Witch Fashion in Film: Exploring a Century of Costumes Design
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Hey all, thank u for the amazing response so far ❤❤
I just realised I have made 2 mistakes - i’ve mixed up the onscreen birth/death dates of Guillaume Ediline with a Belgian painter from the 1900s! The Ediline I’m discussing was alive in the 1400s.
Secondly it’s been pointed out to me that Viy is considered a Ukrainian story as the author Gogol is of Ukrainian origin. Not trying to argue with this but most online sources called it a Russian novella, which is why i said it was russian in the video!
Sorry for missing these before publishing xxxx
Just so you know more of the origin of the broom and a lot of the things we associate with the witch the broom and door is things from the women who for the longest time made beer it was a women's job for the longest time and it eventually became lucrative and men were trying to get women out and take over so alewives would put the broom outside the door when they were brewing so people knew when they could get beer there is also a few things about the hat you can find all this it's based on like the types of women the wise women of the time that could take care of themselves without a man it's based in misogyny so it's a whole evolution based on the misogyny that infiltrated western culture it's all based in misogyny The healers women who could live without having a man support them the history of witches is fascinating I've been studying monsters and witches and witchcraft both mythology historic tales movies and books and then the real people that practiced and the religions that evolved into modern day witchcraft practices that were taken out of many different cultures it is so many twists and turns in so many branches it's crazy how much you have to study to even know anything about it even scratch the surface I've been watching documentaries reading books watching movies to see the movie takes vampires werewolves witches monsters of all types everything from the league of extraordinary gentlemen VanHelsing underworld and twilight to the worst witch fantastic I did watch Harry Potter but it was quite doll after you watch the worst witch and every other story prior that they stole the storyline from to make Harry Potter so I wasn't a big fan as a real person who practices witchcraft and the most extremely rare form being one of the first people before you could find anybody who actually did it I've been practicing Christian witchcraft for 30 years almost next year will be 30 years I have been practicing Christian witchcraft only like two years ago did I find the first Book where somebody wrote about Christian witchcraft which I've been practicing forover25 years at that point I've been studying witchcraft almost 35 years I said witchcraft for five years before I was able to figure out my path I studied mythology the occult different forms of witchcraft natural remedies and magic for five years before I set my path and started practicing I was an older at30 I found it on my own at a very young age I'm also a unicorn somehow I have a bump on my forehead but has been there for quite a long time ago whore it's not very big but I have one unicorn i've been called a fairy like Faye i'm of Irish and Welsh descent shorter in stature I kinda do Fit the transcription when they were more like wizards if you go into Lake historic fairies Morgana le Fay it was Morgan of the fairies Arthur sister fairies were people during the time of Arthur which would be 500 AD roughly at the fall of the Roman empire Harry Potter doesn't even get that right Maryland couldn't have gone to Hogwarts if he was a grown man 500 years before Hogwarts came to be she is stupid but like because I know where she got it from and how stupid she is and how she's like very stupid she's basing it on like a renaissance type era Arthur not really a medieval Arthur not the proper time. Putting in 1000 years after the story Merlin did not go to Hogwarts Hogwarts was a long time after Merlin Hogwarts even within Harry Potter they're witches and wizards as being the same just different genders is totally stupid that they stole that from the worst witch but witches and wizards are two different things because wizards can be male or female the female wizard is a wizard that's a gender neutral term a male wizard is a wizard a female wizard is a wizard Morgana Le Fay was a wizard she was Merlin's apprentice Arthur's sister studied under Merlin she was a wizard
Sources call it "Russian", because at the time of publication Ukraine was part of the Russian empire. However, it still very clearly set in Ukraine and, as it was pointed out, author is of Ukrainian descent.
I'd just add to that that Black Sunday is not an American movie, but Italian, directed by Mario Bava, filmed in Italy and in Italian. It's not to be confused with Frankenheimer's American film of the same name from 1977.
Mary poppins is absolutely a witch. I never noticed the awesome cloak to train detail in Witches, thank you for pointing it out!!!
I saw a linking of Mary Poppins and the Pennywise/It creature ... which was disturbing and uncanny and oddly rather perfect...
Tony Walton did the costumes for Mary Poppins also...😊
@@deekeller9562 that sounds interesting. I'll have to look that up
Yes it’s obvuios if you read the books not so much in the prettified Disney film
@@KerrieKruegner I'm not sure about obvious.... the whole family are practitioners of magic of one sort or another, but it's not made clear whether they are witches or perhaps some sort of fae-related family, or simply their own thing. It's one of the mysteries of the series, that unbelievable things could be expected to happen, but you weren't allowed to talk about it after it was all over. Nothing was EVER clear. But you could call her a witch. Her character has many outward similarities.
I dont remember ever seeing it come on tv when I was a child, but as an adult I found an episode of Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood featuring the actress who played The Wicked Witch of the West. In an unusual choice, she simply came to his “house” set for an extended segment, where she was introduced as having played the Wicked Witch, and the two just talked about acting and playing pretend and characters and how it’s okay to explore the emotions you might feel - like being scared - when you play a character or watch one on screen. I believe they got out and handled her costume pieces, and she transformed her persona for a minute or two, to show that she could become the Witch and then come right back. She was so reassuring and empathetic to children who get scared by fictional characters, but she also expressed such joy and a sense of fun about acting, telling stories, and playing pretend. I kind of fell in love with her. Anyway, I know that’s off-topic but what I felt distilled in the experience of watching that episode kind of captures something about what costume in general makes me feel and why I never get tired of hearing discussion about costume
Thank you so much for sharing that, I really love it! 😊
This is amazing :)
Yess I’ve seen this!! I know Margaret Hamiltons career really struggled because people actually thought she was unpleasant/frightening, which is so sad. But the Mr Rogers appearance is such a lovely show of her true self 💜
I remember that episode, I was surprised how kind she was.
Yes! I've seen that sequence, as well. Margaret Hamilton, actually, used to be a kindergarten teacher before she became an actress so, she loved children and must've been delighted to be on Mr. Rogers' show. I know it always broke her heart when children would be afraid to meet her after she played the Wicked Witch. So, it makes perfect sense to me that she would choose to be introduced as herself first during her appearance on Mr. Rogers. She was such a sweet lady from everything I've ever heard about her.
I don't know why, but as a gay man I've always felt a connection with witches in media. Perhaps it's because we share a common struggle in finding acceptance and navigating societal expectations, but I think what really sold me on them was seeing these powerful, magical beings unapologetically being themselves. There's something truly empowering about witnessing their unwavering sense of self, their defiance against a world that might not always accept them. In a way, their journey mirrors my own.
Hey! loved reading this, thanks for watching 💜
@@rachellydiab Hi! Love your videos, please keep up the great work 🩷
Doesn't help that witches are always played by gay icons too 😂 💞✨
@@Taylorjade007 So true 😭🫶🏾
@@Nyzahnewtonand that a lot of drag queens have been inspired by witches, and vice versa. A lot of villains were social rejects, and a lot of them were queer-coded, so queer people often identified with them. And of course, a lot of villains were witches: particularly during the 1970s, as witches embodied the sexual revolution. I think for this reason that while we might start to see more male witch characters, they will always be dressed in feminine fashion: patriarchal fears of feminine power and desire are a core part of the witch concept. You can see that going all the way back to Circe in The Odyssey and Delilah in the Bible. These sorceresses might not be outright evil, but they represent the fear men in patriarchal societies have of losing their privileged status.
i would eat up a full video on suspiria's costumes and i've never heard of this film until now
Watch the original from the 70s first!! I think its very worth it to compare the two movies since the more recent iteration of it was made purposefully to contrast the first.
I don't have a video on the costumes specifically but I do have a video from last year analysing the 2018 film 🌹
I was just going to comment this.
@@Inthepotwithdiogenes should we hold hands about it? 🤝
@@sydney9011 yes 🤝
Really loved your Vampire fashion one, I keep replaying your video because it's almost like a comfort background noise now 😂❤
Back to the beginning of the video another interesting thing about common witch imagery I learned from my dad who studied beer brewing in Munich: back in the day, beer was often brewed by women known as Ale Wives. They kept cats to keep their brewery clear of pests, wore pointed hats to indicate their status as a guild member, and placed a broom outside the door or had a symbol of crossed brooms above the door to indicate the brewery was open and had beer available. Not entirely sure how those images got mixed into witchcraft but I’ve always found it interesting that that such classic witchy imagery was used by these alewives first!
People have said that the church didn't really like how much power the ale wives got through their business, and that is why they were said to have worked with the devil
@@Theeldritchwitch typical religious men being mad women do anything besides have children 😂
When men started being interested in brewing ale themselves (and keeping the money made from it instead of it going to the women), then traditionally female roles such as midwife and healer, (picking herbs, brewing potions),and ale wife (the imagery you mentioned), all became things associated with witches and therefore "evil" It is a little similar to the origin of the word "spinster". Spinning produced broadcloth which was expensive, but since spinning was women's work then it was females who made their money this way. It was one of the very few ways that a woman could earn her own money and be independent outside of marriage in times when your "choices" were usually marriage or the convent. So the word spinster got turned into the image of the lonely woman without a man, someone to be pitied; instead of the independent women surrounded and supported in her workplace by other independent women.
on the 'Vyi" segment: here in Ukraine flower crowns or wreaths used to be worn at weddings (by the bride) traditionally, so even if it isn't stated directly, her dying unmarried would be assumed by the audience
Viy is based more on Ukrainian folklore and pAnochka is a shapeshifter, clearly evil. Her "public" form is an unmarried girl, so your logic is right about her flower crown. Gogol wrote the original, he has nice folklore-based tales not only hard-to-translate satiric novels
Helpful, thank you!
And we KNEW Angelica Huston would be featured twice
If I could add my interpretation to the analysis of The Wiz:
The story, both Dorothy's real world and the land of Oz, are based on boroughs and attractions in New York City. Dorothy starts off in Harlem (she's never gone south of 125th street) and the goal is to make it to the Emerald City, which is Manhattan based on the large buildings and wealthy people dancing in the center. We can see more of this strange NYC in the area with crumbling buildings where she meets the Scarecrow (the Bronx circa arson insurance scheme era), the amusement park where they meet the Tin Man (Coney Island), the location where they meet the Lion (the Lion is one of the two lions, Patience and Fortitude, that "guard" the main NYC library in Manhattan), where they meet the Poppy Girls (Times Square when it used to be the Red Light District), and the chase scene with the Flying Monkeys (Yankees Stadium?) Michael Jackson's outfit has always been interesting to me because it appears to be based on the garbage that was left around the Bronx at the time. His head is full of garbage (discarded fortune cookie fortunes) his nose is an empty Reese's cup, and his torso and legs look like pieces of long-mended fabric barely handing on. Evilline and the sweatshop also reminded me of the sweatshops that exist(ed) in the Garment District of Manhattan. The circular, mechanical elements of her clothing feel like a reference to the fake and broken clocks that are sold in that area and the Chinatown nearby. It would also explain the gaudy and shiny elements of her clothes (more fake jewelry) and the outfits the laborers are wearing (so trapped in their destitute conditions that they eventually become masked/faceless creatures whose bodies become enmeshed with the clothing they create).
I have yet to see the Broadway production (as of July 2024 it's still running) but would love the costume designer for the original play and film to discuss the context of their designs. The film is absolute trash but it's trash I love!
Love this analysis! That makes so much sense
😮 Wow!!!... Super cool connections!!!... I will have to re-watch it now!
in defense of mary vogt, i think changing the symbols slightly was a good idea not because they might have literal mystical powers, but because you can never really research or predict what real-world symbols might become or have once been hate symbols. like i think it's pretty well known that swastika/swastika-like symbols were symbols of peace in south asia but obviously have a different connotation now. so i think she was really smart to adapt ancient runes even though i agree they probably aren't actually magical
also now that you've put the idea of butch witches into the world i need to see that portrayed IMMEDIATELY. amazing video!!!
Came here to point out the same thing! A lot of runes from Norse mythology and things like that have been co opted as hate symbols by modern groups, turning the runes into nonsense means you don’t run into the issue of accidentally showing support to one of these groups.
in Asia they still use swastikas.
48:54 I don't think Mary Vogt meant that using an ancient symbol would actually summon something evil - I think it's more likely she wanted to avoid any symbols that could have a negative connotation in another culture, as to not upset anyone or make the witch characters appear as genuinely 'evil'.
Not just upsetting another culture, but also ultra religious (generally Christian) crowds
It’s a small thing, but I love how you introduced the green outfit/set early on, then used different scenes to teach us about the symbolism of green. When you go back to the green set, we actually notice it, with the dress, the candle and the leaves. It’s such a nice touch for the video and it makes the viewer (or at least me) feel excited to have learned something. I found you thought the Immaculate video and have been loving the channel ever since! :))
@@phuongpenca Thank you! It makes me very happy when people notice these details bc i do genuinely run around my house like a crazy person trying to create cohesive little sets with visual links 💚💚
and thank u so much for being here !
This video isn't just up my alley, it IS my alley. Love this series so much! Will be crossing my fingers for a Ghost Costumes in Film video in the future 👻
Aw that's so cool! Ty 🌹and ghosts are on the list (though I gotta say... the list is long hahah)
Ghost costuming would be super interesting!
Abby Cox, a Dress Historian and a great content creator did a video about three years ago about the history of the witch hat.
i loveee that video!!
This was so interesting and would've taken the longest time to do, i love your outfit homage to The Craft the most, immediately recognized the reference!
It really did hahah, i think i opened the google doc in February lol. And yess thank u!!!
To add to the "why wasn't she red or purple" about the Wicked Witch of the West, I love that her green contrasts the ruby slippers. It adds a visual layer of Dorothy and the witch's battle through the film. This is such a great video!!!!
Hi something I have noticed with the Sanderson sisters costumes is:
1. Winnie is the only to have a metallic color in her costume that being gold possibly another way to show that she’s the leader of the sisters.
2. Mary’s costume resembling a baker kind of goes with my theory she may have been the inspiration for the witch from Hansel and Gretel who is also associated with baking and cooking.
3. All three sisters have purple in their dresses that shows them they are a group but Winnie’s is more of a bright jewel purple where her sisters purples are more faded and another way that could represent her as the leader. (Though the purple in question does show up in Sarah’s cloak)
Black can hide itself so well; I never realised the Wicked Witch of the West's costume was so pretty.
Also, probably worth mentioning regarding the use of nudity, specifically, in 1970s films... this time period was right after the Hollywood studio system fell apart and (by association) the Hays Code. Suddenly a lot of filmmakers were finally able to include things in films they had never been allowed to before, like nudity. It was, also, the time of the sexual revolution and suddenly being sexual was perceived as "modern". So, many filmmakers went a little crazy adding nude scenes into their films both because they were suddenly actually allowed to do it and it made them more likely to be perceived as "cool" by the younger generation (since it would automatically associate them with the sexual revolution). So, in this particular time in film history, merely suggesting nudity ran the risk of seeming prudish or old-fashioned in a way that is not true today. Not saying that this was always the motive but, I do think some younger 1970s filmmakers, in particular, did feel some expectation or pressure to include nudity if they had the chance and/or that adding nudity would give them some extra "cool points" with the young counterculture crowd. (I mean, watch the 1970 Woodstock documentary and spot how many naked people you see... hippies of the early '70s were really not shy about nudity).
P.S. The dissolution of the Hays Code is also why you get a lot of really disturbing/dark storylines in late '60s/early '70s films because, directors really did go a little freakin' wild doing all of the "deviant" plot lines they were never allowed to include before. 😅
Great takes! As for the worry over symbols on Winnie's dress: it's not going to summon a demon, but could draw negativity and bad luck. That's the last thing you want to put on your best actress!
I'm speaking as a witch, btw. Symbols are my preferred form of magic.
I also love that they created new symbols for the dress with such care in mind, it created new magic energies and likely contributed to the enduring legacy of Hocus Pocus. Well, maybe the real magic came from Bette Midler!
Thank you YT recommendations for knowing me so well. This feels like a channel about to blow up.
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Love how dense this video is, between the movie clips, the analysis, the jokes, the textual sources, the reference images… I know i will be rewatching this a few times. I loved the vampire costumes video and this one is a new favorite.
(the different colors and fonts on the title cards were a great choice btw)
Such a lovely compliment, thank you so much for appreciating the work ❤
I highly recommend an addendum looking at the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, particularly when looking for warlock fashion.
Great video! I wanted to mention that in "Bell, Book and Candle" (spoilers for an almost 70 year old film), the witch protagonist wears pants, hangs out in a jazz bar with other witches (Jack Lemon!) and is a strong independent woman but when she falls in love with a mortal and renounces her witch self she starts wearing dresses and gets excited about being a housewife (you really can tell that was a 1950's movie).
I would like to see that scenario reversed!
Witches, historical fashion and fashion analysis, wrapped up in a video by one of my current favourite video essayists, this was just the video I needed while sick! 💜
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Hmmm interesting. please note that everything that is in all caps was done solely for emphasis not to yell. The ICON Angela Basset truly embodied THE VOODOO QUEEN Marie Laveau! In Coven she truly snatched the edges off of Fiona Goode’s head when she told her that “EVERYTHING you got, you got from US! ✊🏽Through Tituba this is 1000% correct! 2. HOW in the world did you not mention the LEGENDARY Lena Horn as Glinda the Good witch. 3. They did Rachel True absolutely wrong and dirty. I do LOVE❤your take on witches fashions throughout the movies and in history. Have an amazing weekend!🎉🎉🎉)O(
What a delightful, insightful, well researched video! I must admit I'm very interested in the contrast of the portrayal of witches from the male gaze versus the female gaze. Maiden witches (Charmed, the VVitch, The Craft) often retain their soft femininity to appeal to men and make sure they're not TOO unpalateable; they're often 'redeemed' in some way that signals their ongoing innocence (I love your discussion on bonnets/free hair which I feel connects to this kind of innocent sexuality). It's the crones/hags that I find interesting, and your discussion of beauty = morality is SO on point. From the male gaze they are true creatures of horror who are simply to be subdued and killed, as they have no sexual value to men, and categorically eschew the nurturing/caregiving aspects that are the only things the male gaze finds useful about older women. From the female gaze, however, they are starting to be reclaimed as vessels of power and individualism; a rejection of patriarchal values.
Thank you for the informative and beautifully researched video!
love love love this - and thank you for 💓
🙌🏻 Very well said
in eastern europe flower crown is a very strongly established traditional bridal gown (and overall a symbol for girl's youth, beauty and aspirations for marriage), and there is also a tradition (not completely gone even to this day) to burry young unmarried women dressed up as brides.
I’ve also heard that the wicked witch’s skin was green because they were having some sort of issue with her wearing all black with the technicolor and they needed her skin to stand out next to it
Would not have noticed the "bad" makeup because I'm pretty sure that zipper cast a spell on us all
@@AndrewLaSane hahaha, eyes on the prize
Good video, I like the depth of it, however I want to correct the example about Viy as a "russian novel", because it is in fact novel written by the author of Ukrainian descent, it is set in Ukraine and based on Ukrainian folklore. The life story of Gogol, the author of the novel, is very nuanced regarding his national identity, considering the times he live in, but it is still imo must be stated that Viy belongs to Ukrainian culture as it is speaking about Ukrainians(I mean, even the names of characters in Ukrainian, Pannochka means "young lady, daughter of wealthy man or noble" and Viy literally means eyelash.)
Also quite interesting in this whole situation is difference of perception of witch in the Western Europe and in Ukraine in general. Due to the fact that we are located in the very diverse religious region(islam on the south, roman and greek catholicism on the west and north, orthodox on the north and east, and all of them has specific paganic roots), personal religious paths of many people were very unorthodox and much more acceptable by society, comparing to the west. So, considering that, Ukrainians were and still kinda are neutral towards the witches, It's only when they bring harm to the crops or livestock etc, they are judged in folklore. And that's for me, kinda changes the whole perception of the Pannochka in the novel, since it is, to me personally at least, not talking about the witchcraft as the source of horror, but of the death, which is kinda leaning onto the vampire territory, if we're talking about the symbols behind the creatures of the night. Pannochka is to be feared not because she is a witch, but because she is dead, and the whole summoning of the creatures is more of the "Dance Macabre" type than devils from the hell of whatever. Therefore, while there is a great deal of the witch symbolism in her character, I really do think that she is kind of hybrid character, heavily leaning into the vampiric side rather than the witch one.
P.S. Russians and their sympathizers dni
Hello! Thank you for this, very helpful insight. When I looked into the novel it was often listed as Russian literature and I didn't research Gogol specifically, so I missed this information.
Appreciate your contribution 🌹
Incredible analysis. Thank you for the addition, I learned a lot!
I did not come into this video expecting to see Goya, but can't say I'm surprised lol. He did draw a lot of witches (los caprichos was a series made to criticise spanish society in his time so it made sense)
Honestly I'm really enjoying your videos 😭
First I want to say thank you for this amazing analysis on the costume analysis of Witches. As you know, Witches have always fascinated me and I self-identify as one. I remembered when I first got into witches when I watched most of Disney's films, then later with the Hex Girls in Scooby Doo, Harry Potter and everything else that came after that. But the thing about witches in general is that they really had a long complex history. In the Ancient times, witches were originally medicine women, midwives, alchemists, advisors and oracles and they were trusted people in those times because the word "witch" meant "wise woman/person". When the rise of the Church came into power, it became an excuse to commit massacres and torture hundreds of people who didn't conform to their ways. But as much as we like to portray witches as either a god-fearing monstrous villain or the embodiment of female individuality and agency, many times the Witch is actually a human made into a monster by society's prejudices towards free-thinking women. It's like in that scene in "The Witch" where while we hear the witch's laugh in the barn, we also hear the mother laughing simultaneously while she's being poked by a raven. That shows that the "witch" could very well be any woman you know in your life, be it your mom, grandma, wife, sister or friend. The Witch lies within all of us. It's good that it's making a comeback and that more people can see how far the Witch has come throughout history. Also great video though!
Hoodoo practitioner here! This was absolutely lovely and I have subscribed! While similar too Vodun, I think we both need more positive representation. Honestly it's inspiring me to make a video on Hoodoo/Vodun stereotypes and fashion.
@@PlantGothKira Oh i’m so glad u enjoyed, thanks for being here! And do it!!! ✨
What I find very interesting is what you said in the end about femininity and witchcraft, specifically feminine clothing being so present in our idea of what "a witch" looks like. I am currently writing a story in which I have a gender fluid witch character who's more male than female in pronouns and body but is extremely androgynous otherwise. He's also wearing mostly dresses and I like your theory about why might have subconsciously done that!
... why "the love witch" is one of the best indie films ever made!!!
Great analysis! I actually don't think the overtly feminine aesthetic is inadvertent at all - I'd argue that witches represent this fear of powerful women via the perversion of everything that women "should" be. Associations with objects of cooking and cleaning, the hearth, but they're not using it to sustain, they're using it to blight and corrupt. They have hovels in the dangerous woods which should represent shelter and safety, but don't. Instead of nurturing children they lure them away and eat them. The symbolism around witches take all of these traditionally "feminine" associations and twist them into something evil. So then, it makes a lot of sense that our cultural aesthetic associations for the *fashion* of witchcraft would lean heavily toward the feminine as well.
Hi!! This is such a good point, thank you for sharing 🧚♂🧚♂
If you do another episode, I'd love to see either werewolf, fairy, or menfolk fashion ngl
This was really entertaining! I’d definitely be interested in a warlock/sorcerer follow-up if there is enough material and that is something you’d be interested in
Exceptional analysis!!! Bravo! Was amazed that you mentioned the Ukrainian folk horror film and also Blood on Satan's Claws! How the green color connects to witches or something evil.. loved it💚🖤
@@kyriaki4901 thank you so much ✨✨
So hype for this! Your videos are the most comprehensive 🙌
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Oh! Hi lol I just finished watching your vampire fashion video and I liked what you had to say
hi! ty!!
For the green skin, there is “green with envy.” This phrase dates back to the ancient Greeks, who believed jealousy could trigger bile production and turn skin slightly green, a sign of sickness.
Now that I have watched it all the way through, allow me to say you did a phenomenal job and I 💯 agree with you on the difference between The Craft and The Craft: Legacy in terms of costuming your characters and costuming for the sale of just looking cool. 👍🏻
I was absolutely not expecting Nobuyoshi Araki to come up in this video, lol
Emma Rossums wardrobe in Beautiful creatures was stunning Like Tim Burtons Sleepy Hollow with Christina Ricci All of the woman were amazingly dressed.
I really appreciate your work, I love all the research that you do. Please keep it up!!
Thank you 💜💜
10:00 this is a concept also nicely represented in The School For Good And Evil, especially the movie. The main characters’ looks are an important plot device in multiple instances and sometimes directly correlate to the moral alignment of the person. Very interesting considering the message of the story.
The white witches dreads, as narnia, is based on native pre Christian European culture. Dreads were worn in the Nordic and Celtic region. The dreads are not questionable at all. (I’m Jamaican fyi)
this series so far is amazing. so comforting and I also never watch youtube videos but am so content and happy watching your videos. the way you film your videos is really cool too, I love how you switch up the makeup, outfit and locations 🫀
this is such a delightful comment to read. Thank you so much, i’m so glad you enjoyed it 🌹
Fantastic video! We'd love to see a full video on Suspiria costumes!
oh gawd, now youre getting into the remake of Suspiria>!!! grrl your essays are KILLER!!!
Need a list of all the movies featured in this vid!
You SHOULD do a whole video on Suspiria 2018, yessss 39:17
iNSTANT lIKE!!
Henbane around the chapter borders is a nice touch.
As a witch, I want to offer an alternative perspective to your statement that it's "surreal" and "ridiculous" to not want to use actual religious/spiritual symbols. It would be HIGHLY offensive, in several cultures, if you did use those symbols. Unless you're practicing, you don't always know what these symbols mean and you can unintentionally reinforce harmful stereotypes and create an unwanted level of discomfort for your viewers. You don't have to believe in magic to be respectful to those who do. I think more people should have the same deference that Vogt did when making those choices.
Also, I used to believe that the Wicked Witch's green skin was because they were trying to get the most use out of the movie being in technicolor and, where that might still be partly true, I think we should collectively agree that the choice was still rooted in antisemitism. Nazi propaganda films would depict Jewish people as having different colors of skin to show them as scary and monstrous. Green was pretty common and so the choice of having the pointed nosed, haggish witch having green skin was as damaging as it was iconic.
A more recent example of a witch costume I enjoyed a lot, was Agatha Harkness' in Wandavision.
The vibean colours and flowy cape and the boots suited her style SO well.
Girl you need to watch buffy the vampire slayer ur missing so so much fashion with vampires and witches esp from the 90s 😭🙏
Somebody mentioned beautiful creatures!!!
And thank you for acknowledging how I feel about Evilene from the Wiz.
I’ve heard the green skin and crooked nose was a reference to antisemitism (a.k.a. Olive skin tone and a stereotypical “Jewish” nose. 😢 and, it can be argued that black and white magic also has some racial connotations. And, this is coming from a modern witch who is not Wiccan. And, btw, I have a degree in sociology.
make a siren/mermaid one!!
I think The VVitch is the first time I got freaked out by the concept of an antagonistic witch. Not just the baby mushing and goat titty suckling - although still, f’ck! 😮 - but the primal chanting at the end. It sounded so primal and pissed off. Really should watch that again, it’s been a while
I remember "Kunksmoor". An estonian kids cartoon of a witch who lived on a Island alone. (she had interesting outfits when she moved to the city. Looking over the top and camp.)
I've never heard about green being the color of the devil, but I do know that green was considered the color of the faeries. And there is definitely an association between witches and the fae. And speaking of fae, the hag image of the witch being ugly I think can indicate their being monstrous, inhuman. In fact hags can be considered a kind of fae, hence Jenny Greenteeth (and Meg Mucklebones, the swamp hag from the movie Legend). In certain depictions witches are considered inhuman beings, if not fae.
As far as masculine clothing wearing witches, there are male equivalents to the female witches in American Horror Story. And there is the movie The Covenant....
Amazing and interesting video❤❤
P.S. about "Black Sunday " film: it is based on the book of Mykola Gogol who was Ukrainian author, not russian and this is Ukrainian heritage, not russian. Thank you
Not me subscribing before even watching the video because I’m so excited about this.
i absolutely love the sound of your voice and cadence. immediately liked and subscribed
Love the video and I agree with almost everything in it, except at 26:17. Saying "... nudity never needs to be shown and can always be implied..." gets a little too close to the Hays code idea that anything morally questionable should never be depicted on screen. Like "We can depict this unmarried couple are sleeping in the same bed! It's immoral!" I agree with the rest of the quote saying it's fair to question when a director makes the choice to depict nudity, but only because I think it's always fair to question anything a director does. You should be allowed to question any part of art.
17:00 that makeup served stop it I loved these outfits you were ✨giving ✨
'Is Mary Poppins a witch?' Yes. Next question.
You have to take Glinda's statement in context. Up until "The Wizard of Oz" was written, it was believed there were no "good" witches at all. Witches could only be evil. Baum was challenging society's ideas about women by creating powerful witches who were not evil, but worked for the good of their people. (Not to mention the fact that Oz was itself a matriarchy - the Wizard's rule was accidental, and he was only able to hang onto power because the hereditary ruler, Ozma, had been kidnapped and held prisoner for years.) So Glinda's assertion that only evil witches were ugly was a step _away_ from the misogyny of the time by implying that witches could, in fact, be beautiful at all. Keep that in mind next time you assume something is an insult when it's really a show of support.
You can assert someone is good without tying it to beauty.
Had to pause to say that, even though the 70s eye makeup wasn't quite what you'd've hoped for, as a femme who greatly appreciates other femmes, your cleavage was spectacular for that part of the video
I know they're not all technically witches, but considering the film they were featured in, what are your thoughts about the "witch" characters in "Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost"?
What?? No Endora?? Her influence seen definitely in Hocus Pocus. I think she's the first real fashionable witch.
I know they're not all technically witches, but considering the film they were featured in, what are your thoughts about the "witch" characters in "Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost"?
7:26 I refuse to pronounce The Witch with a w. It’ll always and forever be vvitch to me
OH SHIT YOURE GONNA TALK ABOUT SNOW WHITE TALE OF TERROR?! SEEE? this is why i love your vids!!!
for my freaks and my chics 😘
Panochka was dressed like a bride because she died before she got married. Yes, sometimes in eastern Europe unmarried girls who died can be burried dressed like brides, in white dress with a brides headdecoration.
Emmy Rossum got shafted on beautiful creatures, some of her best costumes (or atleast more interesting costumes) got cut out of the film! at Lena's party Ridley is wearing a mint green Chanel inspired skirt suit with a long bob (with 60's volume) wig and matching pill box hat which gives a very Jackie O appearance. in more deleted materiel shes wearing a full lace basque with garters and stocking worn under a trench coat with a sleek straight black bob wig
This is amazing. The way you categorize things is so fun to watch. New subscriber!!
@@l0ve.aval0n Thank you sm 💓
I want to correct you, that “Viy” is actually a representation of the Ukrainian culture and mythology.
@@anita_f Hello! No worries, i have corrected this in my pinned post 💐
white dress and flowerer crowns reminds me of midsummer, good video.
I just came across your channel as i am researching for vampire dressing.
Quite cool and entertaining!
actually your makeup kooks like comical cartoonish eyes, in a delightful contrast to your mature sleek and seductive outfit
that's no mistake, just a happy accident
btw, love your purple multi-textured crochet sweater made of various types of yarn. v witchy indeed
I think the hocus pocus bit about not wanting to use a symbol that evil is less about believing in magic and more about not aligning the character with anything really concrete with reality is more the point.
THIS is EXACTLY why i subscribe to your channel! i LOVE your topics and the way you present said topics!
stopppp ur all so kind, thank you ✨✨
Bette Middler's outfit also directly references Endora from Bewitched.
I loved the purple crochet sweater!
I did not know they remade the craft. If I had known I would've been loud about how it would suck. Im glad it appears that I would've been correct.
I would absolutely love if this became a series! I discovered your channel through the vampire costume video and thought the way you presented everything was so informative but also entertaining! keep up the amazing work!
thank you sm. I have 4-5 more planned already so keep an eye out xx
Ok, so I am going to Salem Massachusetts this fall, and more than a bit apprehensive about the crowds and mainstream crap. After this video I find myself excited because yeah, every damn person there will be dressed in a witch hat. If nothing else, it should be a feast for the eyes around Halloween.
Thanks for this video, just at the right time for me !
With the while accidentally using an evil ancient symbol... While she could be referring to magic, she could've also meant using something akin to the swastika from a time hundreds or thousands of years ago that wasn't widely recorded but certain groups would still take great offence at seeing.
Doesn't really matter I suppose, just though I'd throw out a more mundane possible explanation than accidentally summoning a demon through costuming.
Oh no that’s an interesting point! Thanks for highlighting it!
No your makeup in every scene is so fun! You’re gorgeous too! I am a modern day witch- not like Wiccan but like women who used to be accused of witchcraft. I even have a black cat named October. Thanks for this awesome video
@@Rayven444 thank you sm ✨✨ glad u enjoyed!
this is my favorite video ever created thank you miss girl on film
Snow white, a tale of terror, is my favorite snow white movie ❤
Just like your vampire video it was amazing and interesting and sometimes I wear a little witch core
you've helped me immensely with writing my diploma work on witches and ther clothing in cinema. thank you, thank you, may you live in happiness and remain free of worries forever