Alice in Wonderland

A story that still captivates our imaginations despite being over a hundred years old is that of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. It is the story of a girl who grew tired of reading in the park and followed a white rabbit down a rabbit hole to embark on a great adventure. In this place called Wonderland, there were many wonders indeed. A white queen, a queen of hearts, a mad hatter, a Cheshire cat, and of course the perpetually late rabbit whose appearance in the story began the whole thing. There are plenty of interesting characters from this story for one to dress as for this upcoming Halloween.

The first character to appear in the story, and the most popular to dress up as is Alice herself. Her outfit is generally very simple and cute. All you need is some kind of light blue dress (preferably one which a petticoat can be put under to make it flair out) and a white apron to go over it. That is technically all you need to make the costume recognizable, but if you wanted to add a little more to it would certainly help. Black mary jane shoes, a ribbon in your hair (or perhaps a blond wig?), and white stockings would help assist in making you appear more like Alice. There really isn’t much variation to the way she looks no matter what version of Alice in Wonderland you might be considering (movie, book, comic offshoots), so it’s up to you whether you want to make, buy, or collect parts for the costume.

For the other characters however, there are less options. The mad hatter is the second most favored as far as pop culture goes, so there are some hatter costumes available for purchase for both men and women; but if you weren’t satisfied with the way these looked, you could easily create your own. The physical description of what the hatter looks like/wears is less straightforward, and he seems to change appearance depending on which version you favor the most. So really, you could create your own hatter outfit quite easily and still have it be accurate.

As we go down the list of characters there are less and less costumes available, so you will need to rely more and more on your own creativity. But don’t be afraid of putting a little work into it. At a party it will be clear who purchased their costume and who either made them themselves or compiled them from acquired clothing articles. It will be clear how much work you put into it, and everyone will be very impressed. You can count on that.