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: Jemima Rooper

By Kendra on September 28, 2022

English actress Jemima Rooper, who recently starred in Flowers in the Attic: the Origin, has actually been acting in frock flicks since she was a... Read more →

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MCM: Tony Shalhoub

By Kendra on September 26, 2022

Tony Shalhoub isn't really a frock flicks actor per se, but he's immensely talented and I absolutely adore him as the cantankerous, intellectual, and... Read more →

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Marie Antoinette (2022) Looks Better Than I Feared

By Kendra on September 21, 2022

The trailer for Canal+'s upcoming TV series, Marie Antoinette (2022), just dropped, and it's not as bad as I feared! The series stars German actress... Read more →

Anne Neville(1456-1485), Queen of England from Salisbury Roll - etching (London, National Portrait Gallery), late 18th c., via Wikimedia Commons

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WCW: Queen Anne Neville

By Kendra on September 14, 2022

As you may have noticed, I've been periodically going through and adding WCW's on the various English queens that I skipped-for-being-too-big in my... Read more →

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The Duchess Deep Dive: Let’s Fast Forward

By Kendra on August 30, 2022

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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Mrs. Maisel’s Marvelous Season 4 Costumes

By Kendra on August 23, 2022

It took me a while to get in the mood to watch season 4 (2022) of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but once I did, whoo boy strap in! As always, this show... Read more →

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WCW: Lena Headey

By Kendra on August 17, 2022

We've talked about a few of British actress Lena Headey's historical costume movie/TV show roles, but really only scratched the surface. Let's run... Read more →

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Flowers in the Attic: The Origin Has Surprisingly Great Costumes

By Kendra on August 16, 2022

Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022) has surprisingly great costumes! No, not surprising because of talented costume designer Nic Ede, but because... Read more →

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WCW: Eleanor Parker

By Kendra on August 10, 2022

She's the Baroness, bitches! From The Sound of Music. Except she's so much more, including a three-time Oscar nominee. Let's run down mid-century... Read more →

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Costume Designer Nic Ede: The Frock Flicks Guide

By Kendra on August 9, 2022

All I know about English costume designer Nic Ede is his first credit was in the costume department on Monty Python's The Life of Brian (1979); he... Read more →