I’ve been called Morticia all my life. This year I finally channeled her. And I absolutely loved it.
*WVW = What V Wore
Halloween edition: Lillie Rubin shirt and skirt. Rings, miscellaneous. Flea Market fan.
PS: You can see the back of this skirt in a previous (and equally cheeky) post: WVW: Fantasy in the Foliage
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@styleactivist
October 31, 2010
You look amazing! I love the hubby-wifey photo op. I love your gown
XOXO,
style activist
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks Erika!
@FashionNextDoor
October 31, 2010
Yes! this is awesome. I love it! You guys look like you’re having a fabulous Halloween!
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks Eboni…we did have fun…the martinis didn’t hurt, either!
@fayemarieblogs
October 31, 2010
aww u look really stunning. i love ankle length skirts bt can never find any long enough xx
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You look fabulous!! I love Morticia, always have!
So amazing!!! This is just SO you!!! I love it!! and i love the hubby cameo!!! Hope you guys had a fabulous weekend!
xoxox
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@msfemminista
October 31, 2010
LOVE IT!
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@gritandglamour
October 31, 2010
Fuyume
Prêt à Porter P
Monique
Courtney
Thank you all for your sweet comments!
Fabulous! The fan is the perfect touch!
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks LHdM! I just happen to have a nice stash of fans. I’m definitely all southern belle when it comes to the heat!
HAHA!! I love this so much!!!
I can’t believe people called you that all your life! I am so glad you channeled it though, I hope you had a FAB time!!
XX
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks Angela…interestingly I felt very comfortable in this look. No wonder why people have been calling me that (it’s the dark straight hair and pale skin, I guess).
the drama! Agree with Historiadora–I’m a fan of the fan.
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Terri! As I said to LHdM above, I’m a fan of fans in everyday life anyway…I have several that I keep in my purse through summer. I hate to be hot. Hate it!
@tanvii
November 1, 2010
Amazing! Love the dramatization
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Tanvi!
@Thestyleconfess
November 1, 2010
Love your photos! Looks like a lot of fun. I think I’m the only person in the blogosphere who didn’t dress up. The zipper on my ancient witch costume broke and I had to put on my regular clothes. Sigh.
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Ha! Your comment cracked me up, Heather. I would have been a pirate but this killer pirate costume I bought a couple years ago literally fell apart at the end of the night. I know how you feel! But I always have a stash of witchy black clothes.
Thanks for your comment!
Wow V, I love your take on Morticia! You look utterly stunning!
Everything about this is perfect & I agree the fan and martini was a nice touch.
xo
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Aw, thanks honey! I appreciate that!
Bravo!! I love the last few pictures, too, very cute ;D
The thought hadn’t even occurred to me to post my Halloween outfit, definitely going to do it, ha.
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Miss ED…looking forward to seeing it,.
@fashionsmaven
November 1, 2010
The last pic is amazing, especially with the martini
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks Katie…martinis make everything look better!
Fantastic. Wildly in love with that skirt.
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Wendy! Or is it Adam?
@caseemarie
November 1, 2010
Oh, I love. And I’m slightly jealous of your fan. I had the sudden desire to get one this past spring, but amazingly enough I just couldn’t find one. I was even looking on Etsy, but nothing seemed quite right. (It’s one of those situations, if you aren’t looking for it it’ll be everywhere. Never fails.)
Hope you had a happy Halloween!
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Casee Marie, thank you for your comment! I am a huge fan on fans. I love the Spanish wooden ones used in Flamenco. They’re a little more expensive, but I found a couple at this market in Ft. Lauderdale once and have been carrying them for years. They also make this fabulous sound when you whip them open!
Hope you had a great Halloween too!
@leia12
November 1, 2010
You make a smokin’ hot Morticia! And the last picture is priceless
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Aw, thanks Leia! We had fun, that’s for sure.
@canelahada
November 1, 2010
I I may say so, you look too beautiful to be Morticia. To me more of a Spanish lady: lace, frill and with fan.
Wonderful, as ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Sacramento, you are 100% right on that…I LOVE the Flamenco dancer look! Thank you!
@taxnomywardrobe
November 1, 2010
You look stunning! I love the combination of the lace and the fan (agree with Sacramento – Morticia with a Spanish feel!)
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you…and honey YOU would know! Now tell me where you buy your fans…I’m looking to add to my collection.
@taxnomywardrobe
November 2, 2010
I buy very boring plain ones I don’t mind breaking (they get dropped a lot rehearsing!) from here:
https://www.flamenco-world.com/tienda/shop.php?&op_shop=shop&id_cat=18
If you want collectible beauties the best place is Seville – there is a street full of shops selling shawls and painted fans like the one you have called Calle Sierpes
x
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@stilettostetico
November 1, 2010
AAaw And It Frankly would be a Great Pleasure to see a new Opus of “The Adams Family” with you as Morticia Dear !!! OR when a certain “Dark GLAMorous Radicalism” meets a (haughty) “Flamenco-esque Inspiration” . . .
à Bientôt, Antoine
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
HA! Merci Antoine…you flatter me. And I love it.
@kristyelena
November 1, 2010
WOW!! i love this V you look amazing. what a cool idea for a costume. and you pull it off really well.
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Wowee! You make one sexy Morticia! The hot red lip and matching nails are perfect. You’re a total knockout. xx
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@122 W. Manheim Street Apt. 8
November 1, 2010
That skirt is beautiful and you two are adorable!
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Kristy
Brooke
Fajr
Thank you my lovelies! I appreciate your comments!
@IoanaLiliana
November 1, 2010
Morticia is simply the best! Now I know why I’m so attracted to your style, hair, look hihi!
xx
Fashezine
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
HAAAA!!! I adore her as well. Not so crazy about Lily Munster, but Morticia Addams (played by Carolyn Jones) was a class act!
@WellAppCatwalk
November 1, 2010
Is that the hubs in a mask? Totally creepy! You make a fantastic Morticia, V!
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Marissa, that IS the hubs in a mask. Of course, he makes his G&G debut with a mask on…
Thanks for your sweet compliment!
Love it. I can’t believe you’ve never gone there before!
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Cynthia! You know, I can’t believe I’ve never gone there before either!
@MJ_Beauty
November 1, 2010
Girl you sure did channel Morticia and the fan is just the icing on the cake! Love it!
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
MJ, thank you sugar! And of course your Greek goddess costume was fab in my book!
Hahahahaha. The look on your face is priceless. I love these photos. Great “props”. I imagine you didn’t spill a drop.
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks, B! Funny thing, even though I still look like me, it was so easy to get “in character” and play it up. That’s so not me in real life. I’m such a chicken.
Oh, what fun; I’ve long been fond of Morticia. Your enviable hair is the perfect, amazingly natural key to her look! Yet it’s perfectly suited for your year-round style, as well. Glad you and your fella had fun last night. Did he love the Morticia look, too?
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you doll…you’re looking pretty gothtastic in your post too! I LOVE it!
You look fantastic!! Love the whole look! xx
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Louise!
the look is quite perfect for you! I love the final shot, and the drink that looks like it’s about to slosh out of the glass.
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thanks Lyddiegal! We managed to keep our drinks in our glasses despite the appearance otherwise…can’t slosh about a good martini!
@2556 S Sierra Madre
November 1, 2010
Hand over that martini right now!!!
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
HAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Over my dead body!
@56a Robertson Way
November 1, 2010
You make a stunning Morticia – and for some reason I really fancy a Martini round about now…
@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Haha! Thank you Amber!
I’m a fan of of fans too. They lend a ladylike perfection to a look like yours! Wonderfully done.
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Thank you Ms. March. I appreciate it. They are the ultimate girlie-girl accessory, aren’t they?
fantastic interpretation! love the fan
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@gritandglamour
November 1, 2010
Hey doll, thanks for that!
@citizenrosebudz
November 2, 2010
You rang?
LOVE the pictures. You make a bewitching Morticia.
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@gritandglamour
November 2, 2010
HA! Yes. Thanks, Bella!
Hey Sweetie
You look MAGNIFICENT
Morticia with Flair, LOVE it!!!!!!!
Btw, I just read all of your previous posts, and would like to comment that it is indeed BRILLIANT of you to “stirr the pot”, all bloggers SHOULD read all of your AMAZING posts, keep on being fabulous babe!!!, you’re amazing, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the picture on the previous post, you are just so creative and talented, a true DIVA!!!!
<3 <3 <3
Jemina
XOXO
PS: Sorry for my late response, I wasn't feeling well most of last week
@gritandglamour
November 2, 2010
Thank you so much, Jemina. You are too kind. I suppose, however, that you might have some people to support you in your theory that I’m a diva. On occasion…not in a good way! But I’m only human!
Hope you are feeling better, sweetie.
@abritgreek
November 2, 2010
You channel her so well darl! Looking stunning and loving the hubbie/missus shot!
Happy November poptart!
x.o.x.o
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@gritandglamour
November 2, 2010
Thank you sugar! Poptart…now that’s one I haven’t been called. But I love it!
Happy November to you too!
@leeoliveira82
November 2, 2010
Loving these shots V..
first of all.. You are Morticia.. but in a spanish version! loving the long dress..
Your hubby looks a bit scary.. but I loved the last dramatic shot of you both..
LOx
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@gritandglamour
November 2, 2010
Ah, thank you Lee. Yes, Hubby is a bit scary…you are right about that!
Spoooook – TAK – cular!! i love it when people ‘costume to type’. it makes everything – your face, figure, hair, etc. – part of the costume and the whole thing ‘pops’ just that much more. VERY well done! love it!! steph
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Haaaa! Thank you…I guess costuming to type makes it easy, right? Thanks Steph!
@AnikaByAnika
November 2, 2010
Now THAT`s how to do halloween!!!! hallo-freakin-georgeous-ween! you look amazing, you do know how beautiful you are? I think you should work this look more often
Would it be to late for my to do a version of Morticias chubby cousin do you suppose? LOL and big kiss <3
xx Anika
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
You are too kind Anika. Thank you my lovely! Big hug and kiss to you too!
@BonBonRoseGirls
November 2, 2010
I don’t think there has ever been a more gorgeous Morticia…including the original! And that maxi skirt…heart heart heart it to pieces!
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Oh my goodness….you have got to be kidding me! I thought the original Morticia was divine…but I accept your compliment nonetheless! Thank you very much, Kristin. Congrats again on your Glamour feature!
Awesome costume!!!! And, I loved the pictures!!!!
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Shan Renee, thank you and welcome. That means quite a lot to me considering that you’re a professional photographer with a spectacular eye and portfolio!
Oh I absolutely love the articles and the different ideas they brought to light about the particular style forums. I was feeling really confused about them all but was scared to just give up on it wondering if I had missed something! But now I know, I didn’t so I can move right along with my blog!!
Thanks so much for everything!!!
XX
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Angela, thank you honey. I am glad you found them thought-provoking and that they validated what you had already realized yourself.
Thank you also for sharing your thoughts here…I appreciate it!
fantastic!! i get morticia all the time too
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Ha! I’m not surprised with your lovely fair skin and that EXQUISITE raven mane of yours.
Thanks for stopping by. I’m still in LOVE with the shots in your last post. Stunning.
I love that last photo especially! What a great costume – love it. I’m a sucker for all things Halloween but New Zealand doesn’t do it very well
I just have to lap up other peoples photos on line to get in the spirit!
x
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Hi Evie, thank you! It’s a shame Halloween isn’t more popular in NZ and Oz. It is so much fun. Maybe YOU need to start it up in your circle next year!
This Morticia look is perfect. LOVE, love, love it!!! Fantastic pictures.
SarahD
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Aw, thank you so much, Sarah!
@beccabellle
November 2, 2010
Amazing costume V!! Way to take someone else’s joke and have the last laugh. I love that your husband went as uncle Fester, what an excellent accessory. Plus, I actually really like that skirt on you.
xoxo, Ashley
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Hi Ashely, thank you sweetie. Hubby did have fun in his mask. Oh, and would believe that skirt is one of THE most comfy skirts I own?! It’s many years old…I’m always looking for an occasion to bring it out.
LOVE your Halloween costume, V! It really suits you. I think I channelled Morticia once as well for Halloween. But oooh, that was like 12 years ago. Maybe I’ll try the look again next year.
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Irina, thank you my dear! You should totally go for it!
@arashmazinani
November 3, 2010
I love the pictures you look quite spooky but really stylish at the same time. I also love the pictures with the vampire and the vintage effect that you have going on in those.
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Hi Arash, thank you very much! That might actually be a good description for me in everyday life: spooky but stylish. I’ve heard versions of that one before!
great photos! i love morticia so i would consider it a compliment! love the costumes too!
thanks for the comment on my blog!
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@gritandglamour
November 3, 2010
Hi Liana…thank you too!
great outfit!
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@gritandglamour
November 4, 2010
Thank you oomph!
@beautifullyinv
November 5, 2010
Beautiful… I think i would wear that even if it wasn’t Halloween.
You should have your hubby guest in more photos
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@gritandglamour
November 6, 2010
Aw, thank you honey! I actually HAVE worn that outfit when it wasn’t Halloween, to a wedding!
Wonderful costume!!! And the photos are so neat….great job! This year I went as Spider Queen and had a blast at 4 costume parties we attended throughout Halloween weekend; my scepter was a spider-webbed black battle axe and that got a lotta’ comments, haha.
Oh, and I actually purchased my very first pair of leather pants the other day- wonders never cease eh??? They’re a buttery dark chocolate brown leather and fit to a “t”…I may put up a pic of them on my blog under a post about Preppies shaking things up a bit…but won’t do this until I totally surprise James with these. Planning to wear them without a comment and see when he notices. He loved my old long brown leather skirt I had back in our college days but eventually this got to be quite worn out looking so leather pants will be a big surprise no doubt!
All the best to you from here!
@gritandglamour
November 9, 2010
Hey Lac! Sounds like you had a great Halloween too. Thank you for your kind comment!
DO let me know James’ reaction to your leathers…I can only imagine how pleased he’ll be! Leather always goes over…skirts, pants, shorts…it just begs to be touched and only the brave tend to wear it.
Big hug to you!
Thanks V and I will…heh, heh, I really think he’ll be bowled-over with the leather pants wearin’!
I have two great leather skirts I love wearing but they’re a bit more “conservative” in styling: a camel one that’s straight & to the knee and then a black one that’s a little longer and flares out in ruffled-styling at the hemline. Once it gets colder I’ll be absolutely loving wearing these a lot especially with alla’ the tall leather boots I keep collecting somehow. Am thinking of writing-up that blog post under something like, “Beyond the Belt, Purse and Shoes- Preppies Wear Leather Too” and feature the pants in it plus one of the skirts and then some examples from Ralph Lauren, etc- FUN!
Big hug to you too!
@gritandglamour
November 16, 2010
I can’t wait to read the Preppies Wear Leather too…please give me a holler when it’s up!
@kirstinfoley
October 31, 2011
I love it! You look amazing!!!
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@gritandglamour
October 31, 2011
Thank you, honey!
@arashmazinani
October 31, 2011
lol your scared face made me laugh in the last picture. I love the whole look it even has a spanish vibe to it with the fan and all..
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@gritandglamour
October 31, 2011
Hey, Arash, thank you! I’m not much of an actress, but we had a lot of fun shooting these photos. And you know I love the opportunity to let my glam, goth girl out!
@FrntRowSpctator
October 31, 2011
I love this! You look so great as Morticia! I absolutely love that movie. It’s definitely a childhood classic. You look like you had fun in these pics. I hope you have a wonderful Halloween!
xoxo
Lauren
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@gritandglamour
October 31, 2011
Thanks, sweetie! It was a blast. Hope you had a spooktacular Halloween too!
@Glam__Slam
October 31, 2011
I love you Halloween look! You look gorgeous! By the way, the pic of you and your husband together are awesome.
I’m really enjoying your posts from MNG by Mango Barcelona trip! 
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@gritandglamour
October 31, 2011
Thanks, Stephanie! We definitely had a great time last Halloween. And Barcelona was amazing…so glad to know you are enjoying the posts.
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