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Disney Princess CostumesYour little girl will love dressing up as Belle, Cinderella, Ariel, Aurora or Snow White!
Disney Princess Pictures? Are you looking for pics of the Disney Princesses? You'll find them on the Disney Princess Fantasy Faire Pictures page of this website. That's because THIS page is all about sewing or buying a Disney Princess COSTUME (and not photos of the princesses themselves.) End of noticeWhat little girl doesn't pass through a phase of having a favorite Disney princess? Which of the Disney princesses is your own daughter's favorite? * Princess Ariel? The independently-minded Princess Ariel was presented to the public in the Disney adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" story. Though Ariel, a mermaid, yearned to become human, what human little girl wouldn't like to have fun pretending to be a mermaid? * Princess Aurora? Several generations of little girls have thrilled to Disney's classic animated movie, "Sleeping Beauty." Aurora's sweet disposition and long golden tresses endear not only Prince Phillip, but everyone who views this delightful film. 
* Cinderella? The story of this sweet-tempered beauty who endured hardships, but finished with a dream life has thrilled young girls for years. Her beautiful ball gown remains a popular Halloween costume and dress-up item.* Princess Jasmine? This adventuresome young woman found both love AND "whole new worlds" to explore in the 1993 acclaimed hit animated movie, "Aladdin." * Snow White? The raven-haired beauty who rallied from her own misfortunes to take care of 7 dwarfs who were clueless about running their home was Walt Disney's very FIRST movie princess. Since 1939, she's been charming children...and her distinctive dress is a favorite for wearing at Halloween and for making Disneyland visits in costume. * Tinkerbell? The little fairy with an attitude from "Peter Pan" isn't really a princess in the movie...but Tinkerbell costumes are usually included in sections of Disney Princess dresses. Tinkerbell fairy dresses are more fanciful than ordinary princess ball gowns...and many little girls adore wearing their own set of "wings." Disney Princess Costumes --- Sew or buy?
If your child wishes to dress up as a Disney princess, it won't be hard to BUY a costume---they're "everywhere." Because the Disney company wishes to make money & please its shareholders, Disney Princess costumes can be found at many different stores and in a number of different price ranges.Mass merchandisers (such as Walmart and Target) not only carry Princess dresses at Halloween, but all throughout the year as well in their toy departments. Disney also sells licensed costumes in a variety of costume shops. If you find a store which sells a complete line-up of the Disney brand costumes, it will surprise you just what a wide selection of outfits there are available! (In Southern California, most costume shops carry a selection...stores such as Party City or the seasonal Spirit Halloween Stores. In greater Los Angeles, The Halloween Club has a particularly thorough assortment of official Disney costumes. 
*The popular mall-based Disney stores sell a more upscale version of the princess costumes found at discount stores and costume shops. Many styles are sold year-round (for use as dress-ups) with extra costumes piled into the stores during the Halloween season. You can find a Southern California location of the Disney Store chain by heading to the Disney Store Locations page of this website. Still one more place to find high-quality Disney princess costumes is at the Disneyland Resort itself (in Anaheim, California.) There are shops at Disneyland Park, at Disney's California Adventure theme park, and within the Downtown Disney shopping, dining & entertainment district which all sell deluxe versions of the Princess dresses. Prices generally run around $50+ for these costumes...and that's without any of the extra accessories you might wish to purchase. On the other hand, these costumes do last for a long time. Your little girl will be able to play dress-ups for many months without wearing out these sturdy Disney outfits. The Princess dresses and accessories are sold at Disneyland all throughout the year, and not just at Halloween time. If you'd like to purchase such an outfit, but can't get to Disneyland in California, you can have the costume mailed to your home. Call the Disneyland "DelivEARS" phone number at 800/760-3566 to order a Princess costume from one of the Disneyland Resort stores or to ask questions about Disney merchandise you can purchase via telephone.
In addition to costumes for little girls, you'll also find Disney Princess costumes for adult women included in the search results for a particular princess. Also, related items (such as wigs, shoes & accessories, and party decorations) will turn up in your search results. Disney Princess sewing patterns
One way to make sure that your little girl's Princess outfit is at least a tiny bit different from what "everyone else" has is to sew the costume yourself! Another reason for sewing the Disney princess dress would be to get a higher-quality garment for less money than the pricey deluxe Princess costumes sold at the Disneyland Resort.When it comes to sewing Disney Princess outfits, there are quite a few sewing patterns from which to choose. First of all, however, you'll need to select the particular Disney princess whose outfit your child wishes to wear, because, of course, a Tinkerbell fairy dress or a Princess Ariel mermaid suit will need an entirely different pattern from the more traditional ball gowns which Cinderella, Aurora, or Belle might wear. 1.) Simplicity has offered the "official" Disney costume patterns in the past few years. However, in a surprising move for 2008, Simplicity has decided to cut all of the Disney Princess costumes out of its catalog (with the exception of Tinker Bell.) As of this update (June, 2008) you can still get the remaining Disney Princess costume patterns online in the company's "out of print" section. When these are gone, however, Ebay may be your only hope of finding them. These Simplicity princess patterns all feature the "authentic" look for each particular Disney princess. One problem is that the largest size for any of these costumes is a girl's 8. 2.) McCalls offers knock-off patterns which will turn out "authentic" looking, as well. You may, however, find you like the slight variations offered on the "official" look that McCalls offers. An advantage of the McCall's patterns is that their size range is larger: girls up to size 14 may have the Disney princess dress of their dreams, too! 3.) Butterick offers non-Disney princess costumes which can be made in the "official" colors of the Disney princess dress you'd like to make. This choice offers you the chance to create a more unique "look." 4.) Burda princess patterns are more historically accurate than are Disney princess gowns, and would be more appropriate wear for a Renaissance festival. Note: Kwik Sew currently does not offer any princess-style costume patterns. Simplicity Disney Princess Costume Patterns
As you read above on this page, Simplicity has recently moved most of its Disney licensed costume patterns into the "out of print" section of its website. Out of print costume patterns will continue to be available until they're "sold out." After that, the Ebay auction website may be your only hope of finding them.* Ariel Costume: Simplicity pattern 5832 includes an "Ariel Dress," although this looks neither like Princess Ariel's mermaid costume nor her "human" bridal gown. Another option is a mermaid suit for girls size 3-8 included in Simplicity 9919. And yet another choice would be to make Ariel's bridal costume, which is included with Simplicity #9902 (and comes in girls sizes 5-8.) * Aurora: For tots up to size 4, use Simplicity pattern 4949; or for girls up to size 8, use either Simplicity #9384 or Simplicity pattern 5835. All of these patterns produce Princess Aurora dresses with an authentic "look." *Belle Costume: Two patterns are available for girls: the less-detailed Simplicity pattern 5835 and the fancier Simplicity #9902. Both costumes look very much like Belle's yellow ball gown in which she performed her grand waltz with The Beast. * Cinderella Dress: For toddler girls to size 4, use Simplicity pattern 4949; for older girls (to size 8) use Simplicity pattern 5832 Snow White Costume: Girls sizes 3-8 have two Simplicity pattern options: either Simplicity pattern 5832 or Simplicity #9384. There is no Snow White pattern for the youngest toddlers. Tinkerbell Costume: A cute pattern for preschoolers up through size 4 is Simplicity pattern 4949. For girls size 3-8, the cutest Tinkerbell fairy costume is included with Simplicity pattern 5835.. There's also a less-attractive Tinkerbell outfit for girls age 3-8 included with Simplicity Peter Pan pattern 9862. New Tinkerbell pattern for 2008: Simplicity fairy pattern #2872 is a new Disney Tinkerbell pattern which, unlike Simplicity's other Disney costume patterns, is NOT on the "out-of-print list." You'll have a Tinkerbell-looking costume if you sew it with green fabric...or a "general" fairy costume if you use other colors. This costume will fit girls ages 3-8, and the pattern for wings is included. McCalls princess dress patterns
McCalls witch & princess pattern M5494 is the basic pattern for Disney princess dresses. You'll have a choice of several views from which you may select. Styles for costumes similar to Snow White, Princess Belle, Cinderella, and Princess Aurora are included. Also, a witch costume pattern is included along with the princess dress patterns.* This is the pattern you'll need to get if you have a daughter larger than girl's size 8 (which is the largest size offered for Simplicity's "official" Disney patterns.) You'll be able to make a dress every bit as lovely...AND in the exact size that you need! This pattern is also an economical choice if you're trying to make outfits for several little girls, because you'll get a whole range of different sizes...from girl's 7 through 14...included in the one pattern package. (Or, you may choose the preschooler's pattern package, which includes all sizes from girl's 3 through 6.) * Ariel's Mermaid Costume: The McCall's mermaid suit pattern will give you, quite possibly, the very cutest end result out of all the pattern companies. If you wish to dress as Mermaid Ariel, check out McCalls mermaid sewing pattern M5498 before reaching your decision...because you just may like this one the best. In addition, the mermaid pattern comes in adult women's sizes, as well! * Tinkerbell costume: Children wishing a Tinkerbell costume may find something they like with McCalls angel & fairy pattern M5496. A pattern for "wings" is included with the outfit. The sizes are limited, and range from Toddler 2 through Girls 8. * Tinkerbell #2: An absolutely darling fairy costume pattern which could also be used to make a Tinkerbell outfit is McCalls fairy & angel pattern M4887. This pattern, too, has instructions included for wings, and runs from size 2 thru 8. Butterick princess patterns
Butterick princess pattern #B4630 is a good one to check out if you're looking for a princess gown. This elegant pattern offers you some options that aren't available in "standard" Disney princess designs...such as a regal, high-back neckline; leg-of-mutton sleeves; or a tall, pointed princess cap. One view of the pattern is shown with a fluffy, feathery trim, which your daughter might find enchanting. This pattern, though, is only available in girls sizes 2 through 8. And, unfortunately, as of 2008, this pattern is now on the "out of print" list. Butterick will continue to sell it for as long as they have copies remaining. After that, Ebay may be your only chance to find it.* Belle, Aurora and Snow White costumes: Butterick costume sewing pattern #B4320 comes with views which make either Belle's yellow ball gown, a pink princess gown like Aurora's, or Snow White's yellow, red, and blue dress. This pattern also includes a "Dorothy" dress (from the Wizard of Oz) as well as a variation for a "general" princess gown. Girls from toddler size 2 through teen size 14 can wear this elegant princess costume. * Tinkerbell costume: An economical choice for a family with several children would be Butterick's pattern B4632. The package contains a girl's fairy costume which would be suitable for a Tinkerbell outfit. In addition, two boy's patterns are included! One is for an woodsy-style outfit which could be made up as either Peter Pan or Robin Hood. The other is a boy's pirate's costume. Yes, all that in one package! This is also the easiest pattern to sew of any mentioned thus far. The long sleeves of the pirate's shirt are cut in one piece with the front & back...so you don't even need to know how to set in sleeves to make a successful project. * Easy-to-sew princess dress: Another simple sewing project for beginners would be Butterick's easy to sew pattern B4631. Both a witch and a princess outfit are included in the package, and very little sewing is needed. Sizes range from toddler girl's 2 through girl's 8. The pattern for a pointed princess cap is included. Disney Princess Costumes on EBaySince little girls play dress-ups in Disney's princess costumes year-round, you'll discover that there's a steady supply of them on the "used" clothing auction websites like EBay. The selection of available princess dresses and accessories continually fluctuates on an auction site, of course...and so does the condition of the merchandise. Nevertheless, if you're "hooked" on auctions, you'll enjoy lying in wait for just the right costume to come along that your little girl might want.Searching for princess sewing patterns: If you would rather hunt for sewing patterns than pre-made costumes, simply use the search box in the upper right-hand corner of this widget. Type into the box the type of pattern (or other item) you're seeking, and the widget will pull up current auctions of that product. If you don't find exactly what you're looking for, you may use the "search box" to hunt up a different auction which you might enjoy better. Backwards Links: HOME :: Latest News :: Choose a different Halloween page: Halloween Section: Family Halloween Fun, overview :: Costumes: Jack Sparrow, pt 1 :: Captain Jack, pt 2 :: Kids Animal Costumes :: Boys Superheroes :: Clowns :: Disney Princesses :: Pet Costumes :: Pirates/kids :: Witch and Vampire costumes :: Stores: Disney Stores :: Halloween BuildABears :: Party America :: Party City/Los Angeles :: Party City/other So Cal :: Spirit Halloween :: Year-round costume stores :: Activities--Disney: Disneyland Halloween Events :: Woodys Roundup pics :: Haunted Mansion pics :: Haunted Mansion, pt 2 :: Disney Pumpkins :: Disney Candy Corn :: Mickeys Halloween Parade :: Dance w/Disney Characters :: Halloween Disney Characters :: Knotts-- Knott's Halloween Events:: Scary Farm Pics:: Halloween Haunt Pics, pt 2:: Six Flags-- 6 Flags Fright pics :: Magic Mtn pics, pt 2 ::
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