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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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
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?
-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
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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
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}
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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Coming Up: LIVE Youtube Q&A with Lauren – Covid-19 and Small Business
Hi everyone, I will be going live on Youtube on **Monday, April 13th at 10 am PDT** to talk about Covid-19, small business, and how we’ve been affected. You can follow us…
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Spring Cleaning 2020 SALE!
It’s that time of year again…Spring Cleaning! In the midst of all the madness you may be sewing up a storm. Even though all the events and shows are cancelled, don’t miss…
