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While the Halloween festivities first began as a means of welcoming the harvest at the end of summer and warding off ghosts, the holiday has transformed into a night for drinks, candies, and costumes.
With Jack-o’-lanterns, skulls, and apparitions adorning streets and establishments throughout the metro, Halloween has become a time of celebration and self-expression. It’s the one night you get to be who you want to be; from your favorite film characters to horror staples.
And with this year finally seeing the return of some of the biggest All-Hallows Eve parties out there, I just knew I had to go all out this time around.
Featuring the Shake, Rattle, and Ball: The Alamat Exhibition Gala, and The Opulence Ball, here were my looks this Halloween season.
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Mysteriously ethereal yet eerily horrifying, an all-black ensemble was the right way to go as I channeled my inner witch.
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And as the National Museum of Anthropology shined bright in the evening dark, the gleaming light in contrast with my shadowy look was simply divine.
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Three years in the making, the second-ever Opulence Ball was definitely one to look forward to. And with Greek gods and goddesses, and forest nymphs and mythical creatures left and right, I just had to show out. For a night of opulence and grandiose, I channeled my inner goddess in heels from Balenciaga, a clutch from Fendi, and a shrug from Bea Valdes, and wearing make-up courtesy of Mayesa delos Santos.
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