With all the hoopla surrounding my Freddie Mercury Krueger costume this week, I figured it’d be an appropriate tbt to take a trip down Halloween Memory Lane. Here are several of Lerner’s other fantastic costumes from different years. …When Rocketman came out in May I was considering doing half Freddie and half Elton, which would have been a lot of fun, but somehow my brain shifted to the idea of a Freddie + Freddy Krueger combo since they’re the most famous Fredd(ie)/(y)s of all time
Lerner explains how he came up with this idea and also shared how the costume was made.Īfter I saw Bohemian Rhapsody last year I was really taken aback by Rami’s performance and by Freddie Mercury in general, and that made me start thinking about incorporating him into a future costume somehow. This meant that half of Lerner’s face was mustachioed and the other half was disfigured, half of his body was dressed Mercury’s iconic white tank, armband, and jeans, and the other half was dressed in Kreuger’s outfit of a striped shirt and dark pants, and finally, the Mercury side held a microphone while the Krueger side sported nightmarish clawed gloves. This costume split the two distinct looks and personalities down the middle. New faces in music like Young Thug and Mykki Blanco have expanded this concept, both outrightly cross-dressing and proclaiming a lack of care for definition of their gender.A post shared by Jared Lerner Halloween 2019, photo editor Jared Lerner dressed up as a brilliant mashup of Freddie Mercury and Freddy Krueger, calling it “A Tale of Two Freddies”. His use of drag, leather trousers and leotards ooze empowerment with a disregard for gender binaries.
During such a divided time in the 80s, Mercury donning this look on national television was inspirational. “I Want to Break Free” has become an LGBTQ anthem and mantra to live by, with LGBTQ entertainment sites even using it as their domain. When asked why, he simply stated: “These are my servants, dear”. In 1975 a journalist found him in an Ohio hotel room, pre-interview, being waited on by men in next to nothing. While he had allegedly been experimenting with men sexually since the age of 14, he had been affiliated with several girlfriends. The song and video went down as one of Queen’s biggest hits and is reflective of Mercury’s unapologetic play on gender norms and sexuality.
In Queen’s “I Want to Break Free” video, Mercury dressed in female pin-up clothing, with a black leather skirt and pink earrings to portray the role of a repressed housewife. Here we revisit some of the Queen frontman’s best moments in style during his flamboyant reign. Money Back Guarantee ensures YOU receive the. Glam was defined across the eras by A Night At The Opera where Mercury donned a satin number for “ Bohemian Rhapsody”, his monochrome catsuit in “ We are the Champions”, and his iconic tank top and studded arm band for his Live Aid 1985 performance. Shop the Largest Selection, Click to See Search eBay faster with PicClick. Seamlessly springing from catsuits to military jackets, Freddie Mercury's style was in a constant flux of reinvention. He reached a pinnacle of fame that very few can match, where every element of his character and aesthetic is universally recognised and frequently copied, using fashion and design as a means for constant reinvention. Even until the end, when he performed frail and gaunt in the video for “ These are the Days Of Our Lives”, Mercury maintained professionalism, heart and unabashed style with every show.Īlongside his powerful vocals, a relationship with his audience that Kurt Cobain felt envious enough of mention in his suicide letter, and a mighty moustache, Mercury’s reputation as one of the original fashion subversives still prevails today. During the early days of Queen, Mercury announced: “I’m not going to be a star, I’m going to be a legend”. With this celebrity costume, youll look like a classic superstar in. His work and legacy have gone on to influence maverick musicians from Lady Gaga to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and fellow icon David Bowie. Become an eighties pop icon with our fantastic Mens Deluxe Freddie Mercury Costume. In the years after his death, Freddie Mercury has become synonymous with flamboyance.