{"id":101951,"date":"2016-12-27T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T08:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.theblondesalad.com\/?p=101951"},"modified":"2018-10-12T14:20:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T14:20:12","slug":"winter-2017-fairy-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/trends\/winter-2017-fairy-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2017? It’s a fairy tale!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once upon a time there was a king, who told his tailor: \u00abTell me a story\u00bb. And the tailor began…sawing. These could be the opening lines of a book narrating the Fall Winter 2016-2017 collections<\/strong>, describing designers who went back to their youth, getting inspiration from fairy tales<\/strong> and from tales from their — and our — childhood. One prominent example was the Dolce & Gabbana<\/strong> show, which featured princesses dressed in blue, with crystal shoes and a wonderful scenery with Cinderella<\/em> and a pumpkin carriage, as well as Sleeping Beauties<\/em> in beds of roses, and lovesick damsels missing their prince, and even openly declaring that on paillette-covered tees. The Sicilian duo were not the only ones to be charmed by the world of fairy tales, though: this winter, references to fairy tales, famous and not so famous, were everywhere, either in prints, details or whole outfits. On Paul Smith<\/strong>‘s catwalk, the Grimm Brothers’ Snow White<\/em> walked with a necklace shaped like the core of the infamous poisoned apple hanging from her neck, and at Stella McCartney<\/strong>‘s show, we saw a swan print that totally reminded us of the happy ending of the Ugly Duckling<\/em>. At Alexander McQueen<\/strong>‘s, the Princess from the Princess and the Pea<\/em> looked sleepy when she left her bed, dragging blankets and a duvet with her. Quotes and references to Alice in Wonderland<\/em> also abounded, showing as the White Rabbit’s watch or as the Cheshire Cat’s eyes peeking at us from a long evening gown — Alice celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, and became a box office hit thanks to the film Alice Through the Looking Glass<\/em>, the sequel of 2010’s Alice in Wonderland<\/em>. At Yohji Yamamoto<\/strong>‘s shows, makeup reminded us of that of the Queen of Hearts, only in a very gothic version. So, are you ready to live your fairy tale Winter?<\/p>\n\n\t\t