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.
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen‘s Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It’s one of a spate of films from the... Read more →
Wes Studi is an actor who you have no doubt seen in numerous historical movies, from The Last of the Mohicans to Penny Dreadful. A Cherokee... Read more →
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. I always feel like we’ve Just Posted one of these, and... Read more →
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen‘s Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It’s one of a spate of films from the... Read more →
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It's one of a spate of films from the 1990s... Read more →
Born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (in modern Germany), Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872–1918) became empress of Russia through her... Read more →
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It's one of a spate of films from the 1990s... Read more →
This post was inspired by a conversation with a reader (maybe on Facebook?) about loving Billy Zane in Titanic. He's had a few roles that real... Read more →
The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is, for me, one of the ultimate frock flicks. It's one of a spate of films from the 1990s... Read more →