Historically accurate disney princess

Update: Illustrator Claire Hummel recently posted this new version of Belle (pictured here) in honor of it being five years since she drew these historical

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- Historically accurate Rapunzel - I imagined her as a late to mid 16th century German girl, more specifically at the court of Saxony. The dress was heavily inspired by the paintings of Lucas Cranach the Elder, in fact dresses like these are called 'Cranach dresses', because he painted so many. I think the German renaissance is my favourite, fashion wise. The clothing was so intricate and feminine. I'm a bit sad we don't wear dresses like that anymore haha 😄 #digitalpainting #tangled…

If one more person posts the “Historically Accurate Disney Princesses” video on my Facebook wall, I’m going to scream. I went from “Hm, ok, not historically accurate but wha…

- Historically accurate Cinderella - A lot of research went into this one, and there is still so much to learn! I pictured her as a late 17th century French woman. Fashion was really evolving at that time. The baroque style period was going into rococo so everything (including clothing) became more ornate and refined. The waistline transformed from a broad, high-waisted silhouette (from the previous period) into a long, lean line with a low waist. She’s also wearing a ‘fontange’ on her…

"Most of the dresses in Princess and the Frog do have some historical basis (lots of dropped waists and slinky chemises), so I thought it would be fun to tackle Tiana's magic-kiss-swamp-frog-something gown during the climax of the film. It's the one dress that's clearly meant to just be a standalone "princess" dress, but I liked the idea of a challenge and decided to drag it kicking and screaming back into the 20's.I based the dress on Lanvin's robes de style, which were- unlike the flapper…

Claire Hummel's historical Elsa ice gown

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When we think of Disney princesses, we can’t help but think of their signature gowns. But while we’re used to seeing Belle in her yellow gown when she dances with the Beast, the reality is that fashion in the 18th century had nothing to do with what we see on screen. That’s why we asked an AI to design the correct versions of these characters’ dresses, and now we’re sharing the results with you.

Artist Claire Hummel updated Disney princesses' gowns with historically accurate versions of period dress.