30 High Fashion Halloween Hairstyles That Scream 'Scary-But-Chic'

When it comes to Halloween, we're not always up for sloshing a load of fake blood on our Amazon-sourced Scooby Doo outfit and being done with it. In fact, sometimes we kind of want to look relatively nice. Call it vanity if you will, but we're determined that this year our Halloween hair will be fabulous, even if we can't leave the house or actually attend a real life Halloween party.

Oh, it'll still be the creepiest Halloween hair you've seen, but it'll be (at home) haute couture as well.

Check out our pick of the high fashion Halloween hairstyles you need for all your scary but très chic Halloween costume inspiration.

Little Red Riding Hood got an SS22 makeover just in time for Halloween.

Is it an alien? Bladerunner character? Evil overlord from a different realm of time and space? You decide.

All you need to work the evil woodland nymph look is some grey hairspray and twine.

If you paint your face pink as well, flamingo feather hair is totally scary, right?

Think Angelina Jolie in Eternals - this year's Halloween costume sorted.

We can't tell if it's the unnerving centre parting, snail slime texture or lack of brows, but what we do know is Richard Quinn's slicked back bun is spooky.

Marie Antoinette but make it horrifyingly fashion.

If the Joker had a cousin that studied at Central Saint Martins.

You're a mean, green, Halloween machine.

These silver finger waves are somewhere between Great Gatsby and the Tin Man.

Give your go-to zombie bride a Rodarte update.

Take some My Little Pony-worthy hair extensions, cut them into a blinding grunge fringe and add a heart-shaped beauty spot and you've got 2021's twist on a classic Halloween goth.

Ride the scary wave with Givenchy's extreme sculptural take on Ace Ventura's signature 'do.

Bigger is better when it comes to Halloween. Channel Jeremy Scott's sci-fi biker trolls with OTT colour pop wigs.

Go glam grunge this Halloween with black feather hair extensions and studded face jewels.

Wednesday Addams meets Handmaid's Tale but make it fashion.

Make it clear exactly what your Halloween costume is with a punky troll ponytail and diamanté 'witch' and 'devil' barrettes that do the talking for you.

Skip the 'do altogether and create a cap made from black feathers for a chic way to work the Halloween crow costume.

Go for goth Snow White with a polished bob, perfect bow and more is more smudge dblack eyeliner.

Spock meets an egg from the future with some crystal earrings that wouldn't look out of place in our fashion features meeting.

A creepy child of the corn, Jean Paul Gaultier style. Next stop - crop circles.

Channel the spooky magical suits of armour from Bedknobs And Broomsticks by covering your entire head in old medals.

Cruella De Vil gets an OTT mod overhaul courtesy of a wig taller than your front doorway.

When in doubt get a bowler hat and say you've come as Bond's cutest villain, Oddjob.

Who needs hair when you can wear elaborate chainmail and call yourself a knight?

Because permed mullets are scary. Fact.

Whether you're dressed as the original Jackie O or Kim Kardashian's reimagining of the style icon, keep your hair big and bouncy.

Pay homage to the late David Bowie with a bright red mullet.

Take a can of black hair spray paint and Halloween is your oyster.

The quickest way to look super creepy? Brush your hair over your face, wear a nude leotard and grab your best mate to do the same.