Haute-lloween

The countdown to dress rehearsal begins! Only 24 days until Halloween! 

JeNeSeQua is here to help put a little haute into the holiday. From famous couples, singles, groups, glamourous characters of todays television and film, here are my favorites:

Margot & Ritchie from Royal Tenenbaums

Passing the torch to the lucky couple who pulls this costume off. We cant do a repeat! 

me and my sweets - Halloween 2009

What you need:

Margot: fur (mine is vintage and a gift from my granny, but faux is best ;), black eyeliner, dark polish, red barrette (I used a tortoise one and painted it with red finger nail polish!), carboard for a wooden finger, loafers, little girl socks, serious pout, striped dress (she wore Lacoste if you want to be original)**I owned everything here but if I didnt, I would go to Goodwill, Redlight - any thrift store. 

Ritchie: sweat band & wristlet, camel colored blazer, grey scarf, chinos, white polo, sunglasses, tennis racket

The Drapers or Mad Men Characters

What you need:

Betty: blonde bobbed, perfectly coifed do, ciggies, pearls, elbow length gloves, sweetheart neckline flirty floral dress, glass of champagne 

Joan: pinned - siren Red Hair, simple, waist-accentuating shift, cleavage grazing gold pen necklace, liquid eyeliner, pinky-red lipstick

Peggy: awkward bangs, short sleeve full skirted dress, in stripes or brown brocade, barely there makeup, brimmed pillbox church hat and wrist length gloves. 

Don: muted grey or navy slim fitted suit with white shirt, simple-single colored skinny tie, slicked hair, fedora, ciggies, scotch - neat. 

Sterling: silver neatly combed hair, great one-liners, lighter colored 3 piece suit with skinny printed tie and pocket square.  

Jackie O's cousin - Little Edie Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens

What you need:

mink fur or faux, scarf for head, red lipstick, brow wax, black tights/leggings, black turtleneck, black irish stepper dance shoes (any black flat will work), long island accent, maybe some cats and pints of ice cream.

Mark Zuckerburg in his Harvard years:

courtesy of Gawker.com and MZ's real FB page

What you need:

sweats, GAP or Harvard sweatshirt, adidas flips, curly auburn wig, possibly a Harvard pennant.

Bonnie & Clyde

What you need:

Bonnie:  beret, dark printed scarf (for neck, bobbed blonde do or wig) camel colored short sleeve sweater, tweed or dark colored skirt of same palette), brogues, toy gun.

Clyde: dark pinstripe suit, white collard shirt and tie, fedora, wing tips, toy gun. 

Speidi (Spencer and Heidi)

What you need:

Heidi: large bra stuffed with balloons the size of watermelons, long blond wig, stuffed little dogs, something fancy, or just a bikini will do. 

Spencer: fake or real beard, blond tamed fro, creepy look in eyes, big watch, baggy pants and button up shirt.

**Just act ridiculous, stage photo shoots, feed each others, carry un US Weekly with them on the cover.

Some other great ideas worth mentioning are Kardashian Sisters, Olsen Twins, Lindsey Lohan+ SCRAM ankle bracelet, Anna Wintour, Rachel Zoe (plus Brad!).....

I think you get the picture. Pull from your wardrobe and thrift shop on the weekends (you have 3 of them left to prepare) to make this an inexpensive costume.