Anna Yu
on
Aug 12, 2009 6:18 AM PDT
For the upcoming Fashion Week, you might not find me glued to the computer hitting the refresh button as the latest runway images come in. Instead, I'll be curled up in my reading nook with a classic novel instead. (Just don't tell my boss!) No worries, they are fashion related. Penguin Books is releasing three beloved classics,
The Scarlet Letter,
Wuthering Heights, and
Pride and Prejudice all with brand new covers illustrated by artist
Ruben Toledo. If his name sounds familiar, that's because his wife Isabel designed the dress and coat First Lady
Michelle Obama wore to the inauguration ceremony. Ruben is also a name in fashion with his illustrations that have appeared in
Vogue,
Harper's Bazaar, and
Interview just to name a few. The fashion makeovers for the new covers are just what we needed with Hester Prynne's tangled letter A scorning her from society, Elizabeth Bennet rejecting Mr. Darcy, and a mysterious Heathcliff lurking in the back cover of Wuthering Heights. So who says literature and fashion don't mix?
Price: $16
Who Found It: facadeindreams was the first to add the
Penguin Classics Illustrated By Ruben Toledo to the Hive.
