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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Twentieth Century4

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

By Kendra on March 25, 2021

If you haven't seen The United States vs. Billie Holiday, now streaming on Hulu, run don't walk to see it! This biopic charts Holiday's fight to... Read more →

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TBT: Sense and Sensibility (1995): The Boys

By Kendra on March 11, 2021

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 →

1995 Sense and Sensibility - minor female characters

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TBT: Sense & Sensibility (1995): The Rest of the Women

By Kendra on March 4, 2021

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 →

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MCM: Wes Studi

By Kendra on March 1, 2021

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 →

Upcoming Movie News24

Historical Costume Movie/TV Trailers: Will This Ever End Edition

By Kendra on February 26, 2021

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 →

1995 Sense and Sensibility - Lucy and Fanny

Nineteenth Century13

TBT: Sense & Sensibility (1995): Fanny & Lucy

By Kendra on February 25, 2021

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 →

Nineteenth Century17

TBT: Sense & Sensibility (1995): Mrs. Dashwood & Mrs. Jennings

By Kendra on February 18, 2021

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 →

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WCW: Empress Alexandra of Russia

By Kendra on February 17, 2021

Born Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (in modern Germany), Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872–1918) became empress of Russia through her... Read more →

Nineteenth Century3

TBT: Sense & Sensibility (1995): Marianne

By Kendra on February 11, 2021

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 →

Man Candy Monday21

MCM: Billy Zane

By Kendra on February 8, 2021

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 →