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  • The Nevada Statehood Ball – An Evening in 1864

    November 13, 2019

    The crew – Abby, Chrissy, me, and Caroline at the Nevada Statehood Ball, 2019 – photo by Chase Stevens. A few posts ago I shared how I refit my 1860s Aubergine evening…

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  • A Spoopy Day in Virginia City, Nevada

    November 7, 2019

    The Spoop-Crew in Virginia City, NV. No actual buckets of blood were consumed, but we thought about it…. Several weekends ago a group of friends came to visit us here in Reno.…

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  • Altering My 1860s Evening Gown

    November 1, 2019

    Currently on my sewing table is a “simple” alteration to my one-and-only 1860s evening gown. I made this gown, along with a matching day bodice, back in 2014 and over the years…

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  • Adventures in England – Nature, Painting, and Fashion

    October 10, 2019

    Hadiran’s Wall, UK Chris and I have recently returned from a vacation in Cumbria, UK, visiting the famously gorgeous Lake District. We rented an airbnb cottage for the entire length of our…

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  • I Made a Vintage Style Raincoat…Somehow

    October 3, 2019

    I live in the desert. We get, oh, a handful of days of novelty rain per year  and so a raincoat is not something that regularly factors into my wardrobe. So it…

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  • Pattern Review: Decades of Styles #3011 1930s Stardust Skirt

    October 3, 2019

    Hey Everyone! Abby here, and today I want to share with you a very quick pattern review for Decades of Style’s #3011 1930s Stardust Skirt.* Before I get into the review –…

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  • The Isabella Mactavish Fraser Project – Day 2

    September 10, 2019

    Georgia Gough wearing the finished Isabella Mactavish Fraser wedding gown and arisaid – Edinburgh, Scotland I’m back with the second day reporting from the Isabella Mactavish Fraser wedding-gown-in-a-weekend project, a wonderful demonstration…

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  • Fall Historic & Vintage Shoes – Pre-Order is OPEN!

    September 6, 2019

    It’s that time of year again – the best time of year – Fall! Fall is a busy time for us here at ADHQ. We have a lot going on and so…

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  • The Isabella Mactavish Fraser Project – Prep and Day 1

    September 3, 2019

    Braining hard on the Isabella Mactavish Fraser wedding gown – Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2019 Abby and I are back from our whirlwind trip to Scotland, and I’ve had a nice little run…

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  • Coco 2019 Gala – 1830s Explosion!

    August 28, 2019

    For this year’s Costume College gala, the theme was “The Opulent Streets of Venice,” which can be, well, anything really! Abby, Chrissy, and I decided to be opulently wide and fluffy, so…

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  • Photo Shoot: An Afternoon in the 1890s

    August 23, 2019

    Abby Cox in 1890s splendor in Virginia City, Nevada A little while back, Nicole and Abby got dressed up in late 19th century attire and we dashed up to Virginia City, our…

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  • Event Announcement: 18th Century Hair at National Arts Club, NYC

    August 19, 2019

    News! Abby and I are back to the incredible National Arts Club in New York City on September 13th, 2019, to do an 18th century hair demo and talk all about the…

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  • Coco2019: Our Lore Olympus Cosplay

    August 14, 2019

    Back again with more sharing from Costume College 2019! Each year there is a pool party on Thursday night to kick off the Costume College weekend. The theme for the pool party…

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  • Costume College 2019

    August 7, 2019

    American Duchess crew in 18th century attire – Friday night at Costume College 2019 Another year, another fabulous Costume College! If you’re unfamiliar with Costume College, it’s a 5-day costuming convention in…

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  • A Quick Ladies’ Waistcoat

    July 19, 2019

    A very simple ladies’ waistcoat in linen, lined with silk – linen shirt, Walker Slater tweed trousers, a silk floppy bow tie, and saddle shoes from RoyalVintageShoes.com When I was in Scotland,…

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  • 1780-81 The Glasgow Polonaise Sacque Jacket – Done!

    July 15, 2019

    My sacque jacket from the back, with the beautiful hanging pleats Last I updated about this jacket, we’d just set the shoulder straps and I had a bit of finishing to do…

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  • 18th Century Hairstyles for Long Hair

    July 12, 2019

    Jenny’s long hair was plenty to go over the ski slope hair cushion. Nearly as often as we receive questions about doing 18th century hairstyles for short hair, we see the question…

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  • Bastille Day Sale!

    July 11, 2019

    It’s time for our annual mid-Summer Bastille Day Sale! We have looooooots of lovely historical shoes on sale this year: Theda Edwardian Oxfords – $145 ($165) Vienna Victorian Congress Boots – $160…

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  • Vintage Capsule Wardrobes

    July 9, 2019

    May 1940. Marie Claire. Though the term “capsule wardrobe” wasn’t coined until the 1970s, the idea stretches much further back. The general purpose of such a collection is to have a wardrobe…

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  • 18th Century Hairstyles for Short Hair

    July 1, 2019

    Nicole’s chin-length bob was perfect, if not even a little too long, for the early 1780s crape’d hairstyle once supplemented with a few hair pieces at the back… One of the most…

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