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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More From The Cook of Castamar

By Kendra on November 23, 2021

I said I'd try to keep watching The Cook of Castamar (2021), the 1720-set Spanish miniseries on Netflix. I'm surprised to say I've gotten... Read more →

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MCM: The Hotties of The Harder They Fall

By Kendra on November 22, 2021

As I wrote in my review, The Harder They Fall is a fun, stylized Western with a whole lot of pretty people ... in particular, there were a lot of HOT... Read more →

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WCW: Clémence Poesy

By Kendra on November 17, 2021

You may know French actress/model Clémence Poesy as Fleur Delacour in the Harry Potter series, but she's done a number of historical films and TV... Read more →

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The Harder They Fall Stylizes the Western

By Kendra on November 16, 2021

You've probably heard about The Harder They Fall (2021), the new western film with a primarily Black cast that just premiered on Netflix. Starring... Read more →

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Top 5 Films/Shows I Can’t Believe Haven’t Been Released in the US

By Kendra on November 12, 2021

Back in 2019, Trystan wrote: One of the greatest frustrations in running this site is updating our Upcoming Movies page. We hear about so many... Read more →

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WCW: Michelle Jenner

By Kendra on November 10, 2021

Ever since she played Isabella of Castile in the TV show Isabel, Michelle Jenner seems to be THE historical costume actress in Spanish cinema.... Read more →

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TBT: Lillian Russell (1940)

By Kendra on November 4, 2021

Lillian Russell (1860/61-1922) is a fascinating personality, so it's really too bad that the only biopic made about her, 1940's Lillian Russell, is... Read more →

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The Duchess Deep Dive: STRIPES, BABY

By Kendra on October 26, 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 →

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WCW: Léa Seydoux

By Kendra on October 20, 2021

Léa Seydoux is a French actress known for her award-winning turn in Blue Is the Warmest Color, two Bond movies... and many frock flicks! Let's run... Read more →

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Why Is Everyone Loving The Cook of Castamar?

By Kendra on October 19, 2021

Okay, so maybe not EVERYONE, but a couple of good friends have posted that they've been LOVING The Cook of Castamar (2021) aka La cocinera de... Read more →