American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
"Georgiana" 18th c. Shoes - Pre-Order Now Open!
Well this is it! The pre-order period for the new Georgiana 18th c. shoes is now open. It will run for 3 weeks: April 1st - April 22nd. We're looking...
Introducing the "Georgiana" 18th Century Shoes by American Duchess
After months of work, finally the dream of our 18th century silk shoes has come to fruition. The final sample pair arrived this morning and are absolutely beautiful! The Pre-Sale...
18th Century Shoes - The Second to Last Step
The shoe as it arrived, white in color. I added the rhinestone tension buckle. For those of you who have been following the production of the upcoming 18th c. shoes,...
18th c. Shoes: Design Your Own
Time to be creative! While we wait for updates to the new American Duchess 18th c. Shoes, I thought it'd be fun to draw up a little template that you...
Museum Photos and Taking Photos in Museums - Copyright, Fair Use, Public Domain
You, Queenie, are in the Public Domain Today I went for another fascinating lecture at the Marjorie Russel Textile Museum in Carson City, NV, where I had the pleasure of...
18th c. Shoes: The Evolution of Our Heels
I have been itching to update you with how things are going on the prototyping of the new American Duchess 18th century shoes. I haven't done so because there has...
18th c. Shoes: Why Silk Fabric and not Leather?
For those of you following along with the American Duchess 18th c. shoes that are currently being developed, you may be wondering why I've decided to make them out of...
Costumers and Costume Bloggers: Abby Needs Your Help!
Abby from Stay-ing Alive would love your help in filling out a survey about costuming, blogging, and costume blogging. It's an in-depth survey that will provide her vital information for...
A Few of my Favorite [Vintage] Things ... in Ye Merry Old Etsy Shoppe
I've finally gotten to the cleaning, the polishing, the brushing, the matting, and the photographing of a handful of new vintage products that are now listed in the American Duchess...
Name Those Shoes! (please vote!)
From the Bata Shoe Museum It's time to play... Name Those Shoes! With the new 18th century shoe prototype expected by the end of January, we need to find a...
18th c. Shoes - Survey Results
LACMA 1780s I thought you all would be interested to know the results of the survey you all took a little while back. I'm still getting responses (which is awesome,...
18th c. Shoes: A Bit About Heels
From the Met - early 18th c. These are men's shoes, although it's difficult to tell Maddalena asks: Is it true that the king used to wear red heels to...