Cinderella & Prince Charming vs. Evil Stepmother
This week is a celebration of the fantastical costumes from this year's live action feature, Cinderella. Award winning costume designer Sandy Powell has creatively mixed fairy tale fashion with the styles of the 1940s and 1950s. As we honor her, along with the vintage heritage of her inspiration, let's have a little fun with some friendly competition.
While Cinderella’s gowns and Prince Charming's uniforms are reminiscent of the animated Cinderella, Lady Tremaine's wardrobe is derivative of a mix of the late 1940s-early 1950s Hollywood glamour queens and 19th Century European fashion. Ms. Powell has stated that her aim was to get the look of "a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or ’50s.”
Who will prevail in this week's battle -- the "good and kind" inventory that our members show: ballgowns, glass-like slippers, peasant-girl frocks, uniforms, royal and equestrian gear? Or, the "greedy and evil" Dior New Look-styles/1950s screen siren fashions, with a good helping of 1800s-era influences, such as: big picture hats, feathered toques, corset-tight bodice dresses, off-the shoulder, draped and wrapped collars and skirts with touches of lace, silk, velvet, fur trim and feathers, plus statement jewelry, gloves and hair accessories?
Good luck, but remember, every Cinderella has her Midnight.
This week is a celebration of the fantastical costumes from this year's live action feature, Cinderella. Award winning costume designer Sandy Powell has creatively mixed fairy tale fashion with the styles of the 1940s and 1950s. As we honor her, along with the vintage heritage of her inspiration, let's have a little fun with some friendly competition.
While Cinderella’s gowns and Prince Charming's uniforms are reminiscent of the animated Cinderella, Lady Tremaine's wardrobe is derivative of a mix of the late 1940s-early 1950s Hollywood glamour queens and 19th Century European fashion. Ms. Powell has stated that her aim was to get the look of "a nineteenth-century period film made in the 1940s or ’50s.”
Who will prevail in this week's battle -- the "good and kind" inventory that our members show: ballgowns, glass-like slippers, peasant-girl frocks, uniforms, royal and equestrian gear? Or, the "greedy and evil" Dior New Look-styles/1950s screen siren fashions, with a good helping of 1800s-era influences, such as: big picture hats, feathered toques, corset-tight bodice dresses, off-the shoulder, draped and wrapped collars and skirts with touches of lace, silk, velvet, fur trim and feathers, plus statement jewelry, gloves and hair accessories?
Good luck, but remember, every Cinderella has her Midnight.
