Karlie’s got some swagger / Garance Dore

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Quirky jewellery by Maria Francesca Pepe 

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Red lipstick + striped henley dress + rose in hand: the gorgeous Ms Kloss can do no wrong / via Harper’s Bazaar

It was Bordeaux-boy Olivier Rousteing’s second season at the helm of Balmain, and already, he is evolving from predecessor Christophe Decarnin’s wildly sexed-up rocker chic to create an aesthetic that also draws influences from couture techniques and ideologies.

The result was a collection that, although fairly cohesive, still had moments that were better than others. Marrying a sort of Byzantine excessiveness with tailored, androgynous shapes resulted in Karlie Kloss looking boss in a fitted sweater and gilded pants, and other models wearing jackets that, well, looked like tanks. Michelin Man-padded tanks. And no woman wants to look like that (although it would be very practical padding).

Nadja Bender, Anna Selezneva, Karlie Kloss looking incredibly hot, Anna Selezneva again and Kasia Struss X Balmain autumn/winter 2012/13 at Paris Fashion Week / vogue.com

Geez this woman is beautiful.

Karlie Kloss by Hedi Slimane X Vogue Nippon / Fashion Gone Rogue

‘Halloween is the ultimate dress-up party, and the style pack know how to look fashionably frightening for the occasion.

Over the years, Heidi Klum, Alber Elbaz of Lanvin and Carine Roitfeld have thrown some gruesome but glamorous fiestas, inviting guests who have pulled out all sartorial stops for the occasion.

At her own Vampire Ball hosted in Paris earlier this month, Carine Roitfeld went for gothic Givenchy, pairing ghoulish white powder make-up and smudged black eyeliner with a black velvet Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci dress.’

Read more about some actually not-bad Hollywood Halloween ideas on vogue.com.au Eggs and bacon, anyone?

Karlie Kloss & Abbey Lee / Getty via vogue.com.au