#the Marko jacket

[lostinsantacarla]

My Marko jacket is in progress. It’s coming along nicely but it’s a slow pain in the ass if I’m being honest. Lots of pinpricks and cursing at Marko LOL Pretty proud of it though. It will be as screen accurate as I can get it.

[crxw1ey]

need to rewatch the lost boys (1987) because I miss what might be the best character design to grace the big screen

[gryphonsthing]

Marko 😎

[marlequinncos]

This past weekend, I was showing my friend my Marko jacket and explaining the different components. I was wondering aloud why these specific tapestries were picked for it and she goes “what if each one represents one of the other members of the Lost Boys?” It got me thinking, and it turns out that theory actually works.

The jacket is made up of five tapestries: two are the pinups, and the other three are velvet rugs, all from the same Italian company. The three velvet ones depict a peacock, a matador and a bull, and a leopard. 

Paul - The Peacock: The most obvious of the three. Like a peacock, Paul is loud, showy, and in-your-face. He spends most of his screen time in the movie strutting around, “peacocking” for everyone watching.

Dwayne - The Leopard: Dwayne's outfit has several leopard motifs in it, from the one painted on his jacket to his earring and necklace made of animal teeth and claws. He’s also the most physically intimidating of the boys, being the tallest and buffest. 

David - The Matador:  Matadors rule the ring, controlling the crowd, their assistants, and the animal they’re fighting. They’re a ringleader, like David. The way David lures Michael in is both strategic and theatrical, like a matador waving the red flag to encourage the bull to follow and charge when he desires. And in the end, how does David die? Impaled on horns, having miscalculated and gotten too close to a raging bull (Michael in this metaphor). 

Is this a stretch? Maybe. But costumes are an excellent way to silently convey character and tell stories. I think this set of headcanons is a really fun train of thought, and would explain why Marko chose those specific tapestries for his jacket.

[scrrry-mnsters]

Their jackets would make such cute handbags

Like handmade and out of different materials, not screen printed fandom-commodifying crap that peels off after a few months

[anya-tlb]

I was watching The Warriors for the first time and I saw the patch and recognized it. Turns out on Markos jacket in the lost boys, had the Warriors patch.

[make-me-your-animal]

Watching the lost boys while adding random trash to my marko themed jacket 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[zomblitz]

old unfinished marko fanart from like five months ago. i spent a good amount of time on it tho so i'm gonna post it here!

[starlahuskyz]

I ended up finishing my jacket’s back design, I’m prolly not gonna do the sleeve designs just due to how they are shaped and all that jazz. I will save the space to vandalize it with patches instead.

Also secret Ted pocket on the inside of the jacket

[barbara-on-myspace]

Costume Designers for movies/tv: We wanted to make sure the character’s personality was shown though their clothing, so we decided to create this super detailed, one of a kind, outfit just for them.

Artists and Cosplayers:

[lostinsantacarla]

THE LOST BOYS MARKO JACKET REVEALED!!!

Here is my friend’s finished Marko jacket video. It is the most accurate one out there to date, and it turned out amazing!!! 

[vamprisms]

me rewatching across the spiderverse trying to figure out which random background character will turn out to be a villain in the next movie after the spot reveal

[luv4fandoms]

So I have this leather jacket that I don't wear too often since I live in Florida and only in the winter can I wear it and not die of a heat stroke. BUT should I add some patches to it for when I visit my bro this Christmas season? I have a large patch that has David and Marko that will fit on the back so I'm thinking a Lost Boys/Vampire/classic rock theme.

[persephone-s-moon]

Also I will never be drawing hair like that again <3

[scaryhagmother]

They couldn’t make The Lost Boys today only because all of the characters would look like shit

[blueberrypancakesworld]

My The Lost Boys-Jacket

I painted this jacket myself over my summer vacation it took days and weeks but it was so fun. I listened to The Lost Boys soundtrack, watched scenes from the movie and just had the time of my life.