Valentine's day, fashion and running for major

Brief Brontë press appearances:

The proximity of Valentine's Day triggers some Brontë mentions more or less fortunate:
BookReporter announces the winner of their Valentine's contest: Tell us what character in a book you would want to share a Valentine moment with. One of the winners chooses Mr. Rochester, of course:

Grace from San Francisco, CA, who wrote: "I would like to spend my Valentine’s Day with Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte."

The Inquirer includes Wuthering Heights (we don't know what version if any) on the Evanescent Tales section of an article devoted to love movies for Valentine's day.

Wuthering Heights is also a common denominator of the following news:

WH, the fashion victim:
It has been a while since the last appearance on this blog of a fashion designer with a crush on Wuthering Heights. The last one is Badgley Mischka, as this runway review on Style.com confirms:

The show’s strapless velvet cocktail numbers, however, could’ve used a few more inches at the hem, and the combined inspirations of Wuthering Heights, which informed the moody platinum-gray palette, and India’s jeweled embroideries made for some overwrought evening dresses. (...) (Nicole Phelps)

WH. The landscape.
This article about British folk-rocker Seth Lakeman attributes him some WH characteristics (whatever that means):

Even though it sounds like something out of Wuthering Heights, Lakeman says he’ll frequently go out on nearby Dartmoor to soak up the landscape and kickstart his creative gears. (Stephen Cooke in The Chronicle Herald)

WH. Heathcliff for mayor.
This article about a 18-year-old candidate running for mayor of Hobart, Indiana, made us smile when we read that:

He's critical of some of Hobart's school spending, pointing to a tattered copy of "Wuthering Heights" he's reading. Money should go to upgrading those resources, he said. (Christine Kraly in The North West Indiana Times)

You know, the power of the Brontë lobby is growing.

Categories: In the News, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights