Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Disney Princesses

Who hasn't dreamed of becoming a Disney princess? Admit it. Every girl has fantasized about being swept away by Prince Charming to his castle in the sky. When it comes to classic fairy tales, Disney has the corner on the market. Do you have a favorite? I will confess to being a huge fan of Belle from Beauty and the Beast. The costumes, the music, the romance. *sigh*

2007 was Disney's "Year of a Million Dreams", and with their slogan came a new ad campaign featuring high profile celebrities as famous Disney characters (some arguably better than others). There was Giselle Bundchen as Wendy Darling and Tina Fey as Tinkerbell from Peter Pan. Beyonce portrayed Alice in Wonderland, and David Beckham was Prince Phillip from the popular Sleeping Beauty.

The photographs, shot by world renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, capture all the whimsey and delight of the Disney films, and are so beautiful, one could consider them to be works of art. Here are some of my personal favorites, to give you an idea of how magical the photos truly are. Happy viewing!

A stunning Scarlet Johansson shines as Cinderella.Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz portrays Snow White.Red-headed beauty Julianne Moore becomes The Little Mermaid.

8 comments:

HeaddaMarie said...

Those are awesome! Of course Cinderella is my favorite! Where can I look at the other ones?? You always find the coolest things!

Smithers said...

So pretty! Have you seen the Wizard of Oz ones she did with Keira Knightly in Vogue.

Lindsey said...

I just fell in love with the portrait of Ariel. Although seeing the guy's back turn into scales really creeps me out, but I can pretend it isn't there. I love that picture, I am going to have to try to buy it.

Ann Marie said...

I love these! I agree, you always find cool stuff!
Cinderella is my favorite too.
It's funny, because I have never seen any of these women as really beautiful, but I think they all look it here!
Amazing!!!

Gardner Family said...

Wow! Those pictures are amazing! I hadn't even heard of that shoot! of course I compare myself to snow white because of hair and skin coloring. But, I could watch Cinderella(just watched A Cinderella Story with Hillary Duff a few days ago)a million times over and over. It's a classic. But my favorite to sing to is Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid. Oh yah and I wish I had Jasmin's body. ;) I love them all!

Suzanne said...

I think the photographs are beautiful, but one thing really bothers me! Oh well! The shots are very hypnotizing! -Suzanne

HeaddaMarie said...

So I found a bunch of the other pictures as well! They are all so amazing! I love them! Anyway, Michael Phelps is the merman in the little mermaid pic! Just thought I'd share that little tidbit.

Adele said...

Wow! Yes, Cinderella is my favourite. But wow that's so cool :D