Auction house Christie’s showed a collection of haute couture gowns by the best designers like Oscar de la Renta, Versace, Elie Saab and others, cross-linked to the Disney princesses.
Ariel , Snow White, Sleeping Beauty , Rapunzel , Jasmine , Mulan , Pocahontas and Cinderella all received their couture dresses. Then some of them will be seen in the windows of Harrods for Christmas 2013. And on November 13 , they will go under the hammer , and the funds will be transferred to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity in London.
Elie Saab – Sleeping Beauty ( 1959 )
Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) by Elie Saab
Princess Jasmine by Escada – Aladdin ( 1992 )
Princess Jasmine (Aladdin) by Escada
Marchesa – The Little Mermaid ( 1989 ) .
The Little Mermaid Ariel (The Little Mermaid) by Marchesa
Roberto Cavalli – Pocahontas ( 1995 )
(Pocahontas) by Roberto Cavalli
Ralph & Russo – The Princess and the Frog ( 2009 )
Christie’s unveils Disney Princess inspired dresses and Vintage Couture at Christie’s on November 8, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty
Oscar de la Renta- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Valentino – Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 )
Versace – Cinderella ( 1950 ) .
Missoni – Mulan ( 1998 ) .
Jenny Packham – Tangled ( 2010 )
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