American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
Introducing the Tango Boots - Pre-Order Now Open!
At long last, I'm so excited to introduce our special 2015 Holiday release - the Edwardian Tango Boots! I've been working on these for about a year now, tweaking the...
The Famous Regency "Manchester" Boots!
Boots. Manchester Art Gallery. 1949.97 Ladies, since several of you expressed that you're not getting our updates on Facebook, I'm posting the results of the latest Exclusive Cycle 6 poll...
Studying Up on Tudor Footwear
Mary Rose Shoes - via Tudor shoes are old. They're about as old as we get for extant shoes, with the exception of a very few Medieval examples. It's quite...
Introducing Royal Vintage Shoes - Shoes for 1920s through 1940s
For the past few years I've been running a historical footwear company called American Duchess. We make a lot of really old fashioned shoes, all the way back to the...
How to Make Your Own "Mistress Firebrand" 18th Century Shoes
Last week I shared with you our "Mistress Firebrand" shoes, a pair of "Georgiana" dyeable sateen 18th century shoes that I had decorated with fabric dye, fabric paint, silver lace,...
Exclusive "Noire" 1940s Pumps - Pre-Order Open!
We've finally landed another American Duchess Exclusive, a design submitted and voted for by you!Meet "Noire," our vampish 1940s quad-strapped heels in black or burgundy suede. If these beauties were...
"Mistress Firebrand" 18th Century Shoes GIVEAWAY!
My hasn't it been a long time since we've done a giveaway! This time we've teamed up with Donna Thorland, esteemed author of Mistress Firebrand, a tale of an American...
"Kensington" 18th Century Shoes in Red are Back!
And it's about time! It's been several years since we've had red Kensingtons available in the shop, but they're finally on their way now, and you can pre-order them to...
Shoes of the Revolution - More About "Dunmore" 1770s Shoes
As most of you know, yesterday we opened for pre-order our latest 18th century shoes, "Dunmore," named for Lady Dunmore, and developed with and for Colonial Williamsburg. "Dunmore" has been...
Spring Cleaning Sale & "Dunmore" Pre-Order Now Open!
Today's the day, ladies! It's time to make space for all the great new stuff coming, so we've put all kinds of things on sale in our annual... Spring Cleaning...
"Bronte" Victorian Slippers & "Highbury" Regency Slippers - Pre-Order Open!
I'm a little late to the game here on the blog, but better late than never! If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you'll already know the new early...
I. Miller & Sons - Shoes for Movie Stars, Chorus Girls, and You.
There are a few names in the history of footwear that conjure up instant praise and awe. You may know a few - Pietro Yantorny, Roger Vivier, and I. Miller....