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If Disney a beauty and the beast gets revival on Broadway/west end, I would love for it to have a rococo look to it. I would also like to see the enchantress to wear a dress that has mid-17th century influences so the audience knows that she is not part of the “real” world. Do you think a white robe de cour would be suitable for finale if it is implied to be a wedding ceremony of belle and the prince?

This is the second ask mentioning a white robe de cour for the finale, so I assume it’s the same anon asking... 

A Robe de Cour was an incredibly formal garment, a surviving 17th century creation essentially, by Rococo standard. While fashion changed and changed a lot during the 18th century, the Robe de Cour (I.E. court gown) was mandatory at court in France. It was also seen as proper, if not mandatory, in some other countries. These dresses were stiffer, more formal and often with bigger underpinnings (paniers) than other dresses at the time. This to underline their formal nature and the wearer’s and king’s splendour. As jaw-dropping as the fabric, craftmanship and overall splendour is here, I’m not sure I’d love to see Belle in such a creation:

(Queen Sophie Magdalene’s wedding dress / Livrustkammaren, Sweden)

But there’s also more mantua-like Robe de Cours, a style especially favourited in the UK, and that would be cool to see Belle sport. Actually it’s pretty much what the previously mentioned Miguel Angel Huidor designed for Stage Entertainment:

I agree with your thought on the enchantress - to feature her in an attire implying she belongs to another century is a nice way of underlining her magical powers.