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It’s  the Halloween witching hour! And Authentic Hermes Bagsgrounded in London due to being unable to travel to New York for a shoot because of Hurricane Sandy, Sam chose to play dress up with Kate Moss for Halloween. Kate was in need for a gothic black wig to complement her amazing Morticia Addams costume for a night out. So Sam created this long and dark number that matched perfectly with her spooky ensemble. Would you know that Sam helped Kate with her make-up too? Freak out!

Sam worked with designer Karl Lagerfeld and stylist Carine Roitfeld on the project for over a year, creating 47 out of the 113 hairstyles in the book. ”It was a major project”, says Sam, “with more than 25 subjects on one particular day. It felt like there was always a huge ‘dressing up box’ feel to the shoots. Because Carine had styled the jackets in so many different ways, we needed an enormous selection of hairpieces, wigs, hats, scarves, veils etc to plunder. All our subjects were encouraged to have fun and contribute any personal idea they felt strongly about. I think it shows!”

Who says you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover? Take one look at the new Chanel tome, “The Little Black Jacket”, and you know it’s going to be every bit as amazing as it promises to be.

The images seen here were taken by Sam at the opening of the London leg of the exhibition that is accompanying the book at the Saatchi Gallery. The exhibit has been travelling the world month by month, and is only in London until the 28th of October. See it before it goes!

“It’s always going to be an interesting shoot when Carine is styling, even more so when it’s for the first issue of her own magazine. She has a presence and energy like no other, and is always encouraging the team to break boundaries. Take, for example, her cinematic collaboration with Tom Ford, ‘Lucho and Juliet’ where the model is dead, or even the ‘Strike’ story shot by esteemed film director Luca Guadagnino, which tells a story in still pictures. The tongue in cheek ‘A Woman’s Life’, by Sebastian Faena is another fashion spread turned into a high drama story. One thing is ermes Lindy Handbagfor sure… It’s never boring.”