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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Nineteenth Century

The Europeans (1979) short review

By Kendra on April 30, 1979

An early Merchant-Ivory period film. The plot is somewhat tedious and the production looks a bit dated now, but I liked the 1840s... Read more →

Nineteenth Century

The Story of Adele H. (1975) short review

By Kendra on April 30, 1975

Yet another tragic Isabelle Adjani performance, this time as Adele Hugo, the daughter of poet Victor Hugo. She leaves her home in France to follow... Read more →

Nineteenth Century

The King and I (1956) short review

By Kendra on May 5, 1956

It’s the classic! I never fail to cry during the big climax. See where many Victorian costuming myths come from, plus some impossibly huge... Read more →

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Pride and Prejudice (1940) short review

By Kendra on April 30, 1940

I always resisted seeing this version because of the misguided costuming (although the novel is set during the Regency era, the costumes are 1830s).... Read more →