It wasn’t hard to pick my next literary style icon. What little girl doesn’t want to be Anne of Green Gables when she grows up? I still think of my friends as kindred spirits, and deep down I want to live in a white clapboard cottage with shutters and an orchard and a lake of shining waters and carry a slate to school and be the smartest girl in class and eventually marry Gilbert Blythe (sorry Mr D!). These are my picks for what a modern Anne Shirley might have in her wardrobe.
Traditional straw boater hat
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| Traditional plaited straw boater from Lock & Co Hatters £115 |
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Apron for helping Marilla with the baking
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| Dorothy Apron from Carolyn’s Kitchen $39.95 |
Satchel for school work and carting around loads of books
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| Harris Tweed tartan satchel from Urban Outfitters £185 |
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| Cambridge Satchel Company leather satchel in purple £81 |
Selected work of Tennyson for Kindle
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| Tennyson Poems for Kindle on Amazon £6.99 |
Ankle boots for stomping across fields (but still looking pretty)
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| Tweed and leather ankle boots from Office £98 |
Thick tights for the cold Prince Edward Island winter
A handsome notebook for scribbling down thoughts
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| Smythson ‘Follow Your Dreams’ leather notebook £40 |
Ball dress with puffy sleeves (the puffiest!)
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| 1950s organza ball gown from Nifty Gypsy Vintage $112 |
Practical but pretty daytime outfit – tweed skirt and jacket with a floral prairie shirt
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| 70s floral and l;ace trim prairie shirt from Penny Dreadful Vintage £25 |
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| Wool tweed skirt from Zara £39.99 |
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| Tweed houndstooth hacking jacket from Penny Dreadful Vintage £95 |
Namesake carrot charm to wear as pendant
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| Carrot charm from Juicy Couture $42 |
Vintage paisley scarf for covering up a bad home hair dye job
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| Paisley scarf from Somewhere in Time $9.50 |
Floaty white dress for pretending to be The Lady of Shalott
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| Peter Jensen nightgown dress £159 |
Fruit wine for getting your friend drunk
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| Blackberry wine from Lurgashall £6.95 |
Romantic wildflower head piece for reciting poetry in
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| She Reads Keats headpiece from Ban.Do $300 |
Pearl engagement ring from Gilbert
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| Silver pearl bird nest ring from Charm & Chain $225 |
1960s polka dot mod dress by Berketex
1970s green and red tartan knit jumper dress
1960s black and white check blanket dress
1970s floral print hippy smock dress by Emanuelle
>oh yes. you totally tapped into every canadian girl's secret obsession with AoGG. What a masterpiece of a show!! Apparently it was huge in Japan at some point.
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>I love those books! Wonderful style pics and some of your captions made me laugh out loud.
>Oh I could hug you, I really could. I adore the Anne books and have a huge soft spot for Anne's House of Dreams. I sob every time I read it.
Also I think I want every single thing in the list. Most of all I'd like Gilbert though.
>What an adorable blog!
I loved reading this,as I did the Anne books in childhood.
Enchanting,imaginative and fun.
>A truly indulgent post for any Anne Shirley fan! Really enjoyed reading this. Thank you :D.
>Hi my dear-a lovely post, very inspirational and love your tweed jacket and also the tartan satchel! Your hair looks fabulous too! xx
>You made such great picks for her – I really could see her owning all these things!
xoxo ~ Courtney
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>Oh I was totally in love with Gilbert when I was little. I forgot how much I loved Anne, the books and the films. I should go to PEI next spring. (love your hair btw)
>I've never read Anne of Green Gables so it's a whole new world to me, I was a Famous Five child, all ginger beer and secret dens in the woods.
Love the head dress, the nightie and the blackberry wine, preferably all together in front of a roaring log fire. xxx
>An old family favourite. I do not know the times my girls and I have watched it. Apart from the clothes, the photography, the atmosphere. The script is sooooooooooooooo good and ageless…
I adore puffy sleeves. The puffier the better.
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>Love the ball dress and the ring.
>What a great post, so many memories. The adaptation used to always be on around Xmas time on British TV when I was a kid and I absolutely loved it – still do! Super choice of daytime outfit. If only that prairie blouse was in my size:(
>Lovely stuff! The tartan bag is sooo cute!
>cute blog! I’ll follow you!
I have a fashion blog too, I hope u'll be one of my followers:-)
thanks:-)
VERONICA
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>One of my favourite series of books ever!I loved the tv series as well & have seen it many times,i can't bare seeing anyone else other than Megan Fallows play Anne,it just doesn't sit right with me.
Great post!:)
>I LOVVVVVVVVVE ANNE of Green Gables! She always wears the best hats!!! And that Juicy carrot made me smile…ADORABLE!
kisses
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>OMG i need that apron!
XOXO,
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>I was addicted to the Anne of Green Gable movies when I was younger. Love her sharpness and her imagination! The book satchels are my favorite. Thank you for sharing!
xo,
Molly Jane
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>Yayayay!
SUCH a good post. I can't even tell you how much I love all things Anne Shirley. AMAZING!
xx
Rebekka
>Gorgeous picks! I love Anne of Green Gables. I must get whichever is the best version on DVD as I read the book at least twice when I was a child. I like Vix also read every single Famous Five and Enid Blyton book. Hope you're having a good week xx
>that purple satchel and head piece is so win! I have yet to read anne of green gables despite it being recommended to me.
I bought a really really old boater hat ages ago loving it…and now it's in. Yay gut instinct!
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>I love having fashion icons from other eras, it makes their inspiration so much more interesting. Great picks.
Loving your blog, now following. Would love you to stop by mine sometime.
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>You have literally just made my DAY by reminding me of my love for Anne Shirly, Marilla, and her flowing red locks. Not to mention the long skirt and boots affair. *swoon*. I am so pleased that so many other gals out there feel the same about these books/films. I thought it was just me!
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>hehe, you've made this Canadian Anne lover very happy ;)
>Such a cute post… x
>I love your literary-themed posts.
I read you on Anne of Green Gables, but for me it was Elizabeth from 'The Naughtiest Girl in the School' – I loved her shoe and knee sock combo! (I also loved the mentions of potted shrimp and tins of toffee)
I believe you have red hair now – did the garland picture sway you by any chance?! It's stunning!
>I applied for this role in a production when I was a kid, didn't it though. My accent wasn't quite up to scratch.
>This is totally awesome, and quite funny to see that those clothes are actually still quite hip, especially this F/W with the longer hemlines! :D
>Thanks possums, I have to admit this made me want to read the books and watch the film all over again!
eurekapaprika – not just Canadian girls! (and not such a secret obsession either, for me)
Maria – highest compliment ever :)
Alex – I think I need to collect the Anne books, I have such a strong desire to read them all now. And Gilbert, rroowr
Kate – thank you very much :)
Akeela – and who wouldn't be an Anne Shirley fan, she is the creme de la creme of heroines!
Sharon – I love that tweed jacket too but can't keep it as it is tight over the arms, sob!
Courtney Erin – I had so much fun, I basically got to pretend to be Anne going shopping :D
Peas – yeah you should go to PEI! Report back x
Vix – oh I was Famous Five too, definitely. And Milly Molly Mandy. And Emily of New Moon. In fact, I reckon George will have to be one of our icons, it will be all ginger beer and plaid and scruffy dogs. I reckon you would like Anne :)
sacramento – I know, I saw this movie so many times when I was young and never got sick of it. I really need to watch it again.
otherworldlyone – the ball dress is awesome isn't it. Unfortunately I can't wear puffed sleeves, it would just make me look like a trimmed rack of lamb.
Sarah – I know, I wish the prairie shirt was in my size too :/ Wouldn't it be great if they put the film on this Christmas! We should start a letter campaign.
Michele – I know, I wish I could afford the tartan bag, it is lovely.
Veronica – thanks, just taking a look at your blog right now :)
Mrs Cleaver – Oh yes, it has to be Megan. It was her cheeky grin which made it.
Beckerman Girls – thanks girls, it took me ages to find just the right carrot charm for her!
Molly – yes, Anne made bookish, imaginative girls everywhere feel better about themselves :)
Rebekka – glad you liked :)
Christina – I need to get it on DVD too. Might even have a girly Anne night and invite some friends over to drink wine and watch the film!
pixelhazard – well done you! I really want a boater hat but am holding out for something special. The more expensive one is my taste, but the Asos one is my budget – darn!
Robbie – following you now too, great blog :)
LandGirl1980 – it is definitely not just you! How I would love a little pair of Edwardian boots to run around in.
books/films. I thought it was just me!
Baroness – Yes I thought the Canadians would particularly like this one ;)
Chuck – thank you my dear :)
MrsBossa – I never read The Naughtiest Girl in the School! Will need to seek that out, anything with potted shrimps gets my attention. Red hair was my hairdressers idea, god love her.
The Style PA – aw nuts. Though I always think I would hate to be the actor in any of my favourite films, because then I couldn't enjoy it myself.
Annebeth – I know! Everything she is wearing in the last pic you could certainly wear now.
>Tut-tut! It was Gilbert BLYTHE, wasn't it? (was it? It's been so long, I'm not sure anymore!)
Perhaps he was called Blake in other editions?
>Right you are EL – how could I have got that wrong!