i realized i haven’t uploaded my design work in a long long time!!! so you’re going to be seeing a whole flood of this, since i have a whole semester’s work that i haven’t put up!!
(my sister and i at tokyo disneyland, christmas 2006!)
when we had to do an accessories collection, my instant reaction was to look to alice in wonderland for inspiration. i’ve always loved alice in wonderland, both the book and the disney rendition. and i thought both the story and the colors would be a great inspiration for an accessories line!
when i first did my croquis, it was really funny because i had just read the “darker” version, and everything that i was sketching was full of leather, studs and was a little kinky in a sort of s&m/fetish kind of way. which i really liked!! but i decided to save those sketches for a bigger project where i could incorporate with clothes, so i re-watched disney’s version of alice, and looked back at some of my photos from disneyland. i really liked the idea of creating a line for the queen of hearts, who is such a funny and ridiculous character!!
i quite like it, if i may say so myself. i want some of the shoes definitely. i concentrated on hard accessories, which means shoes, bags and belts. (fyi: soft accessories would be hats and scarves, etc.) i also drew them in various sizes, just because of the magic stuff that alice drinks, that makes her grow big and small. just a little detail i wanted to throw in! 
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they are so adorable! i love them, totally wearable!
I so want the black and white boots!!! They’re so me n_n.
Yum! You know I’d TOTALLY be down with Alice in Wonderland-themed accessories & goodies.
My goddd! These are absolutely divine! The Queen of Hearts would be sure to invite you to play croquet if you showed her these beauties (;
Gorgeous! I’ll have a pair of the ones on the second tier in the middle please, although actually I want the rest too…
OMG! You HAD to put that picture we took. Haha! The QOH idea is such a fun theme! *thumbs up* I’d love a dingle-dangle ketai strap with a matching bag charm.
+sheena+
yay!! thanks!! i like that they are wearable and yet really my kinda style!
+julie+
i can really picture you in them! hahaa
+ashe mischief+
i would totally wear an alice in wonderland kinda outfit if i had the looks for it!
we all are honey
+casey-scott+
oh my god that’s exactly what i imagined!! croquet!!! wheee!!
+lady julianne+
ooh you like the boots too?? that’s what julie said as well. i personally really love the two mary-jane heels… and the bootie… and the boot.. and i quite like the bag on the top tier. wow am i like going on a self-praise journey or what!
+bib+
hahahaha that was the best picture for this!! we perfected that stupid face man. omg i miss japan so much kill me now please. you know i actually drew a keitai-strap and my teacher asked me “what’s that?”. i just rolled my eyes. like hellooo, get on with technology!
Aw, that is so cute! I want to see more of your design work. Oh, and thanks for popping over to my blog & leaving a comment about some of my Flickr Favs the other week.
I saw the photos of you & Gala at Pat Fields place on iCiNG & you looked fabulous.
I’m going to have a nosey around the rest of your blog now!
Aimee Marie
http://www.aimeemarie.com
http://www.missaimeemarie.blogspot.com
I only realised now that you drew in the little bottle of potion and the cupcake that she eats! How cute!
On the subject of croquet, I discovered last weekend that there’s a croquet club tucked away down the road from my house. I’ve always wanted to take up croquet! I’m contemplating joining it …
I’m thinking only if they play with flamingos and hedgehogs though …
Those are cool.
PS I loveeeee your header/the image at the top of your blog.
+aimee marie+
ooh thanks!! i’m definitely going to upload more work in the near future. and yeah the pat field party was really fun. i had a blast. actually, working there has been a blessing!!
+casey-scott+
i can’t believe there are actual croquet clubs!! that sounds uber-fun and super chic. you should definitely join!! especially if there are flamingos and hedgehogs. that sounds like one of those enid blyton books too. hee hee!
ohhhh heh heh heh yay someone noticed!! yes yes plus it’s all drawn on cupcake dishes!!
+margherita+
thank you!! i drew those girls and spent some time making that header!! it was hard, considering i’m not much of a techie!
Really nice.
And I love that photo at the top!
+enc+
we tried hard to make our faces the same as the footsoldier! ay!!
you mean the header/illustration at the top? or the photo at the top of the post? that’s my sister and i at tokyo disneyland. i love that pic!
the shoes at the top are so especially wonderful. i wish i could just pluck them out of the illustration.
also, i love alice in wonderland. this post of yours reminds me of a picture i found on flickr this morning: http://flickr.com/photos/hello_naomi/2299732314/
My absolute favorite are the shoes on the top tier. Great designs all around!
hahahaha!! XD i love the photo of you and your friend next to the queen of hearts. and i do love that pair of white boots and white handbag that you’ve designed!! – especially those boots.
+clare+
oh my gosh thank you for that flickr link! that’s gotta be some of the cutest cupcakes i’ve ever seen. aieeeeee!!
+golden calf+
oooh thank you! xox! i can’t decide which one i love best actually!
+whimsical delights+
that’s actually my elder sister! hee hee! we look pretty different don’t we? we took that in tokyo disneyland on xmas ’06. ahhh, good times!
Speaking of Alice in Wonderland cupcakes, Gilda, check out my latest Cupcake of the Day eeee!
+casey-scott+
oh my GOSH those cupcakes are insane!! i’m in love with them! they must be one of the cutest cupcakes i’ve ever seen. thank you for letting me know! oooh!
I love it! the queen would be proud haha. but i def think some playing cards strewn about are in order!
xoxo Jazzi
+jazzi+
yeah i definitely should have drawn playing cards in!!!
i hope she won’t cut off my head
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