Luxembourgish-German actress Vicky Krieps is suddenly everywhere! So of course I had to look...
Kendra
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, and a book on turquerie in 18th century fashion released in 2023.
My 18th Century Quest combined with my interest in French queen Marie-Antoinette made me decide to...
Marie-Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791-1847) was the second wife of French Emperor Napoléon and...
French costume designer Madeline Fontaine has done some truly amazing work (A Very Long...
Trystan and I keep hoping Sarah — our resident medieval expert — will review The...
My 18th Century Quest combined with my interest in French queen Marie-Antoinette made me...
Color me impressed that Corsage (2022), one of a recent spate of Empress Elisabeth of...
Françoise d’Aubigné was the final official mistress of King Louis XIV of France and...
Toussaint Louverture — Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution — is such...
The Libertine (2000) is a French comedy movie about Denis Diderot, 18th-century writer of...