Vampire Coat
Vampire Coats.
Because the vampire coat and the Gothic coat are similar in style, they are each referenced in the same category.
The single and sometimes double breasted coat has various styles. Although, all of the coats are tight fitting, some have a short skirt and others have a long flared skirt. All of the coats have long tight fit sleeves. The collars can be faux or real fur, small cape, stand up, or cowl. The fabric varies as well from satin, leather, and velvet to cotton or twill.
The vampire coat was usually always black in color until the introduction of Count Alacard (which just happens to be Dracula spelt backwards), one of the most modern of vampires who added red to his vampiric wardrobe.
The similarity between the vampire coat and the Gothic coat makes it able to be worn by both men and women. The women’s vampire or Gothic apparel leans more toward the sexy look than the practical look although it does have some practicality. The women’s apparel consists of corsets and bust enhancers as well as long and short skirts and dresses also long and short coats. Women’s apparel also has various shoes and boots. The men’s apparel is restricted more to pants, coats (long and short), crisp white shirts and shoes and boots.
Although the vampire coat has been in existence since the early Victorian era it gained popularity with the 1920’s silent movie, Nosferantu . The vampire in this movie wore a long coat that fit tightly at the top with a flared skirt and tight long sleeves trimmed with a small fur collar.
No one could ever wear the coat in the same menacing way that Bella Lugosi did as Count Dracula in his many movies. Bella Lugosi so liked his role that when he died he was dressed in full costume. His was a full flared coat with a small cape collar which allegedly made it easier for him to shape shift from human to bat when the need for a quick retreat was necessary.
The vampire coat is now associated not only with the vampire cultists but with the Gothic culture. The punk rock music of the 1970’s and 1990’s was the inspiration of the Gothic culture and the apparel and its accessories became the apparel of choice.
The stereotypical Goth is a person possessing the need to be nonconforming thus breaking the bond of conformity. To be a true Goth one has to have an “I don’t care what you think of me” attitude and dress accordingly. Along with the aforementioned apparel the Goth adds to his or her accessories pierced lips, razor blade earrings, skulls and crucifixes along with black hair, black face makeup and until now all black clothing.
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