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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Let It Reign!

By Trystan L. Bass on October 3, 2014

The second season of the CW's Reign started last night, and I'm probably the only person who will admit to watching it. Why? Because I don't give a... Read more →

Cathy Earnshaw - Wuthering Heights (1992)

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10 Movies Adapted From Books

By Trystan L. Bass on October 1, 2014

October is National Book Month (yeah, it's a thing, trust me). So that brings to mind movies and TV series adapted from books, because so many tend... Read more →

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TBT: Happy Birthday Colleen Atwood!

By Trystan L. Bass on September 25, 2014

For Throwback Thursday, let's look back on the career of the prolific American costume designer, Colleen Atwood -- because, coincidentally, today is... Read more →

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MCM: Colin Firth

By Trystan L. Bass on September 22, 2014

Man Candy Monday takes a throwback twist because this week is the anniversary of the ultimate Mr. Darcy moment. Yep, the best-ever Pride and... Read more →

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TBT: Braveheart

By Trystan L. Bass on September 18, 2014

OK, this is the movie that inspired our website's tagline of "because stretch velvet isn't historically accurate." But I'm gonna throwback this... Read more →

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TBT: Anne of the Thousand Days

By Trystan L. Bass on September 11, 2014

This Throwback Thursday is one of my true guilty pleasures -- Anne of the Thousand Days from 1969 starring Geneviève Bujold as Anne Boleyn. Costume... Read more →

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MCM: William Shatner

By Trystan L. Bass on September 8, 2014

That's right, I said it -- The Shatner! For Man Candy Monday! The young 'uns might not remember, but there was a time before he was the pudgy... Read more →

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A Look Back at Elizabeth R (1971)

By Trystan L. Bass on September 5, 2014

September 7 would be the 481st birthday of Elizabeth I of England, so it's a fitting time to review some of the most iconic and popular screen... Read more →

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TBT: “Mary Poppins” turns 50

By Trystan L. Bass on August 28, 2014

50 years ago yesterday, Mary Poppins premiered and released a practically perfect nanny, "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," dancing penguins, and... Read more →

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MCM: John Barrowman

By Trystan L. Bass on August 25, 2014

We're all tired of the Ice Bucket Challenges by now, but this one features Doctor Who / Torchwood hottie John Barrowman getting dunked by his... Read more →