My son is going to be a vampire train conductor this Halloween. And I still have no idea what I want to be. I usually start working on my costume at least a month in advance, but… not this year. I want to be something a little scary, but I’ll be going trick or treating with my son and his friends, which means I can’t be too scary. So what to be? A pretty witch? Boring. A brain-hungry zombie?  Maybe. A vampire victim? Definitely not creative enough.

So maybe I should go girly and pretty instead. After doing a quick Runway-Inspired Halloween Costume piece on StyledOn, now I’m considering going as a big flower, inspired by John Galliano’s beyond gorgeous collection for Christian Dior, Fall 2010 Couture. I could probably pull it off fairly easily and wouldn’t have to worry about freaking out the kids – but then again, I love freaking out the kids (just a little bit). What are you going to be? Scary or pretty for you?

Aside from going to a fall harvest festival, watching The Social Network (which was good, but I didn’t see it as “the movie that defines a generation” or “the best movie of the year”), eating terrible ribs at The Wing Bar on Smith Street, and pulling out my winter leggings because yes, I was actually that cold, I began decorating the house for Halloween. Easily one of my favorite holidays, Halloween is one I go all out for. Glittery bones for $30? Gotta have ‘em. Special, extra-stretchy, extra-white spiderwebs that cost $8 more than the other webs available? Must haves. The ability to enter my bathroom? Not if it interferes in my haunted house design.

And speaking of Halloween (which I will be doing a lot, just FYI), why not…

Halloween parties can be really fun and aren’t as much work as you probably think. Check out our guide to hosting both haunted cocktail parties and spooky dinner soirees on StyledOn here.

Are you dressing up this year?
I don’t know what I’m going as yet, but I thinking about being a little more scary/yucky than usual…