Comments on: Childhood Films that Inspired Me to Sew

By: Podcast 004: Getting Started in Historical Costuming

Podcast 004: Getting Started in Historical Costuming — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:28:31 +0000

[…] –Movies that inspired me in childhood: Slipper and the Rose (1976), Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Summer Magic (1963) […]

By: Peanuts & Thread

Peanuts & Thread — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:28:21 +0000

In reply to Peanuts & Thread. And stroke of Midnight. I just looked it up. I screamed. That was when inspiration struck me at 8 years old.

By: Peanuts & Thread

Peanuts & Thread — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 06:21:03 +0000

Now that you mentioned it, Cinderella for sure. And the movie Selena.

By: Sharon Langlois

Sharon Langlois — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:48:20 +0000

I too have been influenced by most of the films you have mentioned. I had to laugh about the Sleeping Beauty inclusion. I remember the “cut a hole for the feet” scene very vividly. Recently, I was making the pattern for a 50’s circle skirt, and realized – you sort of do cut a hole for the feet. I giggled so loudly, I scared the cat!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:24:48 +0000

I remember being totally in love with Judy Garland’s gowns from Meet Me in St. Louis and Harvey Girls. I also loved the gowns from Gone With the Wind and still want Scarlett’s green dressing gown accurate or not. I can also remember watching North and South and it making me desperately want a hoop skirt of course now I know how wrong they were, but I’ve never gotten over my love of Victorian froufrou.

By: kyra

kyra — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:43:57 +0000

Though I started sewing many years before, I heartily enjoyed Pretty in pink, though her dress may not have been drop-dead gorgeous, I can definitely relate to redoing and remodeling dresses from existing garments.

By: Christin C.

Christin C. — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 01:55:46 +0000

Ever After and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers inspired my love of historical sewing. 🙂 And of course BBC’s Pride and Prejudice. The Chronicles of Narnia were my go to for “fantasy” and The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flyn were my first introduction to medieval fashion. 🙂

By: A. Scates

A. Scates — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 03:01:24 +0000

I have to say for me , “Dangerous Liasons” is what got me hooked. The opening scenes with Glen Close and John Malkovich getting dressed left a big impression on me. I even did a project on 18th century fashion in high school many years later and I showed that exact scene from the movie.