American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
Pattern Review: Decades of Styles #3011 1930s Stardust Skirt
Hey Everyone! Abby here, and today I want to share with you a very quick pattern review for Decades of Style's #3011 1930s Stardust Skirt.* Before I get into the...
The Isabella Mactavish Fraser Project - Day 2
Georgia Gough wearing the finished Isabella Mactavish Fraser wedding gown and arisaid - Edinburgh, Scotland I'm back with the second day reporting from the Isabella Mactavish Fraser wedding-gown-in-a-weekend project, a...
Fall Historic & Vintage Shoes - Pre-Order is OPEN!
It's that time of year again - the best time of year - Fall! Fall is a busy time for us here at ADHQ. We have a lot going on...
The Isabella Mactavish Fraser Project - Prep and Day 1
Braining hard on the Isabella Mactavish Fraser wedding gown - Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2019 Abby and I are back from our whirlwind trip to Scotland, and I've had a nice...
Coco 2019 Gala - 1830s Explosion!
For this year's Costume College gala, the theme was "The Opulent Streets of Venice," which can be, well, anything really! Abby, Chrissy, and I decided to be opulently wide and...
Photo Shoot: An Afternoon in the 1890s
Abby Cox in 1890s splendor in Virginia City, Nevada A little while back, Nicole and Abby got dressed up in late 19th century attire and we dashed up to Virginia...
Event Announcement: 18th Century Hair at National Arts Club, NYC
News! Abby and I are back to the incredible National Arts Club in New York City on September 13th, 2019, to do an 18th century hair demo and talk all...
Coco2019: Our Lore Olympus Cosplay
Back again with more sharing from Costume College 2019! Each year there is a pool party on Thursday night to kick off the Costume College weekend. The theme for the...
Costume College 2019
American Duchess crew in 18th century attire - Friday night at Costume College 2019 Another year, another fabulous Costume College! If you're unfamiliar with Costume College, it's a 5-day costuming...
A Quick Ladies' Waistcoat
A very simple ladies' waistcoat in linen, lined with silk - linen shirt, Walker Slater tweed trousers, a silk floppy bow tie, and saddle shoes from RoyalVintageShoes.com When I was...
1780-81 The Glasgow Polonaise Sacque Jacket - Done!
My sacque jacket from the back, with the beautiful hanging pleats Last I updated about this jacket, we'd just set the shoulder straps and I had a bit of finishing...
18th Century Hairstyles for Long Hair
Jenny's long hair was plenty to go over the ski slope hair cushion. Nearly as often as we receive questions about doing 18th century hairstyles for short hair, we see...