{"id":44399,"date":"2016-10-13T01:22:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T05:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=44399"},"modified":"2017-08-06T01:24:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T05:24:49","slug":"disney-preps-dress-princess-brides-happily-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/wedding-trends-2\/disney-preps-dress-princess-brides-happily-ever","title":{"rendered":"Disney Preps to Dress Princess Brides: Is This \u2018Happily Ever After\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Unless you\u2019ve snoozed on your wedding watch lately, you\u2019ve probably heard that Disney is launching a new line of wedding gowns, based on 34 of their iconic princess brides.<\/p>\n

And naturally, there\u2019s been a singular upswell of excitement from the press, engaged couples, and those few bridal shops blessed by the magic wand that grants them distribution. The general reaction so far (to the idea \u2014 not the gowns)? Mixed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have thought that because many young women are waiting until their late 20s and early 30s to marry, that would put them long past the delusional princess stage,\u201d says a media critic in the Vancouver Sun<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m guessing they\u2019ll be kind of tacky,\u201d says a bride on a popular Disney forum, who wistfully adds, \u201cmaybe I\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some wedding planners are a little more optimistic. \u201cIt\u2019s a good way to for brides to put their theme over the top \u2014 stand out from all the other Disney weddings happening that year,\u201d says Shayna Box of Posh Celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisney\u2019s been a favorite destination wedding\/honeymoon spot for years. I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if there was huge demand for the character gowns,\u201d says Mattie Johnson of Look No Further Events.<\/p>\n

Couture or Costume?<\/h2>\n

Not so, not so, says the PR rep for Kirstie Kelly<\/a>, the designer tipped for this giant commission, who\u2019s said, \u201cThey will be high-fashion and very modern. We are modernizing the princess concept.\u201d And the details leaked by the WSJ back her up, with sketches showing sultry mermaid silhouettes, dropped backs and plenty of bare shoulders.<\/p>\n

Kirstie Kelly: From Footlights to Floodlights<\/h2>\n

\u201cKelly\u2019s a beautiful designer,\u201d she says, \u201cAnd I think this is a good step for her and Disney both.\u201d When she first came on the scene, says Tatum, Kelly immediately struck her as innovative.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d put her in with greats like Vera Wang.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vera Wang, with her punk-princess designs and torn fabrics? \u201cWell, Kelly\u2019s innovations were a little different,\u201d says Tatum, recalling sumptuous fabrics and clean lines. \u201cOne of the first I remember was a debutante-type strapless A-line, but underneath was what looked like two layers of pleated organza ruffles \u2026 gorgeous.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe also did an evening gown that had a nostalgic feel: asymmetrical torso flowing into a full skirt \u2014 a really beautiful version of a mermaid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think she has a princessy look in general, but I do see a very romantic designer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Odd Couple or Match Made in Heaven?<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s true, I wouldn\u2019t necessarily see Disney type gowns with Kelly,\u201d says Tatum. \u201cYou\u2019d naturally think of labels like St. Pucchi or Lazaro, which I see more as princess gowns. They\u2019re huge \u2014 enormous ballgowns, exactly the type you think of when you hear \u2018Cinderella.\u2019<\/p>\n

And she\u2019d connect the dots right away, she says, if Disney had gone with almost any of the British designers. Elizabeth Emanuel, for example, who became a household name when Princess Di wore her magnificent gown down the aisle. \u201cIt\u2019s not American designers all limit themselves to the debutante dress \u2026 but on the whole, they\u2019re not as costumey as the British.\u201d<\/p>\n

The conclusion? These gowns are likely to lean more toward sleek modern lines and couture echoes than princess costumes after all \u2014 just as Kelly\u2019s spokeswoman says.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019ll just keep doing what she\u2019s doing,\u201d says Tatum. \u201cShe\u2019ll stick to her creative process \u2014 her own version that she takes away from the Jasmines and Ariels. If someone said to me, \u2018do Cinderella,\u2019 it would be my take on what Cinderella would do.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Great Opportunity Comes Strange Pitfalls<\/h2>\n
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