You might think you don't know who Eiko Ishioka is, but you do. The visionary costume designer and art director succumbed to cancer at the age of 73. Here is a small sampling of her unforgettable work.

These are the Brides of Dracula from the movie Van Helsing. They influenced my version of Dracula's Brides.

Monica Bellucci(middle) as Dracula's bride

The Brides of Dracula in the movie Van Helsing.

Nosferatu 1922, dispite this being an early german expressionist film its makers were all eastern European. close enough to Germany to count if you ask me.

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