American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
American Duchess' New Year's Resolution: 18th c. SHOES
I'm going to skip through all the fluffy "as 2010 draws to a close" stuff and just cut to the chase. I have several costuming-related resolutions, but one major big...
Shoe-Loving Ladies, Please Take This Poll...(thank you!)
* American Duchess shoes will be offered in size 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5 , and possibly 11 if there is enough demand for it.*...
Design Sundays: "Decadence SixtyThree" Mad Men Inspired Dress Design
Okay, technically it's late Saturday night, but I couldn't wait to post, so here we go. I have exciting things to show you concerning the release of "October Foxhunt," a...
Exquisite 18th Century Shoes
Well I wanted to make everyone shoes, beautiful 18th c. style shoes, but I checked into manufacturing them and it would take an order of 1000 pairs of shoes, minimum!...
18th Century Shoes - A Survey
Please participate in our 18th c. shoe survey!
Please participate in our 18th c. shoe survey!
The Problem With Sewing for Other People
This is a blog, a place where I can post my dress progress, what's going on in my life, what I'm working on, places I'm going...and also a space in...
And Now For A Shameless Plug...
Ladies (and Gentlemen), I want to tell you a little about myself. I am a freelancer, a contract illustrator and designer who makes her living by taking commissions for various...
American Duchess' Monster List of Resources
Dear Readers, I've decided to move all my resource links off my sidebars, and onto this one page. To get to this page in the future, just click the "RESOURCES"...
Oooo, Pretty! Changes!
Ah, finally a new background for American Duchess blog, which I found through The Dreamstress, who has also changed her background to awesomeness! What do you guys think? It's more...in...
The Top 5 18th c. Costume Blogs On the Web
The time has come for the first official "Duchess Awards" to be given out for five of the best costume blogs around, covering 18th century costuming. These sites, updated and...