Hello Alice

Hello, Alice, it’s nice to make

your acquaintance. Please take a seat,

I’ll beg for your patience. Dormouse,

Please get her a hot cup of tea.

And don’t spill, my dear, the table’s

mahogany. I’m the Mad Hatter, Alice, but

I think you know that. Remember? Remember?

I’m the man with the hats.

Subtlety is not a skill of mine. Rather my art

is the overwhelming kind. You’re late, you know,

you silly badger — and looking much too

small — smaller than last time, I wager.

Last time? I don’t know. Time here is

dense. I’m mad, you see, I don’t

often make sense. I make hats

but never — no never, not sense.

It’s an honor to meet you, but you’re rather

bland. I’m not sure you’ll fit in our grand

Wonderland. Maybe I’ll help you, give you a hat.

Oh no, there it goes, my glass in my lap.

The teacups are broken, my clock rotates back – and

you were much more muchier last time, but

don’t fret. There’s plenty of poisons

and ‘coctions for that. A raven is like

a writing desk, Alice. Would you like to know why? I

haven’t the slightest. Someone, anyone, get us more tea!

Oh, I fear the girl cannot understand me. It’s a tea party –

the tea party – a party of tea. It’s the part in

the book where –

Oh. Oh, me.

It comes down to this, Dear, and this thing

alone: You have lost your muchness. You’ve left it at

home. But fear not, Alice. Don’t fret – I’ve got more. A hat

always turns you to less of a bore. There’s a hat for that.

A hat, you see, that makes any dear bloke as big as

Red Queen. Yes, Dear Alice, yes indeed.

Soon — one day — you’ll be big as

Red Queen. Oh, hush, mad bad Hatter — all of this

talk. I’ll make a hat as fiery as a Jabberwock.

A Jabberwock, yes — clean cup! Clean cup!

Alice is late, but the time is not up.

There is still time to save our grand Wonderland!

Come, my girl, just give me your hand.

Strike Out,

Concept and Digital Director: Amy Dantin

Assistant: Diane Fish

On Site Digital Team: Nia Alexander, Leah Davis, Cat Correa, Savannah Tindall

Photographer: Abigail Blascovich

Makeup: Abby Wright

Writer: Anna DeJonge

Editor: Lexi Fernadez

Graphic: Audrey Estupinan

Model: Lauren Horner

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