The runways are cloaked in black this season. Something dark has shown up all over Fashion Week(s). It got me thinking about my first exposure to the darkside which was none other than the mega-glam, goth goddess Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. I was pretty obsessed with her way back in the day. Her and her big hair and her dark makeup and massive...hair showed a totally different possibility for women and their appeal. She was bossy and brash and I kind of wanted to be her (just for a hot minute after midnight). So, in honor of our second Friday the 13th in a month I offer a behind the scenes look at the life and times of Elvira.
And some bloopers, because they are funny.
Admit it, you still want to be Elvira don't you? Click the images below to get yourself a costume and some fake lashes. Follow the directions below and call it a (wild) night.
In honor of The Museum at F.I.T.'s new show Gothic: Dark Glamour which opens September 5th and runs through February 21, 2009, I present a goth makeup tutorial courtesy of Adora BatBrat. She is the Swedish answer to all of your beautiful, dark prayers. This pretty in pink punk princess teaches you a thing or two about how to apply the perfect shade of black around your peepers, and how to properly decorate yourself. I love the crazy German background music (Achtung!) and cheerful shower curtain. FYI this woman has three children.
