MCM: Chadwick Boseman
Most recently, Chadwick Boseman has starred as T'Challa in Black Panther (2018), but he has a couple excellent historical costume roles under his... Read more →
Why a Frock Flick Should Not Win the Best Costume Oscar in 2019
The Academy Awards will be presented this weekend on February 24, and not without controversy. But that's to be expected when you have a group of... Read more →
Mathilde Does 1890s Couture (Mostly) Right
Mathilde, aka Matilda, currently showing on Amazon Prime under the title Mathilde: The Affair to Break an Empire, is a 2017 Russian film that... Read more →
WCW: Oprah Winfrey
Sure, she's every woman, she's a legit phenomenon, but she's used her powers for good and for frock flicks when she's had a chance! In the few... Read more →
50 of Trystan’s Favorite Frock Flicks
Today is my 50th birthday, so I'm indulging in some nostalgia by sharing a big, fat list of my very favorite historical costume movies and TV shows,... Read more →
Happy Presidents’ Day From Frock Flicks
The team is taking this American holiday off for a much-needed break. If you want a historical costume movie fix, check out our archives and find... Read more →
RIP, Another Period
Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend Loren Dearborn, who blogs at The Costumer’s Closet. At the end of 2018, news... Read more →
TBT: Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Learning about hidden times and peoples is one of the great pleasures of studying history. The Gullah community of African-Americans who live in... Read more →
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal (1997) features Richard E. Grant as Prince George, the loutish heir to the throne of England, and centers on the Prince's... Read more →
The Frock Flicks Guide to Lady Jane Grey on Film
On this day, February 12, in 1554, Lady Jane Grey was executed. She's best known as the 'Nine Days Queen,' having been proclaimed Queen of England... Read more →
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