Capsule #20: The Halloween Edit 🎃 ft. Meg Wriggles

Hiiii everyone,

Welcome to your Capsule Halloween Edit 🎃👻 Whether you have spooky plans lined up or not, this issue might encourage you to get into the spirit of dressing up and having fun. I want to give a big shoutout to Rhea, my wonderful intern, who has been so excellent this week working on the guides. 🖤

A tip for this week’s newsletter - it’s quite image heavy, so if your phone is struggling to pull it all through, hit the ‘Read Online’ button at the top to view in your browser.

Regular service resumes next week! If you’re new here and want to check out a recent issue that isn’t so Halloween focused, click here.

Holly x

P.S. We know Halloween isn’t the most pressing of issues right now, and your social feeds will be full of Israel-Palestine footage, opinion, and calls to action. We’re carving out time to educate ourselves on the history of the conflict, listening to voices from affected communities, and reminding ourselves that writing to our elected officials is as important as sharing stuff to social media.

A note before we get started…

Halloween is supposed to be fun. That’s something we don’t ever want to lose sight of. But it’s also a time when historically we end up buying crap we truly never use again, despite holding onto it as we move from flat to flat…

With that in mind, we’ve tried to choose costumes that have elements you’re likely to already own. If not, make asking your friends your second port of call. Ideally you’d have time to check a charity shop too. And if all else fails, our suggestions are affordable and accessible, and can be used for different fancy dress iterations in the future. Enjoy! And if you can face up to sending us a picture of your looks, do reply to this email or tag us on Instagram (@capsule.world) 🖤 

Part 1: History & Literature

Admittedly this category is potentially the furthest away from your regular clothes, but so many of the pieces can be transformed into staples you’ll wear over and over. A few years ago, a corset would have felt niche, but not so much now. And it’s so fun to feel a bit regal…

This is just the beginning. View the rest of our history and literature looks here!

Part 2: Movies

In our view, the strongest category. Pulling these together gave us a whole new respect for costume designers…

View the rest of our movie looks here!

Part 3: Cartoons

These looks are pretty accessible, but more importantly, they are the comfiest. If you want to feel warm, in familiar fabrics, and comfy shoes, a cartoon costume might be the way to go.

View the rest of our cartoon here!

Part 4: Celebrities

The one you’ve all been waiting for. Narrowing this category down was hard, and if you dress up as a different celeb we’re dying to see it so do share!

View the rest of our celeb looks here!

And finally…

A friend this week asked if it’s an ick if someone you’re dating isn’t up for dressing up with you for Halloween. I guess the point here is that said person is the opposite of “a good sport” - something lots of us value in a partner. When we see people who are up for trying things and giving it a go, it makes us loosen off ourselves and remember that most things aren’t that bad, or that serious, and are worth trying. That being said, in the Halloween context, I think it’s fair to not want to spend a bomb on a polyester costume that’s going to make you sweat and feel gross and end up in landfill. In that case, direct your lover-in-waiting to the Capsule guides, remind them that spending one night with a new persona is a fun thing, and take pictures to send to us.

This week, Meg Wriggles popped into Capsule to share what’s 🔥hot🔥 and what’s not 🙅‍♀️ …

Meg in an artist and director based in the UK. She is co-founder of Skateboobs (an Edinburgh-based female, non-binary and queer skateboarding collective) & Foundry Films.

📺 Watching: Inspired by our Skateboobs founder guest Meg Wriggles, The Skateboard exhibition at the Design Museum. It’s the first major UK exhibition to map the design evolution of the skateboard from the 1950s to today.

📖 Reading: The Bloody Chamber - a collection of gothic short stories from Angela Carter. ⚰️

🎧 Listening to: Two spooky debut albums: Paint My Bedroom Black from Holly Humberstone, and Sarah Morrison’s Attachment Figure. And ‘Dang’, the new Caroline Polachek song, which was so well executed on The Late Show this week.

All-knowing Alan is foresees a switch up in the hosiery department. For our skirt and dress lovers this winter, instead of wearing those plain black tights that are laddering from their unwavering usage, it might be time to invest in a new, more exciting pair (think colours, patterns, and even jewels). Black tights walked so their wilder cousins could run…

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See you next week 💋