American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
Opulent Fashion of the Belle Époque
Are we the only ones lost in a Belle Époque daydream these days? (It probably has something to do with our fabulous new Belle Époque collection ...) French for "The...
Designing our Belle Époque Collection: Edith and Esme
When we design historical reproduction shoes, we think of it as bringing fashions of the past back to life. In re-mapping the styles of history into shoes made for present-day...
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...
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...
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...
The Vintage Styles Behind Alpen
The sun is setting sooner, the air is turning crisp, and crunchy leaves are falling (and begging to be stepped on). Our very favorite holiday (Halloween, of course!) is just...
We've Got Wide Shoes! Wide Collection is Open for Pre-Order
The day has finally come! You can now pre-order from our Wide Collection, which features seven of our most beloved styles, spanning three centuries of historical footwear. Pompadour, Kensington, Paris,...
The Fashions behind Watson Boots
Our new All Day, Every Day collection debuted a very unique boot, the Watson Boot! These delightful canvas lace-up boots are modeled after original late Victorian/Edwardian sporting boots, a unique...
It's Hot: Let's Look At Some Bathing Suits
Hello lovelies- mid-August is upon us. It feels like pretty much everywhere, it's hot, hot, hot. And until the relief of fall comes, it will, presumably, continue to be hot....
American Duchess x Bata Shoe Museum: History of the Museum and it's Founder
The second week of our In Bloom collaboration collection pre-order with the Bata Shoe Museum is underway, and we are just thrilled with the reception it has received! It makes...
American Duchess x Bata Shoe Museum Collection: The History of Pinet
Our In Bloom collaboration collection with the Bata Shoe Museum is so special to us. First of all, it's simply thrilling to be collaborating with the museum, which is an...
In Bloom: Bata Shoe Museum x American Duchess Collaboration Collection Pre-Order
We are so excited to announce an extra-special collaboration collection for pre-order: the In Bloom collection, designed in collaboration with the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada! This collaboration collection...