And what an amazing giveaway it was! Well over 500 entries! Alas, it is time to choose a winner, and that winner is………. Anna Olivia Anna, you shared on Twitter, Pinterest, and…
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V311: 23Skidoo 1920s Shoes Giveaway WINNER!
Holy Canned Tomatoes, Ladies, you all entered the 23Skidoo 1920s Shoes giveaway 408 times!! It’s now time to pick the winner, and never fear – despite not being able to see all…
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V286: Costumer’s Link Love, October
It’s time for another installment of Costumer’s Link Love, where I share all the cool blogs I’ve found or been introduced to lately. You can also find these blogs added to the…
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V285: Colonial Williamsburg Swag
We’re back from our Williamsburg-Monticello-Montepelier trip, and I’ve got swag to share with you. I mean…how can anyone historically-inclined go to these places *without* loading up on some of the awesome, exclusive…
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V267: Bomber Girl Pin-Up Photoshoot
Behind the Scenes at Junkee Yesterday Stephanie and I went down to Junkee Clothing Exchange for a “Bomber Girl” photoshoot. We don’t find out if we’d made the Top 20 for the…
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V265: Vintage Haul of Random Things
I should have known when I popped down to Junkee Clothing Exchange (one of the coolest stores in Reno-Land, choc full of all manner of sweet costumer swag, from hot pink ostrich…
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V263:How To Find Original Image Sources on Google
Last week there was some talk about citing sources, particularly image sources, in blog posts, and how it’s not being done enough. On of the reasons is because it’s so dang easy…
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V262: Progress on the “Curtain-Along” 1780s Indienne Gown
So far so good – and sleeves that FIT! This project might have been quick if I hadn’t spend whole chunks of days not doing a darn thing. At least when I…
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V261: American Duchess For The Cure – Fundraising For Breast Cancer Research
Hi all! Did you know it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Many of us have been through or have loved ones who have battled breast cancer, myself included. To help raise money for…
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V260: Tasty 18th Century Pomatum For Your Hair
“Maybe she’s born with it…maybe it’s beef grease pomatum.” 1775 (Reynolds) Jane detail This year at Costume College, I attended a wonderful class given by Kendra of Demode, on the social history…
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V259: Starting on the Snowshill 1730-50 Riding Habit
You know when you have tons of stuff to get done for a major costume event or trip, and yet Costume ADD strikes and despite being ridiculously short on time, you simply…
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V258: Small Biz Betties – Your Ready-Made Focus Group
Hi All! It’s been awhile since I’ve done any Small Biz Betties posts, but I’m back, and ready to share more business tips and tricks with you. Today I want to talk…
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V256: My First Shoe
No, this isn’t about baby shoes, but the first shoe I ever designed and made (with my own bare hands!), back in 2001, in my first university art class, Art 100, taught…
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V255: The Festive Attyre 18th Century Curtain-Along
I was so tickled to see that the wonderful Jen, of Festive Attyre, has started an international sewing “curtain-along,” for everyone who is making an 18th century something-or-other from any of the…
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V250: Finished 1770s Parisian Chapeau
Awhile ago I posted a little page of sketches for a late 1770s hat to go with my striped “Parisian Gown.” I went out and bought all the materials for it, but…
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V183: July Call For Sponsors
Hi All! Do you have an online shop or a business you think might benefit from advertising here on American Duchess? Well happy days, for the first time I am accepting sponsored…
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V182: The Lovely Bones: Reliquary Busts of Female Saints
Last night a beautiful image popped up on my Pinterest feed … this one. Her name is not known – a companion of, or a saint herself? What do you think her…
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V181: Small Biz Betties: The Small Biz Triple Crown – Blog, Facebook, and Storefront
Hello again, all you small biz betties out there. This week we will start getting in to the nuts and bolts of how to start your business online, with something I call…
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V180: A Little Georgian Humor
This delightful image popped up on my Pinterest feed the other day, and I just had to share it with you… Henry Bunbury – “Me, my wife, and Daughter” There are quite…
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V179: More Georgian Jackets … Decisions, Decisions
I certainly have a love affair with 18th c. jackets. They’re just so darned cute! Now I get to decide, yet again, what kind of jacket to make from 2 yards of…
