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Belle
Belle exists because Linda Woolverton was hired to write the screenplay and refused to write the heroine the studio had been making for fifty years. Woolverton was the first woman credited with writing a Disney animated feature, and the trait she insisted on — that Belle reads, constantly, in a village that finds it strange — is the one that stuck.
- First appearance
- Beauty and the Beast (1991), Walt Disney Feature Animation
- Created by
- Linda Woolverton, Brenda Chapman, James Baxter
- Also known as
- Beauty
- Universe
- Beauty and the Beast
- Appears in
- animation, film
Who is Belle?
Belle exists because Linda Woolverton was hired to write the screenplay and refused to write the heroine the studio had been making for fifty years. Woolverton was the first woman credited with writing a Disney animated feature, and the trait she insisted on — that Belle reads, constantly, in a village that finds it strange — is the one that stuck. It is a small thing on the page and a large one in practice, because it gives the character something to want that has nothing to do with the man in the castle. The film around her was the first animated feature nominated for Best Picture, and remained the only one until the category for animation existed. Supervising animator James Baxter drew her, and the choice of a plain blue village dress for most of the running time against a single gold ballgown at the end is why the merchandising has been fixed on one image for thirty years.
Belle: the details
- First appearance
- Beauty and the Beast, November 1991
- Written by
- Linda Woolverton, the first woman credited as writer on a Disney animated feature
- Supervising animator
- James Baxter
- Voiced by
- Paige O'Hara, with Emma Watson in the 2017 live-action version
- A first for animation
- The film was the first animated feature nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
- The reading was deliberate
- Woolverton pushed for a heroine with an interest of her own outside the romance
- Two costumes, one famous
- She wears the blue village dress for most of the film and the gold gown for one sequence
Why Belle endures
The point at which the studio's heroines were given interests of their own, written by the first woman to script one of its features.
What Belle looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: Gold ballgown, or the rose under its glass dome
Two entirely separate designs sell here: the gold gown as a figure, and the rose under glass as an object. The rose is the more interesting garment because it carries the story without carrying a face, and it prints in three flat colours.
Gold gown for the youth and toddler market, rose-under-glass for teen and adult. The rose version is the stronger adult garment — recognisable without a character likeness, and three flat colours on any shirt colour.
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Sizes: kids to adult
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| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
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| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Belle
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paige O'Hara | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | Voice |
| Emma Watson | Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | Live action |
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Who created Belle?
Belle was created by Linda Woolverton and Brenda Chapman and James Baxter, first appearing in Beauty and the Beast in 1991 (Walt Disney Feature Animation).
What does a Belle T-shirt usually look like?
Gold ballgown, or the rose under its glass dome. Gold gown for the youth and toddler market, rose-under-glass for teen and adult. The rose version is the stronger adult garment — recognisable without a character likeness, and three flat colours on any shirt colour.
Are Belle T-shirts made for children?
Yes — Belle appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.
Who has played Belle?
Belle has been played on screen by Emma Watson (Beauty and the Beast, 2017), and voiced by Paige O'Hara (Beauty and the Beast, 1991).
How much does a Belle T-shirt cost?
Belle shirts we currently track start from around $17.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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