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Banished (2015)

18th-Century Quest: Banished (2015)

Kendra October 12, 2015

Banished is a show that most of you won’t have seen or heard of,...

2006 Perfume- the Story of a Murderer

18th-Century Quest: Perfume: the Story of a Murderer

Kendra August 19, 2015

I will completely admit that I put off watching Perfume: the Story of a...

Wuthering Heights (2009)

Costumes in Wuthering Heights Movie & TV Adaptions

Trystan L. Bass July 30, 2015

Happy birthday, Emily Brontë! She was born this day, July 30, in 1818. While...

2015 Poldark

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...

1919 Madame du Barry

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...

1997 Oscar and Lucinda

Cate Blanchett: The Historical Costume Movie Guide

Kendra May 15, 2015

May 14 was Cate Blanchett’s birthday, so what better time to examine the many...

New Worlds Devils Whore

The Devil’s Whore (2008) and New Worlds (2014)

Kendra April 15, 2015

The Devil’s Whore and New Worlds are two different Channel 4 (UK) miniseries set...

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...

1997 Titanic

Kate Winslet in Historical Costume Movies

Kendra March 26, 2015

Kate Winslet got her start in historical costume movies, and while she’s moved on...

Peaky Blinders (2013-22)

Five Fashionable Things About Peaky Blinders

Trystan L. Bass March 6, 2015

Does crime and grime pay? Well, judging by the historical costumes, maybe not. But...