Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge

We Heart Halloween (Tim Burton Style) & Your Own Twist Link Up #49

Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge

Four years ago, Monica and I launched this new fun style challenge series which began with our Halloween looks. Every year since 2018 our October theme has been Halloween costumes, making this our fifth Halloween collaboration. In that very first Your Own Twist post, we both styled our Halloween looks separately without consulting one another and ended up both creating fashion icon costumes. I portrayed Iris Apfel while Monica went with Audrey Hepburn.

For our 2019 Halloween collaboration, we again created our looks separately and both ended up wearing giant unicorn heads. That coincidence really made us laugh! The following year in 2020, our looks were not as in sync as the previous two years but we both did end up incorporating skeletons into our costumes. And then last year, Monica was pregnant and created the cutest “pregnant Dorothy” costume. She sent me her photo before I even thought about my Halloween costume, so I stayed with her Wizard of Oz theme and dressed as a tin midwife to help deliver that magical Halloween baby! Haha.

For our fifth Halloween collaboration, Monica took the initiative to suggest a theme ahead of time since we had inadvertently coordinated every other year. So this year, on purpose, we bring to you our Tim Burton inspired Halloween costumes.

Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge

In case you are not familiar with Tim Burton, he is an American film maker known for his gothic fantasy and horror films. Some of his best known films include Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and Alice in Wonderland.

For my Halloween look, I decided to add my own twist by combining two Tim Burton characters into one. Can you tell which two characters? The wedding dress and striped duster should be all the clues you need to see that this Corpse Bride is about to marry Beetlejuice!

When I began researching Tim Burton films to decide which direction I wanted to go, I immediately thought of my thrifted black and white striped duster which has all the Beetlejuice vibes. Then Monica shared a Beetlejuice look on her blog two weeks ago which really cemented this idea for me. But I had no idea how to turn this duster into a Beetlejuice costume. Until I remembered my collaboration with Ever Pretty from last summer when I received this beautiful white wedding dress. The handkerchief hem was perfect for creating a Corpse Bride look so I decided to combine the two, mostly for practical purposes in that I needed some extra layers for coverage and warmth in this brisk fall weather.

Then it was time for makeup. I am no a makeup artist and have literally no skills when it comes to costume makeup. So I found a YouTube tutorial for Corpse Bride makeup and I did my best with some blue liquid eyeshadow. It is nowhere near as cute and professional as the tutorial and I made a giant blue mess of things in my bathroom, but I think it’s good enough for my purposes here. Although I do think I resemble an alien more than a corpse. I don’t think I will be putting makeup on my face like this ever again though. I hate the way it feels and every time I touched my face I left a trail of blue fingerprints everywhere!

Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge
Halloween outfit, Corpse Bride meets Beetlejuice, little white dress, striped duster, Shelbee on the Edge

And that is my Corpse Bride a.k.a. Mrs. Beetlejuice costume! Be sure to hop on over and see Monica’s Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter costume. And if you have your own Halloween looks to share (or anything you would like to share), please add it to the link party below.

Monica Hayworth

About Your Own Twist

Your Own Twist is a monthly link party hosted by Monica of Monica Hayworth (formerly Jersey Girl, Texan Heart) and me on the third Thursday of every month with the goal of inspiring some of our friends to get creative with personal style. 

The idea behind this collaboration is to take one common piece or theme and style it our own way with our own twist…Monica and I have both taken a lot of fashion inspiration from one another over the past few years even though we have totally different styles. It is always fun to see how we can interpret similar items in unique ways or what kind of twist we will each bring to the chosen theme.

We will let you know the themes well in advance in the event that you would like to use the theme for your own post and add it to the link party. However, any fashion posts are welcome regardless of whether you used the theme or not. Check out the graphic below which has some of our upcoming style prompts.

We invite you all to join us next month for Neutral November!

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Outfit Details: Dress-Ever Pretty / Duster-Thrifted / Shoes-Charlotte Russe / Tights, Scarf (Shawl), Earrings, Necklace, Headband with Veil-Old

I am a 40 something Army wife and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats named Dave and Frankie. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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