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Seven Hot Historical Costumes Created With Runway Looks

Amanda Gabriele — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:00:55 +0000

Halloween is right around the corner, and I don’t even know who I’m going as yet! Although these are a little out of my price range, here are seven historical costumes created with modern looks right from the runway.

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Look #1: Marie Antoinette recreated with Alexander McQueen fall 2010

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Look #2: Cleopatra recreated with Pucci fall 2010

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Look #3: Joan of Arc recreated with Audra Callo fall 2009

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Look #4: Helen of Troy recreated with Alberta Ferretti spring 2008

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Look #5: Jackie O recreated with Alice + Olivia resort 2011

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Look #6: Nico from The Velvet Underground recreated with Giorgio Armani spring 2003

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Look #7: Clara Bow recreated with Louis Vuitton spring 2011

All runway photos from Style.com

RUNDWAY RUNDOWN: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2010 Couture

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:41:03 +0000

Joan of Arc is attacked by a pirate ship which lands in the amazon…or at least something like that! This collection is all over the place, and although I love the workmanship and the detail, this could easily be 3 different collections, all with their own theme!

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RUNWAY: Balmain Spring/Summer 2010

Rebecca Alexander — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:03:54 +0000

Pierre Balmain once said “dressmaking is the architecture of movement,” and Christophe Decarnin managed to make a sexy and sophisticated collection with movement using mainly animal skins and metallics. A Joan of Arc inspired collection, critics claimed his designs were “a returning heroine moment of great zest and epic edgy beauty, saying Decarnin knows “how to rock–and how to sell.”

Via NY Mag

View the entire collection here.