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V196: Bastille Day Sale, July 14-15 - Vive La France!

V196: Bastille Day Sale, July 14-15 - Vive La France!

Today and tomorrow, all 18th century items in the American-Duchess.com shop are on sale for 25% off. That includes Pompadours, Kensingtons, and Pemberlies, as well as Fleur and Dauphine shoe...
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V194: More Robe a l'Anglaise Problem Solving

V194: More Robe a l'Anglaise Problem Solving

Just getting any idea of final look, with one panel of skirt pinned on, and some trim pinned to the CF - the trim will go around the neckline and...
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V191: Matchy - Or Not - Striped 18th Century Gowns

Sometimes it really helps, when you're in the midst of working on a project, to go back and look at reference images, to see how the seamstresses back in the...
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V190: Progress on the 1770s l'Anglaise

V190: Progress on the 1770s l'Anglaise

Oooo, fits niiice... LIES! I spent all day yesterday working on this new robe a l'Anglaise, draping, then cutting and stitching. Then correcting. Correcting more. Cursing. More correcting. Ah, if...
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V189: Beginning a Robe a l'Anglaise a la Polonaise

V189: Beginning a Robe a l'Anglaise a la Polonaise

I've been procrastinating on, well, everything costume-related, and with Costume College a mere month away, it's time to get down to business with this striped gown. My material - I...
V185: The Polonaise Jacket of Doom and Hell

V185: The Polonaise Jacket of Doom and Hell

Du...Du Hast...Du Hast Mich You know those projects that just don't want to be made, and give you trouble all the way through to the violent end? This is one...
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V184: My First Real 18th Century Shoe Buckles

V184: My First Real 18th Century Shoe Buckles

Ebay is such a wonderous place. I won an auction for these awesome 18th century shoe buckles - only $35!! They were quite brown when they arrived from England, but...
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V180: A Little Georgian Humor

This delightful image popped up on my Pinterest feed the other day, and I just had to share it with you... Henry Bunbury - "Me, my wife, and Daughter" There...
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V179: More Georgian Jackets ... Decisions, Decisions

I certainly have a love affair with 18th c. jackets. They're just so darned cute! Now I get to decide, yet again, what kind of jacket to make from 2...
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V178: 1770s Polonaise Jacket Progress

V178: 1770s Polonaise Jacket Progress

I haven't been in a super-sewing mood, but I have made a little progress on the polonaise jacket planned for our Colonial Williamsburg trip this coming October. I draped the...
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V177: Cool Georgian Fashion Plate Mirror Art

V177: Cool Georgian Fashion Plate Mirror Art

I received a lovely gift from Oscar and Debbie, of VintageDancer.com - two 18th century fashion plate mirror artworks. They cam from a local auction and are hella cool and...
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V173: New "Coming Soon" Historical Accessories to Get Excited About

V173: New "Coming Soon" Historical Accessories to Get Excited About

I can't help it - I get excited about new products I'm working on, and I want to share them with you! There are cool things in the works. I...
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