The Disney Villains Designer Collection
Autor: Marcio Disney | Publicado: 2012-06-30T19:50:00-03:00



 
  

    
"Designed and crafted to capture the essence of evil at its
 best, the Villains Designer Collection re-imagines the stylish 
wickedness of classic Disney Villains."&nbsp; 
    

Introducing the Disney Villains Designer Collection dolls…



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Maleficent &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cruella de Vil &nbsp;&nbsp;

Evil Queen &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Queen of Hearts

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Ursula &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mother Gothel
There are 13,000 of each of the six 
dolls, and every villain doll will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.


Beginning in September, the dolls will be available in 
select stores in North America and Europe.&nbsp;These original “bad girls” of
 Disney will also be available online on http://disneystore.com, http://disneystore.co.uk, http://disneystore.fr&nbsp;and&nbsp;http://disneystore.de. Each doll will be available for $79.50 US/$87.50 CAN/£50/€65.



An 
online-exclusive set including all six dolls will be available for 
pre-order on Monday, August 20th.&nbsp;This will be the only&nbsp;opportunity to guarantee a purchase of all six dolls. The entire set will be delivered on or shortly after Monday, October 15.




And there's more! Here is a glimpse of the complete Disney Villains Designer Collection 
coming soon, featuring delightfully chic beauty, apparel, and home 
products.






 








  



 Inside the Disney Villains Designer Collection Artwork



Designer Steve Thompson
 is one of the main creative masterminds behind the designs of 
the six villains in the new Designer Collection..



Steve Thompson’s career with The Walt Disney Company began at age 19.
 While attending CalArts, Disney Consumer Products offered him a job as a
 Senior Character Artist. He jumped at the opportunity and moved up in 
the company, eventually spending 10 years working for Disney Feature 
Animation and Disney Toon Studios as a Clean-up Artist and Character 
Designer. He currently works as a Principal Designer for Disney Store 
North America, where he has been since 2005.



Steve Thompson at Disney Store's Fahion Night Out Event in 2011 with the Disney Princess Designer Collection.

This is an excerpt about the Disney Villains Designer Collection from Steve’s personal blog, where he posts awesome examples of his work and inspiration.




      

        

        So excited about finally being able to talk about these! It’s
 the second outing for myself and fellow designer Sang Plumlee for the 
Disney Store’s “Designer Collection” series, whom I was lucky enough to 
work with on the princess designer series as well. &nbsp;&nbsp;

      


      

        Six dolls in all, the villains were a whole different 
challenge than the princesses. The princesses were inspired by fashion 
illustrations from the 50’s and 60’s. The villains were inspired by 
something all together different. I wanted them to be more modern. So, I
 looked at art, architecture, texture, theatrical costumes and of course
 fashion by some of today’s more avant-garde designers. These villains 
are “inspired” by the film characters through a designer’s eye. We 
didn’t want to just take a doll and put it in a fancy dress. We wanted 
them to look like a fashion sketch come to life. I wanted to capture the
 essence and attitude of each character, but represent them in an 
unexpected way. For example, Maleficent in the film is very angular in 
design. So, I keep that same feeling with the structure of her dress. 
Also, since in the story she becomes a dragon, so we used a leather-like
 fabric and the lower half of her bodice looks like scales. Even the 
dresses are storytelling! There will be much more info to come, but for 
now I hope you like our new girls.