pretty pretty princesses

Young Catherine (1991), Catherine the Great (1995)

18th-Century Quest: Dueling Catherine the Greats

Kendra July 20, 2015

There were two major TV movies about Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, in...

The Sound of Music (1965)

Top 10 Historical Movie Wedding Dresses

Kendra June 5, 2015

Wedding dresses. They’re the big ones, the be all and end all — or...

2015 A Royal Night Out

Five Things to Watch for in A Royal Night Out (2015)

Sarah Lorraine May 29, 2015

UK and Commonwealth fans of World War II costume flicks have another film to add...

1964 Angelique, Marquise des Anges

TBT: Angelique, Marquise des Anges (1964)

Kendra April 9, 2015

Angelique, Marquise des Anges — a French romantic/historical film set in the 17th century...

CINDERELLA 2015

Happy Birthday Sandy Powell!

Kendra April 7, 2015

Sandy Powell is one of the most celebrated and talented costume designers currently working...

Anne Boleyn, late 16th-century copy of a lost original of c. 1533-1536. National Portrait Gallery.

Badass Babes: Anne Boleyn

Sarah Lorraine March 31, 2015

Few historical queens, apart from perhaps Marie Antoinette and Elizabeth I, have had so...

1950 Cinderella

Disney Princess Historical Costume Influences: Cinderella (1950), Part 2

Kendra March 12, 2015

Disney princesses are possibly some of the best-known characters worldwide, and part of their...

Cinderella (1950)

Disney Princess Historical Costume Influences: Cinderella (1950), Part 1

Kendra March 11, 2015

Disney princesses are possibly some of the best-known characters worldwide, and part of their...

Brave (2012)

Fabulous Redheads in Historical Costume Movies

Kendra February 2, 2015

For Snark Week, Trystan threw down with her list of supposedly bad redheads in...

vintage Snow White sewing pattern

Disney Princess Historical Costume Influences: Snow White (1937)

Kendra January 30, 2015

Disney princesses are possibly some of the best known characters worldwide, and part of...