American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
V27: French Shoes of a Various Assortment
I pinned this great shoe illustration on Pinterest, via Athena. It is from the NYPL Digital Gallery. What I love about this image is that it illustrates three very distinct...
V26: 18th Century Panniers - examples and ideas
Trouvais.com I've been thinking about panniers lately. Pocket hoops. Hip padding. For an upper class impression, it looks like a little side hoop action was still en vogue for the...
V25: More Fabric Stamp News, and Astoria Pre-Sale Update
Hi Ladies and Laddies, After posting about the fabric stamps yesterday, they arrived in the mail, and I immediately played with them to see how they looked. I'm so very...
V24: Block Printing 18th Century Fabric - Preparations
After much deliberation and many very helpful comments, I revised my Colonial Williamsburg mix n' match plans: Now the two jackets will be in prints, and the two skirts and...
V23: 18th Century Accessories - Embroidered Aprons
Lewis Walpole Library Despite working on a 1912 Titanic gown currently, and having several other projects lined up before I need to start on the Colonial Williamsburg stuff, I just...
V22: More 19teens and Early 1920s Hairstyles {Videos!}
I've been talking a lot about hair lately. It seems to be the thing we have the most trouble with. In the first post, "Introduction to Hairstyles in 1912," I...
V21: Vintage Bead Binge
A belt, but also a headband, perhaps. I was thinking just the other night about where to find heavily beaded bandeau materials for my 1912 (and also 1920s) hair styles,...
V20: A 1912 Hairstyle Tutorial - Gibson Tuck a la Hair Piece
Hi! Last week I posted about 1912 hairstyles, showing a handful of reference images to inspire some hair adventures. Then it was time to experiment. I have pretty short hair...
V18: Take the Victorian Button Boot Survey
It's time for a little "focus group" research, to see what you ladies think about Victorian Button Boots. I've had a lot of requests for these, so I'm looking in...
V17: What Real Women Wore in 1912
I get so starry-eyed when I look at evening gowns and haute couture of the 19teens. It's easy to forget that most women didn't wear anything even remotely like this....
V15: "Astoria" Shoe Pre-Order Now Open
Okay, everything is ready. You can now go and order your Astoria Edwardian Shoes: Order Astoria Edwardian Shoes Most of you know the deal - we need a certain number...
V15: 1912 Titanic Abbey Dress Progress
I've been on an Edwardian binge lately, and working ever so diligently on my 1912 gown. I know it's only January, but why not go on and get something done...