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It’s been six years since the 2010 Disney live-action adaptation of Alice in Wonderland hit the silver screen and Mia Wasikowska, the film’s star, has experienced a world of change. When Tim Burton first directed her in the blockbuster, Wasikowska was a young woman still on her way to becoming a household name in Hollywood. […]

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From Ariel’s drool-worthy red mane that somehow stays dry underwater, to the most useful talent ever, courtesy of Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club, chances are some of your most memorable and beloved beauty moments come from movies. There are the hair and makeup scenes that elicit a deep feeling of satisfaction (shout out to […]

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See all the Christmas gift ideas for kids » Whether it’s your favourite niece or nephew or your own little ones, if there is a time to spoil them, it’s the holiday season. But with the abundance of the latest tech gadgets and toys, shopping for gifts can be a little overwhelming. Don’t fret, because […]

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Evil beauty from the beginning »

Beauty, at Walt Disney Studios, is in the eye of the animator. Disney films have always conflated natural beauty with inherent goodness, unnatural beauty as inherent wickedness, giving their princesses and heroines the eyes, hair, lips, and skins female villains would kill for.

Sleeping Beauty, Disney’s 1959 masterpiece, is the best example of this dynamic: born with all the markers of ‘natural’ beauty, Aurora is both a good person and good to look at. She’s blonde, thin, graceful and beloved by animals, fairies and humans. She’s also almost entirely silent—in Ariane Lange’s piece on the history of pre-Disney Sleeping Beauty incarnations, she counts only 263 words spoken by our titular beauty, not counting lyrics she sings or the noises she makes in response to other characters. The action starts for Aurora when a single drop of blood appears on her sixteenth birthday, rendering her unconscious until a man comes to legitimize her existence with his mouth.

Our villain, Maleficent, is Disney’s greatest hot bitch in charge. In sharp contrast to Aurora, Maleficent is funny, a woman who speaks often and with great force, so bad and so beautiful all at once.

Photography by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, 2014

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Walt Disney’s original Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty, 1959

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Finnish-born actor and television host Vampira, a.k.a. Maila Nurmi in 1956

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Elizabeth Bathory

Elizabeth Bathory, history’s most prolific serial killer, 1500s Hungary

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Catwoman
Practically hermetically sealed in a BDSM-esque catsuit, Michelle Pfeiffer brought the iconic Catwoman to life in 1992’s Batman Returns.

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Anjelica Houston as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, 1991

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Elizabeth Berkley as Nomi Malone in Showgirls, 1995

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Theda Bara, the silent film actress nicknamed The Vamp, as Cleopatra in 1917

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The silent killer in Ms. 45, 1981

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Maleficent counters the natural beauty of Princess Aurora

See all 7 shades of OPI Oz The Great and Powerful nail polishes »

Yesterday OPI gave nail polish lovers a new reason to be excited for 2013 by announcing the launch of a new collection on their Facebook page. Set to hit counters in March, the OPI Oz The Great and Powerful collection features seven nail polishes inspired by the forthcoming Disney movie.

There are no ruby-red slippers to be found here: Oz The Great and Powerful is a prelude to Dorothy’s adventures, focusing on Glinda (the good witch, played by Michelle Williams) and her sisters—as well as how Oz himself came to be. Meaning: OPI has created a collection that’s a mix of soft shades and shimmering, stand-out glitters. It also includes a new shade of Liquid Sand polish named “What Wizardry Is This?” which seems to be a little more masculine than your typical glitter. Said OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, via press release: “This rich taupe hue was designed for James Franco’s character, the great Wizard of Oz, and is sure to make a bold statement this spring.”

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In theory, winter-time window-shopping might be unappealing—cold temperatures, snow banks and people running towards warm spaces adds up to a treacherous adventure. But, when combined with lavish holiday displays, suddenly window-shopping feels less like a chore and more like a Christmas treat.

Last year, our window poll caused a voting frenzy so we’re doing it again and taking a virtual stroll through New York, London, Paris and Toronto to see which of the department stores comes out on top in 2012.

One of the highlights of this year’s London Fashion Week is going to be inspired by an unlikely albeit adorable muse: Minnie Mouse and her famous polka-dotted ensemble will be the sartorial reference point for a whole slew of designers, who will be collaborating on an exclusive line in honour of the fictional mouse.

“Minnie Mouse Must Haves” designs will be unveiled during LFW, with Richard Nicoll, Katie Hillier, Giles Deacon, Terry de Havilland, Lulu Guinness and more contributing Minnie-inspired looks. Like Daisy Duck and the rest of her crew, Minnie had an unmistakable flare for fashion: bows, polka-dotted dresses and white gloves were always in her repertoire (not to mention her big, round ears), so expect the dot trend to hold strong on the spring 2013 runway.

Princess Diary
By Dennis Hensley

Lily Collins embarks on a thoroughly modern fairy tale with her first starring role,
as a sword-fighting, prince-saving Snow White.

When Lily Collins arrived for her first costume fitting as Snow White on the Montreal set of Mirror Mirror, she assumed the most fabulous getups would go to her co-star Julia Roberts, who plays the evil queen. “I saw all these dramatic, colourful, amazing outfits and I thought, ‘Wow, Julia’s so lucky,’” says the 23-year-old British-born actress who’s best known for playing Sandra Bullock’s daughter in The Blind Side. “And then they started bringing them in, and I said, ‘Is this for me?’ The first outfit took 25 minutes to get into, and when I looked in the mirror I got teary-eyed.” Then there were the elaborate sets; she describes a giant indoor forest and 40 tons of salt for snow. “I was sprinting through this huge room of trees, in my ball gown, sword-fighting, going up cliffs,” she marvels. “When the crew brought their kids onto set, they would see me and start crying. They were like, ‘Blanche Neige!’”

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Quebec-born shoe designer Jerome C. Rousseau (jeromecrousseau.com), whose celeb fans include Charlize Theron, Cameron Diaz, Kristen Stewart and French indie actress Roxane Mesquida (star of the designer’s new campaign), was tapped by Disney to create a shoe to celebrate the launch of Tron Legacy, which opens December 17. It was a fortuitous opportunity–Rosseau loved the […]

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Stella McCartney is expecting her fourth child later this year. Congrats!  [Vogue UK]

While the New York Post referred to Lady Gaga‘s outlandish appearance at her sister’s graduation as her way of “getting back at the bitches who mocked her lust for stardom,” a recent article in WWD suggests it’s more of a once-an-attention-seeker-always-an-attention-seeker kind of thing. Apparently she was no different in high school, though she didn’t have Giorgio and Miuccia on her side back then. [WWD]

They say you can’t buy style, but with the right connections to Christie’s auction house you never know. The wardrobe of the late fashion icon Isabella Blow will be auctioned off this September. Up for grabs are over 90 Alexander McQueen pieces, hats by Philip Treacy and Manolo Blahnik shoes. [Racked]

Those who always secretly rooted for the Snow White‘s evil Queen, Cinderella‘s jealous stepmother or the Little Mermaid‘s squid lady will be enlightened to know that MAC Cosmetics is teaming up with Disney to launch a colour collection inspired by the bad guys. Venomous Villains launches this September. [WWD via Fashionista]

Peter Nygård is under fire for using a Jordanian factory that allegedly partakes in human trafficking. According to a National Labor Committee report, the International British Garments factory–which sews Nygård’s Alia, Tan Jay and Investments labels–is said to have taken 1,200 workers’ passports, and “has held them as indentured servants.” Nygård International claims they had no knowledge of the allegations and are launching their own investigation. [WWD]

Nars Cosmetics has a new face to front their new Pro Prime line–Marcel. Haven’t heard of him? Well he’s François Nars’ dog! [Stylelist]

Wedding bells are ringing once again at Marc Jacobs HQ, this time for the designer’s longtime business partner Robert Duffy, who is set to wed partner Alex Cespedes at Duffy’s home next Tuesday in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal. [Fashionologie]