debunking fan theories about ariel’s princess dress 🦀🍴🌊

[@adrivoid5376]

Honestly the dress is very romantic, and the way she moves in it shows her innocence and dreaminess. It wasn’t the best color on her as a cherry redhead I agree, but its rather adorable

[@kora2861]

I 100% agree, why it gets so much hate I will never understand

[@purpleclaws202]

@@kora2861 why are we making excuses for it? It doesn't look good and just because you had dolls of her with this dress doesn't mean it's good

[@voidsthread]

@@purpleclaws202 the beauty of opinions, my friend 💕

[@purpleclaws202]

@@voidsthread nope colors are based on science, therefore fact. Red and Pink clashes badly and this is a bad color pallette. Fact. Dumb bitch

[@Estarile]

I think it not matching her coloring is actually a bonus - of course they wouldn't have anything that specifically matched her. Eric's housekeeper probably sent a maid down to the local dressmaker shop for a reject or something - anything - close to Ariel's size and then did some amazing (and rapid) tailoring to make it properly fit her. Hence why the rest of her clothes match better, but also seem significantly less complicated. The staff had to improvise to get this mystery girl acceptable clothes and had more options for the less formal stuff.

[@sailorstarlesbian]

meanwhile here I am sitting and thinking Ariel's pink dress is very pretty.... i had no idea people disliked it this much, what

[@shannnonrae]

same!! it was always my favorite of her dresses as a kid

[@Thefortnitekids123]

I had no idea people didn’t like it either

[@jocey1364]

Same

[@cerisejaxel9636]

I think it’s nice as well! Reminds me of Valentines Day. I like the off the shoulder sleeves paired with her earrings and hair clip. She looks sweet.

[@eggo9543]

same here! I've always loved her dress and how it looks on her, it's soo romantic and lovely ♡

[@kaflora]

I assumed they switched her into the blue/green dress because it made her more recognizable to being both a princess and a mermaid

[@andieallison6792]

Its because of her hair color

[@angelwings06]

It was more of a way to distinguish her from the other princesses. Initially Cinderella was in white/silver (like her dress in the movie), but there were whisperings about selling wedding dresses to children back in the day (which they have no issues with nowadays), so they changed her to blue. The problem was that Aurora was already in blue because that's the dress she wore the longest in the movie, so they had to switch her to pink. However, Ariel was already in pink because it matched her movie dress, so they changed her to green to match her tail as a mermaid. Which was all for nothing because later Rapunzel came in later with purple/pink, and Merida with green. 🤷‍♀️ Edit: In my opinion, I think they should just change everyone into the outfits that are most recognizable, in their original colors, from their respective movies, and to stop this flip-flopping. 😤

[@kaflora]

@@angelwings06 I think they need to understand that audiences don’t really remember the princesses solely based on their gowns and it’s OK to have some princesses wearing the same colors as others lol BUT on the other spectrum when it comes to merchandising I understand why they want to have strong choices when it comes to what dress is associated with what Princess.

[@angelwings06]

@@kaflora Oh yes, I totally understand it from a marketing and merchandise perspective, I just don't like it. 😅 I don't think it's true to the source material, but it is what it is. Not everything can be a carbon copy of the source. 🤷‍♀️

[@MononokeLynn]

That makes sense - her tail was green, so why not her dress.

[@kaitlinowens2714]

My theory is that she chose the dress herself because she liked the color, especially because her nightgown is also pink so maybe pink is one Ariel’s favorite colors.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Never understood why people were so against Ariel's pink dress, especially considering how its puffed sleeves are clearly an ode to Snow White, which to me, reads as paying tribute to the originator of the Disney princess brand. While I do think Ariel's restyled tealish-green dress looks pretty on her as well, she looks great in the pink dress, and as MG mentions, other characters in the film think so too. Besides, if we're going to discuss how it supposedly clashes against her brilliant red hair, let us not forget she goes into town with Eric wearing a *light* blue dress, when it's *dark* blue that is most often considered to work well with bright red...♥💙

[@sophiaako7663]

Speaking for myself, I think the pink/red combo is reallllyyy hard to pull off in a way that looks "classy" like a ballgown would be, though that may be partially because Ariel's hair is cartoon-red and not a more natural ginger. I also think pink seems like it was chosen out of convenience because only Aurora had a pink dress and she isn't as popular a princess as ones such as Cinderella or Belle. But I agree it really isn't so serious as some people make it out lol

[@a.inesfidalgo3367]

More like an ode to the 80's 😂

[@caitlinsparkle7717]

I agree with you D.J Rose. I don't understand either. I love Ariel's pink or blue dress, no matter what other's opinion is. I will always love Ariel's beautiful gowns like forever. 😊

[@clarityvee]

I must be an outlier, or maybe it has to do with undertones, because I always thought redheads looked amazing in pink! I even loved when I dyed my hair to be a redhead for a while, how pink looked on myself. Even Ariel’s bright red hair and the pink as opposed to natural ginger, I still think it looks nice together. Maybe because pink is pretty much just a lighter version of red? Although like most fans, I do love her blue peasant dress the most. I’m a sucker for the large bow in her hair too.

[@gaymer2488]

Same! The pink dress is one of my favorite Disney dresses of all time! It’s so cute and really different from all the other princess dresses!

[@DanielRodFer]

I actually prefer the pink dress over the seafood green one. I think this coral pink is actually quite flattering on her and the shape of it is prettier than the green one made after. At the time Disney was marketing Aurora more with the blue dress and Cinderella's dress was still seen as silver, so pink was up for grabs and Ariel rocks it imo.

[@LadyAhro]

Gotta say, seafood instead of seafoam gave me a laugh

[@purpleclaws202]

No she doesn't you don't know anything about color pallette then

[@j1430]

@@purpleclaws202 it’s their opinion who cares lol

[@chloeequestriann]

@@purpleclaws202 its okay to disagree with someone, that’s cool, but it’s WRONG to be rude and tell someone they know nothing about colour palette. Not only that, what you said is stupid asf. Just stfu, stop being miserable and let people say their opinions. People like you are the reason comment section fights start lmfao

[@chloeequestriann]

@@purpleclaws202 oh, also I looked through your replies to other people calling them a bitch. Wow 👏🏻 you proud of yourself for insulting people? You can call me one too, not like I’ll give any fucks if you decide to call me that too. Just shows me how sad and miserable your life is, I hope you get the help you need because judging on how pressed and pissed you get over COLOURS is a sign you need a therapist. A good one.

[@tritaoph]

Can't wait till the day we'll discuss about Ariel's dresses from the live action movie! Ppl said she's gonna have about 8 outfits!

[@nagigachamania6936]

É legal ver q o seu amor por sereias é tão grande q vc vê vídeos sobre sereias em outros idiomas. Adoro seus vídeos tritão!

[@lilenwasnothere6867]

i hope she wears the blue one with the bow. it was always my favorite.

[@stupidass69420]

I bet the pink dress will look pretty honestly

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

@@stupidass69420 because Halle's hair isn't as vibrant red as animated Ariel's, I think the pink won't be as jarring, and I think that the contrast of Halle's dark skin tone and the light pastel of the dress will create an awe-inspiring look

[@orlokian]

I'm afraid of that live action 🙈🙈.... Don't hate me, to me Ariel is Caucasian. And I swear I'm not racist, I just follow my childhood dreams ❤🙏. Hugs!

[@popculturecurious4535]

Weirdly enough, I actually like the pink dress on Ariel because of the saturation of the colours. The pink being so light makes it is easy to see against the deeper red of her hair; the colours don't blend in together, so I personally don't find that it clashes. But, that's just me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@m20047]

not that it clashes but it just kinda washes her out compared to the green, blue and purple clothes she wears they just pop more and bring more life to her design. The red and pink combination just feels monochromatic in a way because pink is just a light shade of red and it’s not as complimentary in comparison to the cooler tones which are more likely to stick out and be remembered.

[@Beelzineff]

Same. Using Aurora and Cinderella wearing yellow as an example of why it doesn't work seemed a little inaccurate to me, since the hair color and dress color were way more similar than Ariel's. Bright red paired with pastel pink gives great contrast, and the combination is very romantic.

[@sweetsandcharades8383]

@@Beelzineff and Cher from Clueless looked gorgeous in her yellow outfit. Blonde people can wear yellow, brown haired people can wear brown, black haired people can wear black - and yes, red headed people can wear red/pink. It is all about undertones, chroma and contrast, you know: colour theory. I like Ariel in her pink dress 💖

[@cbismarck07]

I'm a common man, I see my favorite Disney princess, I click

[@ichokedonadoritoonce7670]

Slay king

[@seorin__]

cute💕

[@autumnstupidity]

shes mine as well too lol

[@pliktl]

❤

[@Star050]

I just HOPE TO GOD in the new live action they do not give Hallie a green dress instead of pink bcs it will look gorgeous on her skin tone

[@eternalbliss330]

her dinner dress is pink, its confirmed by the people who were at the screen tests!

[@dolanminaj2381]

There is a pink dress and a mint dress she wears at a new ball scene with Prince Eric.

[@yemlem26]

@@dolanminaj2381 Pleeeeease tell me that this new ball scene is one step closer from the musical! I could cry!

[@alishanightshade3270]

Hallie’s hair is not exactly as red as the cartoon. So I think they will be more okay

[@cheetodust745]

@@alishanightshade3270 we’ve only seen her hair underwater in the trailer so it might be brighter on land! Regardless I think a pink dress will look great in the live action 😍

[@redmessenger07]

I always found it so fascinating that people HATED the dress on her- as a little girl in the early 2000s I ADORED her dress- i wanted everything i owned to be pink and i wanted my hair to be red like hers too! I miss her pink dress and the fact that they changed it to resemble her fin more in the parks makes sense… but i like the original best.

[@purpleclaws202]

Nope it doesn't look good it clashes badly.

[@vannacossii2836]

@@purpleclaws202bro it’s their opinion! We get it you think it’s bad, you can leave now.

[@naomi7918]

I actually loved her pink dress. I remember being mesmerised by it when I little. And I loved it with her striking red hair

[@pietrofattorello]

I actually like this dress and I'm tired of pretending I don't!!! I love the big over the top 80s sleeves, if anything I wish the pink was more vibrant

[@purpleclaws202]

Yeah you don't know anything about fashion or how to compliment the skin and eye

[@cheshirerose2001]

@@purpleclaws202 people are allowed to have different opinions

[@strawberryfrog76]

​@@purpleclaws202 dude why are you going to every single comment arguing with people and then act all butthurt about how "they must not know shit then" if they say they like it? Besides, even if you had worlds top credentials regarding colour theory and fashion (which I doubt you do), if someone likes something you don't, don't take that personally and go out of your way to tell them you think they must be stupid. Like seriously

[@rayn0577]

It breaks my heart that people call this dress ugly

[@byMidnyt]

@@strawberryfrog76 It's because they're part of this new generation that has a group that has issues seeing anything from a perspective other than their own. They look at all media through a 2020s lens and can't comprehend context resulting from the time period that the media is created or set in. This group is stunningly intolerant, despite their demands of diversity and inclusion. Those of us who grew up in the 80s watching all those Molly Ringwald movies barely gave the pink dress on a redhead a second glance. And the design is downright tame compared to many of the 80s fashions.

[@wishiingwells]

I really don't get the hate that her pink dress receives. I never thought it was ugly, in fact I've always loved it. Her sleeves resemble shells to me & the pink shade compliments her red hair (imo) and pearl details. While the green dress disney later decides to market does arguably look better on her, the pink dress FEELS like a dress Ariel would pick. Especially because it's bright color is youthful and fun just like her 🫧🦀🪸

[@cheshirerose2001]

Same always loved the dress but thats mostly because pink is my favorite color too

[@kyab2815]

Honestly while it's not terrible I don't like the green dress on ariel. When I look at her in most of the green dresses all I see is the dress or hair. Both look so vibrant that I have trouble focusing on her face. The pink dress is just simple enough and pretty enough that I don't focus on it at all instead I focus on ariel. A dress with green accents would look lovely on her but they always go for 1000% green

[@gcolemanmn]

I wish there was the budget for a Moderngurlz spinoff where the characters from the intro go on a Totally Spies or Winx Club style adventure. I'm always wondering about their backstory!

[@asalways1504]

I think it just all boils down to the stigma of “redheads look bad in pink/look good in green”

[@purpleclaws202]

Because it's true don't you know about complimentary colors?

[@cheshirerose2001]

@@purpleclaws202 Disagree I have seen some redheads look good in pink It just depends on the shade

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

@Ultimatrix1010 Complimentary colors are literally translated as clashing colors in my country, so I would say it’s matter of opinion if you think they look well together. They make each other pop more so if that’s your goal you can say they are complimentary. But when you are wearing clothes you want to pop and not your clothes, so wearing colors that clash against each other and take attention away from you is not often a good idea. It’s better to find colors that suit your skin tone.

[@purpleclaws202]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 well this movie wasn't made in your country bitch. Its an American movie. And guess what? That's not how it works. I'm an artist and pink and red look good together sometimes but when it comes to character design and a color pallette that's well to the eye, that's when complimentary colors come in. Ariel has neutral skin color meaning it's warm with hints of cool but they appear more cool because of her blue eyes. Therefore cooler colors look better on her, and including her bright red hair, justify the fact that THE PINK DRESS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. It's an opinion yes but it's also a fact when discussing how color pallette work. Think about that before you comment.

[@rayn0577]

@@cheshirerose2001 yep! I’m a redhead, and while there are some shades of it I can’t pull off, I generally look great in pink.

[@youtubewontletmetypeagoodu8128]

Princess auroras eye color is interesting bc if you look up animation cells for when they appear purple they’re actually blue. I think it’s due to a recolor on a rerelease that they’re purple in the cottage.

[@marilyn1984]

Can you do evolution of prom dresses and what you think the trends would be for this year prom dresses.

[@gabbiegg5148]

Good idea 👍👍

[@cassandralyris4918]

80's kid here. Going to see The Little Mermaid at the theater was a pivotal moment of my childhood. I love her dress. I know it clashes with her hair, and I don't give a flying fig. I can fully admit that it is very much of the time though. I don't hate the green dresses either though, but the pink one is the one I prefer. I agree that they should've gone with the purple dress if they were going to change it anyways though. They're sort of been actively ignoring the sequel, which I think is silly because I thought it was actually quite good, and sort of trying to pigeonhole her into staying a 16 year old forever. Anyways, pink poofy sleeved dress forever.

[@ffx2fan122]

I always thought that Ariel's "official" disney princess look should have been her mermaid look and her park outfit would be a dressed up version of her purple sea dress at the end of the film. I think if Jasmine can get away with wearing a two piece, Ariel can wear something more daring. I could be modified to have a similar style/look to Aurora's dress as well. I also am not a fan of Tiana wearing her wedding dress as her disney princess dress too. It should be her ending outfit.

[@yourintrusivethoughts]

I always thought the pink dress was just a 1980s trend they put in the movie because the animated film was made in the 80s

[@daniellescrochet]

As a child of the 80's, Ariel's pink dress and wedding dress were the most beautiful dresses I had ever seen. I wanted them so bad. It's hard to hear people think the pink dress was intentionally ugly. It goes to show how much tastes change.

[@xxmilk-teethxx]

Ariel in her pink dress was a "lovecore" aesthetic icon and we just didn't know it yet 🥰

[@emiliomurkmere]

i personally think her pink dress looks adorable on her, but to each their own

[@RandomRyter]

My mom’s bridesmaids dresses in the 80s had been pink with puffy sleeves. I just realized. LOL. EDIT to add: I haopen to love her in her pink dress. I didn't realize others didn't.

[@nicoleyoung0511]

My mom’s wedding dress in the 80s was pink. A tea length, fuchsia dress with very puffed sleeves. Her bridesmaids looked more like brides than she did lol; they were wearing floor length dresses in very light green that almost looked white in some lights.

[@TiannaFrankBear]

I honestly looooveee this pink dress on her. I don't think it's ugly or doesn't match her, it was always my favorite

[@ana...p]

"People are desperately looking for a way to justify their distate" yess!! Like can't they just appreciate it without a big motive?

[@ashhhz4]

I never knew people hated it so much 😭 I really love it and how it looks on her

[@LauraCespedes247]

I just recently started hearing that people, on social media, thought the pink dress was ugly. I saw this movie when it first came out, and I always thought it was absolutely gorgeous. It makes her waist look small, her arms look slender and it shows off her beautiful shoulders. Not to mention that this beautiful shade of pink always puts a smile on my face. What more could you want? 🤦🏽‍♀️ I’m so confused and I don’t get it. Whoever says this is ugly is just wrong.

[@purpleclaws202]

No YOU are wrong. You obviously don't know color theory or know how to do fashion. You need to compliment the skin tone, eyes and hair. Her blue eyes, peach skin and red hair look beautiful but combined with the pink dress it clashes badly. The dress itself isn't bad but it's the color. The blue and green look much better

[@marinadeburgos8666]

When they say that the dress is ugly, is because they tend to forget the movie was made in the 80's, a really weird phase in the fashion industy

[@beebs234]

i hope halle’s ariel has a similar pink dress, i bet she’ll look absolutely gorgeous in it

[@trey12789]

@@oldfashionedstitches2378 you’re gonna d word in 7 days… you have such a nasty spirit

[@TheEverGrowingRosey-333]

Ariel’s puffy sleeves in her dress actually match up very well with the 1830s era of very early Victorian era & when the original fairy tale was first published. They loooved their romantic puffed sleeves. Though that shade of pink was definitely not popular in that time. Though wasn’t impossible to make a pink dress either. You should look up 1830s puffed sleeved dresses & portraits, especially the ones later in the decade! They’re so pretty! Loved your video as always!

[@imaginefun13]

I had no clue people disliked the pink dress so much lol

[@MLB-TOH1429]

Me neither. I think they're blinded by hatred to even realise the pink dress is not that bad. I love Ariel's pink no matter what people say. Ariel's pink dress is fine. There's nothing wrong.

[@jujucatjuca]

I loved the historical explanation about why the dress was very 80s!

[@toric6005]

I love her hair up in the sequel! I know it’s supposed to represent being up tight and junk but I just think it’s a cute look!

[@Chibi_Mercury]

i dont even find it ugly. its just a cute dress imo

[@amylouise1]

This dress reveal scene is a huge nostalgic memory for me - I wouldn’t change it

[@isobel9195]

Honestly I like Ariel’s pink dress I think it compliments her hair perfectly and I love that sheet of pink even if it’s very 80s

[@citonita2207]

I never considered what pink meant to audiences in the 80s! That's awesome. And I'd love more fan-theory debunking videos. I think we wouldn't have this problem if they were called headcanons or fanfiction, but my guess is "theory" gives it the appearance of legitimacy, so it generates clicks. Nevermind that most "theories" are trying to solve puzzles that don't exist, while ignoring the obvious intent of the filmmakers, and even what basic facts the audience is meant to know. (A visiting royal? huh? What relevance does that have to Ariel's journey in the film?) Headcanons are fun, but we can't write a good one if we don't even get what the story is already saying!

[@handsew1774]

I want to see the live action version of this dress! (If it's in the live action, of course) Sure that with the hair color that Halle Bailey wears in the movie will fit much better than the animated version. But I still think that the combination of the red of her hair with the pink of her dress is still iconic!

[@rarahrararah]

@@oldfashionedstitches2378 just watch the animated movie if you want to see the original ariel wearing the dress

[@kmrose]

I loved the pink dress as a kid. I still do.

[@chaos_wtch7437]

I LOVE this dress! Love the big sleeves with the low neckline

[@Commentsareforlosers]

I always loved Ariel’s wedding dress, and the purple glitter dress which I wish she would’ve worn for way longer 😭

[@prestely]

Based on the fact that Disney dresses mirror the fashion of their Time, i would love a prediction video on the up coming live action Little Mermaid movie. By the way, which 2010s trend did they include in the live action of Beauty and the Beast?

[@alexiacaceda1421]

I just remember a dress that looked like an omelette

[@NatalieValentina6]

No corsetry? That's not really a trend, per se, but part of our modern ways of thinking, altering canon. Which is kind of funny to me, b/c corset-like tops & boning became so popular the past few years.

[@nastassjahall9358]

I think for 2010s in beauty and the beast I'd say the ear cuff she wears in the ball scene

[@LowYummy]

there will be a day where ModernGurlz will not have an emoji for an emoji combo.

[@saiyamoru]

I'd also like to add that Disney *clearly* did not find the color combo of pink dress + red hair to be an issue because THEY REPEAT IT in a completely unrelated scene - Ariel's nightgown. The purple dress from the straight-to-VHS sequel will unfortunately probably be never seen again because Ariel is a mom in that movie, not a relatable (to kids) teenager and also it just didn't perform particularly well afaik.

[@sur_un_nuage]

i never thought ariel’s dress is ugly it was just unmemorable, because ariel to me is only remembered as a mermaid that’s her memorable look

[@MrTwentington]

I generally find in depth theories about Disney characters to be a little superfluous at times. I think it’s absolutely valid to identify with, enjoy expanding on and gravitating to characters and themes that bring you joy- but I think when people spend a lot of mental and emotional energy delving into villains tragic backstories to justify their actions, explain things that don’t need to be explained in heroes and princesses usually tinged in negativity- that’s the moment when I want to say “this character doesn’t have a mother, they don’t have an origin. They don’t have wants or needs. They’re a cartoon- a drawing. They exist in the confides of this narrative to tell this story and that’s it” and I am really not a hater. I actually wanted to be a Peter Pan face character for the longest time because I look like him and I do love Disney. I just don’t see why people enjoy mining negativity in childhood media by deciding things like this dress is ugly and here’s why that is rather than “I just don’t think it’s flattering”

[@citonita2207]

Super well said - and you don't come across as a Disney hater at all. Once a theory steps away from the scope and theme of the story, I wonder what's the point of it, we're no longer discussing the film for what it does. Characters and costumes are writing devices!

[@MrTwentington]

@@citonita2207 I don’t know if, for some people, they think of it as a necessary thing to do as part of growing up. Where they still feel maybe some reverence or kinship to stuff they loved as a kid, but then they feel the need to undo it and make it as if it was darker sadder or somehow worse as if to excuse the fact that they’re enjoying it? I’m glad we’ve moved past this as a society but I used to haaaaaate when people would try to explain away any cartoon as “it represents the 7 deadly sins” “the characters represents mental illness” “did you know they were dead the whole time?” I don’t know it’s just when I sit down and watch media I connected with as a kid maybe I’ll pick up on different things I didn’t notice back then, maybe I’ll think about it a little more but I won’t feel the need to push it into bizzarro world negative territory when it just brings me joy

[@itsallaboutaz]

Ariels my favourite Princess and incredibly special to me, and pink is my favourite colour... so this dress was always my favourite of any Princesses since my childhood, I was always so sad that it barely got any representation in merch up until recently again. To this day its still my favourite Princess outfit and I hope Halle has a version of the pink gown too 💖

[@MLB-TOH1429]

I agree

[@potatoqueen10]

It’s not even ugly though, red and pink are popular combinations, look how popular the strawberry dress was. With the homage to snow white in Ariel’s puff sleeves, it’s the perfect strawberry vibe moment ❤️🩷🤍🍓💗 She looks iconic!

[@MegaAmoeba]

I never knew the dress was so unpopular with soo many fans. And even now I don't see how people could read it as unflattering

[@alexiacaceda1421]

I would love more videos debunking fan Disney theories

[@sarahwatts7152]

Maybe the green is a better color, but the new versions of the dress are so fussy! The original has a great design because it's so simple.

[@elenabenavides4146]

One that I've seen before is that it's a combination of Snow White's, Cinderella's, and Aurora's dresses. I absolutely can't stand that people are trying to claim that

[@lillyyarney67]

But to be fair you can see the similarities especially in the cases of snow white and Cinderella.

[@dayschange2]

I once heard in passing that Ariel was originally meant to be blonde, and that they made the change at the last possible second when the movie Splash was released, which also featured a blonde mermaid venturing onto land for a guy. I always wondered if that would have impacted anything---though of course, that's only a theory that I heard in passing.

[@pyroshayniac1090]

Ariel wore the pink dress in the final reveal at Disney on ice the other day, and I was so excited to see it!

[@diamondmarie8208]

I was surprised to hear that there was a strong dislike of Ariel's pink dress. That dress is my favorite and I remember being confused when they changed her dress to blue/purple. I was so confused that I told my parents that it was a knock off and not the real Ariel 😂

[@MissCaraMint]

I feel like people made that judgement off of having heard somewhere that red heads weren’t supposed to wear pink for some reason. You get told something long enough and you believe it. Then you impose it on others regardless of whether it’s true or not.

[@purpleclaws202]

Well you're wrong. It looks bad

[@bozovirag97]

It actually surprises me that anyone says that the pink dress is unflattering. I've always loved that dress and how she looked in it :D

[@sandravermeulen9729]

Same.

[@Elizabeth_Paz]

Yes!! Please do more fan theory videos, i loved it!

[@Jetrowdy]

I liked the part where you said people coming up with random theories just to justify why they dislike the dress. There are some Disney wardrobe choices I personally don’t like; for example my favorite princess is Anna (another redhead) but I really dislike her light green dress from the end of Frozen 1; but other people might love and that’s okay! I’m curious to see how they’ll do Ariel’s pink dress for Halle Bailey and her complexion. Maybe a darker shade of pink? We’ll have to see!

[@purpleclaws202]

A darker shade of pink is red stupid

[@eringilliland7623]

I’ve read that her dress is a combination of the princesses’ dresses that came before her. She has Snow White’s capped shoulders, Cinderella’s ball gown skirt, and Aurora’s long sleeves. But this definitely also strikes me as the kind of fact that’s made up. Your reasoning behind her dress design makes a lot more sense.

[@Aeri.saev_]

Two characters having the same hair colour Fandoms: tWiNs

[@sailormoonwannabe]

I never even knew people hated her pink dress until this channel. Little mermaid was always one of my favorite Disney movies and I loved all the dresses in it. I don't ever remember thinking anything was off about her pink dress. Her blue one was always my favorite but I loved them all.

[@davewoodman8326]

Wonderful! Usually I worked on Ursula, but I'm one of the animators who drew Ariel in the pink nightgown. There was a lot of "Get it done!" on this movie and even after working 60 hours a week, there are portions that could be better. There simply wasn't time. When looking closely at the dress King Triton gives her, the quick scene of her emerging shows it to be made of sea foam. We didn't have time to make that clear. The scene where fish swim around her to lift her hair was meant to be a large school of fish. It was cut back to just a few, because there wasn't time to animate them all. I loved your observations about style and color! .............Disney animation wasn't doing well and the studio cared a lot more about live action at that time. The Little Mermaid got the green light, because Who Framed Roger Rabbit did well at the box office. We were watched closely and basically responsible for every sheet of paper and every pencil. Around that time, The Disney Company was even thinking about selling Disneyland and before TLM, a brief job I had at Mattel revealed hard times for them as well. Most of us were working on this movie, because we wanted to work on Disney animated features since we were kids. Disney took full advantage of our enthusiasm to bring you the very best we could produce. I didn't design the pink dress, so I can't expound on it's origin. Memory tells me the woman responsible for coloring the characters was on her way to retirement. When asked about the garishness of coloring, her response was that the TLM color palate was to reflect "fiesta time". I also wasn't wild about Beaty and the Beast's coloring, but Aladdin looks like perfection to me. ............TLM being the last painted cels in a feature also presented the challenge related to colors photographing differently than they appeared in person. From one film print to the next, even, colors could vary. Before video tape, I researched Cruella DeVil by attending as many theatre screenings of the re-released One Hundred and One Dalmatians as possible. Even attending a Spanish version ("Pongo, Pongo, me sumbrero!") I found that sometimes her flesh looked more purple, sometimes more blue and sometimes traditional "flesh" color. Gratefully, the spirit of this production carried it in to a lot of hearts. An empowered Disney didn't close down their animation unit, nor did they sell Disneyland. Mattel also seemed to do well off of the success of revived feature animation. It's adorable to see so many things read in to our job of delivering this movie on time for Christmas, 1989. Much love to all of you who keep The Little Mermaid alive and vital.

[@ijornhribrudkrvir]

I love Ariel's pink dress! I was obsessed with her as a kid and that dress was my favourite look of hers. I desperately looked around Disney world looking for merch of it at age 6. Sad they decided to change it

[@Anna-B]

I absolutely adore Ariel’s pink dress! And I actually like the way it looks on her

[@TheJoker718]

I just realized that Carlotta is wearing Cinderella’s peasant dress 👀 3:29

[@chelseabaker1994]

Oh my gosh! You’re right, I can’t believe I never noticed that before.

[@QueenSharotto]

Another day, another Disney video from ModernGurlz

[@LukeHarwood2913]

I remember watching an old behind the scenes video on the making of The Little Mermaid and it stated that Ariel’s hair was originally supposed to be blonde, but they couldn’t get the colour to look right or good for when it was wet so they opted for the bright red which also contrasts her green tail. Perhaps her dresses were designed for a blonde Ariel and were never changed when they switched her hair to red, her pink dress then (although still not the nicest dress) would have suited her more.

[@winteeny]

Pink and red are my favorite colors & seeing Ariel in the dress reminds me of Valentine’s Day. I love it

[@purpleclaws202]

Well they are great colors but on a cartoon character it looks wrong

[@OhAlice1951]

As a natural redhead, I avoided wearing pink for YEARS because of how much I disliked this dress on Ariel. Now I can see bright and clear pink is one of my best colors

[@Smartielew]

I am very surprised to learn that people dislike this dress. This was my favorite dress she wore in the movie and always wanted a dress like this when I was growing up.

[@MLB-TOH1429]

Me as well. It' so beautiful.

[@mystiaviolet6482]

It’s just a tribute to the first three princesses before her. Snow White’s puffed shoulder pads, Aurora’s long sleeves and Cinderella’s two layer ball gown skirt.

[@Niobesnuppa]

Honestly, it would be significantly more flattering if it was more of a salmon pink shade, basically light red rather than the more bubblegum pink seen in the movie, because that would still be pink but without clashing with her hair colour.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

But anyway the really obvious point that every princesses' clothing reflects the fashions of the time the film was made does make it HILARIOUS that people will be argue that the movie must take place canonically in XYZ time because of the outfits. Like yeah Ariel's big-ass 1980s wedding dress sleeves obviously point to the movie taking place in 1823.

[@gaIexy]

i don’t understand peoples disdain for her pink dress. it’s lovely! ive always liked it! also, would you do a style analysis vid of Freaky Friday? 💖

[@pedrourbano501]

Honestly, her purple, more mature dress wow GORGEOUS I loved it.

[@peachy_87]

I didn't enjoy this video. I loved it! Not only because it's about my favourite Disney character, but also because finally I am hearing some sense in these fan-based theories and someone giving the correct way they should be implied and interpreted. THIS is how facts should be researched and thought before spreading them out. So, thank you, truly!

[@sofiakawaii5404]

More theories: -Snow White really died after eating the apple and the prince was an angel who took her to Heaven -Belle has Stockholm Syndrome -The Lost Boys were actually dead, Neverland was Heaven, and Peter Pan was an angel who carried souls. -Anna and Elsa are Tarzan's sisters -Jane (Tarzan) is Belle's relative -Carl (Up) is dead and when his house went up with the balloons he was actually going to Heaven -The Evil Queen and Gothel are the same person -The barracuda ate all the eggs and because he couldn't get over his grief, Marlin started to hallucinate with Nemo. -Chip is the son of the Beast and the sorceress, and she cast the curse because he didn't want to assume the son and Chip was in the care of Madame Samovar -Elsa is actually Rapunzel's twin sister. When the Kings of Corona discovered that Rapunzel had been kidnapped, they asked the Kings of Arendelle to take care of Elsa so that nothing bad would happen to her.

[@Beelzineff]

Another one I remember seeing was that Ariel and Hercules were cousins.

[@jamie1602]

@@Beelzineff Ariel and Hercules technically are cousins. Triton is part of the Greek pantheon. But that said, the Disney universe doesn't always intersect. Some of them do. Some of them don't. The "wishing star" from Pinocchio does appear in other movies, but it's mostly for aesthetics. And somewhat coincidental. It's not that deep. So while they are... they also aren't because neither of them exist in each other's universe. It's not a good hill to die on.

[@purpleclaws202]

Sequels, tv shows disprove a lot of these "theories"

[@SerenaWhatever]

While Disney has been using a green variation of her pink dress for lots of merchandise and in the parks, I think this is less because people hate the pink dress and moreso because a seafoam green dress is obviously more on-theme for Ariel as a mermaid while the pink dress clearly isn't- and also because Aurora wears a pink dress in most promo images and merchandising, so Ariel in pink would be too matchy and less visually distinct in a lineup with the other princesses; most dolls of Ariel still come in the pink dress, while the vast majority of dolls with the green dress usually come in a collection of multiple characters (again, likely to make her more visually distinct from the other princesses).

[@Pinksugarcandy]

The og dress is gorg especially in pink anyone that feels different can square up, period.

[@emmaswift3764]

The fact that the dress is pink is important for Ariel's character. She wears blues and greens when she is being more true to herself and to where she is from. But the pink dress shows that she is trying to be something that she isn't but giving her the agency of that choice and the chance to show off that she is stylish and worldly.

[@crownedoll]

I prefer complementary/opposite color combinations but in defense of the pink dress, analogous color combinations can also be very pretty. The only thing that I dislike about the pink dress + red hair is the contrast between the two colors. Both are very saturated. I believe there was an attempt at fixing this in the later versions of the dress. (An example is Wreck it Ralph Ariel having a more magenta like shade of red hair to match the cool pink dress) The reason yellow “washes out” Cinderella and Aurora is also because there’s very little contrast between the characters hair and dress colors. Not because yellow hair + yellow dress is bad! Designs with less contrast can also have a very ethereal and elegant look if done on purpose. Overall I love this video and I’m happy you made it. The information is nicely researched as always. My comment is not intended as critique, I just wanted to add more information. I hope my this makes sense. English is not my main language.

[@Mai2727]

In the 80's film makers didn't think that hard. It was just a dress. Everything having symbolism in media is a more recent phenomenon.

[@Elphaboy]

I read that Disney said her pink gown is how it is because its a combo of the 3 princesses that came before her. the pink and white color scheme, the sweeping peplum, and skirt silhouette are a reference Cinderella's 2 gowns the off the shoulder and pointed long sleeves are Aurora and the Slashing of the pink Puffs on the top of her sleeves is Snow White. I may be mistaken but im almost positive Disney has actually confirmed this. also i had no idea her pink gown was such a point of contention for ppl i always hated that they changed her to a teal gown and thought it was cuz they were already marketing a princess in a pink ball gown (Aurora) and that since Jasmine is in her pants its not as similar. I LOVE her pink gown!

[@OpticalSorcerer]

Her green dress from 2012/2015 is the best. It deserves more attention.

[@caseywonderland]

I like the theory that the dress was actually designed as a combination of Cinderella's, Snow White's, and Aurora's, as they were the princesses who came before her.

[@koogiethekoogster8922]

Omg ur first video about Ariel’s dress was how I discovered ur channel it’s been so fun seeing ur channel grow from there 💕💕

[@Emzotic]

I would LOVE a video on the original Alfred Angelo X Disney wedding dresses which were released in the early-mid 2000’s.

[@joshgonzalez3029]

I’m pro pink dress because it feels very camp of Ariel to do so in my head canon and I love that tbh. It was giving strawberry shortcake and I love that. The green is cute too but it is what it is I suppose 👁️🫦👁️

[@lalababayaga]

Have any of the folks saying this dress is “intentionally ugly” seen a 1980s wedding dress? Those sleeves!

[@kamhugh]

You always do the BEST video about fashion I am MESMERISED, any Anstasia fashion in the making ?

[@edgonzalez6200]

Her pink dress moment was one of my favorite look reveals of all time. Pink is meant to symbolize her innocence and I really don't understand when people say pink looks bad on red heads if it's in the right blush it can be absolutely beautiful. In my opinion they got it right in the animated movie. The real sadness comes from getting that scene robbed from us with Halle Bailey in the role.

[@Nina_dollinista]

A fan theory you could make a video on is Barbie’s little sisters actually being her daughters 🤭

[@trendy4tmrw]

Perfectly placed pettiness, more please! Loved how you interacted with fan theories. I find the way Spiderman and the Multiverse formed to be fascinating, would love your thoughts on that franchise.

[@doinyourdad_6969]

I used to think that the pink dress was everything, but after learning about colors it really isnt that eye catching. Imo the pink gives Ariel like a one color palette since both the red hair and pink dress colors are kinda the same. While as the sea green gives more an appealing look since the green and red arent in the same color group. I think its cuz of her bright red hair, cool colors work best on her

[@jocey1364]

And here i am living all my life not knowing people thought it was ugly or hated it. Always thought of it as pretty and still like the choice of pastel color and puffed sleeves

[@nicolefranklin1752]

The pink dress was always my favorite on Ariel but I do love the way her dressed evolved

[@heavymetalbanshee]

I think the pink dress is beautiful. Love the off should look

[@gretamueller88]

heyy can u please pleasee do an analysis on the fashion in the girls next door? i would absolutely love to see how their outfits coincide with their personalities !