Frightening Fashion Faves for Halloween

Well not quite frightening, more fabulous and Gothic to keep your wardrobe on-trend and timeless.

Here are my top 5 Halloween items that you could wear for this weekend and beyond!

1. American Retro Faux Fur Biker Jacket - £325

Fur, Fitted and perfect for the coming months! This style usually constricts itself to leather biker jackets but not any more. Wear as the Yeti femme fatale at those Halloween parties and then as a sleek stylista throughout the cold upcoming days of Winter.

2. Jeffrey Campbell Lita Skull Stud Boots - £180

Ideal for Halloween and spot on with the gothic trend. Jeffrey Campbell studded boots are everywhere at the moment yet these are a little different to the standard spikes that everyone and their mother has their hands on. Engulfed with miniature gun-metal silver skulls, a unique pair of shoes that are currently being sold at independent brand Lazy Oaf.

3. Givenchy Printed Rottweiler Medium Shoulder Bag £695

This my fave lust-have for Winter! With its chain handles and penultimate gangster pet photo, this couldn't be any cooler. Enough said.

4. Astrid &Miyu 'Conficting Choices in Gold' Necklace £39

I used this item along with the matching bracelet on a shoot recently to add a modern edge to what was very elegant womenswear. Although there are a lot of spikes around at the moment on the high street this only gives a subtle hint to the trend, creating a timeless classic. And for a limited time only our friends over at Keungzai.com are giving their fans 20% off at Astrid and Miyu here

5. Mc Q Alexander Mc Queen - Skull Print Jersey Dress - £235

I couldn't not talk about gothic, dark style without mentioning my favourite designer of all time. This piece can be dressed down with flats or up with gold bling jewellery and stilletto studded boots; ideal for any occasion.

Rio Fashion Week Fun hits Dalston

Music. Fashion and dancing - that's all we need in life and where better to do it than at Vice's Rio Fashion Week Party to get you in the mood pre fashion week.
To celebrate the launch of Vice's new series of Fashion Week Internationale they gathered all things that represented the film and of course Rio Fashion Week - Transvestites, Colour popping cocktails, good music and amazing dancers, all at Ridley's Bar in Dalston.

The series steers clear of the usual Fashion Week celebs and models, and delves into different aspects of the Fashion Week worlds - first off in Rio looking into the lives of transvestite models.

With Brazilian beats and outrageous creatives, the place was buzzing, good vibes were had all night long! Thanks for the goody bags too!

The darker side of Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga has revealed the TV advert to her début fragrance 'Fame'. In Gaga's words, "Fame is an illusion. If you really want it, anyone can have it." Nice.

Like an epic 'dramantasy' (dramatic fantasy) Lady Gaga is seen clad in PVC, leather with sharp accents of amber, clamouring in a dark fantasy world (verging on something from the Matrix or 50 Shades of Grey).  

Drenched in black oil she clambers over what can only be described as her male 'slaves'; for those of you who find the Lady Gaga/Illuminati referencing fascinating, black oil is also associated with aliens who've deposited a virus on Earth - though this is also associated with the X Files which is non fiction lark. Next is the ending shot of her 'minions' climbing over her, Lady Gaga, the mother of her darker world.

This ad is fantastically different to the usual pretty in pink, sweet and angelic Taylor Swifts of this world; lets hope the scent lives up to this.