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Bastille Day SALE 2023

Bastille Day SALE 2023

One more dawn, one more day, one sale more! It's that time of year again- our Bastille Day Sale 2023 is ON! We have lots of coveted styles on sale,...
American Duchess
Gold, gold, gold! Gold Shoes Throughout History

Gold, gold, gold! Gold Shoes Throughout History

As evidenced by our latest Fit for a Queen collection, team American Duchess has contracted a bit of gold fever. Our new Charlotte Mules feature a metallic gold leather heel...
Fit for a Queen Collection Pre-Order

Fit for a Queen Collection Pre-Order

Hear ye, hear ye, our June pre-order has started! We are thrilled to present the Fit for a Queen collection, which combines 18th century and Regency silhouettes with fantasy and...
American Duchess
Mules in Art: Part Deaux

Mules in Art: Part Deaux

Nearly ten years ago (omg), we published a blog post featuring mules in 18th century art for the first release of Antoinette Mules. Now that spring has arrived, Fêtes Galantes...
American Duchess
American Duchess x Bata Shoe Museum: History of the Museum and it's Founder

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...
In Bloom: Bata Shoe Museum x American Duchess Collaboration Collection Pre-Order

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...
Carnival, Carnaval, Carnevale

Carnival, Carnaval, Carnevale

This is a bit of a tough time of year. The festivities of the harvest and winter holidays have come to an end. The new year has come and gone....
Lauren Stowell
Fabrics for the 18th Century and Beyond

Fabrics for the 18th Century and Beyond

Robe a la Francaise, 1770, LACMA M.2007.211 - beautiful and expensive printed cotton One of the top questions I get from budding 18th century costumers is "what fabric should I...
Lauren Stowell
1780s Embroidered Italian Gown - Skirts and Sleeves

1780s Embroidered Italian Gown - Skirts and Sleeves

In the first post on this project, I constructed the bodice front and back. Now it's time for skirts - the fun part - and sleeves - the evil part....
Lauren Stowell
A 1780s Embroidered Italian Gown - Finally

A 1780s Embroidered Italian Gown - Finally

Most of my 2020 was spent in working on - and finishing! - UFOs or "unfinished objects." I completed my 1760s Sunset Silk Robe a la Francaise, an 1890s linen...
Lauren Stowell
The February 2021 Collection is Here - {Pre-Order Open!}

The February 2021 Collection is Here - {Pre-Order Open!}

Time for the first collection of 2021!This year, the big plan is to do a pre-order every single month through August (yowza!). Our February collection got off to a bit...
{Video} Cake or Death - Marie Antoinette

{Video} Cake or Death - Marie Antoinette

This is a bit of a weird one.Last Spring, 2020, I made an attempt at Youtube, like SO many of us. I had an idea for a series of cake-decorating-meets-interesting-historical-deaths....
American Duchess