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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Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2020). Photo courtesy of Every Cloud Productions and all3media International.

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Watch Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) on Acorn Now!

By Trystan L. Bass on March 23, 2020

After a long wait, it's finally here -- the feature-length film of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020), where everyone's favorite 1920s lady... Read more →

Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday3

TBT: Tess (1979)

By Trystan L. Bass on March 19, 2020

I'm hugely fond of Thomas Hardy's novels, having started graduate study in the topic of Victorian literature. What appeals to me is how Hardy tried... Read more →

Top 5 Friday16

Yet 5 Different Top Dance Scenes

By Trystan L. Bass on March 13, 2020

We're each allowed to have our own views on things around here at Frock Flicks, so while Sarah had her Top Five Dance Scenes in Historical Costume... Read more →

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TBT: Somewhere in Time (1980)

By Trystan L. Bass on March 5, 2020

This is one of those romantic films of legend -- seriously, there's a whole fan club built around it! Somewhere in Time (1980) was a small film... Read more →

Sci-Fi & Fantasy10

(Classic) Doctor Who Historical Costumes: Black Orchid

By Trystan L. Bass on February 27, 2020

I've looked at some of the best historically-set Tom Baker Doctor Who serials, and next up is what many call the last "pure historical" Doctor Who... Read more →

Woman Crush Wednesday11

WCW: Sophie Rundle

By Trystan L. Bass on February 26, 2020

Sophie Rundle is one of those actresses you don't realize is in everything. She has major roles in five historical costume series on her resume, two... Read more →

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MCM: Kirk Douglas

By Trystan L. Bass on February 24, 2020

Kirk Douglas passed away on February 5, 2020, and at first, this didn't seem like a frock flicks loss. Sure, he was an iconic Hollywood star,... Read more →

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Why Doesn’t Frock Flicks Review Movies Currently in Theaters?

By Trystan L. Bass on February 21, 2020

One of the big differences between Frock Flicks and other publications that review movies and TV shows is we do not focus on productions that are... Read more →

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WCW: Greer Garson

By Trystan L. Bass on February 19, 2020

Greer Garson (1904–1996) was of Scottish and Irish descent, perhaps obvious by her striking red hair, and she got her start on the London stage.... Read more →

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TBT: All’s Faire in Love (2009)

By Trystan L. Bass on February 13, 2020

I mentioned this in Christina Ricci's Woman Crush Wednesday, and I thought I'd review it for Snark Week. Well, now it's in time for Valentine's Day,... Read more →