The Guide to Snagging Melanie Martinez's Style for Halloween

What we absolutely love about the idea of picking Melanie Martinez as your Halloween costume inspiration this year is that other than paying homage to a confident, ambitious, artistic and all-around pop badass, you also can pick up a slew of cute and fashion-forward items based around the singer's style. 

Let's start with some of the centerpieces of Mel's style. First, you got to get a uniquely styled babydoll dress. You could go traditional Lolita style (Dolls Kill have a great selection including Pink Noise Skater Dress, $95) or be sure to incorporate unusual colors and styles (via Dolls Kill's fascinating Hola Dress, $135 or this super-cheap, super-chic Cake Dress from UNIF, $22). You'll also need the right footwear and Mel has personally donned ballet-inspired platform shoes (like the Pointe Platform in Quilted Pink Satin from Jeffrey Campbell, $112.95), fuzzy slippers (Dolls Kill's Candy Cloud Sandal, $81) and military platform shoes. Last major thing is the hair. You could dye half your hair—we're really digging Hayley Williams' Poser Paste as bright and vibrant temporary dye—a good wig can be found from professionals (like this extremely Melanie-esque Wavy Grey Mixed Purple Black Split Lace Front from Wif, $68) or you could add your own color to a to a store-bought wig (including one from Party City for $26.99)