*** V IMPORTANT PLS READ *** hello good bitches! I wanted to say I'm sorry for not putting out content as frequently as I should be, especially considering that I'm trying to grow this channel and that's pretty hard to do without high content output. unfortunately this is the only thing I do that I don't get paid for. that said, I just wanted to give y'all a heads up that for the next couple months I won't be very active, because I am *drumrollllllllllllll* MOVING! which is stressful!! and time consuming!! oh god!!!!!! still though, I'm not quitting and I'll resume making videos regularly as soon as this absolute fuckery is over. before I go into Coke Francis Season 2, I'd love to have your input for video ideas or areas where you think I could improve. feel free to comment suggestions on any of my videos, email me (address on channel page), DM me through IG, whatever you'd like. for those of you still watching, thank you for your continued support and I can't wait to keep attempting to entertain you all.
Van Helsing’s coat is most probably made from silk moiré. This type of silk fabric has water ripple effect on its surface, it can be compared to wood grain as you mentioned. Obsessed with this movie since I saw it in theaters in 1992 at 19. Ishioka was a genius, she also did Björk’s “Cocoon” music video. Love your videos, you got a new suscriber.
Easily one of my favorite videos you’ve done. Some (boring) people call these costumes ‘gaudy.’ You give Ishioka’s artistry the respect it deserves - these costumes elevate the story. Love this ❤️
I had the privilege of seeing several of these costumes in real life back in the 90s when this movie was new. It was a sort of tour where the actual movie costumes were shipped to various countries to be displayed to draw attention to the movie. They were displayed in huge glass boxes in downtown Oslo (Norway) - in a very fashionable department store. The costumes i remember seeing was the red "muscle" armor, the Dracula "gold dress", Minas wedding/funeral dress, Minas Orange dress, and the "bird" coach driver (who is not an eagle...but inspired by the look of Ravens - it is pitch black with a green/blue shimmer). I remember that many of the costumes were in rough shape - especially D's gold dress (lots of dark weird stains, rips and tears) and the muscle armor (many chips). However they all seemed of extremely high quality (except the red armor - which was clearly cast out of something - the chipped parts were bright white) - the fabric used was "proper" fabrics and not some cheap ass faux polyester stuff lookalikes. I think that shows in many of the more mundane costumes as well - such as Van Helsings suits - that is real tweed and silk. And you get the heft, stiffness (or lack thereof) and volume that you would never get with the fake fabrics. It was very neat seeing this just after I watched the movie on it's premiere.
What a great break down of one of my fave movie of the 90s. I remember seeing it in the theater when it was released and was taken back at the hair makeup and fashion of this great film.
As soon as you said “The Cell” I IMMEDIATELY knew why the immaculate aesthetic of these costumes looked familiar. I LOVE The Cell and how its many absolutely off-the-wall looks manage to be coherent and cohesive. Thank you for introducing me to the woman I have to thank for that visual buffet.
I can never see this movie and not die laughing at Keanu's accent attempts lol. Especially when he's being upstaged by every other actor in the movie. He's had some amazing roles, but this one- well he added some comedic relief at least! lmao. (also this is one of my favorite movies, that I definitely started watching WAY younger than is appropriate. the costumes are amazing, and my god... Gary Oldman as dracula!)
Excellent, as always and even better than usual. I really love that you mentioned the Arabic and Romani influences in the sucubus costumes; not many would have noticed or cared, so thank you! This movie has been one of my favorite films since I first saw it in ‘92 and the costumes were a huge part of why I fell in love with this film, as well as the fine abs of Mr.Oldman. I’m thankful that Coppola let Ishioka’s brilliance shine. It’s obvious that she really “got it” and her costumes are impeccable. Every time I watch it I find a new favorite. That “wedding” dress, tho….
15:13 I think it’s established (or at least implied) by the book that the carriage driver is actually Dracula I have issues with this movie (mostly because I feel like it butchered some of the primary themes of Dracula, as well as messing up my favourite characters) but I have to admit the costumes are incredible.
I must say, I enjoyed your Drac Costume Retrospective more than anything else I've seen on U Toob. To be honest, I'm not a big drag queen enthusiast, but your demeanor is so believable, that outside of the heavy makeup I can easily see you as a woman, and I mean that in the best possible way. I also appreciated your fast paced, "stream of consciousness" delivery which was one to be admired, both informative and undeniably witty. The only minor critique I have is that you didn't really linger on the actual images of the wardrobe long enough to allow the viewer to truly appreciate the detail in the garments, but the generally dark, atmospheric lighting also made such a thing impossible in any case. Of all the incredible costumes in this film, I thought the that the white Victorian wedding dress that Lucy wears in the crypt, including that wild head piece was the standout of the entire production, along with the fangs and kabuki makeup, a vampire for the ages.
I, rather unfortunately, know close to nothing about fashion (and my normal wear is a testament to that lol), but even I can appreciate the mastery of all those costumes! they all are awesome!
I love Dracula, it's such a great film! I was very pleased you ranked his cool armour so highly! My favourate Keanu line in the film is, "It's the man himself grown young!" my friend and I find it very funny and often use it randomly thoughout daily life. :D
I just found your channel recently and I love your way of presenting things and your humor. That being said, batman returns is one of my favorite movies ever, not just Batman movie and I love Batman. So please do a movie about batman returns video.
I'm going through and binging your videos after youtube recommended your Drag Race one to me, and this is just phenomenal. I didn't realize that Ishioka was the costume designer for this movie, but I knew her work from _The Fall_ , which is my favorite film of all time. I feel like I've definitely connected some dots after this video, and I'm obsessed with your favorite Batman film being _Returns_ . I couldn't agree more that it's the perfect blend of camp and dark.
I neeeever would have thought you could get so much out of the making of of costumes. The armor and some looks of the movie are iconic but I never connected the dots on how they transcended the movie and why they are so well known. I also feel the music having a tremendous influence on the film‘s atmosphere. You can still hear the beginning of the main theme in some TV productions with only few knowing where it originated. Also, allegedly, Coppola used vampirism as metaphor for HIV. That‘s why Dracula doesn‘t want Mina to drink his blood and his condition is sometimes referred to as ‚disease‘.
this vid was awesome, i would love from costume reviews from u!! i’ve recently gotten into costume design for theatre as a career n i love it so much, so it was really cool to see a deep dive into this gr8 movie :)
This is an old video but a slight correction. The embroidered outfit that you said was a combination of 14th century and 19th century...isn't. Its a straight up interpretation of a 19th century court or civil uniform often worn by diplomats, royalty, etc. They are usually black with metallic gold and silver foliate embroidery. They are still worn by the Lord Chamberlain in the UK and by those who receive Knighthoods etc in France.
Was graduating from high school when this came out (don’t do the math) and had friends go nuts over it. Me? As a right-wing, conservative Christian, the film was the work of Stan. Wait..Stan? I meant Satin. Hold on…Satin? I meant Satay. No, that’s not right…Satay? I meant Stay. Whoa. Being a right wing conservative Christian is too hard. Fuck it. I renounce. All hail Stan…or whoever the prince of darkness’ name is. 😂😂 (I’m actually an atheist so not only do not think there is a god, which also means…drumroll please…don’t think there’s a devil either) But putting the comment I just did for my own amusement aside because I’m “literally” surround by religious fundies here in Utah; honestly, I never got into this movie, but I do love Vlad’s red suit as you do. The costumes were very cool even if you didn’t care for boring ass Keanu’s. Hope your move goes well and can get back to growing your channel again!
As someone who absolutely ADORES this movie, you have earned yourself a subscriber. My fiancé actually gave me a version of Mina's red dress for my birthday this year. 🥰
when you describe Dracula as "Romani" I'm assuming you meant "Romanian"? The Romani are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group that most likely originate from what is now India. There are a lot of them _in_ Romania but that's a whole can of historical worms (if I'm not mistaken the earliest written record of their presence in the country is about some families being "donated" as slaves). Technically "romani" does mean "Romanian" in some languages like Kurdish, but in English they're different things. (In the Romanian language itself I think it's "roman" or "romanescu") an interesting thing about this is that "Romani" and "Romanian" are actually etymologically unrelated. Romania gets its name from Rome (which itself we don't exactly know the etymology of), but "Romani" ultimately comes from "rom" which means "man" in the Romani language (this is a common theme in names of ethnic groups that aren't named for a place/region; for instance "Inuit" means "the people" in Inuktitut and the indigenous Ainu people of Japan get their name from the word for "human" in their language)
wait...Dracula's wife Elisabetha (which is not the name of Vlad Dracul's wife, he had a first wife who we don't know the name of and then a lady named Justina) dies and then he becomes a vampire and declares war against God... [points] that's Castlevania Dracula's backstory! notably Drac's backstory is established in Symphony of the Night and Lament of Innocence, both of which came out after this movie....hmm
actually fun Castlevania fact, Quincey Morris is canon to the series and holds the honor of being the third-to-last person to kill Dracula (which is more impressive than it sounds). He's apparently related to the Belmonts, and his son John and grandson Jonathan are main playable characters in Castlevania Bloodlines and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin respectively.
there's also a character named Mina Hakuba but her name is probably more of a Mythology Gag (in TVTropes terms) than anything else. Notably she is the close friend and sorta-love interest of Soma Cruz, Dracula's not-evil (for the most part) reincarnation.
This film is an absolute masterpiece, a love letter to cinema itself. As to Keanu Reeves´ poor English accent I say it was meant to be fake because the philosophy of this movie is that everything about cinema is fake, an illusion, AND I WILL DIE ON THAT HILL, ALONE, IF NECESSARY. PS I was at the premiere.
Great video. I do remark specially the part when you said that this version of Dracula is by far the most we have seen with different transitions or transformations, and that its what it makes Gary Oldman's Dracula my main favorite version upon the actual present. Also the costumes where just astonishing and I do get to love them so much, that it well deserved the Oscar that Ishioka won in 1992. Since Ishioka created many stunning and iconic costumes until her death in 2012, but her reimagining of Dracula remains until nowdays as her most lasting impact on film. Anyways my two main favorite costumes of the film where: -For me the number one, was Dracula’s Red Robe that we saw at the beginning of the movie when he meets Jonathan Harker, its design looked as a voluminous kimono inspired crimson red robe that has his family crest embroidered in gold, and the trail that was several feet behind him gave him the aspect of a truly ancient Romanian Vampire Lord. But also this costume showed how Dracula has become enveloped by his past and wasn't able to change in his current environment. -For me the number two, where the Brides of Dracula portrayed by (Monica Belluci, Michaela Bercu and Florina Kendrick). What I like mostly of them where the veils, jeweled headpieces, and the flowing stola-like gowns which were derivative of Roman, Arabian and Gypsy cultures. Which gave them a touch of sensuality in all aspects, and I must say that somehow I felt an attraction with this type of costumes that reminded me of a traditional belly dance costume, since for me it looks so mystic and kind off drags me to the past specially in their most popular era seen on Egypt and Turkey.
commenting before watching: eiko is legendary uwu havent already seen it, you ***need**t* to watch The Cell with Jennifer Lopez. absolutely wild ride. (maybe check trigger warnings first, some pretty intense stuff-but ura queen u can prob handle it)
Hey i know this is unrelated, but I read your comment about your friend Sean who voiced in Elf Bowling the movie, and the story with Tom Kenny going to see Rex Piano lol. Was wondering if I could send you my credentials and agents number if that's ok? I could email, if you think it's ok to send my stuff to Rex or anyone you may know.
@@Furrazii haha you're not bothering me at all, it's just that this story took place 16 years ago and I don't even know what Rex looks like because I don't know him lol. so sorry if that came off as cunty
Must've watched that film a hundred times, never noticed Hopkins was wearing a wood suit :o Edit: although that's a detail that could get lost on VHS or DVD.
