Sep

28

High Fashion to Tabletop: Halloween

Filed Under Aisle Style, Dinner Parties, Food and Drinks, Holidays 

We are inspired by so many things from old vintage beauty ads and vinyl record albums to eclectic window displays in small antique shops. This week we are going to show how we draw off of high-fashion for design inspirations and how the pages of fashion magazines and the runways of NY and London can be transformed into sensational tablescapes.

Harper’s Baazar just featured a hauntingly beautiful spread of Tim Burton mixed with magical fashion. “In anticipation of his retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, filmaker Tim Burton reimagines the season’s dark delights.” Tim Burton took high-fashion designs such as Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Nina  Ricci and other couture looks to a whole new eerily captivating level.

timburtonHere is our take on infusing a bit of Tim Burton’s photo shoot into your own Halloween and festive fall functions. Tim Burton is known for his gothic expressionism and sharp contrasts between dark and bizarre visual styling.

tablescape halloween

Tim Burton inspired DIY decor: Hang gothic vellum lanterns, arrange spooky Halloween bouquets, design Pumpkin baskets with overflowing flowers, add sparkle and twinkle to your October night with Celestial Pumpkin Lanterns, seat your guests at a Poetic pumpkin tablescape, and top tables with Gothic pumpkin centerpieces. Finally, add vintage halloween decor touches with masks and round pumpkin faces.

pumpkinDIY Pumpkin Carving: Channel Tim Burton’s love of dark and light with black and white painted pumpkins (instructions here), and replicate old china patterns onto your pumpkin for hauntingly glam effect (bottom right).

Recipes: Don’t stop at the decor. These visually delightful and delectable treats are sure to impress. Along Came a Spider Cake Recipe, Spiderweb Cupcakes, Caramel Apples

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9 Responses to “High Fashion to Tabletop: Halloween”

  1. TERI REES WANG on September 28th, 2009 2:45 pm

    Did you see the actual image of Tim Burton in that same layout, face down and holding his own costumed head.

    ..And there is a great image of Martha Stewart as the scary equestrian witch with glass eyes.

  2. sarah on September 28th, 2009 3:45 pm

    Brilliant as always! XO

  3. BlondeShot Creative on September 28th, 2009 3:47 pm

    great post!!

  4. becca @ birthday girl on September 28th, 2009 8:58 pm

    yeesh. creepy, but inspirational. thanks for the links.

  5. Sofia on September 29th, 2009 5:51 am

    I´m a big fan of Tim Burton. Can´t wait to see his last movie Alice in Wonderland!What can i say…love this post!

  6. sandra on September 29th, 2009 11:07 am

    those b&w pumpkins are perfect for what we are trying to do this year. thanks!

  7. Trudy on September 29th, 2009 11:54 am

    What a great post. I love how you ladies showed the inspiration and then how you interpreted it. Thanks for the cool links too!

  8. Alexandra on October 7th, 2009 9:53 pm

    what a creative post! never would have thought the halloween vibe could be intertwined so nicely for a table top design!

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