Fashion Inspiration: Walt Disney’s Snow White
Growing up, the first fashion icons I had in my life were the Disney Princesses. I watched Disney movies over and over until I could recite all of the lines, and I dreamed of living in a castle, finding true love, and of course, wearing beautiful clothes.
As a young child, it was easy to dress like my favorite princesses because there were Disney t-shirts, shoes, and even princess dress-up costumes; however, now that I’m a college student, I would look ridiculous if I walked around wearing those same items. Although it’s tricky to take fashion inspiration from the Disney Princesses without looking like you’re going to a Halloween party, it is possible and can actually look great if done right. Don’t believe me? Read on and you’ll see.
About Snow White
Walt Disney’s first animated movie was “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” The princess, Snow White, is an avant-garde beauty with skin as white as snow and short black hair. Her beauty is definitely not just skin deep; she is kind to everyone, even her evil stepmother. Here are some facets of her character that you could possibly incorporate into a Snow White-inspired outfit:
- Snow White always wears the primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.
- She is a big animal lover.
- Her makeup is fairly simple, with the standout feature of ruby red lips.
- In the movie, she is tricked into eating a poisonous apple.
The look we’re going for here is subtley Snow White-inspired: copying her style exactly would make you look like you were in costume, so unless that’s what you’re going for, keep your inspired look subtle and fun. Below, I’ve created some outfits to show you what I mean.
Snow White Outfit #1
Hair Bows- Dorothy Perkins, Purse- AMI Clubwear, Skirt- Modcloth, Top- Modcloth, Necklace- Shanalogic, Shrug- Matalan, Shoes- Urban Outfitters
The luxurious material of the top and the full skirt make this outfit fit for a Princess. The necklace has a bird on it, which is very Snow White, and the shoes are the perfect combination of dainty and practical.
Snow White Outfit #2
Earrings- ASOS, Shoes- Zappos, Top- Modcloth, Jeans- Genetic Denim
If you’re not into skirts and dresses, you can still rock an outfit inspired by Snow White. The sleeves on the top give a pop of yellow, without being “too much”.
Snow White Outfit #3
Purse- Debenhams, Shoes- Forever 21, Dress- Forever 21, Scarf- Modcloth, Necklace- Forever 21
This dress is a lot like Snow White’s dress in the film, with the corset top and A-line silhouette, but it’s different enough to not look like it’s a costume. The apple necklace represents, of course, Snow White’s poison apple.
Snow White Makeup
L’Oreal Mascara, Rimmel White Eyeliner, Revlon Cream Blush, Maybelline Eyeshadow Duo, L’Oreal Liquid Eyeliner, MAC Viva Glam Lipstick, L’Oreal Powder
Snow White’s makeup is fairly simple. She naturally has large doe-like eyes, matte skin, red lips, and rosy cheeks. To get this look, wear a bit of cream blush and face powder (of your natural shade, of course – don’t try to look pale if you don’t have naturally pale skin). For the eyes, wear a natural shade of eyeshadow and line the top of your eyes with a liquid liner. Use lengthening mascara to make your lashes stand out. To make your eyes look brighter, line the inner rims of your eyes with white eyeliner. Finish your look with deep red lipstick.
Comments?
Did you grow up idolizing the Disney Princesses? Do you find inspiration in their looks? Would you wear any of these Snow White looks? Would you be interested in seeing posts about other Disney Princesses? I want to know what everyone thinks, so be sure to leave comments!
Posted on on June 11, 2010 / Filed Under: Inspiration / Tags: Disney, Featured, Inspiration, Inspired by, Makeup, Princess, Snow White
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Cathy
This is so cute! I would really like to see inspired looks from the other Disney princesses, please. The necklace in the first and third outfits are perfect. It’s great that you included an alternative look in outfit 2, instead of another dress. This is so well done and I hope that others will agree so there will be installments. :)
A
I love all these outfits! So cute
Ashley
The second outfit is perfect, but maybe I’m just biased because I’ve always wanted those shoes. I love this! And yes PLEASE do one for Ariel. I just dyed my hair almost exactly the same color and it’s sort of my ultimate inspiration.
SupaWaifu
I love the third look. They’re all really interesting looks – I’d like to see more of them. I’d really love to see if these translate into real life as well as they look here.
Amber
I love all three of those looks! I would definitely love to see more Disney Princesses inspired outfits.
Renn
I’d like to see you do Megara from Hercules. I know she isn’t that popular but it could be an interesting inspiration. Love the outfits, especially the third one.
carly
I love this one. Please do more on other princess characters.
BreaD
Not gonna lie, I’ve gone to class with looks inspired from Disney’s Alice, Duchess (the Parisian mama cat from the Aristocats) and Sleeping Beauty. I LOVED this post. All three outfits were super cute and did a great job of emulating Snow White and what happened in the movie. Great Job!!!
Megan
This is lovely, I would definately be interested in more, especially princess Jasmin from Aladin her look is so different!!!
Eliza
I love all three so much! I would love to see more Disney Princesses!! Maybe Aurora or Belle or Ariel or just any of them!! I love the idea so much!
Caroline
I love these. Do them for every princess.
Rachel
I would love to see a post about each of the main disney princesses! Especially Aurora, the pinks would be really fun!!! Thanks for such fun and inspiring posts :)
Kalsee voshal
Agreed. So cute! I would really appreciate the other princesses too! I’m such a girlie girl, this is a great article!
Larissa
I haven’t been this inspired since the brilliant Greek goddesses piece! I’m consistently enthralled by all the posts on films or poetry/theatre/art etc.
I’d love to see more Disney-inspired posts!
Josie
Great idea for a series. I’m especially looking forward to Belle! And perhaps Mulan?
Jen
While I love all three of the outfit, what I love the most is that they are all created on a budget! It’s hard sometimes when you chose outfits with expensive components.
Anna
I’d like this better if it didn’t feel QUITE so literal, but of course I can tone it down to meet my own style. Maybe next time include one outfit that incorporates one or two disney princess-esque pieces without being as costume-y.
Jhansi Calais
Calli, you’re genius!
Sally
This is awesome! I love the Disney princesses! I’m so excited someone finally did something like this!
Zoe
Do every Disney princess! This is brilliant.
Amanda
I luved this post!!! Could you do Belle or Jasmine next?
Gracey
Ahhh yay now I have a cute idea for what I can wear with my red skinny jeans.
Awesome post, all the outfits are so cool! Especially the last one.
Good job :)
Julie Oh!
I love this!! Disney Princesses are AWESOME inspiration. I hope this becomes a whole series and all the princesses are featured. It would also be cool to see a line of inspirations from the Disney Villains. Outfits inspired by Ursula? Yes please!
Lauren
you don’t know how long i’ve looked for something like this … can you do one for cinderella next? snow white and cinderella are my favorite disney princesses!
Erin
I have to admit, more than once I’ve used Belle as inspiration for an outfit. From my yellow prom dress to layering a cute pouffy-sleeved white blouse under a summery blue dress, I love dressing like my favorite disney princess. She’s French AND she loves books, what’s not to love?
Maile
I’ve gotten the snow white comparison enough that I really don’t need to channel her anymore. BUT I love the idea for more disney princesses. They all rock!
Kaira
I love disney posts! you haaaave to do more!
I’d love sleeping beauty!
Paige
Please do the other princesses!!!! This post is awesome :)
Katrina
Great post! I like that you kept everything from being too costumey, these outfits could easily be worn without looking ridiculous. I too would love to see additional posts like this based off the other disney princesses. :)
JJ
Very cute idea! Do Sleeping Beauty/Princess Aurora/Briar Rose next! It would be great to see both of her looks re-interpreted, just don’t forget her dress is really BLUE! :)
Mekenzie
Adorable! I must say- I LIVE for the Fashion Inspiration posts.
Next, I’m feeling some Belle from Beauty and the Beast. That was my favorriiittteee princess to dress up as when I was little, and it would be easy to do some day looks for most of her outfits, and some night looks for the scene in the ballroom, with the gold dress and all.
Samantha
love the inspiration! is there any way to do this though without having to wear only primary colours?
Sari
What a brilliant idea! I think some of the outfits may still be a bit costume-y/obvious, but still cute. My favorite is #3.
I agree with @Renn about Megara, and @Julie Oh! about a post on Disney Villains (how about Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty?) I would also love to see a Pocahontas post. Good job :)
Cecily
I LOVE DISNEY PRINCESSES!!! Please do more posts I really want to see some beach looks inspired by Ariel.
reb
great! a pocahontas and mulan post would be much looked forward to too!
Megan
Even though these looks aren’t my thing (I’m not much for primary colors), I love these interpetation posts, so I would love to see more. For Disney princesses, either Aurora, Esmeralda, or Belle. And if you want non Disney girls, Anya/Anastasia is great also!
sophia
awesome! It is magic,very good-looking outfits,where can we find those outfits in the real life?
Breanna
The outfits aren’t really my style, but I love Disney and I’d be glad to read the whole Disney princesses series as well!
Milana
At 25, I think I’m too old to be inspired by Disney!
Milana from FashionStyleAdvice
dreamer
i agree with Megan, “Anastasia” is my most favourite princess film! i watched it all the time growing up and i fall in love with it more every single time, especially now that i’m older (:
I would also be interested to some Aurora, Ariel and Belle-inspired outfits
dreamer
sorry i meant “interested to see”
kata
Ahaha, my colleagues always say that I look like Snow White when I wear my bow headband :)
AJ
I love these!!! PLEASE do more Disney Princess looks! These are amazing! I’m totally going to buy everything from outfit 1 and wear it! I absolutely LOVE this blog!!
monica
I love outfits 2 n 3!!!!! but outifit #1…i think is a little too much…. my goal is always to get a subtle look that suggests the source of my inspiration
Amanda
I love these inspired by posts! They always seem to be my favorite cause they’re so clever.
Definitely do Megara and Ariel! They are probably my favorite Disney princesses now, though growing up I idolized Belle.
And @Megan, Disney actually did a movie about Anastasia, you should check it out.
Danielle
I love this post! I’m a Disney buff too (which girl isn’t?) and this is a really cute idea. Please do more Disney princess posts :) Especially Ariel – favorite!
The first outfit is my favorite.. I want it!
Lyss
I loved this post! Maybe do Belle next?
You should definitely go the other princesses like Ariel, Jasmine, Aurora, Tiana etc. And maybe even Megara, Jane, and Esméralda. They may not be part of the “Disney Princess” line, but they had great style!
@Amanda
Anastasia is not a Disney movie. It’s by Don Bluth, the same man who made An American Tale, All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Land Before Time :)
Jenn
this was adorable, do belle!
Erin
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!! Please continue and do more princesses!!! I am so in love with the first look.
Maria
I never thought the princess’ look could translate like that! I love those outfit inspirations. Very Snow-White-y without being like a costume and totally wearable. Please do the other princesses too! x)
Valerie
I love this article! I’d also love to see other looks inspired by more Disney princesses. :D
Carolanne
love this post! great idea; do continue these disney inspired looks! i’d be especially interested on one according to megara from hercules =]
CLC
Very cute idea!!! If i were to wear these outfits though, I’d probably tone it down and wear navy or burgundy rather than straight primary colors though. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next, keep up the good work!!
arielle
very interesting! i love it! i would never wear it though because i would feel weird wearing all those primary colors together…
but you should do some more princess inspirations! like belle, you could do the ball gown and her regular dress.
Kirsten
I love this! Please do more for all of the disney princesses!!
Kristi
Pleeease do more!! I’m sure everyone would love to see Belle, Ariel, Aurora, Jasmine, Mulan, Tiana… :)
JillAnn
The last outfit is the only one that really captures Snow White.
arisel
I have to say I love this post!
even though snow white is my least favorite princess, the looks you put together are extremely cute!
My favorite Disney princess is Pocahontas (not sure if she’s a princess) so hopefully you can do one about her.
Lisa
Great idea! I definitely want to see one for Tiana, I love 1920s era style. Although not princesses per se, Jane from Tarzan; Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Megara from Hercules all have unique looks that would be great for you to interpret.
Larissa
@Lisa:
You have summed up all my favourite princess styles! Great selections!
Also, now that Julie Oh! and others mention it, Disney villians would be awesome, especially with the new MAC line coming out (http://www.maccosmetics.com/vv_landing/index.tmpl).
Nicole Kim
This is a great post!
I think I really adore the first outfit, it’s soo cutsey and has a timeless look to it :)
Teryn
I go to school at the University of Central Florida and I have a Disney annual pass so naturally I love the Disney Princesses! I really loved this post! It was done really well because I can clearly see that the inspiration came from Snow White, but it doesn’t look like a costume. Love it!
AJ
I’m so sad the shrug from Matalan can’t be shipped to the US! =(
shadey
these outfuts are amazingg especially thee third one. i would love to see more inspirations from other disney princesses
Lalalina
This is such a fantastic idea, like the 65 posts before me said! I would love to see more, but maybe you could offer some less literal interpretations of each character. Fab idea!
Alicia
CINDERELLA! Growing up I idealized her. I still do. I’m still try to channel her. I’d love to see how outfits inspired by cinderella.
Thank you for such a great post! I love all 3 outfits. I especially like the accessories, very clever and very cute!
Lindy
I would love to see more looks based on Disney heroines (not just necessarily Princesses, think Wendy, Alice, Tink etc) and even some female Disney Villains. Such a great idea! I really like how you didn’t just stick to dresses and skirts but thought of multiple ways to do it :)
Lyz
I love this! You should definitely do all the other Disney princesses! I can’t get enough :) I can’t even pick a favorite!
Rose
These outfits are adorable! I would wear both outfits 1 & 3, but outfit 2 is also a great option for people a bit less girly. I would also love to see more of these Disney Princess inspired posts. I would especially love posts of Belle (Beauty and the Beast), Pocohontas and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). I think that their looks would translate beautifully into everyday outfits. A post on Esmerelda (Hunchback of Notre Dame) would be great as well, although she isn’t technically a princess. Thanks again for the great post. xoxoxo
Grace
So cute!! Please do the rest of the girls! (espeically Belle (with her blue day dress!!) and Jasmine)
Jessica
I loved this post and I definitely think you should do more with the other princesses, but after I read it I didn’t think too much about it because I don’t have that many primary colors in my wardrobe (a princess like jasmine, ariel, or even pocahontas would match my wardrobe colors better).
BUT by random chance I bought a yellow skirt today at the local thrift shop and searched for ways to wear it, then I remembered this article! I’m so excited, I’m going to flip outfit number 1 and wear a blue top with my yellow skirt :)
Suzi
What a neat idea! Each of these outfits are so inspired. The one I would most likely wear is outfit 3; I love the dress and the apple pendant. From the other outfits, my favourite items are the blouse from #2 (an amazing find!) and the adorable bird pendant from #1
I can totally see myself drawing inspiration from clothes I already own. I love the effect of mixing all the primary colours in a single outfit. And being very pale skinned, I feel like this is the perfect excuse to rock it and not bother with self-tanner. (although I think that the strong colours would really work with any skin tone.)
Tamsin
I’m not that keen on the Disney look, but I love this series! I’d probably draw inspiration from a more classic Snow White look, like the illustrations from the original stories.
There should really be more posts like this on pop culture and just plain culture derived looks, I suspect it’s not just me who gets all fangirlish about something and shows it through clothing!
aunt fel
OMG I finally folllowed Julian Facebook page here – I absolutely loved your Disney princess blog! Way to go miss callie! Can’t wait to see your post on other princess! Or even my favorite Dorothy from wizard of oz (even though) she isn’t Disney…. love you!
Khrystine
Thanks for profiling my first ever beauty muse. Here’s to pale girls!
Adrienne
I LOVE this! Please do more Disney inspired looks. :D
Juicy couture
Love them very much ,you are a genius!
rosetta stone
well well well… so cute, love them so much!
Arlie
PLEASE do one of these for Belle from Beauty and the Beast!
Elodie
the witch in snow white used to scare me to death when I was a child … when I think of her now, I’m still a little bit scared , you know, childhood fears never walk away ^^
about this post, I gotta admit it’s pretty good .
according to me, the outfit 3 is the best one, I love the blue dress , and also the necklace and the purse . for the make up , I found it perfectly adapted to snow whte
Maria
AH! this post was amazing!!!! Snow white is my favorite princess (mostly cuz we have the same hair) I was even her for halloween last year but I never thought to wear stuff inspired by her in such a beautifully subtle way. I actually have stuff just like the first outfit and its gonna be my first day of school outfit now when I get back to college! Of course I don’t expect anyone to think i look like snow white, but I’ll feel like a princess! and that’s all that matters right?
Maria
AH! this post was amazing!!!! Snow white is my favorite princess (mostly cuz we have the same hair) I was even her for halloween last year but I never thought to wear stuff inspired by her in such a beautifully subtle way. I actually have stuff just like the first outfit and its gonna be my first day of school outfit now when I get back to college! Of course I don’t expect anyone to think i look like snow white, but I’ll feel like a princess! and that’s all that matters right?
bolor
i love bi ene gunjuuded durtai
Brigitta
WOW These are FABULOUS!!!!
Alice in Wonderland would be amazing to see!
Jen
What is the Top in Outfit 2 called? I really love it but ModCloth doesn’t sell it anymore, so if you knew the name I might be able to find someone who is selling it on Amazon or Ebay. Thanks!
Tori
I’ve loved all of these I’ve seen so far. I would love to see a Princess Kida from Atlantis. :D
Jennifer
I love your site and your posts on the Disney princesses. I’d love to see you do some from the new ABC show Once Upon a Time. Keep up the awesome work!!! Your site is definitely one of my favorites :)
Chelsea
As a Cast Member in Disney World who’s “friends” with Snow White, I absolutely positively love love LOVE these fashion ideas!
Jeni
I can’t find these items in the stores. Is there a way I could just buy the outfits from you?
Victoria
I know that technically, shes not a disney princess, but i think it would be so cool if you can make a page for lttle red riding hood. Im a big fan, and it would be so interesting to see what you come up with for fashion and makeup!