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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Women Wearing Armor in Historical Movies – Fact & Fiction

By Trystan L. Bass on October 12, 2020

I've been noodling around on the idea of this post for three years (according to our Word Press history) because it's such a common trope in frock... Read more →

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Storytelling With Te Ata (2016)

By Trystan L. Bass on September 29, 2020

We watch a lot of biopics around here at Frock Flicks HQ. It comes with the territory, being historical and all. But I can't remember the last... Read more →

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Costume Designer Mike O’Neill: The Frock Flicks Guide

By Trystan L. Bass on September 28, 2020

Sometimes you don't realize how many of your favorite gorgeously costumed productions were designed by the same person. Such is the case with Michael... Read more →

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WCW: Geraldine Chaplin

By Trystan L. Bass on September 16, 2020

Daughter of Charlie Chaplin and his fourth (and final) wife Oona O'Neill, who was the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill -- Geraldine Chaplin... Read more →

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MCM: Matthias Schoenaerts

By Trystan L. Bass on September 14, 2020

This is a reader request, which I'll sometimes entertain when folks follow these tips, plus the request is a topic I'm at least partially interested... Read more →

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Queen Elizabeth I in Movies & TV

By Trystan L. Bass on September 10, 2020

While we've gotten close, we have not actually covered every film and TV representation of Queen Elizabeth I of England yet. Much as Kendra has her... Read more →

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WCW: Maxine Peake

By Trystan L. Bass on September 9, 2020

Perhaps not a household name or face, Maxine Peake takes on challenging projects and unglamorous roles, both in historical costume and out. As a... Read more →

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MCM: Mr. Darcy

By Trystan L. Bass on August 31, 2020

Who looks all the more handsome for having £10,000 a year? Who detests dancing even though he's always hanging around balls? Who puts the "pride" in... Read more →

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TBT: Some Like It Hot (1959)

By Trystan L. Bass on August 27, 2020

We had a wretched heatwave recently, so I got literal and rewatched one of my favorite flicks, Some Like It Hot (1959). This is such a hilarious... Read more →

All Creatures Great and Small (1978-1980)

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A Fond Look Back at All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)

By Trystan L. Bass on August 25, 2020

With a reboot (or revival or new version or whatever) coming to PBS Masterpiece in January 2021, I figured it was a good time to revisit the original... Read more →