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 Monday11

MCM: Tom Cullen

By Trystan L. Bass on September 12, 2022

Here's one I'm putting up for all y'all to decide: does Tom Cullen qualify for "why are the baddies always hot?" In frock flicks, he swings back and... Read more →

Woman Crush Wednesday13

WCW: Morfydd Clark

By Trystan L. Bass on August 31, 2022

Morfydd Clark is playing the iconic Galadriel in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, starting September 2, 2022. Of course, that's a... Read more →

Man Candy Monday16

MCM: Ben Whishaw

By Trystan L. Bass on August 22, 2022

He's played gadget guru "Q" in the past three Bond movies, and he's been the voice of Paddington Bear including in the adorable QEII platinum jubilee... Read more →

Twentieth Century17

A League of Their Own (2022-)

By Trystan L. Bass on August 19, 2022

Most of us here at Frock Flicks have been on-record as hating the current trend of endless remakes and retreads of the same stories in movies and TV.... Read more →

Eighteenth Century6

TBT: Amadeus (1984)

By Trystan L. Bass on August 18, 2022

We've talked about Amadeus (1984) a little bit before and even snarked the costumes, but as the sole defender of this film, I'm finally here to give... Read more →

Harry Hadden-Paton - photo credit: Jon Holloway

Man Candy Monday17

MCM: Harry Hadden-Paton

By Trystan L. Bass on August 15, 2022

He's not exactly "candy," but when I saw Harry Hadden-Paton in My Fair Lady on stage this spring, I was quite impressed. Having previously just seen... Read more →

Screen QueensSixteenth Century23

Becoming Elizabeth (2022) – The End?

By Trystan L. Bass on August 8, 2022

I left off at episode three of Becoming Elizabeth (2022), disgusted by the rapey storyline yet generally pleased by the costumes. Well, the rest of... Read more →

Tangential but Interesting!14

Ghosts (2019-) Scares Up Some Laughs

By Trystan L. Bass on August 2, 2022

Looking for something light and historically adjacent? The BBC comedy series Ghosts (2019-) is good fun and currently available on HBO Max and... Read more →

16th-century ruff caricature with monkeys

Top 5 Friday16

Top Five Ruffs in Frock Flicks

By Trystan L. Bass on July 29, 2022

The ruff may just be the most iconic part of a fashionable late 16th or early 17th-century costume. Rising from a simple frill on the neck of a shirt... Read more →

Nineteenth Century27

Checking Off Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022)

By Trystan L. Bass on July 25, 2022

While it was only in theaters for a hot second, Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) is now available for online rental, making it a lot easier for me to... Read more →