Total Pageviews

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The Compleat Wardrobe of Angelique Collins (et al): 1897 (DuVal vs. DuBois)

Continuing our examination of the fits and fashions of Angelique Collins etc. etc., in her 1897 incarnation, freshly plucked from hell, and only given four outfits to choose from.


The strange brown number with the enormous pirate cuffs ... is this supposed to be representative of the 18th century?  Was Lucifer making a joke?  Did Angelique lose a bet?  After these initial two episodes of Angelique's return to earth, we never see it again.


The blue/lavender (depending on the light) and maroon number that Angelique rocks A LOT during this timeline.  Honestly, it's a competition between that and the dragon lady number.  (See below.)


What I've dubbed "the dragon lady dress," which Angelique might have doffed more than the above blue and maroon number.  Someone should fact check me on that.  It was made especially famous in the below photo shoot:








Finally, after months and months playing a wealthy heiress (DuVal or DuBois?  no one knows) at the turn of the century, and relying on TWO dresses, Angelique FINALLY receives a cute blue "traveling" dress, which she demonstrates once and wears twice ... and then the show return to the 60s.  Ah, well.  She married up, financially speaking, at least.

NEXT UP:  Mrs. Rumson!

House of Dark Shadows: Catching Sight of Maggie


Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The Compleat Wardrobe of Angelique Collins (et al): 1968 (Part Two ... the Vampire Experience)


 Continuing our look at the fabulous fashions of Angelique (insert myriad surnames) Collins, etc.  After spending many months as the glamorous Cassandra, rarely repeating an outfit, it must have been a real downer to spend the rest of 1968 as a vampire with basically three pieces of wardrobe.


Angelique rises from the dead at Nicholas' command as a vampire, in a dress similar (though not identical) to the dress she died in as Cassandra:


(...though Cassandra did steal that from her future/past rival ...)


...Mrs. Laura Collins.


Commanded by Nicholas to appear as Angelique classic, with that familiar rusty-gold spell-casting, appear as a ghost and haunt everyone empire-waisted dress with matching cape.  Vicki doesn't notice that her hair isn't super period.


One of Angelique's strangest vampire dresses, the most un-Cassandra-like possible.


Here's a better look at the skirt.


The flowing white number that she ends up spending most of her time floating about the estate wearing, made famous from this shot:


... and this one:


And this one :

Very Hammer-esque.

And ... that's it.  Three dresses.  Vampire Angelique gets three dresses.  Actually, she doesn't fare much better in 1897 ...

UP NEXT:  Speaking of ... 1897!

The Compleat Wardrobe of Angelique Collins (et al): 1968 (Part One ... the Cassandra Months)

Continuing our exploration of the fits and fashions of Angelique/Cassandra/Alexis/Valerie/Miranda Bouchard/Collins/Collins/DuVal/DuBois/Rumson/Stokes/Collins/Collins/DuVal.  Settle in to Angelique's incarnation in 1968, where she explored all the different shades of lime at her disposal:



Angelique reincorporates as Cassandra Blair, Roger's new wife, and instantly embraces several shades of green at once.


Without the cape.


The pink/peach negligee, good to wear while poisoning your new husband.




Pale purple, useful for torturing your ex.


Dark blue/black (blue?  black?), best for meeting your new niece who is, in theory at least, your age.  Little does she know.


Green coat #2, for those keeping track at home.  There must have been a sale at Brewster's.


Armless minis must have been so refreshing after all those binding servant dresses of the late 18th century.  Especially when discovering that your hated rival's doppelganger exists in your new timeline as well.


Green coat #3, perfect for tormenting your sister-in-law.


So many coats for such a warm spring/summer!


Ah yes, the butterfly peignoir ... not just lime green, but purple and orange ... and butterflies!  I feel like my mother had pillowcases much like these as a child.


Green and blue and black make you look gorgeous ...


...before you begin to decompose and cover yourself with your newest cape.


Red makes you feel powerful enough to ensorcel everyone on the great estate, including your husband and stepson.


More lime green minis brings out the crazy in your crazy eyes.


A nice subtle gray is good when you're having a stand-off with your arch nemesis.  Your most recent arch nemesis, that is.


The first of the red dresses in your arsenal ...



...but this one is more photogenic (see our post last winter about the Monster Rally photo shoot the 2nd Missus Collins took part in ...)



Basic gray won't clash with your faux-sibling's matching suit when he shows up semi-expectedly.


Gray also works when you're about to reach your triumph as a mass organizer of nightmares; it may also take the sting out of the slap administered by one of your former friends.


But donning the witchiest of all your robes may help you have the upper hand.


When your pink and green and orange butterfly peignoir isn't available, this one will have to do.


A blue suit with matching coat is best for summoning the dead back from their graves.


Your evil (fake) brother's arrival will sometimes cause you to go for more subued attire ...


You can remove the jacket to reveal another totally to die for armless mini ...



...perfect for when you literally go armless.


When you know you're about to go out, you make sure your hair is big (the higher the hair, the closer to ... um, never mind) and you're wearing the absolute witchiest of all your witchy robes.  The better to hide your clay voodoo doll in the sleeves.


And finally, when you're dying (again), you don a giant black cape, because by embracing the stereotype, you are undermining it.  Samantha Stephens would approve.

NEXT:  Angelique the Vampire!