Trystan L. Bass

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A self-described ElderGoth, Trystan has been haunting the internet since the early 1990s. Always passionate about costume, from everyday office wear to outrageous twisted historical creations, she has maintained some of the earliest online costuming-focused resources on the web. Her costuming adventures are chronicled on her website, TrystanCraft. She also ran a popular fashion blog, This Is CorpGoth, dedicated to her “office drag.”

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Man Candy Monday6

MCM: Michael Kenneth Williams

By Trystan L. Bass on September 20, 2021

Michael Kenneth Williams (1966-2021) recently passed away and, while he was best known for his seminal role on HBO's The Wire (2002-2008), he also... Read more →

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Sing Along With Schmigadoon! (2021)

By Trystan L. Bass on September 14, 2021

I'm the designated Frock Flicker who loves musicals, so it was just a matter of time before I watched Schmigadoon! (2021) on Apple TV. And... Read more →

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MCM: Peter Capaldi

By Trystan L. Bass on September 13, 2021

Before he was Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi had a long career in British TV, mostly crime procedurals and murder mysteries. But he also showed up in... Read more →

Twentieth Century10

TBT: Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

By Trystan L. Bass on September 2, 2021

Dorothy Dandridge is the first African American actor ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. This was for her performance of Carmen... Read more →

Nineteenth CenturyWoman Crush Wednesday13

WCW: Mary Shelley

By Trystan L. Bass on September 1, 2021

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851) is one of those few authors who've turned up in frock flicks as themselves,... Read more →

Nineteenth CenturyTop 5 Friday8

Top 5 Regency Gowns

By Trystan L. Bass on August 27, 2021

I've long said that Regency or Empire fashions are not my favorite, even though I enjoy stories set in the period and the history of the time. I love... Read more →

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TBT: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

By Trystan L. Bass on August 26, 2021

Hardly a week goes by when I don't sing a cat-themed version of 'The Trolley Song' while feeding my two cats their breakfast, so I've long wanted to... Read more →

North & South, Catherine the Great, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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Top 5 Places to Stream Frock Flicks Classics Right Now

By Trystan L. Bass on August 20, 2021

People always ask us where they can watch this or that historical costume movie or TV show that we've reviewed. We do have a handy-dandy FAQ about... Read more →

Screen QueensSixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday1

TBT: Mary of Scotland (1936)

By Trystan L. Bass on August 12, 2021

I've given a capsule review of this, the earliest full movie by Hollywood about my favorite 16th-century queen, but Mary of Scotland (1936) deserves... Read more →

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WCW: Susan Lynch

By Trystan L. Bass on August 11, 2021

She's one of those bit players who sometimes has a key role that just sticks with you. Susan Lynch is a Northern Irish actress who's been working in... Read more →