Antoinette 18th Century Mules (French Blue)
Description
Antoinette 18th century mules present a gorgeous opulence in fancy footwear for your Georgian era impressions. Correct for c. 1700 - 1770s, these elegant backless heeled slippers are the ideal choice for fancy gowns fit for Versailles, with a superbly balanced French heel, leather lining for easy walking, and a softly pointed toe.
The Antoinette mules are made of durable materials specifically to withstand both indoor and outdoor wear, so don't be afraid of ruining your shoes between carriage and palace. These beautiful slippers are easily slipped on or off when fully dressed - no bending down to fasten buckles or ties - and the real leather lining keeps them securely on your feet.
Materials & Sizing
- Durable polyester satin upper with metallic silver machine embroidery
- 100% leather soles with white rand welt piping
- Lined in leather
- Well-balanced, custom 2.5 in / 6.3 cm leather-covered French heels
- Left and Right lasted for maximum comfort
Sizing
Materials
Design & Production
Absolutely gorgeous mule! I would say to order at least a half size up. I’m usually a 9 but the 9.5 fit like a glove!
For reference, I usually wear US size 6.5, JP size 24.5 cm.
I've admired these shoes online for over a year, and finally pulled the trigger during a sale. I got the last pair in 6.5, and these are my very first pair of American Duchess shoes. I think I waited 2 weeks thinking AD was just swamped with orders, but I got an email from Christina saying that there was a mixup and my shoes ended up in the US instead of Canada! I'm not sure what she did behind the scenes to track down my shoes, but 2 days after her email my shoes showed up on my doorstep! Very grateful for Christina for reaching out and letting me know. She's an angel!!
About the size, it does feel a little small! I only really have 1 pair of B width heels from Coach (Nikola slingbacks), where size 7 was too big but 6 and 6.5 fit well. I have other heels from years ago that are size 6 (they're a bit small now), but was unsure if they were B width. So I only had my Coach Nikolas for reference. Tbh I hesitated so long on the Antoinettes bc my shoe size doesn't make sense! I've bought the wrong size shoes so many times in the past. Maybe I should have gone with size 7 for the Antoinettes because it feels a little tight on my right foot. BUT the 6.5 ones do fit and I love them. They arrived perfect, no scratches or blemishes despite being the last pair. I've been wearing them around my room and I feel like a princess! So happy with my purchase. I do kind of wish the inside sole was white as well so it's more seamless when wearing white stockings.
For my next AD shoes, I think I'm going to get them full price so I can exchange them for a different size if needed. The craftmanship and customer service are worth it. Thank you again! 💖
This gorgeous shoe is so stunningly versatile for your wardrobe. It looks FABULOUS for reenacting but also with stylish jeans! I have received so many compliments wearing them to church with a nice dress, too. HIGHLY RECOMMEND 🌟
I ordered these to match a French blue silk dress I am going to wear to my nephew's wedding. The dress is very plain, so I thought I would gussy it up a little with nice shoes and a handbag. These shoes are perfect - they match and they look amazing, and I am all set. They are also pretty surprisingly comfortable (which I did not expect - one usually must suffer for fashion.) If you are buying these as a bride for a wedding, the trim on the top is silver (not as white as it appears in the photos) so you probably will have to go with silver jewelry. Still, these shoes would make a fun "something blue" for a bride. I notice in the other reviews that some people found them to be too tight across the top - they fit me just fine, but I also have a narrow foot (A or B).
These shoes fit true to size and are quite comfortable. I was worried they’d be too tight because of the other review, but they are fitted to my foot without any pinching and even have a little room in the vamp. The point of the top of one side initially dug into the top of my foot a bit, but it was easily bent back up a bit. I’m happy with my purchase, and can’t wait to wear them for my wedding!
I originally ordered these in the size I typically get from AD, but found they were too tight and ever so slightly too short. I exchanged them for one size up (the return process was super easy!) and they fit much better. The tightness around my arch took some getting used to and I though I may get blisters as I broke them in, but that didn't happen. My first time wearing them for an extended period was to a ball. I didn't get any blistering or chaffing and the mules stayed on surprisingly well! I only lost one once, when I threw in a particularly historically inaccurate kick.
The shoes are beautiful, but tight across the vamp. I’m rather disappointed. I ordered according to my fit size measurement bc I’ve been finding AD shoes are getting smaller & smaller, and these are still tight too get on properly. They would fit in length perfectly, if my foot was fully inside the shoe, but the vamp doesn’t allow for that. I don’t even know that going up another size would do anything bc then the shoe will be too long.
For sizing, we suggest you order whatever size you MOST typically wear in B width heels when ordering the Antoinette as we've found this is the method that tends to be most successful for most people.
We don't typically go by measurements for individuals, as they're not a good way to estimate size. No two people measure their feet the same and considering that there's typically a 2mm difference in width and a 4mm difference in length in between half sizes, you can see how a tiny change in measuring could throw you way off!