Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is undoubtedly one of the most continuously celebrated and influential books of all time. The creativity and brilliance of the book inspired me to apply the character of Alice into a modernized and inspiring way. Who would Alice grow up to be, what would she do, what would she say, how would she dress? I took a few of my favorite quotes and in the process realized that I also see the theme of Alice visually in the my current, modern life.

Alice: “What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversations?“

Speak up & have a voice.
In the same regard, whats the use of a smart & brilliant woman, without style or dialogue?

Photo by Peter Acker

March Hare: “…Then you should say what you mean.”
Alice: “I do; at least – at least I mean what I say — that’s the same thing, you know.”
Hatter: “Not the same thing a bit! Why, you might just as well say that, ‘I see what I eat’ is the same as ‘I eat what I see’!”
March Hare: “You might just as well say, that “I like what I get” is the same thing as “I get what I like”! ”
The Dormouse: “You might just as well say, that “I breathe when I sleep” is the same thing as “I sleep when I breathe”.”

Listen to yourself and let the world know what’s there.
- whether it’s through blogging, writing, or any kind of communication for that matter. In the book, Alice was confused, lost & at many times spoke before she knew what to say. The modern Alice says what she means & is powerful through communication.

Alice: “It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.“

Recognize life sometimes doesn’t make sense and don’t try to make sense of it all (or you might get lost in wonderland).

Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
The Cat: “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”
Alice: “I don’t much care where.”
The Cat: “Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go.”

Know where you are going and what’s important to you.



The Duchess: “Be what you would seem to be — or, if you’d like it put more simply — Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than
what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.”
Alice: “I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can’t quite follow it as you say it.”

Be authentic.

Doorknob: “Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.”

Make up by the fabulous Shoko Kubota

Photography by the very talented Peter Acker & Markus Urban

Many thanks to Vicki for lending the beautiful white Ruby

Black & White Dress – vintage Christian Dior

Green zebra dress – vintage from Everything but the Girl boutique

Adorable “tea house” backdrop located at the delicious Millies

The King: “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”

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