My new Belle wig for work! I bought it at Cedar Beauty Supply in Philly and styled it myself...my old Belle wig was lousy, so I needed a new one. Thanks to Erika for snapping this quick pic of me in our yard after I came home from work.
For those who don't know, I work as a princess character for a party company. I play many princesses and make my own costumes and wigs for them. This is my "Rose Beauty" (knock-off Belle) character costume. We're not associated with Disney, so we use generic names for our princesses. You can read more about my job in my princess blog here: theprincessforhire.com
I think the wig really brings the costume together and you look stunning! Having read your Princess for Hire blog, my hat's off to you for the amazing job you do too. Keep up the good work!
I know there are a lot of companies like this (most don't even use knock-off names) out there, and I know Disney doesn't license the characters out for parties around the country so people resort to it, but as a Cast Member this just makes me really sad for character integrity. Your dress is beautiful, and from what I've seen of you here on DA, I'm sure you do a fabulous job with "Rose Beauty," but I think there are many out there that probably don't, and I wish there were more that we could do to control it.
It's all fun and games until someone really screws it up, you know? I'd rather see generic princesses that don't remotely resemble those from the Disney brand. Knock-off name or not, people know this is supposed to be Belle. I know that's not what the kids want -- kids want Belle, not rando-princess -- but still. Sigh.
It's all fun and games until someone really screws it up, you know? I'd rather see generic princesses that don't remotely resemble those from the Disney brand. Knock-off name or not, people know this is supposed to be Belle. I know that's not what the kids want -- kids want Belle, not rando-princess -- but still. Sigh.