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The Quilt of A Thousand Vintage Fabrics

The Quilt of A Thousand Vintage Fabrics

This past Christmas, I received a lovely gift from my mother. She won at auction, a few weeks before, a beautiful hand-made, hand-tied quilt created entirely from fabrics of the...
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Tagged: Vintage
My Utterly Ridiculous Pierrot Clown Costume - Halloween 2013

My Utterly Ridiculous Pierrot Clown Costume - Halloween 2013

Well, I might have been stitching up to the last day, but I did finish my utterly ridiculously Pierrot clown costume. Here it is, in all its silliness: From my...
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Vintage Halloween: Pierrot the Adorably Sad Clown

Vintage Halloween: Pierrot the Adorably Sad Clown

I seldom make costumes for Halloween, or even ever dress up, but this year I'm going out dancing with a friend, and I need, well, something. I've been thinking about...
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Edwardian Beaded Shoes

Edwardian Beaded Shoes

Manchester, 1900, Austrian The pinnacle of footwear styling in the Edwardian period was The Beaded Shoe. Nothing is quite so lovely, so sparkly, so special, and so enticing. Beads could...
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Glorious 1930s Vintage Shoes

Glorious 1930s Vintage Shoes

from Etsy seller Simplicityisbliss The 1930s is one of my favorite periods for footwear. Everything is just so darn snazzy! Perforated leather, interesting stripe decorations, oxfords, cutouts, color blocking ......
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Tagged: 1930s Shoes Vintage

Kodachrome Beauties

August 1942. Via I have a bit of an obsession with old photography, and I particularly love pretty much anything cross-processed. I've never chemically developed a photo myself, which is...
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Glam Your Gams with Claremont 1930s Oxfords

Glam Your Gams with Claremont 1930s Oxfords

After tromping around the University of Nevada, Reno, campus for several hours, I'm more in love with these shoes than ever. They're comfy, snazzy, and totally made the ensemble. The...
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Introducing "Claremont" 1930s Oxfords - Pre-Order Now Open

Introducing "Claremont" 1930s Oxfords - Pre-Order Now Open

"Claremont" 1930s Oxfords Pre-Order September 2 - 22, 2013 $115 ($135) www.AmericanDuchess.com Today I'm excited to present to you a new 20th century vintage repro, "Claremont," a chocolate brown suede-and-patent...
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Tagged: 1930s Shoes Vintage
1930s Oxfords: Your Vote, Please!

1930s Oxfords: Your Vote, Please!

Ladies, I have so many exciting new shoes to share with you, but first I need your opinions. I had "Claremont," our 1930s reproduction oxfords, sampled in both black suede...
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Tagged: Shoes Vintage
Guest Post: Debbie of Vintage Dancer, on Her 1920s Reproduction House Dress

Guest Post: Debbie of Vintage Dancer, on Her 1920s Reproduction House Dress

1922 Nationals Catalog of House Dresses So much attention is given to 1920s evening dresses that reproduction afternoon, day and even house dresses are almost completely unheard of. A year...
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Tagged: 1920s Vintage
2013 Costume College, Pt. 1

2013 Costume College, Pt. 1

I'm back! I'm alive! Costume College was splendid this year. I had SO much fun, met and chatted with so many cool people, and took so...SO...many photos. I'm breaking this...
Event: Henry Ford's 150th Birthday Party at the Nat'l Automobile Museum

Event: Henry Ford's 150th Birthday Party at the Nat'l Automobile Museum

From a huge Duesenberg Warning: Lots of pictures of old cars. I like old cars, and I like to take pictures of their shiny bits, so if cars don't interest...
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Tagged: 1920s Events Vintage