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Belle’s finale dress from beauty and the beast 2017 doesn’t seem to evoke the 1700s. If you redesign the shape of that dress, what would it be? A robe de cour or a sack back gown or a robe Anglais?
Oh, of course it does not. For the ones who have no idea what this is about, it’s this dress:
Since the occasion seems to be more like a country dance than a proper ball or court, I’d totally avoid a robe de cour (that dress was supposed to be worn at court only, think about it as the ultimate and most formal of all gowns).
Looking that the mood is pretty pastoral I would not use a robe à la française either, it would stand out too much next to the “simpler” dressed other women are wearing. Here I’m totally suspending my incredulity and even ignoring the fact that Dan Stevens’ style is pretty much mid-18th century and the other men are definitely at the last part of the century.
So, I’d change it into a robe à l’anglaise, probably in printed cotton, and i’d keep the neckline, the transparent sleeves (just for the lols), and maybe would play with the sheer fabric for a petticoat under the anglaise gown.
From design to costume: Emma Watson’s Beauty and the Beast costumes, as designed by Jacqueline Durran ( X ) ( X )
“Those costumes exist in people’s imaginations and all I wanted to do was to honor what they expect those costumes to be in a live action movie”
On the blue village dress: “We decided to take inspiration from the 1991 movie and enrich the world using historical details from 18th century France. (…) Belle has the pockets hanging on the outside of her costume. The pockets act as a sort of toolbelt where she keeps all the things useful to her in her day to day life, those are the two elements we really looked for. The pant-like bloomers are nice, as you can tell, but also again they were part of her being able to be more active, so that you don’t feel restricted by wearing a skirt because you can just pull it up and then just do whatever you were going to do.”
On the yellow ball gown: “Emma was quite categorical that she didn’t want a big princess dress. She wanted to have something she could move in and she definitely, adamantly would not be wearing a corset. The finished product is a lightweight combination of tulle, satin organza and taffeta, made to twirl and look as though it is made by/from the castle. I think in the movie, it’s difficult to see some of the detail, but the idea that Madame Garderobe gets the gold pattern from the ceiling and puts it around the dress, meant that we had to print a gold print on the dress”
The red snow attire: “That costume was made entirely from sustainable fabrics. We dyed it in vegetable dyes in our workroom, we had shoes made with eco leather and we did the whole thing from top to bottom to be as thorough as we could. People learned different skills in the work rooms to be able to do it, so they dyers learned to dye with strange vegetable dye. Sometimes it took two weeks to dye something because you’d have to leave it in there for that long to get a rich color”
http://people.com/movies/beauty-beast-costumes-making-of-details/
From design to costume: Emma Watson’s Beauty and the Beast costumes, as designed by Jacqueline Durran ( X ) ( X )
“Those costumes exist in people’s imaginations and all I wanted to do was to honor what they expect those costumes to be in a live action movie”
On the blue village dress: “We decided to take inspiration from the 1991 movie and enrich the world using historical details from 18th century France. (…) Belle has the pockets hanging on the outside of her costume. The pockets act as a sort of toolbelt where she keeps all the things useful to her in her day to day life, those are the two elements we really looked for. The pant-like bloomers are nice, as you can tell, but also again they were part of her being able to be more active, so that you don’t feel restricted by wearing a skirt because you can just pull it up and then just do whatever you were going to do.”
On the yellow ball gown: “Emma was quite categorical that she didn’t want a big princess dress. She wanted to have something she could move in and she definitely, adamantly would not be wearing a corset. The finished product is a lightweight combination of tulle, satin organza and taffeta, made to twirl and look as though it is made by/from the castle. I think in the movie, it’s difficult to see some of the detail, but the idea that Madame Garderobe gets the gold pattern from the ceiling and puts it around the dress, meant that we had to print a gold print on the dress”
The red snow attire: “That costume was made entirely from sustainable fabrics. We dyed it in vegetable dyes in our workroom, we had shoes made with eco leather and we did the whole thing from top to bottom to be as thorough as we could. People learned different skills in the work rooms to be able to do it, so they dyers learned to dye with strange vegetable dye. Sometimes it took two weeks to dye something because you’d have to leave it in there for that long to get a rich color”
http://people.com/movies/beauty-beast-costumes-making-of-details/
Dan Stevens as Beast BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017), directed by Bill Condon
This is one of the things I liked the most about this film. They gave the prince a backstory, and many other things that makes his character so interesting. He was really well written.
Once upon a time, in the hidden heart of France, a handsome young prince lived in a beautiful castle.
Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was selfish and unkind.
He taxed the village to fill his castle with the most beautiful objects, and his parties with the most beautiful people.
The prince was selfish and unkind
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) costume design: Jacqueline Durran
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And when we touched, she didn’t shudder at my paw…
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017) dir. Bill Condon
Photoshoot of Plumette, courtesy of “Adoring Gugu Mbatha-Raw” Part 9
and they’ll just dance and dance…
Imagine Your Otp
Imagine your otp dancing together hand in hand to “Evermore” - Josh Groban, as B softly sings it to A.
ever just as sure as the sun will rise
Adam’s baby girl was two months old on his first Father’s Day. He hadn’t even quite realized the day, since Renée still had an awful sleep schedule and they were up rather early tending to her. But some time, mid-morning, Adam was standing on the balcony rocking his daughter. The sky was clear and there was still a chill in the air. Belle came in with a bouquet of flowers.
“Happy Father’s Day, love,” she said, turning him around.
Adam’s face softened into a smile as Belle set the vase of flowers on the little table. “Right, I didn’t even realize.”
Belle smiled, stepping over to him. “Yes, well. They’re from Renée, of course.”
He laughed lightly, looking down at the baby in his arms. “Oh, they’re beautiful, sweetheart, thank you.”
As if on cue, the baby sneezed in her sleep. Her parents laughed and blessed her and Adam kissed her head, so thankful to be that little child’s father.
“Now I know she'll never leave me Even as she runs away She will still torment me Calm me, hurt me Move me, come what may Wasting in my lonely tower Waiting by an open door I'll fool myself, she'll walk right in And be with me for evermore”
“They can sing! They can dance! After all, miss, this is France.”
Beauty and the Beast (2017) dir. Bill Condon
Be our guest at Beauty and the Beast Week 2024!
@firawren is hosting a Disney Beauty and the Beast fandom event from September 23 to 29, 2024. Save the date and start drafting your creations!
Anyone can join, and all types of fandom works are welcome: fanfic, fanart, podfic, edits, mood boards, etc. Each work must contain at least one Disney BatB character (crossovers, OCs, and reader-inserts are allowed too!), and be posted on Tumblr, tagging @beauty-beast-week. An AO3 collection will also be set up for fic—details to follow.
Since BatB centers on a rose, the theme for this year is “In the Garden,” with a different plant prompt for each day. The idea is not that you create something literally about that plant (though you could), but that you think of things metaphorically associated with it and use that as inspiration. Here are the prompts with some associated ideas:
Day 1: Daffodil (fresh start, spring, celebration, self-love…)
Day 2: Venus fly trap (angst, deception, hunger, bondage…)
Day 3: Lavender (relaxation, sleep, bath, summer, scents…)
Day 4: Cactus (resilience, pain, irritation, heat, thirst…)
Day 5: Dandelion (fluff, wishes, children, play, stubbornness…)
Day 6: Bamboo (growth, luck, strength, speed, size difference…)
Day 7: Free day
The examples in parentheses above are merely ideas. Feel free to use your own interpretations of the daily prompts.
You are NOT expected to do something every day! Just 1 work for 1 day of your choosing is enough, though you are welcome to do more if you like. And you are NOT expected to create your fanwork on that day, just post it on that day.
Send an ask or DM if you have any questions!
Please reblog this post to spread the word, since this is a brand new event!
Guess who gets to go see Beauty and the Beast tomorrow during lunch!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! And it’s just going to be me and my mom seeing it!
Yikes, I've fallen in deep.