April 21, 1815, is Charlotte Brontë’s birthday. Seems like a good time to look...
Frock Flicks Guide
Our definitive guides to historical costume movie & TV topics.
Sandy Powell is one of the most celebrated and talented costume designers currently working...
Few historical queens, apart from perhaps Marie Antoinette and Elizabeth I, have had so...
Kate Winslet got her start in historical costume movies, and while she’s moved on...
In March 1949, the very first Academy Award for Best Costume was ever given....
For Snark Week, Trystan threw down with her list of supposedly bad redheads in...
If you’re a regular listener to our podcasts or reader of our blog or...
Why oh why is Keira Knightley the early 21st-century “It Girl” for period dramas?...
Costume dramas are a great source for accurate portrayals of how people acted and...
Few historical persons, real or fictional, have inspired as much pop culture as 18th-century...
