As You Wish!

The Princess Bride is one of those movies everyone must see before they reach the age of 10. It's a quintessential fairy tale of 'love, danger, excitement, pirates...' you get the picture.

It's not only romance that makes this film a keeper, however; its the unending humor and awesome costumes!

Now, don't get me wrong, this is no Marie Antoinette in the costume department. It was made in 1987, and it shows in the production values and simple outfits. But it's made up for in color! The use of solid, primary colors on all of the characters makes for a striking effect in the film.

The princess bride, Buttercup, spends the majority of the movie in a bright red dress with full sleeves and a mandarin collar (it truly looks more like a geisha's robe than a European riding gown), tied with an embroidered golden sash. The vibrant color perfectly accentuated her fiery personality.

Her love, Wesley, galivants across the countryside in all black and a mask, assuming the identity of a dead pirate. And the villains, Prince Humperdinck and the Count Rugen, appear in tailored purple and orange ensembles meant to convey both their wealth, nobility- and cruelty.

Buttercup and Wesley

Humperdinck and Rugen

The films coup de grace is the dress Buttercup marries in at the end of the movie: a white, beaded stunner accompanied by a huge crown. We all know I'm a fan of a long-sleeved wedding dress, and this one is actually quite contemporary for it's time period, without bustle and fairly little lace.




Netflix this one today!