London fashion label Dead Lotus Couture has launched a new collection of retro womenswear made of natural latex and fake fur.
The Operio collection is "inspired by cult cinema, decadent disco and menacing monsters," according to the label.

Named after the Latin word for "to conceal", the collection features 12 made-to-measure outfits influenced by 1970s disco culture as well as filmmaker Wes Anderson and horror-movie director John Carpenter.
"Wes Anderson's quirky vintage styling, John Carpenter's dark thriller aesthetics and the disco era's mirror-ball hedonism strongly influenced the collection's 12 distinct looks," said Dead Lotus Couture.

An animated video promoting the collection features ghostly outfits dancing on a catwalk modelled on the set of 1970s TV music show Soul Train. "Despite its bold cheerful colours, the Operio collection disguises something disturbingly ominous, as seen in the animated video that supports the launch," the label said.

The collection was designed by Nange Magro, a London-based designer and stylist who, as well as running her own fashion line, has created latex costumes for artists including Janelle Monae, Katy Perry and Dua Lipa.
"Dead Lotus Couture's Nange Magro understands that everyone has a dark secret," the brand said. "She aims to express the wearer's dual identity with monster-like fur breaking through the latex second skin."

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