Couture Halloween

Halloween is one of my most favorite holidays. Although I don't dress up or celebrate it the way I used to, I still enjoy the silliness and spookiness of it all. This year my work had a Halloween BBQ and a few people dressed up, including me (I was Betty Draper from Mad Men). It was so much fun to have one day where people indulged in a little fantasy -- whether it was something scary or ghoulish, or outrageous or funny.

And that is what made me starting thinking about the fantasy element of fashion. There are a few designers, like Galliano, Lacroix and Gaultier, who transform their fantasies into beautifully dramatic clothing and display them in fantastical and theatrical runway shows.

Below is the inspiration for this post. It is a Galliano dress from his Spring 2010 Ready to Wear show in Paris. To me the dress exuded a slightly macabre yet deliciously seductive sensibility. Exactly what the fantasy of Halloween is all about!

John Galliano, 2010 Spring Read to Wear
(photo credit: style.com)

Bargain Looks

Zoe Lace Dress, Bebe, $139; Polaris Dress, ModCloth, $99.99; Flutter Tier Ruffle Dress, White House Black Market, $98