A craving for horror
Fashion and horror are often close cousins and seem to have another moment in the sun - or should we say in the deepest and darkest shadows?
Consider JW Anderson's recent clothing drop depicting gory scenes from the 1976 cult classic "Carrie" All of the "Stranger Things" product collaborations are emerging faster than Demogorgons After Dark, and Valentino's box set of three unreleased horror novels, including Lucy A. Snyder's "Sister, Maiden, Monster." /p>
The killer Villanelle of "Killing Eve" has inspired brands ranging from Hunter to Coco de Mer, while that fashion also figures prominently in a new exhibition called “The Horror Show! A Twisted Tale of Modern Britain" at Somerset House in London.
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"Horror is a bit like the color black and fashion - it's a recurring theme “, says Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of the Museum of FIT in New York. "There are seasons when the horror is more present and others when it is not, but it is always there, lurking like a virus, ready to reappear."
Claire Catterall, Senior Curator at Somerset House, says that in times of acute societal and political dissonance, the horror always seems to come to the fore.
"Current levels of anxiety seemed to have reached stratospheric levels, and the horror has always been a place of refuge, as well as redemption. It has always allowed us to make sense of our world, and our fears. And as such, it is reassuring and also gives us the tools to face our fears” , she said.
When designers draw inspiration from horror movies, the results are often unforgettable. Consider when Undercover's Jun Takahashi took Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" for Spring 2018, Raf Simons' ode to "Jaws" for his Spring 2019 Calvin Klein 205W39NYC collection, and Rodarte's spooky but pretty Spring 2019 show. , amid a downpour the Marble Cemetery on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Steele also mentioned Rodarte's fall 2008 collection which mixed Kabuki theater and horror movies modern Japanese. The FIT Museum has acquired an evening dress in silk tulle whose hand-dyed fabric deliberately evokes blood in water.
Fashion and horror are often close cousins and seem to have another moment in the sun - or should we say in the deepest and darkest shadows?
Consider JW Anderson's recent clothing drop depicting gory scenes from the 1976 cult classic "Carrie" All of the "Stranger Things" product collaborations are emerging faster than Demogorgons After Dark, and Valentino's box set of three unreleased horror novels, including Lucy A. Snyder's "Sister, Maiden, Monster." /p>
The killer Villanelle of "Killing Eve" has inspired brands ranging from Hunter to Coco de Mer, while that fashion also figures prominently in a new exhibition called “The Horror Show! A Twisted Tale of Modern Britain" at Somerset House in London.
Related GalleriesAnd isn't it strange how some episodes of Netflix's hit "Dahmer — Monster : The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" nail fashion's current fascination with all things 90s?
"Horror is a bit like the color black and fashion - it's a recurring theme “, says Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of the Museum of FIT in New York. "There are seasons when the horror is more present and others when it is not, but it is always there, lurking like a virus, ready to reappear."
Claire Catterall, Senior Curator at Somerset House, says that in times of acute societal and political dissonance, the horror always seems to come to the fore.
"Current levels of anxiety seemed to have reached stratospheric levels, and the horror has always been a place of refuge, as well as redemption. It has always allowed us to make sense of our world, and our fears. And as such, it is reassuring and also gives us the tools to face our fears” , she said.
When designers draw inspiration from horror movies, the results are often unforgettable. Consider when Undercover's Jun Takahashi took Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" for Spring 2018, Raf Simons' ode to "Jaws" for his Spring 2019 Calvin Klein 205W39NYC collection, and Rodarte's spooky but pretty Spring 2019 show. , amid a downpour the Marble Cemetery on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Steele also mentioned Rodarte's fall 2008 collection which mixed Kabuki theater and horror movies modern Japanese. The FIT Museum has acquired an evening dress in silk tulle whose hand-dyed fabric deliberately evokes blood in water.
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