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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TBT: The Last King (2003) Episode 4

By Kendra on April 22, 2021

I loved The Last King (2003), also known as Charles II: The Power and The Passion, when I saw it way back when. It’s one I’ve always meant to... Read more →

Sixteenth Century7

Apocalypto (2006): Filmmaking Meets Archaeology

By Kendra on April 13, 2021

Despite being fascinated by Central American history during the pre-contact and contact eras, I put off watching Apocalypto (2006) because 1. Mel... Read more →

Man Candy Monday10

MCM: Simon Woods

By Kendra on April 12, 2021

Simon Woods started as an actor, playing key roles in a series of frock flicks and knocking my socks off with his cuteness. He decided to leave... Read more →

The Last King: The Power and the Passion of Charles II (2003)

Seventeenth Century19

TBT: The Last King (2003) Episode 3

By Kendra on April 8, 2021

I loved The Last King (2003), also known as Charles II: The Power and The Passion, when I saw it way back when. It’s one I’ve always meant to... Read more →

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Frock Flicks Guide to Costume Designer Joanna Eatwell

By Kendra on March 30, 2021

Costume designer Joanna Eatwell has done a number of well-received, big attention historical TV productions -- most notably Wolf Hall. She came to... Read more →

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 →

Throwback Thursday20

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 →

Man Candy Monday11

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 →