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  • Popping Up In New York

    December 14, 2016

    New York from the Polaski Bridge A couple weekends ago, Chris and I took a mini-vacay-partial-work-trip to New York. The mini-vacay part involved lots of delicious and varied eateries in the ultra-hip(ster)…

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  • Brooklyn Royal – Our First Pop-Up Shop in NYC!

    December 1, 2016

    And here I thought we were done with travel for the year. Nope! Back to New York City we go (twice in one year!) for our very first, very special Pop Up…

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  • Vintage Pants Review: Vivien of Holloway Swing Trousers

    October 7, 2016

    Lauren reporting … As you may know, I have a bit of an obsession with vintage trousers. This comes from my love of vintage style clothing, naturally, but also my deep seething…

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  • Classic 1940s Shoes by Royal Vintage (That’s Me!)

    August 11, 2016

    I’ve been kindof quietly working on this other thing for awhile, for about a year now – it’s a whole new line of historical reproduction shoes for the 20th century vintage decades,…

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  • A 1940s Photo Shoot in Reno, Nevada

    May 23, 2016

    The beautiful Elizabeth, dressed in original 1940s vintage. Whenever we do photo shoots, I always try to come up with an interesting concept. Usually, for the American Duchess line, we’re trying to…

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  • Review: Emmy Design Sweden Vintage Repro Clothing

    May 17, 2016

    Do you ever feel like you just can’t sew the vintage wardrobe you want, in its entirety, fast enough? I have a gazillion vintage sewing patterns, but it seems like less and…

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  • My “Agent Carter” Outfit on The Mood Blog (!)

    May 12, 2016

    I am a bit remiss in posting lately. A whole lot of everything has been going on, but a lot of it hasn’t been about historical costuming. While I’ve been buried in…

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  • 1940s Hair Styling Inspiration

    April 10, 2016

    It’s Sunday. I was meant to do a 1940s photo shoot today, but it’s raining. Yup, rain in the desert. It rains 10 days a year here, and I manage to schedule…

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  • How to Wear Vintage Menswear Without Looking Like a Man

    March 24, 2016

    Marlene Dietrich – famous for many things, one of which was rocking this look For centuries, women have been working elements of masculine dress into their wardrobes. Clear back to the 16th…

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  • 6 Reasons to Watch and Love Canadian WWII Drama “XCompany”

    March 18, 2016

    We history geeks sure do love a good costume drama, but these days *good* costume dramas seems harder and harder to find. It might have good costumes but a terrible plot; it…

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  • The Truth About Real Women’s 1940s Pants

    March 13, 2016

    Joan Bennet  When the present interprets the past, it always adds its own ideals on top. This is how we can identify “70s does 30s” and “80s does 40s” – it’s because…

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  • Wearing History “Smooth Sailing” Blouse Review

    February 29, 2016

    Wearing History “Smooth Sailing” blouse made from the excellent printed pattern, worn with the ready-to-wear “Smooth Sailing” jeans. The pattern also contains piece for these pants. Late last year I made my…

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  • Exciting Things in Store for Vintage Shoe Lovers

    January 20, 2016

    2016 is already off to a roaring start. The beginning of the year always comes with lots of planning for the next 12 months, and this year is more intense than ever.…

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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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  • 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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  • Introducing Royal Vintage Shoes – Shoes for 1920s through 1940s

    July 8, 2015

    For the past few years I’ve been running a historical footwear company called American Duchess. We make a lot of really old fashioned shoes, all the way back to the 16th century,…

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  • Exclusive “Noire” 1940s Pumps – Pre-Order Open!

    July 1, 2015

    We’ve finally landed another American Duchess Exclusive, a design submitted and voted for by you! Meet “Noire,” our vampish 1940s quad-strapped heels in black or burgundy suede. If these beauties were a…

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  • The One-Weekend 1940s Rayon Blouse

    March 30, 2015

    This past weekend I felt the need to stitch together something quick, easy, and very useful, using my favorite vintage fabric, rayon. Luckily, my local Mill End fabric store has a good…

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  • Review: Wearing History “Smooth Sailing” Trousers

    March 9, 2015

    Wearing History “Smooth Sailing” Trousers, Pendleton Blazer, 1940s style shoes by b.a.i.t. Footwear My hunt for the perfect vintage pants has been long but not unfulfilled. I have made some of my…

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