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Death's Head Becomes You How did skulls go from scary to chic?

By Sara DickermanPosted Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at 7:10 AM ET

Death's Head Becomes You. Click to launch.Click here to launch a slide show about skulls in fashion.

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Sara Dickerman has written about food for the New York Times Magazine, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and Seattle magazine.
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