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  • Classic 1940s Shoes by Royal Vintage (That’s Me!)

    August 11, 2016

    I’ve been kindof quietly working on this other thing for awhile, for about a year now – it’s a whole new line of historical reproduction shoes for the 20th century vintage decades,…

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  • My 1740s “Mutton Chop” Cap

    July 16, 2016

    The Athenaeum – Lettice Mary Banks (William Hoare – ) English 1746 It’s getting down to the wire on Costume College preparations. Most of my major projects are a few steps from…

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  • Bastille Day Sale – Freebies, Clearance Styles, and Imperfects

    July 14, 2016

    Bastille Day Sale! It’s time for our annual mid-Summer sale. We’re clearing out the old to make room for the new! This year we have free accessories on ALL our 18th century…

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  • Simplicity 18th Century Stays – Adding Boning

    June 24, 2016

    I’ve been MIA on the Simplicity 18th Century Pattern Hacks lately, due to moving, but I’m back! Time for more helpful hacks and hints for constructing Simplicity 8161 and 8162 in a…

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  • An 1830s Day Dress for Dickens Fair 2016

    June 23, 2016

    Three 1830s gowns in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art You may be thinking, “Dickens Fair is in December, so long away!” and you would be right, but it never…

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  • The Original 1916 – 1921 Party Dress

    June 21, 2016

    Well, this is a topic I can genuinely say I haven’t blogged about before. It’s amazing what send us down what rabbit holes. Metal thread embroidery with couched metal. These are all…

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  • And It Was All Yellow…

    June 13, 2016

    You’re going to think I’m all-over-the-place right now, and you would be right. Projects here, projects there, moving house, moving business, omg! It’s been stressy, for sure, but this is also the…

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  • The Red Dress Project: 18th Century Robes de Cour

    June 9, 2016

    The next on my list of Big News to share with all of you is that, due to the popularity of the first 18th century patterns (8161 and 8162), Simplicity has asked…

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  • Oh, Hello Again…

    June 7, 2016

    Our temporary sign, lol Darlings, I do apologize for being MIA lately, especially right as we started the Simplicity 18th c. Pattern Hacks series… … but it’s been for good reason! ……

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  • A 1940s Photo Shoot in Reno, Nevada

    May 23, 2016

    The beautiful Elizabeth, dressed in original 1940s vintage. Whenever we do photo shoots, I always try to come up with an interesting concept. Usually, for the American Duchess line, we’re trying to…

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  • Review: Emmy Design Sweden Vintage Repro Clothing

    May 17, 2016

    Do you ever feel like you just can’t sew the vintage wardrobe you want, in its entirety, fast enough? I have a gazillion vintage sewing patterns, but it seems like less and…

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  • 18th Century Stays: Boning Patterns

    May 14, 2016

    In preparation for making your Simplicity 8162 18th c. stays, you may wish to re-draw the boning pattern. The pattern comes with an accurate layout for half-boned stays. If you would like…

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  • My “Agent Carter” Outfit on The Mood Blog (!)

    May 12, 2016

    I am a bit remiss in posting lately. A whole lot of everything has been going on, but a lot of it hasn’t been about historical costuming. While I’ve been buried in…

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  • 18th Century Stays – Q&A about Simplicity 8162

    May 9, 2016

    Continuing on with the Simplicity 18th Century Pattern Hacks, I thought it would be good to cover some questions about the pattern specifically. I’ve finished my stays made from this pattern, but…

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  • 18th Century Stays – Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How

    May 6, 2016

    Ladies, now it’s time to get started on our Simplicity 18th Century inspired patterns! You’ve got two pattern packs – one with underpinnings and one with the outfit itself – but where…

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  • New Civil War Boots – Pre-Order Now Open!

    May 5, 2016

    It’s another pre-order day! I’ve been trying to go more towards “collections” for Summer and Fall and less all-over-the-place for introducing new shoes for you ladies. With that, I’d like to introduce…

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  • “Manhattan” Button Boots – Now Open for Pre-Order

    April 14, 2016

    It’s time! The new “Manhattan” Victorian and Edwardian Button Boots are now open for pre-order. I’ve been talking a bit about these new boots in previous posts and on Facebook, but the…

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  • 1940s Hair Styling Inspiration

    April 10, 2016

    It’s Sunday. I was meant to do a 1940s photo shoot today, but it’s raining. Yup, rain in the desert. It rains 10 days a year here, and I manage to schedule…

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  • Review: Hand Bound 18th c. Style Book by Paul McClintock, From Common Hands Studio

    April 6, 2016

    Hand made sketchbook with historic marbled paper cover and tooled leather binding – From Common Hands Studio I recently received a fabulous gift: a hand-made custom blank book from Paul McClintock of…

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  • Tuesday Shoes-day: 1920s Shoes Inspiration

    March 29, 2016

    Lately I’ve been working on the second collection for Royal Vintage Shoes. Wait, what? You haven’t even seen the first collection yet! I know, don’t worry! I’m having to adjust to fashion-industry-norms…

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