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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Isabella Mactavish Fraser Project – Prep Work!

    June 27, 2019

    Working on our mockup dress in wool flannel, carefully studying photos of the original 1785 Isabella gown. Today Abby and I are in Scotland! We’ve come halfway across the world to work…

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  • #ADBeauty – 18th Century Hats, Caps, Bonnets, and Accessories

    June 24, 2019

    Jasmine wearing her Therese hood, a very simple early 1780s accessory It is my belief that one can never have too many 18th century accessories. Hats and caps are essential to getting…

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  • 1780 – 1781 Glasgow Polonaise Sacque Jacket Progress

    June 20, 2019

    1780 – 1781 Polonaise sacque jacket almost done! I love the back, even if it has double the fabric in it that it really needs. Alllmmmooosssttt doooonnnneeeee! This project has been one…

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  • #ADBeauty – 8 Authentic 18th Century Hairstyles!

    June 17, 2019

    Big Hair? Yes you can! Possibly the post you’ve been truly waiting for, today I’m going to give you some previews of the hairstyles in our next book “The American Duchess Guide…

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  • #ADBeauty – 18th Century Cosmetics and Hair Care Products

    June 10, 2019

    Cynthia applied 18th century rouge in The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty. “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty” is a how-to book broken into what could be considered…

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  • Introducing “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty”

    June 3, 2019

    We’re official one month away from the release of our second book, “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty” ! This time last year we were sewing, styling, and photographing with…

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  • Introducing: The Isabella MacTavish Fraser Wedding Gown Project

    May 24, 2019

    The famous Isabella MacTavish Fraser wedding gown c. 1785. Photo by Ewen Weatherspoon. Reproduced with permission of Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Big news! We’ve been hinting at it for awhile now, but…

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  • Ikea Costuming 101 – Making Historical Gowns with Duvet Covers, Curtains, and Sheets

    May 13, 2019

    The Italian Gown from “The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking” was made with one LJUSÖGA Queen size duvet cover from Ikea. Accurate printed cottons are very difficult to find. Usually…

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  • 1780-81 Glasgow Polo-Sacque Fiddling

    May 7, 2019

    Progress! This past weekend I made a lot of good progress on my version of the 1780 – 1781 Polonaise-Sacque Jacket. I am always so very chuffed by how quickly sacque-back things…

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  • Making A Start: The 1780-81 Glasgow Polo-Sacque Jacket Progress

    May 1, 2019

    A quick mockup – feeling excited! At last, and for the first time in 2019, I am sitting down to sew something! The first four months of this year have been taken…

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  • A Little History of … Hamilton / Schuyler 18th Century Shoes

    April 29, 2019

    New American Duchess “Hamilton” / “Schuyler” 18th Century Shoes for men and women. Next in our line up of new men’s (+ women’s) styles are the beautiful “Hamilton” (mens) / “Schuyler” (womens)…

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  • Meet our New Theatrical Footwear Line!

    April 26, 2019

    American Duchess Spring/Summer 2019 Theatrical Line We are trying lots of new things this year in shoe-company-land. For years we have (rather unexpectedly) supplied historical footwear to the opera, ballet, and theater,…

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  • A Little History of…Albert / Bertie Regency Pumps

    April 22, 2019

    Zack Pinsent for American Duchess This season we’re very excited to launch our new men’s styles….which are also women’s styles! One of our most basic and versatile styles is the Albert /…

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