You Do Voodoo
Learned sources have informed me that Voodoo can mean
· The practice of Shamanism in West African Native tradition
· Any kind of Black Magic
· Weird shit in general.
So, depending on the purity of your translation, costumery could range from facsimiles of Witch Doctor regalia to just looking a bit odd. It’s a very flexible theme allowing for all styles and tastes. Since the event is in aid of the folk of New Orleans, it may be appropriate to work in a New Orleans/ Mardi Gras theme, opening the field still further.
For those who don’t want to show their face, masks are essential.
Skull on a stick, purple wig, top hat, disturbing furs – a classic rendering of the theme of Voodoo in the medium of clothes.
Some easy options:
Why not come as a goat?
· A skull mask can be teamed with any outfit, as can a plastic snake
· You can achieve a lot with white face paints and a top hat
· If in doubt, think Bradford Goth. Try this site for ideas and you can cast your judgement on teenaged eejits whilst you’re at it! http://www.gothornot.com/
For those who would like to walk in the chicken feet of past masters of the Voodoo Aesthetic, I give you:
Screaming Jay Hawkins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGPhpvqtOc
Mr Hawkins embraced our theme wholeheartedly in his stage show, bursting out of a coffin, with bones through the nose, festooned in skulls and feathers and off his box on a potentially lethal cocktail of tequila, LSD and methamphetimine. The fact that he is reputed to have fathered over fifty children is testament to the fact that a drunk man may still succeed with the ladies if he only dresses up fancy.
Marla English
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051174/
B Movie heroine, Marla English, wasn’t just a woman who dressed a bit strange. No, she was a Voodoo Woman, an evil siren picked by a mad genius to provide the model for his slave race of magical ladies. Think tight/ripped pedalpushers and blouse, a safari hat and tying yourself to a stake. Gagging optional.
Slash
http://www.snakepit.org/
Slash isn’t so much Voodoo as a bit goth rock but to my mind there is a blurry edge between the two and I fancy the leather pants off him so here he is for my delectation and yours. He favours a top hat and leather waistcoat combo but if you are concerned about your upper body fitness it could be an opportunity to dig our that old metal t shirt you’ve been dying to get back into
Lisa Bonet
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000956/
In Angelheart, the beauteous Cosby daughter breaks free from the novelty sweater and stripy tights look to work a style more dependent on chicken killing and bucket loads of blood. It did it for Mickey but it scared the tits off me. Not for fainthearted priestesses or those who don’t fancy a lot of dry cleaning. Get a dress from the 1950s (not one of mine), a chicken and introduce them to each other with the aid of a sharp knife.
Jane Seymour
http://www.bondmovies.com/stills/lald/
Bond girl and Voodoo Priestess, Jane’s role in Live and Let Die was a little girl’s dream. I’ve never seen this movie and frankly it looks like a heap of chicken shit but I dig her headdresses, which the dedicated could probably construct with a drawer full of spoons and a spool of sticky back plastic.
Mr Hawkins embraced our theme wholeheartedly in his stage show, bursting out of a coffin, with bones through the nose, festooned in skulls and feathers and off his box on a potentially lethal cocktail of tequila, LSD and methamphetimine. The fact that he is reputed to have fathered over fifty children is testament to the fact that a drunk man may still succeed with the ladies if he only dresses up fancy.
Marla English
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051174/
B Movie heroine, Marla English, wasn’t just a woman who dressed a bit strange. No, she was a Voodoo Woman, an evil siren picked by a mad genius to provide the model for his slave race of magical ladies. Think tight/ripped pedalpushers and blouse, a safari hat and tying yourself to a stake. Gagging optional.
Slash
http://www.snakepit.org/
Slash isn’t so much Voodoo as a bit goth rock but to my mind there is a blurry edge between the two and I fancy the leather pants off him so here he is for my delectation and yours. He favours a top hat and leather waistcoat combo but if you are concerned about your upper body fitness it could be an opportunity to dig our that old metal t shirt you’ve been dying to get back into
Lisa Bonet
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000956/
In Angelheart, the beauteous Cosby daughter breaks free from the novelty sweater and stripy tights look to work a style more dependent on chicken killing and bucket loads of blood. It did it for Mickey but it scared the tits off me. Not for fainthearted priestesses or those who don’t fancy a lot of dry cleaning. Get a dress from the 1950s (not one of mine), a chicken and introduce them to each other with the aid of a sharp knife.
Jane Seymour
http://www.bondmovies.com/stills/lald/
Bond girl and Voodoo Priestess, Jane’s role in Live and Let Die was a little girl’s dream. I’ve never seen this movie and frankly it looks like a heap of chicken shit but I dig her headdresses, which the dedicated could probably construct with a drawer full of spoons and a spool of sticky back plastic.
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