Style Icon: Jack Skellington

Dear Readers,

Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange? If yes, then I have something for you then. A style icon post on someone I wanted to marry as a child: Jack Skellington from Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'.

Alas, I'm of the world's biggest Burton nerds. I'm drawn to anything Burton or Burton-inspired. I mean, seriously, the 2010 'Alice in Wonderland' movie wouldn't have been half as enticing if it weren't directed by Tim Burton. There's no use arguing over that!

Anyway, so today, since it's Halloween weekend, I wanted to do something related to the period. What better than a post about one of my favourite movie characters of all time? The King of the Pumpkin Patch, Jack Skellington, may not be Ed Westwick or Darren Criss, but fashion-wise, I think he's very inspiring. Oh, and just in case you haven't ever seen the movie (omg, what are you waiting for?) I highly recommend it. I've seen it about 2333091 times (or was it 2333092?) and I still enjoy watching it every single time. The soundtrack is so fun and the haunting characteristic of it just makes me happy. Strange, I know.

Pinstripe Jack

Jack's Lament

One of my most favourite scene in Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is when Jack sings 'Jack's Lament', a haunting song about the way he feels inside. Probably because I could relate to the lyrics of this song so much, I never managed to get this song or the scene in its entirety out of my head. So, in this scene, Jack wears a pinstriped suit and a white shirt underneath. This is what I came up with:

Pinstripe Us

I personally adore pinstriped items such as the blazer here above. I paired it with a ruffled white shirt and a pair of denim skinnies to make the look more wearable. In order to keep the skull action going on, I included a skull scarf, an Alexander McQueen one to be precise, which I think fits in well with everything else. Oh, last but not lease, black leather Litas.

Santa Jack

Santa Jack

I don't want to spoil the movie to anyone who hasn't watched it yet, but at one point Jack ends up dressed like Santa Claus. As a kid, I don't know why this scene impressed me so much. Probably because I was used to plump old men dressing up as Santa, so a skinny skeleton looked strange in that costume. Who knows? Anyway, I fancy the Red + Jack combination, so I made an outfit inspired by this scene:

Red + Jack Rocks

In the outfit above, I started with a Jack Skellington t-shirt (which I really want btw!), then added a red blazer with lovely black lapels and details! Then, I included a pair of dark wash jeans and some black and gold accessories and shoes because gold has 'Christmas' written all over it. Plus those shoes have skulls on them, so cool!

Glistening Jack

Lovely!

My last outfit was inspired by the very last scene in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', where Jack and Sally finally realise they are made for each other. AWH! This scene has become an iconic one over the years, and probably a good percentage of the global population have this picture as they desktop wallpaper. I love it.

For the outfit, I chose a sparkly silver top inspired by the shiny snowy hillside which I paired with a pair of skull earrings and a skull-embellished clutch bag. Then, since Jack wears his pinstriped do again in the scene, I went for a pair of striped pants. They're not pinstriped, but the idea is there and I like to vary!

Jack glamour!

I hope you are having a great Halloween and don't eat too much candy! :)

-B