Halter Hotties presents "Painting the Roses Red", A Whimsical Fashion Line Inspired by Alice in Wonderland...

When Kimberly Alexander designs her Halter Hotties line, she generally uses vintage scarves to inspire each individual garment she makes, infusing each one with a different personality. She usually creates her wearable art within the confines of five basic styles that she devised when she first launched Halter Hotties.

But after immersing herself in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, she found her imagination taking hold, inspiring her to create an entire line with characters from the movie in mind; inspiring her to create a new style and to play with new lengths, neck treatments, sashes and styling. All of this, combined with clever use of fabrics and trim, breathes new life into a classic story.

Curiouser and Curiouser: The first piece conceived for this collection, this garment introduces a new, tunic-length style with expanded coverage on the corseted back. A Vera scarf and 1950’s blue glass cabochon button ground this flight of fancy in a bit of history.

Fashionably Late: V-Front styling on this Vera ivory chiffon floral beauty lends a bit of vest-front dignity to this blouse, though the overall style unwinds our uptight lapine friend.

My Cup of Tea: Two scarves create the treat here, with a blue, floral-print 1950s scarf as the body of the blouse, while a teal chiffon scarf plays up the ruffled neck, becoming an alluring bow in the back.

Whooo Are You? Metamorphosis never looked so good! Butterflies flutter around in a 1960s silk scarf body, with a second, lime-green scarf floating just below the neckline. Add pink silk crepe de chine lining and a corseted back, and perfection is Whooo You Are.

Paint The Town Red: white leaves on red and red leaves on white flatter with a diagonal pattern played up by the high neckline reminiscent of an Elizabethan ruff. Equally prim despite the bared back, the large red bow of the sash is given structure through lushly textured Dupioni silk.

Her Majesty: Two scarves, both fit for a (white) queen, create the drama of this blouse with its neck-tie scarf offering up options galore.

Abracadabra: If Tweedle Dee (or Tweedle Dum) had been a London Mod in the 60s, this black and white handkerchief-style confection might have been a hit. But here, in 2010, there’s no doubt: it is one.

Tweedle De Dum: Is it Tweedle Dee? Is it Tweedle Dum? We call it either/or, with this fun convertible style that lets black and white coexist peacefully and stylishly. A Vera scarf seals the deal at the neck, proving just how stylish indecision can be!

This Way That Way: Grey cat, green eyes. A little bit mysterious. A little bit naughty. Ruffled at the bottom, this reversible piece delights with subtlety. Much like a cat. (Purrr.)

Good Knight: This V-Neck, Oscar De La Renta silk version of the Knight shows off some flair and dash with none of the nastiness of the Red Queen’s paramour.

Royal Rose: A 1970s Fiorini Italian scarf sets this blouse into a not-quite-black mood (but as we all know, sometimes a little bit of naughty is very nice!)

Mad As A Hatter: Did the trim of this 1980s silk chenille scarf inspire the styling of Johnny Depp’s Hair (as the Mad Hatter)? We think maybe! But the rest of the look? Vintage Halter Hotties!!