The story of the genteel beautiful princess was popularized by the Brothers Grimm and her image was popularized by Walt Disney. Snow White is the embodiment of everything kind and pure which makes the idea of using her as a caricature for a Halloween costume a bit of an oxymoron.
None-the-less she is a popular choice. And there is absolutely no reason why a plus size woman can not play the snow white princess; in fact, Snow White was probably plus size anyway. Don't forget by todays standards a size 10 if often considered on the plus size.
Snow White was created in the early 1800s during a time when the healthy ideal woman was curvy, notice I said ideal, not the average peasant girl. When Snow White was released in film in the early 1900s the hourglass frame was most acceptable. The story of Snow White was based on a time of knights and princes. They wanted their women healthy and a full figure represent health. The female body during this time was mostly hidden under garments except in the case of the film where we see her luscious white arms, chest and dainty ankles.
Snow White will be forever beautiful no matter what her size. If you feel the urge to be a princess then there are Plus Size Snow White costumes available in demure, sexy and a little bit devilish styles. Buy Costumes has a Snow Princess (32179) with a lovely floor gown in sizes 18-22. They also have pretty much any other princess you could want. Halloweenie has the traditional Snow White up to a size 16 and a Sexy Storybook Princess that looks like Snow White in sizes 18 - 20.
Get your Plus Size Regal Snow White from Buy Costumes.
Get your Plus Sexy Snow White from Halloweenie.
M. E. Wood lives in Eastern Ontario, Canada. If you are going to find this eclectic reader and writer anywhere it is probably at her computer. For more information visit her official website.
