Disney Princesses: Belle and Ariel

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception




 Photo by: Claire Hummel
Ariel in Wedding Gown (The Little Mermaid)
"I went with Ariel's wedding dress as a starting point since those gigantic leg-o-mutton sleeves…were a great starting point for an 1890s evening gown."

 
 

Photo by: Claire Hummel

Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Hummel's first drawing was of Belle. She explained, "I redid Belle's gold dress to match 1770's French court fashion."