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Whether you’re a gaudy Cleopatra or a full-on hotdog, have fun this Halloween and be safe, my darlings. With all the masks lending ambiguity to the real creepers in the world, a girl needs to remember her pepper spray or her master kung fu skills. Stay on your toes and grab me some Tootsie Pops…they’re my favorite

Sometimes I think I’m psychic. I JUST posted on the Nike Air Max 90′s that had a semi-tweed-looking pattern to offset the masculine colorway. And now, Nike comes out with an actual tweed pack.

Check out these Nike Air Royal Mids, which come in a purple and a green colorway (only the purple is shown), both with a leather midsole and and a molded leather toe. The tweed is a nice detail for fall, when temps drop and your best denim finds its way out of your closet.

While the purple colorway is supposed to be for the ladies and the green for the gents, I definitely think the colors are perfectly acceptable rocked on the feet of either sex. If you like this classy-meets-kicks look, scoop a pair here.

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I know. I’m obsessed. I just posted on Miss Leester yesterday (see below), but I stumbled upon this photo of a red carpet event to which she wore this little number and, I must say, the dress is only a few sparkles short of an ice-skating costume. But she pulls it off with her spunky ease and the outcome is anything but ice-skater-meets-red-carpet.

Thoughts?

Seems like an oxymoron, no? A silk hiking boot…kinda defeats the purpose, or so it would seem. But when the purpose of a shoe is to be damn sexy, then the shoe fulfills its duties and can go on being an oxymoron with no complaints from my end.

Remember Erdem’s S/S 2011 collection? There were beautiful garden party dresses in elegant silks, laces and feminine silhouettes. Hence why this masculine shoe is the perfect touch to set off an all-over feminine look. Silk and hiking? Now the perfect combo. Hike like a girl, or conquer the urban jungle in style.

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As most of you (should) know, I am partially obsessed with Leighton Meester, both in real life and her deliciously bitchy Gossip Girl character. Unlike Blaire, though, Leighton’s style is drastically edgier and less dinner party. She seems to be, put quite simply, a wild child, just as the title of this spread suggests. Her personal taste concerning ensemble choices and styling is less calculated than Blake Lively’s, who seems to wear anything trendy and pulled directly from a stylist’s closet.

But I am just babbling now. Here, Meester is delectably wild, ombre hair and all, in some heavy-metal-adorned pieces offset by the softer pieces that follow. This spread is utterly flawless. My obsession has just increased by a few degrees (if that is how one measure obsessions?). Dive in.

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When I was younger, I always wanted to be a witch, vampire or goblin for Halloween, but my father, who is a devout Catholic and believes that Halloween is a devilish celebration, banned me from those costumes, and in turn, I was the Queen of Hearts for three years in a row.

The first year I was the Queen of Hearts, I felt utterly glorious, strutting around with my moth-eaten pillow case, going from door to door proud that I was royalty and not jealous at all of the green witch the pointy hat who passed me on the street.

The third year, however, I was so over it. The Queen of Hearts had her 15 seconds, and I felt ready to wear the fake, pointy fangs and the goopy, green face paint with which my peers were so eager to adorn themselves. But alas, I was to be the Queen of Hearts again. And I was a nasty Queen; bossing everyone around as if they were my royal subjects. I despised the forced three-peat and almost stayed home.

Since then, I have been nearly everything there is to be for Halloween, but for some reason, I still haven’t ventured into the scary and/or evil territory my father so greatly despises. Maybe it’s out of respect for my pops, or perhaps it’s because I’ve had so much fun with my past costumes (a drug-addicted Miss America, a naughty teacher). But then again, those costumes don’t necessarily scream “wholesome,” either.

In the end, it’s safe to say that I adore Halloween, but never take it too seriously. If I can make it out, glorious. If not, there’s always next year.

Here are some shots of scary, ominous photos taken from editorials and portfolios. If I can’t be scary, I’ll let the others overdo it for me.

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Ok, ok, ok. So I know what you’re thinking: the colorway isn’t very feminine and may or may not remind you of the Yankees. But don’t worry, I haven’t gone that New York…yet.

These Air Max 90′s are a simple yet classic-looking pair of kicks that leave the crazy colorways behind and opt for a subdued appeal. My favorite detail is in the tweed-like pattern that is reminiscent of a certain label we all know and love (or hate and despise). Either way, the small detail is refreshing and adds an undeniably feminine touch. Get you some.

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The other day, Fashionista.com called out the fashion and editorial world on their lack of creativity and affinity for the same Miu Miu dress, seen on countless covers and in a number of fashion spreads. And, as my faithful readers and followers know, I have also been tracking the fashion world’s obsession with Miu Miu, both this season and the S/S collection; you know, the one with the printed fairies and birds that was duplicated by Forever 21, Zara and Banana Republic, just to name a few.

Miucci Prada has a knack for innovation, and when she senses a trend, she scrambles in the other direction, and ironically, sparks trends in the process.

But I digress. Here, we see another piece from the Miu Miu A/W 2010 collection, this time from Stylesightings.

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