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  • Giving Tuesday: Marjorie Russell Clothing & Textile Research Center

    November 28, 2022

    After the whirlwind that is Black Friday we like to participate in a relatively new tradition, “Giving Tuesday.” Today, 20% of proceeds from all American Duchess orders will be donated to the…

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  • Save the Date – Silver Bells Sale!

    November 17, 2022

    It’s that time of year again – sale season! This year we’re throwing it all in, literally…. What does that mean? You’ll have to wait and see! The Annual American Duchess‘Silver Bells…

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  • The Fascinating Lives of Buttonhooks

    October 18, 2022

    As you will hear us shouting from the rooftops any time we release a button boot, buttonhooks are an utterly indispensable accessory for anyone who dons Victorian/Edwardian footwear with functional buttons. This…

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  • A Little History of Victorian/Edwardian Cloth-Top Button Boots

    October 11, 2022

    We’ll have Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island too! Isn’t it lovely to have cloth-top button boots! Built on the same last and heel as the uber-popular Tavistock all-leather boots, the lighter…

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  • The History Behind Double-Buckle Combat Boots

    September 27, 2022

    When you think ‘combat boots’, what comes to mind? Your favorite Doc Martens, punk rock, or your grunge phase? Modern service boots? Something entirely different? Like camo patterns and army jackets, combat…

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  • Shoes for Service: 1940’s Wartime Oxfords

    June 21, 2022

    During the second World War, over 400,000 women served in the US military, and nearly half a million women served in the British military. In fact, women served in the military all…

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  • The Medieval Gambeson as Winter Historybounding Jacket

    December 16, 2020

    We all *love* historybounding – wearing historical garments in modern contexts, mixed with modern dress or styling in some way great or small. It’s “secret” history…the muggles see an interesting jacket, but…

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  • 2020 Holiday Shipping Dates

    December 4, 2020

     Important announcement! Here are the shipping deadlines for this holiday season – USPS: We recommend getting your orders in a few days before these dates, so we have time to pick, check,…

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  • Our Silver Bells Sale is OPEN

    November 27, 2020

    Here comes the sale announcement for our Black Friday-to-Cyber Monday annual sale. Here’s what we have for you this year… COUPONS! We’re offering six coupons for all sorts of things – free…

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  • Well Don’t I Feel Foolish…

    November 23, 2020

     I’ve been updating my blog theme and messing around in the (new-ish) Blogger admin, breaking stuff, and I noticed in the comments tab a *whole bunch of comments* waiting for approval. Dang,…

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  • (More) Dress Form Hacking – Literally

    November 21, 2020

    Marking how much of the shoulder needed to come off to match my shoulder width from base of neck to shoulder bone. Blogs may be dead, but I’m still holding out (like…

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  • Why Sew with Nowhere to Go?

    October 20, 2020

     -or- Why Sew When the World is Ending? For so many of us, sewing is about so much more than producing clothing to be worn. Everyone has a different reason for pursuing…

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  • Motivation to Sew in the Time of Coronavirus

    October 13, 2020

    A 1930s UFO – it’s not made well, but it’s made! The year thus far has been a rollercoaster (understatement), and my sewing adventures have been rather manic-depressive – great big swings…

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  • Pre-Order, Part Deux, Is Open!

    October 1, 2020

    Well, this is certainly a first! Due to popular demand, we’re popping open another pre-order for the sold-out styles in the F/W2020 collection – Londoner, Bernadette, Gibson, and Tango Boots. The 2nd…

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  • American Duchess Shoes Made in Portugal

    August 27, 2020

    This season marks the first collection of American Duchess shoes made in Portugal! We’re pretty excited about this and want to share a bit of behind the scenes. In February, in The…

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  • Introducing the Bernadette Oxfords

    August 25, 2020

    The moment we’ve all been waiting for! We’d like to introduce to you the Bernadette Oxfords, in collaboration with the peerless Bernadette Banner! Last Fall we started working with Bernadette to develop…

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  • Fall 2020 Pre-Order is OPEN!

    August 21, 2020

    Lovely Peoples, I present to you the first pre-order collection release of 2020! We have a lot of new to share with you this year…but first… Pre-Order is Open August 21 –…

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  • $200 American Duchess Give Card Giveaway!

    July 24, 2020

    It has been quite awhile since we’ve done a giveaway! Up for grabs is a $200 USD gift card to American Duchess.com. Woot! This never expires and can be used on any…

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  • Bastille Day Sale 2020

    July 6, 2020

    It’s time for the annual American Duchess Bastille Day Sale – a lovely little mid-summer clearance. This year we have a lot of odds, ends, bits, bobs, end-of-line stuff hanging about. We’re…

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  • Feet Are Weird {Video}

    May 21, 2020

    Yup, they sure are! In this hopefully very useful and interesting video, Nicole explains all that goes into how shoes fit, and why it’s never as simple as just length and width.

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