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100 Examples of Circus Fashion

These Vivid Styles are Quirky and Eccentric

— April 12, 2012 — Fashion
No longer solely designated to clowns, circus-inspired fashion is regaining popularity with the high fashion crowd. Used as an inspiration for designers and street fashionistas, these theatrical ensembles always make a style statement.

From sombre clown captures and racy circus spreads, to retro carnival couture, these fiercely fun editorials, alluring ad campaigns and ravishing runways embrace life’s many eccentricities.

Whether showcased through vivid cosmetic applications, freaky art direction or ringmaster-ready garments, these circus-inspired fashions are making a strong comeback. Surreal and bizarre, the flamboyant style features are raw and fearless, exuding personality and a childlike sense of whimsy that is known for endorsing and flaunting the bold and outlandish.
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Tightrope Couture Editorials
Tightrope Couture Editorials
The Prada Spring Summer 2010 Menswear Line
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Circus Story Memoirs
Circus Story Memoirs
The Paolo Ventura 'Winter Stories' Book is a Cute Memoir
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95
Shimmering Backdrop Shoots
Shimmering Backdrop Shoots
Julia Galdo's FOAM 'Tinsel Town' Editorial is Vibrantly Celebratory
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Combative Clown Shoots
Combative Clown Shoots
'The Warriors' Captures a Freaky Free-For-All
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Charismatic Clown Campaigns
Charismatic Clown Campaigns
The Lindsey Thornburg FW 2011 Collection Colors Outside the Lines
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92
Seedy Carnival Shoots
Seedy Carnival Shoots
Paolo Ventura's 'The Goldfish' Editorial Stars Lily Cole
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Spinning Stuffed Headwear
Spinning Stuffed Headwear
'Animal Friends' by Balazs Koch Will Make You Downright Dizzy
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90
Ringmaster-Ready Runways
Ringmaster-Ready Runways
The Agi and Sam FW12 Collection Boasts Wild Shapes & Unusual Textures
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89
Circus-Themed Editorials
Circus-Themed Editorials
The Reese Witherspoon Vogue Spread is Majestic and Magical
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88
Celebrity Clowntography
Celebrity Clowntography
New York Times Style Magazine Captures ‘Julianne of the Spirits'
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87
Circus Performer Pictorials
Circus Performer Pictorials
The Monica Barreneche 'Las Vegas Circus' Spread Clowns Around
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86
Circus Clown Accessories
Circus Clown Accessories
Nakimuli Gets Funky With Playful and Bold Bow Brooches
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Quirky Colorful Captures
Quirky Colorful Captures
The Heavens Gonna Happen Now Photo Series is Happily Surreal
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Circus-Inspired Casual Wear
Circus-Inspired Casual Wear
The Issey Miyake Fall/Winter 2012 Collection Offers Bright Design
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Crazy Clown Clothing
Crazy Clown Clothing
Louise Gray Clowns Around for Her Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
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82
Clownish Fashion Photography
Clownish Fashion Photography
Christopher Starbody Shoots 'Last Day Parade' for Vnfold Mag
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81
Tangled Tumbler Photography
Tangled Tumbler Photography
The Mariaelisa Duque Circus Series Reinterprets a Popular Theme
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80
Chic Clown Cosmetics
Chic Clown Cosmetics
The Britt Maren Doingbird Cover Shoot Updates Circus Makeup
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79
Cowboy Clown Couture
Cowboy Clown Couture
Jean Paul Lespagnard Fashion
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78
Cirque Chic Fashion
Cirque Chic Fashion
Circus Child from Coco de Mer is Hot for a Good Cause
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77
Displaced Circus Shoots
Displaced Circus Shoots
Nadya Wasylko Captures Costumed Russian Nomads
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Big Top Lingerie Shows
Big Top Lingerie Shows
Triumph International Takes Cues From the Circus for Mumbai Fashion Show
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75
Sensual Carnival Captures
Sensual Carnival Captures
The Boys at the Circus are Having a Blast
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Acrobatic Couture
Acrobatic Couture
Geil 2010 Magazine is All About Colorful Fashions
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Chromatic Clown Captures
Chromatic Clown Captures
Bohemian Rhapsody by Candy Kennedy is Vibrantly Fun and Free
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Soft Playful Photoshoots
Soft Playful Photoshoots
The Clowning Around Series is Full of Color and Emotion
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Crazy Carnival Portraitures
Crazy Carnival Portraitures
Mick Vovers Documents Outrageousness in the French Quarter
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Laser Illusion Circuses
Laser Illusion Circuses
'Secret Show' is a New Breed of Entertainment for the Next Gen
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Creepy Circus Couture
Creepy Circus Couture
Henrik Vibskov Channels the Twilight Zone for Spring 2010
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68
Vibrant Circus Editorials
Vibrant Circus Editorials
The Beyonce W Photoshoot Shows a 'Fierce, Fearless, Female'
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Classy Carnival Campaigns
Classy Carnival Campaigns
Red by Valentino Spring 2011 Collection Adds Flair at the Fair
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Wild Circus Spreads
Wild Circus Spreads
The Elle US March 2011 Pictorial Plays Dress-Up
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Circus Warrior Fashion
Circus Warrior Fashion
This Wang Xiao Lovecat Editorial is Fierce & Fantastical
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Vibrant Tights Photography
Vibrant Tights Photography
Mat Neidhardt's 'Clowning' Portfolio is a "Tribute to Neon"
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Three-Ring Music Videos
Three-Ring Music Videos
Britney Spears Calls the Shots in “Circus”
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Crazy Clown Couture
Crazy Clown Couture
Reed+Rader Show Circus Styles for Pop Magazine
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Sideshow Photography
Sideshow Photography
The Alexander Fedorov Ultima Collection Features Carnival Couture
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Crazy Circus Couture
Crazy Circus Couture
Anna Sui's Ringmaster Spring 2010 Collection
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Circus-Inspired Spreads
Circus-Inspired Spreads
The Christina Aguilera 'Madam X' Out Magazine Editorial is Circus Crazy
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Circus Beach Photography
Circus Beach Photography
The Extraordinary Shoot by Esther Haase is Captivating
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Surreal Circus Shoots
Surreal Circus Shoots
Billy Kan's Life Journey Photo Series is Full of Character and Color
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Clowny Couture Captures
Clowny Couture Captures
The 10 Magazine Louis Vuitton Spread is a Luxe Label Cartoony Kick
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Cotton Candy Coiffures
Cotton Candy Coiffures
Pastel Afros Grace Comme des Garcons Spring 2010 Collection
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54
Circus Act Editorials
Circus Act Editorials
Crystal Renn & Alana Zimmer are Star Performers in Vogue Russia January 2012
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Racy Circus Shoots
Racy Circus Shoots
Emily Johnson as Ringmaster Makes for an Interesting Circus
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Hobo Clown Collections
Hobo Clown Collections
Vivienne Westwood & Lee Jeans 'Lee Anglomania' Line Plays With Proportion
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Couture Clown Captures
Couture Clown Captures
The 'Circus Maximus' Acne Paper Editorial Features Whimsical Fashion
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Cabaret Photo Shoots
Cabaret Photo Shoots
Andrey Yakovlev & Lili Aleeva's Pictorial is a Big Production
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Jester Fashion
Jester Fashion
Manish Arora at India Fashion Week
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Creepy Clown Couture
Creepy Clown Couture
The Dark Circus-Inspired Designs of Karen Segall
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Eccentric Clown Gowns
Eccentric Clown Gowns
Basso & Brooke At Berlin Fashion Week
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Colorful Teen Carnival Captures
Colorful Teen Carnival Captures
The Chloe Moretz ASOS Magazine December Shoot is Vibrant
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Teeny Top Hats
Teeny Top Hats
How to Rock a Modern-Day Circus Ringmaster Look Right
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Clown-Faced Catwalks
Clown-Faced Catwalks
EnD Clowns Around With Runway Fashion for Mexx
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All-White Cosmetics Combos
All-White Cosmetics Combos
Makeup by Mark Lim is Edgy, Avant-Garde and Just Plain Hot
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Femme Funhouse Photography
Femme Funhouse Photography
This June Paul Schmidt Editorial is Bursting With Whimsy
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Snowy Circus Spreads
Snowy Circus Spreads
The W December 2010 Edition Features a Freaky Frozen Family
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Hazy Masquerade Makeup
Hazy Masquerade Makeup
'Mirror Badu' by DOBERWOO Will Put You in a Trance
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Sultry Circus Vixens
Sultry Circus Vixens
The Isa Jacob 'Clown Posse' Series Features Couture Clowns
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Traveling Circus Couture
Traveling Circus Couture
Alice Temperley Doesn't Clown Around With Gothic '20s Fashion
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Haute Clown Couture
Haute Clown Couture
Natasha Poly Heads to the Circus for Vogue Paris April 2012
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Clown-Inspired Fashion
Clown-Inspired Fashion
Britney's ‘Circus' Album Promo
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Circus Freak Fashion
Circus Freak Fashion
‘Le Cirque' in Marie Claire Italia April 2010 is Vintage Perfect
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Crazy Carnival-Esque Fashion
Crazy Carnival-Esque Fashion
The Yulia Gorbachenko LULU Series Focuses on the Spunky Style
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Couture Clown Couples
Couture Clown Couples
'The Final Destination' Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong Editorial is Creepy
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Gender-Blending Editorials
Gender-Blending Editorials
'McMenamy: The Legend' by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia July 2009
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Exotic Circus Shoots
Exotic Circus Shoots
'Circus' by Phu Dien Meida is a Glam Take on the Big Top
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Circus Freak Fetes
Circus Freak Fetes
Mariano Vivanco Shoots Un-Conventional Models for Hercules Issue 9
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Circus Editorials
Circus Editorials
‘Buffalo Russian Circus' Directed by Michele Malka is Deliciously Da
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Rainbow Bright Beauty
Rainbow Bright Beauty
Brittany Hollis by Jeff Tse is Covered in Colorful Cosmetics
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Cotton Candy Coif Captures
Cotton Candy Coif Captures
The Michael David Adams' 'Beauty School Dropout' Series is Super Sweet
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Naughty Ringmaster Shoots
Naughty Ringmaster Shoots
The Michael Creagh Greatest Show on Earth Exhibition Photo Series
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Clownish Graffiti-Centric Captures
Clownish Graffiti-Centric Captures
The Harper's Bazaar Singapore 'Tutti Frutti' Shoot is Vib
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Clown Wig Couture
Clown Wig Couture
Kelly Thompson's Photography Plays Around With Circus Color
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Surreal Clown Shoots
Surreal Clown Shoots
Nini Gollong Styles Clowns in 'La Belote' With a Touch of Wonderland
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Hippie Clown Fashion
Hippie Clown Fashion
The Jeremy Scott AW12 Collection is Outrageously Psychedelic
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Retro Carnival Couture
Retro Carnival Couture
Photographer Xi Sinsong Captures Chic Clown-Inspired Looks
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Courtly Clown Couture
Courtly Clown Couture
Pedro Reguera Snaps Ema Busson in Striking Styles for Prim Magazine
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Submissive Circus Shoots
Submissive Circus Shoots
'Cirque Noir' from Cameron Ballensky Requires a Safety Word to View
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Circus Fashiontography
Circus Fashiontography
Beauty Lindner by Gregorio Trivino & Kattaca
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Curious Carnival Editorials
Curious Carnival Editorials
‘Reflection' by Martin Bing is a Glimpse into the Subconsc
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Dolled-Up Models
Dolled-Up Models
Fairytale Looks from Karlie Kloss in 'Russian Dolls' Vogue UK October 2010
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Clownish Couture Makeup
Clownish Couture Makeup
Roxanne Lowit's Detailed Fashion Photos in 'Backstage Dior'
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Imaginative Carnival Couture
Imaginative Carnival Couture
Circus-Inspired 'Fashion Fantasy' in Harper's Bazaar
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Color Pop Paintography
Color Pop Paintography
Miles Aldridge's Overly Saturated Fashion Editorials
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Retro Carnival Photography
Retro Carnival Photography
Dylan Reyes is Stuck in the Past
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Freaky Vortex Costumes
Freaky Vortex Costumes
Diana Sergienko Photographs 'Crazy People'
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Ronald McDonald Hair
Ronald McDonald Hair
Space-Age Clown Locks in 'Alien Dolls' by Paco Peregrin & Kattaca
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Somber Circus Shoots
Somber Circus Shoots
Pierre Manning's Saltare In Banco Portraits are Full of Melancholy Myst
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Homeless Haute Couture
Homeless Haute Couture
Steven Meisel Snaps Shabby-Chic in 'Performance' for Vogue Italia (UPDATE)
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Carnival-Inspired Editorials
Carnival-Inspired Editorials
The Tina by Xi Sinsong for Fashion Gone Rogue Shoot is Ethereal
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Big Top Fashion
Big Top Fashion
'Circus Life' Editorial by Ben Duarte Features Clown Couture
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Seductive Clown Pictorials
Seductive Clown Pictorials
Emily Johnston Turns a Circus Icon into a Sexy Siren
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Circus Nightmare Photography
Circus Nightmare Photography
‘Psycho Clowns & Baby Dolls' Will Give You Bad Dreams
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Sensuous Circus Shoots
Sensuous Circus Shoots
'Circus Life' Photography Series of Big-Top Babes by August Bradley
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Crazy Clownish Cosmetics
Crazy Clownish Cosmetics
The Igor Oussenko 'Vision of Beauty' Series
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Circus-Themed Fashion Photoshoots
Circus-Themed Fashion Photoshoots
The Chicest Show On Earth
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