Arietta's Wardrobe ♥︎

I might have wanted to make this post because I wanted to get rid of several bookmarks I've been hoarding in my Chrome browser...

For the uninitiated, Arietta Cadenza is my "Beauty and the Beast" fan character (also partly a self-insert/Disneysona)! She is the only child/daughter of Maestro Cadenza and Madame du Garderobe from the 2017 live-action remake of the Disney film. While she technically doesn't exist in the original 1991 animated film (as her father is also a 2017-exclusive character), I also imagine she'd be the daughter of Forte from the 1997 midquel "The Enchanted Christmas" if she was animated in 2D.
However, because Cadenza and Garderobe are currently my only true and honest comfort characters™️, I'm more attached to the idea of Arietta being their child instead of Forte's.

Anyway, let's discuss what Arietta would wear!

From what I discovered through googling, there is some debate as to where the Disney adaptions of "Beauty and the Beast" take place. Some people think the animated versions take place either during the 18th or 19th centuries, while the 2017 live-action version is clearly influenced by the 18th century. I also personally think it's based in the 18th century, as the original story itself was written in 1740. Therefore, I've opted to choose wardrobe pieces that are influenced by those worn during at least the mid-18th century.

For reference, these are the fashion pieces worn by Arietta's parents:

the outfit worn by Arietta's mother, Madame du Garderobe, at the beginning of the film

the outfit worn by Arietta's father, Maestro Cadenza, at the beginning of the film (I could've sworn there was a version of his outfit where the costume was displayed on a mannequin similar to Garderobe's outfit above, but upon clicking the link, I found it was broken)

a bust/headshot of Arietta's mother. Isn't she gorgeous? 💖

a bust/headshot of Arietta's father. Isn't he adorable? 💕

Arietta's parents side by side!

Arietta's parents in their outfits that appear for like a brief ten seconds at the end of the film (gotta gush here a bit: why don't we see more of these fits?? These two are so adorable and THEY DESERVE MORE SCREEN TIME-) 

Okay, okay, I'm done gushing about Arietta's parents, I swear...

Onto Arietta's own outfits! 
I found many of these dresses on a site called "Antique Lilac" - the dev makes these very gorgeous and intricate ball-jointed dolls with exquisite outfits! To me, quite a few of them kind of have that blend between historical and fantasy - perfect for the Disney universe!

The dress below was one of the first pieces I discovered from the Antique Lilac website. I think I may have originally found it on Pinterest, but it paved the way to a new source I could use as inspiration for my characters' outfits!
I always imagined Arietta would wear cool colors like violet/indigo at the beginning of BaTB (Beauty and the Beast), and knowing the workers at Prince Adam's court wear very intricate outfits, I knew this dress was perfect for the court violinist!
Even the hairstyle on this doll is perfect for Arietta! Since she is a biracial child, I always imagined she'd have curly-ish hair like this.

The following dress seems like something that Arietta would wear as a younger child. I love the bright, cutesy colors!

Moving even more backward in time, I could see the dress below being worn by a baby Arietta! I think it's more Victorian in design, but considering that one anachronistic dress worn by Belle in the live-action BaTB, this probably wouldn't be out of left field to include anyway in the film.

The outfit below could probably be worn by a child Arietta when she'd just go out to run errands in her home village. Green happens to be one of her favorite colors!

My other OC Kristin would definitely approve of the next outfit, knowing her love of the color pink! This dress would probably be worn by Arietta at the end of the film.