Frock Flicks Free-for-All June
You asked for it, so here’s an occasional open thread to bitch about anything tangentially related to history, costume, movies, or TV shows! Or... Read more →
TBT: Knightriders (1981)
As a longtime member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, I thought I had seen pretty much every bad medievaloid film there was, but turns out I... Read more →
WCW: Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett: stunningly beautiful, immensely talented. I've loved her since 1993's What's Love Got to Do With It and 1995's How Stella Got Her... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: The Real Deal on French Hoods in Film & TV
Many times over the years, we’ve snarked TV shows and films for their wildly inaccurate takes on the iconic 16th-century head covering, the... Read more →
Frock Flicks Is Off for Memorial Day
Frock Flicks is off for this American holiday. If you need a Frock Flicks fix, check out our archives and find us on Facebook, Instagram, and... Read more →
Top 10 Bustle Frock Flicks, Part 2
Because I love 19th-century bustles of all types -- from the big, first bustle fashions of the 1870s through the slim, natural-form styles of the... Read more →
TBT: Marie Antoinette (1938)
How the hell does a historical costume-focused blog review the film Marie Antoinette (1938)? Adrian designed between 2,500-4,000 costumes for 150... Read more →
WCW: Michelle Yeoh
Right now, Michelle Yeoh is in Star Trek: Discovery (2017-) plus she was the ruling mother in Crazy Rich Asians (2018). But she's best known as the... Read more →
Houdini & Doyle (2016)
I finally got around to watching the miniseries Houdini & Doyle (2016), which teams Harry Houdini with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (and... Read more →
MCM: James D’Arcy
I'm not sure why it took a while for James D'Arcy to grow on me, but it did. He's got floppy hair! British accent! He's 6'3"! What can I say,... Read more →
