creepy couture

i was never a fan of halloween as a kid.

i loved dressing up {ballerinas and pippi longstocking were my favorite},

but i was always scared of the creepy masks and clowns parading down the street.

even as an adult, i just don't get excited over halloween.

last year was the first in quite a while

that i actually dressed up and went to a party.

{we were the twelve months, and i was miss april. april showers!}

that being said, i really can't explain my fascination with tim burton.

i loved edward scissorhands and beetlejuice growing up,

and the nightmare before christmas is among my favorite movies.

so when i saw the new harper's bazaar,

i was ecstatic.

some of the images are a bit creepy for my inner clown-fearing adolescent,

but i love dark, ominous quality of the shoot.

images courtesy of harper's bazaar

the images with the oversized skeleton are my very favorites;

i love the juxtaposition of vibrant flowers and the ominous skeleton.

it almost makes me rethink my aversion to halloween.

i wouldn't mind walking around in a couture red dress and stilettos.

i just have to talk husband into being the skeleton....

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