DC Editor Adam writes…
Are you dressing-up for our Halloween Ghost
walks? Today I'm looking at the famous monsters of movieland from a sartorial
perspective, three posts starting with…
The Dracula Cape
The opera cape is always a good look for a
villain. And we have the original movie Dracula, Bela Lugosi, to thank for
bringing the costume to the role.
Lugosi had originally played Dracula on
stage, where the long opera cloak was employed to conceal trap doors in the
stage to make the wicked Count’s disappearances more sudden and dramatic.
Spencer Tracy adopts it for his Doctor
Jekyll (and, of course, Mr Hyde) in the 1941 movie…
And right here in London, the popular myth
of the gentleman killer in the Jack the Ripper case is, for many, incomplete
without the swirl of an opera cape in the smog.
This last, persistent image, for many,
functions as a metaphor: a wealthy man descending upon the poor and causing
untold suffering, mirroring the real life modus operandi of many a mill and
factory owner.
Christopher Lee retained look when he took
over the fangs in 1958 – why spoil a winning formula?
Here’s Christopher Lee in action…
It's also a look favoured by our very own Duke of Darkness Shaughan when he leads his Saturday night ghost walk…
This post's tip for Halloween Fancy Dress Hire… Escapade in Camden
Their website is here: www.escapade.co.uk/
Next Post… Get the Wolf Man Look
Our Halloween Walks for 2017…It's also a look favoured by our very own Duke of Darkness Shaughan when he leads his Saturday night ghost walk…
This post's tip for Halloween Fancy Dress Hire… Escapade in Camden
Their website is here: www.escapade.co.uk/
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.









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