Were is the law that all girls must wear slutty costumes on Halloween?  I don’t know about you, but they are not my style. If that’s your thing, good for you, but I’d rather be warm and and comfortable on Halloween!

If you don’t have a costume idea yet, why not just be outrageously fab with this “bewitching” stuff from Mod Cloth?  You can always just say you are a fashionista!

Start with this fun hat.

From modcloth.com

Take this or any black A-line dress.

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It is easy to see why I’m obsessed with this black homecoming dress by Jovani. It’s just perfect. The style and details are different than most other dresses and it has such a sweet, feminine feel to it. My only alteration -  wear it with fuchsia shoes.

From fxprom.com

I had a hole in my wardrobe: no everyday black skirt. I do have a fancy shmancy black skirt, but it’s not something you wear in the daytime.  So, I busted out my Bernina and got to work.

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Okay so, as I was musing about what to make my next post about, a friend was complaining that she only really wears darker clothes and that it’s hard to find nice, summery clothes that aren’t white/bright. So here’s a little compilation of the dresses I came up with.  (Let me tell you, it’s a lot harder to find than you think!)

I suppose I’ll start off with plain black – it’s probably the least summery you can go? You can still get some really nice style dresses though, such as this one from ASOS:

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Searching for an animal print prom dress? Here’s how I’d pull off the look:

Evening Dresses at eDressMe
Clutches by Jessica McClintock

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