anne of green gables straw hats, pigtails, delicate floral patterns, using words that sound nice but that you don’t understand, loves bright red drinks, drinks their tea with milk, alterous attraction, close platonic friendships, caring for friends when they’re sick, academic competitiveness, friendliness and forgiveness
anne of avonlea daydreaming constantly, throwing out the first draft, long skirts and collared shirts, knitted ties, in love with dark academia but too sunny to pull it off, wandering through fields and meadows, unrequited love, admiration, strawberry jam, working hard for a well-deserved victory
anne of the island friends-to-lovers, leaving home, fatal flaws, kinship, new friends, black hair ribbons, periwinkles and forget-me-nots, sweater-vests, pine trees, heartache, nostalgia, coming home, peals of laughter, adopting stray cats
anne of windy poplars dark-ish academia, cozy cardigans and dark-olive skirts, antique books, family secrets, found family, living alone, rivalry, overcoming past regrets, love letters, fountain pens, twisting birch bark into cups and drinking clear, cold creek water
anne’s house of dreams frilly blue dresses, white lace, picket fences, newsboy caps, new friends, the sea, rivers, trees, lighthouses, sitting by the fire, matchmaking, feminism, the bittersweet feeling of desperately missing a good friend
anne of ingleside growing families, daisies and mayflowers, white satin and lace, delicate details, elegant homes, cherry pie, rocking chairs, bright yellow walls, white curtains, flute music in the evenings, horse-and-buggy
rainbow valley an ideal youth, friendships and crushes, amateur poetry, rainbows, streams, caramel and chocolate, running in the dust, fierce but friendly stray dogs, moody stray cats, pinky promises, fishing for minnows
rilla of ingleside delicate flowers, harsh wind, the colour midnight blue, lighthouses, dances, laughter, poetry, melancholy, loss, blood, the illusion of perfect youth, adoption, silver cutlery, determination, platonic love, childhood sweethearts, lisps, train stations, loyalty, crushing heartbreak
“Mary Blair played a big part in the success of Disney’s Cinderella. Her rough color/environment sketches didn’t make it to the screen as such, nevertheless her artistic sensibilities influenced the entire production”
