Frock Flicks Guide

Our definitive guides to historical costume movie & TV topics.

The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

Farewell Janet Patterson, Costume Designer (1956-2016)

Kendra November 11, 2016

Hat tip to reader Sarah B., who alerted us to the passing of amazingly...

Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

The Frock Flicks Guide to Suffragettes on Screen

Trystan L. Bass November 8, 2016

In honor of Election Day in the United States, we’re taking a look at...

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

Eleanor Roosevelt on Film

Trystan L. Bass November 7, 2016

First Lady of the United States, America’s initial delegate to the United Nations General...

2003 The Last King ep3

Nell Gwyn on Screen: the Frock Flicks Guide

Kendra October 4, 2016

Nell Gwyn (AKA Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650-1687) was one of the first English actresses —...

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009-)

The Frock Flicks Guide to Other Historical Podcasts, Videos, & Websites

Sarah Lorraine January 26, 2016

After the chaos of Snark Week, I figured it would be nice to show...

the great bobby pin shortage

SNARK WEEK: The Great Bobby Pin Shortage of the 1990s-2010s

Kendra January 22, 2016

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Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Keanu Reeves

SNARK WEEK: Top 9 Crappy Accents in Historical Costume Movies

Trystan L. Bass January 20, 2016

Support Frock Flicks with a small donation! During Snark Week and beyond, we’d be...

Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

SNARK WEEK: Every Century Gone Goth

Trystan L. Bass January 19, 2016

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North and South (1985)

SNARK WEEK: Top 10 Shitty 1980s TV Historical Costume Movies

Kendra January 19, 2016

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David Bowie

David Bowie in Historical Costume

The Frock Flicks Team January 12, 2016

We were shattered to hear of David Bowie’s death on January 10, 2016. He...