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V238: What Is This Style of 18th Century Jacket?

A beautiful image popped up on my Pinterest feed this morning: 1730-60, French manufacture, held in the Digitalt Museum I find this extant ensemble really interesting because, well, it matches....
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V236: Please Vote - What's Your Favorite 1920s Spectator?

V236: Please Vote - What's Your Favorite 1920s Spectator?

Spectator shoes are so cool, don't you think? I want to add a 1920s t-strap spectator to the Historical Footwear collection next year -called "23Skidoo" - but what color style...
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V235: Pompadours and Kensingtons are On Their Way

V235: Pompadours and Kensingtons are On Their Way

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at what's now making its way across the Pacific to our warehouse... White Pompadours, and more Red Kensingtons White Kensingtons Happy days! We'll have black and...
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V234: What Kind of Heel Is That? A Quick Guide to Historical Shoe Heels

V234: What Kind of Heel Is That? A Quick Guide to Historical Shoe Heels

Following yesterday's post about why we no longer have proper French heels on shoes, I thought it would be good to add to and define some of the terminology, and...
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V233: The Death of the French Heel

V233: The Death of the French Heel

VandA, 1760-70 Why don't we have killer French heels, the likes of which were *the* heel style for hundreds of years, on shoes these days? Where did they go? Are...
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V232: Velvet Patches for 18th Century Dress Up, by Ruby Raven

V232: Velvet Patches for 18th Century Dress Up, by Ruby Raven

Hi Ladies! Whilst visiting Costume College, a lovely lady, The Ruby Raven, gifted me with a delightful little box of velvet patches, or "mouches," the kind ladies would stick to...
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V231: Indienne Chintz a la Waverly Window Curtains, 1780s

V231: Indienne Chintz a la Waverly Window Curtains, 1780s

Good 18th century style Indienne print chintz can be hard to find. For some reason, rambling, graphic florals, in a limited color palette, on a white or light ground aren't...
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V230: Small Biz Betties: When Are You a "Professional?"

V230: Small Biz Betties: When Are You a "Professional?"

Hi again! Welcome to this week's Small Biz Betties, where I'll be waxing poetical on how to know when you have taken the leap and become a "professional" in your...
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V228: New "Valois" Shoe Buckles

V228: New "Valois" Shoe Buckles

Finally, after forever in development, we've got the Valois buckles for your Kensington shoes. Chris is doing official product photos right now, so here's a preview of how the new...
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Tagged: Shoes Vintage365
V229: Analyzing Hedgehog Hairstyles

V229: Analyzing Hedgehog Hairstyles

I am always on a quest to achieve bigger, better 18th century hair styles. Some hairstyles are super complicated, like the poufs of the 1770s. Some appear to be more...
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V227: American Duchess Silks Stockings Are Dyeable, Yay!

V227: American Duchess Silks Stockings Are Dyeable, Yay!

Great news! For those of you who were asking, I did a little test yesterday, on a sample pair of our new silk stockings, to see if they would take...
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V226: Advertisement Fans, or Fans of Advertising?

I ran across this cool advertisement fan on Bobby Pin Blog awhile back, and thought it was a nifty idea... Advertisements on fans seem to have been pretty common in...
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