American Duchess Historic Shoes Blog
V354: Antique and Vintage Proportion You Can Easily Achieve
I received a copy of Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques recently, and found an interesting little blurb on standard pattern measurements (in this case Butterick), for 1905. It showed a 10...
V353: 1920s Knickers Pattern
Hi all! Miss Emily, of My Vintage Visions Blog, sent over this adorbs little original 1920s knickers pattern. Aren't these just sweet? /want/ I'm off to cut my hair like...
V352: New Vintage Shoe Acquisitions
Well, I've been on eBay entirely too much...again...acquiring vintage and antique footwear for our quickly growing collection. All the shoes I nabbed aren't even here yet, but I wanted to...
V351: How To Make the Simplest 1920s Slip
Yesterday I showed you some original 1920s slips, and now today it's time to show you the results, as promised, of my own little project. Here is my finished slip...
V350: 1920s Slips, Chemises, and Camisoles
I've been working on a 1920s slip to go under a semi-sheer beaded gown I purchased a short time ago. Easy, right? Well, I'm on version two tonight, haha! I...
V348: How To Do The 1940s Lip...
Yesterday I received Retro Makeup: Techniques for Applying the Vintage Look in the mail, and sat down right then and there and read through it. I'm fascinated by hair and...
V347: Shoes of the 1860s-1880s
I'm still plugging away on my 2012 "Vintage 365" project, ha! I want to share my new costume-related New Years Resolution with you, but I can't until I'm done with...
V346: How to Make a Victorian Bustle - Pattern and Instructions
Hi all! Okay, I'm going to attempt to explain how to make the lobster tail bustle I posted about last time. I want to stress that there is no right...
V345: Finished 1880 "Lobster Tail" Bustle
I finished off my electric blue "lobster tail" tournure this morning, and I'm really happy with the result! I took lots of photos of the construction, so I will write...
V344: And Now To Make a Lobster Tail
...a bustle, I mean, or a tournure. Originally I had planned *not* to make a big ole honkin' bustle, but I can see now why it is a necessity. The...
V343: Costumer's Christmas Swag
Some of the lovely, lovely items I received for Christmas... Costume books! The one beneath is an illustrated shoe reference guide - good stuff! A lovely beaded 1920s style purse....
V342: 1930s Christmas Dress, Decades of Style #3007
Happy Holidays! For those of you who celebrated Christmas, I hope you had a wonderful one! We had a family-and-friend-packed day, full traditions old and new. One of my new...