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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WCW: Aishwarya Rai

By Kendra on November 25, 2020

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of the most popular actresses of India. She is, as is often noted, stunningly beautiful. She's also done a number of... Read more →

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MCM: Haaaard Edwardian Collars

By Kendra on November 23, 2020

Over a year ago, I wrote a post about Just How Hot biiiiiig Regency collars are. I mentioned in that post that Edwardian collars did a similar thing,... Read more →

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Catching Up With The Spanish Princess: Season 2

By Kendra on November 18, 2020

I've resisted watching season two of The Spanish Princess (2020), because season one was so exhausting (I wrote recaps AND research articles about... Read more →

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MCM: Jean Marais

By Kendra on November 16, 2020

Jean Marais (1913-98) was an icon of classic French cinema. The muse (and lover) of director Jean Cocteau, you may know him from the fantasy film... Read more →

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Top Five 1970s British Miniseries I’d Love to Watch, But…

By Kendra on November 13, 2020

There are some British miniseries made in the 1970s that appear to have amazing costumes, that I've long considered watching ... but every time I do,... Read more →

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WCW: Alicia Vikander

By Kendra on November 11, 2020

For a while there it was looking like Swedish actress Alicia Vikander was vying with Lily James to be the next historical costume movie darling.... Read more →

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, 1910, via Wikimedia Commons

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WCW: Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia

By Kendra on October 28, 2020

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1901-18) was the daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was the youngest of four daughters... Read more →

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Apparently I Watched the 1972 Emma?

By Kendra on October 26, 2020

Waaaaaay back when quarantine began, I thought that I should start binge-watching something to pass the time. Optimistically, I remembered how often... Read more →

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MCM: King François I of France

By Kendra on October 19, 2020

I'm kind of surprised that King François I of France (1494-1547; reigned from 1515 on) hasn't gotten more cinematic love. He was Henry VIII's French... Read more →

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Interview with Thieves of the Wood Costume Designer Raïssa Hans

By Kendra on October 15, 2020

Thieves of the Wood is a Belgian TV production that tells the story of Flemish hero Jan de Lichte, a legendary criminal and gang leader who was the... Read more →