Twentieth Century

Historical costume movies & TV set in the Edwardian era through the 1960s.

Mae West (1982)

TBT: Mae West (1982)

Kendra August 8, 2019

Just where WON’T my recent biopic obsession take me? Well, maybe to quality, recent...

Titanic (1997)

Titanic (1997) Corsetry: Historically Accurate?

Kendra August 6, 2019

So I was noodling around YouTube as one does, and I discovered that Glamour...

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

The Animated Style of Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Trystan L. Bass August 5, 2019

I’m on record as a huge fan of the original, so there was a...

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)

TBT: Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)

Kendra August 1, 2019

Welp, I watched Little Gloria … Happy at Last (1982), so there was only...

Little Gloria...Happy at Last (1982)

TBT: Little Gloria (Vanderbilt) … Happy at Last (1982)

Kendra July 25, 2019

Gloria Vanderbilt (1924-2019) recently passed away, and the news reports made me realize I...

Call the Midwife (2019)

5 Reasons I Finally Succumbed to Call the Midwife

Trystan L. Bass July 19, 2019

All three of us here at Frock Flicks HQ gave a resounding “meh” to...

My Fair Lady (1964)

TBT: My Fair Lady (1964)

Trystan L. Bass June 27, 2019

Cecil Beaton designed more than 1,000 garments for My Fair Lady (1964), and while...

Elisa y Marcela (2019)

Elisa y Marcela (2019) Showcases Same-Sex Marriage

Trystan L. Bass June 20, 2019

Same-sex marriage was legalized in Spain in 2005, but in 1901, two women had...

Doctor Who: Human Nature & The Family of Blood (2007)

TBT: Doctor Who: Human Nature & The Family of Blood (2007)

Sarah Lorraine May 30, 2019

The two-part Doctor Who story arc from 2007, Human Nature and The Family of Blood, are set in...

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)

Reproducing Iconic Looks in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)

The Frock Flicks Team May 28, 2019

Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by Andrew Schroeder. Lifetime original...