Disney Princess Historical Costume Influences: Snow White

Snow White is the heroine of Disney’s very first animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Based on a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, the story is about a princess whose evil step-mother REALLY doesn’t like her because of some serious narcissism issues.

Set in a fantasy historical setting, the Disney telling is a product of the period in which the movie was made, and thus, her costumes are fantasy historical as well. 

This article analyzes the 1937 Disney princess and discusses the historical influences in her costumes. 

Read the full story posted on Frock Flicks.com
by Kendra on January 30th, 2015
http://www.frockflicks.com/disney-princess-historical-influences-snow-white-1937/

Sample topics:
• Snow White’s 1930’s hair and makeup.
• The Princess’s pure fantasy of an ensemble: her famous blue, red and yellow dress.
• Her puffed sleeves, slashed to show another color underneath (perhaps paned).


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