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Journey to 1774 to see how Felicity Merriman’s world was brought to life through the archives of Colonial Williamsburg. In this video, discover the story behind her blue gown and the traditional coral necklace given to colonial girls for good luck. This video explains how the team used authentic 18th-century prints and fashion dolls for inspiration.

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00:00This is Felicity, and she is set in 1774 Colonial Virginia.
00:04And to bring Felicity to life, working with the experts at Colonial Williamsburg,
00:09they looked at fabrics. So you have her meat dress patterns, her lesson outfit.
00:15So this is actually a reproduced print from 1770s.
00:18And just like kind of the other dolls' accessories with their necklaces,
00:22Felicity's coral necklace is also particularly important.
00:25Coral necklaces like these were given to Colonial girls at the time for good luck.
00:29This beautiful blue gown was also inspired by a trip to Colonial Williamsburg.
00:33Pleasant and Valerie were in the milliner shop and saw a fashion doll that had this gown.
00:39And they kind of gasped and immediately knew that that was the dress that Felicity needed
00:44and the doll she needed.
00:46In colonial times, fashion dolls were used in order for women to learn about
00:51what was fashionable in Europe at the time.
00:53And so Felicity ended up with a fashion doll in her line
00:57and a beautiful blue gown to wear to the governor's ball.
01:00She also has a separate stomacher here.
01:03And so this so this stomacher can be swapped out.
01:05And that was common at the times because girls didn't have very many dresses.
01:10So you could swap out the stomacher for a look.
01:12And this is a little pinner that she would wear on her head.
01:15Well, that's거 than before you click it here.
01:15Let's see.
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