Halloween is the time of year when we all get to step out of character and into an over-the-top costume. If you’re like me and would rather forgo the cheesy, tacky nurse costumes, why not celebrate the creepy, kooky, frightening holiday in style? Look to fashion and the 2011 haute couture collections for some inspiration. Think I’m a little off my rocker? Just think of Carine Roitfeld and her vampire’s ball. Who knew the undead could be so chic?

1. Alexis Mabille – High Fashion Leopard

2. Christian Dior – Impossibly Chic Clown

3. Jean Paul Gaultier – Bird of Paradise

4. Alexis Mabille – Peter Pan

5. Valentino – Storm from X-men

6. Giambattista Valli – Sleek Morticia Addams

7. Christian Dior – Couture Mime

8. Azzedine Alaia – Babette the Feather Duster from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Images courtesy of Style.com.

By: Septembre Anderson, Toronto

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