I saw Alice in Wonderland in the weekend and truly enjoyed it – though I recommend seeing it in 3D to take full advantage of Tim Burton’s wonderland.
Alice and her new story aside, the costumes in the movie particularly caught my eye. Designed by Colleen Atwood, each of Alice’s gowns are incredibly beautiful, intricate couture pieces, each one more amazing than the last. What is particularly striking is how they appear to be ‘thrown together,’ (sans the opening dress) or accidental in the case of the first dress she shrinks into.
Her familiar classic, the pale blue dress, benefits from the addition of romantic, sheer sleeves.
Ruffles and a halter neck, Alice does a bit of running in this dress and those ruffles play their part.
This is the second version of the above dress, after Alice shrinks, again, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter does a bit of frenzied DIY on the above dress. I wish it were that easy to create beautiful rose gatherings on the bust line.
This is the most brilliant of the gowns designed for Alice. In the story, this dress is supplied by the Red Queen. There’s something about how the material gathers into ruffles that reminds me of feathers, and turns the dress into something quite tribal.
The armor Alice wears toward the end of the film is quite striking. Not as much as the dresses for me, but she looks quite elegant despite being covered neck to toe in metal.
If you haven’t seen it already – then do go ahead and enjoy it! I was somewhat disappointed to hear a number of bad reviews it received, and now the 3d visual isn’t quite as stunning as Avatar but it is still fun and better than most of what’s out in the theaters at the moment.
Images from here. You can view the rest of the Alice in Wonderland costumes here.
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I loved the red dress. It was my favourite!!! I also loved the one that Johnny Depp DIYs while she’s in the teapot. I didn’t like the outfit that they gave her while she was at the White Queen’s castle!I’d totally watch this movie in 3D if I could actually process 3D images. To me it only looks opaque and flat. My sister treated us to go watch it at the VIP cinema, which was AWESOME!
Oh I really want to watch this! I’ve heard mixed reviews as well, but then again I was expecting a bit more than I what I saw in Avatar (I guess because of the extreme hype), so I’m going to go watch it anyway!
I can’t wait to see this! I’ve actually been excited since last year.. I’ve read a few bad reviews though and it’s not hyped up as much as I was expecting. That makes it better in my opinion though don’t want to go in with high expectations and walk out disappointed… lovely costumes x
i saw this today and thought the costumes were AMAZING too! loved how the fabric just billowed everywhere when she shrunk. gorgeous. and at the qhite queens castle, it looked like she was wearing jeans under the jacket thingy…loooved it!although i really dislike 3D. i get the worst headaches! but yes, it had to be done. i mean, its wonderland!
thanks for sharing this! i love every dress she wears on the movie! breath-taking <33
Yes, I read several bad reviews, too. But I think I’m still going to watch AiW, especially for the costumes.
Gahhh. I SO wish I could contribute more to this post’s comment as I’ve been DEFINITELY wanting to see Alice! But, at last, it has yet to be done. But this post so pumped me up! I MUST SEE IT. I MUST SEE IT. I MUST SEE IT. (yeah, I kind of want to see it?) quirkyexplosion.blogspot.com
My daughter fell in love with Alice’s Red Court Dress, she said she wants to wear it to Prom…would love to find one similar somewhere.
i love the red dress its goregous and i was just wondering if u had a more full picture of that dress because i think that the bottom of the dress had a lot of detail in it
yes i agree, her costumes were fantastic apart from the armour at the end 🙂
i love the last!
LOVE the red dress! I’ve been thinking about ways to make something similar (but different, so people don’t see it and think ‘Alice’) I need to learn the art of petticoats i think! 🙂
I am OBSESSED with the dress she wore at the Red Queens palace! From the moment i saw it, it was love! Definitely going to make my own version of it to wear around 🙂
The whole movie was a visual delight. I’ve been searching for rabbit holes to fall down so that i can find wonderland, and live there as the Mad Hatters wife.Even as a crazy “ranga”, Depp is still hot.
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i luv dis dress so ute i hav to hav it how much
This is a good website and I love all the dresses but You have forgotten the blue suite-like dress Alice wears at the end of the movie! You should add it to the list and than the collection will be complete!
When I saw this movie, I wasn’t blown away like I expected to be. The woman who played Alice just seemed like she wasn’t putting spirit into her character, and also I didn’t like how it focused on Johnny Depp more than the main character.
i love the second dress and i have been trying to either find one i can buy or find the fabric and make one but its so hard.