Happy Halloween - The Perfect Halloween Outfit

It's every Goths favourite time of the year - Halloween is approaching!

We are all very excited and love to see the world a little spookier and a little scarier, but in a good way.  Of course, it's time to plan our perfect Halloween outfit, and since we are horribly indecisive about it, we made several versions, and decided to share them with you!

The first one is a sweet little Succubus, just because we feel like being flirty and wicked and having tons of fun! That's why this set has a bondage style top, wicked horns and a distressed looking mini skirt. Of course, a hooded jacket is needed to make that perfect dramatic entrance!

Of course, no Halloween is complete without a proper Witch costume! Even though half of our closet looks like it belongs to a witch, Halloween is the perfect excuse to go over the top and be a little silly, but still look stunning! The slit gown is sure to turn some heads, and we added only a pair of bat shaped earrings as accessories. The moon purse is there so you have some place to keep your essential makeup.

A delicate and ethereal Ghost is always a good choice, and a great excuse to wear one of our favourite dresses ever, the Ophelie, especially paired with some beautiful Alchemy Gothic jewellery.

A black gown for a black veiled Skeletal Bride.  We love playing around with makeup, and this is a perfect chance to try out our skeleton look!

What's Halloween without a Vampire? We reached again for the incredibly flattering and comfortable Ophelie corset dress, and are using our brand new Manic Panic makeup and Alchemy Gothic jewellery to create that perfect Vampire Queen look.

 Ah the ethereal, the tormented, the damned... Fallen Angel. With a ballet inspired dress that flows with every step and thorn-shaped jewellery, you're ready to break hearts and tempt mortals to their downfall!

We decided to test our makeup skills again, this time choosing the Scarecrow as our costume. With a tattered top, a dramatic ragged skirt and crow shaped necklaces by Pendulous Threads and Curiology, all that's left is to find the perfect spooky makeup tutorial!

But sometimes we just want to go for a more relaxed look, so what better way than with a Pirate costume? And while every other pirate out there will be wearing brown and tan, we stay true and go with black and purple with dramatic jewellery!

We left our Zombie costume for last. The witchery dress we fell in love with this summer was made autumn-friendly with this eclectic cardigan, and we completed the look with green and purple makeup and lipstick, and a voodoo doll necklace.

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Halloween: The Vampire, The Zombie or The Warlock

  
Our ancestors believed that on October 31 the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and wreck havoc in the living world, so masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them.

So with old Hallows eve almost upon us,  we thought it fitting to share some outfit ideas   if you are looking for a way to cradle this emerging custom then take a look at these inspiring outfit ideas:

Featured above to get you started with your Vampire inspired style is the  Sinister Hooded Cape, Restyle Satchel, Venetian Mask  and then for the make-up here are the basics which include Stargazer, Manic Panic and HexSoaps.

Or if you are a fan of the sallow walking dead complexion of zombies,  you are in for a real treat with shredded trousers, torn shirts and ripped skirts and skulls.

For the blokes we have selected our best selling items to help you create your look:

Coat:        Men's Long Black Buckle Trench Coat by Dead Threads

Tee:          St Leventius Remains

Trousers:  Black Bondage by Dead Threads

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**Additional Information from:

Halloween History http://www.halloweenhistory.org/

Universal Monsters

It’s Halloween! And when for those like us, every day is Halloween, it can be a bit tough coming up with something extra special on that day.  So this year, we drew our inspiration from the classic Universal Monsters- Dr Frankenstein, Dracula, Phantom of the Opera and the Wolfman, all in female versions. We had a ball with this, and hope you’ll be inspired too!

We’re kicking it off with Dr. Frankenstein. We didn’t want to go full Victorian for this, but instead opted for a mix of Victoriana, steampunk and a post-apocalyptic coat to provide just that fine line of genius and madness. Tease your hair up for an extra shocking effect. The white streak in it, is optional, and only if you are a fan of the Bride of Frankenstein!

Midnight Hour Dress - Dragonfly

Midnight Hour Dress by Banned
Secret Obession Bag by Banned
Secret Obsession Wallet Purse by Banned
Model Dragonfly

Halloween Outfit Ideas and a Treat for You

We've just opened our Halloween Category, full of awesome clothing and accessories to create your creepiest Halloween Outfit yet.  Below are some Halloween outfit ideas which we hope will inspire you to create your killer Halloween costume.  Whether you're trick-or-treating, visiting a haunted house, baking spooktacular treats, watching scary movies or partying with ghoulish friends, we'd love to see your photos so please share them with us on Facebook and Instagram.