Today's outfit is an Alice/Phantom Tollbooth mash up wherein the Cheshire Cat plays Tock.
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| From wikipedia.org |
You will see the absurdity of this if you remember Tock's role in the book:
"Tock is the secondary protagonist of The Phantom Tollbooth. A wise and protective yet friendly biomechanical watchdog, he saves Milo in the Doldrums and accompanies him throughout his entire adventure, giving him answers to his questions and advice to fix his problems and keep him out of trouble throughout the story. He acts as a voice of reason."
So yeah, he is fundamentally the opposite of the Cheshire Cat. I pity the fool who travels to the Lands Beyond to find Cheshire Tock as their companion.
Black Cheshire tank (Disney Alice/Kohls), $12.00/wear
*Black open weave shrug (thrifted, Westbound Petites), $0.88/wear
Black knit hiking skirt (Patagonia/REI), $3.16/wear
Brushstroke flats (Payless), $2.00/wear
White Rabbit pocket watch pendant (Zad), $3.23/wear
Outfit total: $21.27/wear
According to the Wikipedia article, Norton Juster had not read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland before writing The Phantom Tollbooth. How is that even possible? However, he was a huge Marx Brothers fan as a child, which explains a lot.
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