Halloween preparations in Italy! Although being itself an Anglo-Saxon tradition, being able to discover traditions kept in this country which is already my home for a year is truly amazing. As Mexico having its "Noche de los Muertos" with their fabulous, colorful catrinas and Spain having the "Día de todos los Santos" with seasonal sweets and flowers left for those who aren't among us anymore, Italy has also some magnificent traditions depending on the town (or "paese") you are based in. For example, in the region of Veneto, there's a tradition of shaping pumpkins as skulls and it is told that in the night of the 1st to 2nd November, the dead could escape from their tombs, kidnap the kids they might find downtown and make animals in the stables talk.

I don't know exactly what the Tuscan traditions are for Ognissanti and Il giorno dei Morti, as they call Halloween here, but from what I've heard, they celebrate it eating of course! Everything here is about food (I can tell you firsthand. I've spent almost all my time here eating delicious food and I still have to figure out how I'll get home with all this extra weight) and as I've heard from italian friends, in the city of Firenze is typical to feast over Schiaccia dei Santi and Pane dei Santi (which is basically, delicious, dreamy focaccia). For all I care, I will be celebrating All Saints' night with my friends downtown with this dreamlike fluffy crimson fur coat from Lightinthebox, who once again joined the boat to help me find the best outfit ideas for any event to share with you. Firenze, and more exactly, all the zone above Rome gets awfully cold from Fall to almost Spring so, what better than a fluffy coat to rock my beloved (ehem, nope) cobblestoned streets without freezing. I love not only the super bright maroon-reddish color of the coat, but also the envolvent neck which allows wearing turtlenecks and scarves to get extra warmness. And the fluffiness! It's so fluffy and soft I would spend my days hugging it as if it was a stuffed animal. Now you can get yours as well, as Lightinthebox is hosting its Halloween Sale until 2nd October with discounts up to 70%. Because, is there something better than a Halloween disguise being comfy and super warm? I bet not!

With this look inspired in Halloween, I wanted to turn everything a little bit vampy, with the faux fur coat as the main character of the outfit, some black eyeliner and dark lipstick. I think the black and white pants also add a little bit of Beetlejuice costume inspiration, doesn't it?

So, is there any plan you're already making for this coming Halloween? What kind of traditions does your country, or town have? Do you have any fashionable costume already?

Do tell in the comments below, I'd love to know!

I was wearing:

Lightinthebox red faux fur coat

Mango black and white pants

Primichi boots

H&M lace top

Louis Vuitton "Noé" bucket bag

Local store earrings

“This blog post was sponsored by Lightinthebox”