# Villainous Couture Illustrations David Murray Draws Classic Horror Movie Villains in Icon Couture By Malika Renee Butss | Published 2016-02-11 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/movie-villains References: [highsnobiety](http://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/02/10/horror-movie-villains-high-fashion/) & [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dmillustration/) London illustrator David Murray is back with another fashion-related series, this time depicting classic horror movie villains in popular couture labels. Following Murray's series of illustrations that showcase Star Wars characters in iconic streetwear apparel, this new series portrays classic ghouls and killers such as Scream's Ghostface in Jill Sander and Regan McNeil from The Exorcist in COMME des GARCONS. The series goes on to include the spooky Candyman in avant-garde Ann Demeulemeester, Hellraiser's Pinhead in Boris Bidjan Saberi, Count Orlock in Thom Browne and finally, The Ring's Samara Morgan letting her long dark tresses fall onto her Yohji Yamamoto getup. Although each horror movie villain still portrays their frightening aesthetic, these illustrations showcase a different side of each character. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Horror Couture:** The trend of depicting horror movie villains in popular couture labels creates opportunities for collaborations between fashion brands and horror franchises. - **Iconic Character Mashup:** The trend of portraying classic horror movie villains in iconic streetwear apparel opens up possibilities for cross-brand collaborations between fashion and entertainment companies. - **Reimagined Aesthetics:** The trend of showcasing a different side of horror movie villains through fashion illustrations presents an opportunity for designers and artists to challenge traditional character representations. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion:** The fashion industry can explore partnerships with horror movie franchises to create limited-edition collections based on iconic villain characters. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can collaborate with fashion brands to release merchandise featuring horror movie villains reimagined in couture labels. - **Art:** The art industry can embrace the trend of reimagined aesthetics by creating galleries or exhibitions that showcase fashion illustrations of horror movie villains. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Horror Film-Inspired Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horrific-crocs.md) - [Villain-Inspired Graphic Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saint-mxxxxxx.md) - [Cult Movies-Inspired Graphic Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/film-club-collection.md) - [Horror-Creature-Inspired Footwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-monsters-collection.md) - [Monster-Adorned Capsule Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/capsule-collections.md) - [Cult Film-Inspired Fashion Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beetlejuice-beetlejuice1.md) - [Horror Manga-Inspired Graphic Tees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-and-junji-ito.md) - [Bold Anime-Inspired Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geeks-rule-hellsing.md) - [Anime Horror-Style Reimaginations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junji-ito-artwork.md)