1. It Started with a Blog That’s right- it all got started here. Before American Duchess launched our first shoe, Georgiana, for pre-order in 2011, American Duchess was a historical costuming blog.…
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Designing the Anniversary Collection: Reviving Heritage Styles
Have you taken a look at our new Anniversary Collection yet? To mark 15 years of making historical reproduction footwear, we’ve brought back three classic American Duchess styles: Savoy Beaded Shoes, Victoria…
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The Anniversary Collection: Pre-Order is Live
This spring marks a very important milestone for American Duchess. 15 years ago, we released our first historical reproduction shoe for pre-order. We have been designing and creating historical shoes for a…
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Straps, Cutouts, and Curves: Decorative Boots of the late Victorian and Edwardian Eras
Cleo Boots, from our current Skeleton Collection pre-order, are one of the most elegant, intricate boots styles we’ve ever released. These highly detailed cutout boots are based on the high-fashion boots of…
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Designing the Skeleton Collection
Spooky scary skeletons may send shivers down your spine, but our new Skeleton Collection is scary beautiful! It consists of new Cleo Edwardian Boots, Gloria Edwardian Shoes, and Hedy Vintage Slingbacks- and…
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Let’s Go Outside: Edwardian Clothes for Sports and Outdoors
Our new Cambridge Edwardian Bicycle Boots in brown/plaid are, in a word, awesome. They’re unique, look sharp, and are comfortable to wear through all manner of activities. The plaid cotton panels are…
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Boot Bliss: Live for Pre-Order!
Surprise! We’ve been working on something special for you. Our Boot Bliss pre-order is now open! These gorgeous boots are all 15% off each pair through June 15. Boot Bliss features three…
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Heroines by Elena Kanagy-Loux Pre-Order is Open
We’re terrifically excited to announce our latest collaboration collection: introducing Heroines by Elena Kanagy-Loux! From May 16-June 1, we’re proud to offer three brand-new styles for 15% off each pair: the Isabella…
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Shoes That Changed (Fashion) History: Influential Icons
Designing historical reproduction footwear is a unique process. In addition to all the regular aspects of shoe design, there is a major research component- much like historical costuming! Over our time researching…
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Belle Époque Collection: Pre-Order is Open!
We are thrilled to announce that our new Belle Époque collection is now live for pre-order: presenting the Edith Edwardian Boots and Elsie Edwardian Pumps. These carefully crafted turn-of-the-century styles are 15%…
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Flora in Wide Pre-Order is Open!
What an exciting day! Our Flora Embroidered Boots, originally from our In Bloom collaboration collection with the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, is now available to pre-order in D-width through our Flora…
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Art History Mysteries: Fashion in The Five Senses
Greetings, friends! We are back today with another foray into how art history and fashion history converge. Recently, on our Instagram account, we shared a cheeky little post featuring the painting Hearing:…
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Promenade Collection Pre-Order is Open!
Dear friends, we come to you with a most exciting announcement. The pre-order for our Promenade Collection is now open! We are delighted to introduce three new styles: the Esme 1930s Wedges,…
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A Little History of Oxblood Red Shoes
We love a good oxblood leather shoe here at American Duchess Historical Footwear! After all, there’s something a bit magical about red shoes, isn’t there? Possibly the boldest color out there, red…
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Button Boots Through Time: Heels, Toes and Flys, Oh My
Hello lovelies, and Happy New Year from American Duchess! In our last blog post of 2023, we explored ladies’ Victorian/Edwardian lace-up boots and spring heels. As we are going into our twelfth…
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Ladies’ Victorian/Edwardian Boots: Lace-Ups and Spring Heels
We are so excited to share our Beloved Boots collection, featuring three splendid lace-up styles based on the boots of days past. (We would say “It’s that time of year again” —…
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Beloved Boots Pre-Order Now Open
Our final pre-order of 2023 is open now! Behold- the Beloved Boots collection. As you may have gleaned from the name, this collection is all about boots. We’re debuting two brand new…
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Some History Behind Our Waltz Edwardian Slipper
Now available for pre-order, our new Waltz slipper is based on a plethora of late-Victorian and Edwardian examples! In this blog post, we share some history about evening slippers from the 1870s…
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Tango Boots and Foxtrot Shoes in History
We adore romantic Edwardian shoes. Shoes like our Tango Boots and Foxtrot Shoes are not only gorgeous, but they have a fascinating history behind them as well. Romance is definitely alive in…
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Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot Pre-Order Now Open!
What a thrilling day it is, because our Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot pre-order is now officially on! We are VERY excited to be releasing this collection, which contains some very unique and dreamy…
