American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
V91: Edwardian Showgirls
It's another busy day for me - I'm off to the Auto Museum again to play a ditzy maid in my 1920s bathingsuit. I'll give you a number of cool...
V89: Fashion Face-Off - Hats of the 1780s and 1910s
As we all know, history repeats itself, and fashion especially. Nothing is ever "new" on the runway (well, maybe if it's a suit made out of bubble wrap, etc.), and...
V88: A Massive Merry Widow Hat
I have to run, but I have much to tell you in regards to hats, tomorrow. :-) For now, enjoy this image from Bartoscollection.com, and the many more very cool...
V83: 1912 Titanic Day Wear Complete
Finally I've finished something. It feels like it's been *weeks* since I've even picked up a pair of scissors. I decided to throw together a slim wool skirt for a...
V73: A Brief History of Feathers-on-Hats
via I've been researching hats lately, and came across some fascinating information concerning feathers. We all know the iconic mega-feathered hats of the Edwardian era. The Edwardians were particularly enamored...
V47: Results of the Great Button Boot Survey
Awhile ago I asked you lovelies to take a survey on your preferences for Victorian button boots. Here is what you all had to say... About 455 of you participated....
V45: Edwardian Hair Mysteries Solved - Part 4 - Beginning Styling
So far in this series, we've covered several aspects of Edwardian hair care and styling preparation, along with a few styling supplements. Now it's time to put that hair up....
V42: Edwardian Hair Styling Mysteries Solved - Part 3 - Rats, Switches, and Wiglets
In the last two installments of this series, we took a look at how women prepared their hair for styling. They used some interesting shampoos, along with various methods of...
V41: Edwardian Hair Styling Mysteries Solved - Part 2 - Brushing, Crimping, Fire
Last time in Part 1 of this series, I introduced you to some rather "exciting" sounding Edwardian shampoo and hair dressing recipes, taken from "The Manual on Barbering, Hairdressing, Manicuring,...
V40: Edwardian Hair Styling Mysteries Solved, 1905 - Part 1 - Shampoo and Other Scary Things
The other day, while washing my hair, I began thinking about hairdressing habits of the past, and how we ladies today treat our hair in *such* a different way from...
V38: Progress on the 1912 Titanic Abbey Gown
Well I've gone through all the easy bits now, and am on to the hard I-hate-these-parts bits, with my 1912 gown. The sleeves of the gown are made of just...
V34: Last Day to Pre-Order Astoria Edwardian Shoes
Okay, Ladies, today is the last day to pre-order Astoria Edwardian shoes for the special $110 price. The Astorias have done super awesome, and both the ivory and black colors...