Not one but two different fashion designers have chosen Miss Havisham as the inspiration for their new collections.
Vogue calls this -- wait for it -- "the most unlikely of coincidences." Wouldn't Dickens be pleased? Not so much by the fashion collections, I mean, as by the coincidence.
Unlikely indeed. =P I would have thought that a pretty unique idea.
Posted by: Marian | February 17, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Oh, I think the tragic character as inspiration would be very likely (and hurrah for Asian designers!). And reminded me of the reimagined 'Great Expectations' in 1998. Think all that green, and stunning Bancroft:
http://www.shopspanishmoss.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/great+expectations7.jpg
Posted by: CLHurlburt | February 17, 2011 at 12:20 PM
That raises an interesting point: We've been hearing a good deal lately about the reading public of India going mad for Dickens in recent years. Now a designer from Nepal. . . . It would be pretty cool if Dickens fandom were spreading across Asia!
Posted by: Gina | February 17, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Wow!
On a somewhat related note, my sister had sent me a picture with a description that mentioned Miss Havisham, and just yesterday I saw another mention of Miss Havisham on an article about a designer.
Here are both images:
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll120/bah_humbug/MissHavishamlol.png
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll120/bah_humbug/viviennewestwoodhavisham.png
Posted by: Selenia | February 17, 2011 at 09:26 PM
BWAHAHA! Lady Gaga and Miss Havisham -- now THERE'S a connection I never would have thought to make!
Posted by: Gina | February 17, 2011 at 10:49 PM