{"id":2855,"date":"2011-10-28T11:26:37","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T11:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelondonlook.com\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2018-01-31T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T11:29:31","slug":"altered-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelondonlook.com\/style\/altered-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Altered Images"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love fancy dress, I love the idea of it, I love looking at other people in it, and I love planning it. I am though, absolutely crap at it. There is nothing better than a fancy dress party where everyone makes a massive effort, and nothing sadder than when people turn up just with token face paint or a funny hat.<\/p>\n

As Halloween rears its ghoulish head once again, the pressure mounts to create the perfect Halloween costume. I have always wanted to be organised enough to make myself a papier mache pumpkin outfit but it has just never happened. Instead I generally end up wearing every black, red and lacy item in my wardrobe and apply make up that makes me look like it\u2019s already the morning after. At least I can say, hands down, that I have never resorted to being a slutty cat.<\/p>\n

This year will be different. I noticed this morning that even the gingerbread men in Greggs are dressed up. Googling for inspiration was my first port of call. However I found inspiration limited to a) chubby babies as pumpkins b) slutty generic scary things.<\/p>\n

I did however stumble upon something very interesting that got my imagination juices flowing. Altered Images: New Visionaries in 21st Century photography<\/em> is an art book containing images from 50 contributing photographers from around the world. The images are a blur of the real and surreal, traditional photography mixed with new digital media. There is a dark undercurrent to the images reflecting the darkness in the work of the original surrealists, making you double take.<\/p>\n

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So before you pencil on your whiskers or adorn your cleavage with glittery cobwebs, take a look at these to spark your spooky imagination. You never know, you might get 1st<\/sup> prize for best dressed!<\/p>\n

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