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My 1930s Christmas Gown – Done!
Gosh, I wasn’t expecting to be done with so much time to spare. I forget that vintage sewing takes so much less time than historical sewing, even with working out the pattern…
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A Regency Winter’s Tale
And so begins in earnest the Holiday season. For me this is a time of hard work rewarded with a peaceful Christmas day with my family, enjoying a little downtime and a…
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#ShopSmall With These Great Indie Historical Companies Today
In the madness that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it can be quite difficult for us little gals to stand out. So today, Small Business Saturday, have a gander at the…
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American Duchess & Royal Vintage Winter Sales!
Here’s the official announcement: All sorts of things are on sale: Lots of our regular line marked down, such as Virginia, Antoinette, Tissot, and more Imperfects, while they last Dead Stock Exclusives,…
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All About the New 16th c. “Tudor” Exclusives
It’s been *ages* in prototyping the new Tudor shoes, but they’re finally done! This has been an interesting project, one with many challenges. The first was sorting out the design. After discussion…
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The 1940s in Shoes – Black Platforms (With Studs!?)
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 the Tango Boots – Pre-Order Now Open!
At long last, I’m so excited to introduce our special 2015 Holiday release – the Edwardian Tango Boots! I’ve been working on these for about a year now, tweaking the design to…
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The Famous Regency “Manchester” Boots!
Boots. Manchester Art Gallery. 1949.97 Ladies, since several of you expressed that you’re not getting our updates on Facebook, I’m posting the results of the latest Exclusive Cycle 6 poll here. Congratulations…
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Studying Up on Tudor Footwear
Mary Rose Shoes – via Tudor shoes are old. They’re about as old as we get for extant shoes, with the exception of a very few Medieval examples. It’s quite extraordinary, really,…
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Introducing Royal Vintage Shoes – Shoes for 1920s through 1940s
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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How to Make Your Own “Mistress Firebrand” 18th Century Shoes
Last week I shared with you our “Mistress Firebrand” shoes, a pair of “Georgiana” dyeable sateen 18th century shoes that I had decorated with fabric dye, fabric paint, silver lace, and petersham…
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Exclusive “Noire” 1940s Pumps – Pre-Order Open!
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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“Mistress Firebrand” 18th Century Shoes GIVEAWAY!
My hasn’t it been a long time since we’ve done a giveaway! This time we’ve teamed up with Donna Thorland, esteemed author of Mistress Firebrand, a tale of an American actress caught…
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“Kensington” 18th Century Shoes in Red are Back!
And it’s about time! It’s been several years since we’ve had red Kensingtons available in the shop, but they’re finally on their way now, and you can pre-order them to reserve your…
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Shoes of the Revolution – More About “Dunmore” 1770s Shoes
As most of you know, yesterday we opened for pre-order our latest 18th century shoes, “Dunmore,” named for Lady Dunmore, and developed with and for Colonial Williamsburg. “Dunmore” has been a year…
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Spring Cleaning Sale & “Dunmore” Pre-Order Now Open!
Today’s the day, ladies! It’s time to make space for all the great new stuff coming, so we’ve put all kinds of things on sale in our annual… Spring Cleaning Sale! Antoinette…
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“Bronte” Victorian Slippers & “Highbury” Regency Slippers – Pre-Order Open!
I’m a little late to the game here on the blog, but better late than never! If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll already know the new early 19th century…
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I. Miller & Sons – Shoes for Movie Stars, Chorus Girls, and You.
There are a few names in the history of footwear that conjure up instant praise and awe. You may know a few – Pietro Yantorny, Roger Vivier, and I. Miller. Differing from…
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1920s Flashy Dancing Shoes
Shiny shiny was big in the 1920s. Legs and shoes were on display more than ever, with flashy footwear being all the rage for an evening of vigorous dancing. Style influences as…
