From their designer suits and statement hair dos to essential evil accessories, with incredible characters such as The Penguin, Alex DeLarge (A Clockwork Orange), Loki, The Joker, Magneto, The Punisher, Hans Gruber and femme fatales including Maleficent, Lady Macbeth, Elle Driver (Kill Bill), Cruella de Vil, The White Witch of Narnia, Medusa, The Borg Queen (Star Trek), and Cersei Baratheon (Game of Thrones) it is no wonder we want to steal the style of our super villains as much as we do our favourite heroes.
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Wintercroft’s 3D masks - £9.99[/caption]
A staple of villain style is disguise making the perfect mask a necessity. Wintercroft’s 3D masks add the dimension of sinister artistry to daring disguise, £9.99 each from www.carltonbooks.co.uk
Well dressed villains certainly make the best villains. Sharp tailoring with exceedingly dashing shoes is practically a uniform for the villain elite, for a selection of fiendishly fantastic footwear from £85, check out www.goodwinsmith.co.uk
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Mark Hill Hair range[/caption]
A Villain’s hair is usually as unique as the villain themselves, from gothic finger waves to a devil’s haircut, the Mark Hill Hair range has everything you need to complete your villain style, visit www.markhill.co.uk
So what would there be in a stylish villain’s bathroom? Well, Lush Cosmetic’s Halloween range wouldn’t be out of place including Pumpkin Bath Bombs (£3.95), Boo Ghost Bath Melts (£3.50), Goth Fairy Shimmer Bars (£3.50) and Magic Wand Soap (£3.50), available in Lush stores and online at www.lush.co.uk
It wouldn’t be unreasonable to imagine that villains read with style too. Peter Harrington Rare Books hold a number of rare titles including first editions such as this first edition copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula worth £17,500! If you can’t help but conjure up amusing but pleasing images of modern villains reading about classic villains, visit www.peterharrington.co.uk
The femme fatale look would not be complete without statement accessories, from Ellie Driver’s eye patch to Maleficent’s horns, the best villains can be recognised by their accessories alone. Try the evil crown (£4) and a selection of eye masks (£3) available from George at Asda, in store or online at www.asda.com
Striking jewellery is always a must for femme fatales and popular too with more opulent villains. Vintage inspired jewellery such as Zara Taylor’s captivating Halloween Collection certainly wouldn’t look out of place on a leading Tim Burton character, rings from £16,
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New Romance collection - www.oliviamay.org[/caption]
necklaces from £20 at www.zarataylor.co.uk
The designer catwalks have led this season into a theme of Victorian Gothic chic. For dark inspiration look to the Penny Dreadful TV series and Olivia May’s latest Dark Romance collection, which has a distinct feel of the style of the mystical Scarlet Witch from Game of Thrones, visit www.oliviamay.org
Villain attire is so exquisite it can borderline on costume. For the ultimate choice of villain costumes visit Angels Fancy Dress, whether you see yourself as The Arkham Joker (£44.99) or a Sorceress (£41.99) all can be possible at www.fancydress.com
The art of making concoctions ranks highly in popular villain pastimes, wearing a perfume of potion has proved an asset of allure for many a femme fatale. Leighton Denny’s Light and Dark fragrances can be cocktailed together to create your own perfect signature scent concoction, available from www.LD-Boutique.com
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Angel’s Face range of tutus - www.angels-face.co.uk[/caption]
Little villains need their costumes too and nothing is more fitting than the Angel’s Face range of tutus, from £35, visit www.angels-face.co.uk
For those who are little Angels by day and villains by night The Bright Company’s Slim Jyms designed by Sarah Dyer feature a bat print design with detachable wings! £30 from www.thebrightcompany.uk
