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12 Shakespeare-Themed Items That'll Help You Celebrate The Bard's Birthday In Style
Wednesday marks William Shakespeare’s 451st birthday: that’s 451 years of kickass heroines, high-jinksy marriage plots, and devastating disses. Not to mention, of course, the hordes of books, movies, fashion, and — my personal favorite — cute stuff Billy the Bard’s 37 plays and 154 sonnets (and 1 majestically bearded face) have inspired over the centuries.
Sometimes the best measure of genius isn’t just an artist’s body of work itself, but the modes of thought, the movements, and, yeah, the stuff that that work inspires; and by that measure, Shakespeare is the genius to end all geniuses. Here’s to Shakespeare’s enduring legacy, and the adorable and reasonably priced merch that legacy has created. Because no party is complete without a goody bag.
Hot Pink Shakespeare Bust
You may ask yourself: Why do I need a hot pink Shakespeare bust in my home? To which I ask you: Why don’t you need a hot pink Shakespeare bust in your home?
Shakespeare bust statue in bright hot pink, $65, mahzerandvee
Shakespeare Quote Dish
I am five-foot nothing, so I relate to this dish on a deep emotional level. But everyone needs a cute-lookin’ tray to stash all your crap in!
Shakespeare Quote Dish, $34, joyandnoelle
Battle of Wits Coffee Mug
Your morning mantra: make Shakespeare proud with my biting sarcasm.
Shakespeare Coffee Mug, $11.99, PerkMeUps
Romeo and Juliet Printed Tights
So you’ll never run out of reading material — unless your stockings run. Heh.
Romeo and Juliet printed tights, $24.90, colinedesign
Macbeth Brass Cuff
Keep it spooky with this brass cuff, which features Macbeth’s famous “Double, double, toil and trouble” scene.
Macbeth Quote Brass Cuff Bracelet, $40, JezebelCharms
A Midsummer Night's Dream Print
A gorgeous print featuring a gorgeous quote from one of Shakespeare’s most gorgeous plays. Too.much.pretty.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Poster, $20, printdesignstudio
Book Clutch
Like Olympia Le-Tan’s lust-worthy book clutches, but not $2,000! Need it now.
William Shakespeare Midsummer Night’s Dream Book Clutch, $66.16, psBesitos
Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais Skirt
Show the world that you’re a literature buff and an art nerd (plus your cute butt) in this bodycon skirt, which is printed with Sir John Everett Millais’s pre-Raphaelite masterpiece, “Ophelia,” which was inspired by Hamlet.
Ophelia-Hamlet Skirt, $65, RetroFolie
Romeo & Juliet Scarf
To go with your R+J printed tights, of course.
Romeo & Juliet Book Scarf, $48, storiarts
Penguin Clothbound Classic
Not only does this Penguin Clothbound Classic look beautiful on your bookshelf, it houses some of the most beautiful verses ever written.
The Sonnets and a Lover’s Complaint by William Shakespeare, Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith, $22, Penguin
