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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Patreon Post Unlocked: Lillie (1978)

By Trystan L. Bass on December 5, 2019

Shout-out to my homies who love the ’70s British costume dramas! I hadn’t watched Lillie (1978) the first time around, but dayum, I sure did... Read more →

Laurence Olivier in 1946 with the family cat

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MCM: Laurence Olivier

By Trystan L. Bass on December 2, 2019

Often considered the greatest actor of his generation, renown for his Shakespearean work in theater and film, Laurence Olivier was quite a dashing... Read more →

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Five Things About The King (2019)

By Trystan L. Bass on November 22, 2019

I was all set to drool over Timothée Chalamet in The King (2019) because he's totally my type of prettyboy, despite him being younger than my... Read more →

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WCW: Jodhi May

By Trystan L. Bass on November 20, 2019

When I saw Jodhi May in Gentleman Jack, I thought, hmm ... she's familiar. Then Kendra wrote a series of posts on Daniel Deronda, and I remembered... Read more →

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Costume Designer René Hubert: The Frock Flicks Guide

By Trystan L. Bass on November 19, 2019

René Hubert may not have the instant name recognition of Edith Head or Adrian or even Orry-Kelly among all the golden age of Hollywood costume... Read more →

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A Tour of Angels Costumes

By Trystan L. Bass on November 15, 2019

When we talk about recycled costumes in frock flicks, that's usually because the outfits have come from one of the big rental houses. In Hollywood,... Read more →

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Harriet Tubman Gets Her Movie

By Trystan L. Bass on November 12, 2019

The reviews of Harriet (2019) have been mixed, with major publications calling the film everything from 'dutiful' and 'contrived' to 'rousing and... Read more →

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WCW: Essie Davis

By Trystan L. Bass on November 6, 2019

Sure, she's Phryne Fisher to everyone now, but Essie Davis has shown up in a fair number of historical costume movie and TV roles previous to those... Read more →

Six: Musical (2019), photo by Trystan L. Bass

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Six: The Musical — A Theatrical Digression

By Trystan L. Bass on November 5, 2019

We usually stick to historical movies and TV because that's our charter. But occasionally we venture out of our West Coast domiciles and hit the... Read more →

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TBT: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Deep Dive

By Trystan L. Bass on October 31, 2019

You love it or you hate it, and I love the hell out of it (and this is my blog!). We podcasted Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) but that didn't allow for... Read more →