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Madeline Kahn
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WCW: Madeline Kahn

Kendra September 6, 2017 20 4902
Madeleine Kahn (1942-1999), baby. She was gorgeous and she was deeply, DEEPLY funny. Note that...
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City of Vice
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City of Vice – City of Meh

Sarah Lorraine September 5, 2017 12 2770
I’m kind of in the minority here at Frock Flicks, because I actually like...
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Harlots (2017-19)
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Top 5 Curvaceous Historical Costume Characters

Trystan L. Bass September 1, 2017 40 3604
We’ve previously had a top 5 of plus-size women in historical costume movies and...
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Seven Seas to Calais (1962)
  • Sixteenth Century
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TBT: Seven Seas to Calais (1962)

Trystan L. Bass August 31, 2017 6 1907
Trodding well-worn ground with Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I, Seven Seas to...
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Isabelle Adjani
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WCW: Isabelle Adjani

Kendra August 30, 2017 4 7134
Isabelle Adjani’s name is synonymous — at least for me — with French historical...
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Dress (robe à l'anglaise), c. 1780, Kyoto Costume Institute
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Buttoning Up the Myth About Buttons

Sarah Lorraine August 29, 2017 60 8378
I randomly stumbled across the Historical Movie Costume tumblr and was scrolling through it when...
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Cillian Murphy
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MCM: Cillian Murphy

Trystan L. Bass August 28, 2017 9 7518
Those piercing blue eyes! That Irish brogue! OK, so most of the historical costume...
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Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1969-74)
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History According to Monty Python

Trystan L. Bass August 25, 2017 12 3658
We’re all big geeks and long-time fans of Monty Python around here at Frock...
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The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1484–1486
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Frock Flicks POV: Historical Female Body Size on Screen

Kendra August 24, 2017 106 5106
Alrighty kids, I’m going to try to take on something that is seriously complicated...
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Miranda Richardson in Spider (2002)
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WCW: Miranda Richardson

Trystan L. Bass August 23, 2017 18 10113
She could be the best-known supporting actress in historical costume movies and TV currently...
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