"You've Got A Very Important Date":

MARCH 5th, 2010

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness! I cannot wait for this to come out.

Burton released a sneak-peak of Alice in Wonderland at Comic-Con International. I love the costume idea for Alice's dress. The off the shoulder, halter dress brings forth the Lolita essence of Alice. Instead of the childlike image of Disney's animation, Burton's real life Alice appears to have grown up a bit. I hope within the film he presents her alluring, yet still naive side.

Colleen Atwood came up with some amazing costume designs for the characters. She truly captured the whimsical air of Lewis Carroll's fantasy, but added that dark, ever-so-creepy underlying tone, which is a constant in Tim Burton's work.

What a delightful un-birthday present! Thank you Tim Burton :) I could not have asked for a better director to bring the story to life. Hopefully there will be a 3D viewing option in Paris.

Will you won't you, will you won't you, won't you join the dance?
Q.

Curiouser and Curiouser...

Alice in Wonderland is coming in with full force... and I couldn't be more excited.

With the fun, whimsical, and flirtatious fashions walking the runways for Spring, who wouldn't be? Get ready, because once Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland hits theaters in 2010, we're all falling down the rabbit hole into Alice's Wonderland of phantasmagorical frills and fantastical grace.

 

I don't know exactly when my obsession started, but it was in full swing about a year ago when I had a "Very Merry UnBirthday" Party. Everyone came as different characters, and I set my table up for a giant tea party.

Later, in May, for a final project, I used the story as an inspiration for a design concept and illustrated a couple pieces for a line. Playing around with a lot of androgyny, Alice, The Mad Hatter, and Tweedledee/Tweedledum influenced my designs. The Mad Hatter piece involved a fitted black satin jacket with coat tails, a ruched cumberbun, and a top hat paired with girly puffed shorts and mary jane pumps. I don't presently have a scanner to put the final illustrations up, but hopefully in the near future I can post them.

Really though, what brought me to write this post was some photographs I came across by Lorenzo Agius. Brilliant styling and compositions, I posted a few of my favorites. I especially love the Mad Hatter in a sea of White Rabbits.

Also, checkout Style Amor's post on the spread in Spanish magazine Ragazza. Their December issue has some more fantasy filled photos of Alicia en el Pais de la Maravillas (Spanish for Alice In Wonderland).