We owe you some Halloween-inspired links and who better to provide them than our lovely Network Partners--have a happy and safe holiday, but, before you go read on. 

The Coveted came up with seven Halloween costumes from her wardrobe, none of which are 'sexy'...all of which are hot! Pure genius!

Shoe Smitten found a very fashionable way to say Happy Halloween...you could say just about anything as long as we get to see those fabulous Louboutin for Rodarte heels every day. 

Lollie Shopping has a movie recommendation that just might serve as inspiration for a last minute costume--or a Fall wardrobe.

Fashion First, Lunch Later carved their pumpkin like a proper fashionista. 

Earlier this week we checked out Pudel, a brand owned and designed by Lina Osterman, and, as it turns out, we also saw her namesake line which she started in order to design more editorial-friendly, fashion forward pieces. The Lina Osterman line, much like Pudel, is full of gothic-inspired, complicated cottons that have a downtown persona. The Lina Osterman versions, however, have more attitude to them and veer into Rick Owens-like terrain. For Spring 2009 she designed shredded stovepipe jeans, knit cardigans that hang down below the waist, and a heavy chain chest piece that calls up Givenchy Fall 08 in its sheer mass. Today's designers seem to thrive best when they have both accessible and high fashion options for their consumer--no matter in which order these options are borne. 

There is the kind of designer who shows a reinvented version of their brand every season, complete with a succinct conceptual inspiration and runway show, and then there is the kind of designer who doesn't show during Fashion Week and who, because of that, can whip a collection with clothing of all varieties to suit the needs of their buyers and showroom reps. Charles Chang-Lima is of the latter group and we have to say, it kind of makes sense. His Spring 09 collection was a kaleidoscope of colors and showed pieces that ranged from rocker-chic to daytime ladylike. There was a focus on fabric manipulation (the braided bodices were our favorite example) and on slinky silhouettes but, overall, there was something for everyone. 

It's amazing to us how much we actually write about Urban Outfitters on this site when, up until recently, we thought we'd left the mass-market retailer behind for a more sophisticated life of boutique shopping and designer e-commerce ventures. Alas, things have changed and we know it's not just us. With our downward spiral of an economy, the resilient business of online shopping, and the ever-elaborate culture of collaborations, shoppers are more accustomed to shifts in value than ever before. So we know we are not alone in this--but it's still slightly unsettling that, once again, Urban Outfitters is the subject of our posting.

Today we received an email to our college account (rerouted to our grown-up account) which announced all kinds of videos and UO Collaboration deliveries. To be honest, not much is on the site by way of merchandise but the front-page of this section sure looks fantastic. Five second look book videos play in thumbnail versions of themselves while some sweet, melancholic song serves as a soundtrack. When we clicked on the LD Tuttle collection we realized that the designer had virtually remade the boots we just recently spent two times as much on. Shopping at Urban Outfitters is becoming less and less juvenile and, in some ways, we've just been reluctant to admit it...