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?

the anastasia of winter

lindsey wixson photographed by emma summerton & styled by giovanna battaglia for vogue japan, december 2013.

farmhouse

farmhouse by studio farris. lennik, belgium.

dark shades of roses

toni garrn photographed by ben hassett for vogue japan, december 2013.

sing me to sleep, sing me to sleep and then leave me alone....

asleep by the smiths

r.i.p. deborah turbeville

victoria guinness, 1983

the staircase,  commes des garçons, passage vivienne, paris, 1980

valentino collection, 1977

from the russian years, 1995-2005

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from the bath house series, 1975

rosima in comme des garçons at vaux le vicomte, france, for parco, 1985

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unseen versailles, 1980

russian series, 1987 

russian series, 1995-2005

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the immensely & brilliantly talented photographer deborah turbeville died yesterday after an eight month battle with lung cancer.  she was 76.  just such an amazing & beautiful eye.  her agent marek milewicz said she was listening to rachmaninoff on her ipod when she passed away.