Need some last minute inspiration? Why not steal an idea from our favorite fashion designers? (We won't tell.)

Louboutins and pajamas both made the list.

There was a time that on All Hallow's Eve, fashion industry insiders weren't glued to their desks at 2 a.m. finalizing their next issues, or having dinner with Madonna. Chances are that on October 31st, 20-some years ago, they were hitting the streets with mom and dad in a costume they'd later regretted choosing, all in the pursuit of Whoppers and Reese's Pieces.

Christopher Bailey gets honors! The Royal College of Art will be handing the Burberry chief creative officer an honorary doctorate. {Telegraph} Watch the baby throne! Blue Ivy Carter's proud mama Beyoncé shared photos of her adorable 18-month-old daughter on her Tumblr. {US Weekly} Fake Givenchy t-shirts are the new fake Louis Vuitton purses. A number of Chinese-based websites are selling counterfeit designer streetwear. {The Fashion Law} It's a French-Greek (design) fusion! Repetto's classic ballet flats and brogues get a modern makeover in Mary Katrantzou's awesome graphic prints. {Vogue Paris}

As anyone who has tried to become a fashion designer will tell you, the years you spend building your brand can be hard. There's so many decisions to make--do you want to branch out on your own right away or spend a few years working for an established name? Do you want to be conceptual or commercial? And of course, where are you going to get the money? So what's a brand new designer to do? Get advice from our "How I'm Making It" panel at our first-ever conference. We're gathering together some of the coolest new designers in the business to tell us, well, how they're making it. Who's on deck?