Contemporary Elizabethan Visuals

Kirsty Mitchell 

Kirsty Mitchell created this wonderland series after the death of her mother. Her mother was an English teacher who was never seen without a book or writing in diaries. This gave Kirsty the idea to create this series of photographs called, Wonderland. These images have Elizabethan references in them by the styling, makeup and props. 

In this image you can see with the props they are a reference to the Spanish Armada. The queen character in these pictures is titled as the 'The White Queen' which could be a reference to Queen Elizabeth I and her being 'The Virgin Queen' as white is a virginal colour.  

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In this image you can see the make up is a very contemporary version of Elizabethan make up. The hair is also very contemporary with the curls and the padding style. Overall these images are very powerful and I can really see the Elizabethan similarities. 

Katarzyna Koniecska

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With these images by Kararzyna Konieczka you can see the Elizabethan features with the hair. It is big (padding, curling). The make up is kept very plain which is another Elizabethan theme. Although her work is very strange and out of the ordinary I can see how this could link back to the Elizabethans. 

Alexander McQueen

Fall/Winter 1999

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I can see the Elizabethan references through this image. The white is a big colour that comes up a lot in Elizabethan portraits and I have also noticed this colour is used a lot in contemporary Elizabethan images as well.

Fall/Winter 2013

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This is a collection designed by Alexander McQueen's label after he passed away. This is the collection where I see the most Elizabethan references because of all the gold and the luxurious materials. Also the head piece really interests me because it is like a modern version of a Elizabethan hair piece except it goes over the whole face. With the ruffles around the neck it screams Elizabethan to me. 

Fall/Winter 2009

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This image is actually based off 'The birds' by Alfred Hitchcock but I can see a contemporary Elizabethan feel with the make up in this look. The blocked out eyebrow look, the lips being red and the pale/white skin. 

http://kirstymitchellphotography.com/

http://thefashionarchive.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/alexander-mcqueen-archive.html