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  • Ivory Shoes!

    February 18, 2022

    A very classic colorway, so versatile and lovely – we’re now offering our most popular designs in ivory leather, and – no surprise – most of them are the Edwardians. Shoes in…

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  • The ‘Bridgerton’ Lady Danbury Pelisse – Done!

    December 20, 2021

    I love a quick and fairly simple make. Last time I constructed the bodice of this 1815 Regency pelisse inspired by Lady Danbury’s in Bridgerton. Now it’s time for the skirts and…

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  • A Regency Christmas Day Dress

    December 7, 2021

    One of my garments for the end of the year is a festive day dress. I hemmed-and-hawed over fabric choice and design on this one, wanting to use stash fabrics, but I…

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  • Regency Pre-Order – USA & Europe – SALE!

    November 26, 2021

    It’s that crazy time of year where we have way too much to tell you all at once (and so does everybody else in e-commerce), so I guess I’ll just start with…everything…

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  • Bessie Coleman & Black Women in Aviation {Fundraiser}

    November 2, 2021

    This month we’re very proud to introduce the “Bessie” Aviator Boots, something of a “holy grail” of vintage reproduction shoes that I’ve wanted to produce for years. We’ve named them after Bessie…

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  • “Adventurous” Boot Collection is Open for Pre-Order

    November 1, 2021

    Pre-Order is openOctober 29 – November 12, 2021Women’s US Sizes 5 – 12Free Shipping & Returns on USA OrdersLayaway Plans Available for USA & Canadian Orders Too. It’s time for October/November pre-orders!…

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  • A Little History of Mary/Marlowe Elizabethan & Jacobean Shoes

    September 28, 2021

    Anyone who has ventured down the Renaissance Rabbit Hole has at some point run into The Shoe Problem™. What the heck did the Tudors, Elizabethans, and Stuarts wear upon their feet? And…

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  • The “Velvet” Collection – Pre-Order Now Open

    August 20, 2021

    Get ready for one heck of a Fall/Winter season. We’ve been finalizing *so* many new styles and *so* many new colorways, and I’m stoked to introduce the first of four Fall collections:…

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  • A “Versailles” Historical-ish Cosplay

    August 9, 2021

    I’m just going to admit it: I flippin’ *loved* the Canal+ show “Versailles.” Loved it. Binged it. Binged it again. When it comes to historical costumes in television shows and movies, I…

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  • Plannings for a Regency Wardrobe

    August 2, 2021

    or the “I have no idea what I’m doing” wardrobe. Reader, I have become complacent. I am far too comfortable in the late 18th century, to the point where I get decidedly…

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  • July 2021 Pre-Order is Open

    July 2, 2021

    We sortof fell off the wagon with the whole “new collection every month, woo” intention, but after a two month break, it’s time for another pre-order! This month we have a mini-collection:…

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  • Starting A ‘Bridgerton’ Pelisse à la Lady Danbury

    June 21, 2021

    Have you caught Bridgerton fever? I have! I absolutely adored the glimmering gowns, character-defining color palettes, and strong aesthetic voice of costume designer Ellen Mirojnick. And so, naturally, I’ve been inspired to…

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  • Fabrics for the 18th Century and Beyond

    June 14, 2021

    One of the top questions I get from budding 18th century costumers is “what fabric should I use?” Luckily, there is ample choice for the Georgian era, though not as much a…

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  • Let’s Make Some Men’s Shoes

    May 31, 2021

    …for real. A couple years back we made a stab at developing a men’s historic footwear collection. We did a pump, a latchet shoe, and a boot all from around the 1780s-1810s.…

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  • Photoshoot – Into The Woods

    May 24, 2021

    Over the past year, so many of us have felt a yearning for a more natural, peaceful life. I know I certainly have, and have spent more than a little time in…

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  • 1780s Embroidered Italian Gown – Skirts and Sleeves

    May 21, 2021

    In the first post on this project, I constructed the bodice front and back. Now it’s time for skirts – the fun part – and sleeves – the evil part. Skirts first.…

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  • A 1780s Embroidered Italian Gown – Finally

    May 15, 2021

    Most of my 2020 was spent in working on – and finishing! – UFOs or “unfinished objects.” I completed my 1760s Sunset Silk Robe a la Francaise, an 1890s linen jacket, a…

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  • April Vintage Pre-Order is OPEN!

    April 9, 2021

    I will admit I haven’t been sewing much (Covid energy-sap), but I do have plans. Honestly all I’ve really been up to is -work- but at least it’s fun work, getting so…

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  • The February 2021 Collection is Here – {Pre-Order Open!}

    February 26, 2021

    Time for the first collection of 2021! This year, the big plan is to do a pre-order every single month through August (yowza!). Our February collection got off to a bit of…

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  • The {FREE} American Duchess Cape Pattern

    February 8, 2021

    Click Here for the pattern Howdy! Since we put our Patreon to sleep, we needed to find a new place to host the #ADCapeCult 1910s Wrap Cape pattern. So it’s going to…

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