Lady Gaga's skull makeup in her music video for her song 'Born This Way' could have been inspired by the Day of the Dead. This makeup look went on to popularise the now iconic skull makeup.
The opening scene of James Bond Spectre is a Day of the Dead festival, from this is could take inspiration from hair, makeup and costumes.
The Book of Life is heavily inspired by the mexican holiday The Day of the Dead. I especially would like to take inspiration from the character La Muerte who is based on Santa Muerte which is Spanish for Holy Death. She is associated with healing, protection and safe delivery to the afterlife.
For the finale of Project Runway Season 8, Mondo Guerra produced a collection influenced by his Mexican heritage and the Day of the Dead celebration.
Fashion company Show Me Your Mumu featured the Day of the Dead in its Spring 2013 look book.
Fashion spread in Marie Claire, October 2012.
Valentino Spring 2014, Ready to Wear collection
Pasarela Cibeles at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Madrid 2012. Inspired by Frida Kahlo.
Models walked down the Mercedes-Benz's Fashion Week catwalk with skull makeup for Lena Hoschek in 2012.
Renown British photographer Rankin teamed up with Beauty Editor Andrew Gallimore for a collection of images inspired by the Day of the Dead. Concentrating on the masks worn on the day, known as calicos, they took these and made them more modern and fashion forward.
Osman Yousefzada's Spring Summer 2016 collection was inspired by Frida Kahlo's art and personal style. He worked from a love letter written by Frida, paying special attention to the quote "I ask you for violence, in the nonsense, and you, you give me grace, your light and your warmth".
Valentino's 2015 Resort collection in Rome labelled as having a great 'sense of colour and folkloric sensibility'
Alberta Ferretti's SS14 collection was inspired by Frida Kahlo and Mexican traditions..all about flowers and lace.
Lana Del Rey wore one of Lena Hosckek's creations at the Cannes Film Festival and The Great Gatsby Premiere in May 2013.
Moschino SS12 collection in Milan. Links to the Marigolds flowers which are an important symbol of the Day of the Dead. These flowers are seen as a symbol of death. You would find these flowers on altars, graves, and in some villages people leave a trail of them from their front door to their loved one's grave so the spirit may find their way back home easily.
Raffaella Curiel presented her Spring-Summer 2008 high-fashion collection - deeply inspired by Frida - during the AltaRoma fashion week at Rome's Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.
Sue Wong S/S Collection 2007, Los Angeles
Jean Paul Gaultier, Spring/Summer 2007 inspired by the Virgin Mary however, elements I can draw from
Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 1998 Collection, Paris
Sources used:
http://www.fridakahlo.it/en/fashion.php
http://www.art-is-fun.com/day-of-the-dead-symbols/
http://glossytimes.com/cannes-lana-del-rey-wears-lena-hoschek/
http://www.rebelsmarket.com/blog/posts/dia-de-los-muertos-the-history-and-fashion-of-day-of-the-dead