Kendra

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Kendra has been a fixture in the online costuming world since the late 1990s. Her website, Démodé Couture, is one of the most well-known online resources for historical costumers. In the summer of 2014, she published a book on 18th-century wig and hair styling. Kendra is a librarian at a university, specializing in history and fashion. She’s also an academic, with several articles on fashion history published in research journals.

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Woman Crush Wednesday5

WCW: Felicity Jones

By Kendra on July 28, 2021

How have we not done Felicity Jones yet??????!!!!!! This confuses me. She's British, she's overbitey, she's got that English Rose look down pat --... Read more →

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MCM: David Morrissey

By Kendra on July 26, 2021

David Morrissey has been on my mind lately, for a random reason: I've been bingeing through the Queens of England podcast (highly recommend!), and in... Read more →

Throwback Thursday15

TBT: The Story of Mankind (1957)

By Kendra on July 22, 2021

The Story of Mankind (1957) is one of those movies I come across when I'm searching for filmed portrayals of various historical figures, and given... Read more →

Eighteenth Century15

The Duchess Deep Dive: Bess’s Party Dress

By Kendra on July 13, 2021

You all — especially our Patreon supporters, whose requests we take very seriously! — have been asking for an in-depth review of The... Read more →

Man Candy Monday20

MCM: Jack Davenport

By Kendra on June 28, 2021

Jack Davenport is another floppy-haired British cutie who you probably mostly know as the semi-baddie from the first three Pirates of the Carribbean... Read more →

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MCM: James Norton

By Kendra on June 21, 2021

It's funny, I'd seen British actor James Norton in a MILLION things, but didn't really recognize his talent until I saw him in modern-set Happy... Read more →

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TBT: Love in a Cold Climate (2001)

By Kendra on June 17, 2021

Given the latest adaptation of Nancy Mitford's novel The Pursuit of Love starring Lily James is coming to Amazon on July 30, I thought it was high... Read more →

Woman Crush Wednesday6

WCW: Julianne Moore

By Kendra on June 16, 2021

Julianne Moore: an immensely talented actress who has performed in a WIDE range of roles, some of them frock flick-related. And a redhead! Let's take... Read more →

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WCW: Saffron Burrows

By Kendra on June 9, 2021

I miss seeing British actress Saffron Burrows' height (she's 6'0"! My people!) and amazing cheekbones in my historical costume movies and TV series!... Read more →

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Costume Designer Pierre-Jean Larroque: The Frock Flicks Guide

By Kendra on June 8, 2021

Trystan has been really good at doing guides to various American and British costume designers, so I'm trying to fill in with the French! Pierre-Jean... Read more →