Period pieces also come into play when Mystic Falls High School throws its annual Decade Dances . ` ` The Vampire Diaries '' is heading into its fourth season , which premieres on October 11 . Costume designer Leigh Taylor designed the supernatural characters on the show . Leverett : It 's a challenge , but ` ` I love ( the ) flashbacks most of all '' costume pieces that are n't made in - house are often borrowed from costume companies .
` ` The Vampire Diaries '' is heading into its fourth season , which premieres on October 11 . Costume designer Leigh Taylor designed the supernatural characters on the show . Leverett : It 's a challenge , but ` ` I love ( the ) flashbacks most of all '' costume pieces that are n't made in - house are often borrowed from costume companies .