American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
New Silk Stockings are HERE!
Good news, friends- our new silk stockings are finally here, and we couldn't be more excited! We have been working on developing our new line of stockings for a while...
#ADBeauty - 18th Century Hats, Caps, Bonnets, and Accessories
Jasmine wearing her Therese hood, a very simple early 1780s accessory It is my belief that one can never have too many 18th century accessories. Hats and caps are essential...
PRE-ORDER! Spring Historic Shoes!
Ladies, it's time. It's February 1st. We promised you a pre-order and a pre-order you shall have! We have four fresh new styles for you covering pretty much all of...
New Cotton Striped Stockings, Oh YEAH!
Storyville portrait, New Orleans, c. 1912. Portrait by E. J. Bellocq. Who doesn't love a good striped stocking? The Georgians, Victorians, and Edwardians sure did! Striped stockings of various colors...
My 1740s "Mutton Chop" Cap
The Athenaeum - Lettice Mary Banks (William Hoare - ) English 1746 It's getting down to the wire on Costume College preparations. Most of my major projects are a few...
Review: Hand Bound 18th c. Style Book by Paul McClintock, From Common Hands Studio
Hand made sketchbook with historic marbled paper cover and tooled leather binding - From Common Hands Studio I recently received a fabulous gift: a hand-made custom blank book from Paul...
A "Miss Fisher" 1920s Burgundy Cloche Hat
It pales in comparison to the original, but I'm quite happy with my burgundy Miss Fisher hat, retro-cycled from a sad garage sale find. I know it's February - practically...
The Versatile 18th Century Market Hat
On my trip to Colonial Williamsburg this week, I decided to be bold and attempt to underpack. The idea of wearing a different or new dress every day is a...
18th Century BigAss Caps
...one final push for Williamsburg! With The Creature wrapping up (and boy does that feel good!), I have just enough time and plenty of organza left to make a BigAss...
21 Gift Ideas for the Historical Costumer
Gosh, are you ready for the holidays? If you're wondering what to get for the historical costumer in your life...or you need to gently hint to someone about what *you*...
Belle Curves: Improving A Modern Cloche Hat
We all have them lurking in our closets, those cloche hats we've been collecting for years. You may have one, you may have three, or if you're like me, you...
Accessorizing for Williamsburg: The Do-It-Again-George Cape-Mantle-Thing
Of course, my cape looks nothing like this... I'm off and running on my Williamsburg accessories. Feeling good about the muff, I jumped into making a cloak...something simple, easy, quick,...