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A look back at Martha Stewart’s best Halloween costumes

Updated 1:24 PM EDT, Wed October 16, 2013
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Over the years, Martha has both spooked and delighted audiences and readers with her creative Halloween costumes. Which one do you find most appealing -- or appalling? Martha and crafts editor Marcie McGoldrick's vision for the 2013 Halloween special issue came together perfectly as a delightful dream world where Fairy GrandMartha takes center stage.
Martha Stewart's best Halloween costumes —
Over the years, Martha has both spooked and delighted audiences and readers with her creative Halloween costumes. Which one do you find most appealing -- or appalling? Martha and crafts editor Marcie McGoldrick's vision for the 2013 Halloween special issue came together perfectly as a delightful dream world where Fairy GrandMartha takes center stage.
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Martha graced the cover of our 2011 Halloween special issue as a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F857062%2Fmotha-costume%3Fczone%3Dholiday%252Fhalloween-center%252Fhalloween-center-costumes%26gallery%3D274207%26slide%3D857062%26center%3D276965%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">Motha</a>, the winged wonder. Inspired by a vintage illustration and pieces from Alexander McQueen collections, she wore a cape, faux-fur collar, blonde bob wig, and beautiful butterfly lashes.
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Martha graced the cover of our 2011 Halloween special issue as a Motha, the winged wonder. Inspired by a vintage illustration and pieces from Alexander McQueen collections, she wore a cape, faux-fur collar, blonde bob wig, and beautiful butterfly lashes.
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Bedecked in crystals and stars for the cover of "The Best of Martha Stewart: Halloween Handbook," Martha radiates spectral sophistication as a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F921657%2Fmarthas-spellbinding-sorceress-costume%3Fczone%3Dholiday%252Fhalloween-center%252Fhalloween-center-costumes%26gallery%3D274207%26slide%3D921657%26center%3D276965%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">spellbinding sorceress</a>.
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Bedecked in crystals and stars for the cover of "The Best of Martha Stewart: Halloween Handbook," Martha radiates spectral sophistication as a spellbinding sorceress.
martha stewart living
With<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F269471%2Fmarthas-ghostly-equestrienne-makeup%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank"> reddened eyes, a ghostly pallor,</a> and her midnight steed Rutger by her side, Martha was instantly transformed into a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F907722%2Fghostly-equestrienne-costume%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">haunted horsewoman</a> for the cover of the 2009 Halloween issue.
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With reddened eyes, a ghostly pallor, and her midnight steed Rutger by her side, Martha was instantly transformed into a haunted horsewoman for the cover of the 2009 Halloween issue.
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Martha transformed into a creepy <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F270474%2Fglampire%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">Glampire</a> for the "Bad Things" cover of the 2007 Halloween issue and season 3 of the show. Martha's dramatic cape was made from black silk woven with metallic threads. Martha's stylist, Eva Scrivo, trimmed a black wig into textured layers, then gave Martha a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F268386%2Fglampire-makeup-behind-the-scenes%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">pale face, dark eye makeup, and -- fittingly -- blood-red lips.</a>
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Martha transformed into a creepy Glampire for the "Bad Things" cover of the 2007 Halloween issue and season 3 of the show. Martha's dramatic cape was made from black silk woven with metallic threads. Martha's stylist, Eva Scrivo, trimmed a black wig into textured layers, then gave Martha a pale face, dark eye makeup, and -- fittingly -- blood-red lips.
martha stewart living
Draped in a diaphanous wrap of gauzy silk-organza strips and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F270663%2Fgolden-goddess-makeup-behind-the-scenes%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">wearing golden leaves in her hair</a>, Martha became a stunning<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marthastewart.com%2F270249%2Fgolden-goddess%3Fxsc%3Dsynd_cnn" target="_blank" target="_blank"> Golden Goddess</a> for the "Good Things" cover of the 2007 Halloween issue.
Martha Stewart's best Halloween costumes —
Draped in a diaphanous wrap of gauzy silk-organza strips and wearing golden leaves in her hair, Martha became a stunning Golden Goddess for the "Good Things" cover of the 2007 Halloween issue.
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