Showing posts with label Little Women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Women. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Style Question Wednesday: Literary Fashion

Oh you know me - I drag you into the depths of my deep blue sea and once you are under, I give you a nice glass of champagne and send you bubbling back to the surface.

Today's style question is just such a bubbly elixir!


Oh, every style book I have EVER seen contains images of the famous iconic fashionista whom we revere:
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Jacqueline Onassis
  • Grace Kelly
  • Coco Chanel
  • Katherine Hepburn
  • Kate Moss
  • Patti Smith
  • Every french woman...
  • insert own icon...
But WE will not be boxed in with pictures.  Not us.  What I want to know is more cerebral and may take a moment to think about:

What literary character's fashion do you (or did you!) most identify with?  Can be from a new book or a classic - your choice!

Now given the title of this blog, you might think I would say Anne of Green Gables. 


But no, it would not be Anne, though I have come to acquire her red hair..

After much deliberation, it would have to be Jo March from Little Women.


Why? Because Jo March was a klutz about clothing, just like I am.  Do you remember the scene in chapter 3 where she and Meg are going to the party?

Describing her dress:

'I'm sure our pops look like silk, and they are nice enough for us.  Yours is as good as new, but I forgot the burn and the tear in mine.  Whatever shall I do?  The burn shows badly and I can't take any out."

And then her gloves:

"Mine are spoiled with leomonade, and I can't get any new ones, so I shall have to go without," said Jo, who never troubled herself much about dress.

Given the fact that I cannot see a bit of grease or dirt without attracting it to me, I have to say that Jo is indeed my literary fashionista!

How about you - what character's dress do you love or is emblematic of your style?  I would love to know!!!

Cannot wait to hear - have a wonderful Wednesday and stay safe out there!