I've done quite a large number of reviews for books that retell some of these, and other fairy tales so it's only fair that I point out that they're an interesting read without being re-imagined. While some of the stories are silly (The Golden Key) and some are a tiny bit horrifying, many are very good. Of these some are well known and other should be. I would love to see more Grimm inspired prints, perhaps from stories Disney has yet to touch and don't center around girls in red hoods or candy houses. Dancing Princesses would make such a lovely print. Can't you just imagine all the girls in swishing dresses dancing across the skirt? Or any of the many stories with bird themes could be oh so lovely.
Some of my favorite Grimm stories include The Goose Girl (both versions are splendid, though I prefer Goose Girl at the Well) Snow White and Rose Red, The Six Swans, and Bearskin. what are your favorite tales and which would you love to see in a lolita print?
This is one of my favorite books! My dad use to read one story to me every night when i was little. It was amazing then, and over a decade later the syories still fascinate me!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite books! My dad use to read one story to me every night when i was little. It was amazing then, and over a decade later the syories still fascinate me!
ReplyDeleteI love the frog prince because, instead of a kiss changing him into a prince, "[the princess] felt beside herself with rage, and picking him up, she threw him with all her strength against the wall, crying, 'Now will you be quiet, you horrid frog!' But as he fell, he ceased to be a frog, and became all at once a Prince with beautiful kind eyes." And they get married and live happily ever after. XD Gotta love Grimm fairy tales.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Grimm Fairy Tales for years... I actually miss them a little. I'll look for my book as soon as I come back home on Easter :)
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