Costumes of 'Dark Shadows'

6:00 AM PDT 5/8/2012 by Elizabeth Snead

How Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood revived both the 1790s and 1970s to grand gothic effect in Tim Burton's hotly anticipated remake.

Fans of Tim Burton's films have been eagerly awaiting the May 11 release of Dark Shadows, the director's take on the cult-classic TV series. Johnny Depp plays Barnabas Collins, an 18th century aristocratic playboy-turned-vampire who is unearthed only to find himself in a strange psychedelic world of disco, television, Nehru jackets and miniskirts.