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  • Pattern Notes & Adjustments for Simplicity S8941

    January 6, 2021

    As promised, here is my really big post of pattern notes and adjustments for Simplicity S8941 1790s to Regency Round Gown and Open Robe pattern. This pattern was originally designed in the…

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  • Gown-in-a-Weekend: 1790s Vigee-Lebrun Round Gown from Simplicity S8941

    November 16, 2020

    For some reason I got a wild hair to do a “gown in a weekend” project. Dr. Carolyn Dowdell and I made a pact to fill the void of black gowns in…

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  • Spring2019 – A New Pattern for Simplicity – 1790s Gown and Open Robe!

    October 18, 2018

    Ann Frankland Lewis – 1794. LACMA I’m excited to officially announce that we’ve developed another new historical dress pattern for Simplicity! Since first partnering with Simplicity several years ago I’ve learned so…

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  • The Eternal Sunshine of the 18th Century Gown

    August 23, 2018

    This year at Costume College it really was all very, very yellow This year I kindof copped out at the Costume College Gala…but in a very Georgian way. I can’t really say…

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  • Jane Austen Festival, 2018

    July 24, 2018

    Maggie, Abby, and Nicole looking gorgeous at Jane Austen Festival, 2018 Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, marks the center point of the year. This event always takes place in mid-July at…

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  • The Green Goblin: A 1790s Round Gown

    July 9, 2018

    The remainder…. It’s a few days before Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, and I’ve stitched the last stitch of a new gown for this year’s event. And what a horror it…

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  • What Are Those Knobbles on 1790s Stays?

    May 7, 2018

    From “Corsets and Crinolines” by Norah Waugh – see those nobbles? What are those nobbles for? Read on…  Have you ever wondered about those weird round knobbles and pads on late 1780s-1790s…

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  • The Robe a la Turque – Part 4 – The Kurdi Polonaise

    December 13, 2017

    The last major piece of my take on Guimard’s 1790 Turkish stage costume was the fabulous fur-trimmed blue robe. I pondered over this piece for a long time, trying to decide just…

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  • The Robe a la Turque – Part 3 – Shalwar Puffy Pants

    October 3, 2017

    Before I forget about all the trials and tribulations (and sometimes fun) I had making my Turkish costume for Costume College 2017, I better tell you about one of the most enjoyable…

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  • Jane Austen Festival in Pictures

    September 29, 2017

    How remiss am I in sharing photos, proper photos, from the Jane Austen Festival. So remiss! In fact, when I opened up this draft post to see how far I’d gotten, this…

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  • Abby’s Jane Austen Fest Dinner Dress – Done!

    August 8, 2017

    Hello Lovelies! Abby here and I am in full “July has been full of travel and awesome but now I need a nap nap” mode over here at American Duchess headquarters. There…

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  • Abby’s Jane Austen Fest Dinner Dress – a Lesson in Plan B…or…C?

    July 11, 2017

    Hey Lovelies — So the last time I blogged about my Jane Austen Fest Dinner Dress I was totally jiving on this idea of making a tunic and turbany/chiffonettey thing to wear…

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  • Abby’s Austen Fest Dinner Dress

    May 15, 2017

    Hey All! Abby here! As some of you know, Lauren & I will be attending Jane Austen Festival in Louisville, KY this July (soo excited to go home for business! woo!). As…

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  • The 1790s “Jane Austen Goes to Ikea” Gown – The Corset

    March 17, 2017

    Ikea does it again – Ingmarie curtains >> This year is 1790s year. After completing all the book projects, Abby and I can finally settle into share-able projects. Both of us are…

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  • The “State of the Book” Address – Updates and Progress

    January 3, 2017

    Well it’s been a couple months now since we announced the writing of our 18th century sewing book, which now has an official title: “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking:…

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  • Finding Inspiration in the 1790s with Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun

    November 23, 2016

    Self Portrait by Vigee-Lebrun, 1791 Those of you who have been following for awhile will know I’m not a huge fan of, well, anything with an empire waist. I just can’t seem…

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