Trick Or Treat

Text: Billy Bride


Still feeling uninspired over the whole Halloween costume extravaganza? Never fear, breathe in, breathe out – clarity of mind is key to avoiding such costumery mishaps such as Li-Lo’s wobbly ‘Mean Girls’ corpse bride gaffe, and although spooky undertones are key, take care not to misinterpret the vibe with an unsettling ‘lecherous-uninvited-drunk-uncle-bert/Sin-City-yellow-man‘ get-up. One needn’t look ghastly in order to appear ghoulish!

Thankfully our beloved designer ingenues are no strangers to ‘theme dressing’, and have provided us with many points of inspiration on this most hallowed of holidays. However, please note in advance that Halloween is no time for “sexy” dressing. Hallows eve is a sacrosanct celebration of the dead and dying – an abominable occasion that encourages us all to embrace ritual sacrifice, pagan misdeeds, and the resurfaced mutilated corpses of the living dead. This is not a call for Naughty Nurses or Promiscious Police-women! Sexy themes are a no-no!

That said, we have pretty free run of every dress-up dream in the dictionary. McQueen’s Manson-esque cellophane sex-dolls, Rodarte’s mystic Apocalypto, and Hermes’ airbourne aviatrix all get the thumbs up. I’m also an BIG fan of the tongue-in-cheek pun-friendly frippery that goes on at Marc Jacobs’ fancy dress Holiday gala event – the industry’s most memorable masquerade of mummery. On this occasion MJ has turned out such crackers as 2005’s adorable Prize Pig, the unforgettable walking Camel Toe, and hubba hubba Heinz Hot Sauce. Good luck ghoulies!

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