Historically inaccurate disney princess costumes bother me

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I've had multiple arguments with my friends about this, i stopped watching anything Disney princess related. I refuse to watch the live actions because they just remake the animations without any improvements. ever since i began researching into historical fashion (which I've been doing for about 2 years now) i started viewing many things historical related very differently. Inaccurate costumes in movies make it hard for me to enjoy what i'm watching, and I've already heard the argument of "it's just for kids why do you care?" so apparently Disney can afford top notch animators and writers for a simple little kids movie but not a fashion historian? Also Disney princesses are already watched by people of all ages. I just hope i'm not crazy and someone else thinks of this too.

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  • JellyBeanBandit
    4 years ago

    On the one hand I can see your point. By doing this, Disney are promoting misinformation about history towards children that will be carried with them for the rest of their lives. But on the other hand Disney never claimed for any of their films to be historically accurate, they're fantasy films that are based in a somewhat historical setting.

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    • RavenCage
      4 years ago

      well first of all, as much as i love historical fashion and understand its impact and influence on it forming modern fashion, i do believe that it really isn't this like ridiculously important thing in society you know, and so it's not traumatic or horrible that a child got a wrong image of fashion in the past. Now another thing i wanna add is since Disney is very well known for their princesses and their historical settings, we really can't deny that it has an impact on what people perceive as historical, and it kind of resides in the subconscious of people when they think about historical fashion. And my point is really, since it has such an influence, it would be nice if they went an extra mile to make their movies a good historical reference, and make their movies glorified references in the historical fashion community. And i'm also aware that they have that fantasy element to them; but it wouldn't hurt to celebrate cultures by getting their costumes right.

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  • [Old Memory]
    4 years ago

    This is truly terrible. And to think people waste time worrying about all those bullshit non-issues like crime and poverty.

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    • RavenCage
      4 years ago

      yeah you're right, let's not have opinions on culture and entertainment. Let's only think about crime and poverty 24/7

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      • [Old Memory]
        4 years ago

        Come, now. Know you not what sarcasm is?

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  • Ichabuskene
    4 years ago

    Of all the things to protest Disney for...

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    • RavenCage
      4 years ago

      yeah i know i'm petty, but i can't help it. It goes generally for any historical movie but Disney princesses are notorious for always being inaccurate historically.

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  • TerriAngel
    4 years ago

    Would you want any old based movie to be accurate?
    1 No deodorant.
    2 They might take a bath once a year, and considered it unhealthy.
    3 Not many razors, for men, or women. That was a specialty you paid for.
    5 toothbrushes, dentists? Whats that.
    6 Toilet paper?
    Need I say more?
    I pity them.

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    • RavenCage
      4 years ago

      i'm very much aware that hygiene wasn't as cared about in the past, though it's really not as bad as you portray it. I mean it really depends on how far in the past you're referring to. But i think i was pretty clear on indicating that it's mainly the costumes i was concerned about, since I'm aware that Disney princesses still have a fantasy element to their lives and the way they act. But honestly, i would totally love it if they went all the way with historical accuracy in every aspect in the live action remake.

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      • TerriAngel
        4 years ago

        Its disney.
        An accurate remake.
        thats not going to happen.
        Not as bad as I make it?
        Do just a little research.
        just a little.
        Europe was straight up disgusting.
        Can you even imagine an open sewer duct in the street?

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        • RavenCage
          4 years ago

          "though it's really not as bad as you portray it. (I mean it really depends on how far in the past you're referring to.)" in the 19th century they bathed once a month not once a year, they washed their hair once a week. If they stank, they'd use lots of perfumes. Fast forward into the 1890s, hygiene was brought up as a topic of discussion so people considered bathing once a week. 1900s, indoor bathrooms were becoming more mandatory. the more the past progressed to our present you could see that hygiene was gradually being cared about more. So no, you do your research. I clearly stated it depends on what period you're referring to, if you're going as far back as in the medieval times, then fine i'll give you that. I bet it was that bad. And yes i'm aware it's Disney, they're notorious for historical inaccuracy. Doesn't mean i should stan them just because.

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          • TerriAngel
            4 years ago

            Raven.
            youre write.

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  • Boojum
    4 years ago

    Since this is IIN, I'll point out that what was worn under those glamorous princess costumes in olden times is also very different to what a modern movie audience will assume.

    There's some debate about it, but it's likely that women in mediaeval times wore nothing at all under their skirts.

    I recall reading that the French king employed servants at Versailles whose only job was removing bodily waste from the gilded hallways and rooms. Apparently, the very elaborate dresses worn by noblewomen meant that using a toilet in the modern way was virtually impossible once their maids had got them into their clothes, so they just squatted down and shat or peed in a corner or behind pillar if they felt the need.

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    • RavenCage
      4 years ago

      yes i know what they wore under these dresses, they were layers of undergarments. chemise/shifts, stays/corset, bloomers/pantaloons, petticoats, pannier/farthingale/crinoline and many other things that depend on the period. Also people, especially of nobility would use chamber pots if they had to go. Also, it wasn't impossible to use the toilet in their garments, they just had different ways to go about it. Now i'm not denying that there might have been filthy people who just used the toilet in that vile way, but i really doubt that most people of nobility did that when they had chamber pots and a respectable reputation to maintain.

      It's impossible that medieval women wore nothing under their skirts, there are many things that went under these historical dresses to form how they look from the outside, a wide range of structural garments; unless you're talking about a commoner whom being fashionable wouldn't be their main concern.

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    • mauzi
      4 years ago

      That’s awesome, so the dress was like a personal and portable toilet stall, I wonder if they used all the inner frills of those ball gowns to wipe.

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