When aiming for a sensible approach to Halloween, a gown is essential. Should you be planning to embody Morticia Addams or her daughter, Wednesday, then again, a dress is key. For certain, she – be it a maxi or a mini with a Gothic flair – stands as the quintessential selection for the most enchanted evening of autumn.
Vogue.ua has curated the most striking gothic dresses from the autumn-winter 2025/2026 runway shows to aid your mystical metamorphosis. And soon, come Halloween night, you will truly capture all eyes.
Demeulemeester fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
In the present year, practically every fashion establishment has presented variations on black dresses within their autumn-winter assortments. Such harmony suggests an impulse to highlight the bewitching dimension of femininity—its profoundness and mystery, which verge on peril.
She exists simultaneously as alluringly seductive and seasoned, self-assured in her own merit. And if certain individuals perceive this as enchantment, then Halloween 2025 serves as the ideal justification to set free your shadowy facet for an evening promenade.
In order for a celebratory aesthetic to prosper, designers propose emphasizing the waist above all. At Acne Studios, this takes the form of an hourglass-shaped dress featuring dropped shoulders, extended sleeves, a skirt that tapers towards the knees, and a bold cut reaching the thigh. Demeulemeester showcased a more relaxed interpretation – a flowing slip dress coupled with a voluminous skirt. Elie Saab enriched the Gothic spectrum with a reddish-orange gradation, fashioning a maxi dress complete with a fur-trimmed corset bodice and an airy skirt.
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Alongside satin, velvet and lace also dominate this season’s trends. Ermanno Scervino advocates wearing a velvet maxi dress accompanied by leather gloves and a choker, Blumarine underscores the importance of sheer materials and boho aesthetics, while Patou and Balenciaga endorse fully-laced ensembles, accentuated by thigh-reaching boots and a broad belt, or an exceptionally elevated waistline cut and a simple pendant.
Will it be a mini or a maxi? Peruse the compilation and determine – a gothic dress for Halloween stakes its claim as the evening dress code on other occasions, thus there’s no need to fear an error in judgement. After all, hesitation is the sole element to dread.
With long sleeves and a slit
Acne Studio fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Isabel Marant fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Velvet maxi
Ermanno Scervino fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Elie Saab fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Fire Witch
Elie Saab fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Acne Studio fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
With corset
Elie Saab fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Ermanno Scervino fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Gothic boho
Blumarine autumn-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Demeulemeester fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Lace and only lace
Patou fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Balenciaga fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Gothic mini
Chanel fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
Dior fall-winter 2025/2026. Photo: Launchmetrics
