Halloween Inspiration: Garth Pugh Meets the Predator

As I said in my last post, while classic movies are a fabulous source of inspiration for us regular folk designing a wear-it-once-and-donate-it-back-to-Savers Halloween costume, they are often a powerful source of inspiration for designers to create much more not-destined-for-Salvation-Army looks.

And while many folks may not consider the 1987 movie The Predator to be a classic, I most certainly do, and I couldn't help but recall this 2008 A/W collection by Gareth Pugh for fairly obvious reasons.

 

   

Not sure you could pull of the Predator look? Pugh's collection also features some awesome samurai warrior inspired looks (always a classic) as well as some looks that, if I had to guess, I'd say were inspired by the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz...

 

 

You can check out the rest of Gareth Pugh's collection here. And if you like his aesthetic, you can see some more looks in the same vein from his Spring 2012 collection here.

And if you're looking for your own Predator fix, check out these awesome pieces!

      

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