In the end, Walt Disney's choice to shift Cinderella's dress from silver to blue had an enormous impact on her lasting popularity and iconography. The ball gown's distinctive blue color is now forever linked to Disney's animated classic and Cinderella herself. In 1950, Walt Disney Productions released the famous Cinderella.
This Disney classic ultimately ended up saving the Disney company from closing its doors. One of the most recognizable scenes from the animation is when Cinderella is turned into a princess with a blue dress. But wait, is the globally recognizable blue dress ACTUALLY blue? Cinderella's.
Cinderella's Dress is a garment featured in the 1950 Disney animated feature film Cinderella, and the 2015 live-action film. It is an old dress that belonged to Cinderella's late mother and was stored in a trunk in Cinderella's room. With the help of her animal friends, the dress is restyled for Cinderella to wear to the ball, but is soon torn apart by her stepsisters.
Prior to the events of. The color was made an even deeper blue recently, when the princesses were redesigned. However, in the original film, her dress is a dove gray color (which was a very popular color for apparel in the 1950s) with white accents.
This screenshot from the Blu-ray edition shows it in direct contrast with the Fairy Godmother's blue robes. Disney 3C-40-3 Cinderellas Ball Gown / #8bbedd Hex Color Code The hexadecimal color code #8bbedd is a medium light shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #8bbedd is composed of 54.51% red, 74.51% green and 86.67% blue.
In the HSL color space #8bbedd has a hue of 203° (degrees), 55% saturation and 71% lightness. In the original animated film, it is definitely silver. For all the official merchandise and her appearances in the park, it is blue.
This is part of the reason why Aurora is always shown in pink on merch to distinguish her from Cinderella. Same thing with her hair color, she's strawberry blonde in the film and straight blonde on the merch. Part One: Cinderella (1950 Animated Classic) Disney's original Cinderella (1950) used carefully designed costumes to emphasize mood, status, and transformation.
The color palette of her wardrobe reflects her journey: muted tones in hardship, radiant sparkle in triumph. 1. The Work Dress (Opening Scenes) Description: A simple brown dress with a pale blue blouse and white apron.
Design Notes. Beyond its color, the silhouette of Cinderella's dress is profoundly significant. The classic ball gown-with its fitted bodice, cinched waist, and voluminous, flowing skirt.
It's marketed as blue, but the original movie shows that her dress is actually silver/white. And I know it's just not the old animation making it look that way, because even in Once Upon a Studio, they show her wearing a white dress that's the same style as her original. So what do you think? Do you prefer Cinderella in white or blue? Maybe it's up to each viewer to decide.
After all, if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, maybe so is Cinderella's dress.