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Witch Weekly · October 14, 2019 – 4:13 AM

Who Wore It Best?
The Hogsmeade Harvest Festival saw many interesting fashion choices, particularly during the Harvest Ball, where many a young lady was encouraged to take inspiration from the crops when designing their attire. Because this ball was not a proper fancy dress party, most of the dresses were quite similar; typical styles in fall colors. What set people apart was how they accessorized, which is the topic of our comparison today.

The unfortunate Miss Bellona Zabini (unfortunate both because of her family history and her fashion choices on this particular evening) wore a fairly uninteresting dress in every respect except the color: bright orange. Always a risky color, it was even more so given her dark skin tone, and as a result Miss Zabini looked something like a pumpkin that had been left too long in the field. The full skirt of the dress added to the feeling that as far as crops went, she might be a bit on the "squishier" side. She wore an orange scarf as a headdress, and while it would have been hard for anything to entirely save her look for the evening, this was decidedly not the accessory to do so. It made her look even more orange, and represented a lost opportunity to do anything at all interesting with her hair, which was mostly hidden.

Tatiana Lestrange, on the other hand, can be used as an exemplar for future Harvest Balls, should this become a recurring theme. Her maroon dress complimented her skin and hair tone quite well, and she took the opportunity to accessorize using familiar fall shapes, with gold earrings which outlined falling leaves and an ornate headdress with tiny jeweled leaves, which matched both her dress and the rest of her gold jewelry. The complete picture was quite handsome and elegant, and brought to mind that the invitation recommended young ladies be inspired by the crops, not become the crops — as Miss Zabini did.

Bellona Zabini, in orange.

Tatiana Lestrange, adorned in red and gold leaves.

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