Vampires

This Halloween 2009 I have a feeling there will be quite a lot of vampire costumes about – inspired by Edward from the Twilight books and films. The Edwardian Vampire outfit comes with a long black coat with silver buttons, a cape, red velvet collar and ruffled lace trim with a medallion. Flame shoes, gloves and fangs are available separately. All you have to do is add a pair of black pants, paint your face a deathly shade of grey and add a trickle of blood coming from the corner of your mouth and the look is complete!

For the matching vampiress there is a full length black and deep red shimmering satin gown with lace trim with black loop braid and silver buttons. The outfit also includes a jeweled velvet choker and tulle and lace full petticoat. There is an optional vampira wig and a coffin clutch! Available in sizes from small to extra large.

Vampires are mythical creatures who are meant to get all their necessary nutrition by drinking the blood of other living creatures.

Originally vampires were said to wear shrouds and be of bloated, ruddy or dark countenance. In the early 19th century the description changed to the gaunt, pale vampires we know today. The word vampire was not used until the early 18th century when there was an increased level of vampire superstition in Europe. This led to some cases of corpses actually being staked and people being accused of actually being vampires.

Nowadays, the vampire is believed to be fictitious encouraged by their portrayal in modern fiction such as  Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.

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