Accurately Dressed Disney Princesses

Disney Princesses and their historically accurate counterparts.
Video made by me. I do not own the photos or music.
Music: "The Veiled Lady" by M.A Ludwig

[@hyacinthus1688]

Who’s here from Karolina’s vid?

[@KanityOnePieceChill]

Yesss 😂

[@myriadd6272]

Meee!!! I wish I'd found it before tho, it's a beautiful video :-)

[@marahenao6417]

LOL me

[@valkiriya19_-42]

Thanks to her. like this, love this

[@elskabee]

yup! and she's right this is a good video

[@alicegaiba]

I'm here because of Karolina Zebrowska

[@eladatta708]

Same

[@spritepomegranate8913]

What I don’t understand is why no one remembers that in Snow White they explicitly said that she was dressed as a peasant by the queen Yet this is the only video that actually shows peasant wear

[@wrecked3327]

LOL RIGHT?! And Cinderella too.

[@juliamontgomery7312]

I think it's clever what Disney artists did. There is some inspiration drawn from the times in which these fairy-tales originally took place; from the collars to Snow White and Evil Queens dresses, to the Victorian-style puffed sleeves on Ariel's gown. Only instead of sticking to the traditional fashions they updated and added original details to their designs to make it their own. Thanks for this video Rachel Boyd; it was informative and interesting.

[@autumnjoy1422]

0:08 ~ Snow White, Mid to late 16th century 0:39 ~ Cinderella, France, 1690s 1:04 ~ Aurora, England, 14th century 1:36 ~ Ariel, Denmark, 1840s 2:08 ~ Belle, France mid 18th century 2:40 ~ Jasmine, Arabia, 4th century 2:57 ~ Tiana, New Orleans, 1920s 3:23 ~ Rapunzel, Germany, early 19th century 3:55 ~ Merida, Scotland, 10th century

[@abbyrosejenkinson7515]

Who has just come from Karolinas vid? Cuz same

[@verity905]

This is super cool! I'm very interested in fashion history and it's really nice to see an accurate and well researched version of historically accurate disney princesses! Good job :D

[@gelindas5196]

This was awesome. I am a history student from Munich and all those strange heavily inaccurate videos on KZbin have made my eyes sore. This was like balm for my eyes. Thank you for taking time to make this video! I really, like REALLY appreciate the effort for providing some research-based accuracy in this wild jungle called KZbin period fashion video section

[@KanityOnePieceChill]

These all are great, and Arabic clothing looks super beautiful :)

[@andreaella]

Just to clarify a few things: 1. there are many adaptations of sleeping beauty. The first tale would have been formed in the nordic sagas I believe. That being said, disney clearly adapted the Perrault's version (first pages of the tale to be precise) which date their version back to France sometime before the XVIIe siècle, since Perrault's tales gathers oral traditions. 2. Aladdin is a tale from the 1001 nights and actually take place in China... Interestingly it should blend arabic-chinese and subsaharian fashions. 3. Fairy tales (Sleeping Beauty, Cendrillon, Little Mermaid, Razpunzel, Belle) diegetically don't refer to specific places and times

[@aellalee4767]

Disney is obsessed with sparkles. The dresses for the time periods they're for are already gorgeous, they don't need to be glittering primary colours with lots of out of place tulle or other lacy materials to look good.

[@MiniDebz]

great vid! I came from Meme Mom Karolina's video. I always get so mad about these because Disney did us so dirty of their fashionable princess clothes (Cinderella is so blatantly 1950s) when we could've had interesting actual historic designs. At least the live action Aladdin is a speck more accurate than the animated version, perhaps a little more with the South-Western Asia flavour than Arabic for its inspiration if the Bollywood influences have anything to say about it, but still visually impressive (and an enjoyable movie). I'm about to check your other vids, but I'd be interested in seeing a version of this video with the live-action remakes for these films!

[@karenstrong6734]

MiniDebz that usually my only complaint.

[@thevampirefrog06]

I mean, a lot of them (arguably most) aren't really *supposed* to be set somewhere other than a vague "Europe, once upon a time." Cinderella was a 1950s movie made for 1950s audiences. I think it's more frustrating with Jasmine because Arabia is a non-European region that gets misrepresented in Western media a lot, she/her culture deserve somewhat accurate representation, but the outfits in general are pretty clearly just supposed to be the animator's creative visions. It bothers me more when live action period pieces give everyone super modern hairstyles/dresses, haha.

[@wrecked3327]

LOL I feel the same way about how 80s Ariel is (I love those puffy sleeves but they scream 80s. The hair too). I think they took each era that they were going for and melded it into whatever era the movie was being developed in. For example, Snow White. She has shorter hair and the same kind of makeup as would have been worn in the 30s. Her dress is on the less puffy side... almost like they took a flapper and the look they were going for and meshed 'em together. They do that with lots of movies. Like in the 90s, all the fantasy movies made look like older fashions but with a 90s spin. They even do it with futuristic ones. For example, Back to the Future... made in the 80s so the future is EXTRA 80s (quite a feat, I might add). LOL

[@crains8087]

Rachel's been blessed by the Meme Mom.

[@berkleypearl2363]

Here from Karolina’s vid! I love this! Thank you so much for using beautiful artwork and photos from the time period established

[@selene4563]

Karolina complimented your video:) Thanks for providing us with accurate historical pictures since so many channels out there make videos without taking time to actually research.

[@katiemae1941]

Hey now! Aurora and Cinderella BOTH had working class outfits that, save for the shins down, we're pretty spot on. And, Anastasia and Drizella had, at least, the right silhouette for a ball gown. I did hate that we didn't see any royalty dress for Aurora's time in this video.

[@MikaelaCher]

Okay, some criticisms Aurora isn't English, most fans agree that she might be french Cinderella lived in the XIX century, around 1860. This is further confirmed by her step sisters, who both wear a dress that looks like it could be from the 1870's

[@animewarrior08]

I always considered Aurora German since the first fairy tale for her that I read was the Grimm Brothers version.

[@mdgsk824]

2:03 Jane Eyre 3:42 Jane Austen

[@sarahschroeder4739]

I'm loving the comparisons. They're so different it makes me laugh.

[@allisonhoff5805]

Tiana (The Princess and the Frog) seems pretty spot on from this video. That dress she's in at the end that looks like a flower is very different than the rest of the movie. Tiana's friend, Charlette La Bouff, wears something that looks exactly like the picture at 3:09, and Tiana's clothes (pre-frog) looked a lot like 3:16. I think that Disney wants the clothes to look fairly modern, which makes watching some of these interesting as time passed. Hercules, The Little Mermaid, and Pocahontas have some serious 90's vibes with the bangs while Tangled and The Princess and the Frog are slightly more accurate for their specific settings because fashion now feels less specific and we call many different eras beautiful. Just my opinion though.

[@talic-os5899]

I am here because of Karolina Żebrowska, these are pretty good references, more like a starting point, since, Snow White, for example, I would like to see the bottom part of the formal dresses.

[@JohnsBrownEyes]

Funny, I always placed Cinderella in mid 19th century France... at least the Disney version.

[@enchantedlakes-2150]

yeah me too! Mostly based on the general aesthetic, the step-sister's 1870s inspired dresses and Lady Tremaine's 1880s-1890s dress

[@ipaziamercury9942]

Yeah, the Disney movie is placed in that era... Maybe she was thinking 'bout the Perrault version 🤔

[@lel7841]

Came here from Karolina Zebrowska's similar video that she linked yours in. You did a great job showing period pictures for what they truly would've looked like. I laughed,though, when you only showed 1 image for Merida and it was Mary! Merida is the best princess lol. I'm glad you think highly enough of her to give her the comparison with Mary

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I’m here from Karolina’s. This is a great video, thanks.

[@sarahmoir3818]

I think Belle was the most accurate but WOW those french dresses are soooo gorgeous! I'm officially tossing my whole wardrobe and from now on will only be wearing huge mid-18th century french dresses. Who's with me?

[@noortjeblokland4943]

This is so cool! I actually always thought that Cinderella took place in the 19th century hehe

[@sirenia1241]

i also thought the same

[@rachelboyd2004]

Thank you! I set Cinderella in the late 1600s because that’s when the original story was written, but sometimes it’s hard to tell with these Disney films when it’s meant to take place.

[@JR-ee9xc]

This was a great video! I really wish an artist would draw the princesses in the accurate clothing.

[@jennyboldrini7330]

Very interesting video , came from Karolina's video

[@CrisSelene]

That last one is not quite right. It's an interpretation of the Virgin Mary (therefore what someone in the 1st c AD Israel would have worn) by monks in the 10th century.

[@RoseKB22]

This might be more along the lines of what we're looking for? I don't know if this is actually from 10th Century Scotland though? Each artist has a different style too though. media.gettyimages.com/illustrations/st-marks-basilica-venice-by-unknown-artist-10th-century-illustration-id132705742

[@stephh1149]

@@RoseKB22 yes that looks great

[@annaabrams8738]

As if Scottish monks had any clue what actual Levantine fashion nearly 1000 years before there time was like.

[@karina_martinez420]

I came from meme mom and I am not dissapointed at all

[@vioectrolysis]

Thank you for showing the normal people's wardrobe, it was a really interesting video.

[@ahouseoffigs]

Great video! But I have a question, historically speaking would any strictly religious artwork really be accurate for the 9th century etc? Because it was depicting events from around the 1st century. The clothing they portrayed for the virgin Mary would not have been what women actually wore in those European countries centuries later unless of course those artists weren't historically accurate either. I know the earlier centuries are very difficult to find any artwork besides religious, but I'm wondering if this would change anything.

[@rachelboyd2004]

Good question! Medieval Europe did not have the same appreciation for artists as we do today. Artists were often anonymous, and manuscripts were written and illustrated by monks. You’ll often see illustrations of historical figures not wearing historically accurate clothing, but the clothing of the time the artist was drawing it in. The image I used is meant to depict the Virgin Mary, but I expect whoever drew it depicted her in Medieval dress. It was one of the few contemporary images I could find while researching 10th century fashion. 😊

[@m.clara.sv007]

Perfect video!!!

[@katherinalastname7077]

Wonderful vid!

[@shockingheaven]

I'm loving this

[@delfine9640]

Isn't Sleeping Beauty supposed to be taking place in France? :o But really nice video anyway! :)

[@elskabee]

after doing some quick research, there's no official setting, but the movie drew inspiration from both the French and German versions of the original fairytale, the art style heavily drew from French medieval tapestries. So there's no definitive answer, just kind of "Western European" but most closely French

[@delfine9640]

@@elskabee oooh i see :o thank you for your answer :D

[@dominikad.1368]

@@elskabee there are 3 main early versions of the tail Italian (Basile), French (Perrault) and German (Grimm), Disney doesn't take from the Italian version as it's dark af and rather bases it on the Perrault version (as they claim). The name is French, they draw inspiration from various cultures but I think placing her in France would make the most sense

[@poilaaliop]

That moment when Aurora isn't nearly as off as expected...

[@venus_envy]

Meme Mom sent me here.

[@alanabutkiss5331]

Very good!

[@LogBarc]

Most of the countries and Dares are wrong *Dates So this is Extremely inaccurate Snow White is Germany in the 15th- 16th century Cinderella is France in the 1840s- 60s Auroras is Germany in the 15th century Ariel is Greek in the 1840s Belle is 18th Century France Jasmine is Arabia in 15th to 18th century Tiana is New Orleans in 1926 Rapunzel is 17th Century Germany Merida was the Scottish highlands between the 9th and 11th century Believe me I have studied fashion history since I was 9

[@jswong8200]

LOL that Jasmine bit was unexpected

[@queendedede2896]

I kinda like Disney's designs but I really think that they would benefit from drawing more inspiration from actual historically accurate fashion. It would give the princesses' costumes much more diverstity and variety and the potential to stand out from other princesses. I'm not saying Disney should be 100% accurate because they don't have to, their movies are for kids and kids don't care. However, it seems like almost all Disney princesses follow one standardized "Disney" look and it's kinda boring.

[@shounenprotagonist4209]

hell yeee. My one thing about this video is that in Aladdin, the sultan (Jasmin's father) says 'allah' at one point when he's telling off Jasmin, so it couldn't have been pre-islamic

[@NephilaClavata]

If "Allah" is a generic word for "God" in Arabic and not a specific word invented for Islam then it could still be pre-Islamic.

[@lillian_cabreraa]

Awesome vid ! I came from our Meme Mom

[@floramathilda]

My Meme Mom sent me here!

[@luvrdelreyy]

Meme mom sent me Ps Tysm for including Merida, no one ever does!

[@Sweetsurey]

wow! one that is actually accurate!

[@huntrrams]

Love this! Where’s Mulan(even though shes not a princess)?

[@rachelboyd2004]

I decided to not include Mulan or Pocahontas because they were (loosely) based on real life historical figures :)

[@mackpeterson6496]

how did Disney get cinderella SOOOOO wrong. I mean her dress looks like the top is 1690s and the bottom is 1780s France fashion.

[@hollyro4665]

I wish the world looked like a 14th century English artwork

[@alexandratoth8868]

I don't think little mermaid takes place in 1840 and i also don't think Tangled takes place in the 19.th century (because of the storyline) but the rest of the video is good

[@katiemae1941]

And, both of the last two French ladies had metallic dresses on... Just like Belle. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@TacticusPrime]

Wait, since when is Agraba 4th century? Doesn't the sultan say, "Praise Allah!" The story was actually added to the other Thousand Nights by the French translator via Hanna Diyab in the 18th century.

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

Karolina sent me.

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

Karolina Zebrowska sent me.

[@random...3723]

Snow White was treated unfairly...so w can't say j was treated a sa noble...thus..we can't say that she dressed heavy...

[@VSahsirt]

Sleeping Beauty was set in 11/12th Century bruh not 14th

[@Lavenderforestfairy]

I thought Cinderella took place in the late 1800s?

[@rachelboyd2004]

Haha I honestly wasn't sure which time period to place some of the movies in, I chose the 1690s for Cinderella because that's when the original story was written :)

[@louve1y926]

wtf to those who didlike

[@chocolatemouse7599]

do a voice over instead of music

[@patrycjakmita711]

I don't really see the need for historically accurate Disney princesses. They all are from alternative world, they have effing MAGIC, but their fashion can't develop differently? This video is the best across all I have seen so far, but the more I watch, the more I see no point in this...

[@cutebunny6690]

Still cool to know

[@hibaasfucc6241]

The way they put up Islamic clothing for the 4th century and Islam wasn’t even a thing until the 6th century lmaoooo historically accurate my ASS

[@angelamalik9437]

02:52 "Interpretation of Pre-Islamic Arabian Clothing" -- amazing what information you can glean from reading.

[@stefanoraz27]

islamic clothing? wtf there are no such thing, those are arabian clothes 💀💀💀