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Monday, 8 January 2024

Ferat Vampire (1982)

Costume Design by Theodor Pistek

A gloomy, paranoid thriller focusing on the machinatons of an evil automobile corporation; said corporation's minions play with the film's vampirism themes by wearing blood red and black clothing. The corporation's owner, Madame Ferat (Zdenka Procházková), is introduced wearing a ruffled black top with large cuffs, and a black and blood red scarf. I feel Ferat's other costumes in the film were all bought, so have neglected to cover them.
Ferat's flanked at all times by a squad of leather-clad women; the lesser minions wear simple vinyl jumpsuits with deep necklines held together by a badge of the company logo, but their head henchwoman sports a very space age and kinky jumpsuit with large shoulders and a deep v-neck.
The last of the film's bespoke costumes (everything else appears to be off the rack contemporary clothing, or workwear modified to have the Ferat logo stuck on) are the racing jumpsuits worn by the vampire car's drivers; notice the red pinstripe pattern. It's also worth noting that costume designer Theodor Pistek also designed the paintjob of the modified Skoda Super Sport used in the film, as well as the accompanying lorry and Land Rover the company also have; in a way, Pistek was the vehicles' own costume designer too!