The best excuse to let your character style go beyond your comfort zone, is Halloween. But after all of the festivities, where does your costume go? To the back of your closet, where it becomes just another ghost of Halloweens past.
Rather than allowing it all to go to waste, try incorporating them into your daily wear as statement pieces.
For those gladiators:
Wear your arm guard as a bold bracelet. Wear with a pair of jeans and a simple top with short sleeves, to show off your strong sense of style.

For the witches:

Ditch …

Directives West previewed trends for spring 2011; and after having just returned from the runways in New York, I’d venture to say they really got it right with a Southern California twist. Previewed on the runway that rainy morning of October 4, 2010, was a variety of looks that were predicted to be popular next season, with over 170 looks, ranging from simplistic to comfortable to fun for contemporary, juniors, and girls.