HOWEVER, if I was capable of the illusion,here are some of my dream looks. Oh, if only! If only to be a creepy man of questionable morals and questionable involvement in the black arts . If only I could be seen through a yellowy, grainy film lens or through crappy,low budget BBC video production quality, spattered with the lurid red tempera paint blood of Hammer Studios. Well, it's not gonna happen, but maybe you can pull off what I cannot.
The main elements are really wide, often curved lapels; olive green/deep brown tweed, cravats,burgundy velvet, smoking jackets, Inverness capes, poet shirts,canes,pocket watches,tie pins. Details that hint at some Oxfordian/Cambridge past are good. And how about some Sebastian Shaw sideburns?
A smoldering glance doesn't hurt, and maybe some blood trickles. Patches of fur here and there would accentuate any look for that lycanthropic touch. The ladies can't resist! Anyway, here are some image examples. I'll come up with more soon.
Oliver Reed. This might be from Curse of the Werewolf?
This is definitely from Curse of the Werewolf. Billowing poet sleeves are always a good choice!
Christopher Lee, as Dracula (obviously)
The Third Doctor
Dean Stockwell as Wilbur Whately in The Dunwich Horror
Udo Kier in an awesome quilted smoking jacket and a beaaauuuttiful monkey fur coat, both from Blood for Dracula via FuckyeahUdoKier
Phantom of the Paradise
The weird uncle dudes in Shiver of the Vampires
Peter Cushing in some awesome fur lapels.
INVERNESS CAPE
(follow the above link for a lot of cool historical overcoat information)
This aesthetic has been on my mind a lot more than usual, because my friend Patrick and I are collaborating on a 70s-style horror comic, replete with pseudo-Victoriana,telekenetics, Lovecraftian creatures, crumbling mansions, etc etc. It'll be great! I mention it because now that it is out there, we have to finish it. So there you go. UPDATE/// Night Gardens is totally a thing, still drawing it. The script is great! Also, this is me trying to pull off the Eldritch 60s-70s dude style,circa last October:
