Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (150th Anniversary Edition with Dame Vivienne Westwood)

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Vivienne has personally designed front cover and end papers as well as written the introduction which reveals her passion for the story and its personal ties with her own manifesto for positive activism and sustainability. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Vivienne Westwood has created an exclusive edition of this adored childhood tale featuring her own personally designed front cover and end papers. Westwood - whose catwalk shows have been inspired by episodes from Carroll’s fantasy novel, from the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party to her twisted take on Britishness - says she often sees the world through the looking glass. The overall style of the book is very Westwood but also very Alice, I think it's a great combination and real thought has went into the dust cover and the inner front and back covers.

Somewhere the book reviewing gods have a list of those classic titles that you cannot deny or begrudge their place in literary history, that are soon to have a 150th birthday party with my name on an invite. Now she has illustrated her favourite children's story by creating a unique front cover and end papers for this very special edition. The Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter and White Rabbit surround a bespoke distorted table adorned in Westwood’s fabric that shrinks down to miniature size. The unique front cover was inspired by the Harlequin; a print synonymous with the Westwood brand since the 1980’s and has been deconstructed to echo the hazy, kaleidoscopic fantasy world that Alice inhabits in Wonderland. Aside from her Alice-inspired Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 runway collection , her credentials differ from those who have written an introduction to the work in the past.British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has collaborated with publishing house Vintage Classics to release a special edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to mark the book's 150th anniversary.

A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party scene is created in collaboration with Vivienne Westwood’s creative team for the 150th anniversary edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Westwood thinks of Wonderland as a place of conflict: here, Alice’s logic is in tension with that of the characters within Wonderland. Unless noted, some photos may belong to their respective owners and are used under the principle of fair use, according to Section 107.

There's her growing, shrinking, going to court, meeting obscure and obtuse critters, and there's her waking from the most famous dream created by mankind (before Dallas, of course). They allow for total immersion in make-believe and offer a vibrant canvas peopled by characters and scenes already familiar to the viewer. The second designer is Claudia Bradby, who has designed a pearl Alice necklace and bracelet set to mark this very important birthday.