I’m probably the only person in the Frock Flicks community who cares that the newest Jane Austen adaptation — Love & Friendship (2016) — was directed by Whit Stillman. Stillma…

If there's one thing the late 1700's is known for, it's giant hair. For a general overview of the makeup and hair of the 1700's, Kendra of Demode has an excellent and well researched post that covers the main points of each decade. I used it to base my hair and makeup experiments here. I wanted to try a late 1770's or very early 1780's pouf. Called a "transitional pouf" by Kenda, it doesn't have the height of the earlier poufs. The 1780's hedgehog hairstyle looked much more complicated, so I…

Fashion, Fine Arts, Fashion Styling, Adobe Photoshop

Keira Knightley as Lady Georgiana Spencer (1757-1806), Duchess of Devonshire, in “The Duchess” (2008).

Hairstyles France 18th century. Various head-dresses from the books of fashion of the time. Firmin Didot in Paris.

I am always on a quest to achieve bigger, better 18th century hair styles. Some hairstyles are super complicated, like the poufs of the 1770s. Some appear to be more simple, like the hedgehogs of the 1780s and 90s. What I've learned over the past

Regular readers will know that I’m all about the 18th century, baby. I can’t totally explain it, except that it’s 1. fabulous, 2. gorgeous, and 3. better than all your other eras.…

I will admit I haven't been sewing much (Covid energy-sap), but I do have plans. Honestly all I've really been up to is -work- but a...