With that said, let’s get started!

1. Lydia Deetz, Beetlejuice (1988)

I started the week with one of the most iconic Tim Burton characters, Lydia Deetz.

Beetlejuice premiered in 1988 and it quickly became a classic. The film stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Alec Baldwin, and Geena Davis. Keaton has stated this has been his favorite project to work on.

Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder, is the human protagonist of the film. She’s a goth girl who’s obsessed with death. As a result, most of her outfits through the movie are all-black ensembles, except for the red wedding dress Betelgeuse dresses her in.

Similar items: Dress, Hat, Boots, Purse

For my Lydia inspired outfit, I wore a black midi dress. It has a lot of lace detailing and it’s really loose and flowy, so it was perfect to emulate Lydia’s goth looks. I borrowed a black hat from my brother to accessorize and used my black Doc Martens. Finally, I took my camera everywhere that day, since Lydia carries her around for a while in the film.

I really liked this look! I had worn this before, but the hat added an extra something to it that I really loved. The outfit was very comfortable and I felt so put-together and stylish.

Lydia’s a goth, but I wanted to make this as everyday-wearable as possible for as many people as possible. As a result, I decided to not do a very heavy, messy, black eye-makeup for this, since most of us wouldn’t do it anyways. I also skipped doing my hair, to keep her unkemptness in a bit.

2. Michael Myers, Halloween (1978)

One of the original slasher films, Halloween premiered in 1978 and became Jamie Lee Curtis’ star-making role.

While it isn’t the first movie of its kind, Halloween is the codifier for the horror genre and is credited with the revival of the horror genre. It spawned a multi-film franchise, that even crossed over with other slasher movie villains, like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees.