Collection Three: Beast of Blood

INSPIRED BY:

Childhood jams
Anne Rice
La Portrait De Petite Cossette
Fiend by Jemiah Jefferson
Malice Mizer/visual kei
Blaxploitation horror
Traditional vampire lore

ALBUMS ON ROTATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS:

Joji - Nectar
Banks - Goddess
Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
Cocteau Twins discography
Zola Jesus - Okovi

COLOR PALETTE:

Four color swatches (one black, one pink, one light grey, and one wine red) with names as follows: "Moonless Night" "Carmilla's Kiss" "Mist" and "Sanguine".

NOTES & PROTOTYPES:

Four sketches of original concepts and designs for Collection 3: Beast of Blood with captions as follows: "Original concept for the Sorrow Is Her Master Tee" "Darkness Mixed With Light Fitted Tee = inspired by designer Kel Lauren's reimagining of Harry Styles' merch" "I knew that I had to have a piece inspired by Interview with the Vampire" and "Raw concept for the The Lady's a Vamp design"

LYRICS:

White on white translucent black capes
Back on the rack
...

The bats have left the bell tower
The victims have been bled
Red velvet lines the black box

Bauhaus - "Bela Lugosi's Dead"

I would wait for you
I'd make room for you
I'd sail ships for you
To be close to you
To be a part of you
'Cause I believe in you
I believe in you
I would die for you

Garbage - "#1 Crush"