Monday, 3 February 2014

Miss Havisham's influence on fashion.

Since Dickens created one of the most,intriguing  characters not only has she had an influence on wanting to create her on stage, movies and television shows. But her character has had such an impact on high culture, it has also influenced popular culture such as fashion of course. 


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Here is an Akira head piece from Sydney's Mercedes Benz fashion festival . This piece was said to of been inspired by Miss Havisham. The head piece could  not only represent a marriage veil but it could also represent her hair at first glance. As it is big and messy like how I would imagine her hair to be.

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Prabal Gurung AW11

Inspired by a sense of decayed elegance, Prabal Gurung's AW11 collection referenced Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, imagining how Miss Havisham might have looked in her youth. Saying he has "always been inspired by books", he described the collection as "lugubrious, savage, Victorian and romantically-disheveled".
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This is the famous Oyster dress from Alexander Mcqueens 2003 Spring/Summer show. This dress looks to me as though it could of been inspired by Miss Havisham by it coloring as though its rather old. the ruffles and rips looks as though it s been worn for quite some time. This dress actuality inspired the Miss Havisham dress worn y Helena Bonham Carter. Showing the impact that art inspires art. Meaning that Miss Havisham will forever inspire people to create art from art it's like a never ending cycle.

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