Modern Miss Havisham

After looking into the film versions of her I wanted to see if any designers or photographers had looked into using her as inspiration and if I could get any inspiration from their work. These are just a few that I found.

TIM WALKER - VOGUE ITALIA

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Although this is not directly inspired by Great Expectations it is however inspired by the Victorian Era, with the big lady of leisure style hair. This was shot by the ever so famous fashion photographer Tim Walker for Vogue Italia. There were more photos to this series but I felt these 2 portrayed the idea I was looking for more clearly. More specifically, image one - I felt this had very strong Miss Havisham vibes about it, the white messy hair alongside the white face. Even the off white outfit with torn edges really gave the impression of Miss Havisham. I really like the idea of including things into the hair that represent the book but also making it look a mess.


PAOLO ROVERSI - VOGUE UK

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Looking at this image you can tell the make up is very much inspired by the Victorian Era rather than the book, with the pale face and lightly stained cheeks, obviously this has a more contemporary twist onto it. The main reason I took interest with this photo was not only the link to Victorian make up but also the dress. The dress on its own really portrays Miss Havisham; the off white colour, ragged edges and messy frill along the edge represents many of the films costumes as well. Photographically the image is stunning, I really like the cool tone to it all mainly because of the spooky eerie nature that it gives.














ALEXANDER MCQUEEN 

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Although not completely obvious and may be nothing to do with the Victorian era. But the colour and cut really reminds me of an artistic approach to what Miss Havisham's dress would look like, I also thought it would be a wedding dress just from the veil over the face. Its very difficult with McQueen's work to determine what the exact use is for the garment is so this is how I interpreted it. The deliberate ragged edges at the bottom really represent the dress in 2011 series just obviously a lot nicer.