I seem to be in an Alice in Wonderland mood this month which may explain the design of my recent collection. Maybe it's the unstable economy or mercury is in retrograde again (nope, I checked) but a lot of artists also seem to be inspired by the "Alice" trend. So, I decided to write a little article for the Fashion Spot which is an online magazine I freelance for. Along with the article are a few of my favorite Alice inspired photos. Hope you enjoy!
The Alice Trend: Artists Are Enraptured With Traveling to Wonderland from Couture to Bridal to Film
Alice in Wonderland takes us down the rabbit hole into a funhouse world of upside down rules and unpredictable characters. Creative, weird and oddly inspiring, artists seem to be using the imagery and possibly more insightful meanings of the novel into many of their creations. From fashion school projects to couture shows in Paris, the fairytale adventures of this proper, English girl in a world full of chaos translates to a plethora of artistic mediums.
Photographer Anne Leibowitz Shot and Alice in Wonderland shoot for Vogue that became an iconic favorite using couture designers as the supporting cast.
Gwen Stafani was inspired by the over the top Alice theme on a past solo albulm.
Designer Gareth Pugh recreated a modern, fairytale Queen in his white and black gown with modernized, geometric elements and pleats.
The most exciting news for Alice fans is a recent collaboration between Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Disney to recreate the film in a more engaging way. Tim comments, "The story is obviously a classic with iconic images and ideas and thoughts. But with all the movie versions, well, I've just never seen one that really had an impact on me. It's just always a series of weird events."
Knowing Tim, audiences will get to dive deeper into the twisted minds of Alice's acquaintances and will discover a new, beautiful, darker side to the underlying stories that we may have missed before.
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