So, the new
Harry Potter movie is out in the UK on November 19th. Woohoohoo! I am insanely over-excited. Myself and a small but enthusiastic posse will be descending on the local Odeon dressed in regalia reminiscent of our favourite Hogwarts house - Slytherin, baby! I mean, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are sweet kids and all, but I am not feeling the clean-cut, Abercrombie and Fitch vibe. They dress like the kind of people I would have avoided like the plague in school. If you have a subversive streak, a love of punk music, or eccentric taste in clothes, I can't help but think that Slytherin is the place to be. Sans pseudo-racism, of course.
I haven't quite settled on what to wear yet. For the boys, of course, it will be dark, slim-fit suits, button-down shirts, and slick hair, a la the delicious Draco Malfoy. I can imagine a couple of them slapping on the guy-liner for that evil-dude-about-town look, too.
There aren't many female fashion role models amongst the Slytherin women, though. The young Pansy Parkinson has a cool Natalie Portman in
Leon thing going on, with a sulky face, a bad attitude, and a sharp black bob.
But. whilst the bad-ass swagger comes naturally (!), a new haircut seems like too big a commitment for one night of fancy dress shenanigans. More likely, I'll be taking a cue from Helena Bonham-Carter's Bellatrix Lestrange and Jason Isaacs' Lucius Malfoy; her pale skin, back-combed hair, and aura of Shakespeare's Sister-esque 90s cool and his layers of textured black and creepy jewellery.
Somewhere between pagan witch and dominatrix seems about right. If you're thinking of pulling a Slytherin this November, then, I say go for gothic-tinged accessories, dark and richly textured fabrics, and - of course - the House colours of silver and green. Here are some of my picks:
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| Oversized metal snake ring, Asos, £8 |
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