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 latest "We Can't Handle Period Aesthetics" project, aka the biopic Jeanne du Barry (2023) (aka La Favorite), recently dropped its first trailer.... Read more →
When I wrote about English/British queens on screen, I thought for sure Catherine of Braganza and Mary of Modena would each need their own post. If... Read more →
Woman Walks Ahead (2017) tells the story of Catherine Weldon (Jessica Chastain: The Zookeeper's Wife, Crimson Peak, Miss Julie, Blackbeard), a white... Read more →
Comic legend Rowan Atkinson is known for two key projects: Mr. Bean and the Blackadder series. The Blackadder series -- set in four different... Read more →
As you might guess, I have a LOT of thoughts about the plot and costumes of Marie Antoinette (2022), the Canal+ series about the famed 18th-century... Read more →
Tom Hughes is yet another British cutie who's popping up in a lot of frock flicks. He often plays petulant and/or conniving men, and he does it well.... Read more →
The first episode of Marie Antoinette (2022), the Canal+ series about the famous 18th-century French queen, has finally come to American shores.... Read more →
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Maria Theresa (1717-1780) ruled a vast domain in central Europe in her own right: Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan,... Read more →
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