how to dress for halloween

venice bal besteigui photographed by robert doisneau, september 3, 1951

marisa berenson dressed as marchesa luisa casati at le bal proust photographed by cecil beaton, 1971

a group of elves with an elf king, 1909

gala & salvador dali’s “night in a surrealist forest” dinner party, 1941

oscar de la renta (left) and baron alexis de rede (right) at de rede's bal oriental, 5 december 1969

marquise mahaut de chabannes in cléopatra costume for  marchesa casati’s “fete of ancient splendour," at her rose palace photographed by george hoyningen-huene,  ca. 1927 

senhora espírito santo and the duke and duchess of cadaval at the surrealiste ball, 1972

suzy beryl wearing an erté costume in coeurs en folie (la revue des folies bergère), 1924

venice bal besteigui photographed by robert doisneau, 3 september 1951

costume party, ca. 1920s

bal des masques organized by baron de redé at the hôtel lambert, (possibly bal des têtes) photographed by andré ostier, 1956 

 jacques fath as "charles IV", madame fath as "elizabeth of austria" and christian bérard as "henry VIII" atthe bal des rois et reines, paris, 1949

marquisa luisa casati wearing "queen of the night" costume designed by léon bakst, 1922 

mrs. robert l. stevens dressed as greta garbo for the masquerade ball given by muriel maxwell in the crystal room at the ritz, photographed by edward steichen, paris,  9 december, 1929

kids in halloween costumes photographed by arthur tress, ca. 1960s

okay, okay, so most of these are not from halloween....but really, aren't these costumes so much more interesting than a slutty nurse or slutty slut?

i heart galliano

"he told me to walk as though i'd been dancing all night, for three days, in a spanish café with some beautiful spanish men and my hair was all wet from sweat."

karlie told the cut at last night's party for CR fashion book that these were the instructions john galliano gave her before the oscar de la renta show.  j'taime!

oscar de la renta - fall/winter 2013 - new york

galliano!!! 

i can definitely see his hand in this collection. you could really tell the galliano work from the oscar de la renta looks. i hope he stays around! 

ads - spring 2012 - 14

zuzanna bijoch & rj rogenski photographed by david sims for trussardi 1911, spring/summer 2012.

 aymeline valade & angus low photographed by steven meisel for lanvin eyewear, spring/summer 2012.

karlie kloss photographed by craig mcdean for oscar de la renta, spring/summer 2012. 

alana zimmer photographed by inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin for ports 1961, spring/summer 2012.

resort 2012

yves saint laurent

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bottega veneta

oscar de la renta

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