The Patriot (2000) short review

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2000 The Patriot

Mel Gibson as “the patriot” — what more need we say?  A definite Hollywood-ized view of the American Revolution, complete with costumes that are good but have weird things wrong with them.  What’s with Joely Richardson running around in her undies?

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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.