Happy Friday! Abby here again for more yummy 1820s Green Dress construction info & detail shots! If you missed previous posts you can check out the general observation & sleeve details, dating,…
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How to Research Like a Boss: Part 6
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How to Research like a Boss – Part 5
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Butterick Pattern Catalog, 1937 – A Few Faves
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Help a Georgian Gal Out – Please Vote for Us!
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How to be a Boss at Research – Part 4
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Royal Vintage – Deco Darling Collection Now on Pre-Order!
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How to be a Boss at Research – Part 3
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1820s Green Dress – Basic Measurements and Sleeve Examination
Hey Everyone! Abby here with another post about the 1820s Green Silk Lustring Dress that has recently come into my possession. (You can read about how I got the dress here. If…
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The 1790s “Jane Austen Goes to Ikea” Gown – The Corset
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How to be a Boss at Research – Part 2
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Dating the Green 1820s Dress
Hey Everyone! Abby here- So last week I posted about the awesome green dress my mom found in a little antique store in my hometown, and when I shared the photos here…
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How to Be a Boss at Research – Part 1
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Please Vote for Us!
Lovelies, as you all know, the passion and goal of American Duchess is bringing the past back to life through beautiful shoes, and now a growing collection of books and sewing pattern…
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Bringing a 200 Year Old Treasure Back to Life
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Costume College Classes!
Today is like Christmas or Hanukkah for Costume College teachers. It’s the day we have all been notified which of our class proposals were accepted, and then we all post on Facebook…
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Write, Write, Write, OMG
Printed Cotton (detail) – Gown, 1796. The Met. C.I.55.50.4 This week we are wrapping up the manuscript for the American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking. It’s been intense and this is…
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Research: We See What We Want to See; We See What We Know
Dress research is one of the great pleasures of the historical costuming hobby, and it’s also a necessity. We all start off along this interest in old clothes knowing nothing, then slowly…
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The Disconnect Between Modern Sewing and Modern Clothing
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Simplicity Pattern Catalog, June 1946
I promised I would show snaps from the other 1940s Simplicity pattern catalog I recently purchased, so here we go! Last time, I shared with you my favorites from the Simplicity 1940,…
