Fairytale Fashion on the Runway
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1Jean Paul Gaultier FW 2006
Hansel and Gretel take a walk at Jean Paul Gaultier.
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2Alice and Olivia Fall 2014
Rapunzel emerges at Alice and Olivia's presentation.
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3Comme des Garçons Spring 2015
An avant-garde version of Little Red Riding Hood at Comme des Garçons.
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4Alexander McQueen Fall 2006
Part woman, part animal, McQueen's masterpiece is reminiscent of The Golden Stag.
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5Vivienne Westwood Debut Show 1981
Vivienne Westwood made her runway debut with a pirate themed show in 1981. Captain Hook, anyone?
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6Anna Sui 1998
The Scandinavian Ice Queen image from children's story books came to life at Anna Sui's 1998 show.
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7Alexander McQueen Fall 2007
At McQueen's Fall 2007 show, The Sea-Maiden from the Scottish fairy take of the same name, makes an appearance.
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8Chanel Couture SS 2015
At Chanel's Spring 2015 couture show, a statement wedding dress makes for Cinderella's pumpkin.
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9Rodarte Spring 2015
Rodarte takes on the tale of The Little Mermaid at the Spring 2015 show.
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10Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Fall 2012
A more demure take on Little Red Riding Hood, Ulyana Sergeenko's couture show in 2012.
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11Anna Sui Spring 1994
Little Bo Beep made a cheeky appearance at Anna Sui's Spring 1994 show.
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12Givenchy Couture 1997
The Wicked Stepmother with an attitude, Givenchy's couture show in 1997.
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13Thierry Mugler SS 1997
Thierry Mugler's Spring 1997 show was full of Arabian Nights references.
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14Miu Miu Fall 2015
Miu Miu's Fall 2015 show made odes to Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz with gingham shirts, and the Wicked Witch with pointy shoes.
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15Givenchy Fall Couture 1998
Snow White rides off with her prince into the distance at Givenchy Couture's Fall 1998 show.
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16Givenchy Couture Spring 1997
At Givenchy Couture Spring 1997, a model looks like a character from the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun West of the Moon.
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17John Galliano Fall 1997
At John Galliano's Fall 1997 show, Linda Evangelista resembles The Enchanted Snake: a character from the Italian fairy tale by the same name.
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18Miu Miu Spring 2016
Punk princesses resemble The Black Swan at Miu Miu's Spring 2016 show.
Kristen Bateman is a contributing editor at Harper’s Bazaar. Her first fashion article was published in Vogue Italia during her junior year of high school. Since then, she has interned and contributed to WWD, Glamour, Lucky, i-D, Marie Claire and more. She created and writes the #ChicEats column and covers fashion and culture for Bazaar. When not writing, she follows the latest runway collections, dyes her hair to match her mood, and practices her Italian in hopes of scoring 90% off Prada at the Tuscan outlets. She loves vintage shopping, dessert and cats.
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