Putting the Vamp in Vampire...

Aaaahhh... Carine... your pre-Halloween decadence warms the cockles of my cold, undead heart...
Some stand-out looks from Carine Roitfeld's Vampire Ball held last night to celebrate the launch of her new book Irreverent, which has a nice cozy spot on the early draft of my Christmas wish list.

Death Becomes Her: Carine Roitfeld

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld: babelicious demon spawn...

Anna Devil Russo! (yikes, these are getting worse and worse)

Anja Rubik: Mistress of the Dark

Karolina Kurkova looking quite Terri Nunn-ish.

Ricardo Tisci post-snack attack

Fangtastic: Karlie Kloss & Abbey Lee Kershaw

My favorite, I think: Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld & Giovanna Battaglia:

Bloody. Gorgeous.

The vamp next door, Miranda Kerr.

Angel of Death: Natalia Vodianova

Olivier "Type O" Theyskens

(Is this reminding anyone else of the credits on

Simpsons Halloween Specials?)

Must... not... use... words... "Wang Sandwich"...

(In other news, Vanessa Traina! Rrwwaarr!)

Like a red-hot poker brandished by Satan himself, that Bianca Brandolini is!

I'm not sure what's up with Beige and Beiger mucking up the

evening's colour palette like that, but I like it anyway.

first image via the new york times, all the rest via fashionologie

La donna è mobile, qual piuma al vento

I would imagine that a sartorial powerhouse like Anna Dello Russo, whose day-to-day wear is boldly infused with wit, whimsy and genuine pleasure in the spectacle of fashion, would certainly never disappoint at a costume party. So when I saw her blog post (am I the last to know she had one?!) pondering exactly how to bring it to Carine Roitfeld's Eyes Wide Shut-inspired masked ball, I couldn't wait to see what she'd come up with.

Oh, Carine, it's already been broughted.

Photos via Jak & Jil ...hearting Tommy Ton now more than ever!

(ADR is wearing a custom Pucci dress and Gareth Pugh headpiece)

{masked}

Mmmm... feeling Halloweeny already!

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Y tu mamá también!

Mother and daughter embrace the dark side... I heart them.

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Morockandroll

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Dree & Jean Paul & Carine, oh my!

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