Tim Burton takes on Lewis Carroll in next year’s cinematic curiosity – Alice in Wonderland, resulting in a portrayal of Alice in a mysterious flickering light. This month, Lily Cole also showed the power of the imagination in a wonderland-esque modern fairytale – The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, which depicts London in all its Dickensian allure. The theme of the imagination and make believe is taking off in most aspects of culture at the moment, and fashion houses (naturally) caught on and mirrored themes, offsetting geometric shapes with flowing curves and intricately detailed abstract head pieces feature as a major talking point. It’s all about weird and wonderful mismatch. Think Edward Scissorhands meets a Midsummer Night’s Dream – eyes are sinister and smoky but textures remain quintessentially feminine (lace, velvet and hoards of sequins.) Although, it might be an idea to think about how you’d deal with the strange looks you get when you start doing the weekly shop in a feather headdress and look like you’ve been dragged backwards kicking and screaming through Wonderland. We were thinking more along the lines of leather boots, lace, florals and a pearl embellished bolero. (Feather headdress optional)
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