Fairytale Fashion on the Runway

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Jean Paul Gaultier FW 2006

Hansel and Gretel take a walk at Jean Paul Gaultier.

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Alice and Olivia Fall 2014

Rapunzel emerges at Alice and Olivia's presentation.

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Comme des Garçons Spring 2015

An avant-garde version of Little Red Riding Hood at Comme des Garçons.

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Alexander McQueen Fall 2006

Part woman, part animal, McQueen's masterpiece is reminiscent of The Golden Stag.

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Vivienne Westwood Debut Show 1981

Vivienne Westwood made her runway debut with a pirate themed show in 1981. Captain Hook, anyone?

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Anna Sui 1998

The Scandinavian Ice Queen image from children's story books came to life at Anna Sui's 1998 show.

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Alexander McQueen Fall 2007

At McQueen's Fall 2007 show, The Sea-Maiden from the Scottish fairy take of the same name, makes an appearance.

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Chanel Couture SS 2015

At Chanel's Spring 2015 couture show, a statement wedding dress makes for Cinderella's pumpkin.

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Rodarte Spring 2015

Rodarte takes on the tale of The Little Mermaid at the Spring 2015 show.

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Ulyana Sergeenko Couture Fall 2012

A more demure take on Little Red Riding Hood, Ulyana Sergeenko's couture show in 2012.

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Anna Sui Spring 1994

Little Bo Beep made a cheeky appearance at Anna Sui's Spring 1994 show.

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Givenchy Couture 1997

The Wicked Stepmother with an attitude, Givenchy's couture show in 1997.

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Thierry Mugler SS 1997

Thierry Mugler's Spring 1997 show was full of Arabian Nights references.

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Miu Miu Fall 2015

Miu Miu's Fall 2015 show made odes to Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz with gingham shirts, and the Wicked Witch with pointy shoes.

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Givenchy Fall Couture 1998

Snow White rides off with her prince into the distance at Givenchy Couture's Fall 1998 show.

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Givenchy Couture Spring 1997

At Givenchy Couture Spring 1997, a model looks like a character from the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun West of the Moon.

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John Galliano Fall 1997

At John Galliano's Fall 1997 show, Linda Evangelista resembles The Enchanted Snake: a character from the Italian fairy tale by the same name.

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Miu Miu Spring 2016

Punk princesses resemble The Black Swan at Miu Miu's Spring 2016 show.

Kristen Bateman is a contributing editor at Harper’s Bazaar. Her first fashion article was published in Vogue Italia during her junior year of high school. Since then, she has interned and contributed to WWD, Glamour, Lucky, i-D, Marie Claire and more. She created and writes the #ChicEats column and covers fashion and culture for Bazaar. When not writing, she follows the latest runway collections, dyes her hair to match her mood, and practices her Italian in hopes of scoring 90% off Prada at the Tuscan outlets. She loves vintage shopping, dessert and cats.

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