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Halloween is around the corner! These last minute tips will ensure a gothic glam event. Go costume couture with a vampire victorian Transylvanian vibe or glamorous masks and serve wicked wine and spirits. Our inspiration starts with these hauntingly high fashion photos.

Carl Bengtsson via Ada & Darcy

You don’t need to spend a fortune to attain these ‘costume couture’ statements. Wear a simple black dress with gothic vamp makeup and top it with vintage velvet hats, feathered masks and leather cuffs. Men can dress in simple suits accented by vampire makeup to attain a creepy ‘I just traveled from Transylvania look’. 

TO WEAR: Gothic vamp vintage top hat; $17.00  

Feather mask; Urban Outfitters, $18.00

Leather love wrist cuff by Love at First Blush; $75.00

Ostrich feather & vintage fabric headband by Estelle Annabelle; $285.00

Fallen angel mini top hat by Rag Dollies Madhouse; $74.00

Cream white tulle Elizabethan ruff by Rag Dollies Madhouse; $45.00

Silver venetian style mask by Lady in the Tower; $39.00

TO DECORATE: Vintage china shoe with anatomical illustrations; $22.00

Anatomical print on vintage book; $9.00

Anatomical mortar and pestle; $22.00

Midnight black candle holders; Grandin Road $6.00

Black lace window swag; Grandin Road $9.00

Black baroque wall clock and cakestand; dotcom gift shop

Venetian gold mask ornament by Lady in the Tower; $12.00

DIY! Gothic plates via Design Mom and nail head decorative studded pumpkins!!!!

TO SERVE: Wicked wines & Spirits with labels that SCREAM Halloween! Halloween can be glammed up with a variety of creep wine served in gothic goblets!

“The wine to die for”, Poizin wine by Armida winery. a reserve Zinfandel that even comes in a screen printed coffin!

Gnarly Head Wines with orange and dark labels of twisted trees. There is something for everyone from Cabernets, Chards, Merlots and Zins. 

Orin Swift 2007 Prisoner and Orin Swifts cult wine Bordeaux-style blend ‘Papillion’, Dracula Syrah by Vampire Vineyards, Drink the inky black and blue wine of Napa Valley’s True Blood Syrah, Vampire Merlot by Vampire Vineyards, 

For guests that prefer liquor serve ‘Black Devil Martinis’ in a midnight hue and pour basic vodka cocktails from a Crystal skull,  a delightfully eery shape; $54.00

Serve all your varietals in black gothic goblets!