Sexuality Through Clothing in Daughters of Darkness
Daughters of Darkness also had absolutely perfect styling from The Countess’s vampy, mature sexiness, Ilona’s mysterious introverted style and Val’s All American turned New Money blend. The Countess’s lush extravagant textures and necklines she absolutely gave the air of a timeless and seductive older woman too many movies nowadays are afraid of making older women sexy. Ilona was the epitome of European sensuality, she was mysterious, lush, aloof and just a bit coquettish there was something hiding behind her eyes. Valerie was by contrast the All-American beauty, just the right amount of sensual without being vulgar, vanilla, and a little innocent, it made her the perfect target.
The Countess oozed wealth and seasoned sexuality. They gave her a slightly 1920s style to signify her immortality seen in her finger waves and super arched eyebrows i believe the actress based her performance on Marlene Dietrich as well, she is an image of the classic vamp archetype both literally and figuratively. She exuded a maturity and glamour that made her extremely enticing it’s not hard to be seduced by her.
She also loves gauzy fabrics furry trims and deep colors like rich purples, reds and blacks, it also helps assert her dominance over her assistant Ilona. There’s plenty of traditional 70′s silhouettes, look at the red dress it has flower natural lines with the scarf. But mixing it with older styles like the 1920s influence helps her give a timeless look. It’s impossible to know her age.
ilona is a more youthful beauty but shes also very sensual with short hems sheer tights and a rlly luscious pout they play on her lips more than her eyes in her makeup shes also european to give another layer of exoticness compares to Valerie. They keep her color palette dark and her clothing modest, again playing into a more mysterious sense of seduction and sensuality.
The mushroom haircut also adds another layer of coquettish sensuality to her character shes the antithesis to valeries beachy american blonde waves if val is the all american beauty ilona is the lush european. It’s short which was uncommon in the 70′s and slightly boyish. It gives her an exotic look.
Val is the epitome of the perfect 70s woman, long flowing blonde hair, a tall slender body blue eyes she looks out of place is this gothic European setting she belongs on a California beach. She represents an American ideal and a more natural kind of beauty, her makeup isn’t as heavy as the Countess and Ilona and instead looks almost non existent. She’s also considerably tan compared to the others, as tan skin was popular in the 70s.
Shes also implied to not be as rich as stefan and she tries to overcompensate and LOOK rich notice how hes wearing what looks to be a real leather jacket and a simple turtleneck standard rich ppl affair she looks like new money and is slightly too extravagant. The constant use of whites, tans and browns also betrays her naivety. She tries to match Stefan’s libido but always falls behind as her innocence and repressed sexuality cannot satisfy his violent impulses.
Here we see her try to match Stefan’s European flare, but it looks disharmonious on her, looking much more comfortable and confident in her trendier, American clothes. Shes modern and trendy compared to stefans more sleek old money look his clothes probably cost her whole rent but you couldnt tell off glance.
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