Jezebel: Belle

Advice For Girls From Beauty & The Beast's Belle

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:44:00 EDT

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In this video, Belle shares some lessons she learned from wooing the Beast, like, "Find a man who wants to imprison you with his love. The longer you're trapped... it will start to feel like home — Stockholm." More »

Gisele's Legs Still Glued Together On Mag Covers; More Met Ball Gossip

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

For the May Vogue Mexico cover, Gisele Bündchen pulled virtually the same pose that was captured on the April cover of American Vogue. [DesignScene]
Miley Cyrus wears a silver corset that costs $25,000 in her latest music video. [Us]

Liz Lemon & Uncle Jesse Meet Royalty

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:15:00 EDT

[Orlando, March 23. Image via Getty.]

Disney Flower Girl Dresses: For Little Girls Who Still Believe In Fairy Princesses

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:20:00 EDT

The reign of terror of Disney Bridal continues! And while this is the second season the line has presented looks for brides and their maids, this is the first time they've offered up looks for flower girls, too. We say if you want your flower girl to look like a Disney princess, just go to your favorite local party store right after Halloween and pick up some costumes on clearance. But that's just us. Fairy princess looks for a demographic that still believes in fairy princesses, after the jump. More »

Disney Bridesmaid Dresses: For The Fairy Princess In None Of Your Friends

Jennifer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Remember the Disney Bridal collection from yesterday? Guess what: It's not just for brides! Yup: the soon-to-be betrothed can include their bridesmaids in their princess-themed nuptials. Just like the wedding dresses, the bridesmaids collection is "inspired" by Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Snow White and each includes three styles of bridesmaids gowns. Fortunately, we find them to be a little more like their princess namesakes than the wedding dresses were. The Disney Bridal Fall 2008 bridesmaid collection, after the jump. More »

Disney Bridal: For The Fairy Princess In None Of Us

Jennifer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Have you heard? Disney, the very same company that has been selling young girls the myth that if we sit around on your asses long enough, a prince will come and whisk you us off our feet, is now selling young women wedding dresses inspired by the various Disney princesses: Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Jasmine from Aladdin. The new Disney Bridal collection, now in its second season, rehashes the worst bridal design stereotypes and repackages them into looks that resemble those in the Disney movies we saw as kids... if we squint our eyes real hard, that is. After the jump, behold the latest collection by Disney Bridal designer Kirstie Kelly for grown women who want to dress like animated drawings. More »

Marriage Is Not A Fairy Tale

Jessica — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EST

First they branded our produce, now the evil Disney overlords are coming to brand our lifestyles. According to an article in the new issue of Newsweek, adult women are a big part of Disney's $4 billion "Princess" industry of apparel, which already includes tiaras, jewelry, princess-inspired gowns, and forthcoming princess sleepwear and household furnishings. Take Lindsay Timberman. The 29-year-old is planning Belle from Beauty and the Beast-inspired nuptials, replete with the film's signature bloom, a "buttercup yellow" gown mimicking Belle's dress, and she's even looking for glass slippers. Disney's dresses run for $1,100; according to Disney apparel designer Jim Calhoun, the gowns are "designed to appeal to the working- and middle-class woman interested in 'trading up.'" Says Timberman: "Our first trip to Disney World, I was having my picture taken with Cinderella. She asked me if I had a prince with me, and I said, 'I do!'" More »