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My Top 3 Favorite Designs for Cinderella's Rags and Ballgown (for now at least)

This was requested by @therapeuticfairy.

I've made posts comparing the costume designs of different adaptations, but which versions are my favorites? That's not an easy question to answer. Tomorrow, my answers might be different. But following my current instincts, these are my choices.

They're listed in chronological order, not order of preference, because I couldn't possible name an ultimate favorite in either category.

Top 3 Designs for Cinderella's Rags

Each of these three designs are for very different characterizations of Cinderella: that fact is clear just by looking at them.

Rodgers & Hammerstein musical remake, 1965 – designed by George Whittaker, worn by Lesley Ann Warren

Admittedly, this looks more like a storybook illustration than a real outfit: I somehow don't think that bright shade of orange was common for real medieval shifts. But it's perfect for the world of this Cinderella, which isn't meant to be "realistic," but intentionally looks like a colorful storybook come to life. The dingy grayish-brown of the overdress looks appropriately drab and poor, yet the orange of the shift and hair kerchief adds a warm, eye-catching element. The outfit is obviously the ragged, worn clothing of a mistreated scullery maid, yet the wide, flowing sleeves, the bell-shaped skirt, and the dainty black Mary Jane shoes give it a soft, feminine look that suits the grace and sweet innocence of Warren's Cinderella. And as I've written before, whether intentionally or not, the combination of orange and grayish-brown evokes the colors of fire and cinders, making her look like a personification of the hearth.

2. Sechs auf einen Streich: Aschenputtel, 2011 – designed by Petra Neumeister, worn by Aylin Tezel

This German adaptation has a free-spirited, slightly tomboyish farm girl Cinderella, and this earthy peasant costume perfectly suits her personality. The classic structure of blouse, lace-up bodice, and ankle-length skirt has a rustic, folksy charm to it, yet the assortment of coarse fabrics and visible wear, tear, and smudges create a sense of grounded realism, poverty, and hardship. The deep brick red of her bodice suits her lively, passionate temperament, and pairs well with the dirty white of her blouse (foreshadowing her later white ballgown with a red floral pattern), yet still has a peasant drabness to it, while the hay green skirt and light brown petticoat reinforce her connection to the farm, the earth, and nature. Yet the lacy white petticoat glimpsed underneath hints at her inner princess. The fact that her feet are almost always bare enhance the sense of her free spirit, yet the worn brown shoes she wears on errands look appropriately poor too.

3. Disney's live action remake, 2015 – designed by Sandy Powell, worn by Lily James

Disney's 2015 Cinderella is what I call a "fallen princess" Cinderella, whose work dress is the same once-elegant dress she wore before her father died. This pastel turquoise-blue dress with its subtle salmon pink rose pattern obviously evokes those happier, more innocent days, and suits the gentleness, sweetness, and femininity of James' Ella. Yet the addition of the dusty rose-colored apron and the coarse white rag that ties back her hair mark her as having become a servant, and over time we see the dress grow worn and faded (though personally, I might have liked to see it become more torn and dirty than it does) and the blue shoes she wears with it fade to dull gray. Still, the lightness and former elegance of the dress and its soft, light colors make her look luminous in spite of everything. The fact that it's the same dress from her happier past also seems to symbolize her loyalty to her parents' memory and the values of idealism and kindness that they taught her, which keeps her from giving in to bitterness or despair.

Top 3 Designs for Cinderella's Ballgown

These three answers might seem cliché, but I just couldn't have chosen any others.

1950 Disney animated feature (drawn by Marc Davis)

What can I say? It's the gown we've all grown up with and inextricably associate with Cinderella. The moment it first appears was Walt Disney's all-time favorite piece of animation from his own studio, and understandably so. The sparkling silver color makes the gown look ethereal, like the magical creation it is. (Though I don't really mind that most tie-in media makes it blue instead, just as long as it still shimmers – it takes on a blue tint in certain lighting anyway.) The design is simple and pure, like a 1950s Christian Dior gown, and the long, sleek white evening gloves enhance that effect, yet the tiny white overskirt and sleeve puffs add a 19th century touch, creating a blend of different eras' fashions that perfectly suit this stylized Disney fairy tale. Its blend of old-fashioned opulence with sleek, modern sophistication makes it the quintessential fantasy gown to capture little girls' imaginations.

2. Ever After: A Cinderella Story, 1998 – designed by Jenny Beaven, worn by Drew Barrymore

Even though this film is a "realistic" Renaissance era Cinderella, and this dress was the wedding gown of Danielle's mother, not made by magic, it still creates a gorgeous, ethereal "fairy tale" effect. The rich fabrics and blend of white, pearl gray, and silver... the ornate embroidery, scalloped lace, gauze, pearls, and beads... the design's seemingly effortless blend of sumptuousness and lightness... With the addition of the gauzy wings built by Leonardo da Vinci, which change it from a wedding gown into an angel costume for the royal bal masqué, this gown makes a truly angelic impression. This website provides outstanding insights into the gown's creation and materials.

3. Disney live action remake, 2015 – designed by Sandy Powell, worn by Lily James

It's simply stunning. The rich azure blue, layered with other shades of blue and white... the enormous skirt with its layers of gauze and soft petticoats, which float like a fluffy cloud when she dances... the matching soft, cloudy design of the top of the bodice... the iridescence... the sparkling Swarovski crystals... the butterfly decorations, symbolizing transformation and rebirth... It all comes together magnificently. The fact that the frilly top and the skirt's gauzy layers still evoke the pink dress of Ella's mother, and that the butterflies recall the toy her father once gave her, further reinforce the theme of Ella's parents living on in her heart, so important in this version. So thematically as well as visually, this gown is outstanding.

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AYLIN TEZEL in Die Informantin (2016)

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Chris Fulton, Aylin Tezel, Alexandra Dowling, and Samuel Anderson at the Berlin premiere of Falling into Place on November 28, 2023

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sources: IG canteromediabln, IG portauprincefilms and vogue.de - November 2023

photos: Clemens Porikys

Thank you for the links IG ewinofthelake

“Falling Into Place”: So ausgelassen war die Premieren- und Geburtstagsparty von Aylin Tezel in Berlin

link https://www.vogue.de/galerie/falling-into-place-premiere-geburtstagsparty-aylin-tezel

Tom Wlaschiha, Vladimir Burlakov und Clemens Schick

Thank you for the picture Nelya.

Kostja Ullmann, Aylin Tezel, Vladimir Burlakov und Tom Wlaschiha

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"Barbie" is such an entertaining movie, but I totally fall in love with this trailer:

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Fulton in Falling into place Set

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Date of origin: 30.04.2021