Dressing 18th century with American Duchess

In the world of historical dress, one icon is shoe maker American Duchess...here, she shows us how to dress, from the inside out, in three iconic outfits of the era:

Robe a la Française (1750-70)

Robe a la Polonaise (1770-80)

Robe a l'Anglaise (1780-90)

Want to make your own 18th century outfit? Be sure to check out the AD site for:

books and patterns and shoes

Victorian bookzines

Some bookzines for those interested and are able to get them via magazinesdirect.com or magazine resellers:

Bridgerton music

If you're a fan and haven't checked them out already, here's a couple of Bridgerton music related links to enjoy:

Official playlist by Spotify

Accuradio: Music from and inspired by "Bridgerton"

Regency era debutantes and beauty

Historidame is back with another Regency era spotlight, this time on beauty standards and one I forgot before on the era's debutantes and "the season":

Debutantes and "the season"

Regency era beauty