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Poldark (2015-19) (C) Mammoth Screen - Photographer: Robert Viglasky

Poldark: What’s Up With the Hair? Part 2

Kendra July 29, 2015

Ah, Poldark. Manly Aidan Turner brooding and scything. Lovely ladies in elegant dresses and...

Poldark (2015-19)

Just How Fashionable Are Poldark’s Ladies? Part 2: The Older Generation

Kendra July 24, 2015

Let’s get back to our in-depth analysis of Poldark 2015’s costumes, shall we? I’ve previously...

The Crimson Field (2014)

The Crimson Field (2014): Downton Abbey Meets MAS*H

Trystan L. Bass July 13, 2015

Set in 1915 at an English field hospital, The Crimson Field is part of...

Poldark (2015-19)

Just How Fashionable Are Poldark’s Ladies? Part 1

Kendra June 30, 2015

When you listen to our podcast (coming next week) on Poldark (2015), the “hot men...

The Imitation Game (2014) vs. Breaking the Code (1996)

The Imitation Game vs. Breaking the Code

Trystan L. Bass June 23, 2015

You’ve probably heard of The Imitation Game (2014) — the biopic of World War...

Poldark (2015-19)

Poldark: What’s Up With the Hair???!!! Part 1

Kendra June 22, 2015

Poldark. It’s probably the current TV show that should be most up my alley,...

Tales From the Royal Wardrobes (2014)

BBC Documentaries on Fashion and Social History

Kendra June 12, 2015

In addition to Jane Austen movies, BBC historical documentaries are my comfort object (maybe...

Madame du Barry (1919)

How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1910s

Kendra May 27, 2015

This post started as “Top 5 Questionable Hair Decisions in Historical Costume Movies” and...

Wolf Hall (2015)

Wolf Hall – A Look at the Gentry Women

Sarah Lorraine May 18, 2015

The hardest thing, in my opinion, is not making flashy upper-class costumes. It’s making...

Wolf Hall (2015)

Top 4 Historical Inaccuracies in Wolf Hall

Kendra May 8, 2015

Wolf Hall, the 2015 BBC series about Thomas Cromwell and based on Hilary Mantel’s...