To the Alice in Wonderland purists: look away. This is not for you. I address those among us who don’t mind Tim Burton taking gothic liberties with our childhood classics. Nay, we embrace it. Our tongues roll out at the sight of the Red Queen’s card-suit printed tights and we dig our brightest blue eye shadow out from the bottom of the makeup box. How many times will Burton make us crave fingerless gloves and top hats?

Alice in Wonderland poster (£3.19) from Amazon

Burton never disappoints on the fashion front. Everyone has been keen to get in on the game. London’s Selfridges collaborated with Disney last month to hold a star-stuffed tea party to launch the film, turning its Wonder Room into the Alice in Wonder Room.

Across the pond, Bloomingale’s in New York also attempted the Alice in Wonderland theme but from the Baltimore Sun’s picture, I’m baffled trying to work out how their display was Burton-inspired. They seemed to just hang a few pretty but rather unrelated dresses, stick an “Alice in Wonderland” sign over them and scatter a few tea pots and cards about. There were a few official Disney products including some rather cool t-shirt prints but other than that it slightly smacked of a cop-out, methinks.

Actually, the designs that most impressed me preceded Burton’s film by a few years. Vogue published a stunning editorial with various designers’ interpretations of Alice’s blue dress. The result is truly fantastical. But most of us would have to be dreaming to afford any of it.

So, instead, here is Dressed in the Dark’s take on how to make the Alice in Wonderland style your own without skipping out on your rent or feeling overly pretentious.

First things first, went on the hunt for a light blue Alice-inspired dress. This lady-like Ruffle Collar Shift Dress from Lipsy (£50) offers a grown up alternative to Alice’s Victorianesque tea dress.

The Mad Hatter’s top hat seemed like the obvious object to go for so we decided to rebel and find the hottest waistcoat around instead. This sleek lady version is an organic cotton, People Tree fitted button up waistcoat with revere collar and two ticket pockets (£35). Don this and you might not be the maddest one around but you’ll certainly be the most stylish.

Both the White Queen and the Red Queen are so perfectly lipsticked, it’s simply otherworldly. So our criteria was a red that stood out and stayed put without drying your lips to death. The result was Enchanting Lipstick (Red Hot Red) [1.8g] from Besame Cosmetics (£11). It’s animal-friendly and comes in a pretty container too.

And finally, channel a little Tweedledum Tweedledee into your life with this Grey & Black Stripe Button Crew Neck Merino Knitwear from Charles Tyrwhitt UK (£39.95). Braces absolutely optional but highly recommended.

Adele Jarrett-Kerr