From Game of Thrones to Harry Potter, fantasy films and TV shows often take style cues from history. Here, dress historian Bernadette Banner breaks down five series with remarkable history-inspired costumes. For more from Bernadette, join her on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3ERavzg

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FANTASY COSTUMES QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Bernadette Banner on Fantasy
00:50 Analysis 1: Penny Dreadful
02:00 Analysis 2: The Nevers
04:07 Analysis 3: Harry Potter
05:49 Analysis 4: Bridgerton
07:43 Analysis 5: Game of Thrones
10:00 Join Bernadette on Skillshare

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ABOUT BERNADETTE BANNER

Bernadette Banner is a filmmaker and dress historian, best known for her YouTube channel documenting the exploration, reconstruction and interpretation of historical dress. Her work focuses on English and American dress predating the widespread use of the electric sewing machine, with a particular focus in the years of dress between 1890 - 1914; all reconstruction work is done by hand or with the use of period authentic machinery.

In addition to rediscovering the methods by which clothes were made in the past, her YouTube channel seeks to explore how we in the 21st century can learn from and adopt historical sewing techniques and attitudes towards dress in an effort to fight the effects of fast fashion and mass manufacture. After some years working on costume design teams for Broadway (Aladdin [Broadway, West End, International]; Annie [2012 Revival], Something Rotten! [Broadway]; Tuck Everlasting [Premiere]; Kinky Boots [National Tour]), Bernadette graduated from New York University in 2017 and began collaborating with the team at the School of Historical Dress on reconstruction and publication projects.

In Hand Sewing Basics: Work Wonders with Fabric, Needle & Thread, join Bernadette for a Skillshare Original that covers the basic sewing skills you need to to create beautiful, long-lasting pieces from the comfort of your home or on the go: https://skl.sh/3ERavzg