Step into the wardrobe… if you dare.

In this episode of MACABRE: Dark History, Halley struts down the blood-soaked runway of Fashion Victims Throughout History — where the looks were lethal, the makeup was murderous, and the wigs had more bugs than a motel mattress.

From deadly eyeliner that blinded, to makeup that could kill you faster than a jealous corset, to the unhinged world of Coochie Couture (yes… we’re talking merkins), Halley serves the unfiltered, unpowdered truth behind style trends that literally took people out.

We’re talking:
💄 Toxic cosmetics
👠 Heels that slayed — and not in a cute way
🎀 Wigs that crawled, exploded, and sometimes combusted
🩸 Fashion statements that made their final statement

Perfect for fashion lovers, haters, and anyone who has ever muttered “I’d die for that outfit” and meant it a little too literally.

Grab your poisoned rouge and your towering wig cage — it’s time to walk the runway of ruin.

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SOURCES:

Ancient Egyptian Eyeliner & Cosmetics

Kohl (cosmetics) – FIT Fashion History
https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/kohl/

“Eyeliner: A Cultural History” – NPR Illinois
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-29/eyeliner-a-cultural-history-traces-the-historical-significance-of-the-iconic-cosmetic

“Hair and Makeup in Ancient Egypt” – Curationist
https://www.curationist.org/editorial-features/article/hair-and-makeup-in-ancient-egypt

Victorian Pale-Face Cosmetics, Toxic Makeup & Arsenic
“Deadly Beauty: The Poisons Used in Makeup Through the Ages” – Discover Magazine
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/deadly-beauty-the-poisons-used-in-makeup-through-the-ages-44253

“Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder: How Victorians Used Common Poisons” – Molly Brown House Museum
https://mollybrown.org/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-how-victorians-used-common-poisons-to-become-drop-dead-gorgeous/

“Killer Clothing Was All the Rage in the 19th Century” – National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/dress-hat-fashion-clothing-mercury-arsenic-poison-history

Wigs, Wig Cages, Crawling Hairpieces

18th-Century Wigs & Wigmakers – Georgian Era
https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/18th-century-wigs-and-wigmakers/
“A Hairy Subject — Secrecy, Shame and Victorian Wigs”
https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/a-hairy-subject-secrecy-shame-and-victorian-wigs/

Crinoline Fires, Dress Fires & Flammable Fashion
(Multiple confirmed deaths & historical accounts)
“Fatal Fashion: 21 Historical Fashion Trends that Led to Death” – Medium
https://perfectmess.medium.com/fatal-fashion-21-historical-fashion-trends-that-led-to-the-death-of-many-d1d3e58207d6

Radium Cosmetics & Radioactive Beauty
“Radioactive Cosmetics and Radiant Beauty” – Actas Dermo
https://www.actasdermo.org/en-radioactive-cosmetics-radiant-beauty-articulo-S1578219020302730

Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History — goodreads edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40828078-killer-style