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  • Designing Heroines by Elena Kanagy-Loux

    May 20, 2025

    Have you seen our latest collaboration collection yet? Our Heroines by Elena-Kanagy Loux pre-order sale is on through June 1! Each pair of Adelaide Latchet Shoes, Isabella Venetian Chopines, and Artemisia Pre-Raphaelite…

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  • Heroines by Elena Kanagy-Loux Pre-Order is Open

    May 16, 2025

    We’re terrifically excited to announce our latest collaboration collection: introducing Heroines by Elena Kanagy-Loux! From May 16-June 1, we’re proud to offer three brand-new styles for 15% off each pair: the Isabella…

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  • Shoes That Changed (Fashion) History: Influential Icons

    May 2, 2025

    Designing historical reproduction footwear is a unique process. In addition to all the regular aspects of shoe design, there is a major research component- much like historical costuming! Over our time researching…

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  • Bastille Day Sale 2024

    July 8, 2024

    Is it really July again? Yes, yes it is, and that can only mean one thing…the yearly American Duchess Bastille Day Sale! From July 8-14, lots of American Duchess favorites will be…

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  • Concerning Historical Heels

    June 13, 2024

    Nearly 12 years ago (!), we published a blog post called “What Kind of Heel is That?  A Quick Guide to Historical Shoe Heels”. Well, with the passage of time and our…

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  • Carnival, Carnaval, Carnevale

    January 19, 2023

    This is a bit of a tough time of year. The festivities of the harvest and winter holidays have come to an end. The new year has come and gone. For many,…

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  • A Little History of Mary/Marlowe Elizabethan & Jacobean Shoes

    September 28, 2021

    Anyone who has ventured down the Renaissance Rabbit Hole has at some point run into The Shoe Problem™. What the heck did the Tudors, Elizabethans, and Stuarts wear upon their feet? And…

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  • A “Versailles” Historical-ish Cosplay

    August 9, 2021

    I’m just going to admit it: I flippin’ *loved* the Canal+ show “Versailles.” Loved it. Binged it. Binged it again. When it comes to historical costumes in television shows and movies, I…

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  • Let’s Make Some Men’s Shoes

    May 31, 2021

    …for real. A couple years back we made a stab at developing a men’s historic footwear collection. We did a pump, a latchet shoe, and a boot all from around the 1780s-1810s.…

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  • My 2020 Costuming Year in Review

    January 27, 2021

    This has indeed been a weird, challenging, rough year. I think I’ve left my house, like, 20 times max for 10 months. During this time I feel I sewed very little, but…

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  • The 1630 Thang – Finishing the Bodies

    March 10, 2020

    Dayum she looks good! 1630 Dutch formal basque bodice with ribbon points. It’s been a few weeks since I started the yellow and black bumblebee-lobster bodice/bodies/smooth-covered stays for my 1630 ensemble, and…

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  • The 1630s Dutch Thang – Badonk-a-donk, Petticoat, and Starting the Bodies

    January 30, 2020

    Just playing around with pinning things on my dress form Now into the making up! I’ve been stitching on my big 1630 project and quite enjoying the process. There’s enough weirdness here…

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  • The 1630 Dutch *Thang* – Beginnings

    January 23, 2020

    A still from “Tulip Fever” (2017) – outstanding costuming by Michael O’Connor. As so often happens, after a no-sew period of downtime and feeling phlegmatic about costuming, I was struck by a…

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  • A 1630s Dutch Mistress

    February 10, 2019

    A still from “Tulip Fever,” a beautiful film with some very very historically accurate 1630s costuming. Oh boy, am I torn on Costume College Gala plans for 2019. I really want to…

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  • What to Do When Someone Else is Making the Same Dress As You…

    November 27, 2017

    (….or has made the same dress…) Do it anyway! I’ve recently been eyeballing the 1660 bodice from the V&A, remembering how much I love the 1660s and that I’ve only made one…

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  • Tulip Fever – Hello, Early 17th Century

    September 4, 2017

    Holliday Granger as Marie in “Tulip Fever.” Lauren here – This past weekend, we went to see “Tulip Fever,” a film set in 1630s Amsterdam. Though the movie suffers from mixed reviews,…

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  • Podcast Episode 9: Early 17th Century Women’s Dress with Samantha McCarty

    July 1, 2017

    Hello Lovelies! Abby here! On this week’s episode of Fashion History with American Duchess, I got to sit down with Samantha McCarty (Couture Courtesan) and chat with her about her other topic…

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  • Podcast Episode 3: All About the Louis Exclusive c. 1660-1720

    May 17, 2017

    Hi All! For this week’s episode, Abby & Lauren sit down and chat about the newest Exclusive offering from American Duchess – The Louis (Pre-Order open until May 19th! $295) Our Louis…

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  • EXCLUSIVE! “Louis” Velveteen & Embroidered Baroque Shoes

    May 8, 2017

    OK, I know, it’s taken us half a year to get the new Exclusives going, but now that we’re here…. Meet “Louis,” the new velveteen, leather, and silver embroidered shoes now available…

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  • 17th Century Inspiration Strikes Again!

    May 7, 2015

    I have only made one 17th century gown and I loved it. It was polyester satin and featured spray-painted lace, but I adored that gown. Somebody else is adoring it now, and…

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