Fall has never been as grim as this, and it’s already a hard condition to believe given the usual bad mood that comes with simply accepting the onset of winter. It’s not just the typical tones of the landscape that are getting darker, with the renewed darkness and the greenery losing its life and intensity: a new shadow is falling on the current fashion scene, and we know exactly whose fault is it? Rea an old acquaintance: Jenna Ortega is back on our screensthis time in a new form but with the same magnetic and dark look. Its return coincided with that of a great cult cinema, in a new version to tell us a sequel that we would never have imagined: Beetle juice Beetle juice is the name of the sequence of Beetlejuice – pig spirit, the grotesque comedy of 1988 born from the surrealist genius of Tim Burton.
This is the second collaboration for the two, which began in 2022 with Wednesdaythe acclaimed Netflix television series: already then, the charisma of the young woman, perfectly placed in the role of the enigmatic firstborn of the Addams family, was enough to highlight the Gothic style. This is why the feeling of going through a lucidity already seen it’s strong now.
This change in vibrations has indeed been in the air for some time, perhaps hidden in the shadows by sheer definition, but obvious: a sinister clue was the one provided to us by Sabrina Carpenter in the unexpected horror music video accompanying the single. Tastewhere Jenna Ortega herself makes a welcome (dark) presence as the bloodthirsty girlfriend of a psychopath. Even what is clear in the Gothic is clear reboot of The Ravenmarked by a hypnotic and splashing atmosphere.
Was Beetle juice 2, now, to deliver the final blow to definitively resurrect the gothic chic from its ashes and in the midst of its ghostly charm. The very idea of giving shape to a sequel, thirty-five years later, says a lot. Someone has already taken steps to rename this welcome (re)appearance to Beetlejuice Corerecognizing some of the key elements of Burton’s aesthetic in the contemporary evolution of Gothic. Its bone roots, however, are much older than that.
The origins of the Gothic style and its new interpretation for fall/winter 2024
The post-war subculture, Goth was born – in 1979 – from the need to rebel against the system, by embracing the climate of horror of the time. The main style references are found in punk and in glam-rock: goth, however, adds a romanticism inherent to the first, with a completely additional macabre touch if we compare it to the second. It retains the boldness, piercings, mesh fabrics, studs and leather of punk. From the glam rock instead, he steals theatricality, creating his own veils and ruffles, wide skirts, busts and sometimes exaggerated corsets in reference to the Victorian era and the dark culture typical of the Romantic period, with Byron, Shelley and Keats in backdrop.
Precious is also the inspiration taken from great icons of the world of musiclooking at accessory items such as crucifixes, black nail polish, strong makeup, combat boots and worn-looking leather jackets. After various evolutions, Gothic became rarer to the point of almost disappearing, around the middle of the first decade of the new millennium, but is returning today in a new form. And literally.
The outfits he wears are unforgettable film cast during the most recent major events, starting with the Vivienne Westwood look exhibited by Monica Bellucci on the occasion of the Venice Film Festival 2024 up to the Simone Rocha worn by Catherine O’Hara for the film’s premiere in London.
In London, on the other hand, Mariacarla Boscano stands out with her silk and feather dress by Ann Demeulemeester.
There fashion The current is clearly and irremediably the clear reflection of this fascinating disturbance, influenced by the dark world in total: reign total blackblack leather, tulle and feathers return.
They tell us about it podiumsthose of big names like Simone Rocha, who last February with the unforgettable fashion show entitled The awakening he spoke of Victorian funerals as if they were a dark fairy tale, Alexander Mcqeen, Saint Laurent and Givenchy.
Then think about the eccentric wedding dresses of Versace – those symbolic of the unforgettable spectacle Versace Church – or the Dior and Gucci collections featuring gothic dresses combining ultra-curvy bustiers and vaporous tulle skirts.
What also remained engraved in memories was the fashion show. Thomas Browne dating back to last February, as a worthy closing of New York Fashion Week: an authentic theatrical and surreal transposition – which ironically took place on Valentine’s Day – of The raven Of Edgar Allan Poeparade to present its fall-winter 2024/2025 collection, marked by tattered tuxedos and patterned bodices trompe l’oeil .
In short, all of this appears to us to be good reasons to be able to state with certainty that a dense dark cloud is, with fatal slowness, enveloping the panorama. high fashion today, populating the red carpets and catwalks with creatures that are certainly from another world, but definitely – and literally – trendy.
Gothic-chic in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: focus on the look of the characters
Thirty years later, Lydia Deetz is back to delight us with black humor – as bad as his vision of existence – and wisdom. From a misfit teenager grieving her own life, she is now an adult true to her dark roots (manifested by the surviving long coats, combined with tartan prints and extravagant hair) who has given birth to a daughter.
Jenna Ortega obviously lends her face on set Astridwhich will not only wake up the horrible Beetlejuice with absolute naivety but will contribute – more or less consciously – to providing a new interpretation of the Gothic stylecombining traditional elements with young and fashionable accents. Catherine O’Hara and Monica Bellucci, dressed in their theatrical costumes, also contribute greatly to the film’s fashion narrative.
Behind the extravagant costumes on stage hides the hand of the Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood who, in agreement and collaboration with Tim Burton, attempted to create a completely new universe that could both recall and respect the great cult.
Atwood certainly gave a nod to the original – and original – choices of Aggie Guerard Rodgers, but by giving a new freshness to theglam-gothic attitude punk-style tulle dresses and striped suits that appeared in the first film. The choices fell apart ancientrearranged to do justice to each character (with the associated quirks) according to more contemporary silhouettes, but with constant reference to the 80s.
They remained the emblematic lineswith the high contrast of black and white in the case of the merciless Beetlejuice himself and with the lower one for Astrid’s wardrobe: in the case of the historical striped tuxedo worn by Michael Keaton in 1988Atwood wanted to turn to a more modern reinterpretation by opting for lines of unexpected elegance. The tulle also remained, still plush and abundant for Lydia and Delia, but the floral print and a few extra pops of color were added.
These dark circumstances lead us to a single truth: we are faced with a awakening of gothic chic full-fledged which we are sure will turn the whole month of October into an unprecedented Halloween party.