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  • American Duchess & Royal Vintage Winter Sales!

    November 27, 2015

    Here’s the official announcement: All sorts of things are on sale: Lots of our regular line marked down, such as Virginia, Antoinette, Tissot, and more Imperfects, while they last Dead Stock Exclusives,…

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  • 1930s Velvet Evening Gown Inspiration

    November 24, 2015

    To get right to it, I have about two weeks to make my Christmas Party dress. This year it’s green and it’s velvet, and it’s all the fault of these shoes… “Gabrielle”…

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  • A Real 1920s Lady…Woman…Nun?

    November 9, 2015

    Can’t call this a flapper dress! Remember that part in “Chicago” where Roxy doesn’t want to wear the demure dress to court because it’s so frumpy? Yup, that’s this dress in blue.…

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  • A 1930s “Bonnie & Clyde” Sweater Blouse

    November 6, 2015

    Another adventure in sewing knits – I’m hooked, now! I’ve got my wooly nylon thread, my ballpoint needles, and a goodly dose of foolhardiness. Sorting through my vintage sweaters board on Pinterest,…

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  • All About the New 16th c. “Tudor” Exclusives

    November 4, 2015

    It’s been *ages* in prototyping the new Tudor shoes, but they’re finally done! This has been an interesting project, one with many challenges. The first was sorting out the design. After discussion…

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  • Retro-cycling Modern Sweaters to Make Vintage Sweaters

    November 3, 2015

    Rocket Originals UK – reproduction patterned sweater in claret. I’m sweater obsessed at the moment. It might be that it’s November and  snowing outside (yay!), but it’s also because ready-made vintage style…

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  • So You Think You Can’t Sew Vintage Knitwear….

    October 28, 2015

    Well I’m here to tell you you can! To sound a bit cheesy I’ll say “if I can do it, you can too,” but that is absolutely true – I lack patience,…

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  • My New Victorian Corset by Anachronism in Action

    October 26, 2015

    Over my years of historical costuming, I’ve learned enough about corsetry to know I know nothing. This is engineering to a T, with bust-to-waist ratios, shaping, materials knowledge and use, construction techniques,…

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  • Oxblood Stratford Elizabethan Shoes ON SALE

    October 23, 2015

    I know many of you have been patiently waiting, so here’s the official announcement: Oxblood Stratford Elizabethan Shoes are on SALE at www.AmericanDuchess.com We have a new shipment of oxblood Stratfords arriving…

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  • How to Add Shaped Pockets to Pants and Skirts

    October 21, 2015

    Pockets. We need them. We put things in them. They keep our hands warm. They’re conspicuous in their absence on pants, and a pleasure when included in skirts. Quite a lot of…

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  • An Easy Thrifted and Me-Made 1930s Fall Outfit

    October 19, 2015

    With so many fanciful gowns from various centuries lingering in my closet, 20th century items just feel like normal clothes now. Which is great! Sure, I wear my share of skinny jeans,…

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  • 8 Easy Historical Halloween Costume Ideas

    October 13, 2015

    It’s nearly Halloween time, and I’m sure you’re all thinking about (or working feverishly on) your costumes! Halloween can be a weird time for historical costumers. We costume all year long, and…

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  • Enter the Royal Vintage Halloween Photo Contest!

    October 1, 2015

    It’s October! Enter all things pumpkin, the spreading of polyester spider web on *everything*, and the sudden sprouting of Spirit Halloween Stores all over the country. In 31 days it shall be…

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  • Miss Fisher Chinoiserie Jacket Refashion

    September 28, 2015

    The Miss Fisher Fashion quest continues! So far I’ve made some trousers, a skirt, a blouse, a couple hats, and I’ve purchased a few things as well. I’ve also caught the “refashion”…

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  • The 1940s in Shoes – Black Platforms (With Studs!?)

    September 24, 2015

    In my new endeavor to provide the costuming and vintage fashion world with the best of 1920s, 30s, and 40s footwear, I am constantly studying style trends of those decades. Sometimes I’m…

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  • My Version of McCall 8641 – 1936 Skirt Pattern

    September 23, 2015

    My 1930s “Miss Fisher” skirt inspired by McCall 8641 from 1936 Continuing on with my Miss Fisher Capsule Wardrobe, I set to making a skirt from the navy blue wool gabardine I’m…

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  • Introducing the Tango Boots – Pre-Order Now Open!

    September 17, 2015

    At long last, I’m so excited to introduce our special 2015 Holiday release – the Edwardian Tango Boots! I’ve been working on these for about a year now, tweaking the design to…

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  • A 1920s Photo Shoot with Yours Truly

    September 9, 2015

    More pictars! I don’t really like to model – I much prefer to be behind the camera – but sometimes it’s easiest to put on all the stuff and just go. For…

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  • 1930s Photoshoot with Elspeth for Royal Vintage Shoes

    September 5, 2015

    Gosh, I’ve been so busy I’ve forgotten to share SO much! Time to back up and show you the pretty pictures! I put together a photo shoot with Elspeth, a local artist,…

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  • FlapperHacks: Re-blocking Wool Hats

    September 1, 2015

    On today’s edition of FlapperHacks, I’ll share a couple of wool hats I’ve created for my Autumn Miss Fisher wardrobe. These hats were formerly in one shape, and have become another –…

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