New Moon Fashion: Alice Cullen Outfit #3

This last outfit for Alice is more directed towards her feminine side. Based on Stephenie Meyer's use of characterization in the novel New Moon, I created this outfit. I choose a flowy, above-the-knee-length dress. The cut of it is very feminine and girly, just like Alice's personality. Its pattern is also very interesting and shows how Alice struggles to fit in with her human peers. She just naturally stands out. To further this, I picked a pair of bright blue tights to put under the dress. These tights really show a lot about Alice as a character. They are very bright so they show how she can be considered weird. However, they blend in with her dress, so they illustrate how Alice attempts to fit in, but doesn't succeed. She is, after all, a vampire living among humans and will naturally stand out. Her peers are unaware she is a vampire, though. They can only sense that there is something different about her. While Alice be considered weird and different, it is in no way her dominant personality trait. She is first and foremost very feminine. To play this up, I choose a cranberry colored cardigan. The color has a soft, almost romantic feel to it and when paired with the dress and tights, perfectly interprets Alice as a character. Cardigans in general give a nod to femininity and the one I choose does so flawlessly. Over the dress I carefully picked out a long pearl necklace. This string of pearls is very dainty and delicate. Alice would definitely wear them. They also have a classic vibe to them and it fits in quite well with the rest of the outfit when one considers Alice's background. Through Meyer's use of characterization, the reader has learned that Alice is from an earlier time. Her human life is a blur, but she learns that she was born in 1901 and died in 1920. So pearls were a perfect fit. To finish off the outfit, I choose a pair of black embellished flats, which play up her height and personality. Alice is described as very petite and flat soled shoes accentuate a petite stature. The embellishments on the flats add visual interest and a twist on femininity. They show how Alice faces an internal struggle throughout the novel. While she is very comfortable with herself, all characters face struggles. It is inevitable. She struggles between fitting in as best as possible and embracing who she is not as a vampire, but as a character and a person.