DisneyBound Challenge 2: Villains

It’s time for me to share some photos for our second DisneyBound challenge, right in time for Halloween! In case you missed the first challenge, I put together a look inspired by my favorite Disney princess. Be sure to check out which princess Olivia Wolfertz of Unpolished Ponderings chose and how she brought her character’s look to life.

Never heard of Disneybounding? It’s basically dressing up using colors, styles, or the general aesthetic of a character. It’s like a simplified take on wearing a complete costume.

PS I just joined Instagram and will be sharing more Disneybounds in October! Follow @cassiecreleyblog

DisneyBounding is an easy way to be creative if you’re dealing with chronic illness. I love dressing up, and this is an easy way for me to have fun with what I wear, even when I’m exhausted from chronic conditions like fibromyalgia and POTS.

I went back and forth on who to pick—there are so many great villains to choose from, and I don’t know that I’ve ever dressed up or even Disneybounded as a villain before. Since I picked Ariel for the first challenge, it just seemed right that I pick Ursula for this one. She’s such a fantastic villain, plus she has arguably one of the best villain songs ever!

On to the DisneyBound photos!

I chose my black skater dress because the sweetheart illusion neckline reminded me of Ursula’s dress. To get a fuller look more similar to Ursula’s tentacles, I layered a long skirt over the dress. I worried it might be a little odd looking, but you couldn’t tell I was wearing a dress and skirt.

(While looking up pictures of Disney villains, I realized you can create a lot of Disneybounds using black outfits and then adding purple or red depending on the character. I think I might be using this outfit again.)

To bring out the purple on Ursula’s tentacles, I paired my “dress” with purple heals.

I think the look could have used a purple sash or belt to bring in a little more color, but I didn’t want to purchase anything for this look. I like that you can use what you have for Disneybounding so there’s no expense involved.

For jewelry, I decided to switch things up for the necklace. Ursula wears a gold shell, and I swapped it for a silver sand dollar (again, because it’s something I had.) I think it still works great because it’s a round shell on a black cord and evokes the character.

I went with white shell earrings that I made several years ago as a nod to Ursula’s purple shell earrings.

Then I swooped up my hair into a messy ‘do using—an octopus clip. I couldn’t resist the pun.

I added a teal shawl because it looks similar to Flotsam and Jetsam, the eels that are always swirling around Ursula.

The look turned out quite formal, and I kind of like the idea of “getting away with” dressing as a character for a formal event. I’ll have to remember this when there are more of those going on—as for me, I just wore this outfit outside for a walk with my brother when he came over. At least he’s used to me doing this sort of thing! 😀

I’d love to do an Ursula cosplay some day—I’ve seen some awesome costumes on Pinterest.

In the meantime, I think it’s been several years since I’ve actually watched The Little Mermaid, so I think my parents and I are going to do that this week.

Be sure to check out Olivia’s villain

Disneybound!

Are you getting excited for Halloween?
Have you considered Disneybounding as an alternative—or in addition to—wearing a costume?

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