PRINCESS PROJECT
KINFOLK discovering a now appearance of princess in the fairy tale
De si gn P r i nci pl e 經過迪士尼動畫的經典重現 讓大家對於公主的印象更為統一 講到什麼公主就會直接聯想到他們的穿著設定以及這些公主們代表性的物品。
小時候覺得公主穿的連身裙、鮮豔的配色、誇張的印花圖案或是閃閃發亮的飾品是美 現在則是少即是多 越簡單包裝越能凸顯人事物本質的美 因此以不同時期對比美的認知 我以公主作為拍攝主角 利用配件的配色以及有聯想性的道具來打造一組「全新的公主」。
如果以簡約端正的拍攝風格作為發想 KINFOLK 雜誌絕對是這個風格中數一數二知名的刊物 所以這次的拍攝決定好要以書籍雜誌的方式來呈現之後 就想到或許能結合 KINFOLK 做一個類似仿雜誌製作的作品。
SNOW WHITE Once upon a time a queen had a little daughter who was as white as snow, as red as blood, and with hair as black as ebony, and because of that she was called Snow White. And as the child was born, the queen died. A year later the king took another wife. She was a beautiful woman, but she was proud and arrogant and could not endure it that anyone should surpass her in beauty. She had a marvellous mirror, and when she stood in front of it and gazed at herself. she would say:"Mirror, mirror on the wall.Who is the fairest one of all?"And the mirror would answer:"Lady, you are the fairest one of all."Then she was satisfied, for she knew that the mirror was telling the truth. But Snow White was growing up, becoming more and more beautiful, and when she was seven years old she was as fair as the bright day and fairer than the queen herself. One day, when the queen asked her mirror: "Mirror, mirror on the wall,Who is the fairest one of all?"The mirror answered:"Lady, you are the fairest here,But Snow White is a thousand times more fair."
model:Leely special thanks:Lulu Tsai
Cinderella
model:Wang Chen Yi special thanks:Lulu Tsai
Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. Unhappy she was, for her mother was dead, her father had married another woman, a widow with two daughters, and her stepmother didn’t like her one little bit. All the nice things, kind thoughts and loving touches were for her own daughters. And not just the kind thoughts and love, but also dresses, shoes, shawls, delicious food, comfy beds, as well as every home comfort. All this was laid on for her daughters. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No nice rests and comfort. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came was she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That is how she got her nickname, for everybody called her Cinderella...
Belle
Beauty and the beast “All I want, Father,” said she, “is a rose."
Once upon a time there lived a wealthy merchant and his three daughters.One day, the father was to go to a far-off place and he asked his daughters what they wanted on his return. The first and the second daughter asked for lovely dresses. But the third daughter, whose name was Beauty, said, “Father, I only need a rose plucked by your hand.” The merchant, on his way back, had to cross through the deep forest. It was dark and the merchant tried to find a place to sleep. He suddenly found a huge castle and went inside to find nobody. There was a huge table with delicious food and he ate it all. Then the merchant went into the bedroom and slept on a soft and fluffy bed. The next day, too, the merchant did not find anyone in the castle. He saw a beautiful rose bush growing in the lawn and remembered Beauty’s gift. He plucked a red rose from the bush. Suddenly, a ferocious looking beast sprang out of the bush. He was wearing fine silk clothes and roared, “I gave you food and a bed to sleep in! And now, you are stealing my roses!” The merchant was frightened and told the Beast about Beauty’s gift. The Beast decided to let him go only if he promised to send Beauty to this castle. The merchant agreed and ran back home. He cried and told his daughters about the Beast. But Beauty loved her father a lot and agreed to go stay with the Beast. The Beast treated Beauty with a lot of kindness. He was never rude to her. He let her stay in the biggest room and let her roam in the beautiful garden. Beauty would sit near the fireplace and sew while the Beast kept her company. At first, Beauty was afraid of the Beast but slowly, she began to like him.
One day, the Beast asked Beauty to marry him, but she refused. She was still afraid of his fearfullooking face. The Beast still treated her kindly and with a lot of love. Beauty missed her father a lot. The Beast gave her a magic mirror and said, “Look at the mirror and you can see your family. Now you won’t feel lonely anymore. One day, Beauty looked in the mirror and saw that father was very ill and dying. She went to the Beast and pleaded and cried, “Please let me go home! I only want to see my father before he dies!” But the Beast roared, “No! You promised you would never leave this castle!” Saying this, he stormed out of the room. But after some time, he came to Beauty and said, “You may go to stay with your father for seven days. But you must promise to return after that.” Beauty was very happy and agreed. Then she left and went to stay with her father. Her father, on seeing Beauty, felt very happy and soon recovered. Beauty stayed with her family for seven days and more. She forgot the Beast and his castle. But one night, she had a terrible nightmare in which she saw the Beast was very ill and about to die. He was crying, “Beauty, please come back!” Beauty woke up and went back to the castle because she did not mean to hurt the Beast. She cried and said, “Please don’t die, Beast! I will live with you forever!” The Beast miraculously changed into a handsome prince. He said, “I was under a curse all these years and could only be relieved when someone fell in love with me. I am now cured of the curse because you truly love me.” And then, Beauty and the Beast were married and together they lived happily ever after.
model: Chen Yi Lin special thanks:Yung Le tsuo secondhand book store / Jiang yi hung
Sleeping beauty One day, as the Queen was bathing in a spring and dreaming of a child, a frog crept out of the water and said to her, "Your wish shall be fulfilled. Before a year has passed you shall bring a daughter into the world."And since frogs are such magical creatures, it was no surprise that before a year had passed the Queen had a baby girl. The child was so beautiful and sweet that the King could not contain himself for joy. He prepared a great feast and invited all his friends, family and neighbours. He invited the fairies, too, in order that they might be kind and good to the child. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but as the King only had twelve golden plates for them to eat from, one of the fairies had to be left out. None of the guests was saddened by this as the thirteenth fairy was known to be cruel and spiteful.An amazing feast was held and when it came to an end, each of the fairies presented the child with a magic gift. One fairy gave her virtue, another beauty, a third riches and so on -with everything in the world that anyone could wish for.
model:Chen Hsin Yu
After eleven of the fairies had presented their gifts, the thirteenth suddenly appeared. She was angry and wanted to show her spite for not having been invited to the feast. Without hesitation she called out in a loud voice,"When she is fifteen years old, the Princess shall prick herself with a spindle and shall fall down dead!"Then without another word, she turned and left the hall. The guests were horrified and the Queen fell to the floor sobbing,but the twelfth fairy, whose wish was still not spoken, quietly stepped forward. Her magic could not remove the curse, but she could soften it so she said,"Nay, your daughter shall not die, but instead shall fall into a deep sleep that will last one hundred years."Over the years, the promises of the fairies came true -- one by one. The Princess grew to be beautiful, modest, kind and clever. Everyone who saw her could not help but love her.
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