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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You know British actor Toby Jones, but because he's a "character actor," you may not recognize the name. But this incredibly talented actor has... Read more →
As I was searching for images of cutie-pie British actor Linus Roache, I found an article about him titled, "You Either Love Him or You Really Love... Read more →
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is one of the best 18th century-set films, particularly from a costume design/historical accuracy perspective (although the... Read more →
I admit, I didn't know of the existence of Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen until I saw him in A Royal Affair, and then? WHOO BOY! Those cheekbones! He's... Read more →
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... Read more →
English actress Natasha Richardson was a supremely talented star of numerous frock flicks. She's another daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and... Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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