In the land of Gods and Monsters this was a pop culture
reference, and what better time to reference Jessica Lange’s rendition of the
Del Rey song than in a post about Halloween? Halloween has always been one of
my favorite holidays, partly due to the fashion element, and partly due to the
fact that I never really celebrated it until I moved to London. In Africa the
houses were too far apart for me to go trick or treating as a kid, and in Serbia
nobody really cares about Halloween in general. So imagine my surprise when I
moved to London and come 31st of October had absolutely everybody I
know inundate my newsfeed with pictures of them in elaborate, thought through
costume. I’ve made more of an effort every year since.
Overall, Halloween is the most fashionable of the holidays.
The art of dressing yourself in order to represent something you want to be (if
only for a night), is something I’ve referenced countless times on here, and
what I believe lies at the core of style. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a
Game of Thrones character or Anna Wintour (hi BryanBoy), it’s a free pass to be
whoever or whatever you want to be for a night. Isn’t that a more intense
version of what we do every morning? It doesn’t matter whether you wear a power
suit or a slip dress; you’re emulating who you want to be. On Halloween, we
just get a bit more fantastical with it.
Fantasy in general is one of my biggest interests, as you
may have noticed from the blog post a few weeks ago on Magic. So on Halloween,
I get to live in my own Nightmare of a Fairytale, watching the ghouls and
ghosts saunter through the streets and clubs. It’s a strange image for those
not accustomed to it, and I’ve always enjoyed the slightly strange. In fact, everybody
seems to now enjoy the slightly strange and fantastical; American Horror Story
being one of the most watched shows on TV is perfect evidence. I think that in
the many real life horrors the world is going through at the moment, people are
looking to escape by being a part of imagined horror, because it’s easier to
bear.
But, let’s not get too dark, after all my costume was not
particularly scary at all! I basically wore what you can see in the pictures,
with some added makeup, and went as a fallen angel (very inspired by the Undercover runway show at PFW). I wanted to go as something
dark but put a modern twist on it, hence the Leather and Astrakhan fur biker
jacket (my favorite piece of clothing, and one I designed myself by the way).
There was just something enchanting about going as something evil that wasn’t
always as such on the night of frights. Although I haven’t fallen from grace
thus far, it was good to be bad for a night. Hope you all had a trick and a
treat and I’ll see you here next weekend.
Photography by Kim Martyn
Fur Biker Jacket by yours truly Front Row Underdog
Mesh top from Topman
Skinny Jeans from River Island
Shoes from Dr Martens
Wings from Ebay
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