#eiko ishioka
‘This Is My Snake Dress…’
How excited was I when the invitation arrived for my climactic Summer Wedding and it was Victorian themed!
I pieced most of this outfit together with items I already owned, how strange to think my present clothing choices could be so closely linked to our silhouettes of the past…Although, it seems anyone with a penchant for a peplum, may be closer to our ancestors than they think…
You can find out where I drew inspiration and view the whole outfit on my blog at… thegirlwiththecopperkettle.blogspot.co.uk
X
Post link
“Costume for Mina is very strict, tight, conservative. Especially symbolised in the high neck, tied-up front, almost like virginity or modesty… and Lucy is completely opposite.”
—Eiko Ishiko, costume designer for Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Post link
Issey Miyake and Twelve Black Women,1976
Both of us were interested in the creative expression of black people throughout the world. We felt that the theatrical spirit of [Miyake’s] clothes could be beautifully expressed through black dance and movement.
We selected twelve black women, both famous and unknown models. Under Minoru Terada’s direction, these models became fantastic dancers and actresses who blended beautifully to create marvellous theatre. - Eiko on Eiko
Post link
My favorite Western horror fantasy film, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, has one hell of an opening.
Eiko Ishioka’s design for Vlad Dracula’s armor is my favorite vampiric armor design, still to this day. Brilliantly evocative and efficient suit design, worn in what is easily my fav Gary Oldman role… with a comic adaptation by one of my fav US artists, Mike Mignola. So many favorites to be had from this one film.
I was way too young when I saw the film and I loved every damned bloody drop of it.
Post link
~ Prince Dracula ~
Dracula’s Armor worn by Gary Oldman in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”
By Eiko Ishioka
Post link
Gary Oldman in in a scene from the film : Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
director:Francis Ford Coppola
costume:: Eiko Ishioka
Post link
Sadie Frost in a scene from the film : Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
director:Francis Ford Coppola
costume:: Eiko Ishioka
Post link
