Bernadette Banner
American YouTuber, author, and former costume assistant
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Bernadette Banner (born 1994 or 1995[1]) is an American YouTuber and author currently based in London.[2]
Bernadette Banner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1994 or 1995 (age 31–32) |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupation | YouTuber |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2018-present |
| Subscribers | 1.96 million |
| Views | 176 million |
| Last updated: 30 August 2026 | |
| Website | https://bernadettebanner.co.uk/ |
Education and previous career
Banner studied in the Production and Design Studio at Tisch School of the Arts. Prior to graduation, she briefly worked as a costume assistant for Broadway, as well as for a parody preview video of the Broadway musical Frozen.[2] After that, she did an internship for Tony Award-winning costume designer Jenny Tiramani at the School of Historical Dress in London.[3]
Content
Banner began her YouTube channel on garment construction in 2018.[4] She is known for her interest in and promotion of historical dress reconstruction and study of a range of historical fashion periods from the early Medieval era to World War I, with a primary focus on the Victorian and Edwardian eras.[5][6] She has focused on the lack of quality in modern fast fashion.[7] She is also known for sewing in Original Practice, the art of crafting clothes using historically informed methods and materials.[1][8]
A significant area investigated by Banner has been the accuracy in reproductions of historical clothing, for example in films like Little Women (2019) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).[9] In addition, she has also been featured by Glamour as commentary for an analysis of Mary Poppins' dressing.[10]
On fast fashion
On her channel, Banner often highlights the fast fashion industry's environmental impacts and poor labor practices as a reason to avoid the industry. As an alternative, she suggests "slow fashion" — a limited-size wardrobe of durable garments which can be mended by hand as needed.[11] In 2019, a 15th-century-inspired gown Banner made was poorly copied and sold by an online merchant using Banner's photo[12] in the sales listing. Banner bought the dress and made a public video in which she criticized its poor construction.[13]