couture is no stranger to fantasy and alice in wonderland is certainly no stranger to being an inspiration. i can’t tell you how many collections were based on the whimsical tale at parsons (including one of my own, oy vey). with the marketing behind the film gearing up, a lot of people are jumping on the alice in wonderland bandwagon. and so am i, hardi harhar. so i give you the white queen, perfectly outfitted by the haute couture of spring 2010. i won’t try to explain her character because it makes my head hurt but believe you me, she would wear a lot of white. for more of the whiteness check out the white witch from the lion the witch and the wardrobe.
1: this volcano flew me up here: dress and tights by chanel, shoes by armani prive, hat by jean paul gaultier
2: oh it’s on like donkey kong (chess): dress and tights by chanel, boots by christian dior, long crazy coat by jean paul gaultier, hat by christian dior
3: i’m going to go hide in the soup terrine: dress and clutch by armani prive, tights and shoes by chanel, hat by diorif you’ve studied art or been to fashion school, then you’ve no doubt seen tons of projects inspired by alice’s adventures in wonderland. i admit, one (or more) of my finals was based on alice and her adventures through the rabbit hole, simply because it gives you liberty to design whatever you like. alice is no doubt a free spirit, she was adventurous before her adventure and certainly wiser, stronger and bolder when she awoke. i think everybody imagines alice’s style as girly, imaginative and freeing. she’s not afraid of color (or much else as we learned in her story) and has no concern over what other people think. after all, her style icons are the mad hatter, that crazy rabbit and the hookah smoking caterpillar.
Erin Fetherston Cobblestones.