Inspired By: The Classics Vol. 5

Yay for more classic literature! I'm sad to say though that of the four below, I've only read one (The Tempest). One day I would like to read Oliver Twist and The Picture of Dorian Gray. I didn't include Wuthering Heights onto that list because I've seen it adapted and I can't stand most of the characters, but I know that it's a well-loved book.

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Wuthering Heights

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Written by Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights is about love and the destructive effects of jealousy and revenge. The story follows Heathcliff, who was taken in as a boy by Mr. Earnshaw and his young children, Hindley and Catherine. Over time, Heathcliff falls in love with Catherine, but although she loves him knows she cannot marry him. Because of this, Heathcliff becomes vindictive. 

Dress like Catherine by wearing a black peacoat, a purple maxi dress, floral earrings, and short boots. Or wear a Heathcliff-inspired outfit of a navy peacoat, blue button up, wax-coated denim, a broken heart ring, and brown boots. 

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Oliver Twist

Written by Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist is a young orphan who has a miserable childhood of little food and long hours picking oakum at a workhouse. He then goes to work for an undertaker, but is still mistreated. One day Oliver runs away and meets Jack Dawkins, aka the "Artful Dodger," a pickpocket, and joins the crew, not realizing what he's getting himself into. 

For a put together look, wear a newsboy cap, a beige sweater over a white blazer, green cropped pants, and brown flats. Or for a more casual Victorian-meets-modern outfit, go for a white button up, teal suspenders, spoon ring, wallet (for the ones he steals), distressed jeans, and lace-up boots. 

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The Tempest

Written by William Shakespeare, this play is about Prospero, the former Duke of Milan, who has been living on an island with his daughter, Miranda, due to the fact that they was stranded there 12 years earlier by his jealous brother, Antonio. Prospero became a great sorcerer and when he discovers that his brother is in a passing ship he creates a tempest to bring them to the island, and from there (as things tend to happen in Shakespeare's stories) all hell breaks loose. 

Dress like the magician Prospero by wearing a colorblocked blazer, metallic top, navy pants, midi rings, and blue strappy heels. Or go for a flirty look (since Miranda falls for Ferdinand, the Prince of Naples) by putting on a purple tank top, navy chiffon maxi skirt, ship necklace, and nude heels. 

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Written by Oscar Wilde, this 1890 novel is about Dorian Gray, the subject of Basil Hallward's painting. Dorian one day meets Lord Henry Wotton and becomes mesmerized by his outlook on life -- that the only things worth pursuing are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Dorian wishes that the painting could age instead of he; the wish comes true and Dorian begins living a life of debauchery. The picture ages because of the sins that Dorian commits, not because he isn't aging. 

Inspired by the red curtain covering the gold-framed painting, you could wear a black peplum top, a red pencil skirt, pretty dangly earrings, a gold cuff, and black pumps. Or dress with artistic flair and go for a dark floral blazer, a lace black dress, a cameo bracelet, and black heels. 

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Which have you read? 

Do you like Wuthering Heights? 

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