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[morgan-aleghieri]

I've recently been inspired to design my interpretations of some of my favourite fairytale characters. At the moment, I am working on a snow white concept (although, it is slow going as I am sketching only snippets as I work...). Hopefully I'll stick some sketches up before too long.


I was wondering if anyone else has put their own spin on the design of a fairy tale character?

[Starfire Phoenix]

I haven't yet, but I've started thinking about it. We are having a fairy tale themed event in February 07 in Adelaide, but I'm not sure what I will do yet! lol

I can't wait to see your snow white concept

[Last_Chael]

Ooooh Snow White! heheh yay! "Some day my prince will come..." Can't wait to see!

[morgan-aleghieri]

Dude - I don't know why, but I love that song. ~sniffle~

The classic disney movies really can be moving.

I'd sing it to myself, but at the moment I have this song called, "Lilly's Eyes" stuck in my head xP

[morgan-aleghieri]

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/snowwhite.html

I just found this site (I know I should be working >_> ) - it's really pretty nifty. It has so many images from different Snow White retellings which are great to draw inspiration from.

[Metanoia]

I am thinking of doing something completely out of left field and neglecting all western fairy tales for the SA Fairy Tale event... thats if the next few months of costuming doesn't kill me first.

I really liked the images that were posted a month or two ago from a recent Snow White rendition. I think it was from Snow White anyway. A live action movie where the costumes were just so beautifully done.

[morgan-aleghieri]

If the live-action Snow White you mean is the same one I'm thinking of, then yes - it did have very beautiful designs. "Snow White: The fairest of them all" I think it's called?


That's a great idea - there are some very cool folk/fairy tales from eastern/etc cultures that could be drawn from other than the classic western tales.

[morgan-aleghieri]

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/snow1.html

I love the dress in this particular picture - Is it strange that I was excited by the hint of the red under dress/skirt/whatever that she's wearing? If it is strange, then I don't think I want to be normal. ;P

Edited by morgan-aleghieri, 09 August 2006 - 04:44 PM.

[Metanoia]

There always has to be a hint of red for snow white. She was the ultimate Pagan fairy tale girl in a Christian world. I think it was Grimms described her with skin as white as snow, hair as black as a raven and lips of crymson red. (those colours being associated with triple goddess figures of every culture I can think of)

You changed your signature... I loved your last quote. Was so true.

Here is a link to that other snow white. The costumes seem to be loosely historical based, but oh so pretty.

[morgan-aleghieri]

Ah yes - the triple goddess. I did a lot of reading on the subject a few years ago. A lot of the classic fairytales have pagan symbolism in them. Actually, I have a book at home called "Feminist Fairytales" and there are quite a few stories in there that have goddess themes. It's a good little book

I like my old sig - I'm not that fond of Oscar Wilde as an author, but he certainly is very quotable. I do so love that line from Jane Eyre however.

That is the Snow White I was thinking of Very gorgeous costumes.

[mdb]

I did a lot of redrawing of fairytale characters. I was most inspired by the artwork of Walter Crane and a 1990s animated film of Romeo ond Juliet.
I think I have some sketches online...
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~thebruce/art/sketch.htm
The last two figures of the top row are Cinderella and the Goose Girl.
Most of those sketches are years old. Erm... I'm not sure where Cinderella disappeared to. I'll see if I can get that file back up....

One day I'm going to make that Sparkling Lemon costume one day... most people here are familiar with the Schwepps drink?

[Last_Chael]

Snow white is definately my princess. While I do have a fondness for Sleeping Beauty, Snow White is my favourite. She has ivory skin (like me! yay!), dark hair (also like me) and red lips (a little lipstick can fix that ). Plus I also played a serial dwarf killing Snow White in a twisted fairy tale that we did for our drama club one year.

Metanoia I was the one who posted about that snow white movie. It's called Snow White: Fairest of them all, starring Kristin Kruek as the loverly snow white. Since the moment I first saw that movie I have been wanting her beautiful costumes! I've done quite a bit of research into her costumes, as I do plan on making them.

Underneath everything she wears a cream brocade skirt with a thick gold brocade strip along the bottom; a gold brocade corset thingy and a white chemise: (http://img.photobuck...nces/sw_084.jpg)

Her first outfit has a buttun front crinkle cream dress with a chiffon underdress underneath :(http://img.photobuck...nces/sw_015.jpg) Although I can only remember seeing the top half of this dress, I'll have to watch it again to check the bottom. Over the top of this she wear a red velvet long sleeved jacket with snowflacke embroidery that matches her circlet: (http://img.photobuck...z03765hi2en.jpg). However, as veiwed in this shot, you see her underskirt, so it is possible that under this jacket she jsut has the chiffon underlayer of the previous dinner dress (Again I have to rewatch the movie).

Her other costume consists of the underlayers, plus a different red velvet overcoat that has shorter sleeves, a band of snowflake embroidery around the upper arm, and a red anc cream trim (http://img.photobuck...s/kksnow005.jpg & http://img.photobuck....ces/sw_073.jpg) She also has long tight sleeves with this, so I'm not sure how that's done.

I have other reference pictures up here :http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Last_Chael/Costumes/Snow%20White/References/

I also love the dress her mother wears :http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Last_Chael/Costumes/Snow%20White/References/kristin_kreuk_snow_white_24.jpg unfortunately this is the only pic I have of it, but I'll try and get more.

Sorry for the long post, but this is one of my favourite movies, and I simply adore the costumes! I'm tending towards making the first, as I LOVE the snowflake embroidery, but I'd like to make both eventually. If you get a chance to hire out the movie or buy it, I recommend it, it's a nice version of the classic tale, and the costumes are to die for!

[morgan-aleghieri]

mdb - very nice art The Goose Girl was always one of my favourite fairytales when I was younger.

Your input is valuable Chaelly dear - we (me, myself and I) love your long posts..! (ps. must borrow snow white from you when I borrow all of your other dvds... )

[Metanoia]

Wow! Thanks for all that info Chael. I guess the other thing is that if I decide I must have snow whites costume from that movie as well you are in a different state!! And never the two shall meet (in that costume anyway)

That is probably the most beautiful fairytale costume I have personally ever seen. And I know people go crazy about some of the other movies out there. I might have to look this up in the video store so I can see them for myself.

[Silver Moonblaze]

Can't wait to see your Snow White ideas I've always wanted to make a Belle costume, she's my favourite fairy tale character. Or a Cinderella. I love the classics

[Metanoia]

If you do Belle you should do a beast costume for your man!!

[morgan-aleghieri]

Ooh, Beauty and the Beast has to be one of my all time favourite fairytales... Belle is certainly on my list of costumes to do (Given my level of skill with tailoring however, she might be a long time coming for me...)

[Silver Moonblaze]

If you do Belle you should do a beast costume for your man!!

lol, I'd never be able to make that! And don't you dare suggest it to him either

[LadySilverSpider]

Never say never..I am certain you could with enough incentive!

[Last_Chael]

Wow! Thanks for all that info Chael. I guess the other thing is that if I decide I must have snow whites costume from that movie as well you are in a different state!! And never the two shall meet (in that costume anyway)

That is probably the most beautiful fairytale costume I have personally ever seen. And I know people go crazy about some of the other movies out there. I might have to look this up in the video store so I can see them for myself.

No problems, always happy to share the knowledge! Actually it's just really great to have others who appreciate the costumes as much as I do! When I first saw it a few years ago, no one else had seen it so they weren't all that interested. I tell you though, when I found it at Jb's, I was so excited, I went straight home and watched it! I really recommend you trying to find it, and if you can't, I can check jb's again and see if it's still there, it wasn't very expensive.

The costumes are so divine, not only Snow White's but also her mother and the Queen. Hehehe and yes, being in different states will help But it wouldn't be such a terrible thing if they did though But I also would love to make her mother's dress, I'll see if I can get some good shots of it, coz it's really simple and so incredibly beautiful! I'm so excited about this now, I'd love to get in and start now But I have other costumes and uni work to do hehe but I think I shall put it on, while I'm doing said work