Step inside the night of frighteningly excellent looks inspired by 18 century debauchery at Dilara Fındıkoğlu's Haloween banquet
When Dilara Fındıkoğlu sends a costume brief, you listen. Yesterday evening, the buzzy British designer hosted a decadent ‘Dark Versailles’ halloween banquet and all of her guests understood the assignment. Held at The London EDITION’s Berners Tavern, a fitting venue given its soaring ceilings and salon-hung paintings, the fete was a feast for the eyes. Powdered faces and sky-high wigs, cinched waists and blooming crinolines, all lit by the romantic glow of wax-dripping candles.
Hosted by the legendary Bimini Bon Boulash – who summoned us to seat with the strike of a gong, naturally – the party mirrored the debauched 18th century bashes from which it drew inspiration. Following dinner (a tricky feat in a corset) guests hit the dance floor, letting loose to the pounding beats of the first lady of fashion herself, Princess Julia. Most of all, this was an evening of frighteningly excellent looks. See them all below.
Alfredo Piferi . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Allyson Shiffman and Brenda Weischer. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Amy Francombe and Jessica Alexander. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Amy Francombe and Joe Bromley. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Ana Viktoria, Tish Weinstock, Rose Easton and Tosia Leniarska. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Ariana Papademetropoulos, Dilara Findikoglu and Bimini Bon Boulash. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Aryuna Tardis . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Asa Seresin, Kate Bowman and Gray Wielebinski. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Beau Tiger Rae and Florence Rose. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Begum Yetis and Matt King. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Bimini Bon Boulash and Jessica Alexander. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Bimini Bon Boulash. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Bimini Bon Boulash, Miss Jason and Dilara Findikoglu. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Camille Charriere. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Ch'lita Collins. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Chad Curry; Leo Monira and Parma Ham. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Charlotte Smurfit. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Christabel Macgreevy and Edie Campbell. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Christabel Macgreevy. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Cora Corré. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Deneille Percival. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Diana Maclean and Katya Zelentsova. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Dilara Findikoglu and Jessica Luostarinen. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Dilara Findikoglu . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Dora Teymur. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Elena Ora. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Ella Richards. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Elspeth Merry and Dominic Brown. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Emma Louise Boynton. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Harley Weir . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Jenkin Van Zyl and Rose Easton. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Jenkin Van Zyl. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Jess Kohl and Hannah Hopkins. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Jessica Horwell and Tigerlily Taylor . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Jessica Horwell. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Jessica Luostarinen and Bimini Bon Boulash. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Joe Sweeney. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Julia Campbell Gillies and Sydney Lima . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Kat Kidnapthekitty . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Kate Bowman. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Katya Kischuk. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Katya Zelentsova and Gui Rosa . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
LSDXOXO. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
LSDXOXO; Dilara Findikoglu; Jessica Alexander; Katya Kischuk and Bimini Bon Boulash. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Monet Lauren. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Nassia Matsa . Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Parma Ham and Charlotte Smurfit. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Princess Julia. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Tali Lennox. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Tara Hakin. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty
Tish Weinstock. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty