This stereotypical dress perpetuates the erroneous belief that the occultist is sinful or "evil. The "witch" is an enduring stereo-type of female occult dress, exemplified by the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz and the witch antagonist from various Grimm's fairy tales. The witch stereotype consists of ragged, all-black clothing, cape, conical wide-brimmed hat, and facial deformities.
This stereotype originated in medieval Christianity's attempt to denigrate practitioners of Western Pagan religions. The color black and physical deformities are associated with the concepts of evil and sin, hence the witch stereo-type is "covered" in sin-black clothing and warts. Around the turn of the twenty-first century, the popularity of the Harry Potter book series by J. Rowling helped to alter the stereotype of the witch, replacing it with more diversified images and connotations.
The male and female Satanist stereotypes typically wear pentacle jewelry, black robes, black hair, and black eyeliner; similar dress is used for the male warlock. Since Western cinema has historically dressed the villain archetype in all-black clothing, dressing the occultist in black visually communicates a sinister character to the audience.
In the late twentieth century, some occultists wishing to be recognized in mainstream religious and cultural arenas adopted stereotypical occult dress-black robes, pentacle jewelry, black hair, and black eyeliner.
While controversial among occult communities, they visually publicized and communicated occult membership and beliefs by wearing this type of dress. Occult dress has also influenced subcultures. The dark-romantic Goths, some heavy metal music fans "headbangers," and a variety of vampire subcultures utilize elements of occult dress, especially stereotypical components, such as black clothing and pentacles. Occult dress styles are more commonly worn by these subcultures as a symbol of subculture affiliation, rather than as an indicator of religious or spiritual beliefs and practices.
Buckland, Raymond. Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft. Paul, Minn. York Beach, Me. Raven Wolf, Silver. Fashion History Clothing Types and Styles Occult Dress Occultism is any nonmainstream Western system of spirituality that uses magic, the definition of magic being the way in which internal thoughts are used to affect changes in the outside world. I wear it in a bit of a tongue in cheek kind of way but also because its a nice way to dress up. Commercialism is never great but there is no harm in enjoying a little dress up now and again, and Halloween is the perfect opportunity to shove two fingers up and turn a potentially negative image positive, or at least ridicule it a bit.
One particilar stereotype that is repeated time and time again, in art in movies and in real life, is the Sexy Witch. Scanty clad Witches of both genders appear before our eyes, as much an expression of societies concept of beauty and fashion as a recognition of the human form in revival. There are arguments and counter arguments for and against this style of dress and art, some of which relate to individual traditions, feminism and a desire to engage with counter culture.
Some find reveling in their sexuality liberating and enpowering, whilst others are uncomfortable with such displays or find power within modesty and neither position is wrong within the context of Witchcraft. Dress As Thou Wilt. I personally believe that the manner in which one dresses is one of personal choice. Even in religions which have strictures regarding how one must dress I feel that so long as the individual is making the choice of their own free will to participate in said religion who am I to judge?
What one person finds oppressive another finds a liberating and visa versa. I wear what I feel comfortable in and hope that other people feel the same about themselves and what they wear. Witchcraft is a path through which many take in order to achieve a sense of freedom of expression after enforced conformity and I am always uncomfortable with the idea that the craft should be universally represented by a single dress code. Patricia Crowther. You are commenting using your WordPress.
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Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Victoria Vicky Newton and Knot Magick with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Knot Magick. Skip to content. How do Witches dress? Posted on October 29, by knotmagick. While many of us were first introduced to the concept of the pointy hat-wearing, green-skinned witch as little kids watching the Wizard of Oz , witches in movies and TV have since taken on many incarnations.
And Chilling Adventures of Sabrina gave its main character an updated, witchier spin on Gossip Girl- like style, complete with headbands as hair accessories. So, when she's introduced into the group, it really takes off. Even 23 years later, that statement could very well be true.
Sorting through the 3. Fashion retailer Dolls Kill, known for its edgy fashion catering to Gen Z and millennial-age punks, goths, and club kids, has embraced the witchy aesthetic for years, and even has a collection inspired by The Craft. Meanwhile, Sally Sandra Bullock is a down-to-earth witch with a penchant for mom jeans and chunky shoes. Both of them spend a large majority of the movie in some variation of a long floral skirt and crop tank, topped off with a coordinated cardigan, which is the zenith of transitional-season fits.
Because of her stay-at-home vibe, Sally spends her time doing slightly more relatable things than dating a sexy vampire, so her outfits are a perfect guide for navigating less-than-ideal-weather activities. Have I mentioned these sisters have equally stylish aunts? After their mother died of a broken heart see: family curse , they went to live with their kooky aunts, played by Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest. Their aunts feed them chocolate cake for breakfast and, as previously mentioned, have a truly enviable hat collection.
If you are still not convinced that this particular brand of witch dressing is far superior to all others, consider this: You can wrap yourself in an enormous cardigan for Halloween and call it a costume.
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