A Fashionable Literacy

A screenshot from the 2010 Tim Burton film

Alice in Wonderland is widely recorded as the third most-often published work in the entire world, behind The Bible and the collective works of William Shakespeare. The book was incredibly popular upon its release, and even inspired a sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, which was published in 1871.

It has been adapted into film, television, comic books, live performance, works of art, and more. The Disney 1951 animated film – which included elements of both Alice in Wonderland and its sequel – is one of the most well-known versions of the story, and has inspired variations of its own, as well as two Disneyland attractions based around the stories. (The movie even inspired a College Fashion post!)

The most popular recent iteration of the classic tale was also made by Disney. 2010’s Alice in Wonderland is a live-action film that details what happened after Alice grew up and returned to Wonderland as a young women. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, and Helena Bonham Carter, the film is heavily stylized around Burton’s iconic dark and twisted fantasy technique. (It inspired a CF post of its own, too!)

How to Add Alice to Your Wardrobe

By integrating key elements from the narrative into your own outfits, you, too, can take a trip to Wonderland… no rabbit hole required!

A Different Point of View

Product Information: Skirt – Dorothy Perkins, Hat – Wet Seal, Earrings – Modcloth, Top – Miss Selfridge, Clutch – Amazon, Shoes – Modcloth, Necklace – J.Crew.

Alice’s trip through Wonderland is a transformative experience for the young girl, in more ways than one. Between “eat me”s and “drink me”s, tiny doors and towering tables, Alice finds herself having to adapt to all kinds of different viewpoints throughout her journey… particularly from points of view both tall and small!