I’ve finally gotten to the cleaning, the polishing, the brushing, the matting, and the photographing of a handful of new vintage products that are now listed in the American Duchess Boutique on…
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Name Those Shoes! (please vote!)
From the Bata Shoe Museum It’s time to play… Name Those Shoes! With the new 18th century shoe prototype expected by the end of January, we need to find a proper, pretty…
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All That Glitters: White, Light, and Bright Gowns in the Past
1784 Robe a l’Anglaise (source? is this The Met?) In my travels around the Land of the Internet lately I have noticed countless white (or some version thereof, like creme, or ecru)…
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Olympe’s Stays – More Progress
Not too much exciting to show you, just some progress on Olympe’s creme and goldenrod stays. Both sides are fully boned, with the grommets punched into the fronts, backs, and strap attachments…
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18th c. Shoes: A Bit About Heels
From the Met – early 18th c. These are men’s shoes, although it’s difficult to tell Maddalena asks: Is it true that the king used to wear red heels to distinguish from…
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18th c. Shoes – Survey Results
LACMA 1780s I thought you all would be interested to know the results of the survey you all took a little while back. I’m still getting responses (which is awesome, thank you!),…
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Corsets Corsets Everywhere!
Happy New Year everyone! It’s been madness here in terms of stay-making. I’ve got Olympe’s final pair in-progress, all the boning channels stitched, with one side boned. A close up of the boning…
