I got three-fourths of the way through Désirée (1954) before I realized it was based...
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.
The woman we know as Empress Josephine of France was born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher...
There are lots of movies that aim for a historical aesthetic when it comes...
I’ve had a thing for the real-life Virginia Oldoini, The Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899)...
Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI, a member of the...
Sophie Marceau is another French actress who I particularly associate with historical costume films,...
There are lots of movies that aim for a historical aesthetic when it comes...
Manon Lescaut is a weird (TV) movie, guys. It’s based on a 1731 French novel...
Isabelle Huppert is a goddess of French cinema. She’s acted in over 120 films...
Y’all, I really need to get back to my 18th-Century Quest, wherein I try...
