I recently started searching for Bridesmaid's dresses for my fair "maidens" next fall. As I clicked through Fall 2010 Bridesmaid Collections, one designer immediately caught my eye - Kirstie Kelley for Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings. Disney was designing not only Bridal gowns, but also "maiden" gowns! Sounds fun, right? I immediately pictured the what these "maiden" dresses might look like...maybe poofy silver ball gowns for Cinderella "maidens" and slinky, moonlit-pool colored, mermaid dresses for Ariel "maidens". I clicked through the collection looking for magical and character-inspired dresses - but I was a bit disappointed. There was no blatant inspiration of Disney Princesses (I later learned this was on purpose). Curious, I visited www.disneybridal.com to see if the 6 disney princesses were better captured in the "bridal gowns". Most of the gowns looked similar to the traditional and trendy dresses on the market. I was kind of hurt, as a child I watched these movies over and over, and many of us little girls pictured wearing a gown as gorgeous as Cinderella's one day. Those gloves... those sleeves... how it sparkled when she danced...
I then started to read about the designer, Kristie Kelley..."she watched the films, came to understand the essence of each princess, then developed that mood in a way that in a way today's bride could relate." I was again hurt... I've known these princesses for decades and their personalities and stories are deep within my heart. Kristie Kelly also adds that "The gowns in the collection are not film replicas, nor do they have a character read". I'm confused - why not?
If I bought a Cinderella Disney dress, I would want everyone to wonder if it hurt when the Fairy Godmother smacked me with her wand, said "Bibbity Bobbity Boo", and transformed me into a drop dead gorgeous Fairy Princess.
-Beth
-Beth
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