Eclectic Corset: January 2010

This season, the fashion world is going ‘mad’ preparing its closets to conform to Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland movie, which releases in March. Everyone from Vogue magazine to a random man on the street are dressing up up up in a whimsical manner, of course. Since Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is one of my favorite books, I cannot wait for Tim Burton’s theatrical spin on this age-old classic.

To be in sync with the world around us, I suggest, we pump our wardrobes up a notch this season; we should aim to go from drab to fab.

And when the caterpillar calmly asks, “Who are you?" you do have the right to say “I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, Sir, because I'm not myself you see.” Be daring, be somebody you always wanted to be.

But before you do so, understand which character you want to channel, because there are so many characters, and their styles are polar opposites.

For the day, be true to your inner Alice by wearing your best Little Blue dress, or you can channel your inner Queen of Hearts by being dominating-ly dressed in hearts, and by screaming “Off with his head,” over and over again. Just don’t blame me when you are sent to rehab for being mentally unstable.

You could also wear your perfect Chanel sailor stripes to be the new Tweedle 'something,' with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

However, for the night, I suggest you vamp it up, by taking inspiration from the warrior lookalike's. Instead, you can also wear a virgin white dress and contrast it with starkly red lipstick to resemble the White Queen.

All in all, dress Tim Burton 'appropriately' so that you can be the belle of the ball or rather of the Mad Hatters tea party.

On the other hand, if you want to be a mere spectator in the Mad Hatters tea party, then wear acidic colors that scream ‘mad’. Don’t worry you will get your own place card, and the clocks will stop at tea-time.