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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Oh the Bad Movies & TV You’ll Watch 13!

By Trystan L. Bass on June 10, 2021

Here at Frock Flicks HQ we have access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and some, ehem, other sources to watch historical costume movies and TV shows.... Read more →

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MCM: Robert Taylor

By Trystan L. Bass on June 7, 2021

He didn't intend to become an actor, but his good looks made it nigh impossible to resist getting an MGM contract in the 1930s. And Robert Taylor... Read more →

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Patreon Post Unlocked: The Real Deal on French Hoods in Film & TV

By Trystan L. Bass on June 1, 2021

Many times over the years, we’ve snarked TV shows and films for their wildly inaccurate takes on the iconic 16th-century head covering, the... Read more →

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Top 10 Bustle Frock Flicks, Part 2

By Trystan L. Bass on May 28, 2021

Because I love 19th-century bustles of all types -- from the big, first bustle fashions of the 1870s through the slim, natural-form styles of the... Read more →

Woman Crush Wednesday11

WCW: Michelle Yeoh

By Trystan L. Bass on May 26, 2021

Right now, Michelle Yeoh is in Star Trek: Discovery (2017-) plus she was the ruling mother in Crazy Rich Asians (2018). But she's best known as the... Read more →

Nineteenth CenturyTop 5 Friday17

Top 10 Bustle Frock Flicks, Part 1

By Trystan L. Bass on May 21, 2021

One of my favorite historical fashion periods is 19th-century bustles, and I'm not picky about the specific type -- I like all the varieties from the... Read more →

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TBT: Malcolm X (1992)

By Trystan L. Bass on May 20, 2021

Yesterday was Malcolm X's birthday, May 19, 1925, often celebrated as Malcolm X Day, and since this is the closest Throwback Thursday, it seems... Read more →

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Fine, Whatever, Becoming Elizabeth, Meh

By Trystan L. Bass on May 13, 2021

People have emailed and commented at us asking for reviews of the costumes for the upcoming Starz series Becoming Elizabeth (2021?). These requests... Read more →

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A Quick Look at The Nevers (2021)

By Trystan L. Bass on May 11, 2021

I haven't watched all the episodes of The Nevers (2021), currently playing on HBO, and a dozen will air in the first season. But I've gotten a good... Read more →

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TBT: The Scarlet Empress (1934)

By Trystan L. Bass on May 6, 2021

Marlene Dietrich died on May 6, 1992, so this Throwback Thursday is in her honor! The Scarlet Empress (1934) was one of the last collaborations... Read more →