Timing is everything and a zombie convention in the beginning of September isn’t exactly my idea of timely. But maybe I’m wrong and it deserves the same coverage as, let’s say, a Santa’s reindeer sighting – in July. Maybe San Jose is just notorious for its diehard zombie fans.

 

Regardless, these fans crawled from out of the cracks in the sidewalk as zombies from around Silicon Valley convene on a not-so-timely summer Zombie-o-Rama.

 

So we threw this one into the Helium Radar vault and sat on it like a Wall St. trader with a great tip– or a fanatical beanie baby collector, which ever you prefer.

 

With Halloween knocking on this weekend’s doorstep, the funny looks you get when Rudolf’s nose blazes across a warm summer night are predictably missing. It’s time for our zombies to prove our readers that they’ve got some style too.

Somehow this zombie manages to ooze with style despite her various states of decay.  The pompadour,  polka dot blouse and red lipstick combination reek of rockabilly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

                                                                                           Check out the leopard print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An all black ensemble can do a ton for a zombie when using different textures – especially for covering up lingering zombieness and gore.  Here lace gloves, fishnet veil, silken scarf and crocheted vest deliver loads of style for this queen of the undead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                            Digging the umbrella

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                  Sometimes the devil’s in the details.  Here it’s possesed this vintage baby carriage, using it to really bring the outfit home.  It carries a certain consistency and completeness to the look that would make Wednesday and the whole Addams family green with envy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gratuitous Zombie Mayhem