If you’ve been keeping up with the Geek Chic column or if you read the post featuring fashion inspired by The Lord of the Rings, you may have noticed that I have a serious love for fantasy films and novels. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m practically foaming at the mouth to see the first installment of Peter Jackson’s long-awaited adaptation of The Hobbit.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premieres December 14th and stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, and Benedict Cumberbatch.Ian Holmes and Elijah Wood also briefly reprise their roles as older Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. (And yes, ye Legolas lovers, Orlando Bloom will also be making an appearance.)

Below, I’ll break down some fashion inspired by the film. But first, let’s get a little background info so we’re all up to speed.

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Know Your Geek: About The Hobbit

• J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again, was first published in 1937. Due to its success as a children’s and fantasy novel, his publishers requested a sequel. It took Tolkien twelve years to complete, but you might have heard of a little something called The Lord of the Rings.
• The Hobbit is set 77 years before The Fellowship of the Ringand tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins, a Shire resident who enjoys his peaceful life in Bag End. His sense of serenity is completely upended when the wizard Gandalf arrives at his door with thirteen dwarves in tow. Gandalf persuades Bilbo to join in the dwarves on their quest to reclaim dwarven treasure from the dragon Smaug.
• Along the way, Bilbo discovers internal courage and conviction. He develops a taste for adventure and proves himself as a bona fide hero.
• On his journey, he also encounters the mysterious creature Gollum deep in the Misty Mountains. After an exchange of riddles in the dark, skirmishes with monstrous trolls, and a bit of burglary, Bilbo returns home with a strange souvenir: a magic golden ring.

Outfits Inspired by The Hobbit

Can’t wait to dive back into the fantastic world of Middle-earth? Read on for four outfits inspired by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey!