Horror films inspiring Fashion & Music

(Millie Johns . (March 2014 ). Fashion Hair . Available: http://www.pinterest.com/milliejohns/fashion-hair/. Last accessed March 2014 .)

The relationship between Horror films fashion and music all interlink and take inspiration from one another. This clip from one of the classic horror films of all time 'The Grudge' to me is portrayed within this high fashion image its taken the veiling of the face with the hair and makes it sleek. Using that flick of the hair over the shoulder almost mimicking a scarf to me makes is fashion. If the hair was flat onto the face and messy it would be a horror mimicking of the film. This shows how taking inspiration from a film and adding another element to it can make it its own image but holding reference to a classic horror film that we all recognise.

The same technique is used within Beyonce's music video 'Haunted' (can only be watched on iTunes)  its takes inspiration from 'The Shinning' using the twins to create an eerie atmosphere something people recognise to take the viewer into that horror film scenario ( twin little girls) but by making them women she's glamourised the scene and added a sexuality to her video something thats seen a lot in pop videos within our generation.

Steven Meisel . (04 2014 ). Cinematic . Available: http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/cover-story/2014/04/cinematic#ad-image342219. Last accessed 04 2014 .

Steven Meisel . (04 2014 ). Cinematic . Available: http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/cover-story/2014/04/cinematic#ad-image342219. Last accessed 04 2014 .

The images above are from the 2014 march issue of Vogue Italia http://www.vogue.it/en/magazine/cover-story/2014/04/cinematic#ad-image342219 the images obviously hold references to horror films such as the shinning but this editorial was aimed to create awareness of domestic violence. This shows how high fashion publications such as Vogue have mixed the horror genre with a real issue that effects many women but in a way that can still be seen as high fashion using silk, frilled hems and designer labels its relatable for women.