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Credit: @aidasofiabWe love sharing amazing artwork from Disney fans all around the world. This recent discovery comes from Mexican artist and Disney Princess fan Aida Sofia Barba.
Aida is an illustrator and clean-up artist from Guadalajara, Mexico. She is a self-proclaimed Disney fan and Disney Parks traveler who shares her fandom through beautiful and unique artwork on her Instagram and Behance accounts.
Since July, Aida has been sharing her newest project with the world: reimagined Disney Princesses. She has shared several of our favorite Disney heroines dressed in traditional Mexican outfits, and she has reimagined them as though they belong to the Mexican culture.
“I have been drawing this project: Disney princesses with traditional Mexican dresses, I love how they turned. I didn’t want them to be Disney princesses with Mexican costumes, so I changed their skin, hair or eyes colors, that way they will look more authentic,” Aida wrote in the caption of one of her illustrations.
Aida was also recently featured in Vogue Mexico. In the article, she spoke about the motivation and inspiration behind her work.
“Seeing Disney princesses is something that connects us with our childhood, but seeing them dressed in typical Mexican costumes is something that connects them with our roots,” Karina Gonzalez Ulloa writes in Vogue Mexico.
Vogue also asked Aida how she became inspired for this project. Here’s what she had to say:
As we have mentioned, the princesses of this production house are much more than a movie or a story for children, they are a memory of childhood that is kept alive when we grow up, so much so that it is something we pass on to our children. “Once I had the perfectly defined idea and concept, I started working on the ideal combination for each of them. On some occasions he connected them with some typical dances and others, with the charm of the regional dresses that characterize Mexico . In the end, they are a mix and a personal reinterpretation . The most difficult thing was getting the princess to continue to look like herself, and for the costume to create perfect harmony with her. “
Take a look at Aida’s creations in the images from her Instagram below:
Rapunzel
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Snow White
Belle
Pocahontas
Mulan
Jasmine
Ariel
Tiana
More Reimagined Disney Princesses
We’ve featured other artists who have reimagined Disney Princesses in very different ways. Check out some examples below if you’re in the mood to peruse some beautiful and unique Disney art!