From Alexander McQueen to Vivienne Westwood, revisit a selection of wickedly stylish lace-up boots, pointy toe shoes and sky-high stilettos from the Fairchild Archive—footwear that brings runway drama to Halloween’s classic and enduring witch costume.
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25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Jean Paul Gaultier fall 2015 couture runway show.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Perry Ellis fall 1981 ready to wear collection advance.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Vivienne Westwood Red Label spring 1999 runway show, London, England.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
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Calvin Klein Collection fall 1995 ready to wear runway show.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Alexander McQueen’s fall 2007 show at Le Zenith, Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Antonio Berardi spring 2003 runway show in Milan, Italy.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Model Shalom Harlow on the runway at the Gianni Versace fall 1993 fashion show, Milan, Italy.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
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Helen Yarmak fall 2004 runway show in New York.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Alexander McQueen fall 1996 “Dante” runway show in the Spitalfields section of London, England.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Gianfranco Ferre fall 2004 ready to wear runway show in Milan.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Model Kristen McMenamy on the runway at the Thierry Mugler fall 1997 fashion show, Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
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Ann Demeulemeester spring 2020, runway show, Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Gareth Pugh’s fall 2011 show at Les Beaux-Arts de Paris in Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Simone Rocha spring 2020 runway show, London, England.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Ann Demeulemeester’s spring 2014 show at Couvent des Cordeliers, Paris France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
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Rick Owens spring 2022 ready to wear runway show, Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Christian Dada’s fall 2013 show in Shibuya Hikarie Hall A in Tokyo, Japan.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Versace spring 2017 ready to wear show, Milan, Italy.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Rick Owens fall 2018 ready to wear runway show, Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
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Mugler fall 2012 ready to wear runway show in Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Christian Dior spring 2024 runway show at the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Theyskens’ Theory spring 2012 ready to wear runway show, New York.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Backstage at Marc Jacobs spring 2025 runway show at New York Public Library.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
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Comme des Garçons spring 2027 menswear runway show at L’Élysée Montmartre in Paris, France.
25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway

25 Halloween Witch Costume Boots and Shoes Inspired by the Runway
Christian Dior spring 2025 ready to wear runway show in Paris, France.