JenRocksFashion Colorful Musings from the Practical Fashionista…

To show my Halloween spirit, I was gonna plaster this post with images of carved pumpkins, bubbling cauldrons, filmy ghosts–and creepy Michael Myers’ masks.  But that all seemed much too been-there-done-that.  Then I was thinking of doing something like this “Haute Halloween” article which shows how runway looks can inspire ideas for costumes.  Well, I wasn’t really feeling that approach either.

So, in the end, I decided on this simple photo that I took at the National Gallery Sculpture Garden.

Roxy Paine, Graft, 2008-2009, stainless steel

The dendritic form looks strangely robotic, spidery and sinister.  And I imagine it growing in front of a Tim Burton-esque haunted house.  It just screams Halloween to me…

Here’s a little pre-Halloween suggestion if you’re planning on dressing up as a witch (à la Miss Gulch, as opposed to Glinda) tomorrow night.  You’ve probably already picked out a sexy black frock and pointed hat, but what are you gonna put on your feet?  Are you thinking about something like this?

Classic witchy footwear: pointy silhouette with gold buckle

That’s cool and all, but if you really wanna display your fashionista chops even while you’re incognito, consider this fantastic, sculptural bootie from the Barneys New York Fall 2011 Shoe Catalog:

Maison Martin Margiela-Line 22 suede and leather ankle boot. Photograph by Ilan Rubin.

Others may be horrified by the wickedly expensive price tag ($1,080), but just say you were spellbound.