Few fashion designers today are as magical as the Brooklyn-based Samantha Pleet. With an obsessive love of history and travel, Pleet designs to enchant her customers. (She also makes a ravishing witch, in costume of course!) When it came to designing her fall collection, Pleet was inspired by her recent trip to Iceland.

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Here are some of our (super easy) suggestions for being a Halloween style star, on the street and in the party, with inspiration from some of our favorite fashion icons (yes, you, Choupette):

Opening the door to Samantha Pleet's studio is like entering an exotic fantasy world. It's filled with a jumble of artifacts, tiny knick-knacks, and