I love the dress! And the video! And the outfit you wore to the store! And everything!
Centsible Living With Money Mom: Your dress is beautiful. You did a lovely job.
JS Gayer: A wonderful Valentine show, I am still looking forward to more of your vintage cooking.
rebeca Sparaco: Looks easy! Thanks for sharing.
Kathleen Fleming: That scalloped bottom was ABSOLUTELY adorable! Pink is my favorite color too. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ( a day late, sorry)
Azure Phoenix: I haven't seen cake mascara since my great grandmother used it. she would use mostly modern make up except for modern mascaras because she didn't like the way it smudged and bunched up on the lashes and had to be combed through to feather her lashes. You did a really great job.
Janelle Gott: You are Absolutely perfect! I really love the 20s and 30s era and wish more clothing would be out there in that style. I love ladies elegence. I love the choice in fabrics. You did amazing! On a side note, I would love to try my hand at creating my own clothing, however I really don't know where to start. I'm a bit full figured and not sure where to even get a mannequin for my size. Do you or anyone on here know what's a good place to start in the sowing world? Thanks and lots of love to all
Ana Carolina Sabino: Adorable, just adorableThe delicacy of the dress is wonderful, very beautiful. I loved the dance at the end of the video
Rozze R: You are really interesting vlogger, love to see your olden day's passion and recreating almost that era . It's calming and brings smile on my face... love from India
Martha Burnum: OMG! I am SOOO enjoying your channel! Love all your videos and you are a beautiful model. If I were younger (I"m 62) I might even try it, but I think not, lol. Love everything about the channel. Please keep it up. xo
Amber Baughey: Oh turned out lovely. I am so afraid of trying to make my own clothing. I can do quilts and pillows wondering looks stunning .
Judy Hicks: You look so Beautiful Sage! Great job!!! ❤️. Happy Valentines Day!! ❤️
Adventures with Zippy: Wow that's so awesome. I'm kinda new at sewing and it's seems cool to make your own clothes.
LizzyJo S: I love this Sage! You're amazing! Would you also do 1930's?
Maelin Davis: its a beautiful dress. I wonder if shes been sewing for long? you did an amazing job!!
Melissa Quinton: Cake mascara wow I had no idea ♀️ your dress is beautiful and you look lovely ☺️ I can’t imagine just making something like that!
H: Love Love Love this pink dress. It’s delicious!
SuBaBa: That looks so beautiful!!
Kookie: I'm so Happy i found your channel I enjoy your videos so much thank you for making all this wonderful content
Christine Anderson: Another great video Sage. I admire your creativity and talent.
Daniel Smith: I loved the montage at the end displaying the dress. Very nice video. Very reminiscent of the era. It made me want to go back to that time....but without the hardships. Anyway thanks!! I hope you and your beau enjoy Valentine's Day❤
Olga T: Happy Valentine's Day❣ That was gorgeous! So real and romantic... Beautiful materials. You have a gift Sweetie! Thank You so much for Your videos. Have a nice Valentine's Day!
Daveonarave: Absolutely marvellous - i love your process your attention to detail how you use the mannequin and the floor and the cutting of the hem of the dress towards the end. You know nail files plus files for smoothing edges of hard building materials like wood metal or plastic, it's a shame there aren't files for soft fabrics. Having said that you didn't need one here :)
aubreymd: I love this video! Show us how to do the finger waves some time
reenougle: Just discovered your channel and am so impressed!
Hope Kirkland: Your dress is so beautiful!!!!
RondaK S: This dress is adorable! You did a wonderful job making it. Will you be making any more clothing?
kaz coll: was just considering making a 1920s dress! I think your sash looks like it is tied at the hip in your line drawing, rather than the waist which is a lot higher. Beautiful dress!
Marie-Christin Auböck: du kannst alles so gut nähen! ✨❤️
Abby Payne: Hi Sage! Loved the video! I’d you ever want to, we would LOVE a video dedicated to vintage makeup tips and product/reproduction recommendations!
Lori Sarchet: Very cute!! Looks very similar to a dress my husband's grandmother wore when she was 16 years old. I think her mother had put ribbon around the neck and arm holes of the netting part....just so Grandmother wouldn't be itchy.
preciousjeni: Beautiful!
Daveonarave: Also love the pinning of your hair (sipping tea out of fine porcelain during this adds points lol :) ) and your make up :) the dancing twirling curtseys and posing at the end round off your showcasing of talents nicely :)
Jenni C.: So pretty. Thank you for sharing.
Sarah Frazer: You look so pretty and have a lot of talent. Beautiful dress!
Cecilia Jones: Happy Valentines Day Sage, your so cute. Love all your videos.
Maryann Life: You are such a talented young lady. I enjoy watching your videos!
Tylin Foster: Love this!
Michael Shaw: Lovely video. You're very talented x
Mishka Dean: Sage you lovely lady you! Although it's doubtful I'll be sewing my own dresses anytime soon, I still always enjoy my time with you! I always learn something new and I just adore your presence on camera anways! MUAH! Super gorgeous finished look dear.
Netanya Elizabeth: So happy I found your channel! <3
Lea Mac Leod: Job well done. The dress is darling!
Lori Siedl: Happy Valentine's day to you it all turned out so cute the only thing you're missing of those long strings of pearls they used to twist around
Mala Maurer: Happy Valentine's Day! Dearest Gorgeous-ness... I am so inspired by your creativity Thank you so much for this wonderful video
tgchism: Very nicely done!
Amaranta Arellano: I love your dress and the hair is so beautiful!!!
Mary Wegrzyn: Hi I loved this !!!!! So nice !! You are amazing !!!!
k c: I also love the 1920s fashions!
Lisa Fleming: Gorgeous
Club Retro: I LOVE the 1920s!!! Shoes, hats, gloves and purses!!!! Just lovely!! If you want to see fashion at its best watch an Australian series called Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.... its magic!! PS... where did you get the vintage make up from??? I want it lol.
Laura Wright: What lovely fabric! Just when I think you have done your best work~ thereoutdone yourself!
Louise Davis: You look so beautiful and just like you stepped out of the 1920s. Please could you let everyone know where you purchased the beautifully packaged makeup from. Hope you and your husband had a wonderful Valentines Day.
Erin Salm: So cool! Loved the dancing too!
Meegan Llanso: You should start an Etsy shop! Your very talented!
Anna Derkach: You are so lovely girl, and the dress that you made and make up so amazing sweet
Maria Eduarda: seu jeito de fazer as peças parece ser tão fácil.
Ladylorethia: I love this dress and look on you! You look so much like Rose in Downton Abbey! *___*
It Came From A Vlog: Just lovely!
Amanda Bees: Absolutely beautiful, hope you enjoyed your Valentines
Ann B: You are so pretty, and so talented!!
Amanda Lehnertz: Where do you find the vintage style makeup? Love your videos! The dress is so cute and looks adorable on you.
Laura Denio: Beautiful job
Deni-Rose Blanke: This channel just makes me so happy I've forgotten the name of those shoes....can anyone remind me? And the dress and make up and hair look amazing!
Vita Blake: Amazing video