FASHION | Fashion editorials fit for Halloween

 Vogue Italia September 2010 | Haute Couture Paris September 2010 | Kristen McMenamy | Paolo Reversi (via Faking Fashion)

Alas, fresh autumnal winds have arrived along with fashion's favourite festival of the year. And what would that be? (Honestly, there's only one...)

 Fashion Gone Rogue | Dancing in the Dark | Marcelina Sowa | Angelo d'Agostino (via Fashion Gone Rogue)

With Halloween nearly upon us, I thought it'd be timely to highlight some of my favourite fashion editorials from l'enfant terrible Steven Klein to David Sims' disturbing black and white shots for McQueen.

Paolo Reversi's shoot with the legendary Kristen McMenamy for Vogue Italia mixed glam rock with grungy undertones. Though a gold sequinned dress may seem more appropriate for a charity ball than a zombie apocalypse, McMenamy's hair is perfectly dishevelled whilst the lace eye mask emphasises couture sensibilities with a touch of animalistic prowess.

 Fashion Bless Editorial | Les Voyeurs | Jonathan Wolpert (via Fashion Bless)

Vogue US December 2007 | Home Work | Steven Klein | Liisa Winkler (via Pleasure Photo)

Almost resembling a Barbie doll, Liisa Winkler is beyond recognisable in this editorial shot by Steven Klein. I'm not even going to comment on the disturbing looking mask but the thing that puts me off most is how the composition was made to look like a typical domestic situation, hence the name Home Work. With a nurse/cooking apron dress and crazy red clown hair, the last thing you want is to have her serve the chicken she's slicing.

Marie Claire US September 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Danilo Giuliani | Ranya Mordanova (via Fashion Gone Rogue)

Avenue Illustrated | Nonsense in the Dark | Paco Peregrin (via Behance.net)

Alexander McQueen | Spring 2013 Campaign | David Sims | Matthew Bell (via Before You Kill Us All)

Last but not least, I cannot complete this post without mentioning the freaky menswear accessory that was featured on the catwalk for Spring 2013 at Alexander Mcqueen. Simple but nonetheless disturbing, these clear perspex masks framed the models faces which seemingly provided a second skin. The waxed hair was also made to resemble plastic, reinforcing the strict tailoring that is a trademark of his work. The scary part? Not knowing what was real...