{"id":7446,"date":"2018-10-25T15:04:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T19:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:16:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:16:41","slug":"fashioning-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashioning Horror: Pt. 1 Women in White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dSKsEZcGFlk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Halloween is coming! Horror films have given us some of the most iconic images of evil that ever wore clothes. Since fashion and film (and character) have been a recurring theme on this blog, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look through some iconic horror costumes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7451\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7451\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/collins-woman-white-engr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"collins woman white engr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7451\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr.jpg\" alt=\"Engraving of Wilkie Collins' Woman in White\" width=\"277\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/collins-woman-white-engr-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1860 Engraving for Wilkie Collins&#8217; novel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Women in White: ghosts, madwomen, and brides<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The women in white of our imaginations come from two Victorian novel sources: Wilkie Collins&#8217; &#8220;Woman in White&#8221; (1859) and Charles Dickens&#8217; Miss Havisham, from &#8220;Great Expectations&#8221; (1861). In Wilkie Collins&#8217; novel, his woman in white is a mentally ill woman who insists on wearing white. Her first appearance begins the tale of tragedy and betrayal. She appears at crucial times in the book, wandering in the wild and giving scandalous information about other key characters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This has just been remade into a mini-series:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/entertainment\/television\/2018\/10\/captivating_woman_wilkie_collins_1859_tale_gets_solid_remake_on_pbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Globe review of 2018 &#8220;Woman in White&#8221; miniseries<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7452\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/miss-havisham\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"564,860\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"miss havisham\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Martita Hunt as Miss Havisham in 1946 film&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-7452\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham.jpg\" alt=\"Martita Hunt as Miss Havisham in 1946 film\" width=\"278\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham.jpg 564w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/miss-havisham-31x48.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martita Hunt as Miss Havisham in 1946 film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Miss Havisham was a sad woman in the Dickens story who was jilted on her wedding day 40 years ago and sits haunted in the cobwebbed remains of the wedding feast, still wearing her white wedding gown. This cultural theme is so influential that it has been reborn as runway style and publicity stunt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/the-toast.net\/2016\/06\/30\/miss-havisham-a-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toast blog&#8217;s short Havisham history<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/booked\/2011\/02\/24\/miss-havisham-fashions-latest-muse\/#234b08c34354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes 2011 article on Miss Havisham as fashion muse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038574\/?ref_=rvi_tt\">&#8220;Great Expectations&#8221;, released 1946<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7453\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Miss Havishams ride London&amp;#8217;s Tube in honor of new Great Expectations series in May 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-7453\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/gallery_fun-miss-havishams-on-the-tube-drama-3-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miss Havishams ride London&#8217;s Tube in honor of new Great Expectations series in May 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The five &#8220;Miss Havishams&#8221; sent out as a publicity stunt for British Drama&#8217;s 2011 mini-series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1949720\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4\">&#8220;Great Expectations&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/frankenstein-poster-1931\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"3183,3183\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LG-H932&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1540980924&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.03&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;350&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"frankenstein poster 1931\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"wp-image-7492 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Movie poster of Frankenstein and bride, 1931\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-24x24.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/frankenstein-poster-1931-48x48.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since the Victorian era, white has also been the color of brides, which brought it into collision (collusion?) with the horror film early. In the 1931 film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0021884\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">&#8220;Frankenstein&#8221;,<\/a> his bride wore the ethereal but slinky wedding dress popular that decade, sealing the waifish look as mysterious and dangerous simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7493\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/fay-wray-signed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,239\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fay wray signed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Publicity still of Fay Wray in King Kong, 1933&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7493\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed.jpg\" alt=\"Publicity still of Fay Wray in King Kong, 1933\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed-24x19.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed-36x29.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/fay-wray-signed-48x38.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Publicity still of Fay Wray in &#8220;King Kong&#8221;, 1933<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 1930s brought a bunch of memorable movie monsters. King Kong&#8217;s beautiful abductee Fay Wray is remembered best as a woman in white, screaming and struggling in the beast&#8217;s giant paw, from the film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0024216\/\">&#8220;King Kong&#8221;<\/a> in 1933.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7455\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/bride-of-frankenstein-0aa772b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elsa Lancaster as the Bride of Frankenstein, 1935&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-7455\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b.jpg\" alt=\"Elsa Lancaster as the Bride of Frankenstein, 1935\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Bride-of-Frankenstein-0aa772b-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsa Lancaster as the &#8220;Bride of Frankenstein&#8221;, 1935<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Frankenstein&#8217;s bride was remade especially for him in the 1935 film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0026138\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Bride of Frankenstein&#8221;<\/a>, starring Elsa Lancaster in the title role. Her image of perplexed innocence, swathed in white draperies, with a very tall hairstyle has evolved as an iconic cultural meme.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7456\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/2018\/10\/25\/fashioning-horror\/lucy_westenra-dracula\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"250,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucy_Westenra dracula\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7456 \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula-22x24.jpg 22w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula-33x36.jpg 33w, https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/volumesandissues\/files\/2018\/10\/Lucy_Westenra-dracula-44x48.jpg 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadie Frost in the 1992 &#8220;Bram Stoker&#8217;s Dracula&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The horror of becoming a monster is a continuing theme as well, seen here as the Lucy Westenra character in the 1992 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0103874\/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">&#8220;Bram Stoker&#8217;s Dracula&#8221;<\/a>. The costumes for this film were designed by Eiko Ishioka and remain some of the most lush fantasy images of feminine evil and evolution ever created.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alexander McQueen manipulated these associations when he projected a hologram of model Kate Moss surrounded in ghostly white (couture gown) draperies into his Autumn\/Winter 2006 collection. (see video opener)<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;<em>Woman in White&#8221;<\/em> continues to be a theme of haunting and loss, much beloved in fantasy and horror stories of all kinds. Here is a brief history that ends with the character&#8217;s use in the TV show &#8220;Supernatural&#8221; in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5j4zHppz8KE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tune in next week for the Women in Black&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Halloween is coming! Horror films have given us some of the most iconic images of evil that ever wore clothes. Since fashion and film (and character) have been a recurring theme on this blog, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look through some iconic horror costumes. 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