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Costume analysis & fashion history. Sometimes educational. For business: bernadette@helmtalentgroup.com

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With more than half a million subscribers on YouTube, Tisch Drama alumna Bernadette Banner (class of 2017) has skillfully stitched a study and exploration of historical dress into a full-time business that has generated interest across the globe.

Learn about the basics of sewing from Bernadette Banner and why this historic skill set is one everyone should have a basic knowledge of.

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While a lot of people spend a lot of time developing their personal style, few can say they have medieval dresses hanging in their closet. YouTuber Bernadette Banner has more than just a few. Furthermore, she’s made all of them by hand. “I study the history of dress through practical experimentation and reconstruction, exploring historical eras preceding the introduction of the electric sewing machine because technology is weird,” she says.